Seattle Shorts Film Festival Announces 2016 Jury & Audience Award Winners

Seattle Shorts Film Festival, now in its sixth year, received over 1,000 films from Pacific Northwest, national, and international filmmakers. The program featured a wide variety of films this year, from music videos to shorts, as well as an Opening Night feature-length narrative film!

2016 Jury Awards Winners:

Grand Jury Prize: Creased  (dir. Jade Justad)
Best Director - Bita Shafipour (Last Night in Edinburgh)
Best Actor - Kristoffer Polaha (Frontman)
Best New Talent - Alexandra Turshen (Behind the Wall)
Best Cinematography - Venom Therapy 
Best College Student Short - Bunee: The Boy from Constanta 
Best Animation - The Wishgranter
Best Documentary -  Bunee: The Boy from Constanta
Best Music Video - Cupido
 
The winner of the $1,000 and full scholarship to the Young Actors Theater Camp is Rachelle Henry. Rachelle will attend the 10-day overnight camp (for actors ages 8-18) this summer in Santa Cruz, California. 

 

2016 Audience Award Winners:

Cinematic School - Rae 
Stars in Shorts - Rainfall
Women in Film - Lemonade Mafia
Musical Cinema - Calling Me Home
Raising Awareness - Creased
Made in Washington - Starry Night 



For a full description of the films, special events and more from Seattle Shorts, please visit www.SeattleShort.org.