Award winners and secret nominees for the coveted FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy were announced at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony September 14th, 2019 at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo, Utah. The 2019 FilmQuest Awards were, as usual, filled with many more deserving films than can possibly win or be nominated. To the winners and nominees, congratulations!
The following nominees were culled from a process that began with over 1,120 submissions to the 2019 festival. Each Feature Film category, unless otherwise noted, had 6 – 8 nominees. Each Short Film & Other category, unless otherwise noted, had 10 nominees. Every category, unless otherwise noted (there will be no * with extra information included at the bottom of each list), had a secret nominee that is announced at the Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to all the 2019 Award Winners and Nominees!
*Indicates award is a plaque’d award.
** Indicates the winner was a secret nominee.
2019 WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
Daniel Isn’t Real
BEST COMEDY SHORT
My Dinner with Werner
BEST FANTASTIC SHORT
Attrition
BEST FANTASY SHORT
The Seahorse Trainer
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Rubbish Robbers (Norway)
BEST HORROR SHORT
We Die Alone
BEST MICRO SHORT
The Muffin Man
BEST SCI-FI SHORT
Hashtag
BEST STUDENT SHORT
Progeny**
BEST UTAH PRODUCTION*
The Wreath
BEST ANIMATED FILM*
Widdershins
BEST FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILM*
Not for Distribution
BEST MUSIC VIDEO*
Withorwithout
BEST WEB SERIES*
My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate
BEST YOUTH FILM*
Me & Michael
THE MINERVA AWARD*
Rakefet Abergel – Boo
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
The Sonata – Andrew Desmond
BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
To Your Last Death – Jim Cirile & Tanya C. Klein
BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
The Black String – Frankie Muniz
BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Swing Low – Annabelle Dexter-Jones
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
Daniel Isn’t Real – Patrick Schwarzenegger
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
Blood Vessel – Alyssa Sutherland
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – FEATURE*
Villains
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE*
Daniel Isn’t Real – Lyle Vincent
BEST SCORE – FEATURE*
The Sonata
BEST SOUND – FEATURE*
To Your Last Death
BEST EDITING – FEATURE*
Volition
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – FEATURE*
Blood Vessel
BEST COSTUMES – FEATURE*
Blood Vessel
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – FEATURE*
Lake Michigan Monster
BEST MAKEUP – FEATURE*
Wild Boar
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
Supine – Nicole Goode
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
(TIE) A Purgatory Story – Tom Albanese & Joey Long
(TIE) O.I. – N’cee van Heerden
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
Exhibit Man – Troy Mundle
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Lili – Lisa Smit
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHORT
The Hanged Man – Gordon Peaston
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SHORT
We Die Alone – Ashley Jones
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – SHORT*
Balloon
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT*
Alaraph – Ton Vorselaars
BEST SCORE – SHORT*
Virtually**
BEST SOUND – SHORT*
The Automaton
BEST EDITING – SHORT*
We Got a Monkey’s Paw
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – SHORT*
Doffice
BEST COSTUMES – SHORT*
The Reckoning of Darkness
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – SHORT*
The Beacon
BEST MAKEUP – SHORT*
Starcadian: Freak Night
DIRECTOR’S PRIZE*
Overall Cinematic Achievement – Burning Kentucky to Bethany Brooke Anderson
Overall Cinematic Achievement – Fatale Collective: Bleed to Lola Blanc, Megan Rosati, Danin Jacquay, Francesa Maldonado, Natasha Halevi, Linda Chen
Overall Concept & Execution – The Fare to DC Hamilton & Brinna Kelly
Best Actor – Here & Beyond to Grey Lucey
