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Couch Film Festival Film 2020 Nominees
The 7 Best Film of the Festival Finalists
Detention Into Death Sentence: The Fight to End Mass Detention and Mass Incarceration by William Johnston-Carter
Santé! (Cheers!) by Marie-Lou Béland
Script by Piero Cannata
Cannibals by Gustavo Garcia Sierra
Chapter by Joanna Reyes, Cristy Linga and Ja Turla
The Pewter Bros. by Michael McCallum
Safe by Long Chiu
Category Semi- Finalists
Every entry below is a SEMI-FINALIST
Quarantine Category
From Now On by Atefeh Rahmani
Forget Me Not by Andreas John
Dance Until She Died by Tyler J. French
This Is Us...Right Now by Kelly DeSarla
X and O by Jody Oberfelder
Pandemic by Wheeler Winston Dixon
Isolation Celebration by Sinead Stoddart
Zoomin' Hell 2 by Chris Beaumont and Mark Burgess
A Depressed B*tch's Guide to Surviving a Global Pandemic by Heven Haile
NaCIO by Emiliano Troiano and Benedetto Tedesco
Impossible to Clean by Federico Rabinovich
Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Sane? by Nick Hales
Unkle Duty: Who's Rona? by Jason Fleurant
TP Nightmare by Ashna Sharan
Nermarai (Be Positive) by Harish Gokul
Safer at Home by Pat Battistini
Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) by Sally McLean
A Man Walks Into A Bank by James Whitelaw
Lent by Karolina Kraus
Corvids in the Time of Covid by Kim Best
Routine by Russ Emanuel
Walk Man by Eli Ricanati
1:00 to 5:00 Minutes
Best Animation
With Me by George Nelson
Over The Horizon (Covid 16 Was Not "Bad Flu") by Stuart Taylor
the game just got real by bellopropello
Ribeira by Pypah Santos
Best Comedy
The Feathers by Joe Bor
We Met in Quarantine by Rob Seiffert and Rob Wagner
Oh! Turpentine! by William Stancik
The Past Has yet To Begin (Interlude) by William Stancik
Best Documentary
The Hitchhiker's Guide To Growing Up by Brett Chapman
The Next Boat by Luke Naylor-Perrott
Time (Peher) by Soumya Tejas
The Great Escape by Kim Best
Best Drama
About a Girl by Brock Drury
Leaving My Past Behind by Anne Johnstonbrown
Things Are Different Now by Heather Hillstrom
Medusa by Oliver Folcarelli
Accrual by Ana Florit
Nameshake by Génesis Bolaños
Best Experimental
Look Out the Window Still, but Now You’re at the Beach by GoodSky FR
Barbie Dream House by Susan Kouguell
An Epilogue by Lilita Grinberga
Willie in the Sky by Nathaniël Siri
Dark Jack's Knife by William Stancik
Distance Between by Isa Phillips
Bulb by Roberto Freemano
In Perpetuity by Myra Vitela
Best Horror
Action Special by Michael Valentine
Bloody Geyser by John Maslowski
The Woman Without a Mask by Robyn Lynne Norris
Cursed Connection by Jonathan Kobryn
Mother's Calling by Lindsay Hibbard
Best Music Video
Dance Wit Me by Billy Ray Rock
John Vento "Well Yeah Maybe" by Grind City Media LLC
Working Class Voodoo - Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps by Tom Tikka
Dear John - Kristen Karma feat. Marian Hanna, Mr. ATP by Ryan Ellis
SOFI K - Fall Back Down by Anders Sundstedt
Elected Girl by A. Adams
Best Student Film
Concrete Jungle by Azalia Muchransyah
Video Message by Matthew Tschirhart
Suit Up! by Jiamin ''Kino'' Wu
Adapt by Margot Gordon
Best Thriller
My First Day by Sean Totanes
Seeing Doppel by Francesco De Francesco
Linger by Jean Nasser
10 Seconds of Silence by Joey R. Marino
Presumed by Michael Davis
Best Actor
Sam Bixby - Sarah by Bennett Lees
William Stancik - I Am Val Kilmer by William Stancik
Takumi Higashi - Remote by Katsuhide Yamago
