2007 Winners

To the best film representing West Virginia

"Two Tickets to Paradise"
by actor/director D.B. Sweeney, which tells the story of three guys going through a mid-life crisis, who take a road trip to the Orange Bowl where Marshall University is playing the University of Texas. It stars Sweeney, John McGinley and Paul Hipp.

1st Place: Simple Things , directed by Ardrew C. Erwin , produced by Tosca Musk and executive produced by David and Olson Huff. After the death of his wife, Dr. Evan Gibbs and his 10 year old son, Nate, leave Chicago to spend the summer setting up a clinic  in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of the small community, Evan is forced to deal with his recent loss while reconnecting with his son and learning a different pace of life. Click here for more information about this film.

2nd Place: Glorious Mail by Morris Farbstein II, is the story of a flamboyantly gay antique dealer, singer, and community theatre actor named Cesar Nutley Willingham IV. Cesar is causing a local and federal controversy with his new mailbox which was crafted for his 33rd birthday by his lesbian artist friend, Kymeleon Cockerham. The mailbox meets American Postal Service guidelines and was approved by Valerie Simpson, the local postmaster,who just happens to be Kymeleon’s life partner. Click here for more information on this film.

3rd Place: Bernee by Jon Russell Cring, a comedy about a waitress and her adventures raising a daughter as a single mother in a small town, juggling plates, culture shock, coming of age, while trying to pay the electric bill before the lights go out. Click here for more details.

1st Place: Iron City Blues by Matthew Pessoni and Scott C. Jackson. After years of hearing urban legends about a lawless old mining town with a sky-high murder rate, blues musician Big Mike Griffin decides to learn the truth about Iron City for himself. Unlike nearby McNairy County which was home to Sheriff Buford Pusser in "Walking Tall", Iron City has remained lawless and untamed. To Big Mike, it seemed like the perfect subject for a blues song. Along with a former Marine as a guide, Big Mike rides through Tennessee's backwoods into the heart of Iron City. Click here for more information.

2nd Place: Shoot the Moon by E.S. Wochensky, documenting Gentner's Commission Market, a traditional livestock and junk auction in Western New York. Running every Wednesday throughout the year since 1939, Gentner's is a rural institution. Click here for more information.

1st Place: "Cinderella Eight" by Jim Dawson.

2nd Place: "A Fiddle and a Bow" by Ronnie Gunter.

3rd Place: "Depth of Focus" by Jarred Thorpe.

4th Place: "Perfect Parallel " by Josh Bowman.

Willow Garden. by Don Henderson Baker & Jim Haverkamp. In 1740s Northern Ireland, a young man becomes ensnared in a deadly love triangle and must decide whether to follow his heart or his father's twisted advice. Shot in a striking film noir style, "Willow Garden" tells the backstory of one of America's strangest murder ballads. Click here for more information.

1st Place: Joy by Joe Ensley. Based on the true story of a 16 year old track star Aylen, JOY follows the runner as she loses her innocence being surrounded by teenage sex, drugs, and carefree living. Aylen must cope with her emotional and social downfall as she is forced to experience one of life's greatest challenges.

1st Place: "Lost Music Video" - Meetu Chilana by Samrat Chakrabarti

2nd Place: "The Rat and the Duck" by Quinn Kyle, Glen Brogan, Mike Valentine

Past Winners

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• 2006 winners

• 2005 winners

• 2004 winners