GOLDBLINK SHORT FILM AWARDS

2022 Winners & Selections

Best Short Film
Winner  
Robin by Tristan Shepherd

Finalist – The Call by Ryan Jafri
Nominee – A Heart for Vendatte by Jack Vernon
Nominee – LA PAURA DEL BUIO by Beatriz Montes Lozano
Honorable Mentioned – Adam’s Crossing by Michael Telford

Best Narrative Short
Honorable Mentioned -Welcome to Scoville by Benjamin Taylor

Best Documentary Short
Winner  
Waterproof by Ross Kauffman
Finalist – Strength Among us by Taha Ovaci
Finalist – Deez Nuts!: Black Bodies Dancing Defiance by C. Kemal Nance, Cristian Barreto-Avila
Finalist – Reprogram your reality by Elsa Secco
Finalist – ICON – Memoirs of a Master Craftsman by Kala Shreen
Nominee – Who Are You Trying to Impress? by Benjamin Taylor
Nominee – Life After Loss by Theresa T Mitchell
Honorable Mention – Pipe Dreams by Kyle Scoble
Honorable Mention – Mother by Irina Savon 

Best Indie Short (budget up to $5000)
Nominee – The Proselyte by Vir Srinivas
Honorable Mention – Bye Dummy by Aniruddh K
Honorable Mention – Premonition by Benjie Wales, Alessio Denicola 

Best Drama
Honorable Mention – Red Eye by Emma Ridley 

Best Romance
Honorable Mention – Romance by Piero Cannata 

Best Dark Comedy
Winner
Bare Bones by Yarno Rohling

Finalist – Worthless by Dave Fulton 

Best Western
Winner
The Last Haw by Derrick Robert Brown

Best Music Video
Honorable Mention – Jimm Sran – YOU X ME by Jacob Moha 

Best Horror
Honorable Mention – The Boxening by Daniel Sadler 

Best Commercial/Promotional
Honorable Mention –  Subscribe by Kenny hotz

Best Animation Short
Winner
On / Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal 
Finalist – Finding X by Benjamin Zaugg, Toby Hendy, Cedric Scheerlinck
Honorable Mention – Fear of Flying by Ernie Berger 


Best Micro Film (Under 5 minutes)
Winner
A Walk in the Park – Chris Lodge
Honorable Mention – Another Day To Live by David Cossini
Honorable Mention – Wings of Reality by Reka Ritt Laklia 

Best Silent Film
Winner
The Last Haw by Derrick Robert Brown
Honorable Mention – How to Meet a Girl by Daniel Sadler

Best Thriller
Honorable Mention – The Proselyte by Vir Srinivas
Honorable Mention – Bye Dummy by Aniruddh K 

Best Student Film
Winner
Displaced by Harmen Nuku
Finalist – To Wake From One’s Own by Bridget Shapter
Finalist – Stranger by Jaron Herren
Finalist – Cloud Boy: An Autistic Journey | 2021 Animation Graduation Film by Kieran Firth-Bernard
Honorable Mention – Sydney 2078 by Brady O’Sullivan
Honorable Mention – Absent Minds by Gianluca Ferro
Honorable Mention – Rainbow by Hui Tan 

—- Screenplays —
Best Screenplay

Winner  
To All the Girls I Could’ve Loved Before – Adolfo Mena Cejas 

Finalist – 2nd Date by Jaik Andino
Finalist – Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992 – 1993 by Eddie Clay Thompkins III


Best First Time Screenwriter
Winner
A Package of Dreams by Bradley M. Look

Finalist – 2nd Date by Jaik Andino

Best Drama Screenplay
Winner
Small and Mighty by Christina Brandon-Gomez

Honorable Mention – A Family Portrait by Michael m Cutler 

Best Comedy Screenplay
Winner
2nd Date – Jaik Andino


Best Thriller Screenplay
Winner
LEMONADE by Christina Brandon-Gomez


Best Action Screenplay
Finalist – Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992 – 1993 by Eddie Clay Thompkins III 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Honorable Mention: Tomi Thirteen by Max Sparber, Coco Mault

—- Cast & Crew Awards —
Best Director

Winner  
The Call – Ryan Jafri 

Nominee: Stranger by Jaron Herren
Honorable Mention: Finding X by Benjamin Zaugg, Toby Hendy, Cedric Scheerlinck
Honorable Mention: On / Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal


Best First Time Director
Winner
Deez Nuts!: Black Bodies Dancing Defiance – C. Kemal Nance, Cristian Barreto-Avila
Honorable Mention: Between Two Worlds by Jax Weiner
Honorable Mention: Absent Minds by Gianluca Ferro
Honorable Mention: Love her madly – Paul Greene


Best Indie Filmmaker (Budget up to $5000)
Honorable Mention – Premonition by Benjie Wales, Alessio Denicola
Honorable Mention – Fear of Flying by Ernie Berger

Best First Time Producer
Winner
Bare Bones by Yarno Rohling
Finalist: Stranger by Jaron Herren 

Best Actor
Winner
The Call by Ryan Jafri
Honorable Mention: How to Meet a Girl by Daniel Sadler 

Best Young Actor (13-18)
Honorable Mention: Absent Minds by Gianluca Ferro

Best Child Actor (5-12)
Honorable Mention: Fear of Flying by Ernie Berger

Best Child Actress (5-12)
Winner
Stranger – Jaron Herren
Honorable Mention: Deceived by Priscilla Catania

Best Acting Duo
Winner
Romance – Piero Cannata 

Best Cinematography
Finalist: The Call by Ryan Jafri
Honorable Mention: Breaking & Entering by Micheal William Hogan

Best Original Story
Winner
Finding X by 
Benjamin Zaugg, Toby Hendy, Cedric Scheerlinck
Honorable Mention: Fear of Flying – Ernie Berger