Recap of Student Shorts 2005

Our fifth year was a defining moment in the history of the festival. With colourful new posters, an incredible ad campaign, T-Shirts, new sponsors and a venue change, Student Shorts 2005 saw the largest attendance turn out we have had to date.
 
Erin, Alex, Brendon of "Anamnesis" and Iain
   

Our four screenings took place at the Innis Town Hall, as people clamored for seats to be amazed by the quality of work the festival had to offer. With hundreds of submissions coming in from around the world, we certainly had a lot to choose from!

This year we had both an opening party venue and, of course, our after party and awards ceremony. The opening party turned out to be a cool little meet and greet at the Regal Beagle on Bloor, with the festival organizers handing out free drinks left, right and centre.

 
The awards being announced at the after party
 
The after party continued its tradition of being a crazy time, as hundreds packed the gallery space of the Artword to enjoy free food, beer and tacos! With the help of some buses ferrying people from the theatre to the party, we managed to secure a truly amazing turnout for the event.
 
Masses devouring the always popular Amato's
 

A heartfelt thanks go out to our party sponsors; Wellington Brewery, Mill Valley Water, Amato's Pizza and Mamasita's Tacos co.

This year the festival was juried by Myrocia Watamaniuk of the Worldwide Short Film Festival, Judy Gladstone of BravoFACT, Silva Basmajian of the National Film Board and renowned documentary producer Lalita Krishna. The awards were presented at the after party, and the tension in the room could be cut with a knife.

 

Erin, Rohan of WESTBOUNDEASTBOUND, Alex and Iain

The 2005 winners were:

Real Short winner:
Borealis Directed by:Dave Clement
Animated Short winner:
The Warrior Directed by: Nazish Naqvi
Experimental winner:
WESTBOUNDEASTBOUND Directed by: Rohan Bader

Narrative winner: Tomorrow Doesn't Look Good Either
Directed by: Jordan Christianson
Best in Pile winner: Anamnesis Directed by: Brendon Foster-Algoo
 

BiteTV also awarded Stuntman by Justin Lovell a special BiteTV award for the funniest film of the festival.

Thanks go out to all of our awards sponsors, Sim Video, Exclusive Video, Kodak Canada, DOC, The Worldwide Short Film Festival, BiteTV, Aden Camera, and The National Film Board of Canada.
 
Dave Clement of "Borealis" enjoys a Wellington with Alex

 

All in all, our fifth year was a real turning point in the festival, and we are proud to say that we will be back next year with an even better festival.

Thank you all for supporting the student film community, and we hope you all attend next year!

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Photos for 2005 Student Shorts by: James Shepherd