2011 AWARD WINNERS
Best Narrative Feature
1st
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
2nd
“A. Hitler”
Dir. Barry Hershey, Jay Roach & William Dance
3rd
“The Book”
Dir. Ø
Honorable Mention
“The Little Things” Dir. Neil McGregor
“Camcorder” Dir. John Gonzales
“Close-up” Dir. Jose Cruz Jr.
“Frost (AKA Psyhos)” Dir. George Pitsakis
“Half Way” Dir. Kevin Foster
“In The Key Of Eli” Dir. Pillip Scarpaci
“Jackie Goldberg Private Dick” Dir. Steve Moskovic
“Moment Of Truth: The Andy Meyers Story”
Dir. Steven Crowley
“Nicky Newark” Dir. David LaRosa
“Quixote In LA” Dir. Eric Putzi
“The Big Idea” Dir. Matthew D. Thompson & Andy Lang
“The Gleaning” Dir. Brian White & Christopher Thompson
“The Last Summer Of Youth” Dir. Scott Cerny
“The Man In The Maze” Dir. Miteshkumar Patel
“Thirty Proof Coil” Dir. Will Schmeckpeper
“Trap” Dir. Jason Horton
“Un-Human” Dir. Devon Gidley
“Watch Out For Slick” Dir. Herb Linsey
“Weekend” Dir. Randal Kamradt
Best Narrative Feature Director
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Screenplay
“A. Hitler”
Dir. Barry Hershey, Jay Roach & William Dance
Best Narrative Feature Cinematography
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Editing
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Actor
“A. Hitler”
Norman Rodway
Best Narrative Feature Actress
“Quirk Of Fate”
Katharina Wackernagel
Best Narrative Feature Supporting Actor
“Quirk Of Fate”
Ron Nitschke
Best Narrative Feature Supporting Actress
“Watch Out For Slick”
Sarah Ann Morris
Best Narrative Feature Sound Design
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Original Score
“A. Hitler”
Dir. Barry Hershey, Jay Roach & William Dance
Best Narrative Feature Production Design
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Special Effect (Digital)
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Narrative Feature Special Effect (Make-Up)
“The Man In The Maze”
Dir. Miteshkumar Patel
Best Narrative Feature Costume Design
“The Book”
Dir. Ø
Best Narrative Short Film
1st
“All American Tooles”
Dir. M. David Melvin
2nd
“The Philosopher”
Dir. Abdulla Al Kaabi
3rd
“An Evening With A Comatose Mother”
Dir. Jonathan Martin
Honorable Mention
“Grave Encounter” Dir. James Perkins
“Incubator” Dir. Jimmy Weber
“38:50” Dir. Chris Capel
“Bright” Dir. Benjamin Busch
“Mikel’s Faith” Dir. Alexander Etseyatse
“Cranberry Sauce” Dir. Taylor Gledhill
“Earthship” Dir. David Wilson
“Exodus To Dimension 11” Dir. Chris Bergeron
“Janus” Dir. Steve Ramsden
“The Itch” Dir. Edward Payson
“The Spirit Of Isabel” Dir. Robert Joseph Butler
“Just Be Yourself” Dir. Stuart Davis
“Lover” Dir. Roy Hurst
“Mr. Pleasant” Dir. John Rice
“Something Fishy” Dir. Ben Young
“Specifically” Dir. George Newbern
“Beneath The Surface” Dir. Saliva Mathieu
“Still Born” Dir. Luca Domenico Valente
“Boom Boom” Dir. Larry Ziegelman & Terry Ziegelman
“Certain Essential Elements” Dir. Jeffery T. Schultz
“Cuerda” Dir. Tim Shechmeister
“Heart Sutra” Dir. Satoshi Hirayama
“Memories Of A Flight” Dir. Selina Ringel
“Un-Perfect” Dir. Robert X. Golphin
“The Black Guitar” Dir. Brandon Scullion
Best Narrative Short Director
“All American Tooles”
Dir. M. David Melvin
Best Narrative Short Screenplay
“The Philosopher”
Dir. Abdulla Al Kaabi
Best Narrative Short Cinematography
“Exodus To Dimension 11”
Dir. Chris Bergeron
Best Narrative Short Editing
“Mikel’s Faith”
Dir. Alexander Etseyatse
Best Narrative Short Actor
