Past Festivals: 2005
Over 110 short films representing nearly 30 countries were screened over the course of one week in September in New York City.
Director screenings featuring Lodge Kerrigan (Keane, Claire Dolan, Clean, Shaven) and Todd Solondz (Palindromes, Storytelling, Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse), as well as workshops with editor Jay Rabinowitz (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Coffee & Cigarettes, Affliction, Requiem for a Dream, 8 Mile, and The Fountain) and screenwriter and Tisch School of the Arts faculty member Sheldon Woodbury (Cool Million: How to Become a Million-Dollar Screenwriter) took place between September 25 and October 1.
Participants also attended panel discussions focusing on Making Your First Feature Film with Michael Burke (director, The Mudge Boy), Susan Carnival (writer and producer, Chutney Popcorn), Kevin Jordan (writer and producer Brooklyn Lobster, Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish), Christina DeHaven (producer My Uncle Berns) and Nicholas Jarecki (director and producer, The Outsider) and the Tribeca Film Festival-led panel on Using Your Short Film to Achieve Your Career Goals with John Moser (Showtime Networks), Kelly DeVine (IFC), Arianna Bocco (Gersh Agency) and David Kwok (Tribeca Film Festival), as well as a lecture presentation by director David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks ) entitled Filmmaking and Consciousness Through Transcendental Meditation.
Winners
The Tisch School of the Arts presented awards to international film directors at the closing night ceremony on October 1, 2005, at the Cantor Film Center.
Honorable Mention Awards in Fiction
MIDDAY COWBOY
Alberto Blanco, Spain, ESCAC
BREATH
In-Won Yeo, Korean National University of Arts
A HIGHER AGENCY
Oliver Cheetham, NYU
THE NATURAL ROUTE
Alex Pastor, Spain ESCAC
OLLI
Jack Simon Rath, Germany HFF "Konrad Wolf"
Special Recognition from the Jury
FREDDY: EL SUENO DE NOEL
Waldo Ramirez, Ludwig Foundation, Cuba
Honorable mention for Cinematography
TRAIL OF SHADOW
Maciej Majchrzak, Polish National Film School
Honorable Mentions for Animation
HA HAIzumi Pennicott, Griffith Film School, Australia
2:41 Upfield
Victorian College of the Arts, Australia
Best Political Film
Gift from United Nations Hospitality CommitteeCRICKETS
Matan Guggenheim, Tel Aviv University Film and TV
Audience Choice Award
$1,000 from Tisch School of the ArtsTHE MESSIAH
Guy Dimenstein, Tel Aviv University
Best Experimental
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD'sPASTIME
Francesco Lagi, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Best Animation
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD's9
Shane Acker, UCLA
Best Documentary
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVDsGRANDPARENTS
Nicole Scherg, Zelig School for Documentary, Italy
Best Fiction
$1,500 from Tisch School of the Arts & KODAK Educational DVD'sGLASS JAW
Zaida Bergoth, Finland UIAH
Best Cinematography
$1,000 from Tisch School of the Arts & $3000 Product Grant from KODAKBEFORE LIFE, AFTER DEATH
Dragonir Sholev, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Bulgaria
3rd Prize
$5,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK and Leather Luggage from ROOTSGRINDING MACHINE
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Film and TV Institute, India
2nd Prize
$7,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK and Leather Luggage from ROOTSTOMORROW
Leiv Igor Devold, Polish National Film School
1st Prize
$10,000 from Tisch School of the Arts, $4000 Product Grant from KODAK, Leather Luggage from RootsRAIN IS FALLING
Holger Ernst, Hochschule fur Fernsehen und Film, Konrad Wolf
Judges
Nicholas Oughton
Griffith Film School, Queensland, Australia
Guo Jinfeng
Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
Susanne Bach
Tisch School of the Arts, Dublin, Ireland
Kate Miller
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winstom-Salem, North Carolina
Fred Nordstrom
Wits School of the Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa