2019
April 12-13
40 Official Selections
3 Bonus Attractions
In 2019, our great slate of films was not the only attraction.
Frequent CRIFF entrants and rising Hollywood filmmakers, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, joined us to discuss their careers and what’s up next for Beck/Woods. In conjunction with “Wine Diamonds”, we held a wine tasting featuring several local vineyards. And last but not least, “Do We Belong?” was screened, followed by a panel discussion of immigration, advancing diversity awareness, inclusion, and increased education and understanding.
Congratulations to all Eddy Winners and Official Selections!
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Eddy Award Results
Eddy Award Results
Professional Freestyle
GOLD
Lucid Webs
Professional Short Film
Gold
Knee High
Silver
Rose is a Rose is a Rose
Professional Documentary
Gold
Wine Diamonds
Silver
The Amish Incident
ProAm Short Film
Gold
In the House of Paper Flowers
Silver
Skip Day
ProAm Documentary
Gold
Cultivation: Writing and Wrestling in Iowa City
Silver
Amazing Grace Lemonade Race
ProAm Feature
Gold
Overdue
Student Freestyle
Gold
Born to Love You
SILVER
Top Secret!
Student Short Film
Gold
The Merge
Silver
The Pocket Protector
Student Documentary
Gold
The Art of Living
Silver
Come Explore Central Campus
Audience Choice Award
Overdue
Iowa Connection Award
Knee High
$1000 Collins Road Theatres Student Scholarship
The Romance Language
In 2019, our great slate of films was not the only attraction.
Frequent CRIFF entrants and rising Hollywood filmmakers, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods joined us to discuss their careers and what’s up next for Beck/Woods. In conjunction with “Wine Diamonds”, we held a wine tasting featuring several local vineyards. And last but not least, “Do We Belong?” was screened, followed by a panel discussion of immigration, advancing diversity awareness, inclusion, and increased education and understanding.
Congratulations to all Eddy Winners and Official Selections!
2019 Official Selections
Aging In America
Professional Documentary
Kirk Monson – Director
Jacob Spiekermeier – Producer
Amazing Grace Lemonade Race
ProAm Documentary
Eric Smidt – Writer/Director
Jenny Risner – Producer
Actors – Grace McCunn as Herself, Mary Jane McCunn as Herself, Brenna Finnerty as Herself
The Amish Incident
Professional Documentary
Kelly Rundle – Director
Tammy Rundle – Producer
The Art of Living
Student Documentary
Brody Kuhar, John Spencer, Jack Sarcone – Directors/Writers
Brody Kuhar – Producer
Better
Pro-Am Short
David Nemeth – Director/Producer/Writer
Serena Collins – Director of Photography
Born to Love You
Student Short
Nicole Embree – Director/Editor/Writer
The Collins Story: Connecting the Moon to the Earth – Moon Talk
Professional Documentary
Annette Juergens Busbee – Writer/Producer
Eric Dean Freese – Editor
Come Explore Central Campus
Student Freestyle
Antonesia Williams, Cade Pahl and Dustin Hagler – Directors
Crave
Pro-Am Short
Micah Versemann – Director/Writer
Matthew Versemann and Kathleen Franck – Producers
Cultivation: Writing and Wrestling in Iowa City
Pro-Am Documentary
Nathan McNurlen – Director/Editor
Nick Pfeiffer – Producer
Dating Mr. Fox
Student Short
Sonja Strathearn – Director/Producer/Writer
Destiny Benson – Sound/Assistant Camera
Actors – Joseph Thorin, Abby Thorin
Additional Credits – Hayley Buettell, Jan Jackson, Olivia Welch
Do We Belong?
Documentary – Out of Competition Screening
Sunayana Dumala – Subject
Sofian Khan – Director
Pulkit Datta – Producer
E for Edwin
Student Short
Allyn Oxley and Kazek Israni-Winger – Directors
Allyn Oxley, Kazek Israni-Winger, and Rachel Renes – Producers
Enemy Territory
Pro-Am Short
Matt Wagner – Director/Producer/Writer
Adam Chown – Videographer
The English Assignment
Student Short
Sydnie Sanford – Director/Editor/Writer
Getting Over It
Student Short
Mason Shrader – Director/Writer
Cheyenne Jaquez – Producer
The High School
Student Short
Jed Russell Wyse – Director
Tristan Miller, Ryan Kapfer – Producers
The Holy and the Profane
Student Short
Alexandra Moad – Director
Evan Runkle – Writer/Director
In the House of Paper Flowers
Pro-Am Short
Anita George – Writer/Director
Evan Fellers – Producer
Knee High
Professional Short
Marissa Vonn – Director/Writer
Alex Joss – Producer
Livin’ the Dream
Student Short
Michael Allen – Director
Lost Myself
Student Short
Cade Murphy – Director/Editor
Luke Cipale – Writer
Lucid Webs
Professional Freestyle
Jake Roth – Director/Producer/Writer
Resistant Productions – Production Company
The Mall Walker
Student Short
Amy Hummel – Director/Producer
Amy and Matt Hummel – Writers
The Masochism Tango
Student Short
Geneva Klein – Director/Writer
The Merge
Student Short
Laney Kraus-Taddeo – Director/Writer/Editor
Francesca Soans & Laney Kraus-Taddeo – Producers
Monster Under the Bed
Pro-Am Short
Insane Mike Saunders – Director/Writer
Jason Bolinger – Director
Overdue
Pro-Am Feature
Stephen Folker – Director/Producer/Writer
Beth Hinde – Producer
Peregrination
Pro-Am Short
Lewayne L. White – Director/Writer
Gary DeSomber – Producer
Gladhouse Studio – Production Company
Actors – Ken Reams, John Reynolds
The Pocket Protector
Student Short
Sasha Kuznetsov – Director
Lukas Lane – Producer, Writer
Charlie Balsar – Director of Photography
Revenge of the Blind Dead
ProAm Short
Mike Saunders – Director/Writer
Jason Bolinger – Director
Role Model
Pro-Am Short
David Nemeth – Director/Writer
Josh Harbin – Producer/Director of Photography
The Romance Language
Student Short
Mitchell D Keeran – Director/Writer
Bela Ruiz – Lead Actress and Assistant Director
Rose is a Rose is a Rose
Professional Short
Ron King – Director/Co-writer
Daniel Hagen – Co-writer/Actor
Seeds of Technology: The Minnesota Model for AgriScience Communication and Education
Pro-Am Documentary
Troy McKay – Director/Producer/Writer
Skip Day
Pro-Am Short
Matthew Tribble – Director
Marc Bauer, Eva Andersen – Producers
Rob Merritt – Writer
Actors – Kyle Cook. Carley Hutson
Additional Credits -Rob Merritt, Tempestt Farrar, Thomas Ely Sage
Fake News – Production Company
Through My Eyes
Pro-Am Documentary
Sujit Singh – Director
Keaton Fuller – Producer/Editor
Top Secret!
Student Short
Tarrell Christie – Director/Producer/Writer
Lost Utopia Films – Production Company
VAVAV
Student Freestyle
David Gleason – Director/Producer/Writer
Devin Louks – Music
Wine Diamonds
Professional Documentary
Kirk Monson, Jeff Zahrt – Producers
JMZ Productions
