Results from the 2024 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Short Screenplay – Slip by Lara Hill
Best Short Screenplay Honorable Mention – High Performance by Jessica Wei
Best Teleplay – A Lost Lady by Holly Swenson
Best Teleplay Honorable Mention – Yours In Murder by Anthony Rainone
Best Feature Screenplay – Waiting Games by Jeffrey R Field
Best Feature Screenplay Honorable Mention – The Candle Maker by Jeanne Schieffer
Films:
Best Feature Film – Brave the Dark directed by Damian Harris
Feature Film Honorable Mention – Two Lives in Pittsburgh directed by Brian Silverman
Best Documentary – Chasing Chasing Amy directed by Sav Rodgers
Documentary Honorable Mention – No One Asked You directed by Ruth Leitman
Best Short Film – Somewhere In Between directed by Kyle Vorbach
Short Film Honorable Mention – A Conversation in Passing directed by Matthew Segal
Best Animated Short Film – Back to Normal directed by Cecilia De Jesus
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – Take Care directed by Kaylee Anne Hatfield
Best Nebraska Short Film – Documentary – Laboratories of Democracy: Nebraska’s Unicameral directed by Ann Hartley
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – Documentary – Danger-Closed: Omaha’s Flora Apartments directed by Anna Reed
Best Nebraska Short Film – Narrative – May directed by Mike Montgomery
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – Truth Detector directed by William Reliford
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – Red, White and Blue directed byNazrin Choudhury
Audience Choice Documentary – The Body Politic directed by Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough
Audience Choice Feature Film – Brave the Dark directed by Damian Harris
Results from the 2023 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Short Screenplay – The Judge’s Portrait by Doug Sasse
Best Short Screenplay Honorable Mention – Please Stand By by David Michael Sutera
Best Teleplay – Betty Lee Is Missing by Allyson Morgan
Best Teleplay Honorable Mention – Faithful Intentions by Chris Poore
Best Feature Screenplay – Remote by Anthony Rainone
Best Feature Screenplay Honorable Mention – The Ushers by Mike Swift
Films:
Best Feature Film – La Corriente (Ibiza Blue) by Jesus Lloveras
Feature Film Honorable Mention – Asfalt (Asphalt) by Charlotte Madsen
Best Documentary – Path of the Panther by Eric Bendick
Documentary Honorable Mention – WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation by James L. Hussey
Best Short Film – Skin & Bone by Eli Powers
Short Film Honorable Mention – Santa, Maybe? By Donovan Cheff McCarty
Best Animated Short Film – Yellowstone 88 by Song of Fire by Jerry van de Beek, Betsy De Fries
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – Regular Rabbit by Eoin Duffy
Best Nebraska Short Film – Documentary – High Plains Wild by Mariah Lundgren
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – Documentary – Affordable Housing Crisis Omaha by Margaux Towne
Best Nebraska Short Film – Narrative – reTribution by Nathan E Hewitt, Brandon Ross
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – Narrative – Good Show by Mike Ehrhart
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – High Plains Wild by Mariah Lundgren
Audience Choice Documentary – Path of the Panther by Eric Bendick
Audience Choice Feature Film – Double Down South by Tom Schulman
Results from the 2022 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Short Screenplay – “Thingamajigs” by A.S. Templeton
Best Short Screenplay Honorable Mention – “Hot Iron” by Maya Peirce
Best Teleplay – “Cream City” by Jeffrey James Keyes and Matt W. Cody
Best Teleplay Honorable Mention – “Room To Let” by Daniel Talbott and Addie Johnson Talbott
Best Feature Screenplay – “Wampus Cat” by Jessica Wei
Best Feature Screenplay Honorable Mention – “The Disruptor” by Jeffrey Field
Films:
Best Animated Short Film – “How To Lose Weight and Look Great” directed by Nolan Wang
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Peanut Factory” by Seongmin Kim
Best Narrative Nebraska Short Film – “Maíz” directed by Nate Sully & Victor Velle
Nebraska Narrative Short Film Honorable Mention – “Ain’t No Mercy for Rabbits” directed by Aliza Brugger
Best Documentary Nebraska Short Film – “Call in the Crèche” directed by Tim Guthrie
Nebraska Documentary Short Film Honorable Mention “Buzz – Pollen Nation” by Mike Machian
Best Short Film – “Birdwatching” directed by Samantha Soule
Short Narrative Film Honorable Mention – “Ka Hoʻi: The Return” directed by Mitchel Merrick
Short Documentary Film Honorable Mention – “All I Can Do” directed by Maxwell Moser
Best Documentary – “From the Hood to the Holler” directed by Pat McGee
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Fighting for Daybreak” directed by Jason Head
Best Feature Film – “Sweet Disaster” directed by Laura Lehmus
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “The Falconer” directed by Seanne Winslow & Adam Sjoberg
Results from the 2021 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Short Screenplay – “Damned If You Do” by Liz Renner
Best Teleplay – “Grace in the Clutch” by Addie Talbott
Best Feature Screenplay – “Harveybrook, Alaska” by Trevor R Lawrence
Films:
Best Animated Short Film – “Bench” directed by Rich Webber
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Try to Fly” directed by The Affolter Brothers
Best Nebraska Short Film – “The Phantom Firebird” directed by Sam Senser
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “When the World Closed” directed by Ryan Range
Best Short Film – “A Piece of Cake” directed by The Bragg Brothers
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Lost Kings” directed by Brian Lawes
Best Documentary – “Marionette Land” directed by Alexander Monelli
Documentary Honorable Mention – “An Inconvenient Time” directed by Denny Klein
Best Feature Film – “Small Town Wisconsin” directed by Niels Mueller
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Molto Bella” directed by Alexander Jeffery
Results from the 2020 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Undone – Pilot” by Christine Burright McGuigan
Best Short Screenplay – “Hippy Dippy” written by Anthony Rainone
Best Teleplay – “Undone – Pilot” by Christine Burright McGuigan
Best Feature Screenplay – “Float Me Up” written by Daniel Talbott
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film – “If Anything Happens I Love You” by Will McCormack, Michael Govier
