The competition was held August 14-16, and critic's choices were announced at Maiden Alley Cinema over the weekend. Competitors and fans then had a chance to watch all of the entries. Here are the winners:
1ST PLACE: BEST FILM OF 2015 - Surface to Air by Socially Present
2ND PLACE: BEST FILM OF 2015 - Flag Day by EMP
AUDIENCE FAVORITE - Flag Day by EMP
BEST WRITING - Surface to Air by Socially Present; Flag Day by EMP
BEST EDITING - Bloodline by Doctor Deuce
BEST DIRECTING - Surface to Air by Socially Present
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Surface to Air by Socially Present; Honorable Mention to Bloodline by Doctor Deuce
BEST SOUND DESIGN - Bloodline by Doctor Deuce; Flag Day by EMP
BEST MUSICAL SCORE - Rubicon by Real Productions
BEST SONG - Daddy's Kiss Flag Day by EMP
BEST ACTOR - Josh Cornelius Flag Day by EMP
BEST ACTRESS - Malinda Neihoff, Surface to Air by Socially Present
BEST GRAPHICS - Surface to Air by Socially Present; Honorable Mention to Bloodline by Doctor Deuce
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS - Errand by Provision Productions
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY - Flag Day by EMP
BEST COSTUMES - The Vaccinator by Escapist Pictures
BEST USE OF CHARACTER - Surface to Air by Socially Present
BEST USE OF PROP - Surface to Air by Socially Present; A Second Chance by Furious Giraffe Productions
BEST USE OF LINE - Surface to Air by Socially Present
All films required the same character, Cam or Carrie Trepard, who is a hypochondriac. All films also had to include a wallet as a prop, and use the line,"why did I listen to you?" in their production.
Teams drew their film genre at random, and had to complete writing, rehearsing, costume and set design, filming, editing, sound design, rendering and final output between 7pm Friday and 7pm Sunday (August 14-16). All films are between 4-7 minutes long.
Here is the complete list of entries:
Road to Stephen's
by CAB F A
Two friends try to get to another friend's house to watch the "Big Game" on the his Big Screen.
A Second Chance
by Furious Giraffe Productions
A girl with mysterious abilities follows a trail of her stolen possessions.
Bloodline
by Doctor Deuce
Cam Trepard struggles to become a mass murderer through his own struggle with hypchondria.
Delta Law
by Deltaland Micro Stars
Crime does not escape justice in Delta Land.
Errand
by Provision Productions
Room mate runs errand for "meds but turns out to be drugged Chocolate pudding.
Flag Day
by EMP
A young man struggles with his past to become the man he was destined to be on Flag Day.
House Call
by Bad Horse
Places She Liked To Play
by RED BAND FILMS
A young girl goes missing.
Rubicon
by Real Productions
A woman reflects on her pursuit of singing and performing in musicals over the course of 70 years.
Surface to Air
by Socially Present
A hypochondriac finds love and acceptance.
The Reverie
by Wiener Cat Productions
A man accepts a chance to be with his comatose girlfriend one final time.
The Vaccinator
by Escapist Pictures
After isolating himself from society, a hypochondriac who hoards meds runs across a helpful nurse.
Find a link to the local 48-hour Film Project at the link below.
On the Net:
48-Hour Film Project - Paducah Page