2018 Festival Awards

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

BEST OF FEST

RUNNER by Bill Gallagher

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Winner: IT STARTED AS A JOKE by Julie Smith Klem & Ken Druckerman
Runner Up: ERNIE & JOE by Jenifer McShane

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

Winner: GUTTERBUG by Andrew Gibson
Runner Up: WORKING MAN by Robert Jury

BEST COMEDY FEATURE

Winner: BABYSPLITTERS by Sam Friedlander
Runner Up: BANANA SPLIT by Benjamin Kasulke

BEST SHORTS ANIMATION

Winner: GIRL IN THE HALLWAY by Valerie Barnhart
Runner Up: TWO BALLOONS by Mark Smith

BEST SHORTS COMEDY

Winner: MEN OF VISION by Frank Todaro
Runner Up: MADE PUBLIC by Foster Wilson

BEST SHORTS DOCUMENTARY

Winner: THE LOVE BUGS by Allison Otto
Runner Up: TRUE BELIEVER by Sarah Colt & Josh Gleason

BEST SHORT DRAMA

Winner: THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW by Marshall Curry
Runner Up: 134 by Sara- Jane Drummey

JURY AWARD WINNERS

FEATURE DRAMA

Winner: GUTTERBUG by Andrew Gibson
1st Runner-Up: VAI by Nicole Whippy, Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Matasila Freshwater, Amberley Jo Aumuo, Miria George, Marina Arina Alofagia, Dianna Fuemana, and Becs Arahanga
2nd Runner-Up: NOSE TO TAIL by Jesse Zigelstein

FEATURE COMEDY

Winner: BANANA SPLIT by Benjamin Kasulke
Runner Up: SAFE SPACES by Daniel Schecter

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Winner: CHANGING THE GAME by Michael Barnett
Runner Up: ANBESSA by Mo Scarpelli

DRAMATIC SHORT

Winner: THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW by Marshall Curry
1st Runner-Up: DUKE by Thiago Dadalt
2nd Runner-Up: 134 by Sarah-Jane Drummey

ANIMATED SHORT

Winner: GIRL IN THE HALLWAY by Valerie Barnhart
1st Runner-Up: TROLL BRIDGE by Daniel Knight
2nd Runner-Up: GUN SHOP by Patrick Smith