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