With more than 30 films submitted from around the United States, the selected films run the gamut from comedy to drama. The 2010 Elgin Short Film Festival winners are:
Hattie Hemmens Award: Elgin
Director: Orion Pahl
Synopsis: A city, her story: you and I.
ELGIN
FIRST PLACE: la Salle de Jeux
Director: Tim Miller
Synopsis: Two tortured souls spend a leisurely afternoon lamenting life, cheese and their mere existence, unaware of the imminent danger of their predicament.
SECOND PLACE: Credits
Director: Hugh Schulze
Synopsis: A man, a woman, a movie theater- a tale of love and grace.
THIRD PLACE: An Evening with Emery Long
Director: Brad DeMarea
Synopsis: Emery Long prepares for his first date with his closest friends ex-girlfriend