2018 DENVER UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL AWards
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NARRATIVE SHORT AWARDS
Best Narrative Short I Remember Ashes Director: Graham Turner. USA, Czech Republic production. First Runner Up, Best Narrative Short Bennifer Director: Ryan McGlade. Brooklyn, NY, USA. Second Runner Up, Best Narrative Short. Random Knowledge Director: Michael Charron. NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARDS Best Narrative Feature The Summerlands Director: Kathryn Bucher. Los Angeles, CA. First Runner Up, Best Narrative Feature. Starlit Director: AO. Fishkill, NY, USA. EXPERIMENTAL SHORT AWARDS Experimental film has evolved into different production mediums and the festival recognizes accomplishments in digital based films, live action films with actors' performances and those with the natural environment as artistic medium. Best Digital Experimental Short Hard Drive Aaron Kearns, USA. Best Live Action Experimental Short Provoke Director: Rase Vigil. USA. Honorable Mention, Best Live Action Experimental Short Alchemy Director: Brandon Polanco. New York, NY, USA Best Organic Experimental Short Aquarium Director: Stephanie Maxwell. First Runner Up, Best Organic Experimental Short The Stream VIII Hiroya Sakurai. Japan. ANIMATED SHORT AWARDS Awards for animated shorts in different production mediums. Best Digital Animated Short iRony Director: Radheya Jegatheva. Perth, Australia. First Runner Up, Best Digital Animated Short Home Grown Director: William Reynish. Denmark. Second Runnner Up, Best Digital Animated Short The Deplorable Existence Of Monster Mount vs Dreamo Hernandez Director: Bradley Wilkinson. Texas, USA. Best Stop Motion Animated Short Prizefighter (Paper Medium) Director: Lyndon Barrois First Runner Up, Best Stop Motion Animated Short Weeds (Music Video, paper medium) Justin Lacy. North Carolina, USA. Second Runner Up, Best Stop Motion Animated Short (Claymation Medium) Blast Minute Shopping (Claymation) Director: Matt Bogacki. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS Best Music Video Waiting Tables 03:36 Directors: Evan Seplow, Sakinah Iman. New York, NY, USA. First Runner Up, Best Music Video Wonderwall Director: Alexander Denysenko, Lviv, UKraine. Second Runner Up, Best Music Video Weeds Justin Lacy. North Carolina, USA. DOCUMENTARY AWARDS Best Documentary Heel On Red: The Life and Photography of Sam Holden. Director: Charles Cohen. Narrator: Donna Sherman. First Runner Up, Best Documentary Light and Sound (14:34) Director: Arsalan Baraheni. Canada. Second Runner Up, Best Documentary. My Dad Was Contacted By Aliens Director: Niklaus Lange. Los Angeles, CA, USA. COMEDY SHORT AWARDS Best Comedy Short Huevos Director: Adam Rosenberg. Denver, CO. First Runner Up, Best Comedy Short Random Knowledge Director: Michael Charron. Second Runner Up, Best Comedy Short Bad Lobster Director: Julia Hebner. Austin, TX, USA. Honorable Mention for Best Comedy Short La Nuez (07:53) Director: Alex Fauver. New Hampshire. CHRISTMAS SHORT AWARDS Best Christmas Short The Christmas Bull Director: Rosie Jones. United Kingdom. First Runner Up, Best Christmas Short Alchemy Director: Brandon Polanco. New York, NY, USA Second Runner Up, Best Christmas Short. A Great Christmas (14:54) Director: Kevin Ralston. Brooklyn, NY, USA. MYSTERY AND HORROR SHORT AWARDS Best Mystery and Horror Short Hysteria Director: Lucretia Grimm. Brooklyn, NY, USA. First Runner Up, Best Mystery and Horror Short Claire In The Rain Director: Mark Zampella. Sarasota, Florida, USA. Second Runner Up, Best Mystery and Horror Short No Trespassing (06:06) Director: Masaki Itagaki. Starring: Ed Mizner. Redondo Beach, CA, USA. DIRECTING AWARDS BEST DIRECTOR Adam Rosenberg Huevos Denver, CO. First Runner Up, Best Director Wonderwall Director: Alexander Denysenko. Lviv, UKraine. Second Runner Up, Best Director AO Starlit Fishkill, NY, USA. BEST NEW DIRECTOR AWARDS Best New Director Odeya Rush. Israel / New South Wales, Australia. Rooftops (Music Video) First Runner Up, Best New Director Louie Pozos. Los Angeles, CA. Don't Cry For Me (Narrative Short) Second Runner Up, Best New Director Bradley Wilkinson The Deplorable Existence of Monster Mt. Vs Dreamo Hernandez (Animated Short) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIENCE AWARDS In recognition of films with a strong message about preservation of the environment. Environmental Conscience Award Birthplace (05:00) Director: Sil Van Der Woerd. Honorable Mention, Environmental Conscience Award A Few Acres At A Time Director: Will Sardinsky. Carbondale, CO. TECHNICAL AWARDS Best Cinematography I Remember Ashes (08:35) Director: Graham Turner. USA, Czech Republic production. First Runner Up, Best Cinematography Wonderwall Director: Alexander Denysenko. Lviv, UKraine. Second Runner Up, Best Cinematography. Alchemy Director: Brandon Polanco. New York, NY, USA. Best Musical Score "Aquarium" for the short film Aquarium. Director: Stephanie Maxwell. Composer: Max Berlin Best Art Direction Alchemy Director: Brandon Polanco. New York, NY, USA. Honorable Mention for Excellence in Art Direction. The Christmas Bull Director: Rosie Jones, UK. Best Audio Editing Post-Republik Director: Hans Schellhas, USA. Best Film Editing Post-Republik Director: Hans Schellhas, USA. Best SFX Post-Republik Director: Hans Schellhas, USA. ON SCREEN PERFORMANCE AWARDS Best Male Leading Actor Luke Krogmeier, "James" Huevos Director: Adam Rosenberg. Denver, CO. Honorable Mention, Best Male Leading Actor Ian Kevin Scott, "Man" Alchemy Director: Brandon Polanco. Best Male Supporting Actor Theodore Bouloukos, "Ronnie The John" Bad Lobster Director: Julia Hebner. Austin, TX, USA. Honorable Mention, Best Male Supporting Actor Ty Sells, "Greg" Huevos Director: Adam Rosenberg. Denver, CO. Best Female Leading Actor Anastasia Tsikhanava, "Nastia" Taste The Spider Director: Brian Dorrington. Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Best Female Supporting Actor Haleigh Buckley, "Jackie" Huevos Director: Adam Rosenberg. Denver, CO. Best Male Child Actor Tom Grigg, "The Boy" The Christmas Bull Director: Rosie Jones, UK. Best Female Child Actor Lucie Bohota, "Sally" I Remember Ashes Director: Graham Turner. USA, Czech Republic production. COLORADO FILM AWARDS Best Colorado Documentary A Few Acres At A Time (06:58) Director: Will Sardinsky. Carbondale, CO. Best Colorado Narrative Short Ghost Car (06:10) Director: Sam Gannuch. Denver, CO, USA. |