“The Philosopher”
Jean Reno
Best Narrative Short Actress
“The Spirit Of Isabel”
Aphrodite Nikolovski
Best Narrative Short Supporting Actor
“38:50”
Phillip Andre Botello
Best Narrative Short Supporting Actress
“All American Tooles”
Ivana Milicevic
Best Narrative Short Sound Design
“An Evening With A comatose Mother”
Dir. Jonathan Martin
Best Narrative Short Original Score
“Heart Sutra”
Dir. Satoshi Hirayama
Best Narrative Short Production Design
“All American Tooles”
Dir. M. David Melvin
Best Narrative Short Special Effect (Digital)
“An Evening With A comatose Mother”
Dir. Jonathan Martin
Best Narrative Short Special Effect (Make-Up)
“The Itch”
Dir. Edward Payson
Best Narrative Short Costume Design
“Earthship”
Dir. David Wilson
Best Documentary Feature
1st
“Locked Out”
Dir. Joan Sekler
2nd
“Zero Percent”
Dir. Tim Skousen
3rd
“Zeitgeist: Moving Forward”
Dir. Peter Joseph
Honorable Mention
“Welcome To 50 States 50 Days” Dir. Roger Johnson & Rodney Johnson
“Death By Medicine” Dir. Gary Null & Valerie Van Cleve
“Southern Exposure” Dir. Jerry Misner
“The Forest Prince And The Pig Man” Dir. Craig Constantine
“Unsigned” Dir. Edward Payson
“Genocide Revealed” Dir. Yurij Luhovy
“Clickn’ For Love” Dir. Pablo Pappano
“Korabite Sa Pyini” Dir. Kostadin Bonev
“Pointe Blank” Dir. Braxton Honeycutt
“Prison Through Tomorrow’s Eyes” Dir. Paul Sutton
“Streets Of Flamenco” Dir. Marisa Lioreda Saez
“Tapping The Source” Dir. William Gladstone
“Up/Down” Dir. Kyle Gehring
Best Documentary Feature Director
“Locked Out”
Dir. Joan Sekler
Best Documentary Feature Concept
“Locked Out”
Dir. Joan Sekler
Best Documentary Feature Cinematography
“Zero Percent”
Dir. Tim Skousen
Best Documentary Feature Editing
“Zeitgeist: Moving Forward”
Dir. Peter Joseph
Best Documentary Feature Narration
“Southern Exposure”
Jerry Brian
Best Documentary Feature Score/Soundtrack
“The Forest Prince And The Pig Man”
Dir. Craig Constantine
Best Documentary Feature Visual Effects
“Death By Medicine”
Dir. Gary Null & Valerie Van Cleve
Best Documentary Short
1st
“Where Are The Men?”
Dir. Taraneh Salke
2nd
“20 Something”
Dir. Lanze Spears
3rd
“Faces Of Marsh & McLennan Companies”
Dir. Ryan Fenson-Hood
Honorable Mention
“Day At The Pool” Dir. Ian Douglas & Eric Fulford
“Challenging Impossibillity” Dir. Natabara Mark Rollosson &
Sanjay Rawal
“Haiti Earthquake 2010” Dir. Raymond Delon Poh
“Last Men Riding” Dir. Chris H. Stockl & Ute Fussenegger
“The Business Of Saving Lives” Dir. Scott Brigante
“50 Days With Alzheimer’s” Dir. Lisa Cerasoli
“A Life In Balance” Dir. Julian Noble
“Afghanistan: Between Light And Darkness” Dir. Penelope Price
“Beatboxing-The Fifth Element Of Hip Hop” Dir. Klaus Schneyder
“Ciao Cirella” Dir. Berthaud Christophe
“Don’t Speak” Dir. Peter Karizen
“Grrrl Love And Revolution” Dir. Virginia Abbott Moser
“Last Glimmer Of Day” Dir. Katy Scoggin
“P.F.P.” Dir. Nejat Merey
“The Power Of Fear” Dir. Aleeya McGuid
“Slip Cue” Dir. Robin Kupferman
“The Comedy Garage” Dir. Logan Leistikow
“Vundes Vun Van A Man” Dir. Raffaele Canepa
“What’s Up” Dir. Kim Sheridan
Best Documentary Short Director
“Where Are The Men?”
Dir. Taraneh Salke
Best Documentary Short Concept
“Day At The Pool”
Dir. Ian Douglas & Eric Fulford
Best Documentary Short Cinematography
“Faces Of Marsh & McLennan Companies”
Dir. Ryan Fenson-Hood
Best Documentary Short Editing
“20 Something”
Dir. Lanze Spears
Best Documentary Short Narration
“Where Are The Men?”