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Abe’s Story” by Adam H Stewart
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Fortunate Country” by Kristin Jordan Tripe
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Great Monsters Walk These Halls” by Mike Machian
Best Short Film – “Tree #3” by Omer Ben-Shachar
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Oh, Sorry” by Justin Giddings & Ryan Welsh
Best Documentary – “Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story” by Julie Sokolow
Documentary Honorable Mention – “I Am Not Alone” by Garin Hovannisian
Best Feature Film – “Here Awhile” by Tim True
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “The Planters” by Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Portraitist” by Cyrus Neshvad
Audience Choice Documentary – “I Am Not Alone” by Garin Hovannisian
Audience Choice Feature Film – “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” by David Midell
Results from the 2019 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Miss Me When I’m Gone” written by Matthew Gomez
Best Short Screenplay – “Home” written by Katie Micay
Best Teleplay – “Midwest Mom Group” written by Darcy Lueking Bahensky
Best Feature Screenplay – “Hoosier Daddy” written by Jeffrey R. Field
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film – “Stream(s)” by Lance Heybrock
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Sister” by Siqi Song
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Sugar” by Shawn Gourley, Lauren Abell
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Simply Play Cricket” by Sai Chillara
Best Short Film – “Porch Light” by Julia Bergeron
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Three Pages” by Roger Gariépy
Best Documentary – “Always in Season” by Jacqueline Olive
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Out of Omaha” by Clay Tweel
Best Feature Film – “Silver Lake” by Sean McGinly
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Collisions” by Richard Levien
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “The Little Princess” by Jason Maza
Audience Choice Documentary – “Out of Omaha” by Clay Tweel
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Ask for Jane” by Rachel Carey
Results from the 2018 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – Mad Rush written by Christine Burright
Best Short Screenplay – Mad Rush written by Christine Burright
Best Teleplay – Stranger Things: f7/f2 written by Ana Ziegler Loes
Best Feature Screenplay – The Road to Matanzas written by Christopher Helton
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film – “Weeds” by Kevin Hudson
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Catherine” by Britt Raes
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Dakota” by Mike Montgomery
Best Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Now or Forever” by Darcy Lueking Bahensky
Best Short Film – “Rabbit Punch” by Keith Farrell
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Zion” by Floyd Russ
Best Documentary – “Dark Money” by Kimberly Reed
Documentary Honorable Mention – “One Vote” by Christine Woodhouse
Best Feature Film – “The Independents” by Greg Naughton
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “My Name is Myeisha” by Gus Krieger
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times” by Marcus Markou
Audience Choice Documentary – “Pick of the Litter” by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Adventures in Public School” by Kyle Rideout
Results from the 2017 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “The Keeper Beauchamp” by Michael Comstock
Best Short Screenplay – “Summer Fruit” by Annalise Lamberty
Best Feature Screenplay – “Dietrich Danzig” by John Pisano-Thomsen
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film – “Post No Bills” by Robin Hays, Andy Poon
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “Green Light” by Seongmin Kim
Best Nebraska Short Film – “The Quest for Excalispoon” by Sam Senser, Thomas Johnson
Best Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Spelling Bee” by Dominic Cilfalo
Best Nebraska Short Documentary – “Missing Piece” by Tim Guthrie
Best Short Film – “A Beautiful Day” by Phedon Papamichael
Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Firefly Girls” by Katie Micay
Best Documentary – “Written Off” by Molly Hermann
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Supergirl” by Jessie Auritt
Best Feature Film – “Dave Made a Maze” by Bill Watterson
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse” by Gabe Diani, Etta Devine
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Missing Piece” by Tim Guthrie
Audience Choice Documentary – “Walk With Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith” by Jesse Nesser
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Girl Flu.” by Dorie Barton
Results from the 2016 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Sanctuary” by Scott Pittock
Best Short Screenplay – “In Quest of the Bluebird” by Robert Mann & Connie Zerden
Best Feature Screenplay – “Sanctuary” by Scott Pittock
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film: – “Fulfilament” by Rhiannon Evans
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention: – “We Can’t Live Without Cosmos” by Konstantin Bronzit
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Second Words” by Jake Hull
Best Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Adventures of Vanman and Truckboy” by Sam Senser
Best Short Film – “Iris” by Richard Karpala
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Move Me” by Gabe Crate
Best Documentary – “Llama Nation” by Tanner Shinnick
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Man vs Snake: The Long & Twisted Tale of Nibbler” by Andrew Seklir & Tim Kinzy
Best Feature Film – “Trivia Night” by Robert Gregson
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “West of Redemption” by Cornelia Moore
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography presented to a Nebraska Short – Joel Froome for “Second Words”
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy” by Alexander Jeffrey
Audience Choice Documentary – “The Million Dollar Duck” by Brian Golden Davis
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Coming Through the Rye” by James Sadwith
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
