Results from the 2015 OFF

Screenplays:

Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Magic Eight Ball” by Doug Sasse
Best Short Screenplay – “Tattoo” by R. Wayne Gray
Best Feature Screenplay – “Kaffarah” by Tom Rossi

Films:

Jury Prizes:

Best Animated Short Film: – “World of Tomorrow” directed by Don Hertzfeldt
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention: – “A Single Life” directed by Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, Marieke Blaauw
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Work Their Best” directed by Dana Altman
Best Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Diner off the Highway” directed by Drew Conley
Best Short Film – “Terms of Service” directed by Sam Patton
Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Answers” directed by Michael Goode
Best Documentary – “Aspie Seeks Love” directed by Julie Sokolow
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Father Unknown” directed by David Quint
Best Feature Film – “WildLike” directed by Frank Hall Green
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “A Sort of Homecoming” directed by Maria Burton
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography presented to a Nebraska Short – Jordan Fountain for “Just Another Tuesday”

Audience Choice Awards:

Audience Choice Short Film – “App” directed by Alexander Berman
Audience Choice Documentary – “BatKid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World” directed by Dana Nachman
Audience Choice Feature Film – “PreggoLand” directed by Jacob Tierney

Results from the 2014 OFF

Screenplays:

Best Nebraska Screenplay – “My Father’s Arms” by Mark Hoeger & Will Rolofson

Best Short Screenplay – “Leaving Kansas” by Chuck Mittan

Best Feature Screenplay – “Crossings” by Fred Perry

Films:

Jury Prizes:

Best Animated Short Film – “The Gallant Captain” directed by Katrina Mathers & Graeme Base

Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Woody” directed by Stuart Bowen

Best Nebraska Short Film – “Applesauce” directed by Nathan Hansen

Best Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Cursed Columnist” directed by Drew Conley

Best Short Film – “Distance” directed by Aimee Long

Short Film Honorable Mention – “Hero Pose” directed by Mischa Jakupcak

Best OFF the EDGE Film – “Blood Punch” directed by Madellaine Paxson

OFF the EDGE Honorable Mention – “Oltre il Guado (Across the River)” directed by Lorenzo Bianchini

Best Documentary – “Lion Ark” directed by Tim Phillips

Documentary Honorable Mention – “Watchers of the Sky” directed by Edet Belzberg

Best Feature Film – “Druid Peak” directed by Marni Zelnick

Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Warren” directed by Alex Beh

Award for Best Cinematography for a Nebraska Short – Dylan Adams for “Hedron”

Audience Choice Awards:

Audience Choice Short Film – “Fool’s Day” directed by Cody Snider

Audience Choice Documentary – “Little Hope was Arson” directed by Theo Love

Audience Choice Feature Film – “The Retrieval” directed by Chris Eska

Omaha World Herald | “Omaha Film Festival Finds a New Home” 11.16.13

Here’s a write-up from Bob Fischbach about the new home for the OFF:

The Omaha Film Festival is moving from its home of the past five years, Regal Cinema near 72nd Street and Sorensen Parkway, to Marcus Village Pointe Cinema, near 168th Street and West Dodge Road.

The announcement was made at a party Friday night for volunteers and local filmmakers. The ninth annual Omaha Film Festival will be March 5 through 9.

Read the full article here.

Results from the 2013 OFF

Screenplays:

Best Nebraska Screenplay – “The Important Man” by Colleen Schukei & Heather Petersen
Best Feature Screenplay – “The Badminton Warrior” by Tom Radovich
Best Short Screenplay – “The Boy” by Eric Hunsley

Films:

Jury Prizes:

Best Animated Short Film – “Fear of Flying” directed by Conor Finnegan
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Head Over Heels” directed by Timothy Reckart

Best Nebraska Short Film – “Lucid” directed by Josh Land
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Haiti: Real Change” directed by David M. Weiss

Best Short Film – “The Distance Between” directed by Emily Ting
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Picture. Perfect.” directed by Winston Titus Tao

Best OFF the Edge Film – “Sparks” directed by Christopher Folino and Todd Burrows
OFF the Edge Honorable Mention – “Year of the Living Dead” directed by Rob Kuhns

Best Documentary – “La Source” directed by Patrick Shen
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Heartland: A Portrait of Survival” directed by Erica Tremblay

Best Feature Film – “One Small Hitch” directed by John Burgess
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “As High as the Sky” directed by Nikki Braendlin

Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography presented to a Nebraska Short: “Ghost Light” – cinematographer Robert Jensen

Audience Choice Awards:

Audience Choice Short Film – “Boo!” directed by Rupert Reid
Audience Choice Documentary – “Honor Flight” directed by Dan Hayes
Audience Choice Feature Film – “The Story of Luke” directed by Alonso Mayo

Omaha World Herald | Omaha Film Festival Set for Five Days of Events

Bob Fischbach of the Omaha World Herald previews this year’s film festival:

The five-day festival will screen 91 films, including 16 narrative features, seven documentaries, four special screenings and 64 short films divided into seven sessions. All will be shown at Regal Cinema (formerly Great Escape), 7440 Crown Point Ave. Nightly parties at venues around the city will give film fans and filmmakers a chance to mingle and connect.

Shorts by Nebraska filmmakers, among the festival’s most popular offerings, number 19 this year and will be shown in three blocks, March 7 and 8 at 8:45 p.m. and March 9 at 8 p.m.

You can read the rest here.