film freeway accredited
georgia Shorts
Film festival
UPCOMING | Sunday, May 7th | 2023 | Wild Heaven West End Brewery & Gardens
Welcome to the georgia shorts film festival
The Georgia Shorts Film Festival is a theatrical screening event in Atlanta for independent films of all genres. The Georgia Shorts Film Festival also recognizes exceptional filmmaking and screenwriting with awards and nominations by our judging panel.
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Short Films
The Georgia Shorts Film Festival is a theatrical screening event in Atlanta, GA, for independent short films of all genres. We are excited to showcase not only some of the best films from Georgia and the Southeast, but also showcase some of the best films from around the world to Georgia audiences.
Screenplays
The Georgia Shorts Film Festival (GSFF) also recognizes exceptional screenwriting with awards and nominations by our judging panel.
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Cinema Life Memberships
Annual Event Pass
Access to six Atlanta based film festivals and our monthly pitch/networking event.
Annual Submission Pass
Includes the Ultimate Filmmaker Bundle and 1 Film OR 1 Script submission to all Cinema Life Festivals and judges notes.
2022 Official
Selections
FILMS
11
9 Brief Films from Suburban Zen
Adventures in History
An Artist’s Journey from China to America
Bacon ‘N’ Laces
Blocks On Gina
Boredom
Breathless
Cycles
Derrick & Boyd
Dopamine Dreams
Drag Queens Must Die!
Fevered Dreams
Fig Jam
Finding Joy in the Journey: A Flawed Masterpiece
Fine Thank You
Georgia
Good Men and Unicorns
Got Your Back
Hand of Time
Hell in a Handbasket
Hope and Grace
Immersion
In Defense of Civil Society
Lenny
Lioness
My Heart & Soul
Once Forgotten
Press X To Start
Retribution
Reverie
Sound of Judgment
Spare Strings
Static Space
Surgeons
Swiped
Syzygy
The Great American Scream Machine
The Hallowed
The Inventor
The Marker
The Meaning of Movement: Xavier Lewis
The Past is a Graveyard
Time And Place
Truth is Stranger
Uncommon Negotiator
Unveiled
We All Die Alone
Yes No Maybe
SCREENPLAYS
11 Blocks To Go
Babel
Bandit
Colosseum
D U A N E
Dial It Back
Drip by Henrietta Biayemi
Drip by Mark Stokes
For Laughs
Joe
Pajama Boy
Rare as Red Hair
Smile On
Sweetwater Road
The Come Up
The Rose Royce Dilemma
2022 Award
Nominations
Best Music Video
Hand of Time
Syzygy- Winner!
Best Horror Film
Cycles
Immersion
The Hallowed- Winner!
Best Sci-Fi Film
Blocks On Gina
Static Space
The Marker
Truth is Stranger- Winner!
Best Documentary Film
Adventures in History
Bacon ‘N’ Laces- Winner!
Once Forgotten
Sound of Judgment
Best Comedy Film
Derrick & Boyd
Fig Jam
Press X To Start
Surgeons
Yes No Maybe- Winner!
Best Dark Comedy Film
Drag Queens Must Die!
Hell in a Handbasket
In Defense of Civil Society
Unveiled
We All Die Alone- Winner!
Best Drama Film
Good Men and Unicorns
Hope and Grace
Lioness
Retribution
The Great American Scream Machine
Uncommon Negotiator- Winner!
Best Dark Drama Film
The Past is a Graveyard
Dopamine Dreams- Winner!
Best Experimental Film
9 Brief Films from Suburban Zen
Swiped- Winner!
Best International Film
Breathless
Georgia- Winner!
Hell in a Handbasket
Immersion
Surgeons
Best Georgia Film
Fevered Dreams
Fine Thank You
Reverie- Winner!
Time And Place
The Great American Scream Machine
The Marker
Best Film Editing
Breathless
Derrick & Boyd
Dopamine Dreams
Sound of Judgment
Uncommon Negotiator- Winner!
We All Die Alone
Best Cinematography
Breathless
Georgia
Hope and Grace
Static Space
The Great American Scream Machine
We All Die Alone- Winner!
Best Actor
Alex Haynes (Fig Jam)
Brian Patrick Butler (We All Die Alone)
Damon Rawlings (Fine Thank You)- Winner!
Jake Ebright (Good Men and Unicorns)
Landon Jacob Lee (Uncommon Negotiator)
Lee, Yang Hee (Georgia)
Best Actress
Carlotta Brentan (Fig Jam)
Diana Romo (Retribution)
Kim Steele (Blocks On Gina)
Nhi Do (Hope and Grace)
Kris Ann Russell (Good Men and Unicorns)
Sara Oliva (Lioness)- Winner!
Best Director
Brian Glassford (Uncommon Negotiator)
Jayil Pak (Georgia)
Mel Orpen (Retribution)
Molly Smith (Lioness)- Winner!
Rafeh Mahmud (In Defense of Civil Society)
Stephen Michael Simon (Bacon ‘N’ Laces)
Best Comedy Short Screenplay
Pajama Boy
The Come Up- Winner!
The Rose Royce Dilemma
Best Comedy Feature Length Screenplay
11 Blocks To Go- Winner!
Dial It Back
Best Dark Comedy Short Screenplay
Bandit- Winner!
Drip by Henrietta Biayemi
Best Drama Short Screenplay
Colosseum
For Laughs- Winner!
Joe
Smile On
Sweetwater Road
Our Venue
Wild Heaven West End Brewery & Gardens
1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
