Oregon Short Film Festival 2019

The fourth edition of the Oregon Short Film Festival took place on February 22-24, 2019 at the 5th Avenue Cinema 510 SW Hall St, Portland, OR 97201 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. 

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Oregon Short Film Festival 2019 Award Winners

1. Best Action Film Award Winner - "Unmasked" Directed by Sam KJ (California)

2. Best Action Screenplay Award Winner - "True Nature" Written by James Hill (California)
3. Best Actor Award Winner - Antonio D. Charity in "Zero-Zero" - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. Best Actress Award Winner - Isabella DeCorte in "Dog Years" - Watch The Trailer - Website
5. Best Animated Film Award Winner - "Billie" Directed by Maki Yoshikura (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer
6. Best Cinematography Award Winner - "EVOKE" Directed by Asia LeMasters (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
7. Best Comedy Film Award Winner - "To the Grave" Directed by Kai Collins (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
8. Best Comedy Micro Short Film Award Winner - "Johnno and Michael Try Girlfriends" - Directed by Johnno Wilson and Michael Strassner (California)
9. Best Comedy Screenplay Award Winner - "1. Backpack" Written by Ethan Crystal (New York) - Website
10. Best Dark Comedy Film Award Winner - "A Little Bit Pregnant" - Directed by Summer Chastant (California)
11. Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award Winner - "Cleansing Acts" Written by Carlos j Perez (Missouri)
12. Best Director Award Winner - "Solstice Ranch" Directed by Christianna Carmine (California) - Website
13. Best Drama Film Award Winner - "Jesus" Directed by Nadav Heyman & Erez Heiman (California)
14. Best Drama Micro Short Film Award Winner - "Disclosure" Directed by Roderick A. Santiano (California)
15. Best Documentary Film Award Winner - "The Joy Block" Directed by Joanie Fox (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
16. Best Drama Screenplay Award Winner - "Don't Call Me Rebecca" Written by Caitlin Stow (Oregon)
17. Best Ensemble Cast Award Winner - "Chasing AllieCat" - Drama Film - Directed by Steph Borklund (Missouri)
18. Best Experimental Film Award Winner - "Lowland" Directed by Lane Stroud (California)
19. Best Horror Film Award Winner - "Fly Away" - Directed by Antonio Alonso (Florida) - Watch The Trailer
20. Best Horror Film Screenplay Award Winner - "The Garden" Written by Guillermo Ortiz & Katie Sullivan (Puerto Rico/ Michigan)
21. Best International Director Award Winner - "Callback" - Directed by Sergio Lozano & Gerardo Moran (Mexico)
22. Best International Film Award Winner - "The Gospel by Zanavi" Directed by Uria Kedem (Israel)
23. Best International Screenplay Award Winner - "Recurse" Written by Artur Golczewski (Austria) - Website
24. Best Music Video Award Winner - "DeadMen Talking - All Into Gold" - Directed by Nick Brown (Oregon)
25. Best Oregon Film Award Winner - "Feeding Fate" - Drama Film - Directed by Guy Baker - Watch The Trailer - IMDb
26. Best Oregon Screenplay Award Winner - "Macie's Parade" Written by Cooper Fitch
27. Best Original Music Award Winner - "Pour Elle(s) / For them" Original Music Composed by Diego Rojas, Directed by Kim Beaumont (Canada)
28. Best Picture Award Winner - "Justice For Vincent" Directed by Andy Palmer (California) - Watch The Trailer
29. Best Picture Award Runner-Up - "Violet Rain" Directed by Shaun Lupton (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
30. Best Science Fiction Film Award Winner - "Robot Attack" Directed by Brian Vowles (Canada) 
31. Best Science Fiction Screenplay Award Winner - "Breathless" Written by Jamila A. Jackson (Indiana)
32. Best Visual Effects Award Winner - "Tower-D" Directed by Kent Hugo (United Kingdom) - Website

2019 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.

