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| ...and the nominees are - ! (Does everyone start their award announcement with this phrase?) This year’s Wild Rose offers a significant upturn in the process of judging the selected films. First, the judging panel was strongly expanded. The festival directors, Kimberly Busbee and James Serpento, joined a distinguished panel of judges that included Des Moines Register film and theatre critic Jeffrey Bruner, actor/directors Patrick Gouran and Mas Gardner, educator Bill Springer, actor/filmmakers John Busbee and Jeffrey Campbell, student filmmakers Kaitlyn Busbee and Elizabeth Hixenbaugh, and Fleur Cinema and Café manager Nicole Reinertson for three sessions in which all of the selected films were shown on the Big Screen at the Fleur. An abstention mechanism was put in place for those films in which judges – all, themselves, busy industry professionals, might have been involved. All films were judged by a minimum of three judges and more usually by a group of as eight or more. Second, Mike Coppola and Nicole graciously allowed us the use of one of the Fleur’s big screens over the course of the three-day judging process, allowing the judges to see the films in the environment for which they were intended, rather than on a television monitor. Third, to accommodate the growing number of filmmakers working in very short forms, the Wild Rose has added a category – the “MiniPic” – to acknowledge those films running from 1-9 minutes in length. Finally, for the first time, the Wild Rose will offer a cash prize to the winners in the following categories: Best Feature, Best Short, Best MiniPic, Best Student Films (High School and College), Best Debut, Best Iowa Film and the Audience Award winner. Winners and runners-up will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, with winners receiving a plaque (and cash prize, where applicable). Runners-up and all other nominees will receive a certificate. It is with great pleasure, then, that the nominees in each category are announced below! (The names or titles have been arranged alphabetically.) Look for the names you know and turn out for the Awards Ceremony on Saturday night, October 21, to support them! (Also, nominated filmmakers - please study the list and report any need for corrected names IMMEDIATELY.) |
| Best Actor Neil Brooks Cunningham in The Retreat Mark Feuerstein in Lucid Eric Foll in The Coffee Shop Jeff Kober in Lucid Francisco Rodriguez in The Passover |
| Best Actress Lauren Beaumont in 6:06 PM Kim Duede in The Coffee Shop Chelsea Long in The Passover Kerry Skram in Choices Christy Sullivan in The Bride Wore Blood |
| Best Acting Ensemble The Coffee Shop Lucid The Passover Recently Deceased The Retreat |
| Best Screenplay The Bride Wore Blood, screenplay by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods The Coffee Shop, screenplay by Dave DeBord Lucid, screenplay by Sam Friedlander Recently Deceased, screenplay by Chris McInroy The Retreat, screenplay by Brian Morrow |
| Best Director of a Feature Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, The Bride Wore Blood JT Haines, Generation Mason Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea Bob Starck, Sleep Under the Sea |
| Best Director of a Short Sam Friedlander, Lucid Chris McInroy, Recently Deceased Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, The Passover Zachary Sluser, The Retreat Greg Wilcox, Homage to a Catalonian Christmas |
| Best Director of a MiniPic Nick Bertelsen, The Coffee Shop Joe Boyle, Transcendence Ben Godar, Personal John Hansen, Mimes of the Prairie Lindsay Washburn, The Locker |
| Best Cinematography or Videography Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, The Bride Wore Blood Nelson Cragg, Lucid Robert Monson, The Rebirth of Lucretia Jonathan Narducci, The Retreat Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, The Passover |
| Best Sound Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, The Bride Wore Blood Allen Cobb, The Retreat Robert Monson, The Rebirth of Lucretia Jose and Francisco Rodriguez, The Passover Scott Westley, Lucid |
| Best Production Design Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, The Bride Wore Blood Robert Monson, The Rebirth of Lucretia Todd Niccum, Mimes of the Prairie Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, The Passover Abbe Thurner, Lucid |
| Best Costumes and Make-up Joe Boyle, Transcendence Chris and Susie McInroy (costumes) and Wendy Sanders (make-up), Recently Deceased Robert Monson (costumes) and Melissa Monson (make-up), The Rebirth of Lucretia Francisco Rodriguez, The Passover Sean Studer, The Mad Doctor Eriam |
