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 Escapist Pictures for winning Best Film of 2018. Their film How Was Your Day? will go on to represent Paducah against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2019.
1st Place: Best Film of 2018
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
2nd Place: Best Film of 2018
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
Required Elements
- Character: Earnest or Evelyn Cheltenham, College Professor
- Prop: Grapes
- Line: "What do you say now?"
Best Writing
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
Best Editing
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
Best Directing
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
Best Cinematography
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
Best Sound Design
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
Best Musical Score
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
The First Ride by The 8th Floor Productions
Best Actor
Shanden Simmons Polar by Van Go Films with Socially Present
Best Actress
Joyride by Thirdsun Productions
Vivian Robinson Respectable Clean Normal by Red Band Films
Best Ensemble Acting
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
Best Use of Character
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
Best Use of Prop
un/seen by TwoFourty Films
Polar by Van Go Films with Socially Present
Best Use of Line
Roll for Earnest Check by About Jam Time
The First Ride by The 8th Floor Productions
2018 Film List
Dust by Real Productions
A celebration of a life.
How Was Your Day? by Escapist Pictures
A woman meets a grisly end as we learn a disturbing fact about her murderer.
Joyride by Thirdsun Productions
Suspense thriller about two runaway teens who stumbled into a government cover-up.
Polar by Van Go Films with Socially Present
Brad picks up a lone man walking down the road and he quickly realizes that the man is more contentious than he ever would have imagined.
Respectable Clean Normal by Red Band Films
Young parents receive an invitation to a unique holiday celebration from a man with ulterior motives.
Roll for Earnest Check by About Jam Time
After their Game Master doesn't show, a group of table top gamers search for their new anchor.
Silver by Palindrome Pictures
A young musician sets out to make the greatest song ever, shall he succeed?
The Devil's Boots Don't Creak by Doctor Deuce
A determined widow stops at nothing to avenge the death of of her husband.
The First Ride by The 8th Floor Productions
un/seen by TwoFourty Films
An anxious teen faces a hard challenge as she has to unwillingly live a day being invisible.
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