past artsfest film festival ARCHIVE

WINNERS FROM PAST ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVALS

14th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTVIVAL WINNERS  (2012):

BEST OF FESTIVAL:  “Spaghetti for Two” by Matthias Rosenberger (GERMANY)

BEST NARRATIVE:  “The Rise of Kenji Gojira” by Jim Hickcox (VA)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL:  “Urban Green” by Kathleen Rugh (NY)

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “Do You Really Love Me?”by Alastair Cole (UK)

BEST ANIMATION:  “Naked Love - Ea's garden” by Sara Koppel (DENMARK)

BEST LOCAL PRODUCTION: "The Jesus Picture" by Tanya Meronk and Kimberly Horning (LANCASTER/NY)

This years festival included 68 FILMS. 8 FEATURE FILMS. 8 PRODUCTIONS PRODUCED LOCALLY OR BY LOCAL FILMMAKERS!

Films from :Iceland, Mexico, Denmark, Japan, Germany, Portugal, France, Canada, Israel, Serbia, Norway, UK,  USA.

4 DAYS. 3 LOCATIONS. FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC.
The Artsfest Film Festival is Volunteer Operated by local filmmakers and artists, and is supported by one local arts grant and low submission fees.

13th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTVIVAL WINNERS  (2011):

BEST OF FESTIVAL:  "BEING THE DIABLO" by ROD MURPHY

BEST NARRATIVE:  "LITTLE HORSES" by LEVI ABRINO

BEST EXPERIMENTAL:  "THE GARDEN" by ANN STEUERNAGEL

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "BEING THE DIABLO" by ROD MURPHY

BEST LOCAL PRODUCTION: "The Lost Realities of Hog Caller" by Tom Richards

HONORABLE MENTION: "S T R E T C H" by Arturo Cubacub and Sarah Weis.

51 films, 19 FILMMAKERS ATTENDED AND REPRESENTED THEIR WORKS. 

12th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS  (2010):

BEST OF FESTIVAL: "SCUMBABIES" by Joseph R. Lewis

BEST EXPERIMENTAL: "NEVER TOO LATE" by Wendy Weinberg

BEST NARRATIVE: "TELEFONE" by Jeffrey Anderson Bliss

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "WHAT WOULD MISTER HERSHEY SAY: VOICES OF HIS LEGACY" by Brian Kreider

BEST ANIMATION: "RED REVENGE" by Eunha Choi

11th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS  (2009):

BEST LOCAL PRODUCTION: "IMPRINT" by Sarah O’Donnell and Jonathan Boal

BEST EXPERIMENTAL: "I LOVE (HATE) YOU: MITCHUM" by Kate Raney

BEST NARRATIVE: "MAGRITTE MOMENT" by Ian Fischer

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "MY BIG BREAK" by Tony Zierra

BEST ANIMATION: "ONLY LOVE" by Lev Polyakov

10th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS (2008): 

BEST NARRATIVE: "Notes from the Acrid Plain with Burton Hoary Vol. 7" by Jonathan Ashley

BEST ANIMATION: "Dear Fatty" by Hsin-I Tseng

BEST EXPERIMENTAL: " 'Charlie Rose' by Samuel Beckett" by Andrew Filippone Jr.

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "Forced Perspective: Odessa" by Deanna Morse

BEST LOCAL PRODUCTION: "Unraveling Michelle" by Dan Shaffer.

BEST OF FESTIVAL: "Notes from the Acrid Plain with Burton Hoary Vol. 7" by Jonathan Ashley

Special Thanks to JOHN WATERS for kicking off the 10th Annual Artsfest Film Festival.

4th Annual ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL (2002)

BEST NARRATIVE: Lincoln and 31st by Damien Caldwell

BEST ANIMATION: "Soundings" by Sandra Gibson

BEST EXPERIMENTAL: Haze by Kate Sobol

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Divining Mom by George Kachadorian

BEST OF FESTIVAL: Lincoln and 31st by Damien Caldwell

AUDIENCE AWARD: Divining Mom by George Kachadorian

Thank you to all the volunteers and members of Filmspeak.com and Moviate who keep the festival running. Thank you to the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, J.P. Lilley Co. and JPL Productions for equipment support, Dave Neale and the Whitaker Centers Staff, and the Whitaker Center (Steve Krempasky and Mark Bradshaw) for their support.

THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE HAVE MADE THIS FESTIVAL FREE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

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