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Congratulations to all of our 2019 nominees!
Note: We are so pleased with all of our film selections for the 2019 season. The jurors have nominated the following films/screenplays because of their excellence in specific areas.
Short Screenplay Finalists
Screenwriters featured in parenthesis
Broken Dreams (Ron Hervey)
He Is My Music (Vicki Bartholomew)
The Last Pirate (Christian Pavlik)
Saira (John Kontoyannis)
Feature Screenplay Finalists
Arizona Sunrise (John Martins III)
Blind-Sighted (David Keogh)
Judgment Hour (Stephen Waldrop)
The Last Battle (Bryan Kimmey)
Pickett Gap (Matthew Ray)
Those We Become (Luke Townsley)
Three Fathers (Vicki Bartholomew)
Micro Shorts
Cut Off
Different This Year
Telling People You're Native American When You're Not Native Is A Lot Like Telling A Bear You're A Bear When You're Not A Bear
Trieb
Yank Tug Yank
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Comedy
Curb Service
Overdue
The Road to Edmond
Running on Indian Time
Scheideweg - Teenage Threesome
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Thriller
The Harvesters
The Hollow Earth
The Son, the Father...
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Sci-Fi
Ascent
Kill Al
Outside Arcadia
Paleonaut
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Experimental
Homecoming Trilogy
Icons
Take a Seat
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Short Drama
Breaking Brokenness
The Broom
Emily
Foreign
Lights
Memory Box
Prey
Velvet Cry
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Feature
The Further Adventures of Walt's Frozen Head
The Harvesters
Road to Edmond
You People
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High School
Adam
Due Process
Obscurité
Perfect Profile
Sincerely Anthony
Wavy Head
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College/University
Impaired
IRY
Risk
Showtime
The Sun
Music Video
In Cold Blood
The Shins "Half a Million"
When
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Cinematography
Ascent
Bardo Blues
The Blue Valley
Foreign
The Long Look Back
Prey
Uncomfortable: Experiential Learning in a Foreign Land
Velvet Cry
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Short Documentary
The Blue Valley
Dragtivists
The Traffic Separating Device
Walkout
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Feature Documentary
This is Love
Uncomfortable: Experiential Learning in a Foreign Land
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Director: Short Documentary
Alireza Sardashti - Blue Valley
Savannah Rodgers - Dragtivists
Johan Palmgren - The Traffic Separating Device
Kate Grumke - Walkout
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Director: Feature Documentary
John Alexander - This is Love
James Baillies - Uncomfortable: Experiential Learning in a Foreign Land
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Director: Short Narrative
Mark Brocking - Ascent
David Heinzel - Emily
Walter Brandes/Renée Stork - Kill Al
Eric McEver - Paleonaut
Mark Pinkosh - Foreign
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Director: Feature Narrative
Marcia Kimpton - Bardo Blues
Nick Sanford - The Harvesters
David Trotter - The Road to Edmond
Ben Lancaster - The Further Adventures of Walt's Frozen Head
Laron Chapman - You People
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Lead Actor: Short Narrative
DeAnna Brown - Breaking Brokenness
Stella Cole - Emily
James Cable - The Hollow Earth
Robert Shields - The Long Look Back
Will Sturgeon - Prey
Lukas Hassel - The Son, the Father...
Laci Broussard - Velvet Cry
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Lead Actor: Feature Narrative
Stephen McClintic - Bardo Blues
Jae McCain - A Chance of Snow
Alissa Rose Ford - The Harvesters
Nathaneal Welch - The Road to Edmond
Tripp Fuller - The Road to Edmond
Kevin Caliber - Supermen: World War
Joseph Lee Anderson - You People
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Supporting Actor: Short Narrative
Joanna Wake - Ascent
Danielle Johnson - Breaking Brokenness
Jenny Bede - Foreign
Renée Stork - Kill Al
Daniel Bielinski - The Long Look Back
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Supporting Actor: Feature Narrative
Anna Claire Smith - A Chance of Snow
Brian Gross - Bardo Blues
Adam Hampton - The Harvesters
Rob Schneider - The Further Adventure's of Walt's Frozen Head
Gabrielle Reyes - You People
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*Other awards that will be given out at the festival include the Indie Spirit Awards and The Shawnee Brittan and Joanna Champlin Award.
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