Filmmaker Challenges

We are proud to announce the winners of our 2014 Mystery Box Challenge!
st Place – Kitty – Limitrophe Films
2nd Place – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
3rd Place – Alienated – Third Productions
Audience Favorite – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
Best Director – Josh Kasselman & Stephanie Lucas – Kitty
Best Actor – Scott Nass – The Other Brother
Best Actress – Yoshiko Ogawa – Kitty
Best Story – Travio Molinos, Santiago Alirez, and Genoveva Nesbito
Best Editing – Valerie Son – Alienated
Best Cinematography – Josh Kasselman – Kitty
Best Music – Amor De LAs Chicas – Faux Movement (various artists)
Best Sound Design – Mike Hennessy – Alienated
Best Use of Prop – Alienated – Third Productions
Best Use of Line – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
Best Trailer – The Other Brother – Edge Psychotic
Best Poster – Come Home, Julia – CareFree Write Productions

Out of all the films submitted, here are the winners in the 2014 IFP Phoenix Beat the Clock Film Challenge!

1st Place: Project Daisy – N’RAGED MEDIA
2nd Place – Petey – THIRD PRODUCTIONS
3rd Place: Split Three Ways – BURNING DREAMS PRODUCTIONS
Audience Favorite – Criminal – UAT DIGITAL VIDEO

Best Story: Petey – SEAN OLIVER, SAMMIE LIDEEN, CODY HUNT, DREW LEATHAM
Best Actor: Criminal -STEVE BRISCOE
Best Actress: MASTERPIECE! -JOY BETH BENEDICT
Best Director: And Then There Were Monsters -DULANEY ANNETTE, CHRIS AYOUB, COLLEN HARTNETT, STEVE HUBBS
Best Editing: The Thinking Cap – ROMAN AGUIRRE
Best Cinematography: Deception in the Desert – GEORGE R. GIFFORD
Best Music/Score: MASTERPIECE! -**NO NAME PROVIDED**
Best Sound Design: Woman in Blue – JAMES ALIRE
Best Production Design: Deception in the Desert – JOHN KITTLESRUD, NIKKI HUTMAN, JOY TOLBY
Best Use of Line: Project Daisy – N’Raged Media
Best Use of Prop: Closed on Sundays – Grace North Back Row
Best Poster: Dear Claire – Studio Gaijin
Best Trailer: Split Three Ways – BURNING DREAMS PRODUCTIONS

Best Post Production – Special Award Sponsored by Salt Digital – PROJECT DAISY – N’RAGED MEDIA

Beat the Clock

1^st Place – Starbabies –Running Wild Films
2^nd Place – Adventure! – Toast Productions
3^rd Place – Eva’s Light – Mystic Willow Films
Best Actress – Michelle Palermo – Starbabies
Best Actor – Brandon Slezak – Adventure!
Best Director – Bonnie Sowle – Adventure!
Best Story – Eva’s Light – Glen A. Hines
Best Use of Line – Piece for Resistance – Ground Zero
Best Use of Prop – Worst Best Man – Colt Classic Pictures
Cinematography – Eva’s Light – Mystic Willow Film
Poster – It’s all Relative – Un – Trained Slackers
Trailer – Doubting Thomas – Epicus
Sound – Starbabies – James Alire 

Mystery Box

1^st Place – After the Beep – Polymathus
2^nd Place – Long Way – Fur Pig
3^rd Place – The Lights – Mighty Motion Picture Company
Audience Favorite – Long Way – Fur Pig
Best Director – Josh Kasselman – Long Way
Best Actress – Madison Ottinger – Break Down
Best Actor – Tyler Schneider – Next
Best Story – Ross Columbia – Your Turn to Smile
Best Music – Nile Popchock – Break Down
Best Technical Elements – J. Andy Moreno – The Lights
Best Editing – Torrey Inez – The Stretch
Best Use of Line – Hedge Sculptor 3000 – #Renae
Best Use of Prop – After the Beep – Polymathus
Best Trailer – Break Down – Jump Ship Productions
Best Poster – The Prescription – Untrained Slackers

Break Out

1^st Place – Blue – Visual Hitmen
2^nd Place – Conundrum – Resonant Films
3^rd Place – Belly of the Whale – Running Wild Films
Audience Award Winner – Rigged – Studio Gaijin
Best Use of Theme – If Not Me – Mystic Willow Films
Best Editing – The Idea – Andy Robinson
Best Music – Belly of the Whale – Running Wild Films
Best Sound Design – Conundrum – Christian Ruckdaschel and Jonathan Grove
Best Story – If Not Me – Glen A. Hines and Deb Blume
Best Actor – Conundrum – Bill Wetherill
Best Actress – Visual Hitmen – Colleen Hartnett
Best Director – Blue – Jason Francois and Jae Staats
Special Cinematography Award – Conundrum – Jason Ryan
Best Trailer – Clutter – Act IV
Best Poster – If Not Me – Mystic Willow Films