2008 Video Contest Winners!

Videomaker's Annual Video Contest showcased the best short videos created by our readers and fans. Each year, awards were presented for the best video in genre categories including Best Comedy, Best Documentary, Best Animation and Best Drama. Watch the winning submissions of years past and perhaps you, too, will be inspired to make a winning video.

Action-packed Energy Drink Ad "Survive" Wins Best Action/Drama

Joshua Smith

Cloverdale, CA

Prize: Video Guys Gift Certificate

A long-form ad for an energy drink is action-packed and visually remarkable.

Best Commercial Prize Goes to Jeep Restoration Service Ad

Christopher Annese

Westfield, NJ

Prize: Pelican 1510 Carry-On Case with Padded Divider

A well-executed ad for a specialty Jeep restoration/modification shop in Paramus, NJ.

Best Corporate Video "At the Cross" Tells Church Group Story

Clint Loveness

Dallas, TX

Prize: Blackmagic Intensity Pro

A local religious group's get-togethers are covered in cinema-verite fashion.

"Snap" Drama Captures Mood of Lackluster Economy

Michael Comulada

Fort Worth, TX

Prize: Canon XHA1 Camcorder

A tightly-edited drama that is eerily well-suited for today's lackluster economy.

"Leaving Ground Zero" Documents Photojournalist with 9/11 PST

Andres Otero

Bronx, NY

Prize: DV Gear DVFlurry EDIUS NX Turnkey Editing System

A documentary-form look at a photojournalist who suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome following 9/11. This video portrays how he eventually discovered a way to recovery.