FILMQUEST EXPRESS COMPETITION
Runner-Up – Money Man
Best Director – Money Man
Best Cinematography – Money Man
Best Writing – Not for Distribution
Best Editing – Not for Distribution
Best Acting – William and Theodore Part VI
Best Sound – William and Theodore Part VI
Best VFX – William and Theodore Part VI
Best Costumes – Hammer of Fate
Best Makeup – Hammer of Fate
Best Use of Elements – Money Man
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
1st Place (TIE)* – Roman Candle by Derek Abbott
1st Place (TIE)* – Sick bySylvia Batey Alcalá
2nd Place (TIE)* – Land Lord by Remington Smith
2nd Place (TIE)* – The Suburban Kaleidoscope by Samuel R. Peirce
3rd Place* – Third Date by Avishai Weinberger
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT
1st Place* – The Squirrels in the Attic by Rachel Thomas-Medwid
2nd Place* – Plaything by Samantha Kolesnik & Jason Tostevin
3rd Place* – Boos Up by Marion McDowell
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE – TOP 15 FINALISTS
…a Chance of Rain by Alan C. Beard & Patrick Green
6 Feet Above by Summer Moore
Land Lord by Remington Smith
M – Demon Killer by Mark Hammond
Persona by Jeffrey Howe
Roman Candle by Derek Abbott
Rust by Guy Pooles
Sick by Sylvia Batey Alcalá
Sol by James Fox
The Housesitter by David Palamaro
The Quicksilver Pleasure Club by Matt Pacini
The Suburban Kaleidoscope by Samuel R. Peirce
Third Date by Avishai Weinberger
Until Death… by Kevin Sluder
Werewolves from Outer Space by Justin Nosler
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT – TOP 10 FINALISTS
Bitch Revolution by Zeus Kontoyannis
Boos Up by Marion McDowell
Legends by Kevin Brennan
Life on the Farm by Laurel Vail
Pieces of Me by Gus Eid
Plaything by Samantha Kolesnik & Jason Tostevin
Sweet Pea by Neil McLarty
The Errant Signal by Nik Theorin
The Flavor of Fury by James Lee
The Squirrels in the Atttic by Rachel Thomas-Medwid
All Unproduced Screenplay Competition judging was done by a group of third party professional judges.
2019 NOMINEES & SECRET NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE FILM
Blood Vessel
Daniel Isn’t Real
Swing Low
The Fare
The Sonata
To Your Last Death
Villains
SECRET NOMINEE: Making Monsters
BEST COMEDY SHORT
Five Course Meal
Half-Cocked
Keloid
Killer Date
My Dinner with Werner
Proper British Sex
Serial Dater
The Office is Mine
We Got a Monkey’s Paw
SECRET NOMINEE: For the Love of Kyle
BEST FANTASTIC SHORT
Alaraph
Attrition
Blue Pig
Brute
Doffice
Rain Catcher
Supine
The Cunning Man
The Dishwasher
SECRET NOMINEE: O.I.
BEST FANTASY SHORT
A Purgatory Story
Dispel
Steel Cut Oats
The Automaton
The Lossen
The Seahorse Trainer
The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy
Troll Bridge
Worship
SECRET NOMINEE: The Time Tree
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Article 19-42
Atomic Ed
Dead Teenager Seance
Eternity
Fashion Alibi
Lobisome
Motherhood
Rubbish Robbers
The Blizzard
SECRET NOMINEE: Limbo
BEST HORROR SHORT
Boo
Conversion Therapist
Exhibit Man
Fatale Collective: Bleed
Last One Screaming
Low Tide
Re-Home
Spitting Image
We Die Alone
SECRET NOMINEE: Maggie May
BEST MICRO SHORT
After the Rain
Asparagus Tips
Ausente
Face Swap
In Love
Open Wide
Puzzle
Satellite
The Muffin Man
SECRET NOMINEE: The Friend
BEST SCI-FI SHORT
Ava in the End
Earthy Encounters
Hashtag
Hello, World
Prefigured
Regulation
The Beacon
Unregistered
What Daphne Saw
SECRET NOMINEE: Third Kind
BEST STUDENT SHORT
8
Balloon
Boys’ Club
Here & Beyond
Salvation
Siphon
Teddy Mate
The Hanged Man
You’ll Only Have Each Other
SECRET NOMINEE: Progeny
BEST UTAH SHORT
Anna
Chasing the Dragon
Gather
Llvonija
Night Sky
The Tormenting of Jones
The Wreath
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
FlyTrap
Fuse
Gingerfall: Reckoning
Mogu and Perol
Pipe Dream
Summoner War: Friends & Rivals
The Brave Heart or (The Day We Enabled the Sleepwalking Protocol)
The Soul Collector
Widdershins
SECRET NOMINEE: Giant Bear
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Burial
Chatroom
Competitive Mourning
Freak Night
Gods & Gold
No Going Back
Withorwithout
SECRET NOMINEE: All This Love
BEST WEB SERIES
Abracadavers
Car Stealers
Hexed
Life XP
My Death Co.
