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FINALISTS
& SEMI-FINALISTS 2011
Announced August 15th, 2011
Award Winners of the Finalists will be announced September 1st
FINALISTS
2011
In Alphabetical Order
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FICTION
CATEGORY *
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AGENT
6
Directed by Jason Kent Carpenter - Los Angeles, CA
ARTHUR
Directed by John Jacobsen - Seattle, WA
KILL BRASS
Directed by Michel Kandinsky - Toronto, Canada
NOTHING NOWHERE
Directed by Ian Campbell - Greystones, Ireland
THE BURYING BEETLE
Directed by Dave Rock - Los Angeles, CA
THREE
ACTRESSES WALK INTO A BATHROOM
Directed by Jade Justad - Seattle, WA
TO REST IN PEACE
Directed by Fawaz Al-Matrouk - Los Angeles, CA
WAR OF OUR CHILDREN
Directed by Clint Mouriño - Brandon, FL
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ANIMATION
CATEGORY *
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5
MINUTES EACH
Directed by Vojin Vasovic - Toronto, Canada
ELEVEN
Directed by Raf Anzovin - Florence, MA
MISCAST
Directed by Bryan Moses - Surry Hills, Australia
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DOCUMENTARY
CATEGORY * |
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A BUNDLE OF STICKS
Directed by John Funk - Los Angeles, CA
BURMA: AN INDICTMENT
Directed by Jeremy Taylor - New York, NY
LIFE LINES
Directed by Barbara Myers & Paul Loman -
Brighton, United Kingdom
SLIP CUE
Directed by Robin Kupferman - Wilmette, IL
UNCHASTENED
Directed by Brynmore Williams - Somerville, MA |
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STUDENT
FILM CATEGORY *
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ESCAPE
Directed by Andres Rosende - Los Angeles, CA
School of the Arts - Columbia
University
LEA
Directed by Jean-Christophe Cader - Paris, France
Prague Film
School, Czech Republic
OUR SHIP
Directed by Garon Campbell - Johannesburg, South
Africa
AFDA - South
African School of Motion Picture Medium and Life
Performance
REACTIONARY
Directed by Gary Hubb - Santa Monica, CA
Art Institute of
California
SPIRAL
Directed by Simon Hung - Burbank, CA
New York Film
Academy
ST.
CRISTOPHORUS: ROADKILL
Directed by Gregor Erler - Berlin, Germany
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
WHILE
GOD IS WATCHING US
Directed by Stefano Cipani - Italy
New York Film Academy
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MUSIC
VIDEO CATEGORY *
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I
WANNA BE A PIRATE
Vocals
by Nick Nicholson,
Ed
Waters Music, Produced at Willow Disc
Directed by Ed Waters & David Berrey -
Phoenix, AZ
M.I.L.O.
- GOODBYE '09
Music & Lyrics by
M.I.L.O. from the album MY LAST HOUR
Directed by Julius Telmer - Copenhagen, Denmark
ROSEWELL
- AT THE MERCY OF MY POSTURE
Music by Rosewell
(Chile), Produced by Smog
Directed by Sebastian Pagueguy - Drummoyne,
Australia
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SEMI-FINALISTS
2011
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 2011 Short Film Competition"
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FICTION
CATEGORY |
A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SHORT
Directed by Michael Mathewson - Marstons Mills, MA
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ALL
AMERICAN TOOLES
Directed by M. David Melvin - Hermosa Beach, CA
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AN
EVENING WITH MY COMATOSE MOTHER
Directed by Jonathan Martin - Provo, UT
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BLACK
RED YELLOW
Directed by Andrew Abrahamson & Erik Cardona
Los Angeles, CA
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BROWNIE
POINTS
Directed by Jenn Page - Burbank, CA
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CLAWS
Directed by Sean Francis Ellis - Valley Village, CA
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CONFESSION
Directed by Matt Hanlon - Sterling. VA |
DIPPER
Directed by Pj Harling - United Kingdom |
DJINN
Directed by Matt Dallman - West New York, NJ |
EASIER
WAYS TO MAKE A LIVING
Directed by Adam Randall - United Kingdom |
HOME
Directed by Kast Hasa - Albania |
HOW
TO MAKE A MONSTER
Directed by Jacob Livermore
Fortitude Valley, Australia |
INFERNO
Directed by Jarid Boyce - Canoga Park, CA |
KARMA
TERMINATOR PRO
Directed by Niklaus Schlumpf - North Bergen, NJ |
LEAVE
DAY
Directed by Sean Nalaboff - East Norwich, NY |
LICENSE
TO REPRODUCE
Directed by Alano Massi - Santa Monica, CA |
NOBODY
BUT HER
Directed by Phillip Jordan Brooks - Shreveport, LA |
NOT
QUITE TARANTINO
Directed by Michael Egan - Paddington, Australia |
ON
THE OTHER SIDE
Directed by Robin Veret - Montreal, Canada |
POP
CORN
Directed by Paloma Suau - San Juan, Puerto Rico |
SHADOWS
Directed by Nuno Dias - Lisbon, Portugal |
SILVER
Directed by Roman Brilyov - Lugansk, Ukraine |
SOME
THINGS ARE WORSE THAN BEING GAY
Directed by Regine Richards - Long Beach, CA |
TELL-TALE
Directed by Greg Williams
London, United Kingdom |
THE
BOX
Directed by Brian Maris
Lakewood, U.S. Outlying Islands |
THE
DRIFTER
Directed by Craig Calamis - Orlando, FL |
THE
GIFT
Directed by Angel Alvarez
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
THE
LOST EXPLORER
Directed by Tim Walker - London, United Kingdom |
THE
NECKLACE
Directed by MaryLee Herrmann - Louisville, CO |
THE
SCARECROW GIRL
Directed by Cassio Pereira dos Santos - Brazil |
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ANIMATION
CATEGORY |
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A
MOMENT
Directed by Amanda Nelson - Minneapolis, MN
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ISAAC
AND QUINCY - THE TV SHOW?
