2014

02/172014

2014 Winners

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2014 Award Winners will be announced on July 5, 2014 at an awards ceremony closing FilmQuest. All categories will be awarded the FilmQuest trophy, unless otherwise noted. Stay tuned for details as they come.

BEST OF FEST

2nd PLACE (receives a plaque)

3rd PLACE (receives a plaque)

DIRECTOR’S PRIZE

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (yet to be named)

BEST FEATURE FILM

BEST SHORT FILM

BEST ANIMATED FILM

BEST STUDENT FILM

BEST FAN FILM

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

BEST TV/WEB SERIES

BEST COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST SCORE

BEST SOUND

BEST EDITING

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST COSTUMES

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST MAKEUP

BEST UTAH HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM (and other awards)

BEST UTAH FILM SCHOOL SHORT FILM (and other awards)

BEST FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILM (and other awards)

02/172014

2014 Winners & Nominations

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2014 AWARD WINNERS

2014 Award Winners were announced on July 5, 2014 at an awards ceremony closing FilmQuest. All categories will be awarded the FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy, unless otherwise noted.

BEST OF FEST
The Landing
Dir. by Josh Tanner
2nd Place
Echoes
Dir. by Nils Timm
3rd Place
The Seventeenth Kind
Dir. Andy Colliler

FILMQUEST CTHULHU LEGACY AWARD
Doug Jones

BEST FEATURE FILM
Crawlspace
Dir. by Justin Dix

BEST FANTASTIC SHORT FILM
Hyena’s Blood
Dir. by Nicolas Caicoya

BEST FANTASY SHORT FILM
Death of a Shadow
Dir. by Tom Van Avermaet

BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM
The Landing
Dir. by Josh Tanner

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Itsy Bitsy Spiders
Dir. by Bertrand Paré

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Premiere Automne
Dir. by Aude Danset & Carlos de Carvalho

BEST STUDENT FILM
I, Helios
Dir. by James R. Berry

BEST FAN FILM (receives plaque)
Weeping Willow: A Hunger Games Fan Film
Dir. by Annie Poling & Maxwell Swet

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
With the Flow
Dir. by Eddie Sooyoung Chae

BEST WEB SERIES
LARP’s: The Series
Dir. by Julien Stamboulieh

BEST COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT (receives plaque)
Buried Alive Film Festival Bumper
Dir. by Brian Lonano

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
1st Place
“Iron Dogs” by Neil Chase
2nd Place (TIE)
“Fallen Star” by Patrick Gibbs & Paul Gibbs
“Into the Who Knows” by Micah Barber
3rd Place (TIE)
“No Man’s Land” by Karsten Freeman
“Storm Dragons” by Leonardo Reis

ARROWSTORM PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY FINALISTS
“Journey with the Magi” by Guillermo Gomez
“No Man’s Land” by Karsten Freeman
“The Sleeping Deep” by JB Palmer

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT
1st Place
“Memento Mori” by Stuart Creque
2nd Place
“Fridge Feeder” by Anthony Cowood
3rd Place (TIE)
“A Tell-Tale Heart” by Stephen M. Hunt
“Inhuman Nature” by Ezeibiel Chidi

BEST DIRECTOR
Nils Timm
Echoes

BEST ACTOR
Whit Hertford
The Perfect 46

BEST ACTRESS
Kate French
Echoes

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Henry Nixon
The Landing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sophie Meister
Lapsus

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Landing
Cinematograph by Jason Hargreaves, ACS

BEST SCREENPLAY
Echoes
Screenplay by Nils Timm

BEST SCORE
The Landing
Original Score by Guy Gross

BEST SOUND
Crawlspace
Sound Design by Paul Pirola

BEST EDITING
24 After
Edited by Yuki Aizawa & Eddie Sooyoung Chae

BEST ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
Lessons Learned
Design by Scott Foster & Toby Froud

BEST COSTUMES
Hyena’s Blood
Costumes by Lissete Barrios & Adriana Olivera

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Entity
Visual Effects by Jean Philippe Ferre

BEST MAKEUP EFFECTS
Lessons Learned
Makeup by Toby Froud

BEST FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILM
Siren’s Call
Dir. by Chris Luker

2014 NOMINATIONS

2014 Nominations were announced with the 2014 Official Selections in June, 2014. All films and categories (except for FilmQuest Express and the Utah Shorts Competitions) are eligible for all awards in all categories, as long as the films fit in accordance with FilmQuest’s General Rules and Terms & Conditions (please refer to our General Rules and Terms & Conditions on the website).

