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FINALISTS
& SEMI-FINALISTS 2008
Announced August 15th, 2008
Winners will be announced September 1st
FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order
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FICTION
CATEGORY
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IRISH TWINS
Directed by Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong - Los
Angeles, CA
LEAVE YOU IN ME
Directed by Dutch Doscher - Stamford, CT
LESS THAN KIND
Directed by Christopher Morrison - Los Angeles, CA
SOME OF AN EQUATION
Directed by Burke Roberts - Los Angeles, CA
SUPERHUMAN
Directed by Dagan Taylor - Montreal, Canada
THE
EYE
Directed by Adrian Castagna - Buenos Aires,
Argentina
THE
SWORDSMAN
Directed by James Lane - ACT, Australia
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ANIMATION
CATEGORY
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7
CITIES
Directed by Reza Hemmatirad - Istanbul, Turkey
ANIMAL INSTINCTS
Directed by Cameron Edser & Michael Richards - Summertown,
Australia
Bond University
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Directed by Ron Noble - Playa Del Rey, CA
THE BEATBOX BASTARD ON A DATE
Directed by Joel Frenzer - Somerville, MA
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DOCUMENTARY
CATEGORY
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CARISSA
Directed by David Sauvage - Los Angeles, CA
SELLING HOLLYWOOD, STEALING HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Tim Parsa - Mexico City, Mexico
THE
HEART OF ALASKA
Directed by Scott Martin - Valencia, CA
UNCOVERED
Directed by Roger Weisberg & David Grabias -
Palisades, NY
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STUDENT
FILM CATEGORY
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GROWING
UP VEGAS
Directed by Amber Beard - Las Vegas, NV - University
of Southern California
KEEPERS OF THE GATE
Directed by Ava Leigh Stewart - West Hollywood, CA - Metropolitan
Film School
RABIA
Directed by Muhammad Ali Hasan - Avon, CO - Chapman
University
REFLECTION
Directed by Dan Dowding - Savannah, GA - Savannah
College of Art & Design
SEDUCTION
IN C-SHARP
Directed by Anne Peterson - Chicago, IL - Northwestern
University
THE
DEPENDANT ONES
Directed by Brad Hodgson - Kansas City, MO -
University of Kansas City
THE PROJECTION ROOM
Directed by Min Tran - Melbourne, Australia - Footscray
City Tafe Film School
THE
TINA BLUES
Directed by Harrison Bloom - West Hollywood, CA - Los
Angeles Film School
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MUSIC
VIDEO CATEGORY
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KINKY
Song "Coqueta"
by music group KINKY
Directed by Carlos Florez - Los Angeles, CA
LONG NIGHT DRONE
Music
group TEN MINUTE TURNS
Directed by Neil Forman - Los Angeles, CA
ME
Vocals by ASP,
Written by A. Spring & M. Ambre
Directed by Thomas Klieber - Frankfurt, Germany
NEON LIGHTS
Music group ALMA
VERTICAL
Directed by Daniel Scherr - Winter Park, FL
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SEMI-FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order
The Action/Cut Juries warmly congratulate
all Semi-Finalists for their special work of excellence
which stood out from the many hundreds of short films
entered in these competitive categories.
