Central States Indie FanFilmFest
August 2020
AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Due to the 2020 worldwide coronavirus pandemic, we made two major changes - 1. we judged films on quarterly (or seasonal) submission periods and awarded laurels (see " ~ CSIFFF 2020 SEASONAL CATEGORY WINNERS ~ " below). 2. we set up an optional 11-day "Film Share Week" for selected films to share their films with all who opted to view them. Lastly, all selected films from 2020 are invited to the next live CSIFFF event and all who attend will have their films screened.
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 Stars"
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 11
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 2020
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 2020
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 2019
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 Here
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 2019
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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PAST EVENTS - AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Central States Indie FanFilmFest 2019
Rock Island, IL, Quad Cities, USA May 2019
#CSIFFF
Best of Fest - Paris la Blanche
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 Lead Actress Feature or Featurette - Paris la Blanche (Tassidit Mandi)
Best Lead Actress English Language Short - KAYA (Shakira Barrera)
Best Lead Actress Foreign Language Short - Heart Broken (Myriam Sieber)
Best Actress Central States Film - The Scary Ham (Cheryl Graeff & Sandra Shea)
Best Lead Actress Comedy - I Do (Nathalie Schmidt)
Best Supporting Actress - Double Riddle, What Color Do You See? (Martina Karra)
ACTOR
Best Lead Actor Feature or Featurette - The Sleeper by the River (Dominique Pinon)
Best Lead Actor English Language Short - Nasty Habits (Josh Phillips)
Best Lead Actor Foreign Language Short - Carro (Victor Lucena)
Best Actor Central States Film - D.P.D. Echo 1 (Nate Brassfield)
Best Lead 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)