The 2016 FilmQuest Awards are, as usual, filled with many more deserving films than can possibly win or be nominated. To the winners and nominees, congratulations! From 1,026 submissions for the 2016 season, the following list is the winners and nominees, including the secret nominees, in each category for FilmQuest.
Four of the secret nominees in 2016 were the winners of the respective categories, and nearly every category was a dead heat in voting from our judges, with many results being decided by the final vote. We hope that your nominations and wins prove to be helpful to you in your festival and filmmaking journeys, and remember, the Quest for Cthulhu has already begun for 2017!
2016 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
Bear With Us
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Fostering
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Blackout Experiments
BEST COMEDY SHORT
Portal to Hell!!!
BEST FANTASTIC SHORT (plaque)
The Session
BEST FANTASY SHORT
Move Me
BEST HORROR SHORT
The Babysitter Murders
BEST SCI-FI SHORT
Indigo
BEST STUDENT FILM
Karkass Karts
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Taking the Plunge
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (plaque)
Through My Street
BEST YOUTH FILM (plaque)
Ellie
BEST COMMERCIAL (plaque)
Link: Shadow of Light
BEST WEB SERIES
Ren: The Girl with the Mark
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
Shortwave – Ryan Gregory Phillips
BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Capsule – Edmund Kingsley
BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Shortwave – Juanita Ringeling
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Cheyenne Jackson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Alex McKenna
BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
No Way to Live – Nick Chakwin & David Guglielmo
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
Kookie – Justin Harding
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
Blight – George Blagden
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Replika – Carole Brana
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHORT
Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert: Lee Boxleitner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SHORT
Move Me – Catherine Parker
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
The Babysitter Murders – Ryan Spindell
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Shortwave
BEST SCORE
Virtual Revolution
BEST SOUND
Shortwave
BEST EDITING
Man vs. Snake
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION
Virtual Revolution
BEST COSTUMES
The Sun Devil and the Princess
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Virtual Revolution
BEST MAKEUP EFFECTS
When Susurrus Stirs
BEST FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILM
Strange Brood
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
1st Place – Redcap Towing by Ryan LaPlante
2nd Place – Compulsion by Michael Nardelli (plaque)
3rd Place – The Man and the Moon by Paul Forrest (plaque)
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT
1st Place – Apt. 215 by A.J. Briones
2nd Place – Deadhorse Lick by Charles Hall (plaque)
3rd Place – Six-Legged Couch by Kate Longoria (plaque)
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE – TOP 10 FINALISTS
Compulsion by Michael Nardelli
Eternal Lies by Craig Walendziak
Graz by Jarrod Vanzo
Killer App by Joseph Ferrante
Long Way Home by Emily Koopman
Redcap Towing by Ryan LePlante
Spider Eaters by Michael Klug
The Man and the Moon by Paul Forrest
The Naugahyde Man by Randy Gros
The Six by Jim Menza
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT – TOP 5 FINALISTS
Apt. 215 by A.J. Briones
Deadhorse Lick by Charles Hall
Secret Box by Charles Hall
Six-Legged Couch by Kate Longoria
The Spirit of Vengeance by Bryan Hansen
2016 NOMINEES & SECRET NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE FILM
Bear With Us
Chicago Rot
Muddy Corman
No Way to Live
Shortwave
The Fostering
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE: Capsule
BEST FOREIGN FILM (SECRET CATEGORY)
The Fostering
Capsule
Virtual Revolution
Blight
Sputnik
The Fisherman
Quenottes (Pearlies)
Surgery
