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Forget Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. The new wave of filmmakers is here, but you might not know where to look for them. Enter Vimeo, the video-sharing website which launched in 2004. The site, which is more discretionary in its content than Youtube, hosted its first awards ceremony October 9 at the SVA Theater in New York City.The awards featured winners in nine different categories:

1. Narrative: “Thrush” by Gabriel Bisset-Smith
2. Documentary: “Last Minutes with ODEN” by Phos Pictures
3. Music Video: “Liars ‘Scissor’”by Andy Bruntel
4. Animation: “Between Bears” by Eran Hilleli
5. Original Series: “Break-ups The Series” by Ted Tremper
6. Experimental: “oops” by Chris Beckman
7. Motion Graphics: “TRIANGLE” by Onur Senturk
8. Captured: “Fluid Sculpture” by Charlie Bucket
9. Remix: “BREAKDOWN the video” by Kasumi

“Last Minutes with ODEN,” a documentary about a dog’s struggle with cancer, also won the Best Video award, and the directors were awarded with a 25,000 grant to produce a new work. The celebrity judges also bear noting. Morgan Spurlock was featured in the documentary category. Other judges included David Lynch (Experimental), M.I.A, and Roman Coppola.