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FINALISTS & SEMI-FINALISTS 2007

Announced August 15th, 2007
Winners will be announced September 1st

FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order

FICTION CATEGORY
ANIMAL DECAY
Directed by Jeffrey Durkin - San Diego, CA

ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
Directed by Doug Karr - Toronto, Canada

BACKYARD SUICIDE
Directed by Mats Karsvall - Stockholm, Sweden

HONORED
Directed by Stephanie Fischette - Brooklyn, NY

KAGE
Directed by Takeshi Maya - Tokyo, Japan

RAW FOOTAGE
Directed by Rupert Thompson - Pasadena, CA
 
SATURDAY NIGHT NEWTON SUNDAY MORNING ENMORE
Directed by Christopher Johnson - Redfern, Australia

THE EVIL INSIDE
Directed by John McGrath - Los Angeles, CA

ANIMATION CATEGORY
AFTER SCHOOL MIDNIGHT
Directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo - Fukuoka, Japan

ANATOMY 101
Directed by Anton Dawson - Novato, CA

ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
Directed by Michael Attardi - Port Monmouth, NJ


DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
ABSOLUTE ZERO
Directed by Alan Woodruff - St. Kilda, Australia
 
DOWNWINDERS: THE PEOPLE OF PAROWAN
Directed by Jake White - Beverly Hills, CA

HELL ON WHEELS
Directed by Adam Blasucci - Cinnaminson, NJ

ZHOPU
Directed by Ted Vaill - Malibu, CA

 

STUDENT FILM CATEGORY
DISPOSABLE
Directed by Anthony Buncio - Carson, CA (Art Institute of California)

POP FOUL
Directed by Moon Molson - New York, NY (Columbia University - School of Arts)

POSTCARD VERNOSTI
Directed by Andrew Lewis - Australia (Edith Cowan University)

RUNAWAY

Directed by Joe C (yu chieh) Lee - San Francisco, CA (Academy of Art University)

THE PROJECTIONIST
Directed by Elaine Liu - Kensington, MD (New York University)

WITHOUT WARNING
Directed by Corey Mayne & Ryan Stone - Ontario, Canada (Sheridan College)


MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
HIP HOP FELONS
Music by Jason Umino - Lyrics by Ryan Ishii
Directed by Ryan Ishii - Manhattan Beach, CA


NOTHING I COULD SAY
Music group Diecast
Directed by Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci - Belmont, MA

PARAMOUNT
3 Songs Productions - Dead Arm aka Dan North, Cleopatra, K.B aka Kevin Burns
Directed by Carlos Florez - Los Angeles, CA

 

 

SEMI-FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order


We warmly congratulate all Semi-Finalists for their special work of excellence.
Your film can include in its list of achievements the following award:  
"Semi-Finalist at the Action/Cut 2007 Short Film Competition"

FICTION CATEGORY

APPLE
Directed by Jonas Rudstrom - Karlstad, Sweden

BLACKENED
Directed by Raza Kazmi - Karachi, Pakistan

COURAGE DOESN'T ASK
Directed by Joe Acton - Bellevue, WA
DENIAL
Directed by X Roze - Phoenix, AZ
DREAMS ON A STRING
Directed by Jonathan White - San Jose, CA
GO MY WAY
Directed by Daniel Turner - Borehamwood, England
DOMINATION
Directed by Alican Serbest - Istanbul, Turkey 
JUSTICE ACCOMPLISHED
Directed by Michael Kirschbaum - Los Angeles, CA 
REMEMBER TOMORROW
Directed by Anis Fanaeian - Sydney, Australia
SIREN
Directed by Andras Novak - Budapest, Hungary
SOMETHING TRUE
Directed by Thor Gold - Studio City, CA
THE KNOCK
Directed by Miles Murphy - Sydney, Australia
THE VON
Directed by John Mavety - Sydney, Australia
WATCHING CLOSELY
Directed by James Stevens - Santa Monica, CA
WITHIN
Directed by Wade Robson - Santa Monica, CA
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL
Directed by Trey Chace - Wilson, WY
ZAK'S MACHINE
Directed by Ken Sheetz - Agoura Hills, CA
   
ANIMATION CATEGORY

COFFEE MISHAP
Directed by Kel Varnson - Alberta, Canada

CREEPERS
Directed by Mark Simon - Orlando, FL
ECTYPE'S END
Directed by Jeremy Hay & Dane Jacobs - New Zealand
GLITCH
Directed by Peter Ricq - Vancouver, Canada
   
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
ENGRAVED IN GRANITE
Directed by Levi Alpert - Guilford, CT
LA JOLLA HARBOR SEAL
Directed by Ramy Hassan - San Diego, CA
SAILING THE STAR OF INDIA
Directed by Joe Medeiros - Westlake Village, CA
STOMPING GROUNDS
Directed by Rob Schroeder - Los Angeles, CA
THE LAST GREEKS ON BROOME STREET
Directed by Ed Askinazi - Alexandria, VA

STUDENT FILM CATEGORY

 CHRONICLES OF A HITMAN
Directed by Yuri Alves - Lyndhurst, NJ
New Jersey City University
 GHOST SOLDIER
Directed by Allan Tsao - Scarsdale, NY
New York University
KILLING KILLIAN
Directed by Andrzej Rattinger - New York, NY
Columbia University
MAGNIFICENT MAX
Directed by Jack Price - Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
MAKING THE CUT
Directed by Michael Gorman - Toronto, Canada
Sheridan College
MIZAR
Directed by Yuting Hsueh - Chicago, IL
Columbia College in Chicago
MURDER ON VINE
Directed by Ryan Radefeld - Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
OVER THE LINE
Directed by Sam French - Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
SCALING UP
Directed by Brian Blasiak - Buffalo, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology
SEARCHING
Directed by Erica Spates - Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University
SHADOWS
Directed by Mauricio Perez - National City, CA
Point Loma Nazarene University
THE FLIGHT TO SAVANNAH
Directed by Robert Pietri - London, England
New York University
THE GREAT TOWER INCIDENT
Directed by Lok Hwa & Matt Brewbaker - CA
University of California at Davis
TWO NIGHTS
Directed by Oriol Bernat - Los Angeles, CA
American Film Institute

MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME
Directed by Peter Vass - Glenview, IL
BRIDGE OF NO RETURN
Directed by Michael Downey - Santa Cruz, CA
GONE
Directed by Andrew Watson - Newport Beach, CA
I STILL...
Directed by Peter Vass - Glenview, IL
LEAVE ME ALONE
Directed by Konstantinos Bakouris - Athens, Greece
REBECCA
Directed by Scott Judy - Santa Monica, CA


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Action/Cut wishes to thank all entrants for their participation 
and wish them all success and happiness on their filmmaking endeavors.

We look forward to seeing your new film works in 2008.

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