The winners of the Venice Short Film Awards prove you need to enter
The Venice Short Film Festival is a monthly and an annual film festival based in Venice, California. The festival has grown into an important international festival for short filmmakers. The members of the jury are professionals working in the film industry from California.
The festival selects and awards short films of artists based in the US and international as well. The city of Venice is known for its artistic roots, Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice Canals and the popular Venice Beach. It has attracted many people from all over the world.
The festival selects, promotes and awards short films in their online monthly competition. The annual event takes place in Venice, California. The last edition of the festival awarded films from all over the world in various categories. Award winners for the previous festival are as follows:
- Best International Short Drama: Theo Francocci for Wholeheartedly
- Best US Short Drama: Ashley Callahan for Tir Na Nog
- Best US Director: Lucia Senesi for A Short Story
- Best International Director: Mehmet Tigli for Sycamore
- Best Edit: Black Heart, Red Hands
- Best US Actress: Sarah Hagan for Como Se Dice
- Best International Actress: Tihana Lazovic for Tina and Sendy
- Best Script: Lucia Senesi for A Short Story
- Best International Actor: Xzike Zolani for Honest
- Best US Actor: Ed Delia for Reparations
- Best Documentary: Eirini Alligiannis for Louie (KR.ONE) Gasparro 5POINTZ
- Best International Comedy: Adolfo Mena Cejas for The Machine
- Best US Comedy: Jenny Kleiman for Sofa Queen
- Best International Producer: Russell Southam, Adam Spinks and Owen Elliot for Black Heart, Red Hands
- Best US Producer: Jenny Kleiman, Sinclair Rankin, Jason Leiva and Isabella Olaguera for Sofa Queen
- Best International Cinematography: Erkan Simsir for Sycamore
- Best US Cinematography: Carlo Rinaldi for A Short Story
- Best Experimental: Vanessa Bloom for The Piano
- Best Animation: Bellopropello for Shadowland
- Best Composer: Éric Claude and Benoît Grondin for Making History