BEST OF FEST
Finalists to be announced at the FilmQuest awards ceremony.

BEST FEATURE FILM
Crawlspace
Dark Vision (8th Nominee)
Detective Detective Detective
Echoes
Ni 28 – Strate I
Paracosm
The Immortal Augustus Gladstone
The Perfect 46

BEST FANTASTIC SHORT FILM
Extreme Pinocchio
Indigo
Hyenas Blood
John Henry and the Railroad
Lapsus
Monsura is Waiting (8th Nominee)
No Ordinary Ham
Voice Over

BEST FANTASY SHORT FILM
24 After
Being Doug (8th Nominee)
Cassandra
Death of A Shadow
Dustland
East of Kensington
Lessons Learned
The Hypnotist

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Dark Origins
Don’t Move
Familiar
Insane
Itsy Bitsy Spiders (8th Nominee)
Little Matthew
The Only Man
The Visitant

BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM
Entity
From the Future with Love
On/Off
Prospect
Shift
The Landing
The Seventeenth Kind
Void (8th Nominee)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Amaqqut Nunaat
Francis
Little Quentin
Monstro!
PostHuman (8th Nominee)
Premiere Automne
Shave It
The Return of an Outcast

BEST STUDENT FILM
24 After
Better the Devil
Dustland
Ghost Light (8th Nominee)
I, Helios
Killer Kart
Out There
The Captain

BEST FAN FILM
Pac-Man: The Movie
Star Wars: The Holo Xperience
Weeping Willow: A Hunger Games Fan Film

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Broken Circuits (4th Nominee)
Nihilists Need Love Too
With the Flow
Zombie Nation

BEST WEB SERIES
Brightside
Great Daena
LARP’s
Progress
Shifters (6th Nominee)
The Invaders

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
(Top Ten Finalists Listed)
“Fallen Star” by Patrick & Paul Gibbs
“Into the Who Knows!” by Micah Barber
“Iron Dogs” by Neil Chase
“Journey with the Magi” by Guillermo Gomez
“Mountain of the Moon” by Jeffrey Ryback
“No Man’s Land” by Karsten Freeman
“Storm Dragons” by Leonardo Reis
“The Minstrel” by Todd Sorrell
“The Sleeping Deep” by JB Palmer
“Troublesome Creek” by Wesley Mullens

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT
(Top Five Finalists Listed)
“A Tell-Tale Heart” by Stephen M. Hunt
“Fridge Feeder” by Anthony Cowood
“Inhuman Nature” by Ezeibiel Chidi
“Memento Mori” by Stuart Creque
“WiFighters” by Rahdy Elwan

BEST DIRECTOR
24 After – Eddie Sooyoung Chae
Death of a Shadow – Tom Van Avermaet (8th Nominee)
Echoes – Nils Timm
Hyenas Blood – Nicolas Caicoya
Lapsus – Karim Ourat
Ni 28 – Strate I – Terence Tesh Chevrin
The Landing – Josh Tanner
The Seventeenth Kind – Andy Collier
*8th Nominee to be announced at FilmQuest

BEST ACTOR
Extreme Pinocchio – Christophe Fluder
Hyenas Blood – Jon Lange
Familiar – Robert Nolan
The Only Man – Timothy Gibbs
The Perfect 46 – Whit Hertford
The Seventeenth Kind – Tony Curran
Valibation – James Kirkland (8th Nominee)
Warhol – Corey Johnson

BEST ACTRESS
Dark Origins – Rosie Keogh
Echoes – Kate French
Indigo – Cecilia Forss
Insane – Shannon Lahaie
Killer Kart – Christine Rodriguez
Mama Doesn’t Know Best – Ksenia Pavlov (8th Nominee)
Monsura is Waiting – Nell Gwynn
The Visitant – Amy Smart

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Better the Devil – Tim De Zarn
Birth of a Ghost – Dhananjay Sardeshpande
Detective Detective Detective – Matthew Clay
Echoes – Steven Brand
Extreme Pinocchio – Brice Fournier
Lapsus – Arben Bakraktaraj
Out There – Sean Weil (8th Nominee)
The Landing – Henry Nixon