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
Bear With Us – William J. Stribling
Chicago Rot – Dorian Weinzimmer
Diverge – James Morrison
No Way to Live – Nick Chakwin & David Guglielmo
Shortwave – Ryan Gregory Phillips
The Fostering – Rodrigo Gasparini & Dante Vescio
Virtual Revolution – Guy-Roger Duvert
SECRET NOMINEE: Curtain – Jaron Henrie-McCrea
BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Mark Jude Sullivan
Capsule – Edmund Kingsley
Ctrl Alt Delete – Blake Robbins
Diverge – Ivan Sandomire
Muddy Corman – Kevin Corrigan
No Way to Live – Tom Williamson
The Village of Middlevale – Frank Roberts
SECRET NOMINEE – Chicago Rot – Grant McClea
BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Christy Carlson Romano
Curtain – Danni Smith
Dead Body – Rachel Burn
Muddy Corman – Deven Skye
No Way to Live – Freya Tingley
Shortwave – Juanita Ringeling
The Fostering – Clara Verdier
SECRET NOMINEE – Ctrl Alt Delete – Molly Burnett
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Cheyenne Jackson
Chicago Rot – Dave Cartwright
Diverge – Jamie Jackson
Muddy Corman – Doug E. Doug
No Way to Live – Timothy V. Murphy
Shortwave – Cristobal Tapia Montt
The Fostering – Ivo Muller
SECRET NOMINEE – The Fostering – Pedro Carvahlo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
Capsule – Lisa Greenwood
Chicago Rot – Shira Barber
Diverge – Erin Cunningham
Muddy Corman – Ellen Greene
The Fostering – Mariana Cortines
The Village of Middlevale – Sarahann Rickner
Virtual Revolution – Jane Badler
SECRET NOMINEE – Bear With Us – Alex McKenna
BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
Bear With Us – Russ Nickel & William J. Stribling
Capsule – Felix Forrest & Andrew Martin
Ctrl Alt Delete – James B. Cox
Dead Body – Ian Bell & Ramon Isao
Muddy Corman – Jon McDonald
No Way to Live – Nick Chakwin & David Guglielmo
The Village of Middlevale – Nathan Blanchard & Amber Celletti
SECRET NOMINEE – Virtual Revolution – Guy Roger-Duvert
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert – Lee & Sam Boxleitner
Kitchen – Steve Duchesne
Kookie – Justin Harding
Night of the Slasher – Shant Hamassian
Quenottes (Pearlies) – Pascal Thiebaux
The Babysitter Murders – Ryan Spindell
The Lotus Gun – Amanda Milius
SECRET NOMINEE – Move Me – Gabe Crate
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
Animal – Chris Zylka
Battle of Wills – David No
Blight – George Blagden
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon – Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Jakob – Florian Langlais
Martian American – Dominic Conti
Portal to Hell!!! – Roddy Piper
SECRET NOMINEE – They Will All Die in Space – Julio Perillan
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert – Caitlin Reilley
Replika – Carole Brana
Teacher in a Box – Rebecca Hazelwood
The Babysitter Murders – Caitlin Custer
The Edge – Ouidad Elma
The Lotus Gun – Lauren Avery
The Stylist – Najarra Townsend
SECRET NOMINEE – Elle – Annabelle Hettmann
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHORT
Clones – Deobia Oparei
Don’t Let Them In – Hoyt Richards
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon – James Hong
Heir – Bill Oberst Jr.
Move Me – Aidan Bristow
The Babysitter Murders – Ben Hethcoat
The Run – Dennis Mojen
SECRET NOMINEE – Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert: Lee Boxleitner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SHORT
Burned – Maika Monroe
Goblin Queen – Amy Letcher
Madre de Dios – Tristan Risk
Move Me – Catherine Parker
Sing for Your Supper – Georgina Reilly
Teacher in a Box – Sarika Sanyal
Una Mujer Sin Preico 1961 – Lisandra Tena
SECRET NOMINEE – Blight – Alicia Garrard
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
A King’s Betrayal – Ari Grabb
Brentwood Strangler – John Fitzpatrick
Karkass Karts – S. Craig Clayton
Move Me – Gabe Crate
reStart – Olga Osorio
The Babysitter Murders – Ryan Spindell
They Will All Die in Space – Javier Chillon
SECRET NOMINEE – Iris – Richard Karpala
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man vs. Snake
Texas Paranormalists
The Blackout Experiments
SECRET NOMINEE – Ship of Fools
BEST COMEDY SHORT
Already Dead
Code Blue: A Love Story
Gwilliam
Karkass Karts
Portal to Hell!!!
Suck it Up
Una Mujer Sin Preico 1961
SECRET NOMINEE – The Barber’s Cut
BEST FANTASTIC SHORT
Burned
Shutter
The Run
The Session
SECRET NOMINEE – Goodbye
BEST FANTASY SHORT
Elle
Goblin Queen
Move Me
Sing for Your Supper
The Sun Devil and the Princess
The Devil’s Halo
The Prince of Nothing
SECRET NOMINEE – Dryad
BEST HORROR SHORT
Blight
Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert
Heir
Iris
Night of the Slasher
Quenottes (Pearlies)
When Sussurus Stirs
SECRET NOMINEE – The Babysitter Murders
BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM
Artificial
Indigo
Jakob
Replika
reStart
The Edge
They Will All Die in Space
SECRET NOMINEE – The Lotus Gun
BEST STUDENT SHORT
Karkass Karts
Manoman
Martian American
The Fisherman’s Wife
The Lotus Gun
The Prince of Nothing
The Surface
SECRET NOMINEE – Vardoger
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Chhaya
Clouds
Eloïse, Little Dreamer
Fulfilament
L’Americano Returns
Sea Child
Taking the Plunge
SECRET NOMINEE – Three Fools
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Eye of the Storm
How Deep Can I Go?
Matt Pond PA (Take Me With You/Emptiness)
My Nemesis
Paloma
The Cops Don’t Know
West Side Swordy
SECRET NOMINEE – Through My Street
BEST WEB SERIES
Dorkcore
Hey You, It’s Me
LARPs
Outpost
Ren: The Girl of the Mark
Thornbrook
Year of the Snake
SECRET NOMINEE – DoomsDate
BEST COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Link: Shadow of Light
World’s Best Ski Hotel
BEST YOUTH FILM
Ellie (Winner)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blight
Karkass Karts
No Way to Live
Shortwave
The Edge
The Lotus Gun
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE – The Babysitter Murders
BEST SCORE
Bear With Us
Bionic Girl
Chicago Rot
Quenottes (Pearlies)
Sing for Your Supper
Surgery
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE – Karkass Karts
BEST SOUND
Bear With Us
Dickproof 2
Portal to Hell!!!
Shortwave
The Babysitter Murders
Virtual Revolution
Wasteworld
SECRET NOMINEE – Capsule
BEST EDITING
Collider
Lost Girl
Man vs. Snake
Night of the Slasher
reStart
The Babysitter Murders
The Blackout Experiments
SECRET NOMINEE – Shortwave
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION
Chicago Rot
Kitchen
Madre de Dios
Manoman
Sing for Your Supper
The Village of Middlevale
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE – Bionic Girl
BEST COSTUMES
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Legend of Dark Rider
Ren: The Girl with the Mark
Sing for Your Supper
The Session
The Sun Devil and the Princess
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE – The Edge
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bionic Girl
Clones
Circle
Quenottes (Pearlies)
Sputnik
The Fisherman
Virtual Revolution
SECRET NOMINEE – Aden
BEST MAKEUP
Chicago Rot
Luxure (Lust)
Madre de Dios
Portal to Hell!!!
Slow Creep
The Sun Devil and the Princess
When Susurrus Stirs
SECRET NOMINEE – Manoman
NOTE: In order for a category winner to receive a FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy, the category must have 8 nominees or the minimum required submissions. If not, the winners of that category will receive a high-quality plaque (unless otherwise noted).
2016 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
1,029 films and screenplays were submitted to the 2016 FilmQuest for consideration. Over a dozen judges were involved in the entire selection process. From these submissions, the following films and screenplays were made Official Selections at the 2016 FilmQuest, which will take place June 17-25th at the Jordan Commons Megaplex Theatres in Sandy, Utah. Tickets will go on sale before June 1st.
Congratulations to all of the 2016 Official Selections! We looking forward to seeing you and your crews at the festival in June!
