Film & Video Student Association | U-M LSA Department of Film, Television, and Media (2024)

Lightworks December 2023 Festival Winners

Best in Festival

Hummingbird- Dir.Shaun Samtani

Best Drama

Hummingbird-Dir.Shaun Samtani

Best Drama, Runner-Up

Remembering Tomorrow- Dir. Rachel Altland

Best Comedy

Shawty - Dir.Fatima Idrees

Best Comedy, Runner-Up

No Vacancy - Dir.Claire de Vries

Best Animation

Corner Pocket Blues - Dir.Charlie Splete

Best Animation, Runner-Up

Conspiracies - Dir.Isabel Berg

Best Documentary

Walking on the Moon - Dir.Frank Parkinson

Best Documentary, Runner-Up

Hardly Working - Dir.Kyle Coon

Best Experimental

Store the Movie Trailer Coming Soon - Dir.Jonney Zomberg

Best Experimental, Runner-Up

Notes on Vincent - Dir.Cole McCarthy

Best Horror

Makeup Tips for the Aging Ghost - Dir. Gianna Gallette

Best Horror, Runner-Up

WHO IS IT? - Dir.Nick Alexander

Best Music Video

Beast - Dir.Sam Rao

Best Satire

Gen Zeta - Dirs.Brooklynne Bates, Shaun Samtani

Best Cinematography

Hummingbird- Dir.Shaun Samtani

Best Cinematography, Runner-Up

Noise - Dir.Cole McCarthy

Best Editing

Lilium - Dir.Justin Choi

Best Editing, Runner-Up

Remembering Tomorrow - Dir.Rachel Altland

Best Sound Design

Lilium- Dir.Justin Choi

Best Sound Design, Runner-Up

Noise- Dir.Cole McCarthy

Best Original Score

Lilium- Dir.Justin Choi

Best Original Score, Runner-Up

Makeup Tips for the Aging Ghost- Dir. Gianna Gallette

Judges' Honorable Mentions

Brinni Genrty - Little Sister (Dir.Ally Kinstle)

Sophia Chen - Shadowing (Dir.Okyoung Noh)

Paul Sutherland - Snack (Dir.Jonney Zomberg)

Lightworks April 2023 Festival Winners

Best ofFestival
Boys and Husbands,dir. Macy Goller

Animation
Best Animation -Blood on My Hands,dir. Adriana Totaro

Cinematography
Best Cinematography - Boys and Husbands,dir. Macy Goller

Comedy
Best Comedy - Boys and Husbands,dir. Macy Goller

Drama
Best Drama -Perspective,dir. Shaun Samtani

Documentary
Best Documentary -Lambda Lady,dir. Julissa Cardiel

Editing
Best Editing - Till There Was You,dir. Gabriella Dias

Experimental
Best Experimental - How Terrific: Diana Arbus In Her Own Words,dir. Bond

Horror
Best Horror- Deadbeat,dir. Lance Giuliano

Music Video
Best Music Video - Neuter,dir. Megan Lindeboom

Original Score
Best Original Score - Boys and Husbands,dir. Macy Goller

Sound Design
Best Sound Design - Artificial Sound,dir. Brad Nelson

TV
Best TV- Dare On the Diag, dir. Joseph Berg

FTVM Judges'Honorable Mentions:

Sophia Chen, Out for Blood
Tanite Chahwan, Themme Fatale
Brinni Gentry, Violin Monster
Paul Sutherland, The Bug Collector

Lightworks December 2022 Festival Winners

Animation

Best Animation, Night One -Drawn to the Beat- Dir. Leah GreenspanBest

Animation, Night Two-Stargazing- Dir. Adriana Totaro

Cinematography

Best Cinematography, Night One-The Young XP- Dir. Leah Greenspan

Best Cinematography, Night Two-Coming Out- Showrunners: Mik Dietz & Julia Gray

Comedy

Best Comedy, Night One-I Am Going to Kill You: The Studio Cut- Dirs.Brooklynne Bates,Daniela Castillo, Mark Cendrowski,Max Dominguez,Anthony Short,Nicole Winthrop & Zora Kwasnik

