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“OPEN FIVE” WINS THE 13TH MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Congrats to Filmmaker 25 New Face Kentucker Audley for winning Best Narrative Feature at the Memphis Film Festival with his latest, Open Five. As I blogged last week, Audley has made the entire feature available for a limited time on his site (or, embedded below). Also winning awards were films by three other “25 New Face” filmmakers — The Colonel’s Wife (Brent Stewart), Mars (Geoff Marslett), and Blackmail Boys (under a pseudonym, Morgan Jon Fox). The complete awards are below.
Jury Awards Announced for 13th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival
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NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARDS
Jury: Aaron Hillis and Elvis MitchellBest Narrative Feature: Open Five
Nice Shoes Award: Audrey the Trainwreck
The Nice Shoes award is presented to the director of one of the competition features to help them take their next production to a new level. A $25,000 value, the award includes 8 hours of color grading and 8 hours of finishing services at Nice Shoes, an artist-driven design, animation, VFX and color grading studio in New York City. The award includes a round trip flight to New York, to allow the award-winner to take advantage of their prize, no matter where they are based.
Special Jury Awards:
James DeForest Parker’s performance in The Colonel’s BrideNarrative Ambition for Mars
For it’s combination of genre mix and playful indie spirit, Blackmail Boys
DOCUMENTARY JURY AWARDS
Jury: Peter Gilbert and Scott Mosier
Best Documentary Feature: Thunder SoulSpecial Jury Award: The Last Survivor
Best Documentary Short: Let Your Feet Do the Talking
SHORT FILM JURY AWARDS
Jury: Skizz Cyzyk, Paula Martinez and Gabe Wardell
Best Short: DaudBest Animated Short: Prayers for Peace
Best Experimental Short: Advance
HOMETOWNER JURY AWARDS
Jury: Skizz Cyzyk, Paula Martinez and Gabe Wardell
Sponsored by the Memphis and Shelby County Film & Television CommissionBest Hometowner Feature: Open Five ($1,000 cash prize!)
Best Hometowner Short: Training Wheels
Best Hometowner Animated or Experimental Film: Que Sera, Sivad
SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARDS
Soul of Southern Film Award: General Orders No. 9Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking Award: Gabi on the Roof in July
AUDIENCE AWARDS sponsored by Newcastle Brown Ale, to be announced soon…
Open Five from Paper Moon Films on Vimeo.
