Miami short film fest nominees

12 DAYS UNTIL THE FESTIVAL!
The Miami Short Film Festival promo contest winner has been selected and is now on the website – you can view it by visiting www.miamishortfilmfestival.com.



Walk In The Park BEST LOCAL Marc Ruiz
A Monkton Family Christmas BEST LOCAL Angel Barroeta
Let Go BEST LOCAL Hugo Torres
Checkpoint BEST NARRATIVE Ben Phelps
Personal Spectator BEST NARRATIVE Emmanuel Jespers
Pismo BEST NARRATIVE Matvei Zhivov
Aquarium BEST NARRATIVE Rob Meyer
DJ:LA BEST EXPERIMENTAL Jerry Chan
Lucifer BEST EXPERIMENTAL Ray Griggs
Spin Cycle BEST EXPERIMENTAL Dave Rubinson
Flash Banner Contest BEST EXPERIMENTAL Scott Gelber
King Justice BEST DOCUMENTARY Miguel Herrera
The Fight/La Lucha BEST DOCUMENTARY Alex Festinese/Madia Levi
Measles BEST ANIMATION Yasmeen Ismail
Loom BEST ANIMATION Scott Kravitz
Bare BEST ANIMATION Andy Lyon


The director, Alex Montilla is a senior at the University of Miami. He is a Motion Pictures and Creative Writing double major. He has written, directed, produced, acted in and edited numerous student films. In addition, he has also worked on many professional projects as an actor, production assistant, editor, and web designer. Currently, he is editing a short film which he also wrote and directed, "The Artist as a Young Man: A Portrait of Cameorn Fairchild," starring Steven Crowley.