Best Comedy, Night Two-Deep Fat- Dir.Paz Regueiro

Documentary

Best Documentary, Night One-The Art of Adaptation- Dir. Kieran Michael

Best Documentary, Night Two-Everyone Knows But No One Really Knows- Dir. Johannes Pardi

Drama

Best Drama, Night One-I Wish I Had Her Body- Dir. Alyssa Thomas

Best Drama, Night Two-Coming Out- Showrunners: Mik Dietz & Julia Gray

Editing

Best Editing, Night One-The Young XP- Dir. Leah Greenspan

Best Editing, Night Two-Coming Out- Showrunners: Mik Dietz & Julia Gray

Experimental

Best Experimental, Night One-Come Around Sundown- Dir. Kane Sweet

Best Experimental, Night Two-Movie, Movie- Dir. Jake Primak

Original Score

Best Original Score, Night One-The Young XP- Dir. Leah Greenspan

Best Original Score, Night Two-Coming Out- Showrunners: Mik Dietz & Julia Gray

Sound Design

Best Sound Design, Night One-The Young XP- Dir. Leah Greenspan

Best Sound Design, Night Two-Coming Out- Showrunners: Mik Dietz & Julia Gray

TV Ad

Best TV Ad, Night Two-Pancake- Dir. Johannes Pardi

Lightworks January 2022 Festival Winners

Animation

Best Comedy-Regina The Teenage Bitch- Dir. Margaret Rudnick
Comedy Runner-up-Open Stomach Global-A Sketch Show- Dirs. Ainesh Shintre, Ariel Berman, Ben Servetah, Christen Zorzi, Ryan Duggan, Nicklas Swihart, Jessica Curney, Mary Niarhos, Jake Primak, Andrew Armstrong, Griffin James, and Lara Graney

Documentary

Best Documentary-Say Yes to the Mess- Dir. Hannah Hur
Documentary Runner-up-My Friend, Dan- Dir. Madeleine Kachikian

Drama

Best Drama-Weaksiders, Pilot - Created by - Dierra Barlow; Showrunner - Sophia Raines; Dirs. Julianna Garber, Reyana Patterson, and Sydney Spaw
Drama Runner-up-Four Weeks In- Dir. Lance Giuliano

Editing

Best Editing-ProvenWrong- Dir. Delaney Szczepaniak
Editing Runner-up-Running- Dir. Jacob Shin

Experimental

Best Experimental-Kaleidoscope- Dir. Drew Agley
Experimental Runner-up-Staring at the Sun- Dir. Jeremy Dunbar

Music Video

Best Music Video-Running- Dir. Jacob Shin
Music VideoRunner-up-Peace of Mind -Dir. Amira Salloum

Original Score/Original Theme

Best Original Theme -Weaksiders, Pilot - Created by - Dierra Barlow; Showrunner - Sophia Raines; Dirs. Julianna Garber, Reyana Patterson, and Sydney Spaw
Original ScoreRunner-up-Angel of Death- Dir. Rishi Nemorin

Sound Design

Best Sound Design-Domino -Dirs. Marissa Dutton and Tom Fanning
Sound DesignRunner-up-Suburban Sam- Dir. William Neumaier

Lightworks April 2022 Festival Winners

Animation

Best Comedy-Cowboy- Dir. Jocelyn Brown
Comedy Runner-up-Summer Camp- Dir. Bosco Gonzalez
Comedy Runner-up-Liz and Allie Summon a Demon- Dir. Max Satin

Drama

Best Drama-Wonderful- Dir. Jacob Shin
Drama Runner-up- PWI- Dir. Julia Gray
Drama Runner-up -Heirlooms- Dir. Max Satin

Editing

Best Editing-Wonderful- Dir. Jacob Shin
Editing Runner-up- Escape Time- Dir. Max Brown and Noah Wing

Experimental

Best Experimental- 3 Words- Dir. Alyssa Huang
Experimental Runner-up-Drew, Roo, Number Two- Dir. Megan Lindeboom

Music Video

Best Music Video-Wellgivit- Dir. Lindsay Adams
Music VideoRunner-up- Transmission- Dir. Keaira Hardge

Original Score

Best Original Score-Cowboy- Dir. Jocelyn Brown
Original ScoreRunner-up-Révérence -Dir. Amira Salloum

