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
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
Results from the 2012 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Deer Killer” written by Chuck Mittan
Best Feature Screenplay – “k i luv u bye” written by Nicolaas Bertelsen & Carolyn Stephenson
Best Short Screenplay – “Becoming Lana Liu” David J. Schroeder
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Animated Short Film – “Nullarbor” directed by Alistair Lockhart & Patrick Sarell
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Boy in the Bubble” directed by Kaelan O’Rourke
Best Nebraska Short Film – “The Fixer” directed by Aaron Zavitz
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Voluntary Gestures” directed by Stefan Morel
Best Short Film – “First Kiss” directed by Charles Hood
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Friend Request Pending” directed by Chris Faggin
Best OFF the Edge Film – “Nailbiter” directed by Patrick Rea
OFF the Edge Honorable Mention – “Underground” directed by Rafael Eisenman
Best Documentary – “Andrew Bird: Fever Year” directed by Xan Aranda
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Give a Damn?” Directed by Dan Parris
Best Feature Film – “6 Month Rule” Directed by Blayne Weaver
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “Take Me Home” directed by Sam Jaeger
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “A Schizophrenic Love Story” directed by Dylan Thomas Ellis & Glenn D. Levy
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography presented to a Nebraska Short – “The Fixer” – cinematographer Aaron Zavitz
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Voluntary Gestures” directed by Stefan Morel
Audience Choice Documentary – “The Girls in the Band” directed by Judy Chaikin
Audience Choice Feature Film – “October Baby” directed by Andrew & Jon Erwin
OFF’12 Encore Award: “Renee” directed by Nathan Frankowsk
Results from the 2011 OFF
Screenplays:
Best NebraskaScreenplay – “The Head Reader” written by Chuck Mittan
Best Feature Screenplay – “Masochist” written by Dena Pech
Best Short Screenplay – “Sable” written by Alexandria Rowell
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Death Grip Electric Award for Killer Cinematography presented to a Nebraska Short: “Proposals” – cinematographer Brian Watt
Best Animated Short Film – “Stanley Pickle” directed by Vicky Mather
Animated Short Film Honorable Mention – “The Wonder Hospital” directed by Beomsik Shimbe Shim
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Reservations” directed by Michael Lang
Nebraska Short Film Honorable Mention – “Taking the Road” directed by Natalie Covault
Best Short Film – “Cataplexy” directed by John Salcido
Short Film Honorable Mention – “Time Freak” directed by Andrew Bowler
Best OFF the Edge Film – “Midnight Son” directed by Scott Leberecht
OFF the Edge Honorable Mention – “Playing House” directed by Tom Vaughan
Best Documentary – “My Kidnapper” directed by Mark Henderson & Kate Horne
Documentary Honorable Mention – “Someplace with a Mountain” Directed by Steve Goodall
Best Feature Film – “The 5th Quarter” directed by Rick Bieber
Feature Film Honorable Mention – “The River Why” directed by Matthew Leutwyler
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Time’s Up Eve” directed by Patrick Rea
Audience Choice Documentary – “Pathways” directed by Brandon Verzal and Tiffany Verzal
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Splatter: Love, Honor and Paintball” directed by Lonnie Schuyler
Results from the 2010 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “The Imperfects” written by Leon Micek
Best Feature Screenplay – “The Imperfects” written by Leon Micek
Best Short Screenplay – “The Budgie” written by Kimberly Coleman
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Best Cinematography in a Short Film – “Kavi” directed by Gregg Helvey
Best Animated Short Film – “The Mouse That Soared” directed by Kyle Bell
Best Nebraska Short Film – “F. Word Pizza” directed by Max Mentzer
