FilmFest Screenwriter Winners
- Odometer by Chuck McClelland
- The Goblin by Alex Strine
- Please Return Home by Kendra Eck
2018 FilmFest Finalist
High School Experimental – Grape Catching at the Rocky Steps by Chase Murphy
High School Documentary – Art on the Move by Skylar Pinto, Tory Bowling, Alex Kresz, & Jordan Koch
College Narrative – Brothers by Ryan Haagen
College Animation – Magic Pen Escapade feat. Goat and Cat by Keenan Bushong
Emerging Documentary – Josh Perry’s Wild Ride – From BMX to Brain Tumors to BADASS by Chris Spinner & Dennis Lewis
Emerging Documentary – VA Commonwealth Games Wing Racing Championship by Nick Lang
College Narrative – Vows by Donald Schuler Jr.
College Animation – Unease by Angel Kawash
High School Documentary – Carolann’s Story by Lauren Diehl
Emerging Narrative – Won’t You Not Be My Neighbor by Kathleen Peiris & Mithra Alavi
College Animation – Spa Day by Nichola Latzgo
College Narrative – Connections by Brandon Nieto, Ed Fox, Matt Martin
High School Experimental – Home by Chloe Vella and Kendra Eck
High School Documentary – Remembering Colby: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty by Thomas Smith, Joseph Minissale, Erik Coombs, Meritt Tutwiler
2018 FilmFest Winners & HM Films
High School – Narrative
Winner – Wanted by Skylar Pinto, Maya Long, Daniel Bauer
Honorable Mention – La Vida by CCATE Students
High School – Musical Video
Winner – Promposal by Serina Trozzi
College – Narrative
Winner – Tail Light by Ryan Haagen & The Samuels Brothers
Honorable Mention – And Now We Wait by Florencia Minniti
College – Animation
Winner – The Rest of The Day by Lana Garace
Honorable Mention – Asexual Story by Megan Delany
Honorable Mention – Lunch Time by Anaiyah Luther
College – Documentary
Winner – BARRE NONE by Maria Cantu
Emerging – Narrative
Winner – When The Tide Turns by Ryan Canney
Chamber Choice – ATTILA by Ben Samuels
Best of Fest – Son of Blackbeard by Thomas Verdi
Emerging – Documentary
Winner – Disappearing NYC: Three Stories by Christopher M. Ryan
Honorable Mention – The Future Chef’s Garden by Dennis Lewis & Chris Spinner
Best of Fest Winner
Son of Blackbeard by Thomas Verdi
FilmFest Fan Favorite
When The Tide Turns by Ryan Canney
Film Crawl Fan Favorite
Remembering Colby: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
by Thomas Smith, Joseph Minissale, Erik Coombs, Meritt Tutwiler
Ancillary Awards – Outstanding Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor –
Skylar Adams as Bat Mayfield in When The Tide Turns
Outstanding Ensemble –
Son of Blackbeard
Outstanding Actor –
Neil Samuels in Attila
Outstanding Art Direction –
BARRE NONE by Maria Cantu
Outstanding Cinematography –
The Future Chef’s Garden by Dennis Lewis & Chris Spinner
Outstanding Original Score –
Attila by Ben Samuels