Sound Design

Best Sound Design-Drew, Roo, Number Two- Dir. Megan Lindeboom
Sound DesignRunner-up-Wonderful- Dir. Jacob Shin

Winter 2021 Lightworks Festival Winners

DRAMA

Best Drama:Flux (FTVM 423); Director,Michael Chludzinski
Runner-Up: The Musician (FTVM 300);Director, Alex Finerman

COMEDY

Best Comedy: Craig(FTVM 317); Directors, Brendan Dewley, Matthew Huston, Tait Keller, Oscar Landry, Addie Rodenberger, Landon Seelye, and Edward Thomson

ANIMATION

Best Animation: Spring (FTVM 306); Director, Johannes Pardi
Runner-up: TV in Black and White (FTVM 306); Director, Rachel Ienna

ART DIRECTION

Best Art Direction:RED (FTVM 423); Art Direction bySophia Layton and Mariah Scissom

DOCUMENTARY

Best Documentary: Every Color at Once (FTVM 290); Directors, Caleb Phillip and James Bauman
Runner-up: A Thank You Note to Dad (FTVM 290); Director,Laura Miller

EXPERIMENTAL

Best Experimental:The Ecology of Southern Florida (FTVM 306); Director,Delaney Cavanagh
Runner-up: Ice on Europa (FTVM 404); Director,Sara Cooper

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Best Cinematography: How Could You Leave Us (FTVM 404); Director/Cinematographer, Trevor Chase
Runner-up:RED (FTVM 423); Cinematographer,Harrison Russell

EDITING

Best Editing:Every Color at Once (FTVM 290); Directors,Caleb Phillip and James Bauman
Runner-up: Hummingbird (FTVM 290); Director,Emma Grife

ORIGINAL SCORE

Best Original Score: The Ecology of Southern Florida (FTVM 306); Original score by Geoff Brown
Runner-up: RED (FTVM 423); Original score by Shreya Patibanda and Sam Tiesworth

MUSIC VIDEO

Best Music Video: How Could You Leave Us (FTVM 404); Director,Trevor Chase
Runner-up: Excuse (FTVM 404); Director, Jess Kim

TheJudges' Honorable Mentions:

Vincent Longo, PhD Candidate: Dear Abby (FTVM 290); Director, Riley Kisser
Mary Lou Chlipala, Assistant to the Chair: Brendan Dewley (FTVM 317); Actor/Writer/Director for Craig
Joseph Deleon, PhD: A Reading of Milk and Honey (FTVM 290); Director, Kathryn Pentiuk
Paul Sutherland, New Media Technician and Instruction: Twisted Wire (FTVM 290); Director, Sawyer Rewa

Fall 2020 Lightworks Festival Winners

DRAMA

Best Drama:Buoyancy (FTVM 309); Director, Grace Guthrie
Runner-Up:Zara's Ask (FTVM 290); Director, Natalija Skoko

COMEDY

Best Comedy:I Hope This Comedy Show Finds You Well (FTVM 403); Directors: Brenden Dewley, Mattwew Huston, Justin Levine, Zachary Groveman, Nicolas Hopkin, Oscar Landry

ANIMATION

Best Animation:Now What? (FTVM 306); Director, Leo Krinsky
Runner-Up:Spaceman(FTVM 306); Director, Julia Gray

DOCUMENTARY

Best Documentary:A Promise Made At Fort Meigs (FTVM 301); Director, Andrew Armstrong
Runner-up:Infinity is Forever(FTVM 301);Director, Julia Gray

EXPERIMENTAL

Best Experimental:Don't Forget About Me(FTVM 290); Director, Isis Joseph
Runner-up:Four Cameraless Films(FTVM 203); Director Mitchell Salley

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Best Cinematography:Stiletto (FTVM 305); Cinematographer, Jacob Shin
Runner-up:Under Control (FTVM 290); Cinematographers, Jake Primak and Aaron Rudman

EDITING

Best Editing:Films of 2019 (FTVM 391); Editor, Joshua Howard
Runner-up:EarlyNewssegmentinI Hope This Comedy Show Finds You Well (FTVM 403); Editors, Matthew Huston, Brenden Dewley, Justin Levine, Zachary Groveman, Black Mcguckin, Nicolas Hopkin, Edward Thomson