Taraneh Salke
Best Documentary Short Score/Soundtrack
“Vundes Vun Van A Man”
Dir. Raffaele Canepa
Best Documentary Short Visual Effects
“20 Something”
Dir. Lanze Spears
Best Student Film
1st
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
2nd
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
3rd
“Fallout”
Dir. Paul DeNigris
Honorable Mention
“That Girl , That Time” Dir. Bank Tangjaitrong
“Sad Robot” Dir. David Wendl
“Untermensch” Dir. Michael Aloyan
“10:18” Dir. Jackie C. Lin
“War Paint” Dir. Marcus Liberski
“Why Does God Hate Me?” Dir. Joel Ashton McCarthy
“Energy’s Future” Dir. Devon Riter
“To Honor Asphodels” Dir. Yana Alliata Di Montereale
“Blind Luck” Dir. Amy Wang
“Bread & Kisses” Dir. Katherine Fitzgerald
“Commerce” Dir. Lisa Robertson
“Hinnon Valley” Dir. Richard Greenwood Jr.
“Inside Out” Dir. Taylor Rummell
“Miscellaneous Theories On Time” Dir. Andre Ross
“The Extraodinary Flight Of Atticus Walker
And The Monster In His Mind” Dir. Michael Karman
“The Secret Of Backstage” Dir. Yatao Li
“Almost Runaways” Dir. Josh Staman
“An Existential Rupturing Of Hedonistic Schemas”
Dir. Jon Shroyer & Adrian Svircic
“Hyena” Dir. Robert Willet
“Love In The Time Of Flannel” Dir. Jeff Gardiner
“Smoke And Mirrors” Dir. Theresa Wu
“The Black Widow” Dir. Ben Mekler
“The Corner” Dir. Bret Zausmer
“The Way Out” Dir. Matt Bartlett
“Tomorrow’s Requiem” Dir. Freddie Paull
Best Student Film Director
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Student Film Screenplay
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Student Film Cinematography
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Student Film Editing
“Fallout”
Dir. Paul DeNigris
Best Student Film Actor
“On Air”
Markus Kn,fken
Best Student Film Actress
“Quirk Of Fate”
Katharina Wackernagel
Best Student Film Supporting Actor
“On Air”
Charles Rettinghaus
Best Student Film Supporting Actress
“10:18”
Emily Nicole Hansen
Best Student Film Sound Design
“Sad Robot”
Dir. David Wendl
Best Student Film Original Score
“That Girl , That Time”
Dir. Bank Tangjaitrong
Best Student Film Production Design
“Quirk Of Fate”
Dir. Marco J. Riedl
Best Student Film Special Effects (Make-up)
“Hinnon Valley”
Dir. Richard Greenwood Jr.
Best Student Film Digital Effects
“Fallout”
Dir. Paul DeNigris
Best Student Film Costume Design
“Untermensch”
Dir. Michael Aloyan
Best Foreign Film
1st
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
2nd
“26 Happiness Road”
Dir. Bill Chiu
3rd
“The Italian Key”
Dir. Rosa Karo
Honorable Mention
“The Phoenicians” Dir. Dr. Ing Chris Micallef
“Anxiety” Dir. Daniel Lavin
“Insured Freedom” Dir. Lou Hamburger
“Grzech” Dir. Anna Taborska
Best Foreign Film Director
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
Best Foreign Film Screenplay
“The Italian Key”
Dir. Rosa Karo
Best Foreign Film Cinematography
“26 Happiness Road”
Dir. Bill Chiu
Best Foreign Film Editing
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
Best Foreign Film Actor
“On Air”
Markus Kn,fken
Best Foreign Film Actress
“26 Happiness Road”
Yung Yung Yu
Best Foreign Film Supporting Actor
“On Air”
Charles Rettinghaus
Best Foreign Film Supporting Actress
“The Italian Key”
Joana Cartocci
Best Foreign Film Sound Design
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
Best Foreign Film Original Score
“On Air”
Dir. Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl
Best Foreign Film Production Design
“The Italian Key”
Dir. Rosa Karo
Best Foreign Film Special Effect (Make-up)
“26 Happiness Road”
Dir. Bill Chiu
Best Foreign Film Costume Design
“The Italian Key”
Dir. Rosa Karo
Best Experimental Film
1st
“Desecrate Through Reminiscence”
Dir. Rc Asli & Adam Michael Francis
2nd
“The Summer Of Massacre”
Dir. Joe Castro
3rd
“Two Lives”
Dir. Hebron Simckes-Joffe
Honorable Mention
“The Garden” Dir. Matthew Pitcher
“The Journey” Dir. Michael Coleman
