BestFest America 2006
BestFest America 2006
COLLEGE FILMS
Best of the Fest
Bartholomew’s Song – 8:00
Lowell Frank, Destin Cretton, Allison Welch, Jake Rose
San Diego State Univ., CA
Greg Durbin, Instructor
Audience Choice
My Father the Fisherman – 17:00
John B. Mangiapane, Jr.
UC San Diego, CA
Wolfgang Hastert, Instructor
48 HOUR OF MADNESS™
1st - Convicted
Team: Edge
Chris Jones, Daniel Agustin, William Ullman, Tyrus McGowen, Sabrina Shammas
Grossmont College, La Mesa, CA
William Snead, Instructor
2nd - The Con
Team: G
Chris White, Justin Lang, Kraig Anders, Max Mackie, Ian Johnson
Grossmont College, La Mesa, CA
William Snead, Instructor
3rd - Stained Glass
Team: Artificial Zenith
Steven Vredenbergh, Wes Phillips, Mishoe Parfet, Blake Nelson, Erick Schroder
Point Loma Nazarene Univ., San Diego, CA
Dr. Alan Hueth, Instructor
4th - Clementine
Team: As You Wish
Victoria Grimsley, Joe Otanez, Adrinn Clellton, Trace Rosser, Justin Thatcher
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Lisa Cecere, Instructor
5th - Larry Goldstein’s Last 48 Hours
Team: Tron
Chris Ward, Raul Rivera, Joe Bolton, Lance Page
San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
John Hildebrand, Instructor
ANIMATION
1st - Ultra Ping Pong 3000
Richard Hilton
CSU Monterey Bay, CA
Michelle Riel, Instructor
2nd - Uncle Donny’s Storybook Adventure
Ted Voltolina, Brian Lonano, Travis Tomlinson, Jeff Jenkins
Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
Robin Barkley, Instructor
COMEDY
1st (tie) - Bobtec
Paul Cohen, Bill Heffley, David Reimers, Viet Doan
San Diego State Univ., CA
Greg Durbin, Instructor
1st (tie) - Wintercollar
Brad Kester
Point Loma Nazarene Univ., CA
Dr. Alan Hueth, Instructor
2nd - Man at the Wheel
Bryan Ott
San Diego State Univ., CA
Greg Durbin, Instructor
COMMERCIALS
1st - Wash Your Hands
Jordan Sharpe
Point Loma Nazarene Univ., CA
Dr. Alan Hueth, Instructor
2nd - The Best Medicine
Franci Nakamura, Colin Robertson, Owen Clemmons
Point Loma Nazarene Univ., CA
Dr. Alan Hueth, Instructor
DOCUMENTARY
1st - My Father the Fisherman
John B. Mangiapane, Jr.
UC San Diego, CA
Wolfgang Hastert, Instructor
2nd - Faith
Melanie Yashar
UC San Diego, CA
Wolfgang Hastert, Instructor
3rd - Explorers of the Lucid Dream World
Richard Hilton
CSU Monterey Bay, CA
Michelle Riel, Instructor
DRAMA
1st - Bartholomew’s Song
Lowell Frank, Destin Cretton, Allison Welch, Jake Rose
San Diego State Univ., CA
Greg Durbin, Instructor
2nd - Memory Collector
Soo Jin Hwang, Daniel Bromberg
Florida State Univ., FL
Reb Braddock, Instructor
3rd - Tycho’s Nova
Soo Jin Hwang, Tiffany Moore
Florida State Univ., FL
Reb Braddock, Instructor
EXPERIMENTAL
1st (tie) - Drowning In It
Chris Tipton-King, Adam Keleman
UC San Diego, CA
Adele Horne, Instructor
1st (tie) - How It Ends
Jordan Thompson
Art Institute of Seattle, WA
Anna Chen, Instructor
2nd - Black/Red/White
Zander Beetge, Lance Page
San Diego City College, CA
John Hildebrand, Instructor
3rd - Textas
Gabriel Britz
UC San Diego, CA
Wolfgang Hastert, Instructor
HORROR/THRILLER
1st (tie) - Heartless
Troy Page, Lance Page, Joseph Bolton, Matthew Gardner
San Diego City College, CA
John Hildebrand, Instructor
1st (tie) - Vulture
Aaron Hernandez, Chris Speed, Tom Lucenti, Dave Morales
San Diego City College, CA
John Hildebrand, Instructor
MUSIC VIDEO
1st - Addiction
Chris White
Grossmont College, La Mesa, CA
William Snead, Instructor
2nd - Archetype
Darin DiNapoli, Brad Grimm, David Toole
Robert Morris Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Tony Buba, Instructor
3rd - I Have a Dream
Victor Samuel Garcia, Samuel Dent, David Pacheco, Dominique Gilbert
Mesa College, San Diego, CA
Michael Temple, Instructor
HIGH SCHOOL FILMS
Best of the Fest
Reciprocity – 10:00
Patrick Dawn, Ian Dalesky
Mountain View High, Bend, OR
Deborah DeGrosse, Instructor
Audience Choice
Flatter – 11:20
Michael Gallagher, Connor Fabiano, Matt Rosen, Sam Sabawi, Chris Hanke, Ariel Adler
Torrey Pines High, San Diego, CA
Jon Robertson, Instructor
48 HOUR OF MADNESS™
1st - Critic’s Corner
Team: Team Name
Ariel Adler, Michael Gallagher, Sam Sabawi, Matt Rosen
Torrey Pines High, San Diego, CA
Jon Robertson, Instructor
2nd - Something Classy
Team: Something Classy
Trevor Taylor, Alex Decino, Anne Baker, Michael Paul, Sloane Herrick
Carlsbad High, Carlsbad, CA
Wayne Beauvais, Instructor
