Hello Everyone,
Thank you for the tremendous support this weekend, giving us impetus to continue to provide our community more quality short films, panel discussions and event parties..We are already scheming for 2012!!!
For those of you who couldnt attend, here is a link to some pictures taken by Katrina..bless her heart for doing such a great job...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=277800&id=576377632
And now..THE AWARD WINNERS!
EXPERIMENTAL
Winner: Abstract? / Alexei Dmitriev/ Russia
Honorable
Mention: Next/ Joshan Esfondian/ Germany
ANIMATION
Winner: Astronomer s Sun / Peter Kershaw/ USA ( Santa Fe)
Honorable
Mention: Prayers for Peace / Dustin Grella/ USA
DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Charcoal Burners / Piotr Zlotorowicz/ Poland
Honorable
Mention: Dreams Awake/ Kevin Gordon/ USA
Honorable
Mention: The Fall Line/ Tyler Stapleford/ USA
DRAMATIC FICTION
Winner: Estocolmo/ Juan Francisco Viruega/ Spain
Honorable
Mention: Cuando Corres/ Mikel Rueda/ Spain
COMEDY FICTION
Winner: Uncle Jack/ Jamin Winans/ USA
Honorable
Mention: Victor Ramiriz, Asesino/ Ravi Kapoor/ USA
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Good Luck Mr. Gorski/ Aaron Shiver & Allegra Huston
USA/ ( Taos)
Honorable
Mention: The Yellow Balloon/ Ben Thompson/ USA
Baby Monitor/ Jocelyn Jansons/ USA ( Santa Fe)
Honorable
Mention per program: The Necklace/ MaryLee Hermann/ USA
This Song is Old/ Bruce Sheridan/ USA
Stan vs Squirrel/ LillyAnn Boruszkowski/ USA
Passion Colors/ Neil Needleman/ USA
Again..Thank you to filmmakers, panelists, judges, VOLUNTEERS, and a special shortie thanks to Tizzz Tizdale and Todd Ritchie, production masters extraordinaire..the festival would not have happened without YOU!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
About our Award Sponsors
About our Awards Sponsors….
Chris Dahl-Bredine
Amazing aerial photography..Chris has been
To see this spectacular world from above - to soar like the birds - has been a dream of humans since the beginning of time. I have had this same dream since I was a child. My dream became a reality with my decision to learn to fly. I chose to fly something small and open so I could really see and experience my surroundings - an ultralight aircraft.
What I see while up in the sky inspires me to document these beautiful sights through photography. Through these images I intend to convey the feeling of peace, the sense of wonder and awe that one feels while flying above the earth. This is what I experience from above. Enjoy.
Shotfromabove.com
Lenny Foster
My life has been filled with many blessings. One of the blessings I am most cognizant of and thankful for is the gift of sight, both the physical and the imaginative. My mission
at this point in my life is to show my gratitude for this gift by honoring and documenting beauty and what I perceive to be the presence of spirit in all that I encounter.
The process of creating photographs for me is about communing with the Divine.
Through this dialogue, with camera in hand, I’ve had numerous opportunities
to transfer onto film my intimate revelations or sublime moments of
spiritual insight. Pure joy is also a major contributing factor in my desire to
capture and share wonderful images.
Lennyfoster.com
Iva Morris
New Mexico artist Iva Morris has been making art for over twenty years. After receiving her BA in Art Education at the University of New Mexico in 1981, Ms. Morris taught art and participated in the Artist in Residence program, painting murals with children around the state of New Mexico. She began working with pastels nine years ago and has continued to show both locally and nationally, winning awards for both her prints and pastels. She is a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of New Mexico. She lives with her two children and husband, painter Brian O'Connor, in the small farming community of Las Nutrias, New Mexico. Her work can be found at Lewellen Contemporary in Sante Fe, Weems Galleries in Albuquerque, and Indigo Gallery in Madrid, NM. A comment made by painter Andrew Wyeth pretty much sums up my approach to art: "Art is nothing more than the people that you love and the place where you live."