1. "2019: A Home Odyssey" - Dark Comedy - Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
2. "2nd Class" Directed by Jimmy Olsson (Sweden) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "A Lucky Man" Directed by Anna Gutto (Norway) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "A Little Bit Pregnant" -  Directed by Summer Chastant (California)
5. "A Visitor's Review" -  Directed by Ryan Mutama (Canada)
6. "About This Mac" - Directed by Ian Gibson (Texas)
7. "Alexa and Me" - Directed by Sian Reeves (United Kingdom) - Website
8. "Amontillado" Directed by Thomas Cross (California) - Website
9. "Amor, Amor, Amor" Directed by Carlos Escolástico (Spain) - Watch The Trailer - Website
10. "Armor del Amor" - Animated Comedy - Directed by Kirk Kelley (Oregon) - Website
11. "Atomic Ed" -  Directed Nicolas Hugon (France) - Trailer 1 - Trailer 2 - Facebook Page
12. "Autumn" - Action Film - Directed by Rollyn Stafford (Oregon)
13. "Autumn" - Directed by Joseph Wise (California)
14. "Aux Battements du Parloir" (Jail quarters) Directed by Pascal Marc (France) - Watch The Trailer - Website
15. "Awaken" - Directed by Ben Middlekauf (New York) - Watch The Trailer
16. "Azzurro" Directed by Jeneffa Soldatic (Australia) - Watch The Trailer - Website
17. "Back Home" Directed by Marcello De Archangelis (Italy)
18. "Billie"  - Directed by Maki Yoshikura (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer
19. "Bill & Maggie's Intergalactic Taxi Service" Directed by Jonathan Leiter (Georgia)
20. "Boxed" -  Directed by Wanjiru Njendu (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
21. "Breathe" -  Directed by Darren Fitch (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
22. "Bongeziwe Mabandla - Bawo Wam" Directed by Rick Joaquim (South Africa) - Website
23. "Broga Vlog: Road to Enlightenment" Directed by Joseph Taylor (Canada)
24. "But I Love the Zine" - Directed by Fiona McDougall (California) - Watch The Trailer
25. "Callback" - Drama Film - Directed by Sergio Lozano & Gerardo Moran (Mexico)
26. "Carlito Se Va Para Siempre" (Carlito Leaves Forever) Directed by Quentin Lazzarotto (Peru/France)
27. "Charlieville" Directed by Jonathan Durham (California)
28. "Chasing AllieCat" - Drama Film - Directed by Steph Borklund (Missouri)
29. "D.A.D. - Die Another Day" - Drama Film - Directed by Andrea Marcovicchio (Italy)
30. "Daddy" Directed by Kacper Anuszewski (Poland)
31. "Dead Men Talking - All Into Gold" - Music Video - Directed by Nick Brown (Oregon)
32. "Devil's Track" Directed by Michael Odmark (New York)
33. "Disclosure" Directed by Lawayne Bontrager & Dewayne Bontrager (Georgia) - Watch The Trailer
34. "Drea" Directed by Eliza Good (Pennsylvania)
35. "Diva" - Drama Film - Directed by Maggie Levin (California)
36. "Feeding Fate" - Drama Film - Directed by Guy Baker (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - IMDb
37. "Disclosure" - Drama Film - Directed by Roderick A. Santiano (California) - Website
38. "Dog Years" - Drama Film -Directed by Tyler Russell (Texas) - Watch The Trailer - Website
39. "Fumero-Ism: The Grafstract" - Documentary Film - Directed by Keith Aronowitz (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website
40. "Fly Away" - Horror Film - Directed by Antonio Alonso (Florida) - Watch The Trailer
41. "Declines With Regret" - Drama Film - Directed by Jeremy Silva (Illinois)
42. "Escaping Stars" Directed by Herbain Laëtitia (France)
43. "Escarabana" Directed by Sara Casasnovas (Spain) - Website - Watch The Trailer
44. "Etude" Directed by Sarah Amburgey (Washington)
45. "Endless Pursuit" - Drama Film - Directed by Justin Stillmaker (California)
46. "Every Nine Minutes" Directed by DJ O'neil & Oliver Hamilton (California) - Website
47. "EVOKE" - Drama Film - Directed by Asia LeMasters (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
48. "Fallen For Ya" Directed by Nick Volkers (Wisconsin)
49. "Feeder" Directed by Ellie Tossol-Smith (Australia)
50. "Finding Hope" Directed by Krysten Resnick (United Kingdom) - Website
51. "Frozen Faceoff" Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
52. "From inside" Directed by Ramy El Gabry (Egypt)
53. "Four Minutes" - Drama Film - Directed by John Cole (Washington)
54. "Gary & June" - Drama Film - Directed by Andy Jordan & Ben Olsen (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
55. "Harry" - Comedy Web Series Ep1 - Directed by Zach Crowley (California)
56. "Harry" - Comedy Web Series Ep2 - Directed by Zach Crowley (California)
57. "Hard Shoulder" Directed by Lisa Svelmøe (Denmark)
