Winners and Nominees

BEST ANIMATION:
The nominees are…
Ella. Luminaris. Murgi Keno Mutant.
And the winner is… “Luminaris”

BEST ACTION:
The nominees are…
Bus To Somewhere. Red Princess Blues. Steel Viper Force: Rise Of Fiero. Chessgame. And Metal Gear.
And the winner is… “Steel Viper Force: Rise Of Fiero”

BEST HORROR:
The nominees are…
Vadim. Other. Betania. And Shift
And the winner is… “Vadim”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
The nominees are:
Who I Am. Basket Case. March Into The Ocean. Little Carolina.
The winner is… “March Into The Ocean”

BEST DRAMA:
The nominees are:
Ana’s Playground. An Affair With Dolls. Controlled Burn. El Cortejo. Destiny Lives Down The Road. And Touch
The winner is… “El Cortejo”

BEST COMEDY:
The nominees are:
Good Luck Mr. Gorski. Past Due. Dolls Factory. And My Good Fortune.
The winner is… “Good Luck Mr. Gorski”

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
The nominees are:
Prayers for peace. Written In Ink. Starring Rachel Miller. And El Excipes Hanc Animam Ore Pio
The winner is… “Prayers For Peace”

BEST STUDENT:
The nominees are:
Couch. Stolen Life. Election Day. And Friends
The winner is… “Election Day”

BEST IOWA MADE:
The nominees are:
Shift. Castle Siege. And The High Chef.
The winner is… “Castle Siege”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE:
The Nominees are…
Celeste Pechous in “Past Due”. Fran Mortone in “Good Luck Mr. Gorski”. Lily Knight in “Touch”. And Alexandra Chalupa in “An Affair With Dolls.
The winner is… Celeste Pechous, Past Due

BEST OF THE FEST:
The nominees are:
Luminaris. Ana’s Playground. And Prayers For Peace
The winner is… Ana’s Playground

PEOPLE’S CHOICE:
Past Due

Bangin’ first day…

After months of planning, after hours and hours of viewing, we have successfully launched the very first Snake Alley Festival of Film!!! What a blast! The turn out was amazing! And I think the filmmakers (who drove from as far away as New York and Montreal) felt supported. To us, that’s most important thing!!! 🙂 We want this to feel like a party that celebrates all your hard work and support you in anyway we can. Last night, while sitting in Moto’s Public House, listening to great music, I took a moment to look around, and I can honestly say, “I think we achieved that.”

Make movies my friends….

My love and hate of tech…

Love tech! Love to see the films on the big screen in all their glory for the very first time. Sometimes I find myself sitting in that dark room wondering how these films will effect people… Will they, in some way. feel enriched? Inspired? Offended? Or worse… Will they leave the theater, muttering under their breath, “it was okay”…

I hate that!! I would rather a person hate my film venomously, then say it was okay…

Slowly, I come out of my daze and focus on the task at hand. There’s a glitch. My tech guy scrambles to fix it. It won’t play. What do you mean, “it won’t play?” He shrugs, flips a button. A light flickers. I look up. And up on the screen is one of my personal favorites!!! I’m thinking this better play, cuz it’s brilliant!!!! It ends. I look over at my tech. He shrugs, then says, ” It was okay”.

There’s a lesson in there, somewhere, but right now I’m to angry to believe it…