Sherwood Players is a community driven entertainment collective based in Los Angeles, CA. We are currently accepting short films for our international film festival with strong visions from any part of the world. Open to any country, any genre, any year, just as long as it is 20 minutes or less!
All WINNERS are promoted through our social media and website. For this purpose, we require that projects are fully entered on FilmFreeway, including synopsis, and downloadable poster, and trailer.
All NOMINATED films will receive the Sherwood Players International Film Festival official laurel and the custom certificate of achievement according to their final status in the competition.
All FINALISTS will be invited to have their film screened at our LIVE in-person festival and awards ceremony happening in Hollywood, CA mid December.
2022 WINNERS
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -- “The Fast Family Cruz to the Coastline Car Collective”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT -- “Paper Cuts TV. ‘The Balloon’”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO -- “Broken Mirror – Kayla Burch”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY -- Patrick Colman Duncan, “Life’s a Pitch”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Ryan McGrady, “The Pinnacle”
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Kris Slagter & Sven Trotter, “Fear Incarnate”
BEST EDITING -- Patrick Colman Duncan, “Jes and Lara”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE -- Jehad Choate, “Looking for Frank”
BEST LEAD ACTOR -- Skyler Bible, “Vesper”
BEST LEAD ACTRESS -- Grace Noble, “The Pinnacle”
BEST ENSEMBLE -- Jillian Allen, Melissa Balocca & Lizette Santiago, “Café Spanglish”
BEST COMEDY SHORT -- “Millicent & Me and The Apple Tree”
BEST DRAMA SHORT -- “The Blue Bed”
BEST DIRECTOR -- Golnaz Jamsheed, “Pregnant”
BEST US SHORT FILM -- “Spy v Spia”
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT -- “The British Broadcasting Corporal” [New Zealand]
AUDIENCE AWARD RUNNER UP -- "The Pinnacle"
AUDIENCE AWARD -- "Vesper"