“Isabella” Dir. Donald Graham
“Tran” Dir. Miguel Aparicio
“P.-S. Je Te Hais” Dir. Djamel Bennecib
“Triboluminescence” Dir. Benjamin Ridgway
“My Strange Little Art Film” Dir. Michael Benatar
“Silence” Dir. Hollis McLachlan
Best Experimental Director
“The Summer Of Massacre”
Dir. Joe Castro
Best Experimental Concept
“Desecrate Through Reminiscence”
Dir. Rc Asli & Adam Michael Francis
Best Experimental Cinematography
“Desecrate Through Reminiscence”
Dir. Rc Asli & Adam Michael Francis
Best Experimental Editing
“Desecrate Through Reminiscence”
Dir. Rc Asli & Adam Michael Francis
Best Experimental Production Design
“The Summer Of Massacre”
Dir. Joe Castro
Best Experimental Costume Design
“The Summer Of Massacre”
Dir. Joe Castro
Best Animation
1st
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Dir. Tod Polson
2nd
“The Star Shepherd”
Dir. Dan Haring
3rd
“Friday Night Tights”
Dir. Joonki Park
Honorable Mention
“How To Talk To Women” Dir. Josh Weisbrod
“Rumbleseat” Dir. Michael Roberts
“5 Minutes Each” Dir. Vojin Vasovic
“Ecliptic” Dir. Dennis Fechner, Nils Hansen, Milan Herzog,
Alexander Khl, Rico Koschmitzky & Andreas Wiqet
Best Animation Director
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Dir. Tod Polson
Best Animated Characters
“Friday Night Tights”
Dir. Joonki Park
Best Animation Story
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Dir. Tod Polson
Best Animated Visuals
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Dir. Tod Polson
Best Animation Sound Design
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Dir. Tod Polson
Best Original Score
“The Star Shepherd”
Dir. Dan Haring
Best Animation Voice Over
“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man!!!”
Jon Kenny
Best Music Video
1st
“Liberty”
Dir. Ben Disinger
2nd
“The Gentle People: H20”
Dir. Jean-Marie Marbach
3rd
“Grave News From Underground”
Dir. Irina Goundortseva
Honorable Mention
“Fade” Dir. Matthew Cikovic & Christina Horn
“Carraway-It Seems So Real” Dir. Arnold Aldridge
“Tragedy Is Magic” Dir. Natasha Lee
“We Own This City” Dir. Marc Ruiz
“Bad Days” Dir. Marc Ruiz
“Mourning Window” Dir. Andrew Szava-Kovats
“Professional Pretender” Dir. Sean Kinney
“Judaaiyaan- The Seperation” Dir. Harpreet Sandhu
“How Deep Is the Night” Dir. Peter Monro
“B3 The Cops Music Video Spoof” Dir. Cindy St. Vil & Anthony Rackley
Best Music Video Director
“Liberty”
Dir. Ben Disinger
Best Music Video Concept
“The Gentle People: H20”
Dir. Jean-Marie Marbach
Best Music Video Cinematography
“Liberty”
Dir. Ben Disinger
Best Music Video Editing
“The Gentle People: H20”
Dir. Jean-Marie Marbach
Best Music Video Song
“Bad Days”
Dir. Marc Ruiz
Best Music Video Production Design
“Grave News From Underground”
Dir. Irina Goundortseva
Best Music Video Visual Effects
“The Gentle People: H20”
Dir. Jean-Marie Marbach
Best Music Video Costume Design
“Grave News From Underground”
Dir. Irina Goundortseva
Best Script
1st
“Silence”
by John Edward Flynt
2nd
“Dancing On A Dry Salt Lake”
by Dominique De Fazio
3rd
“Chasing Bugs”
by Debbra Jansen
Honorable Mention
“Average Joe” by Peter B Nesbitt
“Bums, Inc.” by Denise Landau
“Consenting Adults” by Ilse Rumes
“Cutthroat” by James Hsiao
“Damaged Goods” by Michael Miceli
“Girl In Trunk” by John Leary & Alison McMahan
“I Do, You Don’t” by Lauren Barbato
“L, Williamsburg” by Margaret Schnipper
“Listening” by Khalil Sullins
“Making Up With Mortella” by Belle Karper
“Miss Mystery” by Michael Siegel
“Queens Of Vegas” by Peter Gazdag
“Saving The Dream” by Paul Eckert
“Starting Over” by Maria Rosario A. Yano
“The Biggest Break-up (Ever)” by Peter Gazdag
“The Heckler” by Mike Hanson
“The Losing End” by Dave Migicovsky
“The Phoenicians” by Dr. Ing Chris Micallef
“The Shift” by Kimberly Champion
“The Utopia Dimension” by Craig Charter
“Through Laura’s Eyes” by Donna Adams