Halifax filmmaker Andrew Bush has won the A&E Short Filmmakers Award at the NSI Online Short Film Festival for his film Pawnshop. The award comes with a $2,500 cash prize.

Bush is a member of the comedy troupe Picnicface and has been nominated for two Geminis – once in 2000 for his performance on Street Cents, and again in 2008 for writing on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He has written for Canadian Idol and Robson Arms. Bush also took the best screenplay award at the 2009 Atlantic Film Festival for Backshift, a comedy he wrote, directed and starred in for CBC.

NSI is already accepting submissions for the next incarnation of the festival. Those interested have until 4:30 pm (CST) on November 15 to take part. Check NSI for details.