Social Distancing Film Festival

04/08/2020

Congratulations July Winners!

https://sdfilmfestival.weebly.com

WINNERS

Best Feature Film

Winner: Salinger’s Two Dark Muses - Michael Lasoff

Finalist: Henry Director: Ricky Bell
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Best Short Film

Winner: Death Offers Life - last moments of Vincent Van Gogh Director: Saheer Abbas

Finalist: IT MOVED Director: Jacob Westman, Ryan Coyle

Semi-Finalist: The Beneath Director: Jacob C. Smith
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Short Film Director

Winner: Honour Thy Father Director: Dylan Carey

Finalist: Death Offers Life - last moments of Vincent Van Gogh Director: Saheer Abbas

Semi-Finalist: Lyceum Director: Dianna Ippoolito
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Quarantine Film – Cash Prize

Winner: Don’t Time Travel to 2020 Director: Brittany S Joyner

Finalist: Lament Director: Kimberly Wells

Semi-Finalist: AFTERMATH: A COVID Story Of A Sleepy Giant Director: Robert Silver
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Music Video

Winner: 50 Countries Affected by COVID-19 Director: Nathaniel Oliveri

Finalist: Remember When Director: Christopher Walters

Semi-Finalist: Night Time - Tyla Lloyd - Ken Nain
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Screenplay
Winner: Blue Eyes Director: Peter Gould
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LIST OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
SAUDADE - Director: Kieron Anthony
The Quarantine: Chapter 1-Namaste Director: Scott Alin
Life and Lemons Director: D. Elliot Woods
Yamdoot Mera Dost Director: Pramode Kumar
Trace of an Enemy Director: George Airey
Reading Director: Ian Rayburn
2nd corinthians 12:14 Director: Anurag Unnikrishnan
Crosshair: A Tipping Point Director: Amit Patel
New Normal Director: Mohankumar. R. Padya
Chakravyuh Director: Amlan Dutta
Hunter Director: Philip Brocklehurst
Blue Eyes Director: Peter Gould
The Black Ball! Director: Mirek Gosney
The Chills Director Brooke Hebert
PERDITION Director: Erik Vada

MONTHLY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND POSTED ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE. ​ Cash Prizes will be offered starting in MAY

07/07/2020

Congratulations June Winners!!

The winning films that were available will be posted online!

https://sdfilmfestival.weebly.com

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Feature film Actor

Winner: Entombed Dir: Kjell Hammerø Actor: Jan Neal Holden “Seamus”

Finalist: Some Night Dir: Enrico Banson Actor: Jason Aaronson “Jared”

Semi-Finalist: SN5 LIVE Dir: Alexander Huot Actor: Alexander Huot

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Best Feature Film

Winner: Entombed Dir: Kjell Hammerø

Finalist: An Ordinary Adventure Dir: Roberto Zorfini

Semi-Finalist: Origin Bound Dir: David Li

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Feature Film Director

Winner: Entombed Dir: Kjell Hammerø

Finalist: An Ordinary Adventure Dir: Roberto Zorfini

Semi-Finalist: Origin Bound Dir: David Li

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Short Film Actor

Winner: Aaron’s Confessions Dir: Ace Anderson Actor: Ace Anderson “Aaron”

Finalist: Tigress Dir: Nilesh Kunjir Actor: Priyanka Zemse “Priya”

Semi-Finalist: Coming Out Dir: Kai Jolley Actor: Kai Jolley “Blaine”

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Best Short Film

Winner: Perturbado (Disturbed) Dir: Fernando A. Fisher

Finalist: Cheap Thrill Dir: David VanDyke

Semi-Finalist: Love Does Not Exist Dir: Fernando A.Fisher

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Short Film Director

Winner: The Invitation (Die Einladung) Dir: Thorsten Schade

Finalist: Rag Doll Dir: Alan Livesey, John Corrin

Semi-Finalist: HÚSTEROS - a slow motion love story. Dir: -AymE-

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Quarantine Film – Cash Prize

