past award winners

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2009 festival

film competition winners

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent:  Paul Osborne (Official Rejection)
• Production: Bobby Downes, Kevin Downes, Kerry David (Like Dandelion Dust)
• Directing: Jef Taylor (Coverage)
• Writing:  Michael Lachance & Stephen J. Rivele  (Like Dandelion Dust)
• Documentary Feature: Sandhogs: The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built - by Eddie Rosenstein
• Short Subject Narrative: Arnold And The Alps - by Drew Mylrea
• The Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award:  Andrew Howard (Blood River)
• Acting (Male Lead):  Barry Pepper  (Like Dandelion Dust)
• Acting (Female Lead):  Mira Sorvino  (Like Dandelion Dust)
• The Abe Schrager Award for Cinematography:  Stuart Brereton  (Blood River)
• Sound Design:  Tim Jones, Natasha Kermani, Japhy Riddle  (Bohemibot)
• Production Design: Melanie Paizis Jones  (United We Stand)

certificates of merit

• Social Consciousness:  Adam Durand  (Fowl Play)
• Most Promising Filmmaker:  Dominic Perez  (Evil Things)
• Artistic and Technical Achievement:  Marc Kess  (Mildred Richards)

feature screenwriting competition

• 1st Place:  Nyle Cavazos Garcia  (Tag)
• 2nd Place:  Doug Miles  (Blame The Thunderbolt)
• 3rd Place:  Diana Eiranova-Kyle  (The Last Confession)

2008 festival

film competition winners

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent: Michael Worth (God’s Ears)
• Production: The Marconi Bros.
• Directing: James Kerwin (Yesterday Was A Lie)
• Writing: James Kerwin (Yesterday Was A Lie)
• Documentary Feature: An Alternative To Slitting Your Wrist by Owen Lowery
• Short Subject Narrative: California King by Eli Akira Kaufman
• The Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award: Michael Worth (God’s Ears)
• Acting (Male Lead): Don Hany (California King)
• Acting (Female Lead): Kelly Nixon (Rachel)
• Cinematography: Jason Cochard (Yesterday Was A Lie)
• Editing: Katy Finch - Kim Kowalski - Peter Bolte (Begging Naked)
• Production Design: Cassandra Boyd (The Marconi Bros.)

certificates of merit

• Social Consciousness: Gary Null (Vaccine Nation); Donald Moss (Blinders)
• Short Form Documentary: Joy Clausen (Just One Year)
• Short Subject Narrative Screenwriting: Jonathan Lisecki (Woman In Burka)
• Artistic Achievement: Burke Roberts (Some Of An Equation)

feature screenwriting competition

• 1st Place: Alan Armstrong (Preemptive Strike)
• 2nd Place: Gregory Orr (The Terror Tapes)
• 3rd Place: Nyle Cavazos Garcia (The Absence of Light)

2007 festival

film competition winners

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent:  Nate Meyer - pretty in the face
• Production:  Entry Level
• Directing:  Nate Meyer - pretty in the face
• Writing: Douglas Horn - Entry Level
• Documentary Feature: Beyond The Call (Adrian Belic)
• Short Subject Narrative: Olyver Brody (Rob Muraskin)
• The Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award: Heather Graham - Broken
• Acting (Male Lead): Rock Kohli - Off Duty
• Acting (Female Lead): Meagan Moses - pretty in the face
• Cinematography: Neil Shapiro - Broken
• Editing: Dan Duncan - Days of Darkness
• Production Design:  Tiffany Moore - Olyver Brody

certificates of merit

• Social Consciousness (Narrative):  Jason Antoon - Jesus Cooks Me Breakfast
• Short Form Documentary Award: Beth Miranda Botshon - Other People's Children
• Short Subject Narrative Screenwriting:  Ryan Gielen &  Matt Rho -  Deleted Scenes
• Artistic Achievement: Chiara Adorno & Tracey Bergrud - Syzygy

feature screenwriting competition

• 1st Place: The Interview (Mark Winzer)
• 2nd Place: Steps (Chuck Rose)
• 3rd Place: That Day On The Road (John Daschbach)

2006 festival

film competition winners

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent: Gordy Hoffman - A COAT OF SNOW
• Directing:  Debra Eisenstadt - THE LIMBO ROOM
• Overall Production:  Monty Lapica - SELF MEDICATED
• Writing:  Laura Lee Bahr - THE LITTLE DEATH
• Documentary Feature:  PILAR - Leda Maliga
• Short Subject Narrative:  PENNY DREADFUL - Bryan Norton
• The Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award: Andrea Powell - THE LIMBO ROOM
• Acting (Male Lead):  Monty Lapica - SELF MEDICATED
• Acting (Female Lead):  Laura Lee Bahr - THE LITTLE DEATH
• Cinematography:  Chris Scarafile - THE TESTED
• Editing: Timothy Kendall - SELF MEDICATED
• Art Direction:  Kasia Kowalczyk - THE BREAD SQUEEZER

certificates of merit

• Social Consciousness (Documentary):  A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY by Peter Turner
• Social Consciousness (Narrative):  A QUESTION OF LOYALTY by Randall Wilkins
• Short Form Documentary Award:  SHAKEN by Deborah J. Fryer

feature screenwriting competition

• 1st Place:  DANVERS by Nancy Fischer
• 2nd Place:  UNCLE CARL by Brett Ioli
• 3rd Place:  BEAUTIFUL BLOOD by Kiera Nagle

