The 2008 Indie Short Film Competition Winners The Indie Short Film Competition would like to thank everyone who entered the competition, also a special thanks to our sponsors and judges for their support. Below is the list of winners for the 2008 competition. Congratulations to all the winners! Indie Short Film Competition 2008 GRAND PRIZE WINNER Best In Short Film Award "Leto" Directed by Luke Dye Knoxville, TN U.S.A. 28:30 Minutes Written by Luke Dye Produced by Nicole Henrich and Matthew Pessoni Synopsis: The story of a Mr. Leto, a motel assistant manager who has lived his life on the other side of the glass, always looking out. He watches as the motel’s occupants pass him by, wishing for their lives in lieu of his own. Until the day he gets his wish and sees that every life has its vice.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 OVERALL 2nd PLACE WINNER "The Flying Monk" Directed by Matthew Inns Invercargill, Southland New Zealand 24:37 Minutes Written by Matthew Inns Produced by Matthew Inns and Bryan Campbell Synopsis: After discovering his past uncle’s plans to build a flying machine and fly to heaven, Brother Eilmer, an Eleventh Century Monk, takes it upon himself to fulfill his uncle’s long forgotten dream.     2008 BEST IN CATEGORY WINNERS Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST DRAMA AWARD WINNER "SICK" Directed by Mike Rymer Epsom, Surrey U.K. 15:45 Minutes Written by Mike Rymer Produced by Christine Hartland Synopsis: The experience of depression and alcoholism have left Brian’s daughter Amanda relying on him for her son’s welfare. When Brian’s wife dies and he gives the child into social care, Amanda’s world falls apart and she and her father don’t speak for 15 years. That is until she gathers the strength to visit him.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST HORROR / THRILLER AWARD WINNER "He Dies at the End" Directed by Damian Mc Carthy Cork, Ireland 4:30 Minutes Written by Damian Mc Carthy Produced by Damian Mc Carthy and Alan Mehigan Synopsis: Sitting alone in his office a man takes and online quiz which promises to tell him how he will die. But is he really alone?   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST COMEDY AWARD WINNER "Square One" Directed by Kurt de Vries Largo, FL U.S.A. 8:00 Minutes Written by Tony Russo Produced by Kurt de Vries and Tony Russo Synopsis: A food critic encounters a life altering experience with a restroom attendant while in the bathroom.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST ANIMATION AWARD "The Mariner" Directed by Kevin McGuiness St. Catharines, Ontario Canada 4:00 Minutes Written & Produced by Kevin McGuiness Synopsis: The journey of a young man to a lighthouse to uncover the truth behind a mythic figure named “the Mariner”.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN AWARD WINNER "Return My Scenery" Directed by Soumya Dev Bhubaneswar, Orissa India 3:47 Minutes Written and Produced by Soumya Dev Synopsis: Rajesh, a fifth grader has drawn a picture of his favorite scenery for his school project. However, to his dismay, after showing his father (a real estate developer) the scenery his father decides he wants to develop the land for business.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST SCI-FI AWARD WINNER "Black Hole" Directed by Marco Bolognesi London U.K. 10:56 Minutes Written by Tiziana Silvestre Produced by Tiziana Silvestre and Alessandra Migani Synopsis: As the spaceship Crimson is dragged by a magnetic force of the black hole, Richard, the computer, and the sexy commander Catherine plot to transform humans into cyborgs.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD WINNER "Surving Sounds of Haida" Directed by Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. Jersey City, NJ U.S.A. 8:15 Minutes Written and Produced by Frederick Otilius Olsen, Jr. Synopsis: Haida elders from Kasaan Alaska share some of their endangered Haida Language.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST LGBT AWARD WINNER "Out of Touch" Directed by LaVonda McWilliams London England 17:00 Minutes Written and Produced by LaVonda McWilliams   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD WINNER "Creep" Directed by Neil Payne Costa Mesa, CA U.S.A. 3:56 Minutes Written by Josh Rivera Produced by Janet M. Escobar Synopsis: A throwback to the early 90's music videos filled with metaphors of love, life, and death with music from Radiohead.   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE AWARD WINNER "Militia" Directed by Marie Gatica Argentina 14:00 Minutes Written and Produced by Marie Gatica   Indie Short Film Competition 2008 "DOOR PRIZE" WINNER "Alice & Huck" Directed by Kaleena Kiff British Columbia Canada 14:56 Minutes Written by R.W. Gray Produced by Allison Mack and Galen Fletcher   HONORABLE MENTION RECIPIENTS (in alphabetical order) Alice & Huck Directed by: Kaleena Kiff - British Columbia, Canada Antique Directed by: Katrine Liv Settergren Larsen - Kobenhavn V, Denmark Assault In Brooklyn Directed by: Hugh Staples - Reisterstown, Maryland, U.S.A. Boxed In Directed by: Sam Gilberg - New York, NY, U.S.A. Crossing Sides Directed by: Raoul Dyssell - Cape Town, South Africa Future Perfect Directed by: Marc Steele - Camas, Washington, U.S.A. Lost Brother Directed by: Roberto Lopez - Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. New Educational Series - Better Military Modeling Directed by: Jill Kennedy - Auckland, New Zealand Reverie Directed by: Paula Wood - Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A. The Consequences of Absolute Freedom Directed by: Scott Selkirk - Bondi, Australia   Click Here for the complete list of 2008 Finalists.