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dark Origins – Jane Elizabeth Barry
Itsy Bitsy Spiders – Jessica Galinas
Lapsus – Sophie Meister
LARP’s – Charlotte Rogers
Love, and Other Devices – Kate Bowen
The Host – Fernanda Castillo
The Interview – Dawn Alden
The Negative – Abigail Augusta (8th Nominee)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
24 After
Crawlspace (8th Nominee)
Don’t Move
Echoes
Prospect
The Landing
The Only Man
Valibation

BEST SCREENPLAY
Boome & Slade
Detective Detective Detective
Echoes
Frank & the Ant (8th Nominee)
Lapsus
The Landing
The Perfect 46
Voice Over

BEST SCORE
Cassandra (8th Nominee)
Entity
Itsy Bitsy Spiders
John Henry and the Railroad
On/Off
The Hypnotist
The Landing
The Passage

BEST SOUND
Crawlspace
Echoes
Entity
Insane
The Heebi-Jeebies
The Landing
The Last Ten (8th Nominee)
The Visitant

BEST EDITING
24 After
Indigo
Lapsus
Pity
Shift (8th Nominee)
The Amulet of the Dragon
The Hynotist
The Landing

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION
Dustland
Extreme Pinocchio
Itsy Bitsy Spiders
Lessons Learned
Paracosm
The Hypnotist (8th Nominee)
The Last Halloween
The Seventeenth Kind

BEST COSTUMES
Cassandra (8th Nominee)
Chaisson: Quest for Oriud
Dreams of the Last Butterflies
Dustland
Hyenas Blood
LARPS’s
The Dragonphoenix Chronicles: Indomitable
The Three

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dustland
Entity
Eve
On/Off
Tears of Steel (8th Nominee)
The Gate
The Third Letter
Void

BEST MAKEUP (applies to puppetry, hair, makeup and makeup fx)
Don’t Move
Lessons Learned
Monster Island (8th Nominee)
Paracosm
The Last Halloween
The Only Man
The Visitant
Zombinladen: The Axis of Evil Dead

BEST FILMQUEST EXPRESS FILM (and other awards)
Finalists announced at Festival

*Note that FilmQuest reserves the right to deem a category null in any given year if there are not enough quality submissions/selections for there to be a fair competition for the category. (For example: There is only 1 quality fan film submitted to the festival and/or there are not enough quality submissions sent in for a particular category. We also deem a category null if there are fewer than six films to nominate for any given category.

02/172014

Grand Jury & Selection Committee

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A JURY OF INFLUENCE

Each year FilmQuest will have a Grand Jury composed of between 3-7 major industry professionals, who will pick several of the winners for the awards. These awards will include the Grand Prize, runners-up, Best Short Film, Best Student film, and others.

2014 GRAND JURY

DOUG JONES – Doug is the world-renowned actor known best for his roles as Abe Sapien in Hellboy, Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four, the Faun in Pan’s Labyrinth, Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus, as well as many more iconic and well known characters in the world of cinema.

AMRITA ACHARIA – Amrita is best known for her work as Irri in the hugely popular Game of Thrones. She gained critical acclaim starring in the Oscar short-listed Norwegian film I Am Yours, and is to be seen next in the highly anticipated horror film Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead.

The 2014 Grand Jury is still being built, and these names are tentative until 100% confirmed, so check back regularly to see who is added to the Jury. More Grand Jury members to be announced soon.

OUR DEDICATION TO YOU

FilmQuest has put together a Selection Committee filled with professionals from within the film industry. The team consists of directors, producers, writers, actors, journalists, professors, editors, casting directors, animators and more. It is our goal and duty to all the filmmakers who submit to FilmQuest to give every film a thorough and fair review throughout the selection process. The Committee will not only be responsible for making the Official Selections each year, but will also vote on nominees and, in some categories, the winners for the awards.

JONATHAN MARTIN – FilmQuest Festival Director – Jonathan is a writer, producer and director most known as the creator of the most awarded horror short film of all-time, An Evening with My Comatose Mother. His films and music videos have won over 90 awards and have played at over 110 film festivals around the world since 2011. He is currently attached to direct a feature film and a web series, both in development with each slated to be filmed in 2014. As Festival Director of FilmQuest, it is Jonathan’s goal to create a festival for the Fantastic unlike any other, one that serves the filmmaker first and will become a launching pad for filmmaker’s careers for years to come.

RICHARD TEASDALE – Assistant Festival Director – Richard is an accomplished film editor and filmmaker. He was the videographer for the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah for five years, where he became a multi-award winning video journalist. He and Jonathan have co-edited several projects together, and their working relationship dates back to their student days at Utah Valley University.