2005 festival

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Production - Clark Balderson - FIRECRACKER
• Directing - Gregory Orr - ALONE
• Writing - Brant Sersen & Brian Steinberg - BLACKBALLED: THE BOBBY DUKES STORY
• Acting - Male: Patrick Warburton - THE CIVILIZATION OF MAXWELL BRIGHT
• Acting - Female: Karen Black - FIRECRACKER
• Cinematography - Jonah Torreano - FIRECRACKER
• Editing - Martin Singer - PUT THE NEEDLE ON THE RECORD
• Sound Design - Jeff Rosen - SONS OF THUNDER
• Short Subject - John Daschbach - WAKING DREAMS  

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent - Steve Balderson - FIRECRACKER
• The Jack Nance "Breakthrough Performance" Award - Ben Shenkman - WAKING DREAMS
• Oddball Film + Video Documentary Award - Terry L. Benedict - THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
• Certificate of Merit - Artistic Achievement:  Clifton Childree & Nikki Rollason - SHE SANK ON SHALLOW BANK
• Certificate of Merit - Social Consciousness:  Eli Kaufman - WINNING THE PEACE
• Certificate of Merit - Short Form Narrative Filmmaking:  Adam Reid - WHILE THE WIDOW IS AWAY
• Certificate of Merit - Short Form Documentary Filmmaking:  Justin Sullivan - PIP
• In Memoriam - Marlon Brando

SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

• 1st Place: SINGLE BULLET THEORY by Mike Bencivenga
• 2nd Place: SHINYO MARU by William Dougherty
• 3rd Place: HEARTLAND by Paul Solet 

2004 festival

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Production - Jane Gaffney & Nyle Cavazos Garcia - CLEAN
• Directing - Nyle Cavazos Garcia - CLEAN
• Writing - J. S. Cardone - THE MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO
• Acting - Male: Paolo Cascardo - CLEAN
• Female: Michele Hicks - MESSENGERS
• Cinematography - Vance Piper - SONATA
• Editing - Nyle Cavazos Garcia - CLEAN
• Sound Design - Sonicpool - UNTITLED: 003-EMBRYO

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent - Graham Robertson - ABLE EDWARDS
• The Jack Nance "Breakthrough Performance" Award - Nicole DuPort - SONATA
• Oddball Film + Video Documentary Award - Josh Aronson - FEELIN' NO PAIN
• Certificate of Merit - Artistic Achievement: Graham Robertson - ABLE EDWARDS
• Certificate of Merit - Artistic Achievement: Alexander Vassilopoulos - ROCKETSCIENCE
• Certificate of Merit - Social Consciousness: Frank Lewallen - ALL NIGHTER
• Certificate of Merit - Social Consciousness: Barry Shaw - CAN I EXPLAIN?

SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

• 1st Place: HARVESTMAN by Paul Schattel
• 2nd Place: CHASING THE ARMADILLO by Jennie Chamberlain & Gabriel Lichstein
• 3rd Place: NOD by Tony J. Perri & Sheldon Strickland

2003 festival

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Production - Joseph Rassulo - THEY WOULD LOVE YOU IN FRANCE
• Directing - Jesse Scolaro - DEPRIVATION
• Writing - Jeff Hays, Eric Newell, & Dean Lewis - SHTICKMEN
• Acting - Male: Isaach De Bonkole` - THE KILLING ZONE
• Female: Lynn Henderson - SHORT ON SUGAR
• Cinematography - Till Neumann - THE BAKERY
• Editing - Mickey Friedman - GOOD THINGS TO LIFE: GE, PCBs, AND OUR TOWN
• Sound Design - Clifton Childree - THE FLEW

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent - Cliftton Childree - THE FLEW
• The Jack Nance In Memoriam Award - Richard Farnsworth
• Oddball Film + Video Documentary Award - Rod Murphy - GREATER SOUTHBRIDGE
• Award of Merit - Documentary - AFROPUNK: THE ROCK AND ROLL NIGGER EXPERIENCE
• Award of Merit - Special Artistic Achievement - THE LONELIEST TIME OF MY LIFE
• Award of Merit - Social Consciousness - FALL SHORT
• Award of Merit - Short Subject - THE TREATY

2002 festival

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Production - Onur Tukel - RE-MEMBERING JACK (aka DING-A-LING-LESS)
• Directing - RJ Thomas - LEARNING TO SURF
• Writing - Gregory Katsoulis - SAME DIFFERENCE
• Acting - Male: Paris Campbell - SUCKER PUNCH
• Female: Laura Faye Smith - POONA THE F**KDOG & OTHER PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
• Cinematography - Jonah Torreano - THE CHAMPAGNE CLUB
• Editing - Justin Sullivan - BIG BLUE: THE NYC HANDBALL DOCUMENTARY
• Sound Design - (tie) - Joshua Chase - ELEANOR & Gregory Katsoulis & David McMahon - SAME DIFFERENCE
• Short Subject - Jeff Mazzola - LAST LAUGH

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Independent Vision - Julius R. Nasso
• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent - Eric Patrick - ABLUTION
• New York State of Mind - Stephanie M. M. Lucas - ONCE ABOUT WATER TOWERS
• In Memoriam - Jack Nance
• Oddball Film + Video Documentary Award - Eli Kabillio & Lorna Thomas - FIRST DOWN
• Indievision Magazine Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Jim Petulla - REVERSAL

2001 festival

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

• Production - Liz Helpern & Roger Majkowski - PASSING STONES
• Directing - Roger Majkowski - PASSING STONES
• Writing - Ari Margolis & James Morley III - BLACK DAYS
• Acting - Male: Kurt Mercer - IN THE POCKET
• Female: Elizabeth Van Meter - PASSING STONES
• Cinematography - Chris Scarafile - BLACK DAYS
• Editing - Joshua Gabriel - VIDEO 1: GET ADDICTED
• Sound Design - DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid - RADIOMAN

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Domani Vision Award for Emerging Talent - Meg Thayer - TRUE RIGHTS: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT