2018
April 6-7
44 Entries
38 Official Selections
Eddy Award Results
Eddy Award Results
Professional Short Film
Gold
Tom, The Knife Salesman
Silver
Someone Else’s Hero
Professional Documentary
Gold
The Barn Raisers
Silver
East Meets West: The First Railroad Bridge to Cross the Mississippi River
Professional Feature
Gold
Amelia 2.0
Silver
Snapshots
ProAm Freestyle
Gold
Lament of the Milky Way
Silver
Continuing a Legacy
ProAm Short Film
Gold
The Gift of the Magpie
Silver
The Spaceman
ProAm Documentary
Gold
Camp Algona
Silver
The Vision
ProAm Feature
Gold
Depression! The Musical
Student Freestyle
Gold
Dyslexia – Vibrant Diversity
Silver
Dear Barbara Park
Student Short Film
Gold
All the Things I Haven’t Seen
Silver
Man vs. Clay
Student Documentary
Gold
A Different Script
Silver
A Spectrum of Faith
Student Long-Form
Gold
The Helpers
Audience Choice Award
A Different Script
Iowa Connection Award
Amelia 2.0
$1000 Collins Road Theatres Student Scholarship
Man vs. Clay
Back again in 2018
We took 2017 off…after 16 years, we needed a rest! But we were excited to come back in 2018 and show films from the past 2 years.
Congratulations to all Official Selections and Eddy Award Winners!
2020/22 Official Selections
All the Things I Haven’t Seen
Student Short
Ben Sulzberger – Writer/Director/Producer
Ames
Amelia 2.0
Professional Feature
Adam Orton – Director
Rob Merritt – Screenwriter
Enrico Natale – Producer
MORE Productions
Cedar Rapids
Angel Oscuro
Student Short
Wesley Methfessel – Director/Editor/Writer
KDPS
Des Moines
August In Berlin
Professional Feature
Becky Smith – Writer/Director
Karen Glienke – Editor
Olivia Charamsa – Producer
Waterdog Films
Los Angeles, CA
The Barn Raisers
Professional Documentary
Kelly Rundle – Director
Tammy Rundle – Producer
Fourth Wall Films
Moline, IL
Beautiful Brooke
Professional Feature
Michael Noens – Director/Producer
Becky Blomgren, Marc Muszynski – Producers
CNGM Pictures
Arlington Heights, IL
Camp Algona
Pro-Am Documentary
Gary W. Ewing – Director
Dress casual Productions/Camp Algona POW Museum
Mason City
Cicada
Pro-Am Short
Hannah Gansen – Writer
Paul Meyer – Director/Producer
Cedar Rapids
¿Cómo Fue? A Cuban Journey
Pro-Am Documentary
Jeff Browne – Producer
Meg Moritz – Director
Emilie Johnson – DP
CU News Corps
Iowa City
Boulder, CO
Continuing a Legacy
Pro-Am Freestyle
Micah Versemann – DirectorWaverly
Brothers in Christ Productions/Shell Rock Karate Club
Waverly
Cry Like a Ghost
Student Short
Ben Kuhlmann – Animator & Director
Peosta, IA
Dead Air
Pro-Am Short
Marc Bauer – Producer/Writer
Matt Tribble – Director/Writer
Broken Slate
Marion
Dear Barbara Park
Student Freestyle
Aaron Olson – Director/Writer/Producer
Carlisle
Depression! The Musical
Pro-Am Feature
Keaton Fuller – Producer/Director/Writer
Landon Sheetz – Composer and Cinematographer
Iowa City
A Different Script
Student Documentary
Eva Andersen and Francesca Carter – Directors/Producers
Center Point
Cambridge, UK
dissociate
Student Freestyle
Rachel Renes – Writer/Producer/Director
Cedar Falls
Dyslexia – Vibrant Diversity
Student Freestyle
Anna Steenson – Animator
Des Moines
East Meets West: The First Railroad Bridge to Cross the Mississippi River
Professional Documentary
Denise Hollmer – Videographer/Editor
Julie Johnston – Writer/Director
Heritage Documentaries
Davenport and Blue Grass
Follow You
Student Short
Tarrell Christie – Writer/Director/Producer
Luke Kreger – Producer
Lost Utopia Films
Cedar Falls
The Fourth Wall
Professional Short
Jake Roth – Writer/Director/Actor
Dubuque, IA
The Gap
Pro-Am Short
Luke Kreger – Writer/Director/Editor
Lost Utopia Films
Cedar Falls
The Gift of the Magpie
Pro-Am Short
Anita George – Writer/Director/Producer
Janet Fitzgiibbon – Art Director
Phillip W. Dingeldein – Director of Photography
WikWanWo Films
West Burlington
Altadena, CA
The Helpers
Student Long
Christopher Metz – Director/Writer
Phased Out Productions
Kansas City, Missouri
Knocked Down
Student Short
Scott Van Daalen – Director/Writer/Producer
Minneapolis, MN
Lament of the Milky Way
Pro-Am Freestyle
Kevin J Railsback – Filmmaker
Mary Blake – Writer
Karina O’Leary – Producer
Cedar Rapids
Leftovers
Pro-Am Short
Insane Mike Saunders and Jason Bolinger – Directors
Prescribed Films
Ottumwa
Live to Dream
Student Short
Sydnie Sanford – Writer/Director/Editor
Des Moines
Malheur
Student Short
Abdul Mokhtar – Director/Editor
Des Moines
Man vs. Clay
Student Short
Oliver Carrell – Director/Editor
Des Moines
Morris
Pro-Am Short
Michael R. Helgens – Director
Debra Brubaker – Director of Photography, Producer
Kevin Brubaker – Producer
Media Adventures
Cedar Rapids
The Murder of William Martin
Pro-Am Documentary
Russ Fry – Writer/Director/Producer
Burlington
Skull of Elvis
Pro-Am Freestyle
Insane Mike Saunders and Jason Bolinger – Directors
Prescribed Films
Ottumwa
SNAPSHOTS
Professional Feature
Jan Miller Corran – Writer/Producer
LeeAnne Matusek – Producer
Melanie Mayron – Director
Three Women in a Box Films Films
Burbank and Oakland, CA
Someone Else’s Hero
Professional Short
Beth Hinde – Writer/Producer
Stephen Folker – Director
Folker Films
Cedar Rapids
The Spaceman
Pro-Am Short
Tarrell Christie – Director/Producer
Luke Kreger – Producer
Lost Utopia Films
Cedar Falls
A Spectrum of Faith
Student Documentary
Anna Steenson – Animator
Des Moines
Tom, the Knife Salesman
Professional Short
Ryan Brown – Writer & Director
Casey Denaro & David Morales – Producers
Last Slice Pictures
Brooklyn, NY
THE VISION
Pro-Am Documentary
Lightning N Mitchell – Producer/Director
Sandra K Mitchell – Music Selector
Laura Allen – Writer
AudioVision Productions
Independence, MO