BRIAN HIGGINS – Selection Committee, FilmQuest Express Chairman – Hailing from Northern Ireland, Brian is a natural raconteur and imagineer who uses film to tell stories the world over. Although several of his films have screened at prestigious international film festivals, Brian still believes in maintaing a strong local presence by teaching the power of film to local indie communities. He is the Utah Producer and Director of the “48 Hour Film Project,” and has also created and produced three national genre-specific film festivals, most notably The Demon Chaser Film Challenge. His latest project is Create Reel Change, which brings creativity to mental wellness.

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SEAN DECKER – Selection Committee – Sean is a well-respected journalist within the horror community (having written for Dread Central, FEARnet and Fangoria). Sean Decker recently co-produced the upcoming feature L.A. Slasher. Sean is currently executive producing a high-profile biopic about one of Hollywood’s most legendary figures.

JONNA JACKSON – Selection Committee, Production Manager – After a decade of managing and touring with rock bands, Jonna settled down in Los Angeles. Her love of music quickly turned into a love for film, and she began production working for AEG while also managing a major retail chain of over 20 stores in Southern California. Jonna edits scripts while also serving as the Production Manager for the world famous Screamfest Horror Film Festival the past 6 years. Jonna will not only be lending her expertise and talents to FilmQuest, but also organizing the volunteer efforts for the fest.

IAN JOHNSTON – Selection Committee – Ian is the owner of the Emmy® Nominated Too Many Legs Animation Studios inc., an established high-performance animation company. There, he also works as one of the five key managers and acts as the Creative Director. Working directly with clients in animation and VFX, he helps in image building campaigns for client companies that hit a balance between emotional and narrative storytelling. During his 15+ years of animation experience, Ian has assisted businesses of Utah all the while branching into other states like New York, Colorado, Nevada, and California.

LISA KANE – Selection Committee – Lisa is the lead graphic designer for the Daily Herald‘s marketing department and has worked as a storyboard artist for films in Utah, including An Evening with my Comatose Mother, directed by Jonathan Martin. She graduated from BYU in 2007 and studies cinematography and animation. She continues to work as a storyboard artist.

ALEX NIBLEY – Selection Committee – Alex has been involved in filmmaking for over thirty years in a variety of capacities. He holds a BA in Mass Communication from the University of Utah and an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. He also studied screenwriting and film analysis from Frank Daniel, and has been teaching those subjects at Utah Valley University for twelve years.

KIT REES – Selection Committee – Kit, with his brother Nathan, is the co-founder of Squishy Animation. A graduate of Weber State University in Graphic Design, Kit is a virtual 3D modeler and animator. Within Squishy, Kit works mainly on the props and locations.

NATHAN REES – Selection Committee – Nathan, with his brother Kit, is the co-founder of Squishy Animation. A graduate of Brigham Young University’s prestigious animation program, Nathan has continued to strengthen his career in character modeling and movements. He and Kit are currently developing the animated science fiction film Firepower.

NICHOLAS RIVERA – Selection Committee – Nicholas is a 28 year veteran of the film industry and a multi award winning composer. He has worked with Sony, Warner Bros., Lionsgate and many other studios both major and Indie. He has worked on projects in England, Germany, Netherlands and in every film and TV hub in the U.S. He has scored over 100 projects. Including work with Morgan Freeman, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. He is currently working on two feature films and is creating a global film and television portal and library.

TINA THORUP – Selection Committee – Tina is a casting director and founder of the Applebox Filmmakers Alliance, where she educates filmmakers on branding techniques, project marketing and the production of profitable films. Her first experience of working with talent began in High School, and has matured into a full service casting company for commercials, feature length films, shorts, music videos, television, web-based, and new media content. As a casting director she instantly earned the confidence of directors, producers, and creative heads. Tina brings a strong visual sensibility of matching talent with over-all project vision.

More coming soon! We’re awaiting bio’s from our committee members. Check back often!

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A FESTIVAL OF OPPORTUNITY & EXPOSURE

At FilmQuest, we have several categories in which you may submit your film. There are several categories open to submission, including some that you may not find everywhere else. We even have unique competitions that we encourage you to explore. Discover which category fits best for your film below.

FEATURE FILMS

Got yourself a feature film? Is it a genre film? Then we want to see it! Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, whatever, we want you to send it our way! If it’s a cop drama, we probably don’t want it… unless it’s a cop drama involving time travel. You get the idea. (41 minutes and above)

SHORT FILMS

So you have a short film? Is it a genre film? Is it 40 minutes or less? Then we want to see it! Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, whatever, we want you to send it our way! If it’s a coming of age story in a high school, we probably don’t want to see it… unless it’s a coming of age story involving zombies. You got this. (40 minutes and below)

ANIMATED FILMS

Have you animated a film? Is it genre based? Then let’s rock this, and send it our way! As long as it’s based in horror, sci-fi, or fantasy, then it’s all good. Of course, we don’t want to see anything with penguins in it… unless those penguins happen to be post-apocalyptic killing machines! Everyone would love that! (If you have an animated film, this is where you’ll submit, regardless of whether or not its a feature, short, etc.)

STUDENT FILMS

Are you a student who has a film? Is it genre based? If so, ignore the other categories. This is where we want you to submit, no matter what it is your sending us; feature, short, music video, etc. Just remember, we’re looking for a fantasy, horror, or sci-fi type of film. None of that political thriller stuff here… unless it’s about the overthrow of an evil Martian government. We’d love to see that! (If you have a student film, this is where you’ll submit, regardless of whether or not it’s a feature, short, etc.)

FAN FILMS

Make a fan film? While most festivals would turn their noses up at you, we at FilmQuest celebrate what you’ve achieved. So if you’ve made a fan film for Star Trek, Gears of War, Game of Thrones, etc. we want to see it! We are going to assume that no one has made a feature length fan film yet, so we’re going to limit our submissions to shorts. (40 minutes and below)

MUSIC VIDEOS

Make a band a music video? Is it genre based? If so, let’s rock this bad boy and send it our way! Remember, it needs to be in fantasy, sic-fi, or horror. We don’t care how big or small the band is, if its been distributed, whatever. We’re down to get down. Just don’t send us a Taylor Swift video… unless she’s got a goat head. Then we want that! (10 minutes and below)

TV/WEB SERIES

Got yourself a TV show or Web Series? Maybe a YouTube channel? Is it genre based? Then let’s have a look! Upload an episode that is based in sic-fi, fantasy, or horror and you’ll be good to go. Just don’t send us something about 1950’s diners… unless those diners have werewolves! All about that, we are. (30 minutes and below)

COMMERCIALS/ADVERTISEMENTS

Let’s do something unusual. We want to see your best commercials and advertisements that are genre based. Send them our way, because at FilmQuest, this is one of the few film festival that embrace ads. Just make sure they’re based in horror, sci-fi, or fantasy, and we’re solid. What we don’t want to see is an ad for chewing gum… unless that chewing gum explodes into bubbles made of millions of dancing unicorns. Then we’re so down for it. (5 minutes and below)

SCREENPLAY COMPETITION – FEATURES

Do you have an unproduced screenplay? Is it genre based? Then let’s have a look! We’re looking for FEATURE screenplays in this submission category, and those that are based in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror. No time for romantic comedies here… unless they involve alien love. Savvy? (41 pages and above)

SCREENPLAY COMPETITION – SHORTS

Do you have an unproduced screenplay? Is it genre based? Then let’s have a look! We’re looking for SHORT screenplays in this submission category, and those that are based in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror. No noir films here… unless they’re about robots who dream of electric sheep. Then we’re digging it. (40 pages and below)

FILMQUEST EXPRESS

A week long filmmaking extravaganza. Two weeks before the start of the festival, filmmakers will form teams by which they will have one week to complete a short film. Length, genre, and elements required for each film will be revealed the day the competition starts. All films will be screened at FilmQuest. A Grand Prize will be awarded at an awards ceremony, along with several other awards, exclusive to FilmQuestExpress. Check back regularly for details. Competition is open globally. Must sign up via FilmQuest’s website.

UTAH FILM SCHOOL SHORTS COMPETITION

A competition between all the films schools of Utah’s universities and colleges. Students have until June 1st to complete a genre based short film in any format (web series, tv episode, short, music video, etc.). Students can only participate on one team each, with no limit on how many teams each school can submit. Films will be screened at FilmQuest. Awards will be handed out, including a Grand Prize awarded to both the winning team and the school. (30 minutes maximum, 3 minutes minimum)

UTAH HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS COMPETITION

A competition between all the students at the high schools in Utah. Students will create a 3 minute genre based film. The submissions will be narrowed down to 10 finalists which will be screened at FilmQuest. There will be a Grand Prize awarded to the winning teams, with a 2nd and 3rd place given as well. (3 minutes maximum)

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