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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”!
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”!
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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