Cutting Edge is our short film competition for debut and emerging film-makers and each year shows ten short films - live-action and animated, and has an audience vote to decide the winner.

OVERALL WINNER 2006: LOS OJOS DE ALICIA, dir Hugo Sanz
2nd Place: ANGEL DUST, dir ANGEL DUST
3rd Place: LUCKY, dir Nash Edgerton

OVERALL WINNER 2005: THE FRENCH DOORS, Steve Ayson
2nd place: KITTY, Patrick Gillies
3rd place: ROOMMATE FROM HELL, Allan Piper

OVERALL WINNER 2004: BURIED, dir Tim Bullock
2nd place: THE SHINE, dir Stephen Broussard
3rd place: MINUTE MAN, dir David Uloth

OVERALL WINNER 2003: STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT, dir James Cotter
2nd place: PARADISIAQUE, dir Igor Pejic
3rd place: DAUGHTER, dir Eduardo Rodriguez

OVERALL WINNER, 2OO2: COMPTINE

OVERALL WINNER, 2OO1: ROT WOMAN

If you've seen a film in competition at Dead by Dawn and just need to own a copy, send your request to us here and we'll contact the filmmaker for you