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  • 2016 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

    2016 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

    Look for an bonus NYC screening on Sunday, June 26th.

    As for the films which screened at Cloud City in Williamsburg, Brooklyn… here are your award winners:

    Modern Man (An Animated Tribute to George Carlin) Best Tribute
    Time Portal Glory Hole The Cannes-Worthy Animation Award
    Wedding on Mussel Island The Poignant Award
    I’m Glad I Asked The Legacy Award
    Drunk Brittany and Mr Rat Best use of Booze
    A Piece of the Pie The “It Takes All Kinds” Award
    “Bittersweet” The Courtship Award
    Senile Seahorn The What’s Reality?!? Award
    STFU! The “No Explanation Needed” Award
    Tick Tock The “Future Mom?” Award
    Horse Race of the Palio The “Still Processing This” Award
    One Too Many Best Use of Yarn
    trend The Big Brother Award
    Fluff or feathers Best Hot Dog Costume
    Mamochka Best Chilling Animation
    Misenus – Trumpeter of the Trojans, Episode 1 Most Surreal Adaptation
    Mistress May I? The May I Have Another? Award
    Isis The Free Spirit Award
    N Is for Nightmare The “Welcome to Florida” Award
    Reversed The Vision Award
    Charades Best “Things Get Weird” Short Film
    Bon Bon: The Demonic Cat The “Cats are the Best” Award and Best Original Song
    Taking Care Of Bidness Best Catch Phrase in a Film
    I see the Future The Infinity Award
    The Chastening The Tiny Horror Award
    Fruitcake The “Makes You Think” Award
    Boy Bear and robot The “Time is a Flat Circle” Award
    The Wet Nurse & Her Diabolical Concerns Best On-Screen Kiss
    Time Benders Best Sci-Fi Short to Watch with a Grandparent and/or Grandchild
    Upper West Side Story The “More Wine” Award or Excellence in Existential Comedy
    Catcalling: A Love Story The “Holla Back Girl” Award
    Pre-Intervention Best Improvised Film
    Adventures In Amateur Bathtub Surgery Best Use of Power Tools
    MANICORN Deserves Multiple Viewings Award
    Snatched Away Best Feel Good? Ending
    The Pancake Killer The Traumitized Child Award
    ArachNO! Best Use of Robotics
    Black Widow Excellence in Freaking Out the Audience
    IT’S ME MOM The Afterlife Award
    Board The Borough Award
    Obbie The “Can’t Catch a Break” Award
    THE OTHER BROTHER Best Film with Blood and a Stuffed Penguin
    Doghead in Grizzly Dog Best Hot Dog
    You Make a Grown Ghost Cry The “Death CAN be Funny” Award
    Vampire-Killing Prostitute The “There Will Be Blood”Award
    Burning Bridges – The Accidental Pornstar Best Dissappearance
    Hitler’s Brain and the Robot from Hell Best B-Movie Spoof
    KAIJUTSU Best Mecha Spoof
    The Town Branch Flasher Best Short Film set in Kentucky
    Move The “Actions Have Consequences” Award
    Peter Picks a Peach The “Greatest Film Ever” Award
    Imaginary fiend The “Redefining Spectrum” Award
    The Far East Greatest Montage
    The Amateur Artist Best Appearance of a Deity
    Insurance The Vaudeville Award
    The Pretty Greens // Elevator Eyes The “Ladies to the Front” Award
    Aqua Fin The Metamorphisis Award
    ANYONE SEEN KITTY? The “Wrong” Award
    Nowhere Man The Sprocket Award
    THE FIXED SHOWER HEAD Best Shower Scene is a Short Film
    The Closet Overall Excellence in Scripting, Shooting, Lighting, Editing and Performance
    The Bag-22 minute version The “We’re All Doomed” Award
    Rocco’s Reviews Episode 1 The Perseverance Award.
    Interviews with the Wolfpack Excellence in Oral History Storytelling
    The Hoosac The “No Trespassing” Award
    I SCREAM Best un-Hollywood Short Film
    Fellow Shadows The High Octane Award
    Last Date The “There’s Always Someone Better” Award
    Nosferratin The “No Budget” Award
    Polterguys The “Ghosts are People Too” Award
    Cold Purse The “Blackmarket Organ” Award
    Dear John Thanks John The “Drink the Kool-Aid” Award
    Z.E.T.A. Force – Special Edition The “Nice Guys Do Come in Last” Award
    Workout pandas The “Inspiration” Award
    Р Awesome Alliteration Award
    Masterpiece The Retro Award
    Run Darlin Run The Collaboration Award
    Think Twice The “Relationships are Hard” Award
    “Slartibartfast” Yearnst/Marinah Janello The Unique Vision Award
    Dickproof 2 The Golden Pants Bulge Award
    Le Pain de l’Amour The Carbo-load Award
    Neurosisnine’s Pinocchio The Gore Award
    The Panty Symphonic Excellence in Outdated Format – VHS
    What!? Best Newcomer
    Here Lies in the afterlife The Time is Fleeting Award
    [13.1-9+19+13] Vol.01 The Strobe Light Award
    Wasted Night Best Mess
    Steam The Hot Satire Award
    Dancing Queen The Movement Award
    Spammer Best Twist with a Parable for the Technologically Savvy
    The Jamaican Upright Vacuum Dealer The “Breaking Stereotypes” Award
    The Right to Remain Silent The “Tough Conversations” Award
    Wild Oates The “Brain Worm” Award
    Bungalow Expose Excellence in Art Decco History
    The Turkey Best Duo (child actor and turkey costume)
    Beetles in Boxes The “Albert Camus” Award
    “Moving Pictures” The “4th Wall” Award
    I Could Eat A Horse The “Tom and Jerry” Award
    Sleepwalkers The “Fall in Line” Award

