Shark Awards Announces 2021 Short Film and Branded Content Winners

The Sharks Short Film Awards have announced their Short Film and Branded Content winners for 2021.

The jury who judged both Short Film and Branded Content awarded two Grand Prix. TBWA/Chiat Day NY’s ‘Love, Lawyers & The Government’ won in Branded Content and Armoury’s ‘Eyelash’ won in Short Film.

Gold awards in Branded Content went to Zulu Alpha Kilo for HomeEquity Bank /Royal Canadian Legion, Boldly Creative Agency for Specialized Bicycles, Kode Media for Reign Energy and Armoury for Home Office.

Armoury’s ‘Eyelash’ and ‘Taj Mahal Presents’ were awarded Best Short Film Under 5 Minutes. Best Short Film Under 10 Mins was awarded to Snapper Films for ‘My Time’, Best Short Film Under 15 Minutes was Behrman Film Co ‘Inferno’ and Best Short Film Under 25 Minutes was awarded to Intermission Film for ‘An Everyday Act’.

Best International Direction was awarded to Filmakademie's Felix Antretter, Michael Hessenbruch & Stefanie Gödicke for 'Born Guilty' and Best Irish Direction to Colin Brady & Steve Sheehy for 'Reincarnation'. ‘Reincarnation’ also won Best Documentary Short.

The full list of winners is HERE

Juror member 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.”

In addition to Sarah, the jury consisted of 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).