58. "Holding" Directed by Jesse D. Turk & Jon Zucker (California) - Watch The Trailer
59. "Hyperspeed" Directed by Nick Erickson (Arizona) - Watch The Trailer - Website
60. "How It Feels to Be Hungover" Directed by Viktor Hertz (Sweden) - Watch The Trailer
61. "High Tide" - Comedy Film - Directed by Lindsay Vitale (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website
62. "House Rules" - Drama Film - Directed by Sean Robinson (New Jersey) - Watch The Trailer
63. "I Beat Up My Rapist" Directed by Katrina Saville (Canada) - Watch The Trailer - Website
64. "I'm Waiting for Mama" Directed by ZhiMin Hu (Canada) - Watch The Trailer - Website
65. "Jacob's Kiss" Directed by Michael Figari (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
66. "Jeremy" - Drama Film - Directed by Enrique Rico Diaz (California)
67. "Jesus" - Drama Film - Directed by Nadav Heyman & Erez Heiman (California)
68. "Johnno and Michael Try Girlfriends" - Comedy Film - Directed by Johnno Wilson and Michael Strassner (California)
69. "Jungle Keepers - Crucial Time" - Documentary Film - Directed by Jesper Buijvoets (The Netherlands)
70. "Justice For Vincent" Directed by Andy Palmer (California) - Drama Film - Watch The Trailer
71. "Katie" - Drama Film - Directed by Shirin Saghaie (Virginia)
72. "Killing Adam" - Comedy Film - Directed by Dino Sardella (California)
73. "King Thief" Directed by Johnny Rivas (California)
74. "La lección" (The lesson) Directed by Hugo Gómez (Spain)
75. "Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle & the Millionaires' Conspiracy" Directed by Akihiro Hino (Japan) - Website
76. "Le Sam" Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
77. "Little Match Girl" Directed by Björne Larson (Denmark) - Watch The Trailer - Website
78. "Little Oliver" Directed by Brenda Whitehall (Canada)
79. "Loose Lips" Directed by Sean Kirkland & Seth Donnelly (Missouri)
80. "Love Drug" Directed by Sheila Patterson (Arizona) - Facebook
81. "Lowland" Directed by Lane Stroud (California)
82. "Lucky Penny" Directed by Elizabeth Breazile (California)
83. "Married. No Kids." Directed by Danny Abrahms (California)
84. "Masters" Directed by Mark Ward (New Jersey)
85. "Mẹ" Directed by Derek Kwan (Canada) - Watch The Trailer - Website
86. "Montana Divided: A Climate Change Story" Directed by Justin Davey (Montana) - Website
87. "Mother" Directed by Vasiliy Kiselev (Russian Federation) - Website
88. "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Georgia) - Website
89. "Murder in the Cat House" Directed by Kristy Linderholm (California)
90. "Murder Weapons-Hive" Directed by Asher Vast & Jesse Orr, Kevin Preston (Washington)
91. "My Other Selves" Directed by Lisa K. Lock (Georgia) - Website
92. "National Anthem" Directed by Hamza Jeetooa (United Kingdom)
93. "Natural Frequency" Directed by Brock Simmons (Oregon) - Website
94. "Night Night" Directed by Shay LaPierre (Washington)
95. "No Pain Whatsoever" Directed by Alex Kendall (United Kingdom)
96. "Nora" Directed by Edgar Montserrat (Spain) - Watch The Trailer
97. "Offshore" Directed by Jenna Miller (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website - IMDb
98. "Olde E" Directed by Xavier Burgin (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
99. "On Tour" Directed by Mike Musikanto (Illinois) - Watch The Trailer - Website
100. "Open Mic Night" Directed by Kaili Myers (Georgia) - Website
101. "Pages of Fear" Directed by Matt Hutchings (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer
102. "Panic Button" Directed by Jason Brown (California)
103. "Penelope" Directed by Patick Lewtschanyn (Illinois) - Watch The Trailer - Website
104. "Pinebox" Directed by D. R. Tibbits (Minnesota) - Watch The Trailer - Website
105. "Pink & Quilted" Directed by Frédéric Chane-son (France)
106. "Polisi Maling" Directed by Randolph Zaini (Indonesia)
107. "Pour Elle(s) / For them" Directed by Kim Beaumont (Canada)
108. "Pulsos" (Pulses) Directed by Carlos García-vidal Carretero (Spain) - Website
109. "PvP" Directed by Sam KJ (California)
110. "Radical Evolution" Directed by Alon Hammer (Israel) - Website
111. "Remission" Director John Charter and artist Paul Kaiser (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
112. "Remote Capture" Directed by Diante Slngley (California)
113. "Repeated Reality" Directed by Tyler Myers (Oregon)
114. "Reptilian Song" Directed by Percy Céspedez (Peru) - Watch The Trailer - Website
115. "Robot Attack" Directed by Brian Vowles (Canada) - Website
116. "Salmiak" Directed by Aurélia Morin-Clarke (Canada) - Website