Your film can include in its list of achievements the following
award:
"Semi-Finalist: Action/Cut 2008 Short Film Competition"
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CATEGORY |
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6th
& SANTA FE
Directed by Mike Gunther - Studio City, CA
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BILL
Directed by John Salcido - Los Angeles, CA
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CHAPTER
1- THE
WHITEMAN SCENARIO
Directed by Steve McCurdy - Houston, TX
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CHRONOS
Directed by Daniele Fossati - Paris, France
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CLOSE
RELATIONS
Directed by Yehudit Mam - New York, NY |
COLLECTOR
Directed by Dempsey Tillman - West Hills, CA |
CONTORTED
HAZEL
Directed by John Gorman - Glascow, United Kingdom |
COVER
Directed by Frank Ziede - Westchester, IL |
DRAWING
CLOSER
Directed by Carl Thiel - Austin, TX |
EMERALD
CITY
Directed by Henry McComas - Seattle, WA |
ESCAMOTAGE
Directed by Patrick Kalyn - Wellington, New Zealand |
FOREVER
IN TIME
Directed by Chuck Grady - Lake Orion, MI |
GRADEBOOK
Directed by Mary-Tina Vrehas - Crown Point, IN |
LOOK
AT ME
Directed by Daniel Turner - Borehamwood, United Kingdom |
RUNNING
WITH THE BOYS
Directed by Tony Chu - Sydney, Australia |
SEVENTY
PERCENT
Directed by Scott Campbell - Montebello, CA |
THE
KILLER
Directed by David Nelson - Studio City, CA |
THE
LAST WORDS
Directed by Peter Bell - Auckland, New Zealand |
THE
LOVERS
Directed by Ryan Gallimore - Toronto, Canada |
THE PROCEDURE
Directed by Sergio Pinheiro - North Hollywood, CA |
TRUNK:
A LOVE STORY
Directed by Chris Hartwell - La Mirada, CA |
WHITE
ROSE REQUIEM
Directed by Pingru Li - Shanghai, China |
VIRGIN
WANTED
Directed by Casey Geisen - Los Angeles, CA |
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CATEGORY |
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A
LETTER TO COLLEEN
Directed by Carolyn London & Andy London - New
York, NY
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BENEATH
THE RUBBER TREE
Directed by Hanna Abi-Hanna - San Francisco, NY |
HOSE
Directed by Kevin Watkins - Brooklyn, NY |
THE
EVEN MORE FUN TRIP
Directed by Bob Sabiston - Austin, TX |
THE
TOOTH
Directed by Nathan Stone - Steisslingen, Germany |
WEEDS
Directed by Kenneth Kornacki - Milwaukee, WI |
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CATEGORY |
A
TICKET TO HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Antonello Villani - Cambria, CA |
AMERICAN
SOLDIER
Directed by Bob Jones - Longwood, FL |
CROSSIN'
ALL THE BOUNDARIES
Directed by Rebecca Parish & Brooke Bassin - Chicago,
IL |
FAMILY
COURT CRISIS
Directed by Kathleen Russell - San Rafael, CA
& Rhys Ludlow - Corte Madera, CA |
MARKET
DAY
Directed by Anita Glesta - Brooklyn, NY |
MOUNTAIN
PUNKS FIGHT DIRTY
Directed by David Kabler & Mitch Rumfelt -
Asheville, NC |
PEACEMAKERS
- PALESTINIANS & JEWS TOGETHER AT CAMP
Directed
by Marigold Fine - Santa Cruz, CA |
THE
MAKING OF RAJA EDEPUS
Directed
by Wiliam Maranda & Hans Goksoyr - BC, Canada
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THE
NATIONAL DISABILITY
Directed by Joe Giambrone - Redding, CA |
WORKING
WITH HENRY JAGLOM
Directed by Rima Simon - Santa Monica, CA
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STUDENT
FILM CATEGORY
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ADULT
SITUATIONS
Directed by Jay Fisher - Los Angeles, CA
USC School of Cinematic Arts |
ANIMAL
INSTINCTS
Directed by Cameron Edser & Michael Richards
Summertown, Australia - Bond University |
DESERTED
Directed by Nils Timm - Los Angeles, CA
American Film Institute |
GRIEF
ASSURANCE
Directed by Zack Wilson - Pittsburgh, PA
Ithaca College |
I'M
NO STUD
Directed by Randall Ehrmann - Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn College |
MARS
Directed by Jim Martin - Doylestown, PA
Central Bucks High School West |
NO
MIDDLE GROUND
Directed by George Villalba - Orem, UT
Utah Valley State University |
O$P$
Directed by Linus Koh - Singapore
Temasek Polytechnic School of Design |
REMAINS
Directed by Allison Cook - New York, NY
Columbia University School of the Arts |
SHINER
Directed by Eli Hershko - Oceanside, NY
New York Film Academy |
STICK
'EM UP!
Directed by Jarrod Sopko - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Film School |
THE
TICKET
Directed by Brian Graves - Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
WORDS
OF COURAGE
Directed by Greg Benoit - Las Vegas, NV
College of Southern Nevada |
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MUSIC
VIDEO CATEGORY |
CHICAGO,
CITY OF SHOULDERS
By
Andy Davis
Directed by Steve Kuhn - Atlanta, GA |
MAMASITA
Directed by Sarah Takahashi - Los Angeles, CA |
SEKSO
Directed by Carlos Florez - Los Angeles, CA |
THE
MILLION COLOR REVOLUTION
by The Pinker Tones
Directed by David Navas - New York, NY |
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Action/Cut
wishes to thank all entrants for their participation
and wish them success and happiness on their filmmaking endeavors.
We look forward to seeing your new film works in 2009.
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