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The Action/Cut Grand Prize Winner: When Jesse Was Born

Grand Prize Winner: When Jesse Was  Born
Directed by Christopher Petry (Vancouver, Canada)

Synopsis: Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as they welcome their third child into their chaotic world. Harold's attempts to provide for his growing family through crime are motivated by the best intentions, but ultimately the worst sort of tragedy hits as he tries to protect his family from a situation he has created.

The Action/Cut Short Film Competition was launched in 2004 due to the many requests from filmmakers and graduates from our Action/Cut Seminars. They kept asking what to do with their short films as there are few fests/competitions devoted to short films, and most of those do not have substantial prize packages to help the winning filmmakers move forward with their careers...which should be the whole point of winning awards and prizes at fests.

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The Action/Cut Best Fiction Winner: "The Youth in us"

The Action/Cut Best Fiction Winner: "The Youth in us"
Directed by Joshua Leonard (Los Angeles, CA)
Synopsis: An innocent yet tragic love story as two young lovers gain courage to confront a painful future by looking to the past for inspiration.

The Action/Cut Short Film Competition was launched in 2004 due to the many requests from filmmakers and graduates from our Action/Cut Seminars. They kept asking what to do with their short films as there are few fests/competitions devoted to short films, and most of those do not have substantial prize packages to help the winning filmmakers move forward with their careers...which should be the whole point of winning awards and prizes at fests.

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The Action/Cut Best Animation Winner: "Lor"

The Action/Cut Best Animation Winner: "Lor"
Directed by Andy Murdock (San Francisco, CA)
Synopsis: A tale of creation myth.  Billions of years ago a strange being lands on a young planet and sets up shop with a plan to cover the world with life.  His name is LOR.  The first human being is born and meets his maker...and all his robot helpers.

The Action/Cut Short Film Competition was launched in 2004 due to the many requests from filmmakers and graduates from our Action/Cut Seminars. They kept asking what to do with their short films as there are few fests/competitions devoted to short films, and most of those do not have substantial prize packages to help the winning filmmakers move forward with their careers...which should be the whole point of winning awards and prizes at fests.

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The Action/Cut Best Documentary Winner: "Roosevelt's America"

The Action/Cut Best Documentary Winner: "Roosevelt's America"
Directed by Roger Weisberg & Tod Lending (Palisades, NY)
Synopsis: After 9/11, most Americans grew more suspicious of outsiders and expressed a growing desire to close our borders impacting on our traditional open door to welcome "the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This is a story of a Liberian refugee's inspiring journey against all odds.  After being tortured and narrowly escaping execution in Liberia, Rosevelt makes his way to America with his two sons to build a new life for his family.  After two years of struggle and sending money to his wife and daughter in Liberia, and after endless immigration obstacles, the family is reunited in Chicago, where they are finally able to enjoy the prosperity and freedom that drew them, as a last hope...to America.

The Action/Cut Short Film Competition was launched in 2004 due to the many requests from filmmakers and graduates from our Action/Cut Seminars. They kept asking what to do with their short films as there are few fests/competitions devoted to short films, and most of those do not have substantial prize packages to help the winning filmmakers move forward with their careers...which should be the whole point of winning awards and prizes at fests.

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The Action/Cut Excellence in Digital Filmmaking winner: "Prey Alone"

The Action/Cut Excellence in Digital Filmmaking winner: "Prey Alone"
Directed by James Mather & Stephen St. Leger (Dublin, Ireland)
Synopsis: An NSA agent is on a determined hunt for an elusive, very dangerous fugitive.  His only leads are a reluctant witness held in a military prison and the words "prey alone" in a notebook.  Can he track him down and discover the true identity of this mysterious criminal?  The chase is on!

The Action/Cut Short Film Competition was launched in 2004 due to the many requests from filmmakers and graduates from our Action/Cut Seminars. They kept asking what to do with their short films as there are few fests/competitions devoted to short films, and most of those do not have substantial prize packages to help the winning filmmakers move forward with their careers...which should be the whole point of winning awards and prizes at fests.

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Ouar Lordz Fasttrack Animation winner

Ouar Lordz, 2 minutes short animation, directed by Jean- Paul Suau has been selected by a professionnal jury as FastTrack winner 2004-2005 for best animation.
Two battle chiefs, Ouar Lordz are fighting against territory, using all kinds of means and weapons untill the moment when their madness destroys their own planet.
An animation short film with a short and simple message.  more

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Blind Spot Fasttrack winner

Blindspot (Fasttrack Winner) has been selected by the FastTrack Jury as 2005 FastTrack winner of the film schools competition organised by Cinergie in partnership with filmfestivals.com
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Michael Fitzgerald

Exclusive interview from Michael Fitzgerald at the Martinez Beach in Cannes
Michael Fitzgerald Producer of" The Three Burials" an Luc Besson Europa Corp production talked to us the very dau=y he was presenting his film for the firts time to an audience, ib=n Cannes competition.
It won 2 palmes for best screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Peros, 21 Grams...) and best actor for Tommy Lee Jones (also the director)

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