117. "Sandwich De Lune" Directed by L.P. Dohi (California)
118. "Sarajin" Directed by Yvette Chou (Taiwan)
119. "Saving Mercury" Directed by Ali Kadhim (Australia)
120. "Scavenger" Directed by Keith Wilhelm Kopp (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer - Website
121. "Schrodinger's Pat" Directed by Patrick Dwyer (Australia) - Watch The Trailer
122. "Scurry" Directed by Mike Leffingwell (California) - Watch The Trailer
123. "Shutter" Directed by Dustin Hawkins (Missouri) - Watch The Trailer - Website
124. "Skip" Directed by Jenina MacGillivray (Canada)
125. "Snake Dreaming" Directed by Nicolas Balma &Nicolas Spanoudis (France)
126. "Snug as a Bug" Directed by Louise Galizia (London) - Watch The Trailer - Website
127. "Sole Doctor" Directed by Paula Bernstein (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
128. "Story of Benjamin" Directed by Mohammad Mehdi Omidvari (New Jersey)
129. "Struggle" Directed by Shane Cole (California) - Website
130. "Summer" Directed by Seth Yergin (Ohio)
131. "Sex Bomb" Directed by Michael Gene Conti (California) - Website
132. "Solstice Ranch" Directed by Christianna Carmine (California) - Website
133. "Stay Inside the Car" Directed by Lindsay Hitchcock (Canada)
134. "Stick-up" Directed by Eric Scott Williamson (Louisiana)
135. "Terrorist Number Four" Directed by Bentley Brown c/o Nathan Danskey (Washington DC) - Website
136. "The Interview" Directed by Ashley Tabatabai & Stefan Fairlamb (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer
137. "The Matchmaker" Directed by Leonora Pitts (California) - Website
138. "The Scorpion's Tale" Directed by Jhosimar Vasquez (Switzerland) - Watch The Trailer - Website
139. "The Unidentified" Directed by Pearson Kunz (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
140. "The Wacky Wobblers" Directed by Angi Tianzhu & Drew Stalker (California)
141. "The Weight I Carry" Directed by Dylan Welles (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
142. "The 99W" Directed by Kendra Jacobson (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
143. "The Board" Directed by Nicole Villela (California) - Website
144. "The Five Minutes" Directed by Shange Zhang (California)
145. "The Gospel by Zanavi" Directed by Uria Kedem (Israel)
146. "The Grand FranAllie" Directed by Carleen Kyle (Canada) - Website
147. "The Joy Block" Directed by Joanie Fox (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
148. "The Kiss" Directed by Paloma Martinez (California)
149. "The Overnight" Directed by Shane Aranda (Colorado) - Watch The Trailer
150. "The Prelude" Directed by Tahyna MacManus (Australia) - Watch The Trailer
151. "The Seagull" Directed by Maria Popistasu & Alexandru Baciu (Romania)
152. "The Table in the Wilderness" Directed by Diego Scarparo (Brazil) - Watch The Trailer - Website
153. "The Theory Of Sleep" Directed by Rubén Barbosa (Spain) - Watch The Trailer - Website
154. "Time's Up" Directed by Jonathan Harris (New York)
155. "To Pop a Cherry" Directed by Cristine Berglund (Sweden)
156. "To the Grave" Directed by Kai Collins (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
157. "Tower-D" Directed by Kent Hugo (United Kingdom) - Website
158. "Trust Me" Directed by Dylan Avery (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
159. "Unconditional Love" Directed by Franie Éléonore Bernier & Samuel Matteau (Canada)
160. "Unmasked" Directed by Sam KJ (California)
161. "Violet Rain" Directed by Shaun Lupton (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
162. "Water Friends 4: A Startup Story" Directed by Daniel Fishbayn (Canada)
163. "Wind-Up" Directed by Ayasylla Ghosn
164. "Whisper a Dream" Directed by Eric Lindstrom (Oregon) - Website
165. "You Are A Good Kid" Directed by Zichen Liang (New York)
166. "You Got Ma'amed" Directed by Michael Kelberg (New Jersey) - Website - Watch The Trailer
167. "You, Me & Gasoline" Directed by Jenna A. Rice (Colorado) - Watch The Trailer - Website
168. "Zero-Zero" Directed by Randall Whittinghill (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
169. "The Untold Story of Romeo & Juliet" Directed by John Tso (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
170. "Vista Lake" Directed by Jasper Shah (United Kingdom)
171. "What Happened to Evie" Directed by Kate Cheeseman (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer - Website
172. "Why" Directed by Tim Austin (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website
173. "Willing To Lie" Directed by Ted Jefferies (Canada) - Website

