The winner will receive a 2015 poster signed by attending filmmakers and board of Directors for the Dam Short Film Festival.

The Dam Short Film Festival was founded in 2005 by Lee and Anita Lanier. As a professional computer animator, Lee had the chance to have his own animated short films screen at film festivals around the world. As such, Lee and Anita fell in love with the short film format and decided to present the best short films they could find to audiences in Boulder City and the surrounding Las Vegas area. For the first three years, the festival was held in Boulder City American Legion Hall. In 2008, due to rapid growth, the festival moved to the historic Boulder Theatre. The theatre was built in 1931 for Hoover Dam construction worker and has since been purchased and restored by Desi Arnaz Jr. 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of the Dam Short Film Festival. Steady growth has left the event perhaps the largest and best-attended film festival in Nevada. In addition to short film screenings, which are arranged in thematic programs, the festival hosts filmmaker panels, parties, mixers, and Q&A session. Over the years, the festival has honored such original filmmakers as Ray and Charles Eames, Jim Blashfield, Shannon Lark, and Jay Rosenblatt with special retrospectives and showcases. As the Dam Short Film Festival enters its second decade, plans are underway by the Society’s board of directors to maintain and expand upon the festival tradition of quality presentation.