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~ CSIFFF 2021 was not scheduled or held due to the Covid-19 pandemic ~
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PAST EVENTS:
#CSIFFF - August 2020
~ Listed as Central States Indie Fan Film Fest on IMDb ~
2020 FESTIVAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Best of Fest - Dream State
Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ “All My Relations” Inclusion in Film Award - Arapaho Truths
Best Central States Film - Lorna Landvik's "Oh My Stars"
FILM BY TYPE
Best English Language Feature - Love is not Love
Best Foreign Language Feature - Dream State
Best Central States Feature - The Fall
Best English Language Featurette - The Tell-Tale Heart: a musicabre
Best Foreign Language Featurette - The Enemies
Best Central States Featurette - Lorna Landvik's "Oh My Star
Best Comedy Film - Go Go, Boy
Best Horror Film - Ouroboros
Best Experimental/Art House/Film Noir - Voicemails
Best Silent Film (tie) - The Orphans (and) Stood Up
Best Open Category Feature - Black Pool
Best Open Category Short - The Light Thief
Best English Language Short - Room 566
Best Foreign Language Short - Bambiland
Best Central States Short - Rosa
Best Short Short (tie) - Noise (and) Two Dum Micks
Best Smart Phone Film - Out of Our Windows
Best Animated Film - Temptation Of Saint Francis
Best Drone Film - Colombus
Best English Language Web Series - Deliver Me!
Best Foreign Language Web Series - Game of Souls: Episode 1
Best Central States Web Series - The Great American Road Trip
Best First Film - How to Bend Concrete in 108 Easy Steps
Best Student Film - Little Rainbow Boy
Best Music Video - Synecdoche Montauk/Wherever You Are
Top Trailer - Deadly Promises
DOCUMENTARY
Best Feature Documentary (tie) - The Girl Who Wore Freedom (and) Stout Hearted
Best Central States Feature Documentary - Without Wax: A Story of True Evil
Best Short Documentary - The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti
Best Central States Short Documentary - Shift Change: The Regeneration of an American Home Town
SOUNDTRACK / SONG / POSTER
Best Original Soundtrack over 20 minutes - Coastal Fire: A Common Diary
Best Original Soundtrack 20 minutes or less - The Ribbon
Best Song - I'm F.I.N.E./Amari
Movie Poster - A Day in the Life of Kik Pool
~ CSIFFF 2020 SEASONAL CATEGORY WINNERS ~
SPRING SEASON
Best English Language Feature or Featurette - Cringe
Best Foreign Language Feature or Featurette - Surdine
Best Central States Feature or Featurette - The Fall
Best Art House/Experimental/Film Noir/Silent - The Orphans
Best English Language Short - Tinderbox
Best Foreign Language Short - The Light Thief
Best Central States Short - Rosa
Best Short Short - Hair
Best Smart Phone Film - Out of Our Windows
Best Animated Film - Hag Racing
Best Feature Documentary (tie) - The Girl Who Wore Freedom (and) The World's Best Film
Best Central States Feature Documentary - All the King's Men: 1910 Cornhusker's Football
Best Short Documentary - The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Barletti
Best Central States Short Documentary - The Modern Makers
Best Web Series - The Great American Road Trip
Best Music Video - Highland Home
WINTER SEASON
Best English Language Feature or Featurette - The Tell-Tale Heart: a musicabre
Best Foreign Language Feature or Featurette - Bang
Best Central States Feature or Featurette - E.N.T.E.R.
Best Art House/Experimental/Film Noir/Silent - Niuniu
Best English Language Short (tie) - Better with You (and) Lost Love
Best Foreign Language Short - Ashmina
Best Central States Short (tie) - Blake (and) The Initiate
Best Short Short (tie) - Two Dum Micks (and) Little Rainbow Boy
Best Smart Phone Film - 100% Girl
Best Animated Film - In the House of Paper Flowers
Best Drone Film - Merganser Migration
Best Feature Documentary (tie) - The Patagonia Triple Crown (and) Don't Be So Modest, You're Not That Great
Best Central States Feature Documentary - Summer Ball
Best Short Documentary - Work Sticks: Art, Impermanence, and Childhood in an East Tennessee Town
Best Central States Short Documentary - Shift Change: The Regeneration of an American Home Town
Best Web Series - Game of Souls: Episode 11
Best Open Category Film - Mirrored Rushing
Best Music Video - Dead Man's Shoes
Movie Poster - Time Crisis
AUTUMN SEASON
Best English Language Feature or Featurette - Love is not Love
Best Foreign Language Feature or Featurette - The Enemies
Best Central States Feature or Featurette - From Her
Best Art House/Experimental/Film Noir/Silent - Voicemails
Best English Language Short - Room 566
Best Foreign Language Short - Bambiland
Best Central States Short - Eugene
Best Short Short - Bugged
Best Smart Phone Film - Hi, How Are You?
