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FINALISTS & SEMI-FINALISTS 2009

Announced August 15th, 2009
Winners will be announced September 1st

FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order

* FICTION CATEGORY *
BROTHERS
Directed by Darren Coyle - Brooklyn, NY

CRESCENDO
Directed by Pierre Terrade & Didier Woldemard - Le Pre Saint Gervais, France

EVERYTHING IS ORDINARY
Directed by Noelle Brower - New York, NY

KAKURE-ONI: THE OGRE OF THE RED MOON        
Directed by Yuki Saito - Tokyo, Japan

REALTIME - IT'S JUST A GAME
Directed by Steffen Mueller - Munich, Germany

STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE No. 4 - PIECES OF A MAN
Directed by Joe Lovelock - London, United Kingdom
 
THE BENIFICIARY
Directed by Theodore Melfi - Santa Monica, CA

TRUNK        
Directed by Annie Feld - New York, NY

* ANIMATION CATEGORY *
GERALD'S LAST DAY
Directed by Justin Rasch & Shel Rasch - Los Angeles, CA

I DON'T KNOW WHEN AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE SARAJEVO
Directed by Berin Tuzlic
- Bosnia and Herzegovina

REACH
Directed by Luke Randall - Melbourne, Australia

THE MISSING SOCK
Directed by Austin Hillebrecht - Portland, OR 


* DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY *
A JOURNEY THROUGH HELL
Directed by David Grandclement - Paris, France

ONE

Directed by Vivekanand Palavali - Fenton, MI

ROOTS & WINGS
Directed by Angad Singh - Roswell, GA
 
STREET JUSTICE
Directed by Donna Hernandez - Belleville, NJ

 

* STUDENT FILM CATEGORY *
BAR FLIES
Directed by David Broyles - New York, NY
Columbia University, NY

BEYOND BLOOD
Directed by Kelly Chen - Varsity Lakes, Australia
Bond University


FIRST KILL

Directed by Micah Ranum - Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University


PERCEPTION

Directed by Preston Randolph - Cody, Wyoming
Cody High School

PRECIOUS CARGO
Directed by Max Adams - Los Angeles, CA
Florida State University


* MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY *
BREAKOUT THE VIOLINS
Music by VISA - Lyrics by Knoup
Directed by Tadeh Daschi - Los Angeles, CA


FREEDOM

Vocals by Elizabeth June
Directed by Gabriel Haze - Winter Park, FL

 

 

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 2009 Short Film Competition"

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FICTION CATEGORY

A GREY EULOGY
Directed by Tori Garrett - Brisbane, Australia

BEST ENEMIES
Directed by Ross Bark - Pymble, Australia

CARNAGE ON GRAVES FARM
Directed by Frank Merle
- North Hollywood, CA
CONTRITION
Directed by John Stimpson - Waltham, MA
DRAMA QUEEN
Directed by Aubrey Singer - San Juan Capistrano, CA
FUNKY PRAIRIE BOY
Directed by Mike Schultz - Toronto, Canada
GAME OVER
Directed by Andrea Di Bartolo - Alessandria, Italy
HALFWAY
Directed by Shaun Carpenter - Mandeville, LA 
HUNGER
Directed by Chad Jackson - Venice, CA 
JENNY GOT A BOOB JOB
Directed by Lon Diamond - Beverly Hills, CA 
INTERPRETATION
Directed by Lin Oeding - Los Angeles, CA
LOVE CHILD
Directed by Daniel Wirtberg - Karlstad, Sweden
NOWHERE KIDS
Directed by Eric Juhola - New York, NY
RENDEZVOUS
Directed by Cole Simon - Columbus, OH
SHADOW.NET
Directed by John Knowles - Valley Glen, CA
STALK MUCH?
Directed by Bill Baykan - Chicago, IL
THE 100th JOB
Directed by Micki Mihich - Sunnyside, NY
THE DEPOSITION OF LOU BAGETTA
Directed by Tommy Smeltzer - Woodland Hills, CA
THE DIRTY TRUTH (THE TRAILER)
Directed by Terri Catlin - Toronto, Canada
THE FLOWER GIRL
Directed by Pamela Kay - Los Angeles, CA
THE PATH
Directed by Tony Sears - Los Angeles, CA
TRIPPING UP
Directed by Greg Koorhan - Philadelphia, PA
WET NANA DREAMSCAPE
Directed by Jimmie Wing - Bangkok, Thailand
WHY I DO IT?
Directed by Pablo Arrayales - Malaga, Spain

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ANIMATION CATEGORY

DAVID HAMMERFIST: HAMMERFISTS OF FURY
Directed by Matthew Mahoney & JJ Conway - LA, CA

SNOWYVILLE
Directed by Michael Attardi - Orlando, FL
WALTER
Directed by Richard Kelly - Celbridge, Ireland
YOU'RE OUTA HERE
Directed by George Griffin - New York, NY

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DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
GLOBAL WAKE UP CALL
Directed by MK Madari -
Los Angeles, CA
LEVEL ZERO
Directed by Thaddeus Setla -
Benicia, CA
REMEMBERING MIZ JONES
Directed by David Hughes Duke - Lilburn, GA
THE ARCHIVE
Directed by Sean Dunne - Cortlandt Manor, NY


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STUDENT FILM CATEGORY

 AQUA AD LAVANDUM - IN BREVI
Directed by Florian Metzner & Helge Balzer - Berlin, Germany
HFF Konrad Wolf Potsdam - Germany
 AS FAR AS DIAMONDS
Directed by Bruno Miotto - Toluca Lake, CA
New York Film Academy - NY
DETECTIVE MARK WATERS
Directed by Michael Laicini - Alliston, Canada
Humber College - Canada
PEEP SHOW
Directed by Dan Cava - Virginia Beach, VA
Regent University - VA
PROJECT PROJECTION
Directed by Carter Smith - Vancouver, Canada 
Vancouver Film School - Canada
SAFE HAVEN
Directed by Nico Raineau -
Somerville, MA
Emerson College - MA
SAINT NICK
Directed by Max Adam - Los Angeles, CA
Florida State University - FL
THE  CURSE OF THE SAPPHIRE PENDANT
Directed by Andrew Yamaguchi - Long Beach, CA
New York University - NY

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MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
CREEP
Directed by Neil Payne - Costa Mesa, CA
JESUS (ONE HELL OF A TIME)
Directed by Eric Burdett
- Los Angeles, CA
OHIO SKY
By My Beloved Tragedy
Directed by Cole Simon
- Chicago, IL

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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 2010.

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