One of the featured programs at our ten-day festival is the annual Short Film Competition. Filmmakers were invited to submit their short films for consideration. This audience favourite is an exciting program that presents a selection of short films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. This is a juried event and the official selections were publicly screened as part of the Barrie Film Festival’s annual Short Film Program Showcase on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Here is a list of the winning shorts. A very big thank you to all those who submitted their work! Click here for the full list of the 2018 official selections.
The 2018 Short Film Competition Winners
SIMCOE AUDIO PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:
HOTBOX
Directed by Faith Howe
HIGH SCHOOL:
FIRST PLACE – MY RED BALL
Directed by Sebastian Marin | Written by Esabella Strickland
SECOND PLACE – NEIGHBORS
Directed by Zach Price
THIRD PLACE – THE RUNNER
Directed by Darya Amirshahi and Matthew Choi
SIMCOE CATEGORY:
FIRST PLACE– PIECES
Directed by Brendan Hiles
SECOND PLACE – HOTBOX
Directed by Faith Howe
THIRD PLACE – THEIR FUN DAY
Directed by Paul Arredondo
OPEN CATEGORY:
FIRST PLACE – L.A. LIQUOR
Directed by Jensen Vinca | USA
SECOND PLACE – BIRTHPLACE
Directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy | Indonesia
THIRD PLACE – ACCORD
Directed by Johan Erik Lallerstedt | USA
Congratulations to all the winners! A sincere thank you to all the filmmakers that entered their work, sponsors for their integral support of the 2018 Shorts program, volunteers and jury for their valued time and passion.
