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  The Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge

2021

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." - L.P. Hartley

Playlist of 2021 Official Selections

Full Playlist of Entries

Jury Award Winners

FIRST PLACE
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"The Border"

by  Gianinni Semedo Moreira
​(Key Collaborator - Mat young) 


RUNNER UP
"Maggot"

by Samuel Ameen
​(Key Collaborator - Harrison Reishman) 

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HONORABLE MENTION
"Gen V"

by Dalia Rooni
​(Key Collaborator - Lauren Noll) 

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The Adi Shankar Development Award Winners

Dalia Rooni
Nathaniel Krause
Gianinni Semedo Moreira
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Shout! Factory Genre Filmmaker of the Future Award

Gianinni Semedo Moreira
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Key Collaborator Award Winners

FIRST PLACE
RUNNER UP
HONORABLE MENTION
​​Keith Jeffries
​Nathaniel Krause
​Nika Khitrova
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Best Actor - Drama Winners

FIRST PLACE
Tongayi Chirisa
​"The Border"
RUNNER UP
Newton Mayenge
"Inheritance"
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Best Actor - Comedy Winners

FIRST PLACE
Jacob Rice
​"Understudied"
RUNNER UP
Dalia Rooni
​"GEN V"
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Best Cinematography Winners

FIRST PLACE
Joseph Murray
"Maggot"
RUNNER UP
Nathaniel Krause
"Evac"

Best Editing Winners

FIRST PLACE
Collin Black
​"Understudied"
RUNNER UP
Dave Penner
​"Evac"

Best Writing Winners

FIRST PLACE
Dalia Rooni
"GEN V"
RUNNER UP
Collin Black
​"Understudied"

Best Use of Quote Winners

FIRST PLACE
Sung Shin
​"Conjured My Mom for Her B-Day (not a Clickbait)
RUNNER UP
D. Paddy Bloom
"Inheritance"

Best Audio and Sound Winners

FIRST PLACE
Adam Kopald
​​"Maggot"
RUNNER UP
Cyril Meyer
​"The Border"

Best Music

FIRST PLACE
Pietro Milanesi
"Evac"
RUNNER UP
Dave Penner
​"GEN V"

Best Concept

Dalia Rooni
"GEN V"

Best Set Photo

Samuel Ameen
​"Maggot"
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First Time Filmmaker Rookie Award

Collin Black
​"Understudied"

2021 First Round Judges

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Shawn Kathryn Kane

Shawn Kathryn Kane is an actress and writer, known for Days of Our Lives, MacGyver (2017) and Safe (2018). Her training includes film and theater, having studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, with the Atlantic Theater Company, and with Ivana Chubbuck. She's from a multicultural family and speaks some Spanish and German. She is a previous winner of the CFC's Best Writing award. 

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Brion Hambel

Brion is an independent producer living in Los Angeles. His credits include SXSW winner Natural Selection, Scenic Route, Better Watch Out, and Tone-Deaf. His latest producorial effort, Ike Boys (a family-friendly, kaiju fantasy adventure that mixes live action with anime and tokusatsu), is currently in post-production. 
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Tiffany Brower

Tiffany Brower has been in Television and Film Production for 20 years, and has been a Post Production Supervisor for 10 years. Specializing in animation, but with an eye for detail and good writing, her love of film goes beyond any specific genre. ​​

2021 Judges

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Lauren Craniotes
Lauren Craniotes is an agent at the legendary Gersh Agency and the former Vice President of Production at Sony Stage 6. She is also a veteran Hollywood Producer and accomplished film executive. She formerly worked at Warner Bros and is also a producer of independent film.
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Gus Krieger
Gus Krieger is an award-winning writer/director/producer of stage and screen. His first produced feature screenplay “The Killing Room” premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. In 2012, Krieger served as Associate Producer on the horror feature “Would You Rather” and produced "Fender Bender" for Shout! Factory in 2016. As writer-director-producer, Krieger’s feature films include the philosophical thriller "The Binding," and the 2018 Slamdance Audience Award-winning hip-hop drama "My Name Is Myeisha."
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Adi Shankar
Adi Shankar is a producer, director and YouTube personality best known for being the youngest producer to have a number one film at the North American box office with The Grey.  He is executive producer of Lone Survivor, Dredd, Killing Them Softly, and A Walk Among the Tombstones among other films and TV series including Netflix's Castlevania and the upcoming Captain Laserhawk. 
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Jarissa Aquinde
Jarissa Aquinde is a talent manger at Semler Entertainment, representing actors such as Nathan Kress, Ashley Liao, Chris Brochu, Geoffrey Owens  and Barry Brewer. 
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Chantal Rickards
At the end of 2019 Chantal Rickards stepped down from the role of CEO of BAFTA in Los Angeles after nearly five years in post.

Prior to her role at BAFTA LA, Chantal was Head of Programming and Branded Content at WPP’s GroupM media agency MEC. She brought to MEC a wealth of TV production and management expertise having spent the early part of her career as a researcher, producer, executive producer, and director of Factual Entertainment programs such as Through the Keyhole, This Morning, Masterchef and Countdown. Chantal is now a film consultant and Board Director based in London. 
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Julien Lasseur and Brian Groh
Winners of the 2019 CFC Jury Award, Julien Lasseur and Brian Groh are a filmmaking duo well traveled on the short film festival circuit with multiple awards and bushels of “Official selection” laurels attached to their films. Best known for taking rich characters on wholly original journeys, they continue to build their portfolio of produced works as they move into feature films. In the meantime, Project Greenlight, Vimeo Staff Pick and Funny or Die are just a few of the platforms featuring their work. 
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