    Thanks again to all of the screening Filmmakers this year. Keep shooting. Keep making. Keep being“BAD”!

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  • now taking submissions for the 4th annual BAD FILM FEST

    We are taking submissions until the middle of March 2016 through FilmFreeway.

    If you are interested in submitting an unfinished, work-in-progress, contact us.

    WE by Jeremy Zierau (2015 award winnder)
    WE by Jeremy Zierau (2015 award winner)
  • Bad Film Fest 2015 Award Winners

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    Gut Reaction by Alexis Sottile

    BAD FILM FEST 2015 AWARD WINNERS

    Thursday 7pm
    SWEDE Country for Old Men Best Remake Dylan Cuesta Laurel, MD
    Operation 11.9 E Best Sound Design Jacob Jones NYC
    Simplicity The Vision Award Tomer Werechson Israel
    OCULE The Makes You Think Award Kristin Ruff-Frederickson Vancouver, BC
    One Drink The Drunk Uncle Award Jacob Greenawalt
    An Unexpected Visitor The “It Could Happen to You” Award Sam Vargen
    I’AM BIGFOOT Most Inspirational Jeffrey Schreckler Phoenix
    The Divorced Boyz – Count Me Out Best Reason for a Pre-nup Award Gavin Hecker NYC
    KiaRex The Adventure Award Yandong Qiu NYC
    Abort The Call Child Services Award Zach Shildwachter Ohio
    Confession of Samurai Zen and the Art of Filmmaking Excellence Award Jaehyun Kim South Korea

     

    Thursday 9pm
    Relación Abierta (Open Relationship) The Keep Your Options Open Award Carlos Ocho Barcelona, Spain
    Choosing Sides The “What Would Jesus Do” Award Tim Cox NYC
    Christmas Toy Story Best Stop Motion Sex Scene Stepan Etrych Czech Republic
    Hideout The “Don’t Go in There!” Award Frédéric Gerth Germany
    The 24 Hour Mega Erotic XXXtravaganza The “We All Do It” Award for Best Sex Ed. Video brendan connor California
    Fear To Sail The “Just Go For It” Award Darius Ichi
    i hate being black The Opinion Matters Award Kevin Craig West United States
    WE (The Broken Edition) The “We’ll fix it in editing” Award Jeremy Zierau New York
    Rats! Best Special Effects Stewart Sparke North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

     

