The Dreamer Awards will be presented Sunday, August 21st, 4:30 pm, in the WBBZ TV Studio located in the Eastern Hills Mall. The awards are open to the public.
Some additional awards not listed will be presented.
NOTE: GUNS OF EDEN and SHOWDOWN IN YESTERYEAR are ineligible for competition because of festival co-founder Gregory Lamberson’s creative involvement with them.
Special Awards (previously announced)
Local Service Award, Jerry Stoeffhaas
Lois Weber Award, Anne-Marie Frigon
Local Hero Award, Terry Kimmel
Unproduced Screenplay (previously announced)
“Amy and Angel” by DeeDee Benkovich and Julia Verdin
“Drink Club” by Evan Frew
“Intergalactic IO” by Seth Nesenholtz
“A Nice Place to Visit” by John Munn
“Yo Andrea” by Mike Boland
Outstanding Comedy Feature
CHICKEN HOUSE (USA)
LITTLE GREEN PEOPLE (WNY)
THE MARSHMALLOW MYSTERY TOUR (USA)
SKELETON XYLOPHONE (WNY)
SUPER Z (France)
Outstanding Dramatic Feature (Mixed Genres)
HANDSHAKE (USA)
NATA SAMRAT (India)
PACT OF VENGEANCE (USA)
WHAT YOU CAN’T PROMISE (UK)
Outstanding Horror Feature
BASHIRA (USA)
THE CREEPING (UK)
MASK OF THE DEVIL (UK)
THE PROFANE EXHIBIT (USA/International)
SHIFTED (Canada)
Outstanding International Feature
THE CREEPING (UK)
MASK OF THE DEVIL (UK)
NATA SAMRAT (India)
POTENDOGS (South Korea)
SUPER Z (France)
Outstanding Science Fiction Feature
GALAXY WARRIORS (Canada)
LITTLE GREEN PEOPLE (WNY)
LUNAMANCER (NYS)
POTENDOGS (S. Korea)
Outstanding Director
Nickson Fong, BASHIRA
Cate Jones, CHICKEN HOUSE
Brett Kelly, GALAXY WARRIORS
Richard Rowntree, MASK OF THE DEVIL
Robert Shupe, HANDSHAKE
Outstanding Screenwriter
Matthew Beals and Jeff Beals, THE MARSHMALLOW MYSTERY TOUR
Matthew Davies and Richard Rowntree, MASK OF THE DEVIL
Cate Jones, CHICKEN HOUSE
Noah Mucci and Matt Patterson, LUNAMANCER
Robert Shupe, HANDSHAKE
Outstanding Female Performance
Mitzi Akaha, BASHIRA
Victoria Dunsmore, SHIFTED
Cate Jones, CHICKEN HOUSE
Ashley Mandanas, CHICKEN HOUSE
Maria Tauber, WHAT YOU CAN’T PROMISE
Outstanding Male Performance
Liam Aiken, BASHIRA
Richard Fysh, WHAT YOU CAN’T PROMISE
Shiva Kumar, NATA SAMRAT
Derek Lackenbauer, SHIFTED
Robert Shupe, HANDSHAKE
Outstanding Animated Film (short or feature)
DYSTOPIA (Italy)
LOCK THE GATE (US/WNY)
POTENDOGS (South Korea)
THE SPRAYER (IRAN)
TRISKELION (Belgium)
THE WORLD WENT SILENT (USA)
Outstanding International Short
THE DOOR (China)
ENTANGLEMENT (India)
IDENTIBYE (Iran)
ORDINARY FAMILY (China)
PART FOREVER (Taiwan)
UNHEIMLICH (Mexico)
Outstanding New York Short
A FEAST THAT NEVER COMES
JACKASS LOVE
THE LAST OPTION
REFLECTIONS
THE SPIRIT ROOMS OF LILY DALE
WHITE EYES
Outstanding US/Canadian Short
BIG DUMB ANIMALUSA) (Canada)
THE GAME (USA)
- MARCH (Canada)
WAKE (USA)
WATCHER (USA)
Outstanding Micro Short
ALEXA, SCARY STORY (USA)
BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL (Canada)
BYGONE (Spain)
CAREGIVER (USA/NYS)
LET ME KNOW (NYS/WNY)
SEND ME A COLOR (NYS)