Jabran Zafar - Agile by Jabran Zafar
Nathan Hall - The Warehouse Short Film by Nathan Hall
Best Actress
Jillian Vitko - 14 Days byJillian Vitko
Funke Alafiatayo - Text Back by Funke Alafiatayo
Olena Gaydarzhy - Nina's Story by Simone Ciancotti Petrucci
Ashna Sharan - Tina Time by Ashna Sharan
Kristy Lynn - Paralysis by Cj Bernauer
Best Cast
Quarantinis by Girl Brain
A Day Late and Ten Pounds Overweight by Ryan Neely and Alyssa Bouma
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari by David Valverde Martínez
Turn Down Oranges by David Morton
The Five Stages Of Quarantine by Dan Bricker
Best Cinematography
Aquiles Merchan - Island Sun by Raul Simao
Naomi Calhoun - Fortifications For A Break Up by Danny Behar and Naomi Calhoun
Boom (Love Version) - HeIsTheArtist by LeeMann Bassey
William Stancik - Derek Derek 1973 by William Stancik
Joy Xing - The Pursuit of Happiness by Joy Xing
Génesis Bolaños - Nameshake by Génesis Bolaños
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Bo Tanas - News
Jodi Haigh - 2020
Ryan Chu - Deep Fears
Sophia Cousino - Tell Me About Playing the Piano
Best Writer
Susan Kouguell - MY LIVING DOLL: How We Got Here Part 2 by Susan Kouguell
William Stancik - Bipolar Kubrick Ventilator Wallpaper Dream by William Stancik
Ed Roman - Red Omen - Ed Roman by Ed Roman, Nelson Diaz and There Be Dragons Creative Media
Paul Kelly - Bard Words by Paul Kelly
Kim Best - Cat Capitalization by Kim Best
Best Director
Paul Kelly - Bard Words
Susan Kouguell - How We Got Here: Part 1
Hing Tsang - Confluence
David Valverde Martínez - Death Water
Brian Elliott - Accidental Assassin
5:01 to 10:00 Minutes
Best Comedy
Yowser! by Derek Shane Garcia
Peach Top, Peach Tails: Maximum Seventies by William Stancik
Video Conference 19 by Jeff Corpening
The Talk by Philip A. Anderson
Caketown by William Stancik
Time Trippin' (A Bunker Bill Podcast) by Ian Johnston
Best Documentary
The Cinch by Ian McGee
The Charleston Ballet: Stand Up and Dance by Deborah Novak
We're In This Together by Jenna Rohlman
Best Drama
Where You Are by Christopher J. Aran
Grounding Short Film by Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
Driving License by David Loorenz
In Case We Get Found by Sarah Young
Lunch Hour with the President by Pamela Perrine
Close Your Eyes and Look at Me by Andrea Castoldi
Best Experimental
Mass for Shut-ins by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
A New Vision by Michael Strauss
3 Piece Kiss by Emerson Niemchick
Method by William Stancik
A Prayer by Ishita Mili
XX.XX.2020 by Eija Temisevä
Best Family Film
The New Normal by Starina Johnson
Distance - A Quarantine Short Film by Haohan Wang
Walking in Reverse by Franco Pinacchio
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Hoodie by Wyatt Lasche
Shelter in Space by Faith Kelly
Driftwood Episode Two - Lizard Mom by Darren Campo
Best Actor
Phillip Soulliere - Solo by Phillip Soulliere
Ryan Crepack - Shelter in Place by Ryan Crepack
Neil Gallagher - Sins of the Father by Peter Mckeirnon
Rashin Khan - Death Offers Life - Last Moments of Vincent Van Gogh by Saheer Abbas
Best Actress
Jane Buchanan - Wilted Flowers by Edan Ashkenazi
Monique Woolley - The Curated Quarters of She: A Case for a Winter's Coat by Tyler J. French
Suzanne Richard - Shelter at Home Alone by Rani Deighe Crowe
Ashna Sharan - Black Lives Matter by Ashna Sharan
Best Cast
Closed Until Further Notice by Jason Gregg
The Sister Solution by Casey Cooper Johnson and Antoneta Kastrati
