For the past several years, RØDE has held their short film competition, My RØDE Reel, that awards filmmakers with truck loads of pro gear for their brilliant work. Filmmakers write, create, record, and edit a short 1 to 3-minute film, as well as a BTS video that must show a RØDE product being used in the making of the film.

This year, $300K worth of prizes was up for grabs, so surely the competition was much more fierce than usual, especially with over 1,200 entries vying for the spoils. Now that the winners have been announced, this is your chance to see all of the remarkable films that won.

Major Awards

Judge's Prize Winner

Streetlights, by Jay Red

People's Choice Winner

Power Play, by Sketch Juice

Behind the Scenes Winner

Due/al, by Normandie Productions

And here's the actual film:

Female Filmmaker Winner

Tik Tik, by Larica Perera

Young Filmmaker Winner

Serenity, by Will Royal

Genre Awards

Best Drama

Slow waves, by Tony Meyer and Grethe Hillersøy

Best Horror

Blondie (A Loira do Banheiro), by Rodrigo Gasparini & Dante Vescio

Best Comedy

Walking Over to the Trash Can... In Front of Da Ladies!, by Rascal Stray

Best Documentary

Guitarist, by Alex "Pressplay" Wohleber

Best Action

Dognap, by JKK Films

Best Non-English

Futur'app, by Florent Sabatier

Best Sci-Fi 

Virtual Delusion, by 1Bergmoney

Best Music Video

Sound of Science, by Nice Shirt Media

Technical Awards

Best Sound Design

How was your day?, by How Was Your Day Crew

Best Soundtrack

All My Love Always, by Markus Tangre

Best Cinematography

Saturday, by Leopoldo Caggiano

Best Art Direction

Monster Under the Bed, by Moises Velasquez

Best Location

The Box, by Nicola Baraglia and Marco Caddeo

Best Acting 

Skye, by Genesis Flux

Best Visual Effects

Into the storm, by Into the storm

Best Cameraphone

All Day Long, by The Actors' Cafe

So there you have it—the winners of the 2016 My RØDE Reel Competition. If you want to learn more about the winners, or find out who the finalists in each category were, just click on the winning title links.

Source: My RØDE REEL