Oregon Short Film Festival 2019: 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.

1. "1. Backpack" Written by Ethan Crystal (New York) - Website
2. "A Fast Buck" Written by Emily Sulgrove (Montana)
3. "A Phone is Ringing" Written by Jessica Eberle (California)
4. "A Sinking Heart" Written by Koylan Gomez and Carlos J Ramirez (New York) - Website
5. "A Twist of Time Script" Written by Kit Wilson (Washington)
6. "A World Apart" Written by Pierre Colmain (France)
7. "An Angel Whispers" Written by Jeremy Storey (Washington)
8. "Breathless" Written by Jamila A. Jackson (Indiana)
9. "C.R.T" Written by Ryan Rosenblum (California)
10. "Catharsis" Written by Guilherme Martins (Brazil)
11. "Cleansing Acts" Written by Carlos j Perez (Missouri)
12. "Coyote" Written by Jamila Jackson (Indiana)
13. "Cut" Written by Tami Magaro (California)
14. "Cutout" Written by Jake Hodas (New York)
15. "Darling Dine & Dash" Written by Gang Garfield Wang (Califronia)
16. "Don't Call Me Rebecca" Written by Caitlin Stow (Oregon)
17. "Drought" Written by Nicole Flippo (Oklahoma)
18. "Eminent Domain- A Love Story" Written by KITTY troll (Oregon)
19. "Flint of Dawn" Written by Kristopher Chinander (Montana)
20. "Go Your Own Way" Written by Adam Harris (New York)
21. "GO(O)D EVENING" Written by Radoslav Stoyanov (Austria)
22. "Herculean Task" Written by Mark Allard-Will (Canada)\
23. "I Know Your Number By Heart" Written by Alexis Barzin (California)
24. "Innocence Lost" Written by Lainey Auwarter (New York)
25. "Leaving Malcolm" Written by Annemarie Bettica (New York)
26. "Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks" Written by Gustavo Freitas (Brazil)
27. "Macie's Parade" Written by Cooper Fitch (Oregon)
28. "Man vs. Turtle" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
29. "Moonshine" Written by Nate Lane (California)
30. "Phoenix Reign - Episode Four" Written by Nicholas Thomas (United States)
31. "Please Check With Your Doctor" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
32. "Proof of Humanity" Written by Clay Neigher (Illinois/ North Carolina)
33. "Queen of the Bounce" Written by Curtis Larade (Canada)
34. "RECURSE" Written by Artur Golczewski (Austria) - Website
35. "Retail Therapy" Written by Travis Darkow (Washington)
36. "Safe" Directed by Dan Lesser (California)
37. "Scared Stiffe" Written by Olivia Harvey (Massachusetts)
38. "Screamer" Written by Marc Allen (Tennessee)
39. "Spirit Foundation Advert" Written by Mitchell Nee and Sheehan Ahmed (Oregon)
40. "Springerle" Written by Finley Mulligan (Oregon)
41. "Tailwinds" Written by Peter R. Field (Oregon)
42. "Tea, Cake, and Mortality" Written by Victoria Morris (United Kingdom)
43. "The Air Factory" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
44. "The Barking Spider" Written by Robert Gately & Lois Gately (Pennsylvania) - Website
45. "The Fixer" Written by Michael Davison (Canada)
46. "The Garden" Written by Guillermo Ortiz & Katie Sullivan (Puerto Rico/ Michigan)
47. "The Great Spirit" Written by Caleb Parazette (California)
48. "The Habit" Written by L'Oreal Little (Trinidad and Tobago)
49. "The Light" Written by Tony Ferrendelli (Colorado)
50. "The Summoning" Written by Marion McDowell (United Kingdom)
51. "The Three Texans" Written by Randy Gore (Washington)
52. "The Yearbook" Written by Jim Norman (Florida)
53. "Thigh Gap" Written by Nella Citino (Wisconsin)
54. "Thin Mints" Written by Emily Golden (Washington)
55. "True Nature" Written by James Hill (California)
56. "Under the Lamppost" Written by Skylar Kim (Connecticut)
57. "Whales, Turtles, and Myself" Written by Tom Miller (Oregon)
58. "Worm Guy" Written by Eduardo Trujillo (Mexico)

Oregon Short Film Festival 2019 Award Nominations

 Best Action/ Thriller Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "Coyote" Written by Jamila A. Jackson (Indiana)
2. "True Nature" Written by James Hill (California) - Award Winner

Best Action Film Award Nominations

1. "Autumn" Directed by Rollyn Stafford (Oregon)
2. "Disclosure" Directed by Lawayne Bontrager & Dewayne Bontrager (Georgia) - Watch The Trailer
3. "Polisi Maling" Directed by Randolph Zaini (Indonesia)
4. "PvP" Directed by Sam KJ (California)
5. "Unmasked" Directed by Sam KJ (California) - Award Winner

Best Actor Award Nominations

1. Antonio D. Charity in "Zero-Zero" Directed by Randall Whittinghill (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website - Award Winner
2. Jordan J Adams in "Why" Directed by Tim Austin (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. Kevin Breznahan in"Pinebox" Directed by D. R. Tibbits (Minnesota) - Watch The Trailer - Website
   
4. Peter Young Jarvis in "Willing To Lie" Directed by Ted Jefferies (Canada) - Website
5. Zhan Wang in "The Five Minutes" Directed by Shange Zhang (California)

Best Actress Award Nominations

1. Eileen Kearney in"House Rules" Directed by Sean Robinson (New Jersey) - Watch The Trailer
   
2. Isabella DeCorte in "Dog Years" Directed by Tyler Russell (Texas) - Watch The Trailer - Website - Award Winner
3. Jackie Aufderheide in "Shutter" Directed by Dustin Hawkins (Missouri) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. Lara Wolf in "Time's Up" Directed by Jonathan Harris (New York)
5. Lindsay Vitale in"High Tide" Directed by Lindsay Vitale (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website

Best Animated Film Award Nominations

1. "Armor del Amor" Directed by Kirk Kelley (Oregon) - Website
2. "Billie" Directed by Maki Yoshikura (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer - Award Winner
3. "Etude" Directed by Sarah Amburgey (Washington)
4. "Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle & the Millionaires' Conspiracy" Directed by Akihiro Hino (Japan) - Website
5. "The Untold Story of Romeo & Juliet" Directed by John Tso (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website

Best Cinematography Award Nominations

1. "Escarabana" Directed by Sara Casasnovas (Spain) - Website - Watch The Trailer
2. "EVOKE" Directed by Asia LeMasters (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website - Award Winner
3. "Jungle Keepers - Crucial Time" Directed by Jesper Buijvoets (The Netherlands)
4. "Mother" Directed by Vasiliy Kiselev (Russian Federation) - Website
   
5. "No Pain Whatsoever" Directed by Alex Kendall (United Kingdom)

Best Comedy Film Award Nominations

1. "How It Feels to Be Hungover" Directed by Viktor Hertz (Sweden) - Watch The Trailer
2. "Killing Adam" Directed by Dino Sardella (California)
3. "On Tour" Directed by Mike Musikanto (Illinois) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "Panic Button" Directed by Jason Brown (California)
5. "The Board" Directed by Nicole Villela (California) - Website
6. "The Kiss" Directed by Paloma Martinez (California)
7. "The Matchmaker" Directed by Leonora Pitts (California) - Website
8. "The Wacky Wobblers" Directed by Angi Tianzhu & Drew Stalker (California)
9. "To the Grave" Directed by Kai Collins (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website - Award Winner
10. "Water Friends 4: A Startup Story" Directed by Daniel Fishbayn (Canada) - Website

Best Comedy Micro Short Film Award Nominations

1. "Frozen Faceoff" Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
   
2. "Johnno and Michael Try Girlfriends" Directed by Johnno Wilson (California) - Award Winner
   
3. "Married. No Kids." Directed by Danny Abrahms (California)
   
4. "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Georgia)
   
5. "You Got Ma'amed" Directed by Michael Kelberg (New Jersey)

Best Comedy Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "1. Backpack" Written by Ethan Crystal (New York) - Website - Award Winner
2. "Darling Dine & Dash" Written by Gang Garfield Wang (California)
3. "Man vs. Turtle" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
4. "Scared Stiffe" Written by Olivia Harvey (Massachusetts)
5. "The Fixer" Written by Michael Davison (Canada)

Best Dark Comedy Film Award Nominations

1. "A Little Bit Pregnant" Directed by Summer Chastant (California) - Award Winner
2. "Harry" Directed by Zach Crowley (California)
3. "Le Sam" Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "Snug as a Bug" Directed by Louise Galizia (London) - Watch The Trailer - Website
5. "The Overnight" Directed by Shane Aranda (Colorado) - Watch The Trailer

Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "Cleansing Acts" Written by Carlos j Perez (Missouri) - Award Winner
2. "Herculean Task" Written by Mark Allard-Will (Canada)
3. "Phoenix Reign - Episode Four" Written by Nicholas Thomas (United States)
4. "Please Check With Your Doctor" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
5. "Retail Therapy" Written by Travis Darkow (Washington)

Best Director Award Nominations

1. "Breathe" Directed by Darren Fitch (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
2. "I Beat Up My Rapist" Directed by Katrina Saville (Canada) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "Solstice Ranch" Directed by Christianna Carmine (California) - Website - Award Winner
4. "Stick-up" Directed by Eric Scott Williamson (Louisiana)
5. "The Interview" Directed by Ashley Tabatabai & Stefan Fairlamb (United Kingdom)

Best Documentary Film Award Nominations

1. "But I Love the Zine" Directed by Fiona McDougall (California) - Watch The Trailer
2. "Montana Divided: A Climate Change Story" Directed by Justin Davey (Montana) - Website
3. "Sole Doctor" Directed by Paula Bernstein (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "The 99W" Directed by Kendra Jacobson (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer
5. "The Joy Block" Directed by Joanie Fox (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website - Award Winner