Cranberry by Savannah Sivert
Closed Up by Julia Gorbach and Nathan Phillips
Night Shift by Joseph Rossi and David Magin
Best Cinematography
Maggie Hope - Bits by Apart Together
David Butterfield and Vernon Butterfield - Looking for Jack by David Butterfield and Vernon Butterfield
Mark D. Rose - A Trip to Mt. McKinley by Mark D. Rose
Teryl Brouillette - Swivel by Lois Norman
Best Writer
Albert Qually - Recluse by Franklin Livingston
Nina Romain - Ghost London by Nina Romain
William Stancik - Caketown Two by William Stancik
Karim Massaquoi - All the Smoke by Karim Massaquoi
Anthony Calabrese - Night Shift by Joseph Rossi and David Magini
Ed Munter - Prayer for Humanity by Ed Munter
Best Director
Nina Romain - Ghost London
Michelle Longpre - Searching
James Anthony Cook - Corona-Birth of an Old Man (After Hemingway)
Jeff Vande Zande - We'll Be In Touch
Chester Law - Pynk Gorilla Studios
Kevin Reeves - The Packages
10:01 to 20:00 Minutes
Best Animation
Harra and the Donkey by Chris Malone
Monkey & Cat by Artie Romero
Mercer County, You're On The Air by Mike J. McAllister
Best Comedy
Stable by Bettina Floyd
The Photobomber by Andrew H. Enriquez
The Wishful & Lonely by Kris von Kleist
Sarah Says, "Eat Sh*t & Die, Coviiiid!" by Sarah Grace
Best Documentary
Don't Lose The Lesson by Ashika Kuruvilla
Taiwan 2020 in the Eyes of a Retiree by Shihyun Wang and James Chen
EMT: COVID-19 by Dylan Lam
Best Drama
Anagnorisis by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Key Change by Jamie Goldberg
Tales From the Quarantine by Márcio (Momó) de Abreu
Manasanamaha by Deepak Reddy
Best Experimental
Blue Unnatural by Marco Bolognesi
Quarantine Interview 2021 by Jacquelyn Landgraf
Bone Dry by William Stancik
Best Student Film
In It Together by Johnnie J. Webb
Jack & Jill by Jamal Rashad
Valora by Hunter Goetz
Best Actor
Joe Zumba - Uppercut by William Stancik
Jon Tierney - Nineteen by Jon Tierney
Alex Wood - Resonance by William Stancik
Best Actress
Donna-Lisa Otto - Two Kisses by Tara Grover Smith and Corinne Meadors
Emilyrose Morris - Where's My Mom? by Shihyun Wang
Alexis Polce von Schwedler - Bitter Pill by Christopher Tait
Best Cast
Sartorius Goes Downstairs by Pete Macnamara
Spike the Detective: Memories in a Kazoo by Killian Gilroy
Melody by Mitchell LeBlanc
Best Cinematography
Abby J. Smith - Here You Are You Here by Masa Gibson and Abby J. Smith
Kelvin Edwards - Stable by Bettina Floyd
Ed Rios - Valora by Hunter Goetz
Best Writer
Charlotte Wincott - Dystopian Snow Globe by Charlotte Wincott
Mike J. McAllister - Mercer County, You're On The Air by Mike J. McAllister
Sheree' Morris - Monkey & Cat by Artie Romero
Michael Aldape and Kane French - The Late Bird by Kane French
Best Director
Pete Macnamara - Sartorius Goes Downstairs
Rayka Zehtabchi - Ours to Tell
Manuel Juri Vitali - The Choice
Kane French - The Late Bird
20:01 to 30:00 Minutes
Best Comedy
Bad Blood: A Pandemic Short Film by Sebastián Martín Urquizo
The Past Has Yet To Begin by William Stancik
21 Days by Casey B Dolan and Brett Wild
Best Drama
Dream Store by Paweł Olearczyk
The Leap by Shanna R. Riker
Dick by C. E. Simon
Best Actor
Ryan Kay - To Be Forgotten by Masa Gibson
William Stancik - The Past Has Yet To Begin by William Stancik
Jaime Martín Escobal - Bad Blood: A Pandemic Short Film by Sebastián Martín Urquizo
Best Actress
Casey B. Dolan - 21 Days by Casey B Dolan and Brett Wild
Avalon Penrose - Kesi by Daniel Maggio
Kim Casey - Dick by C. E. Simon