ORIGINAL SCORE

Best Original Score:A Promise Made at Fort Meigs (FTVM 301); Composer, Andrew Armstrong
Runner-up:Calumet (FTVM 421); Composer,Arun Mangrulker

TheJudges' Honorable Mentions:

Kayti Lausch, PhD:Darnell (FTVM 290); Director, Camille Darnell Moore
Mary Lou Chlipala, Assistant to the Chair:Heart to Heart (FTVM 301); Director, Ainesh Shintre
Joseph Deleon, PhD:Water Changes (FTVM 301); Director, Anna Dang
Vincent Longo, PhD Candidate:Under Control (FTVM 290); Director, Jake Primak
Paul Sutherland, New Media Technician and Instruction:Sugar and Steel (FTVM 301); Director, Ariel Berman

Lightworks Winter 2021 Program

Lightworks FALL 2020 Program

Fall 2019 Lightworks Festival Winners

Animation

Best: A Woodland Walk - directed by Caitlin McCoy
Runner-up: Does the Moon Have Feelings - directed by Harry Bogle

Winter 2019 Lightworks Festival Winners

Animation

• Best:306 -Roach Film- Directed by Sean Moore
• Runner-up:306 -Big Pile o Pig Bile- Directed by Geoff Brown

Cinematography

• Best: 423 -Weiner Police- Josh Knoller
• Runner-up:-423 -Skin- Trevor Chase

Comedy

• Best:423 -Weiner Police-Directed by Sophia Lynch
• Runner-up:306-Roach Film -Directed by Sean Moore

Documentary

• Best: 301 -The Process -Directed by Lauren Day & Hayley Danke
• Runner-up:301 -Entrepreneurial Spirit- Directed by Dani Williams

Drama

• Best: 404 -Searching for Memory -Directed by Ben Catlin
• Runner-up:404 -Yosemite- Directed by Andrew Howell

Editing

• Best:404 -Searching for Memory- Ben Catlin
• Runner-up:423 -Weiner Police- Drew Schiller

Original Score (& Sound)

• Best: 300 -Shutter- score & sound by Brandon Troeller
• Runner-up:404 -Chroma- score by Ryan Anderson

Music Video

• Best:404 -Peter- Directed by John Vaughan
• Runner-up:404 -Another Page- Directed by Akaash Tumulu

FTVM Judges' Honorable Mentions

• Mary Lou Chlipala, Asst. to the Chair-423 - Mammaw Character (writer: Sophia Georginis& actress: Linda Rabin Hammell)
• Sean Donovan, PhD Student:Long Overdue - Directed by Michael Chludzinski
• Paul Sutherland, Media Technician- Creative Team behindYosemite,especially Andrew Howell, writer & director.

Fall 2018 Lightworks Festival Winners

Animation

• Best Animation- : Crush Collision - directed by Jordan Stanton

Cinematography

• Best Cinematography-Trevor Chase - AZUL
• Cinematography Runner-up- Drew Metcalf -Creatives of Color: The Documentary
• Honorable Mention Cinematography -John Vaughan - Masked

Comedy

• Best Comedy-Quetzal Verde! - directed by Emmett Kowalski & Mary O’Bryne
• Comedy Runner-up-Real Housewives of Sunny Oak – directed by Seth Andrews, Josh Lank, and Matt Correa
• Honorable Mention Comedy -Ghostmates – directed by Nicklas Swihart

Documentary

• Best Documentary - Creatives of Color: The Documentary - directed by Drew Metcalf

Drama

• Best Drama - Against the Cold – directed by Ryan Bennet
• Drama Runner-up- Audiation – directed by Eli Sider
• Honorable Mention Drama -Life – directed by Sydney Prince

Editing

• Best Editing - 14% PSA – Editors: Ian Harris, Benji Trosch, and Brad Gurwin
• Editing Runner-up -Against the Cold- Editors:Eston Asher, Ryan Bennett, and Mike Mitchell
• Honorable Mention Editing- Quetzal Verde! - Editors:Drew Schiller, Starr Bialk, and Kevin Doyle