Best Short Film – “True Beauty This Night” directed by Peter Besson
Best OFF the Edge Film – “The Revenant” directed by Kerry Prior
Best Documentary – “Mount St. Elias” directed by Gerald Salmina
Best Feature Film – “In My Sleep” directed Allen Wolf
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Meltdown” directed by David Green
Audience Choice Documentary – “65_RedRoses” directed by Nimisha Mukerji & Phillip Layall
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Last Breath” directed by Ty Jones
Results from the 2009 OFF
Screenplays:
Best Feature Screenplay – “Whiteout” by Paul L. Tremblay
Best Short Screenplay – “French Kissing” by Rebecca Gifford
Best Nebraska Screenplay – “Drive-By” by Michael Welles Schock
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Short Film Best Cinematography – “Valley of the Moon” directed by John Monteleone
OFF the EDGE: Agent 5 – “A Night in the Last Life Of” directed by Matthew Desotell
Animated Short Film – “Varmints” directed by Marc Craste
Best Nebraska Short Film – “Coons” directed by Chris Cloyd
Best Short Film – “Sugar” directed by Alex Beh
Best Feature Film – “Phantom Punch” directed by Robert Townsend
Best Documentary – “The Providence Effect” directed by Rollin Binzer
Audience Choice Awards:
Audience Choice Short Film – “Granny Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” directed by Nicky Phelan
Audience Choice Documentary – “A Friend Indeed – The Bill Sackter Story” directed by Lane Wyrick
Audience Choice Feature Film – “Touching Home” directed by Logan and Noah Miller
Results from the 2008 OFF
Screenplays:
Short Length Screenplay – “Zaid’s Cup” by Kimberly Coleman
Feature Length Screenplay – “The Third Realm” by Nino Del Pesco
Nebraska Screenplay – “This Old Porch” by Jim Christensen
Films:
Jury Prizes:
Feature Film: “The Flyboys” directed by Rocco DeVilliers
Documentary: “The Listening Project” directed by Dominic Howes, Joel Weber
OFF the EDGE: “The Wretched” directed by Daniel B. Iske
Short Film: “Validation” directed by Kurt Kuenne
Animated Short Film: “Ark” directed by Grzegorz Jonkajtys
Nebraska Short Film: “Temper Espresso” directed by John Albrecht
Audience Choice Awards:
Feature Film: “The Flyboys” directed by Rocco DeVilliers
Documentary: “Strongest Ever” produced by Ben Crane, Christopher Lavigne, Colleen Evanson, Jacqueline Willemsen
Short Film: “The Replacement Child” directed by Justin Lerner
Results from the 2007 OFF
Jury Awards
Best Feature Film: a Lobster Tale
Director: Adam Massey
Best Documentary: Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life
Director: Logan Smalley
Best Short Film: Kidney Thieves
Director: Toby Wilkins
Best Animated Short Film: One Rat Short
Director: Alex Weil
Best Nebraska Short: Break Time
Director: Dan Byers
Best Feature Length Screenplay: Jack & Addie by Jeremy Stein
Best Short Length Screenplay: Meadowlandz by Moon Molson
Best Nebraska Screenplay: Small Town Route by Michael Comstock
Audience Choice Awards:
Best Feature: Mr. Dungbeetle
Director: Thomas Russell
Best Documentary: Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life
Director: Logan Smalley
Best Short Film: The Wine Bar
Director: Christian Remde
Results from the 2006 OFF
Best Feature Film: EXPIRATION DATE
Director: Rick Stevenson
Best Documentary: El Inmigrante
Directors: David Eckenrode, John Sheedy, & John Eckenrode
Best Short Film: Full Disclosure
Director: Douglas Horn
Best Animation Short: The Mantis Parable
Director: Josh Staub
Best Student Short: End of A Dog
Director: John Morgan
Best Nebraska Short: A Time To Speak
Director: Catherine Meier
Feature Length Screenplay:
When Things Fall Down by Arisa Kim
Short Length Screenplay:
Highway 12 by Ezechiel Brummels
Best of Nebraska Screenplay:
CRAZY/KYLE by Robin Millard
Viewers Choice Finalists – Feature Film:
EXPIRATION DATE
Freeze Out
Sweet Land
Winner: EXPIRATION DATE
Viewers Choice Finalists – Documentary:
El Inmigrante
BRATS: Our Journey Home
Abduction The Megumi Yokota Story
Winner: Abduction The Megumi Yokota Story
Viewers Choice Finalists – Short Film:
Smile
End of A Dog
The Showdown
Winner: The Showdown