Best Cast
21 Days by Casey B. Dolan and Brett Wild
The Leap by Shanna R. Riker
Dream Store by Paweł Olearczyk
Best Cinematography
David Kossack - To Be Forgotten by Masa Gibson
Michał Kidawa - Dream Store by Paweł Olearczyk
John White - The Leap by Shanna R. Riker
Best Writer
Daniel Maggio - Kesi by Daniel Maggio
Masa Gibson - To Be Forgotten by Masa Gibson
Paweł Olearczyk - Dream Store by Paweł Olearczyk
Best Director
Shanna R. Riker - The Leap
C. E. Simon - Dick
Casey B. Dolan and Brett Wild - 21 Days
30:01 to 60:00 Minutes
Best Long Short Film
Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time by Antoine M Dillard
3 Day Walkers by Laura Walker and Eileen Rogers
Homeless Sam & Sally - The Movie by Tyrone Evans Clark
Mustango! by William Stancik
Best Actor
Luke Harger - Alaska Long Hunters by Mark Rose
Tyrone Evans Clark - Homeless Sam & Sally - The Movie by Tyrone Evans Clark
Adam Griggs - Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time by Antoine M Dillard
Best Actress
Margaret Newborn - Homeless Sam & Sally - The Movie by Tyrone Evans Clark
Hannah Gray - Ribbon by Cade Thomas
Tyrongela Ross - Crazy Weapon 5: Back for the First Time by Antoine M Dillard
Best Cast
3 Day Walkers by Laura Walker and Eileen Rogers
Charlene by Hasan Qureshi
Ribbon by Cade Thomas
Mustango! by William Stancik
Best Cinematography
Tom Delich - Alaska Long Hunters by Mark Rose
Cade Thomas and Andrew Nichols - Ribbon by Cade Thomas
Hasan Qureshi - Charlene by Hasan Qureshi
Best Writer
Mark Rose - Alaska Long Hunters by Mark Rose
Stephen Newton - One Night in January: Counting the Cost of Homelessness by Stephen Newton
Laura Walker and Eileen Rogers - 3 Day Walkers by Laura Walker and Eileen Rogers
Best Director
Tyrone Evans Clark - Homeless Sam & Sally - The Movie
Stephen Newton - One Night in January: Counting the Cost of Homelessness
Cade Thomas - Ribbon
60:01 to 120 Minutes
Best Feature Film
Young, Always by Ethan Emmert
Welcome to the Conspiracy! by Sean Totanes
Your Color (Deine Farbe) by Maria Diane Ventura
The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Death Can’t Take Me by Lee Page
Best Actor
Hugh Fraser - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Reece Ritchie - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Paul Moriarty - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Best Actress
Angeline Hunt - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Rocio Rodriguez-Inniss - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Kate Cook - The Haunted Hotel by Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts
Best Cast
Your Color (Deine Farbe) by Maria Diane Ventura
Young, Always by Ethan Emmert
Welcome to the Conspiracy! by Sean Totanes
Best Cinematography
Ethan Emmert and Aaron Fullenkam - Young, Always by Ethan Emmert
Enrico Banson and Sean Totanes - Welcome to the Conspiracy! by Sean Totanes
Hilarion Banks - Your Color (Deine Farbe) by Maria Diane Ventura
Best Writer
Lee Page - Death Can’t Take Me by Lee Page
Sean Totanes, Justin Abraham and Lea Papa - Welcome to the Conspiracy! by Sean Totanes
Maria Diane Ventura - Your Color (Deine Farbe) by Maria Diane Ventura
Best Director
Lee Page - Death Can’t Take Me
Joshua Carver, Adam Collier, Deveril, Joshua Dickinson, Amy L. Feeley, Jane Gull, Jean Hogg and Toby Roberts - The Haunted Hotel
Sean Totanes - Welcome to the Conspiracy!
| WINNERS SUMMER 2020 |
| WINNERS SPRING 2020 |
| WINNERS WINTER 2019 |
| WINNERS FALL 2019 |