Winner: Die at Home Dir: Enrique Bencomo, Enrique Aranguren

Finalist: Alone Together Dir: Luke Bradford

Semi-Finalist The Whisker Trade Dir: Ryan Stockert

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Music Video

Winner: Psycho Dir: Mitch Francis

Finalist: The Hurricane Dir: Gabrielle D. Fortin

Semi-Finalist: April Dir: Christopher Rohbeck, Bianca Dovarro

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LIST OF JUNE’S OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

The Loneliness of the Social Distance Runner Dir: Nick von Schippe

Durga’s Lockdown Dir: Mitesh Take

Remain Dir: Sam Richardson

Automatic Transition Dir: Rhett Morita

The Lime and the Flame. Dir: Francisco Garcia

Walk in the Park Dir: Bubba Fontaine

Derek and Sheila Dir: Patrick Hollis

Kickabout - Nigel Bunyan

Georgie Lee and the Lost Soul Dir: Paul McSherry

Only The Fist Remained Silent Dir: Yann Berrai

Quarter (Life/Pipe) Crisis Dir: Nabeel Hassan

Pick up at the Garden Party Dir: Nick von Schlippe, Zuzana von Schlippe

The Timeout of 2020 Dir: Cole Rutman

CO-iNSiDE Dir: Ellen Hathaway, Joseph Delaney

Scary Stalker Stories from Reddit VOL. 1 Dir: Michael Davis

PER-SPEC-TIVE Dir: Nicholas Acosta

The Human Condom Dir: Austin Hutchings

Stay Inside Dir: Mohammed Misbahuddin

The Invisible String Dir: Colleen Burns

Raj and Harry Dir: Harj Khera

The Stay-at-Home Heroes Dir: Todor Nikolov

Day Sixty Dir: Andy Wong

Casualties of War Dir: David Cunningham

Paranoia Dir: Alan Birch

Uncertain Times Trailer Dir: Nathan Fischer

Temporary Dir: Ronnie Montero

Cabin Fever - Joaquim Adrià Pujol

The Inbox Interviews Dir: Vick Lee

Cosmic Connection Dir: Xenia Leblanc

Blood Brothers Dir: Mitchell Vergin, Christopher Thompson

Red Flagged Dir: Mitchell Verigin

Quarantine for Forties Dir: Mich Gelinas

First Flight Dir: Luis Boström

Rocket Girl Dir: Kai Song

Here Today Dir: Erica Arvold

Forty Dir: Erik Kitchens

Angels on Earth Dir: Jerry Jacob

In the Tyme of Covid-19 Dir: Errol Jud Coder

Sebastian: The Pandemic Chronicles Dir: Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza

Ring Ring Dir: Gerardo Chierchia

Anything Dir: Samantha Duncan

Linked Dir: Elanor Miller

Isolated Vacation Dir: Oscar Bucher, Cole Bucher

Zoomed In Dir: Tanesa Kassa

Doublethink Dir: Darren Oxborrow

Share Dir: Henry Amharai

Henry Dir: Jarvis Killoran

Divine Detour Dir: Abigail Reinstedt

Being The Writer Dir: Chase McAulay, Max Lindmaa

Switch Dir: Michael Chan

Seen Dir: Gerald Tomkinson

F-94 Dir: Jacob D. Hatfield

Instant Karma Dir: Aankkur Malhotra

Isolation - A Visual Poes Dir: Matt Blakey

Bill the Bacteria’s Quarantine Game Dir: Daniel Florenzano

When They Fall Dir: Phil Pomeroy

It’s not just…Quarantines Dir: Nabeel Shams

Hammer and Nails Dir: Patrick Hodgson

Harberton - A tribute to the countryside during isolation Dir: Hal Miller, Emily Stanford

Pandas Dir: Alison Davie

Hangnail Dir: Colin MacDonald

We Can’t Breath Dir: Clarence Williams IV

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Dir: Aleksa Ristovic

Pinto’s Chicken Byrirani Dir: Satheesh Mekkara Abraham

Pandemic Princess Dir: Catherine Séguin

Kneeling For Justice: A Sanfrancisco Memorial To Fallen Angels Dir: Robert Silver