Best Drama Film Award Nominations

1. "A Lucky Man" Directed by Anna Gutto (Norway)
2. "Amontillado" Directed by Thomas Cross (California)
3. "Diva"  Directed by Maggie Levin (California)
4. "Drea" Directed by Eliza Good (Pennsylvania)
5. "Four Minutes" Directed by John Cole (Washington)
6. "Jeremy" Directed by Enrique Rico Diaz (California)
7. "Jesus" Directed by Nadav Heyman & Erez Heiman (California) - Award Winner
8. "King Thief" Directed by Johnny Rivas (California)
9. "Stay Inside the Car" Directed by Lindsay Hitchcock (Canada)
10. "You, Me & Gasoline" Directed by Jenna A. Rice (Colorado)

Best Drama Micro Short Film Award Nominations

1. "Autumn" Directed by Joseph Wise (California)
2. "Boxed" Directed by Wanjiru Njendu (California)
3. "Declines With Regret" Directed by Jeremy Silva (Illinois)
4. "Disclosure" Directed by Roderick A. Santiano (California) - Award Winner
5. "Endless Pursuit" Directed by Justin Stillmaker (California)
6. "From inside" Directed by Ramy El Gabry (Egypt)
7. "I'm Waiting for Mama" Directed by ZhiMin Hu (Canada)
8. "Sandwich De Lune" Directed by L.P. Dohi (California)
9. "Saving Mercury" Directed by Ali Kadhim (Australia)
10. "Summer" Directed by Seth Yergin (Ohio)

Best Drama Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "A Sinking Heart" Written by Koylan Gomez and Carlos J Ramirez (New York) - Website
2. "Catharsis" Written by Guilherme Martins (Brazil)
3. "Cut" Written by Tami Magaro (California)
4. "Don't Call Me Rebecca" Written by Caitlin Stow (Oregon) - Award Winner
5. "Go Your Own Way" Written by Adam Harris (New York)
6. "Leaving Malcolm" Written by Annemarie Bettica (New York)
7. "Screamer" Written by Marc Allen (Tennessee)
8. "Springerle" Written by Finley Mulligan (Oregon)
9. "Tailwinds" Written by Peter R. Field (Oregon)
10. "The Light" Written by Tony Ferrendelli (Colorado)
11. "Worm Guy" Written by Eduardo Trujillo (Mexico)

Best Ensemble Cast Award Nominations

1. "2nd Class" Directed by Jimmy Olsson (Sweden) - Watch The Trailer - Website
2. "Amor, Amor, Amor" Directed by Carlos Escolástico (Spain) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "Broga Vlog: Road to Enlightenment" Directed by Joseph Taylor (Canada)
4. "Chasing AllieCat" Directed by Steph Borklund (Missouri) - Award Winner
5. "Love Drug" Directed by Sheila Patterson (Arizona) - Facebook

Best Experimental Film Award Nominations

1. "Lowland" Directed by Lane Stroud (California) - Award Winner
2. "My Other Selves" Directed by Lisa K. Lock (Georgia) - Website
3. "Natural Frequency" Directed by Brock Simmons (Oregon) - Website
4. "Night Night" Directed by Shay LaPierre (Washington)
5. "Remission" Director John Charter and artist Paul Kaiser (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website

Best Horror Film Award Nominations

1. "2019: A Home Odyssey" Directed by Steven Ellis (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
2. "Atomic Ed" Directed Nicolas Hugon (France)
3. "Devil's Track" Directed by Michael Odmark (New York)
4. "Fly Away" Directed by Antonio Alonso (Florida) - Watch The Trailer - Award Winner
5. "Pages of Fear" Directed by Matt Hutchings (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer

Best Horror Film Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "C.R.T" Written by Ryan Rosenblum (California)
2. "Innocence Lost" Written by Lainey Auwarter (New York)
3. "Moonshine" Written by Nate Lane (California)
4. "The Garden" Written by Guillermo Ortiz & Katie Sullivan (Puerto Rico/ Michigan) - Award Winner

Best International Director Award Nominations

1. "Bongeziwe Mabandla - Bawo Wam" Directed by Rick Joaquim (South Africa) - Website
2. "Callback" Directed by Sergio Lozano & Gerardo Moran (Mexico) - Award Winner
3. "D.A.D. - Die Another Day" Directed by Andrea Marcovicchio (Italy)
4. "Finding Hope" Directed by Krysten Resnick (United Kingdom) - Website
5. "What Happened to Evie" Directed by Kate Cheeseman (United Kingdom) - Watch The Trailer - Website

Best International Film Award Nominations

1. "Daddy" Directed by Kacper Anuszewski (Poland)
2. "Little Oliver" Directed by Brenda Whitehall (Canada)
3. "Sarajin" Directed by Yvette Chou (Taiwan)
4. "Story of Benjamin" Directed by Mohammad Mehdi Omidvari (New Jersey)
5. "The Gospel by Zanavi" Directed by Uria Kedem (Israel) - Award Winner

