The power of short filmmaking and short films cannot be denied. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and as a platform to showcase talent to secure funding for future projects from private investors, a production company, or film studios. They can also be released with feature films and can also be included as bonus features on some home video releases.
The mission of Toronto Indie Shorts is to promote and recognize short films from all over the world through its IMDb qualifying competition. The latest winners of the Toronto Indie Shorts include talented filmmakers and artists from all over the globe with a variety of genres and groundbreaking projects that speak to us as unique indie films. Toronto International Indie Shorts was founded by a group of film scholars, filmmakers, film critics and film graduates from the York university of Toronto.
Here are the winners:
Best Indie Short
Empty Track
Directors: Mead McCormick, Darrell Brett
Best Directing
FIGURES
Directors: Jamie Hegland, Jade Yurich
Best Narrative
One Man Band
Director: Dekang Liu
Best Documentary
Boom, There Goes The Neighbourhood
Director: Guy Letourneau
Best Script
Mail Order Bride
Writer: Sandra Wade
Best Producer
Adam Jones
Nothing
Best Actor
Best Actress
Merivelle Hannah
Best Cinematography
Manhattan Moments
Director: Chuck Fishbein
Best Editor
Sissy Gamache
Best Comedy
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Director: Brad Banacka
Best Horror
MOSHPIT
Director: Logan Charron
Best Sci-Fi
The Piece
Director: Joseph Bottaro
Honorable mention Sci-Fi & Best Youth Director
Space Blood
Director: Chris Chaei
Best Music Video
JULIAN BROOKS - SNAKEBITE
Directors: Tim Cash, Irie Adina
Best Animation
Never Shake the Devil's hand
Director: Pierre Gregory
Best Experimental
The Bloom
Director: Jody Xiong
Best Student Film
Island of Freedom
Director: Petr Januschka
Best Composers
James Ashley & Dan Poole