Utopia Film Festival
The Utopia Film Festival desires passionately to identify, promote and engage entertaining and enlightening cinematic works of all genres and styles. Seeking always to provide its audience and filmmakers an enjoyable experience, this event also pursues works that tackle humanity's never ending quest, in all it variables, for the perfect 'utopian' existence. Utopia Film Festival originates from Greenbelt, Maryland, one of FDR's three historic 'Green Towns' founded in 1935.
5th edition
2009 | 19 - 25 October
Utopia Film Festival 5 will mark the second year in which awards for Honorable Mention and Best Film will be received in the Short Film category.
Best Short Film
United States | May 2009 | 7:38
Director: Dustin Grella
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Honorable Mention - Best Short Film
United States | 2009
Director: John Baldino
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United States | May 2009 | 7:38
Director: Dustin Grella
Prayers for Peace is a narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq.
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United States | 2009
Director: John Baldino
The year is 1931, the depression is in full swing. Toby,7, lives alone with is father, Hank. Toby has broken the cardinal rule of chicken farming, he'...
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Butterflies Do Not Drink Coffee
Luxembourg | Apr 2009 | 19:57
Director: Jossy Mayor
Pierre, a very shy man in his 60s faces the prospect of retirement without family or friends.
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Short film types screened

Fiction / Live action

Animation

Documentary

Experimental

Music video
Competition and rewards

International competition

National/regional competition

No cash awards

No screening fees