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 Qualia for winning Best Film of 2013. Their film Dwindling Numbers will go on to represent Chicago against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2014.
1st Place: Best Film of 2013
Dwindling Numbers by Qualia
2nd Place: Best Film of 2013
The Pinochle Club by Green Shoe
3rd Place: Best Film of 2013
An Awkward Situation by The Red Snack
Required Elements
- Character: Mike or Michelle Madigan, Chemist
- Prop: a remote control
- Line: "Why didn't I think of that?"
Audience Favorite: Group A
Boron 48 by Honest Bloke Films
Audience Favorite: Group D
An Awkward Situation by The Red Snack
Best Writing
An Awkward Situation by The Red Snack
Best Editing
An Awkward Situation by The Red Snack
Best Directing
The Pinochle Club by Green Shoe
Best Cinematography
HORSES OF A DIFFERENT COLOR by Rascals & Rogues
Best Sound Design
Figure 1A. by Done > Perfect
Best Musical Score
Dwindling Numbers by Qualia
Best Actor
Jimmie Tolliver Boron 48 by Honest Bloke Films
Best Actress
Angelica Acebedo-Frint Figure 1A. by Done > Perfect
Best Special Effects
The Transferants by Back 40 Productions
Best Costumes
The Pinochle Club by Green Shoe
Best Use of Character
Boron 48 by Honest Bloke Films
Best Use of Prop
Fin in the Fog by Flim Flam Films
Best Use of Line
Pre-heated by ARGO
Best art direction
Dwindling Numbers by Qualia
2013 Film List
An Awkward Situation by The Red Snack
A woman wakes up and finds herself awkwardly seeking Alex - along with everybody else
Boron 48 by Honest Bloke Films
Must. Send. RSVP!
Dwindling Numbers by Qualia
Captive youth in a experimental institution struggle to find hope and desire to escape.
Figure 1A. by Done > Perfect
The key to the Wild West was bad chemistry
Fin in the Fog by Flim Flam Films
Shark week looms, yet there's no remote control. An old school detective is the only man for the job
HORSES OF A DIFFERENT COLOR by Rascals & Rogues
A clandestine romance discovered leads to treachery in a hail of bullets
Pre-heated by ARGO
Take your cake and eat it.
The Pinochle Club by Green Shoe
A crime takes place at a Pinochle Club. The detective searches for answers during the interrogation.
The Transferants by Back 40 Productions
Three Seekers come to meet their alchemist master in a race to the end.
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