2018 Marina del Rey Film Festival
Award Winners
Award Recipients Receive Certificate of Distinction in Independent Film Production
BEST MICRO SHORT - DETESTABLE PRACTICES
BEST ADVENTURE SHORT - THE NEWCOMER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO - IT'S CALLED LOVE
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - GRAHAM: A Dog's Story
BEST STUDENT SHORT - ONCE UPON A WOMAN
BEST SUSPENSE SHORT - THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE - ONCE UPON A SUPERHERO
BEST CRIME THRILLER - ROAD LESS TRAVELED
BEST DRAMA SHORT - 100,000 MILES A SECOND
BEST ACTION SHORT - A HOLLOW POINT
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT - CHEAT DAY
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE - HUCKLEBERRY
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - RETAIL
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOC - CHILDLESS
BEST SHORT YOUTH FILM - OVER THE WALL
BEST YA FILM - LIKE LAST NIGHT
BEST DANCE SHORT FILM - Double Up
BEST HORROR SHORT - EVIE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT
BEST FANTASY SHORT - HOT DOG
BEST SHORT THRILLER - SUNK
BEST SHORT DRAMEDY - READY TO GO
BEST MUSICAL SHORT - CRESCENT
BEST SHORT DARK COMEDY - CATS OUT OF THE BAG
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN - 7:47 TO UNION
BEST SOUND DESIGN - SILENCE
BEST FIRST SHORT - PERP
BEST COMING OF AGE FILM - THE PRIEST, THE WHORE, AND THE MAN AT THE DOOR
BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT - November 13
BEST FEATURE DRAMEDY - ONE BEDROOM
BEST EDITING - THE PINES OF SPRING
BEST SHORT ROMANTIC COMEDY - Nora Ephron Goes To Prison
BEST SCI-FI SHORT - LAST CALL
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING MORE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY DOCUMENTARY - A SILENT LEGACY
BEST FEATURE "ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY " - UNWRITTEN
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - POST GRADUATE - John Vogel
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - GRINGA - Anna Cecilia
BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - SWEET CAROLINE - Summera Howell
SOCIAL AWARENESS AWARD - Jentrification
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM - SECRET
BEST LIGHTING - THE BOY AT PLATFORM 3
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD - WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - SUMMON
BEST SHORT COMEDY - THE FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - DEFINITELY SOY - Ruben Zaccaroni
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY - MY LIFE WITH ROSIE - Angela Sadler Williamson
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE - TRUTH - ERIC PAUL ERICKSON
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - A TALE OF A SASSY LITTLE GIRL
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- JEWEL OF THE PACIFIC
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - KOMMANDO 1944
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - BLUE
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - FUNNY FAT GUY
GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - RED TAPE
GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - MY BROTHER WES
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - MY DAD WAS CONTACTED BY ALIENS
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY DRAMA FEATURE - GUITAR MAN
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - UNLAWFUL JUSTICE