| Best Editing Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, The Bride Wore Blood George Ferguson, Bob Starck and Colby Starck, Sleep Under the Sea John Hansen, Mimes of the Prairie Jose Rodriguez, The Passover Adam B. Stein, Lucid |
| Best Visual Effects Joe Boyle, Transcendence Arie Hovenkamp, Dudley’s Revenge Robert Monson, The Rebirth of Lucretia Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, The Passover Sean Studer, The Mad Doctor Eriam |
| Best Original Music Bryan Bogatz, Transcendence John Jennings Boyd, Lucid Andrew Hoke, Recently Deceased Vince Rubino, The Coffee Shop Robb Williamson, The Retreat |
| Best Animation Chapter 4. Squid Varilekova, screenwriter; Syniva Whitney, producer and director. Lemonade, by Brad Hansen. Sylvia. Andrew Bouska, screenwriter and director. Tom Bouska, Alyssa Camille and Marcia Joffe, producers. |
| Best Debut JT Haines, Generation Mason John Hansen and Todd Niccum, Mimes of the Prairie Jonathan Lynch and Zachary Sluser, The Retreat Bob Starck, Sleep Under the Sea Lindsay Washburn, The Locker |
| Best Documentary Homage to a Catalonian Christmas. Greg Wilcox, producer and director. Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea. Chris Metzler, producer; Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, directors. Sleep Under the Sea. Karen Duncan, producer; Bob Starck, screenwriter and director. |
| Best MiniPic (1-9 minutes) The Coffee Shop. Kathy Landin, producer; Dave DeBord, screenwriter; Nick Bertelsen, director. The Mad Doctor Eriam. Sean Studer, producer, screenwriter and director. Mimes of the Prairie. Todd Niccum, producer; John Hansen, screenwriter and director. My Starship. John Hansen, producer, screenwriter and director. Transcendence. Joe Boyle and Bryan Bogatz, screenwriters; Joe Boyle, producer and director. |
| Best Short Film (10-59 minutes) Homage to a Catalonian Christmas. Greg Wilcox, producer and director. Lucid. Sam Friedlander, Adam Stein, Richard Codding, producers; Sam Friedlander, screenwriter and director. The Passover. Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, producers and directors; Jose Rodriguez, screenwriter. Recently Deceased. Susie McInroy, producer; Chris McInroy, screenwriter and director. The Retreat. Jonathan Lynch, producer; Brian Morrow, screenwriter; Zachary Sluser, director. |
| Best Feature Film The Bride Wore Blood. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, producers, screenwriters and directors. Generation Mason. Yuppie Dirtball Films, producer. Tommy Haines, JT Haines and Andrew Sherburne, screenwriters. JT Haines, director. Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea. Chris Metzler, producer; Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, directors. Sleep Under the Sea. Karen Duncan, producer; Bob Starck, screenwriter and director. |
| Best Student Film - College The Bride Wore Blood. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, producers, screenwriters and directors. Choices. Travis Schott and Brad Hansen, screenwriters. Travis Schott, producer and director. Personal. Ben Godar, producer, screenwriter and director. Recently Deceased. Susie McInroy, producer; Chris McInroy, screenwriter and director. Transcendence. Joe Boyle and Bryan Bogatz, screenwriters; Joe Boyle, producer and director. |
| Best Student Film – High School The Bitter End. Andrew Gans, producer, screenwriter and director. The Mad Doctor Eriam. Sean Studer, producer, screenwriter and director. |
| Best Iowa Film The Bride Wore Blood. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, producers, screenwriters and directors. The Coffee Shop. Kathy Landin, producer; Dave DeBord, screenwriter; Nick Bertelsen, director. Mimes of the Prairie. Todd Niccum, producer; John Hansen, screenwriter and director. The Passover. Francisco and Jose Rodriguez, producers and directors; Jose Rodriguez, screenwriter. The Retreat. Jonathan Lynch, producer; Brian Morrow, screenwriter; Zachary Sluser, director. |
SHIRLEY LONG The Festival Directors will also be presenting a special award to: JEK FILMS, JILL JONES, ELIZABETH HIXENBAUGH and KAITLYN BUSBEE for their exemplary work as student filmmakers. |
Filmmakers are reminded that, even if they or their films have not been nominated for one of the awards above, there is still the AUDIENCE AWARD to be won and all competitive films are eligible. Filmmakers are encouraged to promote their films, get audiences to their screenings and remind them to vote! |
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