Best Actor

Best Actor goes to TRAVIS MCCARTHY from CARAVAGGIO TEAM 11

Best Actress

Best Actress goes to ISLA BELLE WARREN from VROOM! TEAM 6

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Ensemble Cast goes to the cast of TEAM 13, EAT YOUR ART OUT DIRECTED BY JERED BECKER

Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography goes to ALEX SCHNEIDER, TEAM 16, CASE OF THE MONDAYS

Best Editing

Best Editing goes to TROY ANDREWS, TEAM 10, MAD HEART

Best Score/Soundtrack

Best Score/Soundtrack goes to HADLEY WHITE, TEAM 4, GRATUITOUS SERVICE

Best Screenplay

Best Screenplay goes to ROY NUGEN, TEAM 14, CHEKOV’S HAND GRENADE

Best Visual Effects

Best Visual Effects goes to TEAM 13, EAT YOUR ART OUT DIRECTED BY JERED BECKER

Best Costume Design

Best Costume Design goes to RONNIE GLENN WILLIAMS, TEAM 7, GET RICH OR DIE LIT

Best Make-up Design

Best Make-up Design goes to TEAM 1, POURING YOUR HEART OUT DIRECTED BY NAYTHAN SMITH AND VICTORIA GAYER

Best Production Design

Best Production Design goes to TEAM 12, HEART SHAPED PANCAKES, DIRECTED BY CAITLYN CODY

Best Use of Required Elements

Best Use of Required Elements goes to TEAM 3, STAGES,  directed by TODD RAMSEY

Best Emerging Filmmaker Team

Best Emerging Filmmaker Team goes to TEAM 8, ATIHCIW directed by JUDE ROGERS

Student Filmmaker Award

The Student Filmmaker Award, which includes a prize of $500 and All-access Tallpasses to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, goes to TEAM #9 Downtown Wolves directed by Judah Hansen.

Female Filmmaker Award

The Female Filmmaker Award, which includes a prize of $500 and All-access Tallpasses to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival goes to TEAM #12 Heart-Shaped Pancakes directed by Caitlyn Cody.

Audience Award

 We’ve tallied your votes, and the winner of the Audience Award, which includes a prize of $100, All-access TALLPasses to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival and will be an Official Selection at the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, and the winner is CASE OF THE MONDAYS from TEAM 16 directed by BRAYDEN FRAZIER.

Third Place

Host 2: And now it’s time for the Judge’s awards: Third Place, winning $500 and Individual Film Tickets to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival; the winner is TEAM #11 Caravaggio directed by Brennan Barger. 

Second Place

Our Second Place winner, sponsored by Monarch, received a prize of $500 and All-access FilmPasses to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival is TEAM #16 Case of the Mondays directed by Brayden Frazier.

Grand Prize

And finally, our Grand Prize, this team will win $1,000 Cash, All-access TALLPasses to the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival, and an Official Selection at the 20th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival. Our Grand Prize winner is TEAM #9 Downtown Wolves directed by Judah Hansen.