The Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
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Animation
Mechbird: FIRST PLACE and BEST ANIMATION, directed by Ashley Auld.
The Day of the Subgenius: SECOND PLACE, directed by Chris Hopewell.
Baby-Cue, Animation--HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Hazel Grian.
Magic Realism
Dwindling: FIRST PLACE, and BEST SHORT, directed by Arnie Lerner.
Fate & Fortune: SECOND PLACE, directed by Keith Jefferies.
The Reckoning: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Chris Barfoot and Robert Clother.
Documentary
Foley Street: FIRST PLACE, directed by Tim Clayton and Rob Crowther.
Jack Pierce--The Man Behind the Monsters: SECOND PLACE, directed by Scott Essman.
Extreme Horror
Grasp: FIRST PLACE, directed by Brendan Donovan.
Daddy's Little Girl: SECOND PLACE, directed by Andrew Landesman.
Fantasy
Habirth: FIRST PLACE, directed by Martin Thorne.
Hope: SECOND PLACE, directed by Ron Brinkmann.
General Comedy
Only Joking: FIRST PLACE, directed by Michael Patrick Kelly
Quest for the Holy Porcelain: SECOND PLACE, directed by Ari Eisner
C.O.G. vs. The Phantom: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Lewis D'Aubin and Jim Fairchild.
Gothic Horror
August: FIRST PLACE, directed by Hoku Uchiyama.
SadoMannequin: SECOND PLACE, directed by Jim Torres.
Shadowbox: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Michael Malone.
Horror Comedy
The Boogerman: FIRST PLACE, directed by Jeff Eagle.
Timmy's Wish: SECOND PLACE, directed by Patrick Cannon.
Quiet: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Sylvain White.
Science Fiction
The Machine: FIRST PLACE, directed by Michael Craft.
Redemption: Episode I: SECOND PLACE, directed by Jay A. Kelley.
Division Trade: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Christos Chrestatos.
Paranoia3: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Cathy Raymond, Saif Ansari, and Nick Nigro.
Spoof
Nerd Wars: FIRST PLACE, directed by Elton Sebastian.
Dial "A" for Alphaman: SECOND PLACE, directed by Mike Jackson.
Evilbusters: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Aaron King.
The Human BEEing: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Tony Shea.