Written by Sam Ciurdar
Produced by Sam Ciurdar & Andy Sowers
(12 minutes)
Synopsis: A man must find out how to escape his unconscious mind before being trapped forever...where?

Written by Dane Charbeneau
Produced by Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri
Executive Produced by Ron Howard
(29 minutes)
Synopsis: The story of two sisters whose childhood bond is tested by a tragedy they are too young to understand. 
Alternating between past and present, "when you find me" is an emotional fable of two people coping with loss 
in very different ways, and what it takes to find peace within yourself and reconciliation with the ones you love.

THE ACTION/CUT 2012 BEST ANIMATION FILM AWARD
“HOME WAS THE SAILOR” Directed by Seana Kozar Dursley, United Kingdom

Written & Produced by Seana Kozar
(4 minutes) 
Synopsis: The Myth of Sisyphus is retold as poetic lyrical imagery with a darkly humorous Maritime twist. 
An old sailor is rescued at sea, and when back on land, he retires and buys a farm. He encounters a spirited horse 
that takes him back to the sea...his true destiny where he is abandoned at sea again...and along comes a boat...

Produced by Skyler Thomas
(12 minutes)
Synopsis: We fear what we do not understand...we do not understand what we don't know...and 
we still know very little of the white shark. 

Written by Simon Hung 
Produced by  Nick Deruve
(22 minutes)
Synopsis: The Hive. A warehouse somewhere...filled with serial killers and psychos. 
They lock kids inside for a month to train child assassins. Ian, a natural survivor, is ready to get out until he meets a 
sweet girl who arrives as the next victim in the Hive. Does he leave or does adolescent love win out against the evil monsters?

Music & Lyrics by UK band WooWoos
Island Records
(5 minutes)
Synopsis:  "Fizzy Lettuce" is a dark and mysterious song by the British band WooWoos that is interpreted 
with bright and contrasty visuals to bring this great dance song to full appreciation. 

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If your Finalist film did not win an award, it can include in its list of achievements the following:  
"Finalist: Action/Cut 2012 Short Film Competition"
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- ADDITIONAL JURY AWARDS - 
ACTION/CUT 2012 FILM AWARDS
SPECIAL MERIT IN FILMMAKING

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SPECIAL JURY AWARDS - FICTION
“DEADBEAT”
Directed by Brenda Lee Lau - Venice, CA
(17 minutes)
Synopsis: A Chinese/American psychological thriller: when the people you love are the people you should fear...run!
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“MOTIVE"
Directed by Rick Cormona - Astoria, NY
(13 minutes)
 Synopsis: Desire rules over "don't do it" for a cop during a New York City night full of crazy decisions and lethal encounters. 

BEST FOREIGN FILM AWARD - FICTION
“TRICKERY" (MANIGANCES)
Directed by Simon Briand - Paris, France
(24 minutes)
Synopsis: A man organizes a huge mind manipulation through a professional assassin as a last step to become chief of a secret society.


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SPECIAL JURY AWARDS - ANIMATION
“999.999.999”
(10 minutes)
Directed by Gerald Grunow - Munich, Germany
Produced at Munich University of Applied Sciences
Synopsis: Our hero is surviving and looking for hope and romance in the daily grind of a futuristic depressing city and world.
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“THE GAME”
(5 minutes)
Directed by Marcin Janiec - Poland
Synopsis: A thrilling chess match takes place...somewhere between passing of time and inevitability of fate: between life and death. 


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SPECIAL JURY AWARDS - STUDENT FILM
"MOSSADEGH"
Directed by Roozbeh Dadvand - Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
(24 minutes)
Synopsis: 1959 Iran. Former Prime Minister Mossadegh is under house arrest and has to trust an American doctor to heal his terminal illness. 
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"SLEEPLESS IN BAGHDAD”
Directed by Althea Brown - Atlanta, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design
(7 minutes)
Synopsis: Shoshanna Johnson is the first black female POW in 2003 Iraq. This film dramatizes the terror of captivity.

BEST FOREIGN FILM AWARD - STUDENT FILM
“SIMPLE SIMON”
Directed by Daniel Kontur - London, United Kingdom
London College of Communications at University of Arts
(9 minutes)
Synopsis: The struggle between a little boy's perception of what he is told by religious authority and the truth he sees with his very eyes. 
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"WOODEN HEART"
Directed by Jon White - Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Staffordshire University
(11 minutes)
Synopsis: A loving couple had the whole world ahead of them..until one of them suffers a major illness. The dynamic changes...now what? 

MOST PROMISING YOUNG STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARDS (18 & under)
“82 WESTING STREET”
Directed by Peter Gundling (15) - Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest High School
(2 minutes)
Synopsis: A man finds a note for a "free room" and drives to the house...what he finds is a mystery. (Clay Animation) 
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“LOOK UP”
Directed by Jake Oleson (18) - Short Hills. NJ
Milburn High School
(5 minutes)
Synopsis: An imaginative child becomes fascinated with the idea of flying...pursuing his dream. But sometimes, we need to let dreams go.
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“MAIL AND MORE”
Directed by Christopher Dierenfeldt (17) - Manhattan, KS
Cedar Woods Academy
(10 minutes)
Synopsis: A customer tries to ship an unexpected package out of the country.


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SPECIAL JURY AWARD - MUSIC VIDEO
"CHECKMATE"
Music: "As Long As I Live" by Bruce Peninsula
Directed by Chris Kohout - Seattle, WA
(3 minutes)
Synopsis: Bullets and blades fly when a sniper and her hitman partner steal a valuable briefcase from a well-defended arms dealer.


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