My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate
One Hit Die: The Devouring Dungeon
Who You Are
Wish Weasel
BEST YOUTH FILM
Me & Michael
Night Games
THE MINERVA AWARD
(Awarded to a female filmmaker/duo/group whose work embodies the advancement of the voice and empowerment of the female filmmaker in genre cinema today. Must have been a film directed, written, and/or produced by a female filmmaker.)
Alexandra Serio for “Tingle Monsters”
Anna Sobolevska for “Eternity”
Bethany Brooke Anderson for “Burning Kentucky”
Izzy Lee for “Re-Home”
Kaily Spear & Sam Spear for “CC”
Lola Blanc, Megan Rasati, Danin Jacquay, Francesca Maldonado, Natasha Halevi & Linda Chen for “Fatale Collective: Bleed”
Maegan Houang for “Chatroom”
Maiara Walsh for “Young Blood”
Rakefet Abergel for “Boo”
Vanessa Ionta Wright for “Rainy Season”
Yaxiong Shao for “Blue Pig”
Yfke van Berckelaer for “Lili”
BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
Burning Kentucky – Bethany Brooke Anderson
Daniel Isn’t Real – Adam Egypt Mortimer
Finale – Søren Juul Petersen
Lake Michigan Monster – Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Swing Low – Teddy Grennan
The Sonata – Andrew Desmond
Volition – Tony Dean Smith
SECRET NOMINEE: Blood Vessel
BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
Daniel Isn’t Real – Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer
Swing Low – Teddy Grennan
The Black String – Richard Handley & Brian Hanson
The Fare – Brinna Kelly
The Sonata – Andrew Desmond & Arthur Morin
To Your Last Death – Jim Cirile & Tanya C. Klein
Villains – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen
SECRET NOMINEE: Volition
BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Blood Vessel – Nathan Phillips
Daniel Isn’t Real – Miles Robbins
Making Monsters – Tim Loden
The Black String – Frankie Muniz
The Fare – Gino Anthony Pesi
Villains – Bill Skarsgård
Volition – Adrian Glynn McMorran
SECRET NOMINEE: The Sonata – Simon Abkarian
BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Finale – Anne Bergfeld
Making Monsters – Alana Elmer
Swing Low – Annabelle Dexter-Jones
The Fare – Brinna Kelly
The Sonata – Freya Tingley
Villains – Maika Monroe
Wild Boar – Augie Duke
SECRET NOMINEE: Burning Kentucky – Emilie Dhir
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
Blood Vessel – John Lloyd Fillingham
Burning Kentucky – John Pyper-Ferguson
Daniel Isn’t Real – Patrick Schwarzenegger
Finale – Damon Younger
Swing Low – Robert Longstreet
Villains – Jeffrey Donovan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
Blood Vessel – Alyssa Sutherland
Burning Kentucky – Augie Duke
Finale – Karin Michelsen
The Black String – Chelsea Edmundson
Villains – Kyra Sedgwick
Volition – Magda Apanowicz
Wild Boar – Jessica Sonneborn
SECRET NOMINEE: Daniel Isn’t Real – Sasha Lane
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Burning Kentucky
Daniel Isn’t Real
Lake Michigan Monster
To Your Last Death
Villains
Volition
SECRET NOMINEE: The Black String
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE
Burning Kentucky – Matt Clegg
Daniel Isn’t Real – Lyle Vincent
Making Monsters – Stuart James Cameron
Swing Low – Christopher Walters
The Black String – John Orphan
The Sonata – Janis Eglitis
Volition – Byron Kopman
BEST EDITING – FEATURE
Burning Kentucky
Daniel Isn’t Real
Lake Michigan Monster
Making Monsters
The Fare
Villains
Volition
BEST SOUND – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Lake Michigan Monster
Making Monsters
The Black String
The Fare
The Sonata
To Your Last Death
BEST SCORE – FEATURE
Lake Michigan Monster
Making Monsters
The Fare
The Sonata
To Your Last Death
Villains
Volition
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Daniel Isn’t real
Lake Michigan Monster
The Sonata
To Your Last Death
Wild Boar
BEST COSTUMES – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Finale
Lake Michigan Monster
The Sonata
Wild Boar
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Daniel Isn’t Real
Lake Michigan Monster
The Black String
The Sonata
BEST MAKEUP – FEATURE
Blood Vessel
Daniel Isn’t Real
Finale
Lake Michigan Monster
Making Monsters
Swing Low
Wild Boar
BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
Attrition – Kelly Holmes
Ava in the End – Ursula Ellis
Boo – Rakefet Abergel
Spitting Image – Will Ilgen
Supine – Nicole Goode
The Desecrated – John Gray
Troll Bridge – Daniel Knight
Unregistered – Sophia Banks
We Die Alone – Marc Cartwright
SECRET NOMINEE: Exhibit Man – Trevor Mirosh
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
A Purgatory Story – Tom Albanese & Joey Long
Dispel – Kylie Eaton
Exhibit Man – Trevor Mirosh
Half-Cocked – Aaron Barrocas
Maggie May – Mia’kate Russell
My Dinner with Werner – Maverick Moore & Ryan McNamara
O.I. – N’cee van Heerden
Progeny – Kenda Greenwood Moran & Justin Daering
Teddy Mate – Lydia Lane
SECRET NOMINEE: Boo – Rakefet Abergel
BEST ACTOR – SHORT
Exhibit Man – Troy Mundle
Here & Beyond – Greg Lucey
Jonagold – Edward Ventura
O.I. – Ben Cotton
The Lossen – Sean Knopp
Troll Bridge – Don Bridges
Unregistered – Trevor Jackson
We Die Alone – Baker Chase Powell
When We Dance – Larry Cedar
SECRET NOMINEE: The Office is Mine – Ben Baur
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Ava in the End – Elsa Gay
Hashtag – Gigi Edgley
Keloid – Taylor Catchart
Lili – Lisa Smit
Motherhood – Aki Maeda
Re-Home – Gigi Saul Guerrero
Regulation – Sunita Mani
Stray – Melinda Joan Reed
Virtually – Katie Savoy
SECRET NOMINEE: Conversion Therapist – Sara Fletcher
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHORT
Conversion Therapist – Michael Dickson
Half-Cocked – Lundon Boyd
Keloid – Jason Rogel
Killer Date – Brandon Shypkowski
O.I. – Kett Turton
Prefigured – Nicholas Thurkettle
Progeny – Hans Christopher
The Hanged Man – Gordon Peaston
Virtually – Wolé Parks
SECRET NOMINEE: Low Tide – Luke Lally
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SHORT
Exhibit Man – Debs Howard
Maggie May – Lulu McClatchy
Murderabiliac – Sydney Skidmore