Ivamorris.com
Brian O’ Connor
During a year in Ecuador and Peru, searching for mushrooms and divinity, I began to make art, something I continued to do during the two years of working throughout the western United States that followed. Construction work financed my returned to UNM where I graduated in 1983 with a B.F.A., a degree which I have found immensely useful in securing the various lucrative positions that I've held during the last twenty years from gutting salmon in Kenai, Alaska, to milking cows in Las Nutrias, New Mexico, to hanging sheet rock, iron working and steel framing everywhere in the universe.
But throughout, I've painted and shown professionally in galleries and museums across the country, receiving a Western States NEA Fellowship in 1990 and having solo shows in Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and New York. I've lectured at universities as a visiting guest artist, conducted painting workshops from San Diego to Santa Fe, and I teach a regular painting gig at the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque.
brian-o-connor.com
Alisa Ritchie / Jewelry Designer, Fabricator and Owner
My inspirations are designs I see in nature and architecture, the
beauty of simplicity and the joy of giving jewelry a life of it's own.
I allow it, in part, to create itself. Textures that play with light and
shadow are also an integral part of my designing. Creating
beauty through art is where I'm happiest.
I work with silver and gold alloys, occasionally using copper metal
for a contrast in color. I am presently fascinated with surface textures,
incorporating such techniques as reticulation, Kumboo, and folding
metal in my work.
AWARDS:
2009 Best of Contemporary Jewelry- Taos Invites Taos Fall Arts Festival
aguiladesigns.etsy.com
Chris Dahl-Bredine
Amazing aerial photography..Chris has been
To see this spectacular world from above - to soar like the birds - has been a dream of humans since the beginning of time. I have had this same dream since I was a child. My dream became a reality with my decision to learn to fly. I chose to fly something small and open so I could really see and experience my surroundings - an ultralight aircraft.
What I see while up in the sky inspires me to document these beautiful sights through photography. Through these images I intend to convey the feeling of peace, the sense of wonder and awe that one feels while flying above the earth. This is what I experience from above. Enjoy.
Shotfromabove.com
Lenny Foster
My life has been filled with many blessings. One of the blessings I am most cognizant of and thankful for is the gift of sight, both the physical and the imaginative. My mission
at this point in my life is to show my gratitude for this gift by honoring and documenting beauty and what I perceive to be the presence of spirit in all that I encounter.
The process of creating photographs for me is about communing with the Divine.
Through this dialogue, with camera in hand, I’ve had numerous opportunities
to transfer onto film my intimate revelations or sublime moments of
spiritual insight. Pure joy is also a major contributing factor in my desire to
capture and share wonderful images.
Lennyfoster.com
Iva Morris
New Mexico artist Iva Morris has been making art for over twenty years. After receiving her BA in Art Education at the University of New Mexico in 1981, Ms. Morris taught art and participated in the Artist in Residence program, painting murals with children around the state of New Mexico. She began working with pastels nine years ago and has continued to show both locally and nationally, winning awards for both her prints and pastels. She is a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of New Mexico. She lives with her two children and husband, painter Brian O'Connor, in the small farming community of Las Nutrias, New Mexico. Her work can be found at Lewellen Contemporary in Sante Fe, Weems Galleries in Albuquerque, and Indigo Gallery in Madrid, NM. A comment made by painter Andrew Wyeth pretty much sums up my approach to art: "Art is nothing more than the people that you love and the place where you live."
Ivamorris.com
Brian O’ Connor
During a year in Ecuador and Peru, searching for mushrooms and divinity, I began to make art, something I continued to do during the two years of working throughout the western United States that followed. Construction work financed my returned to UNM where I graduated in 1983 with a B.F.A., a degree which I have found immensely useful in securing the various lucrative positions that I've held during the last twenty years from gutting salmon in Kenai, Alaska, to milking cows in Las Nutrias, New Mexico, to hanging sheet rock, iron working and steel framing everywhere in the universe.
