The Estes Park Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the first ever film festival in Estes Park, Colorado.

The Estes Park Film Festival concluded on September 17th with newcomer Monty Lapica’s powerful film Self Medicated winning both Best Feature and Audience Award. Based on true events, Self Medicated is about an out of control youth who is sent against his will to a corrupt psychiatric hospital. Stacy Marr’s Getting Lucky about one woman’s attempt at internet dating took home the Best Short Film Award while Donna Musil’s Brats: Our Journey Home, the first documentary about growing up as a military brat, won Best Documentary.

Celebrating their inaugural year, the 2006 Estes Park Film Festival showcased 9 feature-length films and 26 short films from across the country. The festival took place at the Historic Park Theatre in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado from September 15th - 17th, 2006 with an awards ceremony on the final night. In addition to the films, the Estes Park Film Festival also served as a fundraising event to help raise money to renovate and restore the Historic Park Theatre to its original cinematic elegance. Festival attendees and filmmakers traveled from as far away as California and Florida to enjoy the films, parties, and awards gala at Estes Park’s premier event. Organizers are already planning for next year’s festival which will take place September 14th-16th, 2007 at the Historic Park Theatre.

Below is a list of all the festival winners.

Best Feature

Self Medicated – Monty Lapica

www.selfmedicated.com



Best Short Film

Getting Lucky - Stacy Marr

www.tigereyeprod.com



Best Documentary

Brats: Our Journey Home - Donna Musil

www.bratsourjourneyhome.com



Best Student Film

Test - Lorne Pribbeno



Best New Filmmakers

Mike Vanderwyst, Jason Durdon, and Jeff Frye



Best Actor

Nicky Korba – 3:16



Audience Award for a Feature Film

Self Medicated – Monty Lapica