Experimental

• Best Experimental- Self – directed by Rochelle Fraenig

Original Score

• Best Original Score- Gian Perez - Audiation
• Original Score Runner-up- Arun Mangrulkar - Quetzal Verde!
• Honorable Mention Original Score -Kevin Li – The Final Cleaning

Writing

• Best Writing- Mario Cassem, Sofia Lynch, Laura Dzubay, Jared McCourt, Sam Rosenberg, Sarah Costello, and Mia Flint – Quetzal Verde!
• Writing Runner-up- Jessica Schloskey - Audiation
• Honorable Mention Writing -Mike Mitchell -Against the Cold

FTVM Judges' Honorable Mentions

• Mary Lou Chlipala - Kevin Li directing & original score - The Final Cleaning
• Veerendra Prasad: The Ensemble - Quetzal Verde!
• Matthew Solomon - Seth Andrews, actor – Real Housewives of Sunny Oak

Winter 2018 Lightworks Festival Winners

Fall 2017 Lightworks Festival Winners

Animation

Best Animation- Game Over (Director, Shawki Atassi)
Animation Runner-up- Doodle (Director, Liam Meisner-Driscoll)

Cinematography

Best Cinematography- Staying Up (Director, Liam Meisner-Driscoll)
Cinematography Runner-up- Red (Director, Nicole Snyder)

Comedy

Best Comedy-ALLEYWAY BOYS(Director, Frank Allen)
Comedy Runner-up- College Life (Director, Kevin Doyle)

Documentary

Best Documentary- The Spangler Effect (Director, Dylan Barth)
Documentary Runner-up- Quite a Jolly Crowd We Were(Director, Caitlyn Ivory)

Drama

Best Drama - Interlopers (Directors Andrew Howell, Zhenia Tanako, Steve Wezelman, Miriam Alexander)
Drama Runner-up- Welcome Home (Director, Taylor Brooks)

Editing

Best Editing- Staying Up (Director, Liam Meisner-Driscoll)
Editing Runner-up- Frottage (Director, Rebecca Lerner)

Experimental

Best Experimental- Wardance (Director, Spenser Haney)
Experimental Runner-up- Coulrophobia (Director,Mikki Dick)

Original Score

Best Original Score- Sleepy Song (Composer, Johanna Bauman)
Original Score Runner-up- Speak No Evil (Composer, Benjamin Trosch)

FTVMJudges' Honorable Mentions

Mary Lou Chlipala - Liam Meisner-Driscoll - best director, composer, and animator
Colin Gunckel - Spenser Haney: First Annual Blowing Minds Award for Wardance
Matthew Solomon - Evan Rosen: Best ham actor in a musical comedy for ALLEYWAY BOYS

Winter 2017 Lightworks Festival Winners

FVSA's Winter 2017 Lightworks Festival, a showcase of student films from the Department of Film, Television, and Media, took place April 21-22, 2017. Below is a list of festival award winners. Congratulations to all of you -- and thank you to all who supported the festival!

Animation

Best Animation: "Le Cafe Couchage" (FTVM 306 - Director, Emma Winowiecki)
Animation Runner-up: "Title" (FTVM 306 - Director, Sarika Tyagi)
Animation Honorable Mention: "The Secret Life of Stuff" (FTVM 306 - Director, Natalie Beia)

Cinematography

Best Cinematography: "Remember Love?" (FTVM 405 - Director, Carlos Funn)
Cinematography Runner-up: "bloom" (FTVM 301 - Director, Evan Vacchiano)
Cinematography Honorable Mention: "The Yolked Ones" (FTVM 304 - Director, Logan Gardner)

Comedy

Best Comedy: "RUSH DBAG" (FTVM 402 - Director, Jake Ferguson)
Comedy Runner-up: "Geri Bardo: Portrait of an Auteur" (FTVM 304 - Director, Jeremy Bryson)
Comedy Honorable Mention: "Rumplestiltskin: Code Black" (FTVM 300 -Director, Evan Rosen)

Documentary

Best Documentary: "Motherhood" (FTVM 301 - Director, Haleigh Bauer)
Documentary Runner-up: "To Where?" (FTVM 301 - Director, Erich Eberhard )
Documentary Honorable Mention: "bloom" (FTVM 301 - Director, Evan Vacchiano)