FEATURE FILMS
FEATURES
Bear With Us – USA
Capsule – UK
Chicago Rot – USA
Cold Moon – USA
Ctrl Alt Delete – USA
Curtain – USA
Dead Body – USA
Diverge – USA
Muddy Corman – USA
No Way to Live – USA
Shortwave – USA
The Fostering – Brazil
The Village of Middlevale – USA
Virtual Revolution – France
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
MAN VS. SNAKE: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler – USA
The Blackout Experiments – USA
SHORT FILMS
COMEDY & DARK COMEDY SHORTS
A King’s Betrayal – USA
Already Dead – UK
Amy – UK
Bitch, Popcorn & Blood – France
Code Blue: A Love Story – USA
Crush – USA
Dickproof 2 – Canada
Gwilliam – USA
Open 24 Hours – USA
Portal to Hell!!! – Canada
Shiner – UK
The Barber’s Cut – UK
The White Room – USA
Then and Again – USA
Una Mujer Sin Preico 1961 – USA
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Polk Photography – USA
Texas Paranormalists – USA
The Ship of Fools – France
FANTASTIC SHORTS
Burned – USA
Goodbye – USA
Mine – USA
Shutter – Germany
The Session – France
Thump – USA
FANTASY SHORTS
Dryad – France
Elle – France
Goblin Queen – USA
Legend of Dark Rider – Sweden
Lost Girl – UK
Move Me – USA
Sing for Your Supper – USA
Sleeping Wonder – Italy
The Devil’s Halo – USA
The Sun Devil and the Princess – USA
Theodora – USA
HORROR SHORTS
20 Matches – USA
Blight – Ireland
Brentwood Stranger – USA
Die! Sitter! Die!: Rupert – USA
Don’t Let Them In -USA
Earworm – USA
Heir – Canada
Hit & Run – USA
Iris – UK/USA
Kitchen – France
Kookie – Canada
Lonely Night – USA
Luxure (Lust) – Canada
Madre De Dios – Canada
Mute – USA
Night of the Slasher – USA
Quenottes (Pearlies) – Luxemborg
Roadside Assitance – USA
Shadows – USA
Surgery – UK
The Babysitter Murders – USA
The Fisherman – Spain
The Stylist – USA
When Susurrus Stirs – USA
Whisper – UK
Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol – USA
SCI-FI SHORTS
Aden – USA
Animal – USA
Artificial – Spain
Battle of Wills – South Korea
Bionic Girl – France
Clones – Switzerland
Collider – Canada
Exit Plan – UK
Future Boyfriend – USA
Indigo – Canada
Jakob – France
Legacy of the Force – USA
Of Men and Mice – France
Replika – Switzerland
reStart – Spain
Sputnik – Spain
Substance – USA
Teacher in a Box – USA
The Edge – France
The Trap – USA
They Will All Die in Space – Spain
STUDENT FILMS
COMEDY & DARK COMEDY STUDENT FILMS
Eternal Coma, 1994 – USA
Karkass Karts – USA
Manoman – USA
Martian American – USA
Slow Creep – USA
Suck It Up – New Zealand
FANTASTIC STUDENT FILMS
Guardian – USA
The Run – Germany
FANTASY STUDENT FILMS
Abyss – Australia
Circle – USA
David Mills – USA
Frankenstein’s Light – USA
The Prince of Nothing – USA
HORROR STUDENT FILMS
Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir – USA
Ellie – Canada
Oh, Darling – USA
Remember – USA
The Fisherman’s Wife – USA
Vardøger – France
SCI-FI STUDENT FILMS
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon – USA
Replacement Protocol – USA
The Lotus Gun – USA
The Paradox – USA
The Surface – USA
The Treatment – Germany
Wasteworld – UK
ANIMATED FILMS
Alien Antics! – USA
Balloon – Canada
Breathe – USA
Chains – USA
Chasm – USA
Chhaya – India
Clouds – Canada
Da Vinci Project – France
Deadly is the Woman – USA
Disconnect – USA
Dispatch – USA
Eloïse, Little Dreamer – Canada
Fishing – USA
Fruit – Germany
Fulfilament – UK
