2005 Winners
Wisconsin’s Own and Student Shorts Juried Competitions
STUDENT SHORTS COMPETITION
For student filmmakers at Wisconsin schools, colleges and universities.
Student Competition Jurors: Amy Beste, Didier Leplae, Ian Rosenberg.
I. JURY AWARDS
The jury awarded prizes to three films:
1) Best Animated Short: ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW
Animated Short | USA
Director: Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson
Filmmaker Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UW-Milwaukee, working toward her M.F.A. in Film.
2) Best Experimental Short: EXISTENTIAL SEARCH OF A NEEDLE
Experimental Short | USA
Director: Fevzi Balli
Filmmaker Fevzi Balli is a student at UW-Madison and will begin his graduate studies in film in fall 2005.
3) Best Documentary Short: BLAZE ORANGE
Documentary Short | USA
Director: Kevin Kilduff
Filmmaker Kevin Kilduff is a senior at UW-Madison, majoring in Communication Arts and Economics.
II. KODAK FILM STOCK GRANTS
Awarded to projects originating on film for the best achievement in use of motion picture film, $500 each.
THE FACE PROJECT, Director: Andy Schlachtenhaufen, a junior majoring in Communication Arts and East Asian Studies at UW-Madison.
FIELD WORK, Director: Timothy Zwettler, who recently received his BFA in film from UW-Milwaukee.
LAKE EFFECT, Director: Ryan Bigelow, a graduate of the UW-Milwaukee film program.
For emerging and independent filmmakers with Wisconsin ties. Wisconsin
I. JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Short: LIFELIKE
Narrative Short | USA
Director: John Besmer
Best Documentary Short: SMALL TOWN SECRETS
Documentary Short | USA
Director: Katherine Leggett
Best Experimental: MY MOST IMPORTANT SELF-PORTRAIT
Experimental Short | USA
Director: James Barany
Best Documentary Feature: THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN
Documentary Feature | USA
Director: Taggart Siegel
Both filmmaker Taggart Siegel and Farmer John Peterson are Beloit College
Best Feature: NBT: Never Been Thawed
Narrative Feature | USA
Director: Sean Anders
Writer, director and actor Sean Anders is a Madison
II. KODAK FILM STOCK GRANT
Awarded to a project originating on film for the best achievement in use of motion picture film. ($1,500)
Director Scott Foley for TO SAY GOODBYE
Documentary Short | USA
Filmmaker Scott Foley received his MFA in film from UW-Milwaukee, where he currently teaches.
III. KODAK OPPORTUNITY AWARD FILM STOCK GRANT
To recognize achievement in a project that did not originate on film, and to provide an opportunity for the filmmaker to work on film in a future project ($1,500).
Director John Mossman for SPACEMAN DAN’S 243rd FLIGHT
Narrative Short | USA
Director: John Mossman
Filmmaker John Mossman is a UW-Madison alum and shot Spaceman Dan in the Baraboo and Mt. Horeb
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WINNERS SCREENINGS
Sun, Apr 3, 1:00pm | 1h30, Cinematheque, Order Code: SOLD
LIFELIKE (John Besmer)
MY MOST IMPORTANT SELF PORTRAIT (James Barany)
SMALL TOWN SECRETS (Katherine Leggett)
TO SAY GOODBYE (Scott Foley)
SPACEMAN DAN’S 243rd FLIGHT (John Mossman)
Students Shorts Winners Screening
Sun, Apr 3, 3:00pm , 60 min., Memorial Union Play Circle
THE FACE PROJECT (Andy Schlachtenhaufen)
ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW (Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson)
FIELD WORK (Tim Zwettler)
BLAZE ORANGE
EXISTENTIAL SEARCH OF A NEEDLE (Fevzi Balli)
LAKE EFFECT (Ryan Bigelow)
Sun, Apr 3, 3:30pm | 1h30, Monona Terrace Lecture Hall, tickets still available.
THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN (Taggart Siegel) 83 min
Sun, Apr 3, 5:30pm | 1h30, Monona Terrace Lecture Hall, tickets still available
NBT: NEVER BEEN THAWED (Sean Anders) 87 min
