1) The HCFF nominations for Best Picture (Feature Film)
1. "Scouts Honor: Badge to the Bone" directed by Jesse Bryan (Seattle Washington)
2. "Why Am I Doing This?" directed by Tom Huang (Los Angeles California) - Winner!
3. "Friends with Benefits" directed by Gorman Bechard (Waterbury Connecticut)
2) The HCFF nominations for Best Picture (Short Film)
1. "Funky Pickles" directed by Will Moore (Austin Texas) Winner!
2. "The Dropout" directed by Clayton Chaney (Bentonville, Arkansas)
3. "Crooks" directed by Garrett Cillo (New York City, New York)
3) The HCFF nominations for Best Director
1. "Israeli Intelligence" directed by Alon Gur Arye (Tel Aviv, Israel) - Winner!
2. "Tracy" directed by Dan Scanlon (San Francisco, CA)
3. "The Dropout" directed by Clayton Chaney (Bentonville, Arkansas)
4. "Nemesis" directed by Stian Hafstad, Bergen Norway
4) The HCFF nominations for Best Actor
1. Anthony Montgomery in the film "Why Am I Doing This?"
2. Marty Adams in the film "The Disconnection of Cyrus Bent"
3. Bobby Gold in the film "The Dropout"
4. Sean Patton in the film"Crooks" - Winner!
5) The HCFF nominations for Best Actress
1. Carolyn Siegel in the film "James K. Polk Was @#?!ing Awesome"
2. Jill Shackner in the film "Text Me"
3. Caroline White in "The Dropout" - Winner!
4. Electra Avellan in "Scouts Honor: Badge to the Bone"
6) The HCFF nominations for Best Supporting Actor
1. Deena Freeman in the film "Banana Bread"
2. Dustin Gulledge in the film "Dirty Sex"
3. Chris Kattan in the film "Scout's Honor: Badge to the Bone" - Winner!
4. Jareb Dauplaise in the film "Frat Party"
5. Monique Jeter in the film "John the Angry Mover"
6. Mike Ryan in the film "Laid Off"
7) The HCFF nominations for Best Music and Original Score
1. "The Extraordinary Monday of Herman Brumby" directed by Ari Levinson
2. "The Dropout" directed by Clayton Chaney (Bentonville, Arkansas) - Winner!
3. "The Mouse That Soared" directed by Kyle Bell (Portland Oregon)
4. "Israeli Intelligence" directed by Alon Gur Arye (Tel Aviv, Israel)
8) The HCFF nominations for Best Special Effects
1. "Huntin" co-directed by Matthew Gratzner & David Greathouse (Los Angeles California)
2. "Israeli Intelligence" directed by Alon Gur Arye (Tel Aviv, Israel) - Winner!
3. "The Extraordinary Monday of Herman Brumby" directed by Ari Levinson
4. "Funky Pickles" directed by Will Moore (Austin, Texas)
9) The HCFF nominations for Best Cinematography
1. "Frat Party" Cinematography by Wiliam Garcia (Miami, Florida) - Winner!
2. "Blood From a Stone" Cinematography by Jeremy Hayward (Glendale California)
3. "Banana Bread" Cinematography by Kristian Katchikis (New York City, New York)
4. "The Krum Bums: S.O.S" Cinematography by John Hale (Houston Texas)
10) The HCFF nominations for Best Editing
1. "Blood from a Stone" directed by Bill Palmer (Glendale California) - Winner!
2. "Friends with Benefits" directed by Gorman Bechard (Waterbury Connecticut)
3. "The Booby Trap" directed by Simon Pennekamp (Chicago Illinois)
4. "Israeli Intelligence" directed by Alon Gur Arye (Tel Aviv, Israel)
11) The HCFF nominations for “Best Animated Comedy Film”
The HCFF is one of the few festivals that offers such a specialized category. Surprisingly, we got several submissions, and the films that we nominated are really outstanding. Congratulations to these filmmakers, who probably spend more time rendering, than they do with their friends.
1. "Skylight" - directed by David Bass, Toronto Canada
2. "The Mouse That Soared" directed by Kyle Bell, Portland Oregon - Winner!
3. "12 Apples and a Wrench" directed by Adrian Garcia, Boston Massachusets
12) The HCFF nominations for "Funniest Music Video"
The HCFF is one of the first festivals to ever offer a "Funny Music Video" category. We had an interesting selection of Videos to choose from. Congratulations to those filmmakers who stepped out of the box to make the following:
1. "The Guacomole Rap" - directed by Brian Watts, Los Angeles, California
2. "Tighty Whiteys" - directed by Ryan Taylor, Chicago, Illinois - Winner!
3. "Who Don't Like ... ? - directed by Steven Katz, Houston Texas
4. "The Krum Bums - S.O.S" - directed by John Hale, Houston Texas
13) The HCFF nominations for "Funniest Stand-up Comedy Performance"
There are few outlets for local stand-up comedians to get in front of a national audience. We experimented with this category, to give stand-up comedians that chance. Each of these comedians are talented, and could turn out to be the next great comedian.
1. Brian Watts - Los Angeles, California
2. Norma Jean the Fitness Queen - Houston, Texas
3. Donny Johnson - Houston, Texas - Winner!
4. Irshad James - Houston, Texas
14) The HCFF Official Selections for Feature Film Screenplay
1. "Wedding Knight" by Stephen Hoover (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - Winner!
2. "Lunch and Learn" by Cliff Zamowski (Lisle, Illinois)
3. "Couples Counseling" by Cliff Zamowski (Lisle, Illinois)
4. "Fixing Jane" by Miki Kim (Chatsworlth, California)
5. "Tattooligans" by Jon Louis (San Francisco, California)
6. "Quacks" by Jerry Milburn (Avondale, Arizona)
7. "Arty's Treasure" by Amy Giaquinto (Parker, Colorado)
8. "A Fool's Reunion" by Wes Griffin (Corbett, Oregon)
15) The HCFF nominations for “Best Comedy Short Screenplay Award”
1. “The Fake Thug” written by Barry Ward, Elizabeth City North Carolina
2. “Carbon Dating” written by Louis Rosenberg, Pismo Beach California
3. “Motivational Speaking” written by Lauren Tunnel, Houston Texas - Winner!
4. “Hipster Backlash” written by Micah Moses, Los Angeles California
5. “Main Course”written by Lawrence Stern, Los Angeles California
16) The HCFF Audience Choice Award Voting
1. "Crooks"
2. "The Dropout"
3. "John the Angry Mover"
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