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Silver State Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 201920182017

    Grand Prize

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    Best Cinematography Narrative Short

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      Winner

      Bequest

      RicMel Productions

    Best Feature

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      Winner

      Turnover

      6.7 (417)
      Linda Palmer
      Rae Davis
      Mark Cardone
      Marvin Glover
      Brian McCormick
      Martina Webster
      Runaway Productions
      Sea Sand Entertainment

    Best Sci-Fi Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Revenge of Zoe

      5.5 (17)
      Pondo Enterprises
      Seelie Studios
      Desert Owl Productions

    Jury Prize

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    Best Sci-Fi Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Replacement

      6.9 (138)
      Naz Khan
      Sean Miller
      Brian Levin
      Boris Wexler
      Mike McNamara
      Monsoon Media

    Best Short Romantic Comedy

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      Winner

      Jesus Rides a Harley

      5.8 (7)
      Michael Boston
      Joanna Easton
      Diane Eaton
      Roger Williamson
      Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
      Samuel Whitehill
      Malachi Ryan
      Kofi Baffour
      Timo Gates
      Piankhi Iknaton
      Sage Wells
      Keith Mills
      Micah A. Mobley
      Jasmine Reid
      Julian R. Booth
      Julia Pels
      Calvin Benuto
      Felipe Borges
      Pedro Gonzalez Kuhn
      Kay Wilson
      Alex Borbon
      Ronald Allen
      Maria Quezada
      Jocelyn Chang
      Denise Ambroggio
      Sequoia Thompson
      Neil Basconcillo
      Kevin Santiago
      Ralph Laurence Mariano
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Festival Prize

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    Best Editing

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      Winner

      Jacpott

      Justin Durivou
      Noemi Durivou

    Festival Award

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    Audience Award Best Documentary

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      Winner

      The Ringmaster

      6.6 (2.7K)
      Dave Newberg(director)
      Molly Dworsky(director)
      Zachary Capp(producer)
      Capp Bros
      Asteroid and Space Metals Recovery

    Audience Award Best Feature Film

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      Winner

      Guitar Man

      Rocky Capella
      Ray Robinson
      Prodigy Entertainment Motion Pictures
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      Winner

      Guitar Man

      Rocky Capella
      Ray Robinson
      Prodigy Entertainment Motion Pictures

    Best Actor

    • Jeffery Benson
      Winner
      • Jeffery Benson(actor)
      • The Boy Hero

    Best Actress - Short Film

    • Winner
      • Amber Iman(actress)
      • Steve

    Best Comedy Sci-Fi Short

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      Winner

      Alien Guy Tim

      8.7 (23)
      Scott Simerly Jr.(Scott Simerly Jr.)
      Patrick McElroy

    Best Comedy Short

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      Winner

      Bite!

      8.6 (26)
      Danny Arroyo(producer)
      Juliana Betancourth(producer)
      Xkalybr Films
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      Winner

      Fifty & Over Club

      C.G. Ryche(director)
      Tripp Law(actor)
      Donre Walker(director)
      Patricia Forte(writer)
      Steven Williams(actor)
      Trisha Mann(actor)
      Lyn Alicia Henderson(actor)
      Jeris Poindexter(actor)
      Alec Mapa(actor)
      Lamont Bonman(actor)
      John Asadi(actor)
      Karen Bankhead(actor)
      Ashlie Garrett(actor)
      Hadley Scheff(actor)
      Jaden Joyner(actor)
      Laila Odom(actor)
      Rich Paul(actor)
      C.G. Ryche Films
      Patlaw Productions

    Best Crime Thriller Short

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      Winner

      The Mind Game

      Glenn M. Student
      Emily A. Hastings
      Scott Scooter Diel
      Emerald Motion Pictures

    Best Editing - Feature Film

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      Winner

      The Wounded Blue

      8.8 (15)
      Jason Harney
      Lightning Digital Entertainment

    Best Experimental Short Film

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      Winner

      Alba

      Elizabeth Soto-Lara(director)
      Natalia Fuentealba(director)

    Best Family Short

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      Winner

      Sammy

      7.0 (16)
      Dana-Lee Mierowsky Bennett
      Rachele Wiggins
      Enzo Tedeschi
      DLMB Productions
      Deadhouse Films

    Best Historical Fiction Short

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      Winner

      Once Upon a Woman

      6.4 (9)
      Wayne Hodges
      Santa Monica College Film Program

    Best Horror Short

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      Winner

      House of Redemption - Hear Me

      Tammy Klembith

    Best Inspirational Short

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      Winner

      Let Go: The Prelude

      Arek Zasowski
      Daniela Tanner
      Viola Zasowska
      Costas Eleftheriou
      Paul A. Taylor
      Rosie Lidington

    Best Mental Health Awareness

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      Winner

      Malign

      J.P. Edwards

    Best Period Short Award

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      Winner

      The Witching Hour

      Steven LaMorte
      Lizet Benrey
      Thom Mulligan
      Rian Bishop
      Ron McPherson
      Film Dreams Entertainment

    Best Producing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Her Mind in Pieces

      6.1 (110)
      Dawn Fields
      Palm Street Films

    Best Score

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      Winner

      Roses Are Blind

      7.5 (7)
      Matthew Carlton(composer)

    Best Sound Design Short Film

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      Winner

      Burro

      8.8 (9)
      John McClain(Sound Designer)
      Derek J. Morrison(Lead Post Production Supervisor)
      Quantum Arc Media
      Dog & Pony Studios

    Best Thriller Short

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      Winner

      The Carting Call

      Armin Nasseri(director/producer)
      Candice Callins(actress/producer)
      Polar Underworld Productions

    Best Western Short

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      Winner

      My Declaration

      Jiayi Li
      Bide Yuan
      China Lighthouse Pictures

    Social Awareness Award

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      Winner

      Why Should I Care?

      Tamia Dow(director)
      Triple 8 Spirit Productions

    Best Short Film

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      Friendly Neighborhood Coven

      Sandy Bainum
      Mara Kassin
      Rabia Sultana
      Michelle Bossy
    • [object Object]

      The Legend of the White Ibex

      Markus Otz(director)
      emotive visual outlook carpentry
    • [object Object]

      The Boy Hero

      7.8 (316)
      Kyle B. Thompson
      Z. Joseph Guice
    • [object Object]

      The Games Children Play

      Richard Dee-Roberts
    • [object Object]

      Monstruos

      Alejandro Santaella(director)
      AV2 Media
      Dreamfilming
    • [object Object]

      101 Knocks

      Alkis Tzortzoglou

    Audience Award

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    Best Short Animation

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      Winner

      Vinyl Theatre: Thank You for the Good Times

      Oliver Prout(director)
      Jamie Sprovach(producer)
      PsychoSaints
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vinyl Theatre: Thank You for the Good Times

      Oliver Prout(director)
      Jamie Sprovach(producer)
      PsychoSaints
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vinyl Theatre: Thank You for the Good Times

      Oliver Prout(director)
      Jamie Sprovach(producer)
      PsychoSaints

    Short Documentary

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      Winner

      Shrouded

      Robert R. Ramos(director)

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