But throughout, I've painted and shown professionally in galleries and museums across the country, receiving a Western States NEA Fellowship in 1990 and having solo shows in Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and New York. I've lectured at universities as a visiting guest artist, conducted painting workshops from San Diego to Santa Fe, and I teach a regular painting gig at the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque.
brian-o-connor.com
Alisa Ritchie / Jewelry Designer, Fabricator and Owner
My inspirations are designs I see in nature and architecture, the
beauty of simplicity and the joy of giving jewelry a life of it's own.
I allow it, in part, to create itself. Textures that play with light and
shadow are also an integral part of my designing. Creating
beauty through art is where I'm happiest.
I work with silver and gold alloys, occasionally using copper metal
for a contrast in color. I am presently fascinated with surface textures,
incorporating such techniques as reticulation, Kumboo, and folding
metal in my work.
AWARDS:
2009 Best of Contemporary Jewelry- Taos Invites Taos Fall Arts Festival
aguiladesigns.etsy.com
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Taos Shortz Film Fest
Join in this year's festival which will be held at the Harwood Museum of Art’s new Arthur Bell Auditorium, March 4th, 5th and 6th. There will be more venues and events TBA as our schedule develops. The kick-off festival program Friday night will be in conjunction with the Harwood's New Mexorado art opening.
We are programming our new Film Schedule with over fifty short films, panel discussions, Q&A with visiting filmmakers and networking parties.
TSFF is rapidly gaining placement with the highest rated short film fests in the United States. In addition to providing indie filmmakers with a venue and public exposure of their work, TSFF also provides an educational and cultural opportunity for the general public to see and discuss these films.
The Fest has grown gradually each year and brings a modest throng of directors, writers, producers, actors and related family members and friends to Taos where they rub elbows with film festival savvy local audiences. This year our schedule lineup and visiting filmmakers will continue to put Taos on the map, bringing world class cinema to our community, and beyond.
We are programming our new Film Schedule with over fifty short films, panel discussions, Q&A with visiting filmmakers and networking parties.
TSFF is rapidly gaining placement with the highest rated short film fests in the United States. In addition to providing indie filmmakers with a venue and public exposure of their work, TSFF also provides an educational and cultural opportunity for the general public to see and discuss these films.
The Fest has grown gradually each year and brings a modest throng of directors, writers, producers, actors and related family members and friends to Taos where they rub elbows with film festival savvy local audiences. This year our schedule lineup and visiting filmmakers will continue to put Taos on the map, bringing world class cinema to our community, and beyond.
Monday, February 8, 2010
2010 Taos Shortz Award Winners!!!!
THANK YOU FILMMAKERS , JUDGES AND EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS FESTIVAL THE BEST EVER!
Best Documentary:
Honorable Mention: Last Night at the Drive Inn
Brennan Leverenz
WINNER: The Molky Way
Gonzalo Ballester
Best Animation:
Honorable Mention: 'Nsta Charge
Igor Choromanski
WINNER: The Empress
Lyle Pisio
Best Experimental:
Honorable Mention: Girl in a Wedding Dress
Jacqueline Dowling
WINNER: Found/ Nothing Missing
Patricia McInroy
Best Drama Fiction:
Honorable Mention: Una Causa Noble
Miles Merritt/ Gail Kempler
WINNER: Miracle Fish
Luke Doolan
Best Comedy Fiction:
Honorable Mention: A Bit Off Key
Kyle Traynor
WINNER: True Beauty This Night
Peter Besson
Peoples Choice Award....
