The 1st edition of the Oregon Short Film Festival took place on August 30th, 2016 at the Avalon Theatre 3451 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214 presented by Film Festival Circuit. The event photos, laurels and award certificates are publicly available on the OSFF Public Google Drive. All film, video, screenplay and teleplay submissions were submitted via FilmFreeway. Please check out our FilmFreeway waiver code list and save 20% on future film festival submissions. The official OSFF Shirts, Sweatshirts and clothing is now available in our online store. The Oregon Short Film Festival is a great opportunity to network with others in the Film and Television Industry. Please join us for our next virtual networking meeting co-hosted by Mikel Fair, author of the Film Festival Submitter’s Handbook. If you are interested in attending the OSFF in the future, or to get updates, please join our emailing list.
2016 Award Winners And Nominations
- Best Actor Award: Matt Devine: “Situational” - Watch The Film
- Best Actress Award: Kassie Thornton in “Downward Dog” - Watch The Film
- Best Animated Film Award: "Memory Sync" by William 'Travis' Johnson - Watch The Film
- Best Cinematography Award: “Shanghai Faders” Directed by AJ Gordon (Oregon) - Watch The Film
- Best Director Award: AJ Gordon for “Shanghai Faders” - Watch The Film
- Best Horror Film Award: “Dissonance” Directed by Ian Southworth (Washington) - Watch The Film
- Best Documentary Award:“Love Unleashed” Directed by Kacey Klonsky (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
- Best Music Video Award: “Bad intention: 100 Watt Mind" Directed by Ronny Huffstutter (Oregon) - Watch The Music Video
- Best Original Music Award: Composer Nathan Schafer for “Injection” - Watch The Trailer
- Best Picture Award:“Situational” Directed by Scott Simonsen (California) - Watch The Film
- Best Screenplay: “Deception Pass” Written by Erik Wiese & Cynthia True (California)
- Best Supporting Actress: Brigitte Urhausen in “Fils” - Watch The Trailer
- Best Supporting Actor: Corey Brunis in “iTime Travel” - Watch The Film
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Director"
- “Antoine” Directed by Cyrus Neshvad (Luxembourg) - Watch The Film
- “Love Unleashed” Directed by Kacey Klonsky (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
- “Quadrilyzed: The Journey Of Jason Abraham” Directed by Chris Bartkowski (California) - Watch The Film
- “Shanghai Faders” Directed by AJ Gordon (Oregon) - Watch The Film - Winner!
- “The Edge of Impossible” Directed by Conor Toumarkine (California) - Watch The Film

Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Film Editing"
- “Love Unleashed” Directed by Kacey Klonsky (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
- "Mr. Y" by Yuanyuan Qiu (Beijing, China) - Watch The Trailer
- “Shanghai Faders” Edited by John Campbell - Watch The Film - Winner!
- “Texte A Trous (Fill in the Blanks)" Directed by Chloé Marçais (France) - Watch The Trailer
- “Together: Parallel Universe” - Directed by Michael Robertson (South Africa) - Watch The Film

Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Screenplay"
- “Dakota Caves- 2 Miles” Written By Robert J. Rogers (South Carolina)
- “Deception Pass” Written By Erik Wiese & Cynthia True (California) - Winner!
- “He Is My Music” written by Vicki Bartholomew (Oregon)
- “Julie” Written by Christopher Birk
- “No Choice” written by Stephen M. Hunt (Ireland)
- “The Forward Place” written by Henry Gravelle (Massachusetts)
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Original Music"
- Dziezuk for “Antoine” - Watch The Film
- Nathan Schafer for “Injection” - Winner! - Watch The Trailer
- Composer Sandro Morales for “Situational” - Watch The Film
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Cinematography"
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Documentary"
- “Love Unleashed” Directed by Kacey Klonsky (Oregon) - Winner! - Watch The Trailer
- “Quadrilyzed: The Journey Of Jason Abraham” Directed by Chris Bartkowski (California) - Watch The Film
- “The Edge of Impossible” Directed by Conor Toumarkine (California) - Watch The Film
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Horror Film"
- “Chateau Sauvignon: terroir” Directed by David E. Munz-Maire (New York) - Watch The Trailer
- “Dissonance” Directed by Ian Southworth (Washington) - Winner! - Watch The Film
- “Shanghai Faders” Produced By AJ Gordon, Ryan Barton-Grimley, Christina Kortum, Brian Sturgis & Sascha Fix - Watch The Film
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Nominations for "Best Music Video"
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Official Film Selections
The Oregon Short Film Festival selects and screens films and videos from the following genre submission categories. Action, Animated, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Dark Drama, Documentary, Drama, Experimental Film, Experimental Music Video, Fantasy, Horror, Mockumentary, Music Video, Relationship Drama, and Science Fiction.
