SHORT FILM COMPETITION Awards

2018 Short Film Competition Winners

One of the featured programs at our ten-day festival is the annual Short Film Competition. Filmmakers were invited to submit their short films for consideration. This audience favourite is an exciting program that presents a selection of short films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. This is a juried event and the official selections were publicly screened as part of the Barrie Film Festival’s annual Short Film Program Showcase on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Here is a list of the winning shorts. A very big thank you to all those who submitted their work! Click here for the full list of the 2018 official selections.

The 2018 Short Film Competition Winners

Simcoe Audio People’s Choice Award:

HOTBOX – Directed by Faith Howe

High School Category:

FIRST PLACE – MY RED BALL
Directed by Sebastian Marin | Written by Esabella Strickland

SECOND PLACE – NEIGHBORS
Directed by Zach Price

THIRD PLACE – THE RUNNER
Directed by Darya Amirshahi and Matthew Choi

Simcoe County Category:

FIRST PLACE– PIECES
Directed by Brendan Hiles

SECOND PLACE – HOTBOX
Directed by Faith Howe

THIRD PLACE – THEIR FUN DAY
Directed by Paul Arredondo

Open Category:

FIRST PLACE – L.A. LIQUOR
Directed by Jensen Vinca | USA

SECOND PLACE – BIRTHPLACE
Directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy | Indonesia

THIRD PLACE – ACCORD
Directed by Johan Erik Lallerstedt | USA

Congratulations to all the winners! A sincere thank you to all the filmmakers that entered their work, sponsors for their integral support of the 2018 Shorts program, volunteers and jury for their valued time and passion.

Our Sponsors

Simcoe Category Award

People’s Choice Award

Program Sponsor

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