Drama

Best Drama: "Malignant Humor" (FTVM 423 - Director, Nick Sheehan)
Drama Runner-up: "Chasing the GOAT" (FTVM 423 - Director, Celeste Holben)
Drama Honorable Mention: "The Librarian" (FTVM 304 - Director, Jake Ferguson)

Editing

Best Editing: "To Where?" (FTVM 301 - Director, Erich Eberhard)
Editing Runner-up: "A Study in Vogue" (FTVM 405 - Director, Abigail Buchmeyer)
Editing Honorable Mention: "Pilgrim" (FTVM 405 - Director, Yevhenila Tananko)

Experimental

Best Experimental: "Innerview" (FTVM 405 - Directors, Natalie Grove and Karsyn Backus)
Experimental Runner-up: "Opera Omniburn" (FTVM 304 - Director, Eli B. Winer)
Experimental Honorable Mention: "Excite" (FTVM 304 - Director, Eli B. Winer)

Score

Best Score: "RUSH DBAG" (FTVM 402 - Director, Jake Ferguson)
Score Runner-up: "Innerview" (FTVM 405 - Directors, Natalie Grove and Karsyn Backus)
Score Honorable Mention: "Excite" (FTVM 304 - Director, Eli B. Winer)

Writing

Best Writing: "RUSH DBAG" (FTVM 402 - Director, Jake Ferguson)
Writing Runner-up: "Malignant Humor" (FTVM 423 - Director, Nick Sheehan)
Writing Honorable Mention: "Chasing the GOAT" (FTVM 423 - Director, Celeste Holben)

Judges' Honorable Mentions

Assistant Professor Candace Moore: "R.O.B." (FTVM 300 - Director, Kevin Doyle)
Assistant to the Chair, Mary Lou Chlipala: Sam Posnak and the FUPA class dancing to the theme song from Law and Order: Criminal Intent from "Youth in Reverse" (FTVM 402 - Directors, Miriam Alexander, Aline Mayagoitia, Sam Poznak)
Associate Professor Matthew Solomon: "Jamie, I Want My Book Back" (FTVM 406 - Director, Erez Levin)

Fall 2016 Lightworks Festival Winners

Comedy

Best Comedy -ZOORP Sketch Comedy (Director, Jake Ferguson)

Comedy Runner-up - Message (Director,Shudi Zheng)

Drama

Best Drama -Recovering(Wirter, Carly Keyes; Directors, Yuri Ramocan, Nick Sheehan, Jin Kim, Sara Otto)

Drama Runner-up - Going Home(Director, Ava Burnham)

Experimental

Best Experimental - Decomposed(Director, Adrianna O'Brien)

Experimental Runner-up - Please Clap(Director, Maxim Vinogradov)

Animation

Best Animation -Produce, Produce (Director, Shelby Polisuk)

Animation Runner-up - Reintegrate (Director,Kevin Tocco)

Cinematography

Best Cinematography - Decomposed (Director, Sage O'Brien)

Cinematography Runner-up - Tracks Leading Somewhere (Director,Katie Burke)

FTVM Judges' Honorable Mentions

Paul Sutherland - Going Home (Director,Ava Burnham)

David Marek - Produce, Produce (Director,Shelby Polisuk)

Mary Lou Chlipala - "You There, God?" sketch (Writer/Director, Clare Higgins; Actor, Katrina Anderson) and thecameo appearance as boombox operator by Clare Higgins in the "Dance Off" sketch

Winter 2016 Lightworks Festival Winners

BEST OF FESTIVAL: Stuck in the Middle, Co-Directors Abby Buchmeyer and Kelsey Fox

Created as a FTVM independent study (Abby Buchmeyer), Stuck in the Middle is pre-teen soap web series that explores the glamorous world of middle school, braces, and bat mitzvahs. It will be released officially online in late May.

