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 Cosmic Octopus for winning Best Film of 2017. Their film Grassman will go on to represent Cleveland against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2018.
Required Elements
- Character: Michael or Michelle Bogdan, world traveller
- Prop: a basketball
- Line: "Whatever you do… don’t fall asleep."
Audience Favorite: Group A
Son of A Witch by Downpour Creative
Audience Favorite: Group B
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Writing
Grassman by Cosmic Octopus
Best Editing
Secondary Vector by No Ticket Productions
Best Directing
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Cinematography
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Sound Design
Reparations by Cold Robot Studios
Best Musical Score
Maple Harvest by White Midnight
Best Actor
Terry Giancaterino The Cure by eMpTy-Light-Pack/Cinevid
Best Actress
Kira Walker The Sleeping by Shadow Monsters
Best Supporting Actor
Bill Alexander The Cure by eMpTy-Light-Pack/Cinevid
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Zazueta Maple Harvest by White Midnight
Best Ensemble Acting
Grassman by Cosmic Octopus
Best Special Effects
Secondary Vector by No Ticket Productions
Best Use of Character
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Use of Prop
The Cure by eMpTy-Light-Pack/Cinevid
Best Use of Line
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Use of Location
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
Best Use of Genre
Domestic Silence by Fat Lucy Films
Best Costumes & Makeup
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
MOST BLOOD SPLATTERED
Secondary Vector by No Ticket Productions
SCREAM QUEEN
Smart Phone Zombies by Muhlbach Cinema
2017 Film List
Captain Earl by Gone Fishin' Productions
Sadistic filmmaker terrorizes a yacht club.
Cleave by Dark Horses Productions
"We all have a dark side"
Consumerism by Green Screen Avengers
Domestic Silence by Fat Lucy Films
Two skeptics who dream of discrediting the supernatural may have found their worst nightmare.
Faithful Layup by Angry Polaks Production
Cult who worships Kevin love
Goodbye by Three Scrooges
A group of teens find out it's important to follow the rules of the game. As one by one they pay the price for forgetting to say goodbye.
Grassman by Cosmic Octopus
A trio of investigators venture into the forest to prove true the legend of the Ohio Grassman.
Making Contact by The Brutal Flowers
Aliens are real and they come when you're asleep.
Maple Harvest by White Midnight
We harvest maple syrup differently in the off seasons.
Psynsory by le Black Square Productions
A new man in town agitates a local with unusual psychic abilities which leads to his life becoming a living nightmare.
Reparations by Cold Robot Studios
Secondary Vector by No Ticket Productions
A group sets out in search of an elusive creature but finds themselves hunted instead.
Smart Phone Zombies by Muhlbach Cinema
When the human race become addicted to their smart phones, it is up to Gary, and the flip phone resistance to take them out.
Son of A Witch by Downpour Creative
A young male witch seeks revenge on a group of hunters who killed his mother.
The Cure by eMpTy-Light-Pack/Cinevid
A group of research personnel are invited over to a former colleague's home to discuss his most recent finding.
The Land by J-Crew
Ladies' weekend camping trip takes a turn for the worse due to the Curse of The Land.
The Personal Assistant by B.A.D. Films
He got a Personal Assistant to manage his life... Not take it Over!
The Sleeping by Shadow Monsters
Married couple rents cabin in a remote area and the invasion begins.
Touching Parallels by Suffering Spinach
Sometimes the scariest thing is what could have been.
We Need to Talk about Karen by Frolicking Films
Michelle's stay at her brother's house takes an unusual turn when her niece begins behaving peculiarly.
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