Phantoms Dir: Travis Scott

Pawn Dir: Soumya Roy Choudhury

Emptiness Dir: Krisztian Horvath

Fear - The Thriller Dir: Satish

Still Love You Dir: Rachael Nyhuus, Stephan Delmedico

Schlaf Dir: Anand Rajasekhar

Stove Top Dir: Scott Schlueter

Hinged Dir: Ivor Gracias

Au Revoir Dir: Fabio Segatori

Going Solo Dir: Aaron Rothermund

Ominous Horse Dir: Christian Foden

TOC-TOC Dir: Lucas Monjo

Time Influencer - Della Haddock

Who’s Afraid of Coronavirus Dir: Also Nonas

Remotely Close Dir: Kai Jolley

Whiskey Flavoured Toothpaste Dir: Ray Pearson

The Nightmare Dir: V.G. Ravyn Manogaran

There Is Evil Dir: John S. Savage

Incident Dir: Bilwadal Roy

Praise You Dir: Darren Cole Butcher

I Am A Man Dir: Ace Anderson

Infected Dir: Alan Birch

Cell Block Cellar Dir: Sean Christopher Dwyer

Reckless Behaviour The Series Dir: Michaela P. Shelton

Domestic 911 Dir: Mitchell Verigin, Chris Thompson

Klaus & Robert (Tom & Sam) Dir: Claudio D’Attis

Mirror Shadows Dir: Peter Dorn-Ravlin

MONTHLY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND POSTED ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE. ​ Cash Prizes will be offered starting in MAY

01/06/2020

Congratulations May Winners!

The winning films that were available will be posted online!

https://sdfilmfestival.weebly.com

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Feature film Actor

Winner: Welcome to the Conspiracy! – Bradley Lorio “Art”

Finalist: The Mare - til Alv Myhre Ketan Fossum – Liam

Semi-Finalist: Grethe Mikaelsen - Grandmother

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Best Feature Film

Winner: The Mare – Rene Bjerregaard

Finalist: Welcome to the Conspiracy! – Dir. Sean Totanes

Semi-Finalist: I’m Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression – Corbin Coleman

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Feature Film Director

Winner: The Mare – Rene Bjerregaard

Finalist: I’m Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression – Corbin Coleman

Semi-Finalist: I AM MAN – Matt Hewes

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Short Film Actor

Winner: Quarantine – Joseffa Trip

Finalist: T Dot Ace “Ace” – The Worst Dir:Keanu Cordero & Alexandria Fain

Semi-Finalist: Make me a sandwich – “Marcy” – Anne Shepard

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Best Short Film

Winner: Look/ Listen – A. Alexander Smith

Finalist: PKD9000 – Brandon Boudreaux

Semi-Finalist: Alien Theory – Adam Hartwick

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Short Film Director

Winner: The Cold Brittany Delgaty

Finalist: UNTIMED: a Lockdown Tale – Fabio Reitano

Semi-Finalist: Madeline – Prasanna Paul.

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Quarantine Film – Cash Prize

Winner: Gone Mockumentary: The Failure of a Short Film. – Mike Cauchon

Finalist: The Self Tape – Alex Feldman

Semi-Finalist: The Lockdown of two eras – Lounis Tiar

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Music Video

Winner: NATÁLIYAH - NIÑA BONITA

Finalist: Lane Dorsey – Jon Lootz Inside

Semi-Finalist: Lane Dorsey – STANE – Blame

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LIST OF MAY'S OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

