2024 FESTIVALApr 10-20, 2024Lansing, MI

2023 Winners

1st Place

The King's Gambit

Travis Hayward

2nd Place

And He Was Like

Isis Diaz

3rd Place

Waterworks

Aral Gribble

Audience Choice

The Invasion

Thang Mung

Audience Choice

Kindled Flame

Sam Klassa

2022 Winners

1st Place

Lone Wolf

Nicholas Gascho

2nd Place

Latrinarium

Travis Hayward

3rd Place

Midwest Emo

Nick Couture

Audience Choice

Being a Youth

Bears Eat Beets Productions

2019 Winners

1st Place

Last Right

Nomadic Disturbance

2nd Place

Pendulum

Strike to Burn

3rd Place

Hit

Team Hojo

Audience Choice

Coinrun Park

Bears Eat Beets Productions

Best Screenplay

On the Way

Katelyn Robakiewicz

2018 Winners

1st Place

Firecracker

Katrina Robinson

2nd Place

Arti

Nomadic Disturbance

3rd Place tie

Affinity

Bears Eat Beets

3rd Place tie

Headshot

BSL Cinema

3rd Place tie

Seedlings

Katelyn Robakiewicz

Audience Choice

Breaking Wheel

Rebel Pictures

2017 Winners

1st Place

Peripheral

Casey Cavanaugh

2nd Place

Tracker

David Fairman

3rd Place tie

Kidnapped for Good

Mitten State Productions

3rd Place tie

Chapter Four

Strike to Burn Productions

3rd Place tie

Goldfish

Big Shot Video

Audience Choice

Tracker

David Fairman

Best Original Score

Nazi Punch

Ninja Mind Productions