Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, which showcases the work of some of the U.K.’s most talented young filmmakers, has announced its winner. The winners are

The Ascent Media Short Film Award
Winner – CUBS – Director: Tom Harper @ Free Range Films

Runners up:
HIBERNATION – Director: John Williams @ Sound Films
THIS IS ME – Director: Sam Arthur @ Academy

The Vue Animation Award
Winner – RABBIT – Director: Run Wrake @ Sclah Films

Runners up:
UNACCOMPANIED LADY – Director: Kevin Baldwin @ Chicken Prods.
ASTRONAUTS – Director: Matthew Walker @ Thing

The Arri/Arri Media Newcomer Award
Winner – GOODBYE MR SNUGGLES – Director: Jonathan Hopkins @ Between The Eyes

Runners up:
THE TECHNICAL HITCH – Director: Jonathan Dunleavy @ Screen East
TEN THOUSAND PICTURES OF YOU – Director: Robin King @ Stand Alone Films Ltd.

The Sony Music Video Award
Winner – The White Stripes “The Denial Twist” – Director: Michel Gondry @ Partizan

Runners up:
Beck “Girl” – Director: Motion Theory @ Rokkit Ltd.
Gorillaz “El Manana” – Directors: Pete Candeland and Jamie Hewlett @ Passion Pictures

The Adobe Title Sequences & Idents Award
Winner – “Come Home To The Simpsons” – Director: Chris Palmer @ Gorgeous

Runners up: “Motorola” – Directors: Smith & Foulkes @ Nexus Productions
“CMT Music” – Directors: EYEBALLNYC @ EYEBALLNYC

Awards were presented on Aug. 3, 2006, at the Festival Awards night held at one of London’s hottest venues, The CC Club in Piccadilly. This year’s spokesperson is one of Britain’s best-loved actors, Bill Nighy, whose credits include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, ENDURING LOVE and most notably his hilarious performance as the un-cool-aging-rocker-Dad in LOVE ACTUALLY.

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