The Portal - Dir. Yuri Alves
Crisis - Dir. Danielle LeBlanc
Corontine - Dir. Amit Patel
ExClousure - Dir. Tommy Dunn
SPARK - A Very Short Love Story Dir. Jason Carothers
Pretending - Dir. Karen Teune
Thread - Dir. Robert Howells
Time Alone - Dir. Jordan Fries
Lockdown Diaries - Dir. Sanchayan Chakraborty
Self Quarantine - Dir. Philemon Nyansera
Mom, I got a new job! - Dir. Philemon Nyansera
Together - Dir. J'Ma, Cat Ce
Doorside Note - Dir. Jackson Chamblee
FAMILIAR - Dir. Ryan Brewer
Saving River - Dir. James Verlinde
DAYZE - Dir. Ian Rayburn
The Loop | 1 Minute Short Film - Dir. Mayur Patel
Umpteenth - Dir. Brandon Singh
Women Locked Inside - Dir. Bárbara Tavares
Lockdown - Dir. Connor Young
One Last Breath - Dir. Alan Hardland
RECALL - Dir. Alexander Mani
Best Seller - Dir. Ricky Aulakh
Rash - Dir. Timothy Nennig
Blood In The Ink - Dir. Brad Case
This Isn't That - Dir. Paul Celestin
IDEA - Dir. Olli Huttunen
The New Normal - Dir. Frank Walsh
Selfie Isolation - Dir. Alexander Galant
WITHIN - Dir. Amrita Roy
LOCK DOWN - Dir. Rajat Tallukdar
Decades Apart - Dir. Andrew Di Pardo
Awake - Dir. Lisa Genovese
BODED - Dir. Yoel Darwish
UNTIMED: a Lockdown Tale - Dir. Fabio Reitano
Rockerz Revenge Ep. 2 The Drunken Square off - Dir. Ian Schwaier
Can Love Survive Corona? - Dir. Saikat Mridha
Ebullition - Dir. Brandon Singh
Quarantine - Dir. Jason Gonzalez
Yesterday was too Late - Dir. Tommy Dunn
COVIDays - Dir. Alexander Greenberg
We Were Cursed - Dir. Tim Nennig
CONFESSIONS - Dir. Brad Case
Wake Up - Dir. Zion Teo
Stay Safe - Dir. Matthew B Gothard
The Proposal - Dir. Jay Walker
CORO-NAH - Dir. Tasmay
The Best Intentions - Dir. Matthew Leader
How To Switch Yourself Off - Dir. Kitty Harper
Self Tape - Dir. Michele Tredger
FRONT LINK WORKER - Dir. Denman Hatch
Forget About Me - Dir. Nathan Keaveny
Domino - Dir. Jay Cunningham
JOLENE - Dir. Tali Green
Evee's Origin Story - Dir. Michelle O'Shea
Quarantine Sunscreen - Christopher Wells
Toilet Paper Vortex: Comedy Sketch - Dir. Stephanie Braid
Nightmare - Dir. Heba Salah Eldin
A Sheltered Rehearsal - Dir. Dre Boyd
TWO STATES OF MIND - Dir. Piyali Shome

MONTHLY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND POSTED ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE. ​ Cash Prizes will be offered starting in MAY

01/05/2020

Congratulations April Winners!

The winning films that were available will be posted online!

https://sdfilmfestival.weebly.com

Best Short: Aim High
Dir: Daniel McGuire

Finalist : Inside
Dir: Christopher Irarrazabal

Semi-Finalist: Tissue?
Dir: Teddy Roberts
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Best Director: Lockdown 28
Dir: Ves Yee

Finalist: Mixology
Dir: Brian A. Pollack

Semi-Finalist: Lucky Day
Dir: Kelly McAdams
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Best Actor: Sleep Stop
Actor: Amanda Jane Smith

Finalist: One day in Quarantine
Actor: Artyom Tchebotaryov

Semi-Finalist: I was born a good girl
Actor: Danielle Kay
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LIST OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
The Three Gagsters in The Remote Dispute
Gay as in Happy: A Q***r Anti-Tragedy
Knock Knock
Waterless
Guru
Sisters
The Wild Man
Don’t Go Into the Basement
Can Love Survive Corona?
POVERTY
Vine
End The Stigma
Melatonin.
Antinomy
Banewood
Sick Mouse
Dust Angels
The Dinner
The Wrong House
Voices
Abstract
Come Find Me
The Requiem
Milk
Letter
Quarantine
Anxiety Feast

MONTHLY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND POSTED ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE. ​ Cash Prizes will be offered starting in MAY

01/04/2020

Happy April 1st! We've already had a bunch of really great films being submitted! Our Regular deadline starts today! April 21st is our Late deadline. Submissions close April 30th!

Have a happy and safe day! Happy submitting!

29/03/2020

Hey Film Friends!

Looking for something to do while at home?

You can submit any short film made in the last two years for the month of April where you can win a certificate and laurel package for Best Actor, Best Short and Best Director

In May you can win cash prizes and the next round will have a theme.

Check it out and share the link! Let's create while we isolate!

Please share the link 🎬 🤗❤️

https://filmfreeway.com/SocialDistanceFilmFestival

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