Directed by Liam Tate & Jamie Stanton - United
Kingdom |
MILO
Directed by Patrick Lafrance & Corinne Gibeault -
Canada |
ONLY
IN DREAMS
Directed
by Adam Badlotto - Coral Springs, FL |
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DOCUMENTARY
CATEGORY |
A
PERSISTENT VISION
Directed by Beth Lane - Churchville, NY |
DILLI
Directed by Sushmit Gosh & Rinto Thomas - Delhi,
India |
DOCTOR
KONG
Directed by Alexis Neiphytides - Brooklyn, NY |
MEXICAN
CUISINE
Directed by Francisco Guijarro - San Francisco, CA |
SWIMMING
IN A DREAM
Directed by Jim Sugar - Mill Valley, CA |
VENEZUELAN
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM 2007
Directed by Jessica Ordonez - Venezuela |
VOICE
JOURNEY
Directed by Zhenya Kiperman - Philadelphia, PA |
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STUDENT
FILM CATEGORY
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BYE
GOODBYE
Directed by Oleksii Klymenko - Brooklyn, NY
New York Film Academy |
CLEMENCY
Directed by Joseph Albanese - Los Angeles, CA
Chapman University |
EMILY'S
SKETCHBOOK
Directed by Colin Gray - Belleville, Canada
Trebas Institute inMontreal |
FOUND
Directed by Anthony Bushman - Los Angeles, CA
University of
Southern California |
FRONTIERSMEN
Directed by Adhish Yajnik - Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern
California |
GOODBYE
HELLO
Directed by Miranda Troynar - Melbourne, Australia
Victorian College of the
Arts |
INFERNUM
Directed by Ted Marcus - Pasadena, CA
Art Center College
of Design |
PELLE
GETS TOUGH
Directed by Martin Sofiedal - Oslo, Norway
Westerdals School of
Communication |
SHUDDER
HOUSE
Directed by Joey Dello Russo - Portland, OR
New York University |
TAXI
RIDER
Directed by Frank Rehder - London, United Kingdom
Bournemouth University |
THE
LAST KING BLOOD
Directed by Jonathan Vender - Santa Monica, CA
University of Texas at Austin |
THE
OVERMAN
Directed by Christian Rousseau - Austin, TX
University of Texas at Austin |
TRUMPED
Directed by Michael Whitton - Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Film School |
TWO
LIVES FOR ANTONIO ESPINOSA
Directed by Rodrigo Fonseca & Caio D'Andrea - Brazil
FAAP Department of Cinema |
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MUSIC
VIDEO CATEGORY |
CI'IY
LIFE
Vocals
by Tranqill, Produced by Oddisee
Directed by Mark Phillips - Brooklyn, NY |
LEGALIZE
Lyrics
& Vocals Jillie Simon, Producer Thomas Simon
Directed by Jillie Simon & Thomas Simon - New York,
NY |
LIQUID
COURAGE MUSIC VIDEO
Lyrics
& Vocals by Sandra DeFrancesco
Band: Nerigatoz, Produced by Lab3 Productions
Directed by Lori Bohner - Chicago, IL |
TRAGEDY
IS MAGIC
Lyrics
& Vocals by Marisa Lauren
Produced by Klaus Derendorf & Dave Siegel
Directed by Natasha Lee - Santa Monica, CA |
WAKE
UP
Written
and Performed by Don Askew
Directed by Don Askew - Culver City, CA |
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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 2012.
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