2005 - Winners


IFFF FRIZ AWARD FOR ANIMATION
HENRY SELECK

THE FILM EXCELLENCE AWARD LOU FLORIMONTE
TOP APPLAUSE AWARD ALWAYS WILL (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/EDITOR: Michael Sammaciccia
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Windermere Pictures

IFFF SPIRIT AWARD THE GOAL (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Darla Rae
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Film It Productions

IFFF DIRECTORS GOLD AWARD

CRAB ORCHARD (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR: Michael J. Jacobs
SCREENWRITER: Robin Peters
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robin Peters
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dreamscape Cinema

BEST DRAMA FEATURE
COME AWAY HOME
DIRECTOR: Doug McKeon
SCREENWRITER: Robert D. Slane
PRODUCERS: Robert D. Slane, Stephen M. Zakman, Gregg Russell
PRODUCTION COMPANY: American Family Movies
FINALIST CRAB ORCHARD (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR: Michael J. Jacobs
SCREENWRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robin Peters
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dreamscape Cinema
FINALIST A RELATIVE THING (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR: Garrett Bennett
SCREENWRITER: Steve Edmiston
PRODUCERS: Steve Edmiston, Victor Kepler, Garrett Bennett
PRODUCTION COMPANY: EKE Pictures, and Hat Factory Studios;
BEST COMEDY FEATURE THE CONNECTICUT KID
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ACTOR: Jack Serino
PRODUCTION COMPANY: TCK Productions

FINALIST SWEET DESTINY
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITERS/PRODUCER: Francine Pellegrino
CO-DIRECTOR: Nino Peppicelli
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pellegrino Productions

FINALIST A ONE TIME THING
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Karl Fink
PRODUCERS: Karl Fink, Jane Sibbett PRODUCTION COMPANY: Trust Ranch Studios
BEST DOCUMENTARY CITIZEN TANOUYE (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS: Craig Yahata, Robert Horsting
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hashi Productions

FINALIST AN AMERICAN RACE
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Marc Wortman & Jake Wortman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: JM Films

FINALIST A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Thomas Gaunt
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Thomas Gaunt
PRODUCTION COMPANY: At The Roots Films                   
BEST SHORT DRAMA
NO GREATER LOVE
DIRECTOR: Arthur Rasco
PRODUCERS: Arthur & Hanna Rasco
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ideal Images
FINALIST A DISTANT THUNDER (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jonathan Flora
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER: Kip Perry
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Parking Lot Productions

FINALIST THE APPRAISAL(WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sean House
PRODUCER: Corey Nathan
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Epiphany
BEST SHORT DRAMA-FOREIGN BEFORE I GO (GERMANY)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Heiko Hahn
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Heiko Hahn Filmproduction

FINALIST GABRIEL (AUSTRALIA)
DIRECTOR: Cherie Knott
SCREENWRITERS/PRODUCER: Janine Burchett
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Easy Tiger Films   
FINALIST HOMECOMING (UK)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Emma Farrell
PRODUCER: Tiffany WhittomePRODUCTION COMPANY: Six Foot High Films LTD, Piper Films LTD
BEST SHORT COMEDY
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR: Brian Reed Garvin
PRODUCER: Mark Fenlason
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Purity Productions & MFX Special Effects
FINALIST RILEY (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTORS: Jacqueline Taliaferro, Jasmin Tekiner
SCREENWRITER: Jacqueline Taliaferro
PRODUCERS: Jacqueline Taliaferro, Jasmin Tekiner, Megan Michitti
PRODUCTION COMPANY: High Tide Films & Champs Films

FINALIST WEAR SOMETHING NICE
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Camille Cellucci
PRODUCERS: Jacquie Barnbrook, Rod Hamilton, Juanita Diana-Feeney
PRODUCTION COMPANY: All Good Films

SHORT ANIMATION-COMPUTER RED PLANET BLUES    
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER: Carol Gottlieb Singer
ANIMMATOR/DIRECTOR: David H. Brooks PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mixed Emotions Productions
FINALIST THE GNAT & THE LION
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Burke Higgins
PRODUCERS: Burke Higgins, Tony Prohl
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nite Lite Animation

FINALIST CATCHING KRINGLE
DIRECTOR: Jeff Wadlow
SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Adam Himoff
PRODUCERS: Andrea Stern, Martin FrankelPRODUCTION COMPANY: Jellyman Productions

SHORT ANIMATION-CLASSIC THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN TWO TOWERS 
DIRECTOR: Michael Sporn
SCREENWRITER: Mordecai Gerstein
PRODUCERS: Paul Gagne, Michael Sporn. Melissa Reilly
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios

FINALIST ARNIE, THE DOUGHNUT 
DIRECTOR: Daniel Ivanick
SCREENWRITER: Laurie Keller
PRODUCERS: Paul Gagne, Dan Ivanick, Melissa ReillyPRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios and DMI Productions  
FINALIST AEROSOL (AUSTRALIA)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Wojciech Wawrzyniak
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER: Karel Segers
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ozzywood Films-NSW Film & TV Office

SHORT EDUCATIONAL THE WHEEL OF PEACE
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Diane Eskenazi
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Golden Films/Peace Builders

FINALIST HOT AFTERNOONS HAVE BEEN IN MONTANA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ken Kimmelman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Murphy PRODUCTION COMPANY: Imagery Films, LTD
FINALIST RICHARD HEENE: SCIENCE DETECTIVE (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Richard Heene
PRODUCERS: Richard Heene, Mayum Heene PRODUCTION COMPANY: My You Me Productions
STUDENT FILMMAKER WINNERS
BEST STUDENT DRAMA CHASING DAYLIGHT
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jeff Stephenson
PRODUCER: Jawal Nga
American Film Institute

FINALIST CODE NAME: SIMON
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Graham Tallman
PRODUCER: Fabian Frohne
American Film Institute

FINALIST DAVID AND DEE
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jonathan Vara
PRODUCER: Melcher Fabi
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fabilous Productions
American Film Institute

STUDENT COMEDY WINNERS FETCH
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: David May
PRODUCER: Bret Simmons
Chapman University

FINALIST DIRECTING RYE(WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Jim Cantiello
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tiny Mutant Pictures
New York University-Tisch, NY

FINALIST I KILLED ZOE DAY (WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Powell Weaver
PRODUCER: Michaela McKee
New York University, NY

STUDENT ANIMATION/CLASSIC THE RUBBER DUCKLING 
DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR/PRODUCER: Jody Rice
UCLA
FINALIST JUXTAPOSER(WORLD PREMIERE)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Joanna Davidovich
Savannah College of Art & Design, GA
FINALIST THE SISTERS
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Alissa Hendricks
School of Visual Arts, NY

STUDENT DOCUMENTARY GONG YI
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Chao Kuang Hsieh
SUNY – Buffalo, NY

FINALIST MY HUMANITY
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Daniel Skag
Chapman University
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
WIK SCREENPLAY-DRAMA THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
Taryn R. Kamimoto
WIK SCREENPLAY-COMEDY THE BOTTLE
Gabriella Armato
WIK SCREENPLAY-SCI-FI/ADVENTURE THE ARMOR OF METRIA
Jeff Kodel

 




 

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