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 Nice Melons Films for winning Best Film of 2017. Their film The Nightshade Chronicles will go on to represent Madison against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2018.
1st Place: Best Film of 2017
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
2nd Place: Best Film of 2017
What I Didn't Do by False Take Films
3rd Place: Best Film of 2017
They Came At Night by KGB Films
Required Elements
- Character: Wendell or Wendy Tancuzo, Executive Director
- Prop: Tomatoes--more than one
- Line: "What did I do?"
Audience Favorite: Group A
Nic's Magic Pot by Film Underground
Audience Favorite: Group B
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
Best Writing
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
Best Editing
Bloody Mary by M-stop Productions
Best Directing
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
Best Cinematography
What I Didn't Do by False Take Films
Best Sound Design
They Came At Night by KGB Films
Best Musical Score
What I Didn't Do by False Take Films
Best Acting (in a leading role)
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
Best Graphics
Love is for the birds by Ocelot Rising Productions
Best Special Effects
They Came At Night by KGB Films
Best Costumes
Love is for the birds by Ocelot Rising Productions
Best Make Up
Bloody Mary by M-stop Productions
Best Use of Character
They Came At Night by KGB Films
Best Use of Prop
Soul Food by Thorazine Work Party
Best Use of Line
What I Didn't Do by False Take Films
Best Use of Genre
My Life's Design by Camp Createability
Best Student Film
Nic's Magic Pot by Film Underground
2017 Film List
Bloody Mary by M-stop Productions
Lady Killer on the Loose
Cracked by Green Clock Films
"A young girl competes with her older sister to gain her father's attention."
Fight or Flight by AGU GALI FILMS
It's raining cops and dogs, and in the short film "Fight or Flight"- it's on!
Love is for the birds by Ocelot Rising Productions
Recently single middle age crows journey to find true love.
Madison Animal Hospital by imagiNATE Productions
A mockumentary following the life of a young vet.
My Life's Design by Camp Createability
My Life's Design is seen through the eyes of a young man with autism who is struggling to make it in the workforce.
Need a Hero? by Riff-Raff Films
Two young heroes long to help in anyway they can, when the call to adventure comes it tears the duo apart, as all is not as expected.
Nic's Magic Pot by Film Underground
Life is drastically changed for a group of boys when they cross paths with a magical pot
Playing Ketchup by The No-Name's Production crew
Bumbling detective takes on case involving a local gang.
Soul Food by Thorazine Work Party
Souls housed by tomatoes torment a man to his breaking point
Tan-Cuz-O Is The Company Man by Ai Wisconsin
Life is about getting it right.
The Big Bad by The RGBeasts
My, what a big role you have! Auditions for the Big Bad Wolf in a retelling of Three Little Pigs don't go exactly as planned.
The Color Red by The Jazzy Bees
Wendy and her father, Wendell, live on a tomato farm. Wendy hates tomatoes and just wants to make art. She ends up leaving home to follow that dream.
The Nightshade Chronicles by Nice Melons Films
A man must solve the mystery of a missing person.
They Came At Night by KGB Films
A man is awakened to an ongoing alien invasion.
What I Didn't Do by False Take Films
It's not about what he did do, it what he didn't do.
Year of The Mighty by Friends & Film
Joey returns to his former master to complete his training ahead of a championship showdown with the nefarious Wendell Tancuza.
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