Make Believe: Year Two Award Winners announced
Make Believe: Year Two was one for the books, and we want to thank all of the volunteers, filmmakers, and audiences who helped make it so special.
This year we are unveiling our SPIRITUS AWARD, which is our version of a Golden Lion or Palme d’Or, which best represents the spirit of the fest.
Including our Fangoria, Mindbreaker & Spiritus Awards!͏
MAKE BELIEVE: YEAR TWO AWARD WINNERS
SHORTS |
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RUNNERS UP: Best Short (Shadow Brother Sunday) |
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RUNNERS UP: Best Short Audience (Don’t Look in the Closet), Best of Fest Animation (A Kind of Testament), Best of Fest Doc Short (Merman) |
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RUNNERS UP: Queer Lens (Friend Crush), Black Lens (Nosferasta: First Bite), Native American Showcase (The Original Shareholder Experience) |
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MID-LENGTHS |
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RUNNERS UP: Best Mid-Length (Queen of the Deuce) |
FEATURES |
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RUNNERS UP: Best Feature (I’m George Lucas: A Connor Ratliff Story), Best First Feature (American Meltdown), Best Feature Audience (Monkeys) |
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RUNNERS UP: Festival Experience (Screen Drafts Live) |
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JURORS |
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And an ENORMOUS THANKS to our jurors for this year’s festival, including Mindbreaker judge, Brian Patrick, and Fangoria judge, Elric Kane! |
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And another thanks to Dark Sky Films for allowing us to screen Larry Fessenden’s “Blackout” as our inaugural Secret Screening! It was a blast! |
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