Bad Film Fest 2019 award winners

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Bad Film Fest is pleased to announce the award winners for our 2019 short film screenings.

FRIDAY 7PM
Strange Brew The Light Roast Award
El Tejano The Suspiria Award
Don’t Blink Best Eyes
Cycle The Looper Award
Wet Underpants Best Single Take
Black Ariel The Spirit Award
Boilermaker The “Just One More” Award
oyster The Double Meaning Award
OBJET 01954 The “We Are Not Alone” Award
Melting Pot Best Practical Melting Effects
10 Artificial Reflections Excellence in Juxtaposition
The Complex The Prisoner Award
Try My Guy The “Best Laid Plans” Award
Oh my dog! Best Reveal
Big Bears with Fur Best Rhyming
Wax The Beauty is Pain Award
La Vita Solitaria The “Communing with Nature” Award
FRIDAY 9PM
Rub Me The Right Way The Bro Award
SLAS(HER) The “Did I Do That” Award
How’s Waldo? The “More Hugs” Award
A State Too Far 1st Place of the 1st Annual BAD FILM FEST Geography Bee
When You Get Carried Away Making A Sandwich Best Sandwich (tie)
Little DONUTS The Instructional Award
Fowl Fury Best Home Tour Video
Say it Louder Best Knock, Knock Narrative
Newton meets Adam and Eve Best Voice Over
Eat A Cheeseburger! Best Sandwich (tie)
Pete the Ninja Crab The “Save the Oceans” Award
Box Whose Candle is the Sun Best Poetry Short
REJECT The Reading Rainbow Award
Threat Count – Tao of Bobo Best Cuddle
The Stuff of Nightmares The (not really a) Maniac Award
QUICK THOUGHTS ABOUT RAINBOWS The Abrupt Award
Here Comes The Maniac The Quick Nightmare Award
SATURDAY 7PM
Nyan Cat vs Banksy The “Could Play on an Endless Loop” Award
Unrest in Iran
The Splice Award for Excellence in Editing Public Domain Footage
[13.1-9+19+13] Vol.00 The Onomatopoeia Award
Evanesce The “Light at the End of the Tunnel” Award
Short Long Story The Stunt Double Award
YOU or ME Best Split Personality
The Nervous Breakdown Hot Dog Monster! Best Hot Dog
Black Forehead Fatface Best Fatface
I OWE YOU ONE BANANA AND 2 BLACK EYES Cutest Film (Psyche!)
Present The “Time is a Flat Circle” Award
Sweet Potato The “Boys will be Boys” Award
War of the Trumps Best Audio Samples
Chip MacDougal: Neighborhood Watch The “He Means Well” Award
Orgasma The “Machines Will Rise” Award
Wish Weasel (Short) Best Sci-Fi Short with Puppets and Humans
Gale Force Granny The Otherworldly Award
Ancestry DNA Spoof The Faygo Award
SATURDAY 9PM
THE LONG STICK Best Infomercial
Northeast Regional Boardgame Championship Best Performance by Kids / Best
HAMMER DOWN The Road Trip Award
HANDS Best Choreography
DeadYard The Compost Award
Mutual Measurement Best Blending in with Nature
Wolfgang The “Grandma Knows Best” Award
Agalmatophilia Best Post-Production
Beans The Pavlov Award
Destroy Me The Damage Done Award
Cult Film Best Found Footage Film
The Bayonet The Purgatory Award
Tasty Beauty Best Clay Food
The Conformity Pimp Slap Best Pimp Slap
Fear Best Tagline
Leading Me Straight The “On The Brightside” Award
He’s ISIS The Mistaken Identity Award
SUNDAY 7PM
Petunia Best Saturations
CLIMATE CHANGE Best Use of Charts
Sexy Apple The Hunger Award
Brain on Drugs The Edutainment Award
Birthday Boy Best Matrix References
No Way Out The “Green Screen” Award
Butt Fantasia Best Editing
Cycle The Nature Vs. Nurture Award
Never Going Down The “Is it getting hot in here?” Award
Ramón: Notes from a Beekeeper Best Documentary Short
CROSSING OVER The Torque Award
ODDS AND EVENS The 4th Dimention Award
in and out The Cringe Award
The French Toast Man Best Short based on a Fake Book, Not Really for Kids
Find Me Best Future Punk
Shahkboy The Harvard Award

2017 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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2017 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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Films were screened at Cloud City, Willamsburg BK
Here are your award winners:

Fri 7pm AWARDS
Hall Monitors The Saturday Detention Award
Mani Pedi Episode One The Gal Gadot Award
SCROOBJAM The Meddling Kids Award
AX·IS The Creator Award
TAG The POV Award
Liquid Gold The Cheers Award
Strange Thinker The Ergonomic Award
Vegetarian Zombies The Eat Your Broccoli Award
Skinny Days – Alright Right Now The Dance Like No One is Watching Award
A Visitor The Id Award
i’ve lost my taste for yogurt The Probiotic Award
Detective Priest The Flying Clergy Award
Fri 9pm
Autumn Bluffs The Pacey Award
The Nostalgia Inn The Deja Vu Award
Death Wish The Plot Twist Award
Another Crop Circle Prophecy Fulfilled The Zoso Award
Time Travel Bites The Paradox Award
Still Shaving After All These Beers The Harmony Award
HUMORT The Squirm Award
The Penis The Lilly Ledbetter Award
Safe The Memorize Your Combination Award
Captain Reality: Trailer The Green Lantern Award
A Real Date The Tables Have Turned Award
Sat 5pm
Count Us In The Cautionary Tale Award / Beward of Becoming a Filmmaker Honerable Mention
Midnight Confession The Nightmare Castmember Award
My Ass Is Bleeding 2 The Ouch Award
Scumbags from Outer Space The Scumbag Award
Nomophobia The Bad Service Award
The Drop The Lightning Award
SAVE The Colicky Baby Award
Popular Celestial Mechanics The Dimension Award / Best Portrayal of an all-powerful Being
Oops! The Bite Your Tongue Award
The Magic Wandas “Crab Scuttle” The Surf Rock Award
The Sun Will Rise The Electrical Storm Award
KITTENS VS. BALL (VS. METAPHYSICS) The Multiverse Award
Sat 7pm
Wolf Mother: Hunted Best Debut!
Shockwaves The Home Surgery Award
A Day To Live The True Romance Award
Rocco Primavera The Limelight Award
Ghost, Misunderstood The Vanishing Award
Variations On Us The Stuck in my Head Award / Best Romance
Jamais-vu The Adjust Your TV Antenna Award
It’s not a toy The Fidget Spinner Award
Oroboros The Infinite Loop Award
Tattoni Forgives The Encore Award
Meatloaf Zombie in a Box The Firearm Pizza VS. Hotsauce Vampire Award
Sat 9pm
The Last Movie The International John Waters Award
Ninja Assassin The Kangaroo Round House Award / Best Short Film with a Plane in it!
The Lost VHS Tapes of John Trenton The Poet Laurette Award
Gora – The Man and the Legend – Documentary The Silver Screen Award
Movie About Reality and Unreality The 5th Dimension Award
Shit The Everybody Does It Award
Pandas Have Got To Go The Extinction Award
Stockholm The Let Me Out Award
“SOULFINGER vs GOLDFINGER” by Crazy Legs Conti The A-List Award / Best Sound Design
Wish You Were Here The Chantal Akerman Award
Sun 5pm
MANDRONE The Survivalist Award
Baby Blue The Bloody Mary Award
Pull Out The Stopper The Everything in Moderation Award
Fair Lady The Most Pit Award / The Distinguished Actress Award
Computer Man The Floppy Drive Award
Nympho’s Diary The Nowhere to Hide Award
run with the wolves The Voyeur Award
“How to Cat Sit” with Matt Beacon The Cat Whisperer Award
Baseball Dad The Think Fast Award
The Pizzaboy (Trailer) The What About Bob? Award
Cardboard Jungle The Time Lapse Award
Firearm Pizza VS. Hotsauce Vampire Hamburger MotherFk@! The Falling Downstairs Like a Man! Award
Cursed The Chafed Award
Sun 7pm
Moonie and the Spider Queen The Anti-Gravity Award
The Llama Llover The Camelid Award
Cans of Evil The 6-pack Award
Jesse Eisenberg Uses the Urinal The The Facebook Award
The Rhinocéros The Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Award
Action Team Go Force: Sit.Com The Non Sequitur Award
A DEATHBED MAKEOVER The Neat and Tidy Award
And the Earth Will Be Lost to the Flames The Nostradamus Award / Best use of Signs
MENACE The Chainsaw Award
Brown Guys Do – All in the Family The Norman Lear Award
Goldfishes The Milky Way Award
Sun 9pm
Garbage Can Stories The Motivated to Make More Films Award
Death by Murderphone The Dropped Calls Award
The Jar The Formaldehyde Award
The Cart The Squeaky Wheel Award
Lights Out!!! The Watch Your Back Award
Hello Nostrand The MTA Award
Marketed Collecting The As Seen on TV Award
Clash of the Choirs The Acapella Award
A Night at the Movies The Look Behind You Award
NO SIGNAL The Dropped Calls Award
How To Fall Downstairs Like a Man! The Meatloaf Zombie in a Box Award
A Taste For It The Takes All Kinds, I Guess Award

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

2016 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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2016 (bonus screening) Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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Films screened at Lucky Jack’s on the Lower East Side – June 26, 2016.
Here are your award winners:

BORING. A DAY IN THE LIFE “The Audience Motivator / Inspire to Create” Award
YO SOY PEDRO Best Slapstick Sci-Fi
Run Through The Forest Run The “This Could Really Happen” Award
Intoxication Most Surreal PSA
   
   
Rapstar Best Rap-Themed Mockumentary set in NYC
Synchronicities Most Mind-Opening Documentary
The Werewolf’s Greatest Hit Most Chilling, Super-Short Horror/Comedy
Yuri on the Phone The Mind-Bending Award
A Dry Day Tragedy Most Relieving Happy Ending
Anatema The “Wow. Don’t Look Away” Award
   
   
Director’s Cut The Hyper-Filmmakers Award
Nathalie f**** you all The “Better than Amelie” Award
The Valley Below Nobel Peace Prize
The Assist “Easiest Practical Effects” Award
A Nighthunter’s Tale The Chiller Award
   

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

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2016 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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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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Bad Film Fest 2015 Award Winners

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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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