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2017 Bad Film Fest Award Winners

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

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

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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