    Friday 7pm
    Day Off Best Brooklyn Film, Honorable Mention for Lighting Sarah Grodsky Brooklyn
    The Illusion Best Made-Up Language Film Mohammad Reza Hanafi Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
    Penis Crimes Most Shocking Matthew Weiss NYC
    Caracol Biology 101 Award Román Reyes Madrid Spain
    Decadence of Nature Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Award Olga Guse Germany
    Attack of the Mutant Radioactive Snowmen Atomic Mutated Lifetime Achievement Award Molly Brown England
    ABBA (Karaoke Version) Excellence in Lip Syncing Scott Mitsching Virginia
    Sight of the Sound Best Comic Book Adaptation Arvin Bautista
    The Time Traveling Hobo The Looper Award Sean Day
    Happy Memories Audience Favorite, Best Puppet Design Jack Fields
    Oatmeal Raisin The “Hug Your Loved Ones” Award Shadow Eaton CT
    The Slipper-e-Interview The “Hey, It Could Happen to Any of Us” Award Danny VanZandwyk Canada
    The Perfect Story Greatest First Film Award Ian Boyd Mineola, NY
    The Legend of Narcissus Best use of Greek Mythology Olga Guse Germany
    Chernobyl Man The Radioactive Award Pedro Terrero

     

    Friday 9pm
    Nechayanno The Keep it in the Family Award Zhora Kryzhovnikov Moscow, Russia
    Tomorrow… The Hug an Old Lady Award Bartosz Kruhlik Warsaw, Polland
    Gut Reaction Best Use of Pickles Alexis Sottile and Steve Burns Brooklyn/Queens
    Relevance! The “Work Sucks” Award for Best Workplace Comedy, Satire or Drama Storm Garner NYC
    Shark Week Follies: The Conch Who Stole Shark Week The Suess Award for adapation Marie Guglielmo Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Monotony of Human Life The “Everything is Arbitrary” Award Emily Zheng california
    DOCKERY & SON Best Documentary Short about People Jack Truman Burbank, CA
    Tři Cíga The Peer Pressure Award Liam Hall Czech Republic
    Nightmares Best Experimental Film Robert Lyons Brooklyn
    Marrying the Sea The J. M. Synge Memorial Award Sarah Walsh Ireland

     

    Saturday 5pm
    Cannibal Balderdash Shortest Award Neil Saldana Redondo Beach, Ca.
    The Brim Sessions Best Jersey Film Brian Hopson Hoboken, NJ
    Bad Trip 3D The “Wait for It” Award Frédéric Grousset France

     

    Saturday 7pm
    Simple Mind The M. Night Shyamalan Award for Excellence in Twists Tim Cox NYC
    Being The Award for Exemplary Sights and Sounds Sal Strom Portland
    Clowns Are NOT Scary The Still Scared Award Mike Trippiedi Illinois
    VHS Tapes Best Teen Relevence Ciara Boniface
    Bigfoot and Baby The Harry Henderson Memorial Award Kaitlyn Graziano Pennsylvania
    24K All You Need Is Gold Best use of Gold in a Film kane kwik Mexico City
    CARROTS, CROWN & ROLLERBLADES The “Got What He Deserved” Award or Down with Monarchy Award Jean-Louis Pêcheur France
    Planet Utero The Feminism Award Faiyaz Jafri Hong Kong
    HOME The Brutal Award Julien Le Goff France
    Possessed Forklift of Death The “Green Light It” Award for short with the Best Franchise Potential Levi Smith
    CORTO Most Shocking Film Alexis de Vigan France
    The Misfortunes of a Clown Excellence in Clown Rights Awareness Matt Kaplan NYC
    Horror Short Film : Scare The Golden Chainsaw Prakash Natarajan Cedar Park, TX

     

    Saturday 9pm
    Midwestern Cowboy Episode IV – Riding the Ranger Best One Liners Rob Theoret Minneapolis
    Ninja Eliminator 4: The French Connection Excellence in Sound Dubbing and Stunts Mathieu Berthon France
    The Mind of Me The Pinhead Award for Excellence in Horror Achievement Jesse Heisel Iowa City, IA
    Tofael: The Tea Stall Boy The Good Deed Award Minhazur Rahman Nayan Bangladesh
    Dead End The Children of the Corn Award Paul Hurst Canada
    Horror at Crooked Lake The Creepshow Award Jeremy Leo Austin, TX
    Gunpowder Gray “Saints” music video NSFW Best Catchy Song with Blood & Gore Ashley Simpson Georgia
    9.99 The “Everything Must Go” Award Abbey Sacks
    Bring the Funny Best Appropriation of a Director’s Set David August United States
    Modieval The “Nerds & Geeks Rule the World” Award Bryan Ribeiro Mount Vernon, NY
    Jeff Seal’s Bankrukt Movies The On the House Award NYC
    The Belief The World Peace Award Amir Vahedi Eastern Azerbaijan – Iran, Islamic Republic of

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