3rd - Madness Documentary
Team: Shenanigans
Steven Wilson, Ian Blumenthal, Tommy Reif, and Chris Donati
Santa Ynez Valley Union, Sausalito, CA
Roger Nogales, Instructor
4th - Frisbee Friday
Team: Exclamation! Films
Ryan Leonard, Javid Pack, Riley Oneal, Austin Lim, Shea Bettwy
Patrick Henry High, San Diego, CA
Patrick Ojeda, Instructor
5th - Ransom
Team: Peaches
Nick Conedera, Jermaine Jackson, John Pratt, Aaron Bercvitch, Jill Swanson
Rancho Bernardo High, San Diego, CA
Ross Kallen, Instructor
ANIMATION
1st - Envious Heart
Carolyn Chrisman
Anacapa School, Santa Barbara, CA
John Teton, Instructor
2nd - Mia Moglie
Blake LaRue, Matt Ducot
Poway High, Poway, CA
Robert Kaechele, Instructor
3rd (tie) - Carl Learns
Aaron Gallimore
Dale Jackson Career Center, Lewisville, TX
Mark Harman, Instructor
3rd (tie) - Noodles on My Back
Steven Wilson
Santa Ynez Valley High, Santa Ynez, CA
Roger Novales, Instructor
COMEDY
1st - Flatter
Michael Gallagher, Connor Fabiano, Matt Rosen, Sam Sabawi, Chris Hanke, Ariel Adler
Torrey Pines High, San Diego, CA
Jon Robertson, Instructor
2nd (tie) - High School: The Musical
Jillian Porter, Sloane Herrick, Anne Baker, Alex Loucas
Carlsbad High, Carlsbad, CA
Wayne Beauvais, Instructor
2nd (tie) Per Qualche Pesos in Piu
Tim Fox
High Tech High, San Diego, CA
Blair Hatch, Instructor
3rd - So, You're a Vampire, What Now?
Trevor Scott
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, WI
Michael Mittelstaedt, Instructor
COMMERCIALS
1st - EF Tours
Jason Yeh, John Pratt
Rancho Bernardo High, CA
Ross Kallen, Instructor
2nd - Rivers and Glen
Hodges Usry
Academy of Richmond Co., Augusta, GA
Mrs. Williams, Instructor
3rd (tie) - Genevibrance
Krista Potocny, Virginia Poole, Alex Loucas, Scott Sawyer
Carlsbad High, Carlsbad, CA
Wayne Beauvais, Instructor
3rd (tie) - Salty Dog
Ashley Myers, Grace Abergas
Mt. Carmel High, San Diego, CA
Bill Harris, Instructor
4th - Speedy Death
Ashley Myers, Grace Abergas
Mt. Carmel High, San Diego, CA
Bill Harris, Instructor
DOCUMENTARY
1st - What if Jesus Were Gay?
Lucas Guilkey, Caitlin Wells, Molly Hale, Josh Yiangou
Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
Sharilyn Scharf, Instructor
2nd - Jumpstart Nation
Charlotte Simmonds, Matt Reynolds, Evan Coller, Kaija Cummings
Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
Sharilyn Scharf, Instructor
3rd - Benchmark
Kayvon Beykpour, Jennie Fredrich, Jay Glasenk, Taylor Schwartz, Aaron Wasserman
Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
Sharilyn Scharf, Instructor
4th - The Trend Experiment
Matt Reynolds, Dylan Begneaud, Caitlin Bicknell, Samantha Wachtel, Jimmy Macho
Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
Sharilyn Scharf, Instructor
5th - Valter
Steve Fralia, James Woo
Rancho Bernardo High, CA
Ross Kallen, Instructor
DRAMA
1st - Reciprocity
Patrick Dawn, Ian Dalesky
Mountain View High, Bend, OR
Deborah DeGrosse, Instructor
2nd - Reality Check
Daniel Bury, Alexander Bury
Thunderbird High, Phoenix, AZ
Dawn Jacoby, Instructor
3rd - No More Trophies for Everything
Justin Kielbasa, Adam Carver, Brian Gurriell
Scripps Ranch High, San Diego, CA
Sarkis Kaloustian, Instructor
4th - Shattered
Adam Carver, Tyler Knell
Scripps Ranch High, San Diego, CA
Sarkis Kaloustian, Instructor
EXPERIMENTAL
1st - Electric Sleep
Kevin Kunze
Bunnel High, Stratford, CT
Paul Gallichotte, Instructor
2nd - Goodbye Stranger
Tina Nguyen, Becky Caroli
Tamalpais High, Mill Valley, CA
Sharilyn Scharf, Instructor
3rd - Lusus Naturae
Jordan Burt, T.J. Cantu
Poway High, Poway, CA
Robert Kaechele, Instructor
HORROR/THRILLER
1st - Snowmaniac
Daniel Bury, Garrett Lewis
Thunderbird High, Phoenix, AZ
Dawn Jacoby, Instructor
2nd - The Perfect School
Sirous Mostashari
High Tech High, San Diego, CA
Blair Hatch, Instructor
3rd - Looks Like You
Brianna Dodds
Mt. Carmel High, San Diego, CA
Bill Harris, Instructor
MUSIC VIDEO
1st - The Cat in the PT Cruiser
Michael Gallagher, Matt Rosen
Torrey Pines High, San Diego, CA
Jon Robertson, Instructor
2nd - The Cat with Two Heads
Seth Willis, Aaron Gallimore
Dale Jackson Career Center, Lewisville, TX
Mark Harman, Instructor
3rd - The Wedding Gift
Chris Hanke
Torrey Pines High, San Diego, CA
Jon Robertson, Instructor
4th - Simply Stuck
Jordan Burt
Poway High, Poway, CA
Robert Kaechele, Instructor
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