My Dinner with Werner – Chynna Walker
Regulation – Audrey Bennett
The Dishwasher – Mariana Flores
The Wreath – Haeleigh Royall
We Die Alone – Ashley Jones
We Die Alone – Samantha Boscarino
SECRET NOMINEE: Eternity – Darya Plakhtiy
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – SHORT
8
Atomic Ed
Attrition
Balloon
Car Stealers
Dead Teenager Seance
Exhibit Man
Fatale Collective: Bleed
For the Love of Kyle
Last One Screaming
Rubbish Robbers
Steel Cut Oats
The Vicious
Young Blood
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT
Alaraph – Ton Vorselaars
Attrition – Alan C. McLaughlin
Balloon – Frances Kroon
Earthy Encounters – Eben Bolter
Eternity – Denys Lushchyk
Rain Catcher – Evgeny Sinelnikov
Stray – Brian Loewe
Third Kind – Yannis Kanakis
Unregistered – Paul Cameron
SECRET NOMINEE: Condamned
BEST EDITING – SHORT
8
Alaraph
Boo
Fatale Collective: Bleed
Here & Beyond
Killer Date
Last One Screaming
Maggie May
We Got a Monkey’s Paw
SECRET NOMINEE: Steel Cut Oats
BEST SOUND – SHORT
Fever
Jonagold
Oscar’s Bell
The Automaton
The Beacon
The Soul Collector
Third Kind
Tingle Monsters
Virtually
SECRET NOMINEE: Atomic Ed
BEST SCORE – SHORT
Atomic Ed
By Blood
Dispel
Earthy Encounters
My Dinner with Werner
The Reckoning of Darkness
The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy
When We Dance
Worship
SECRET NOMINEE: Virtually
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – SHORT
Attrition
Compartmentalization Storage Facility
Doffice
Murderabiliac
Steel Cut Oats
The Automaton
The Beacon
The Reckoning of Darkness
The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy
SECRET NOMINEE: Dead Teenager Seance
BEST COSTUMES – SHORT
Anna
Attrition
By Blood
Condamned
Freak Night
The Automaton
The Reckoning of Darkness
The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy
Unregistered
SECRET NOMINEE: Worship
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – SHORT
Exhibit Man
Hashtag
Samantha
Scavenger
Steel Cut Oats
The Beacon
The Seahorse Trainer
Troll Bridge
Unregistered
SECRET NOMINEE: Ava in the End
BEST MAKEUP – SHORT
Always Listening
Atomic Ed
Dreamcatcher
Exhibit Man
Five Course Meal
Freak Night
Lobisome
The Hidebehind
Z-Goat: First Bleat
SECRET NOMINEE: Maggie May
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL the 2019 FilmQuest awards winners and nominees! We can’t wait to see what everyone of you have in store for us in the near future!
FILMQUEST 2019 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
The 2019 FilmQuest saw over 1,120 films and screenplays submitted for consideration. From these submissions, there were 192 Official Selections of films across several categories from around the world chosen to play and compete at the 2019 FilmQuest Festival. Screenplay finalists were chosen by a group of professional third party judges, of which there were 55 Official Selection finalists.
The 6th annual FilmQuest took place September 6th – 14th at the Velour Live Music Gallery in beautiful Downtown Provo, Utah.
