INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
(International Competition Jury: Todd Black (producer), Jonathan Darby (director), Marcus Hu (producer/distributor), and Carol Littleton (editor).)

ANIMATED EYE AWARD ($2,000)
The World of Interiors Bunny Schendler, UK
Recognized for its artful animation and its insight into the art of procrastination.

BEST COMEDY ($2,000)
Tom Hits His Head Tom Putnam, USA
Recognized for the best achievement in comedy from the moment of impact, through the hilarious manifestations of angst of our time, to an upbeat conclusion: all is right in the world.

BEST DOCUMENTARY ($2,000 shared)
Asylum Sandy McLeod, USA
Twin Towers Bill Guttentag and Robert Port, USA

These two documentaries encompass the human condition and the jury wishes to recognize both films for the extraordinary lives they celebrate.

BEST DRAMA ($2,000)
Here Was the Anthem Sergio Umansky, USA/Mexico
For best achievement in drama, all the cinematic elements are fused together to create a paranoid, nightmarish world of its own.

BEST STUDENT ($2,000)
The Trinket-Maker Paul Daley, UK, National Film & Television School
Recognized for its originality in storytelling, animation and music.

BEST SHORT SHORT ($2000)
Hyper Michael Canzoniero and Marco Ricci, USA
The jury does not want to waste time with our reasons for loving this film: it was short, great, and to the point.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY sponsored by Kodak ($2,500 in film stock)
The Shadow Man Mary Farbrother, UK
The cinematography serves the tone, artfully creating a child’s world of ambivalence and danger.

BEST DIRECTION ($500)
The Shadow Man Amanda Rudman, UK
In twelve minutes, the director creates a beautifully realized child’s world, riding a razor’s edge between innocence and the complex prejudices of the adult world.

BEST WRITING ($500)
Squash Lionel Bailliu, France
The jury recognizes this film for its writing, for its intense and escalating story between two rivals.

BEST EDITING ($500)
Terminal Bar Stefan Nadelman, USA
The jury recognizes the editing of this film, for artfully bringing to life a forgotten world.

MOST INNOVATIVE ($500)
Fits and Starts Vince Di Meglio
The jury recognizes this film for telling a timeless "boy meets girl" story with a keen, out-of-kilter eye.

SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION ($500 each)
I Used to Be a Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt, USA
A Ninja Pays Half My Rent Steven Tsuchida, USA

The jury wishes to name two films for special recognition for making us laugh. I Used to Be a Filmmaker – we are waiting to see Ella follow in her father’s footsteps and anxiously await her Aspen debut in 2021.And A Ninja Pays Half My Rent – the moral is: have a ninja on your next short movie; he can pay half the rent and assist in unforeseen ways."

THE ELLEN AWARD
(The Ellen Jury: Ellen Hunt, Steve Alldredge, Gail Holstein, Alex Kohner, and Lynda Palevsky.)

THE ELLEN AWARD for "most original film" ($2,000 each)
Fits and Starts Vince Di Meglio, USA
The Trinket-Maker Paul Daley, UK

This award celebrates whimsy, heart, and originality. These two films embody that spirit in filmmaking.

AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD
(Audience Favorite selection by Aspen Shortsfest audience ballots.)

AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD ($1,000)
Twin Towers Bill Guttentag and Robert Port, USA

AUDIENCE FAVORITE - Carbondale
This Charming Man Martin Strange-Hansen, Denmark

AUDIENCE FAVORITE - Glenwood Springs
Family Tree Vicky Jenson, USA

THE HORIZON AWARD
(Horizon Award selected by panel of local educators, parents and students.)

THE HORIZON AWARD for a film with humanistic and educational value for youth ($500)
From the 104th Floor Serguei Bassine, USA

LOCAL FILMMAKERS AWARD
(Local Filmmakers Award selected by panel of local educators, parents and students.)

LOCAL FILMMAKERS CATEGORY: IMAGINE A WORLD ($500 shared)
For Those Who Teach the Art of Peace Terry Glasenapp, USA
Tundra II Brandon Richardson, USA