2018 AWARD NOMINEES
2018 FILMMAKER EMERITUS: Cedric Thomas Smith
BEST COLLEGE FILM
The Being Who Fell From The Stars
Together
Memoire
Sisterly
Poser
Feis
Rift
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
Saving Sight
Simulation
Override
Hidden in Plain Sight
Dona Catalina
Back of the House
BEST HIGH SCHOOL MICRO FILM
Dissolution
Tempered by Fire
Occiolism
Jasmine Stung
Glass Parachutes
His First Time
The Others Are Here
127 Minutes
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Back of the House
Sisterly
Saving Sight
Dona Catalina
BEST COLLEGE ACTOR
Michael Gaudio – The Being Who Fell From The Stars
Noah Jermain – Posers
Michael Watterson – Posers
BEST COLLEGE ACTRESS
Kally Khourshid – Feis
Kaylah Dixon – The Being Who Fell From The Stars
Molly Grotha – Posers
Carissa Cassil – Posers
BEST HS ACTOR
Robert Frank: 127 Minutes
Danny Bristol – His First TIme
Aidan Pearce – Override
Max Mosolino – Hidden in Plain Sight
Vikram Singh – Singh
BEST HS ACTRESS
Baylie Gann – The Others Are Here
Patti Prasher – Dissolution
Angel Violet – His First TIme
Merritt McCaleb – Occiolism
Victoria Pate – Glass Parachutes
BEST ANIMATION
Rift
Memoire
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE:
(Nominations announced at the festival)
CEDRIC SMITH FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
Cosmo Chen – Rift
Vivian Zhu – Rift
Collin McAtee – Memoire
Ellen Mulvihill – Feis
Nina Vallado – Sisterly
Sean Thiessen – Posers
Tristan Glenn Sparks-McMahon – The Others Are Here
Angel Violet – His First TIme
Louisa Lindsley – Occiolism
2017 AWARD NOMINEES & WINNERS
BEST COLLEGE FILM
The New Girl – WINNER
El Oro
Steel Red Hear
Blurry
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
Goldfish – WINNER
Malum
Cluttered
In Memory
BEST HIGH SCHOOL MICRO FILM
Sleep
Move
MeatSticks
Blackout – WINNER
Serious
Sweet Dreams
HOV
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Irreversible
Madoka
Bret
Art of Farming
#Disneyland60 – WINNER
BEST ACTOR
Coltrane Verban – Malum
Lucas Rambo – Incubus
Stephen Nachtsheim – Blurry
Oliver Klein – Goldfish – WINNER
Rico Dakhil – El Oro
Franncis Edwards – In Memory
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Anguiana – Steel Red Heart
Ella May Hunsader – Goldfish
Gabby Piamonte – HOV
Amber Marie – The New Girl – WINNER
Mary Aupperle – Sleep
Jovita Trujillo – El Oro
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE:
HOV
Move
CEDRIC SMITH FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
Kate Scott – WINNER
Mary Aupperle
Jacob Chang-Rascle
Christina Xing
Patrik Krum
Payden Downey
Darin Chapin
Kraig Combs
2016 WINNERS:
Filmmaker of the Year: Miles Levin
2016 Crusader Filmmakers of the Year: Mary Grace Copa & Conrad Rippy
Best College Film: J.C. Hopper Custom Menswear
Best Highschool Film: Chase
Best Actor: Zach Jones – Denego
Best Actress: Katalyn Allen – Happy
NOMINEES
FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
Mile Levin (Santa Rosa, CA)
Trad Willmann
Francesca Perticarini
Chloe Deaton (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Trevor Chase
Anand Prahash
BEST COLLEGE SHORT FILM
Super Hero Hotline directed by Miles Levin (Santa Rosa, CA)
A Life Of Your Choosing directed by Miles Levin (Santa Rosa, CA)
J.C. Hopper Custom Menswear directed by Chloe Deaton (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Code directed by Yixin Cen (NY, NY)
New Line directed by Zhong Ren (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Newbie Newsboy directed by Caitlin Inzinna (San Antonio, TX)
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM
History Speaks directed by Trevor Chase (Charlottesville, VA)
Denego directed by Darin Chapin (Choctaw, OK)
Chase directed by Jacob Falberg
Dogs directed by Tyler Rhodes (Choctaw, OK)
Katherine directed by Anand Prahash (Charlottesville, VA)
Down The Rocky Road directed by Tanner Terry (Choctaw, OK)
The Secret To Living directed by Trad Willmann
BEST ACTOR
Reece Ryan – Object (Austin, TX)
Berkeley Pickle – Super Hero Hotline (Santa Rosa, CA)
Dakotah Easley – Down That Rocky Road (Choctaw, OK)
Trey Rhoades – A Day In The Life (Choctaw, OK)
Zach Jones – Denego (Choctaw, OK)
Michael Lane – Shade Red 35 (Choctaw, OK)
BEST ACTRESS
Carissa Noelle – Super Hero Hotline (Santa Rosa, CA)
Malia Bornem – This Is Who I Am Now
Katalyn Allen – Happy (Choctaw, OK)
Gabrielle Harris – Soo-Per-Stish-Uhs (Choctaw, OK)
Leah Townsend – Remember When (Lake Country, B.C. Vancouver)
Shufei Ma – Code (NY, NY)