FEATURE FILMS
Blood Vessel – Australia
Burning Kentucky – USA
Daniel Isn’t Real – USA
Finale – Denmark
Lake Michigan Monster – USA
Making Monsters – Canada
Swing Low – USA
The Black String – USA
The Fare – USA
The Sonata – France/UK
To Your Last Death – USA
Villains – USA
Volition– Canada
Wild Boar – USA
SHORT FILMS
COMEDY & DARK COMEDY SHORTS
A Wreck in Paradise – France
Asparagus Tips – UK
Compartmentalization Storage Facility – USA
Crap-Man – Japan
Crop Dust – USA
Dead Teenager Seance – Brazil
Evstronger – Spain
Exhibit Man – Canada
Fashion Alibi – France
Five Course Meal – Canada
For The Love of Kyle – USA
Gut Feeling – USA
Half-Cocked – USA
In Love – USA
Keloid – USA
Killer Date – USA
Murderabiliac – USA
My Dinner with Werner – USA
O.I. – Canada
Open Wide – UK
Proper British Sex – USA
Rub Me The Right Way – Germany
Rubbish Robbers – Norway
Serial Dater – USA
The Muffin Man – USA
The Office is Mine – USA
We Got a Monkey’s Paw – USA
FANTASTIC SHORTS
Alaraph – Netherlands
Attrition – UK
Blue Pig – USA
Doffice – Belgium
Earthy Encounters – UK
Harper Finch – USA
Rain Catcher – UK
The Blizzard – Andorra
The Cunning Man – UK
The Dishwasher – USA
When We Dance – USA
FANTASY SHORTS
A Purgatory Story – USA
By Blood – France
Dead Animals – Switzerland/Germany
Dispel – USA
Good Night Little Knight – USA
Steel Cut Oats – USA
The Automaton – USA
The Lossen – UK
The Seahorse Trainer – Canada
The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy – Ireland
The Time Tree – UK
Troll Bridge – Australia/New Zealand
Worship – USA
HORROR SHORTS
After the Rain – Canada
Always Listening – USA
Atomic Ed – France
Ausente – Colombia
Boo – USA
Brute – Ireland
Condamned – Spain
Conversion Therapist – USA
Deep Clean – UK
Dreamcatcher – Canada
Fatale Collective: Bleed – USA
Fever – USA
Jonagold – USA
Hear Me – Finland
Last One Screaming – USA
Lili – Netherlands
Limbo – Spain
Lobisome – Spain
Low Tide – Ireland
Maggie May – Australia
Nepenthes – Canada
Oscar’s Bell – UK
Puzzle – Switzerland
Rainy Season – USA
Re-Home – USA
Samantha – USA
Snaggletooth – USA
Spitting Image – USA
Stray – Australia
Supine – Czech Republic
The Desecrated – USA
The Friend – France
The Hidebehind – USA
The Reckoning of Darkness – USA
The Vicious – USA
Tingle Monsters – USA
We Die Alone – USA
Wrong Number – UK
Z-Goat: First Bleat – Belgium
SCI-FI SHORTS
Aeranger – USA
Article 19-42 – Luxembourg
Ava in the End – USA
CC – Canada
Face Swap – USA
God Glitch – Netherlands
Hashtag – USA
Hello, World – USA
Motherhood – Japan
Prefigured – USA
Regulation – USA
Rocket Boy – UK
Scavenger – Denmark
The Beacon – USA
Third Kind – Greece
Unregistered – USA
Virtually – USA
What Daphne Saw – USA
Young Blood – USA
UTAH SHORTS
Anna – USA
Chasing the Dragon – USA
Gather – USA
Llvonija – USA/Latvia
Me & Michael – USA
Night Games – USA
Night Sky – USA
The Tormenting of Jones – USA
The Wreath – USA
STUDENT FILMS
COMEDY & DARK COMEDY STUDENT FILMS
Boy’s Club – USA
Stop / Eject / Rewind – USA
Swipe Right for Murder – Canada
FANTASTIC STUDENT FILMS
8 – USA
Balloon – USA
Salvation – Norway
FANTASY STUDENT FILMS
Teddy Mate – USA
The Hanged Man – UK
HORROR STUDENT FILMS
You’ll Only Have Each Other – USA
SCI-FI STUDENT FILMS
Eternity – Ukraine
Here & Beyond – USA
Progeny – USA
Satellite – USA
Siphon – USA
ANIMATED FILMS
5th and Main – USA
A Poem in Bamboo – USA
FlyTrap – USA