Best Ensemble: Stuck in the Middle(Co-Directors Abby Buchmeyer and Kelsey Fox; FTVM 499, Abby Buchmeyer's Independent Study)

Best Screenplay: Danielle Jacobson (FTVM 423, The Dejects)

Best Director: Claudia Fuentes (FTVM 423, The Dejects)

Fall 2015 Lightworks Festival Winners

Best of Festival - The Ice Cream Man, Anna Garcia

Comedy

Best Comedy - Digital Extravaganza Tiny Notebook Egos(Sketch Comedy)

Comedy Runner-up - On the Line, Kat Johnson

Comedy Honorable Mention - The Visitor, Camila Pena

Drama

Best Drama - Human Resources, Nick Sheehan

Drama Runner-up - Good Company, Claudia Fuentes

Drama Honorable Mention - Nightmare #6,Sam Miller

Documentary

Best Documentary -Hairitage, Antoinette Wade, Cortney Smalley and Imran Moosvi

Documentary Runner-up -Do It Together, Katie Colosimo

Documentary Honorable Mention - Misconduct, Kelsey Comeau

Experimental

Best Experimental - And Other Things, Laura Caruso

Experimental Runner-up -Fingerprint, James Boyd

Experimental Honorable Mention - Regarding Others, Kyle Weber

Animation

Best Animation – Goodnight, Jenna Halfant

Animation Runner-up - Dreaming of, Annabelle Hua & Larissa Rosen

Best Ensemble -Digital Extravaganza Tiny Notebook Egos

Best Director -Anna Garcia forThe Ice Cream Man

Best Editing - Ordinary Peach, Kat Johnson

Best Screenplay -The Couch, Emma Winowieki

Best Cinematography - And Other Things, Laura Caruso

Best Sound Design - Serial Programming, Deepak Singh

Judges’ Honorable Mention

FTVM Doctoral Candidate, Josh Morrison –Stagnation, Sage O'Brien

FTVM Assistant Professor, Candace Moore –Inmerso, Carina Teoh

FTVM Assistant to the Chair, Mary Lou Chlipala -The Couch, Emma Winowieki

Winter 2015 Lightworks Festival Winners

Animation
Best Animation-First Date, by Julia Braid
Animation Runner-up-Fruit Ninja,by Cali Liporace
Animation Honorable Mention-What You See is Drama, by Clarissa Ortiz

Comedy
Best Comedy-Title Pending, by Julia Fassnacht
Comedy Runner-up- Love Assassin, by Anthony Kalil
Comedy Honorable Mention-The Magnum Minute, by Amanda DiMare & Claire Holloway

Documentary
Best Documentary-The Key of b, by Jayden Rathsam Hua
Documentary Runner-up-Trumpey, by Melissa Cho, Emily Eicher, Jennifer Schwab, and Lauren Megan McCarthy
Documentary Honorable Mention-The Art of Framing, by Levi Stroud

Drama
Best Drama-A Sense of Sound, by Jeremy Borison
Drama Runner-up-Dragging it Out, by Rachel Goldberg
Drama Honorable Mention-All At Once, by Sam Gioia

Experimental
Best Experimental-The Eye is Sublime, by Jeremy Bryson
Experimental Runner-up-Still, by Layne Austin Simescu
Experimental Honorable Mention-Mark's Hi-Tech Unboxing, by David Olonoff

Screendance
Best Screendance-Women + Bed, by Layne Austin Simescu
Screendance Runner-up-Errors, by BDJ
Screendance Honorable Mention-The Engineer, by Jorge Gonzalez

Winter 2014 Lightworks Festival Winners

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Best Animation: Flower Language