Honorable Mention: Porque Hay Cosas Que Nuncas Se Olvidan
Lucas Figueroa
Finding Jacob
Brett Stumpp
WINNER: Delivery Date
Matt Page, Glenn Hughes
Best Documentary:
Honorable Mention: Last Night at the Drive Inn
Brennan Leverenz
WINNER: The Molky Way
Gonzalo Ballester
Best Animation:
Honorable Mention: 'Nsta Charge
Igor Choromanski
WINNER: The Empress
Lyle Pisio
Best Experimental:
Honorable Mention: Girl in a Wedding Dress
Jacqueline Dowling
WINNER: Found/ Nothing Missing
Patricia McInroy
Best Drama Fiction:
Honorable Mention: Una Causa Noble
Miles Merritt/ Gail Kempler
WINNER: Miracle Fish
Luke Doolan
Best Comedy Fiction:
Honorable Mention: A Bit Off Key
Kyle Traynor
WINNER: True Beauty This Night
Peter Besson
Peoples Choice Award....
Honorable Mention: Porque Hay Cosas Que Nuncas Se Olvidan
Lucas Figueroa
Finding Jacob
Brett Stumpp
WINNER: Delivery Date
Matt Page, Glenn Hughes
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The 3rd annual Taos Shortz Film Fest
Mark you calanders, folks!!!
This years fest is February 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010 at the Kachina Lodge in Taos, N.M.
We will feature 50 + juried short films from around the world.
Films from India, Australia, Spain, Germany, Sweden, England and Canada will be highlighted,
as well as films from around the US; many from right here in our home state, New Mexico...
Its time to create your festival schedule.... The Taos Shortz Film fest is just around the corner – and now, you can start
the challenging process of figuring out which screenings can’t be missed!
With so many great films to choose from, we’ve made it easier for you to figure out where to start:
Log onto www.taosshortz.com online program guide and you’ll find your own personal roadmap to the hidden gems
of the festival. Taos Shortz has partnered with B-Side so you can discover the films that interest you,
add them to your personal calendar, and follow the festival buzz to find the highest rated or most anticipated films
as well as parties, updates and events...
We look forward to bringing you an unparalleled lineup this year – as well as an unparalleled festival experience.
See you at the movies!
Taos Shortz
This years fest is February 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010 at the Kachina Lodge in Taos, N.M.
We will feature 50 + juried short films from around the world.
Films from India, Australia, Spain, Germany, Sweden, England and Canada will be highlighted,
as well as films from around the US; many from right here in our home state, New Mexico...
Its time to create your festival schedule.... The Taos Shortz Film fest is just around the corner – and now, you can start
the challenging process of figuring out which screenings can’t be missed!
With so many great films to choose from, we’ve made it easier for you to figure out where to start:
Log onto www.taosshortz.com online program guide and you’ll find your own personal roadmap to the hidden gems
of the festival. Taos Shortz has partnered with B-Side so you can discover the films that interest you,
add them to your personal calendar, and follow the festival buzz to find the highest rated or most anticipated films
as well as parties, updates and events...
We look forward to bringing you an unparalleled lineup this year – as well as an unparalleled festival experience.
See you at the movies!
Taos Shortz
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The 3rd annual Taos Shortz Film Fest
Mark you calanders, folks!!!
This years fest is February 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010.
This years fest is February 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010.
We will feature 50 + juried short films from around the world.
Films from India, Australia, Spain,Germany, Sweden, England and Canada will be highlighted, as well as films from around the US; many from right here in our home state, New Mexico...
Check back for updates on filmmaker attendance, awards and schedule changes
Our mission is to provide indie filmmakers a venue
The Taos Shortz Film Fest is a program of Open Hearth, a 501 (c)
www.taosshortz.com
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Welcome to the Taos Shortz Film Fest 2010!
The Call for Entries is now open for the 3rd annual Taos Shortz Film Fest....
…The hottest shorts film fest in Northern New Mexico…
We are dedicated to featuring quality, juried short films from around the globe. We would like to bring your adventure of creativity to our film fest...
So here's another opportunity to strut your stuff amidst the mountains and mesas of Taos, New Mexico.
Have a tale to tell? A secret to reveal? A truth that screams to be heard?
We are accepting submissions of a grabbag of genres:
animation, comedy fiction, dramatic fiction, documentary, experimental
Please visit www.taosshortz.com for complete details
SUBMIT YOUR FILM!!!!
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