- “Antoine” Directed by Cyrus Neshvad (Luxembourg) - Watch The Film
- “Bad Connections” Directed by Romina Schwedler (New York) - Watch The Film
- “Bad intention: 100 Watt Mind" Directed by Ronny Huffstutter (Oregon) - Watch The Film
- "Banalidades" - Director by Rafael De Andrade (Brazil)
- “Chateau Sauvignon: terroir” Directed by David E. Munz-Maire (New York) - Watch The Trailer
- “Confession” Directed by Mackenzie Grey (Canada)
- “Devastator” Directed by Adolfo Cantu-Villarreal (Texas) - Watch The Film
- “Dissonance” Directed by Ian Southworth (Washington) - Watch The Film
- “Downward Dog” Directed by Darren Coyle (California) - Watch The Film
- “El Audifono (The Earpiece)” Directed by Samuel Quiles Palop (Spain) - Watch The Trailer
- “Electric Faces” Directed by Johnny Herbin (Scotland) - Watch The Trailer
- “Endurance” Directed by Bryn Lanning (Oregon) - Watch The Film
- “Fils” Directed by Cyrus Neshvan (Luxembourg) - Watch The Trailer
- “iTime Travel” Directed by Leslie Bloom (Oregon) - Watch The Film
- “Injection” Directed by Michael Urbanski (California) - Watch The Trailer
- “Love Unleashed” Directed by Kacey Klonsky (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
- "Memory Sync" Directed by William 'Travis' Johnson (California) - Watch The Film
- "Mr. Y" Directed by Yuanyuan Qiu (Beijing, China) - Watch The Trailer
- “Native Immigration” Directed by Eric Romero (United Kingdom) - Watch The Film
- “Perfect Pucker Lipstick” Directed by Stephen Burhoe (New Mexico)
- "Portrait of a Wind-Up Maker" by Dario Perez (Spain) - Watch The Film
- “Quadrilyzed: The Journey Of Jason Abraham” Directed by Chris Bartkowski (California) - Watch The Film
- “Shanghai Faders” Directed by AJ Gordon (Oregon) - Watch The Film
- “Situational” Directed by Scott Simonsen (California) - Watch The Film
- “Texte A Trous (Fill in the Blanks)" Directed by Chloé Marçais (France) - Watch The Trailer
- “The Edge of Impossible” Directed by Conor Toumarkine (California) - Watch The Film
- “Together: Parallel Universe” - Directed by Michael Robertson (South Africa)- Watch The Film
Oregon Short Film Festival 2016 Official Screenplay Selections
The Oregon Short Film Festival selects and acknowledges excellence in writing from the following genre screenplay and teleplay submission categories. Comedy Screenplay, Dark Comedy Screenplay, Dark Drama Screenplay, Experimental Screenplay, Fantasy Screenplay, Horror Screenplay, Romantic Comedy Screenplay, Relationship Drama Screenplay, Science Fiction Screenplay, Comedy Teleplay, Dark Comedy Teleplay, Horror Teleplay, Any Genre Teleplay.
- “Dakota Caves- 2 Miles” written by Robert J. Rogers (South Carolina) - Read the script
- “Deception Pass” written by Erik Wiese & Cynthia True (California)
- “Etiquette” written by Michael Rights (New York)
- “Finding Family” written by Timothy Benson (New York)
- “He Is My Music” written by Vicki Bartholomew (Oregon)
- “Ice Cream” written by Wynn Reichert (Tennessee)
- “Julie” written by Christopher Birk
- “No Choice” written by Stephen M. Hunt (Ireland)
- “See Something, Scream Something” written by Justin Michael Terry (California)
- “Spring” written by Julia Lichtner (Germany)
- “Straight To Hell” written by Sean Johnson (Oregon)
- “The Duel” written by Justin Michael Terry (California)
- “The Forward Place” written by Henry Gravelle (Massachusetts)
- “The Ninja Assassination Squad Ep 1” written by Mark Steward (England)
- “The Witching Hour” written by Gregory Veeser (California)
Oregon Short Film Festival History
- Oregon Short Film Festival 2016
- Oregon Short Film Festival 2017
- Oregon Short Film Festival 2018
- Oregon Short Film Festival 2019
- Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2020
- Oregon Short Film Festival Summer 2020