The Shark Short Film Awards has announced its Short Film and Branded Content winners for 2021.
Two Grands Prix were awarded:
- TBWA/Chiat Day New York’s Love, Lawyers & The Government for Family Equity in Branded Content
- Armoury’s Eyelash in Short Film
Gold award winners in Branded Content were:
- Zulu Alpha Kilo Royal Canadian Legion for for HomeEquity Bank
- Boldly Creative Agency for Specialized Bicycles
- Kode Media for Reign Energy
- Armoury, Untold: The Police (EP1 Life as a Black Police Officer) for Home Office
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Born Guilty, for Innocence Project
15 Golds were awarded in Best Short Film
Best Short Film Under 5 Minutes:
- Armoury’s Eyelash
- Taj Mahal presents… A Short Film, by David Dearlove with Neil Linpow.
Best Short Film Under 10 Mins:
- My Time, by Giulia Gandini with Abby Mizon. Entrant Company: Snapper Films
Best Short Film Under 15 Minutes:
- Inferno by Joakim Behrman & Simon Pontén. With Victor Swiatek, Kristoffer Persson and Rob Andersohn. Entrant Company: Behrman Film Co.
Best Short Film Under 25 Minutes:
- An Everyday Act by Gavin Scott Whitfield with Jennifer Monks. Entrant Company: Intermission Film
Best International Direction:
- Filmakademie’s Felix Antretter, Michael Hessenbruch & Stefanie Gödicke for Born Guilty
Best Irish Direction:
Gavin Fitzgerald with Colin Brady & Steve Sheehy for Reincarnation
Best Documentary Short: Reincarnation
The full list of winners is HERE
Juror and writer and director, Sarah Clift, commented, “I’m really impressed by the level of nominated work in this year’s Shark Awards, and the short film and craft sections in particular. When it comes to making short films, it’s no easy task, and particularly with very limited budgets; but the selected work is a fantastic reminder of why it’s all really worth the sweat and the tears. So therefore, a big well done to everyone involved in making short films and content, and a huge congratulations to all of the nominees.”
Other jury members were: Jen Speirs (ECD Rothco), Des Creedon (ECD TBWA Dublin), Michael Creagh (writer/director), Siobhan Murphy (EP & MD Merman), Polly du Plessis (EP), Charles Crisp (Head of Production T&Partnership) and Sarah Leccacorvi (Head of Content Havas Entertainment).