Animation Runner-up: Gear and Lathing in Las Vegas

Best Comedy: Crook'd

Comedy Runner-up: SoCo

Best Documentary: Urban Canvas

Documentary Runner-up: Our Words, Our Voices

Best Drama: Look

Drama Runner-up: Thru Traffic

Best Experimental: The Dearborn Delight

Experimental Runner-up: Hector Vector

Best Screendance: Dance on Detroit

Screendance Runner-up: What Friends Do

Judge's Honorable Mentions

Joel Rakowski: Bad Girls

Candace Moore: The Secret Show

Erin Hanna: How to Dance

Winter 2012 Lightworks Festival Winners

Best Editing 300: Engineering Power - Ari Kaye
Best Cinematography 300: Contemplation - Austin Bowers
Best Director 300: Government Senses - Chandler Billes
Best Editing 400: Fallen Memory
Best Cinematography 400: This Time Around - Ashley Harison
Best Director 400: V-Card - Brandon Verdi & Jacob Burnstein
Best Experimental: Dinner for Two - Emily Nine
Best Documentary: Landscapes - Matt Tufonte
Best Sit-Com: Ready 4
Best Editing 300: Engineering Power - Ari Kaye
Best Cinematography 300: Contemplation - Austin Bowers
Best Director 300: Government Senses - Chandler Billes
Best Editing 400: Fallen Memory
Best Cinematography 400: This Time Around -> Ashley Harison
Best Director 400: V-Card -> Brandon Verdi & Jacob Burnstein
Best Experimental: Dinner for Two - Emily Nine
Best Documentary: Landscapes - Matt Tufonte
Best Production Design: Meridian
Best Sound Design: Weight Watchers - Jackie Vresics
Best Score: Hannah Winkler - Zug
Best Animation: My First (non-mechanical chicken)
Best Actor: R.J. Brown - Zug
Best Actress: Shannon Eagen - Film 101
Audience Award: V-Card
Best of Fest: This Time Around

Honorable Mentions
Directing Honorable Mention: Jackie Wilton
Most Valuable Player: Joey Bergren
Best Cameo Prop: Shake Weight
Best Graphic Style Transition: A Singularity
Best Production Design: Meridian
Best Sound Design: Weight Watchers - Jackie Vresics
Best Score: Hannah Winkler - Zug
Best Animation: My First (non-mechanical chicken)
Best Actor: R.J. Brown - Zug
Best Actress: Shannon Eagen - Film 101
Audience Award: V-Card
Best of Fest: This Time Around

Fall 2011 Lightworks Festival Winners

Best of Fest: The Private Eyes of Lou Manteca
Audience Award: Naveed
Best Director 300: Derby Girls-Carolyn Klarecki
Best Director 400: People Mover-Ben Duchan
Best Actor: Jonathan Davidson
Best Actress: Ava Rosenwald
Best Animation: Not So Super Mario Bros.
Best Cinematography 300: In-Between
Best Cinematography 400: Indian Village
Best Editing 300: Chalk Western
Best Editing 400: People Mover
Best Sound Design: The Last Meal
Best Original Score: Parking Structure
Best Production Design: Blue Yarn
Best Documentary: Beer People
Best Experimental: Indian Village
Best Screenplay: The Private Eyes of Lou Manteca-Greg Smith

Honorable Mentions
Best End of Semester Film/Fake FTVM Term Paper: Mike and Melissa Hang Out With A Squirrel
HM Director: Brandon Verdi

Winter 2011 Lightworks Festival Winners

Best of Festival: Disappear Here, Ian MacInnes
Audience Award: Bobo’s Balloons
Best Director 300: Save our Symphony, Taylor Stanton
Best Director 400: Shark Tank, Barbara Twist
Best Actor: Bradley Jones, from The Hardwood Diaries
Best Actress: Sadie Jane Yarrington
Best TV Sitcom: The Hardwood Diaries, Greg Smith
Best Experimental: Instructions for Urban Exploration, Perry Janes & Noah Stahl
Best Animation: Fo’Get’Cho’Self, Sam Zettell
Best Cinematography 300: Baile Oscuro, Nic Ureno
Best Cinematography 400: Jacob Mendel for Self Help and Train of Shadows
Best Editing 300: Dreamotion, Matt Infante
Best Editing 400: Connie Huang, When It’s All Been Done Before
Best Sound Design: Tocar, Matt Glenn
Original Score: Slash Fiction, Michael Malis
Best Documentary: Tree People, Alan Torres
Best Screenplay: Work/Study, Ben Ellman

Judges’ Awards
Candace: Joel Arnold for comic timing for both his roles in Phantom Fighters and Its All in The Handwriting
Mary Lou: Bobo’s Balloons, Chris Duncan and Brandon Verdi
Mike: Baile Oscuro, Lens Flair
Colin: Best Action Sequence, Letters to No One, Billy Jackson

Honorable Mentions
Focus
Blue Skies
404 Screendance Class for Best Films Overall