Gentleman Explorer Vol. 001: Destination Peril – USA
Honorio: Two Minutes of Sun – Spain
JIBi – USA
L’Americano Returns – USA
Let’s Go – USA
Lure – USA
Resilience – UK
Sea Child – UK
Sharpen – USA
Silence of the Siren – USA
Simorgh – USA
Snacktime – USA
Stand Still – USA
Taking the Plunge – USA
Target Acquired – Canada
The Great Silence – USA
The Misadventures of Chubzilla – USA
The Search for the Monster of Lake Quannapowitt – USA
Three Fools – Denmark
Tink! – USA
Viva Lucha – USA
Zoe – USA
MUSIC VIDEOS
Atheum’s Way – New Zealand
Diggin’ On – USA
Echoes – Italy
Eye of the Storm – USA
Feel It – USA
How Deep Can I Go? – Australia
Low – USA
Lucifer’s Song – USA
Matt Pond PA (Take Me With You/Emptiness) – USA
My Nemesis – USA
Paloma – Canada
Saturday Morning – Italy
So In Love – France
Step Down From It – Sweden
Sundays – Canada
The Cops Don’t Know – Iran
The Keys – Switzerland
The Love is Gone – Canada
Theatre Noir – USA
Through My Street – Switzerland
West Side Swordy – USA
WEB SERIES
AFK: The Web Series – New Zealand
Dark Specter – USA
DoomsDate – USA
Dorkcore – USA
Good Morning, Tonight! – Canada
Hey You, It’s Me – USA
Italian Justice – Italy
LARPs – Canada
Legend of the Lich Lord – Canada
Outpost – USA
Ren: The Girl with the Mark – UK
The First Musketeer – UK
Thornbrook – USA
Year of the Snake – USA
INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL
Link: Shadow of Light
World’s Best Ski Hotel
FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILMS
It’s a Small Verse After All – Taylor Doose (World Premiere)
Last Call – Blooming Studios (World Premiere)
Pure – Rachelle Price (World Premiere)
Spaced Out – Seaichfilms (World Premiere)
The Song of the Lake – Angela Wilkins (World Premiere)
Team I am Your Father Luker (World Premiere)
Team Jared Clark Gay (World Premiere)
Team JT Seaton (World Premiere)
Team Maclain Drake (World Premiere)
SCREENPLAYS
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS – FEATURES (Top 25)
Aoede’s “What Are Dreams Made Of?” by Lisa Sniderman
All Living Things by Michael Vincent Montgomery
Antidote Man by Jamie Sutliff
Compulsion by Michael Nardellli
Creed’s Code by Aaron Langvand
Eternal Lies by Craig Walendziak
Flight of the Fowler by W. Kent Smith
Graz by Jarrod Vanzo
Hell’s Reflection by Wynn Reichert
Killer App by Joseph Ferrante
Larry Gone Demon by Matthew Lawrence
Lil C by Jamie Sutliff
Long Way Home by Emily Koopman
Love Potion #666 by Nathan Ludwig
Only Make Believe by Benjamin Owens
Redcap Towing by Ryan LaPlante
Sardis the Merciful by Christian Thomas
Solar Butterfly by D. Michael Martindale
Spider Eaters by Michael Klug
The Fiend by Richard Reed
The Invisible Kingdom by Michael Vincent Montgomery
The Man and the Moon by Paul Forrest
The Naugahyde Man by Randy Gross
The Nightmare Halls by Olivier Rongione
The Six by Jim Menza
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS – SHORTS (Top 15)
Alice’s Misfortunes in Underland by Nikki S. Colt
Apt. 215 by A.J. Briones
Deadhorse Lick by Charles Hall
Hibernation by Joel Benjamin
ISOL by Kristin Ruff-Frederickson
Love in Drones’ Times by Kiki Vasilescu
Page Turner by Marc Roussel
Red Coats by Lachlan Marks
Secret Box by Charles Hall
Six-Legged Couch by Kate Longoria
Symposium by Tom Grady
The Art of DNA by Mary Anzalone
The Offering by Julie Hindkjær
The Spirit of Vengeance by Bryan Hansen
Viral by Michael Nardelli