Announcing the Winners
After much deliberation, our distinguished panel of judges has selected this year’s winning films. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our winners.
Kudos to Alone in a Crowd for winning Best Film of 2016. Their film Go Back will go on to represent Asheville against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2017.
1st Place: Best Film of 2016
Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
2nd Place: Best Film of 2016
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
Audience Favorite: Group A
Dairy Heir by Holiday
Honorable Mentions
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
Audience Favorite: Group B
All Made Up by Artivational
Honorable Mentions
Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
Homebody by ElectricEclecticProductions
Audience Favorite: Group C
The 1 % by Team Longshot
Honorable Mentions
Chad, Pete, and a Time Machine by Bigger Boat Pictures
Strangelove by Solis Films
Best Editing
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Honorable Mentions
Strangelove by Solis Films
Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
Best Cinematography
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Honorable Mentions
Strangelove by Solis Films
Sketch by Eden Productions
Best Sound Design
Worst-Case Scenario by Bootstrap Films
Honorable Mentions
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Best Musical Score
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
Honorable Mentions
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Best Actor
Michael MacCauley Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
Honorable Mentions
Garrett Taylor Strangelove by Solis Films
Timothy McCarthy Arnie's Angel by Chozame Studios
Best Actress
Jessica Barrett All Made Up by Artivational
Honorable Mentions
Lisa Tyler Ariola The Drifter by We Make Pictures Move
Charlotte Abell Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
Best Graphics
Captain Ice Cream by Torg Stories
Honorable Mentions
Sketch by Eden Productions
The Ballot of Daisy & Andy by Team WPCC
Best Special Effects
Chad, Pete, and a Time Machine by Bigger Boat Pictures
Honorable Mentions
A Day in the Life of Andy Stirling by Shmeckie Media
Wait For It by Green Leaf Arts
Best Choreography
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
Honorable Mentions
Worst-Case Scenario by Bootstrap Films
All Made Up by Artivational
Best Costumes
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
Honorable Mentions
Homebody by ElectricEclecticProductions
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Best Make Up
All Made Up by Artivational
Honorable Mentions
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
Best Use of Character
Andy Stirling's Christmas In July by Blood Smoke
Honorable Mentions
A Day in the Life of Andy Stirling by Shmeckie Media
The Drifter by We Make Pictures Move
Best Use of Line
Worst-Case Scenario by Bootstrap Films
Honorable Mentions
A Day in the Life of Andy Stirling by Shmeckie Media
The Ballot of Daisy & Andy by Team WPCC
Best Use of Genre
The Drifter by We Make Pictures Move
Honorable Mentions
Worst-Case Scenario by Bootstrap Films
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
Best Sound Mix
Strangelove by Solis Films
Honorable Mentions
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
2016 Film List
A Day in the Life of Andy Stirling by Shmeckie Media
Spend a day with Alcoholic Comedian Andy Stirling as he contemplates ending it all, but does he?
All Made Up by Artivational
The family that decays together - Stays together
Andy Stirling's Christmas In July by Blood Smoke
Santa Claus enlists the aid of a depressed comedian after Baby New Year gets kidnapped.
Arnie's Angel by Chozame Studios
A clumsy man who's relationship is on the line seeks help from a mystic.
Captain Ice Cream by Torg Stories
Amateur comedian with big dreams is about to get his big break, but will he break wind instead?
Chad, Pete, and a Time Machine by Bigger Boat Pictures
Two friends travel in time to right a wrong
Closure by The Coin Flip!
A struggling Comedian finds closure after tragedy
Consider It Yours by Enter Tame Us
Two roommates find a clown figurine mysteriously on their doorstep. What happens next is no laughing matter.
Dairy Heir by Holiday
Best. Batch. Ever.
Dark Circus by All Around Artsy
A circus girl discovers her true inner darkness while trying to win the love of a mysterious lady.
For Our Own Good by Optio Productions
"Did you really think you could hide from us?"
Go Back by Alone in a Crowd
After a bizarre incident involving a time machine, a family learns to cope with the aftermath.
Hide and Freak by Blue Ridge Fire
A musical adventure of hide and seek turns into a panicked escape from the zombie apocalypse.
Homebody by ElectricEclecticProductions
When Celese installs a new H.I.G.S. home A.I system, she is offered comfort like she has never known
One on One by Renegade Apes
Two old friends meet on a basketball court after years apart.
Sketch by Eden Productions
An odd gal tries to find love online.
Strangelove by Solis Films
A trip to meet his future in-laws offers much more than he expected
Super Too by Buc Films
Two friends discover that they make a super team: one gets into trouble, the other gets him out.
The 1 % by Team Longshot
Power. Money. Malk.
The Ballot of Daisy & Andy by Team WPCC
Desperate to win an election, Daisy chooses her opponent, and loses.
The Drifter by We Make Pictures Move
A Cowboy walks into a bar.
The Jest by Brostel Media
Feeling alienated?
Upstaged by F-Stop Fitzgerald
When Jim is scorned by Natalia in a comedy club, he strikes a dangerous deal to win her back.
Wait For It by Green Leaf Arts
Worse case scenario
Worst-Case Scenario by Bootstrap Films
Sometimes if you dont laugh, you die.
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