Best Animated Film - Irritable Ball Syndrome
Best Drone Film - Colombus
Best Feature Documentary - Stout Hearted
Best Central States Feature Documentary - Without Wax: A Story of True Evil
Best Short Documentary - How to Bend Concrete in 108 Easy Steps
Best Central States Short Documentary - Fighting MSA: Austin Crawford's Story
Best Web Series - Unclaimed Remains: Forgotten
Best Open Category Film - Ouroboros
Best Music Video - Michelle Rose/You're the Kinda Guy
SUMMER SEASON
Best English Language Feature or Featurette - Double Down
Best Foreign Language Feature or Featurette - Dream State
Best Central States Feature or Featurette - Lorna Landvik's "Oh My Stars"
Best Art House/Experimental/Film Noir/Silent - Stood Up
Best English Language Short - Talk to Text
Best Foreign Language Short - The Burning Red
Best Central States Short - Go Go, Boy!
Best Short Short - Noise
Best Smart Phone Film - 9 lb Hammer
Best Animated Film - Temptation of St. Francis
Best Drone Film - Pioneers
Best Feature Documentary - The Home Team
Best Central States Feature Documentary - Can Central High School Save America?
Best Short Documentary - Arapaho Truths
Best Central States Short Documentary - A Day in the Life of Kik Pool
Best Web Series - Deliver Me!
Best Open Category Film - Black Pool
Best Music Video - Synecdoche Montauk/Wherever You Are
Movie Poster - A Day in the Life of Kik Pool
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#CSIFFF - May 2019
~ Listed as Central States Indie Fan Film Fest on IMDb ~
Best of Fest - Paris la Blanch
Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ “All My Relations” Inclusion in Film Award - Grateful
Best Central States Film - Another Yesterday
FILM BY TYPE
Best English Language Feature or Featurette - Double Riddle, What Color Do You See?
Best Foreign Language Feature or Featurette - Paris la Blanche
Best Comedy - Kissy Cousins Monster Baby and Morphing Elvis
Best Experimental/Art House/Film Noir - Ribbons
Best Silent Film - As the Earth Turns
Best Open Category Film (pre-2016) - The Arcandiers
Best English Language Short - Dreamwisher
Best Foreign Language Short - Instinct
Best Central States Short - #Beauty Sickness
Best Animated Film - Expend
Best Drone Film - The Dying of the Light
Best Web Series - Epic Quest
Best Student Film - The Girl in the Blue Bra
Best Music Video - Ain't No Mystery
Top Trailer - The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande
DOCUMENTARY
Best Feature Documentary - 7th Generation
Best Short Documentary - My Name Was January
Best Central States Documentary - My Friend Ingrid
DIRECTOR
Best Director Feature or Featurette - Paris la Blanche (Lidia Terki)
Best Director English Language Short - KAYA (Catherine Fordham)
Best Director Foreign Language Short - The old man and the dead (Amirreza Falaki)
Best Director Central States Film - D.P.D. Echo 1 (Joe Malouf)
Best Director Comedy - Nadine (Hans Holsen & Nancy Friedrich)
Talented New Filmmaker - Swipe Right (Corbin Sanders)
ACTRESS
Best Actress Feature or Featurette - Paris la Blanche (Tassidit Mandi)
Best Actress English Language Short - KAYA (Shakira Barrera)
Best Actress Foreign Language Short - Heart Broken (Myriam Sieber)
Best Actress Central States Film - The Scary Ham (Cheryl Graeff & Sandra Shea)
Best Actress Comedy - I Do (Nathalie Schmidt)
Best Supporting Actress - Double Riddle, What Color Do You See? (Martina Karra)
ACTOR
Best Actor Feature or Featurette - The Sleeper by the River (Dominique Pinon)
Best Actor English Language Short - Nasty Habits (Josh Phillips)
Best Actor Foreign Language Short - Carro (Victor Lucena)
Best Actor Central States Film - D.P.D. Echo 1 (Nate Brassfield)
Best Actor Comedy - Nadine (Hans Holsen)
Best Supporting Actor - The Cold Season (Tim Ross)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Best Cinematography Feature or Featurette - The Clay Men (Michel Baudor)
Best Cinematography English Language Short - Ribbons (John Spencer)
Best Cinematography Foreign Language Short - The Invaders (Mike Gialloreto)
Best Cinematography Central States Short - When You've Finished Recording (Jackie Marten)
SOUNDTRACK / SONG / POSTER
Best Original Soundtrack English Language Feature or Featurette - The Island of Dr. Moron (Lyn Dockrill)
Best Original Soundtrack English Language Short - The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande (Luigi Porto)
Best Original Soundtrack Foreign Language Film - The Boy At Platform 3 (Dagmar Wuhrer)
Best Original Soundtrack Central States Film - Another Yesterday (Asuka Ito)
Best Song - Nasty Habits (Built To Fail/Pistol For Ringo)
Movie Poster - La Dormeuse Duval (Aymeric Galisson)