Three talented filmmakers were whisked off to the Cannes Film Festival in May following well-earned wins in the Spring 2007 MPM Short Film Contest.

Prize-winning short films from the Fall 2006 Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest - film summaries and filmmaker bios.

Moving Pictures is committed to bringing provocative and insightful film commentary to its readers. By hosting the Moving Pictures Short Film Contest, we hope to highlight fresh new voices in the world of independent film, providing filmmakers with contacts and a platform to show their work.

This unique competition brings three filmmakers to Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival as winners of the Moving Pictures Short Film Contest. The winners will receive their awards at the Moving Pictures Sundance Event on Sunday, January 20, where they will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with leaders of the entertainment industry.

Teen must stand up to his parents' cultural ignorance in order to preserve the integrity of his new home... and the filmmaker, juggling filming, funding and wedding plans, almost forgot the ending.

The mating game is funny. It's also poignant and painful...and the most important activity most of us will ever engage in. Special From-the-Filmmaker.

Filmmaker lensed the absurdity of what we take at face value - and finds more truth in where the laughs fall. From-the-Filmmaker special.

Best Animation Award winner, Spring 2007 Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest

Winner, Fall 2006 Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest: Youth