Best International Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "Catharsis" Written by Guilherme Martins (Brazil)
2. "GO(O)D EVENING" Written by Radoslav Stoyanov (Austria)
3. "Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks" Written by Gustavo Freitas (Brazil)
4. "Recurse" Written by Artur Golczewski (Austria) - Website - Award Winner
5. "Worm Guy" Written by Eduardo Trujillo (Mexico)

Best Music Video Award Nominations

1. "About This Mac" Directed by Ian Gibson (Texas)
2. "Dead Men Talking - All Into Gold" Directed by Nick Brown (Oregon) - Award Winner
3. "Fallen For Ya" Directed by Nick Volkers (Wisconsin)
4. "Loose Lips" Directed by Sean Kirkland & Seth Donnelly (Missouri)
5. "Pulsos" (Pulses) Directed by Carlos García-vidal Carretero (Spain) - Website

Best Oregon Film Award Nominations

1. "Feeding Fate" Directed by Guy Baker (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - IMDb - Award Winner
2. "Offshore" Directed by Jenna Miller (Oregon)- Watch The Trailer - Website - IMDb
3. "The Unidentified" Directed by Pearson Kunz (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "The Weight I Carry" Directed by Dylan Welles (Oregon) - Watch The Trailer - Website
5. "Whisper a Dream" Directed by Eric Lindstrom (Oregon) - Website

Best Original Music Award Nominations

1. "Back Home" Directed by Marcello De Archangelis (Italy)
2. "Fumero-Ism: The Grafstract" Directed by Keith Aronowitz (New York) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "Katie" Directed by Shirin Saghaie (Virginia)
4. "Pour Elle(s) / For them" Original Music Composed by Diego Rojas, Directed by Kim Beaumont (Canada) - Award Winner

Best Oregon Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "Don't Call Me Rebecca" Written by Caitlin Stow (Oregon)
2. "Eminent Domain: A Love Story" Written by KITTY troll (Oregon)
3. "Macie's Parade" Written by Cooper Fitch (Oregon) - Award Winner
4. "Spirit Foundation Advert" Written by Mitchell Nee and Sheehan Ahmed (Oregon)
5. "Springerle" Written by Finley Mulligan (Oregon)
6. "Tailwinds" Written by Peter R. Field (Oregon)
7. "Whales, Turtles, and Myself" Written by Tom Miller (Oregon)

Best Picture Award Nominations

1. "Justice For Vincent" Directed by Andy Palmer (California) - Watch The Trailer - Award Winner
2. "Olde E" Directed by Xavier Burgin (California) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "Repeated Reality" Directed by Tyler Myers (Oregon)
4. "Trust Me" Directed by Dylan Avery (California) - Website
5. "Violet Rain" Directed by Shaun Lupton (California) -- Watch The Trailer - Website - Runner-Up

Best Science Fiction Award Nominations

1. "Bill & Maggie's Intergalactic Taxi Service" Directed by Jonathan Leiter (Georgia)
2. "Robot Attack" Directed by Brian Vowles (Canada) - Website - Award Winner
3. "Safe" Directed by Dan Lesser (California)
4. "The Table in the Wilderness" Directed by Diego Scarparo (Brazil) - Watch The Trailer - Website
5. "Tower-D" Directed by Kent Hugo (United Kingdom) - Website 

Best Science Fiction Screenplay Award Nominations

1. "A Twist of Time Script" Written by Kit Wilson (Washington)
2. "Breathless" Written by Jamila A. Jackson (Indiana) - Award Winner
3. "Proof of Humanity" Written by Clay Neigher (Illinois/ North Carolina)
4. "Recurse" Written by Artur Golczewski (Austria) - Website
5. "The Air Factory" Written by W. W. WEBB (Colorado)
6. "The Yearbook" Written by Jim Norman (Florida)

Best Visual FX Award Nominations

1. "Bill & Maggie's Intergalactic Taxi Service" Directed by Jonathan Leiter (Georgia)
2. "Penelope" Directed by Patrick Lewtschanyn (Illinois) - Watch The Trailer - Website
3. "Reptilian Song" Directed by Percy Céspedez (Peru) - Watch The Trailer - Website
4. "Robot Attack" Directed by Brian Vowles (Canada) - Website
5. "Tower-D" Directed by Kent Hugo (United Kingdom) - Website - Award Winner

Oregon Short Film Festival History

1. Oregon Short Film Festival 2016
2. Oregon Short Film Festival 2017
3. Oregon Short Film Festival 2018
4. Oregon Short Film Festival 2019
5. Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2020
6. Oregon Short Film Festival Summer 2020
7. Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2021
8. Oregon Short Film Festival Summer 2021
9. Oregon Short Film Festival Fall 2021
10. Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2022