Friends & Rivals – Canada
Fuse – Germany
Giant Bear – Canada
Gingerfall: Reckoning – USA
Kelpie – Canada
L’Homme et le Poisson – Canada
Mogu and Perol – Japan
Pipe Dream – Australia
Runo – Canada
Serendipity – USA
The Brave Heart or (The Day We Enabled the Sleepwalking Protocol) – UK
The Soul Collector – USA
Tiffany – USA
Toe – USA
Widdershins – UK
MUSIC VIDEOS
All This Love – UK
Burial – USA
Chatroom – USA
Children of Scotland – USA
Cockroach Brain – USA
Competitive Mourning – USA
Devil’s Level – USA
Freak Night – USA
Gods and Gold – USA
Mediocrity, For Micah Dahl – USA
No Going Back – Brazil
Not Heroes – Poland
The Cicada Tree – USA
Withorwithout – USA
WEB SERIES
Abracadavers – Canada
Car Stealers – USA
Hexed – USA
Life XP – Canada
My Death Co. – USA
My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate – USA
One Hit Die: The Devouring Dungeon – Canada
Who You Are – USA
Wish Weasel – USA
FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILMS
Team #1 – Dan McBride – Utah
Team #2 – Angela Wilkins – Utah
Team #3 – Adam Hightower – Utah
Team #4 – Zach Beckstrand – Utah
Team #5 – Nicholas Jay – Utah
SCREENPLAYS
All unproduced screenplay finalists chosen by a team of third party judges. Winners and Top 10 (Features) and Top 5 (Shorts) will be announced at the festival.
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS – FEATURES (Top 35)
… a Chance of Rain by Alan C. Beard & Patrick Green
6 Feet Above by Summer Moore
Blackwood Falls by Jennifer Nicole Stang
Cove by Thomas O’Malley
Cyborn by Mark Renshaw
Darkness Visible by Christopher Lopez
God Wrest His Soul by JT Seaton & Michael Varrati
Green YoYo by Kelsey Wilkins & Megan Kuntz
Land Lord by Remington Smith
Lawsuits, Love and Lucifer by Jeff Burke
M – Demon Killer by Mark William Hammond
Mitzvah Crashers by Amy Axelson Capeci
Mom Died by Michael Klug
Persona by Jeffrey Howe
Rock & Roll High School Vampires by Scott Grady
Roman Candle by Derek Abbott
Rust by Guy Pooles
Shifter by Kenny J Wright
Sick by Sylvia Batey Alcalá
Sol by James Fox
Spectrum by Jennifer Trudrung
The Coldest Horizon by Jeffrey Howe
The Eating God by Abigail Clark
The Housesitter by Suju Vijayan & Dave Palamaro
The Invader by Phillip Hardy
The Princess Vengeance by Kamran Khan
The Quicksilver Pleasure Club by Matt Pacini
The Suburban Kaleidoscope by Samuel R. Peirce
The Weatherway Conspiracy by Ryan M. Lange & Alan Peery
Third Date by Avishai Weinberger
Universal Insurance by Jack Lilburn
Until Death… by Kevin Sluder
Vessels by Levi Caleb Smith
Werewolves from Outer Space by Justin Nosler
Yellow Eye by Judy Bednarek
SCREENPLAY FINALISTS – SHORTS (Top 20)
All Creatures by James Croke
Bitch Revolution by Zeus Kontoyannis
Boos Up by Marion McDowell
Burying Mitchell by Sam Williamson
Freeze! Kid by William G Chandler Jr.
Give Love A Shot by Al Finocchio
Hand of Me by A.L. Adams
House of Aegea by Diana Lanham
Invisible Monster by Matt Harris-Freeth
Legends by Kevin Brennan & Robert Brandsma
Life on the Farm by Laurel Vail
Mary, Dispossessed by Kristy Walsh
Perpetual Valhalla by Travis Davidson & Jack Davidson
Pieces of Me by Jonathan A Eid
Plaything by Samantha Kolesnik and Jason Tostevin
Spell Bound by Mary Anzalone
Sweet Pea by Neil McLarty
The Errant Signal by Nik Theorin
The Flavor of Fury by James H. Lee
The Squirrels in the Attic by Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid