11th Annual 168 Film Festival
Nominees & Awards 2013

(Winners in bold)

Best Film

  • Ferre - Chris Wiegand
  • Fin Del Año – Joshua Porter, Pat Daugherty, Jack McClintock
  • Freedom Road - Diane Vermooten, Ardeen Munnik
  • Heartfall - Joth Riggs, Joel Kilpatrick, Scott Nave
  • Lost in the Dark - Dana Newell
  • LU - Korstiaan Vandiver, Lu Lobello, Dwight Wilson II  
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick, Christina Matanick

Best Comedy

  • Scapegoat - John DeVries, Howard James Fyvie, Nevil Sandama
  • The Trouble with Gum - Liz Hewes

Best International Film

  • Fathers & Sons - Justin Machnik, Tyson Wiebe, Colin Sheldon, Canada
  • Freedom Road - Diane Vermooten, Ardeen Munnik, South Africa
  • Lost in the Dark - Dana Newell, Australia
  • Paladin - Elizabeth Simard, Joseph A Simard III, Australia
  • The Red File - Lyle Carey, Amanda Giles, Australia

Best Write of Passage Spotlight Film

  • New Year’s Resolution - Jason Vaile, Brandon Carmichael, Mark Blitch
  • Stepping Out - Mark Baird
  • The Creature - Nathan Ford, Barbara Feld, Susanna Velasquez

Best Documentary

  • GodSpeed - Thor Ramsey, Christopher Shawn Shaw
  • Make - Arthur Delgado
  • Set Free – Bob Springer, Jerod Powers
  • Six Days on a Raft - Mike Wech, Tim Lowry

Best Director

  • Blood - Peter Wigand
  • Fin Del Año - Joshua Porter
  • Freedom Road - Shane Vermooten
  • Heartfall - Joth Riggs
  • LU - Korstiaan Vandiver
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick
  • Stop Traffick - Wes Halula

Best Actor

  • Michael Joiner - Abound
  • Logan Imbler - Ferre
  • Kenny Santiago Marrero - Fin Del Año
  • Matthew Dylan Roberts - Freedom Road
  • Gunnar Sizemore - Heartfall
  • Nate Parker - LU
  • Stephen Baldwin - Stop Traffick

Best Actress

  • Rachel Hendrix - Abound
  • Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa-Kobus - Freedom Road
  • Reagan Kilpatrick – Heartfall
  • Elizabeth Jackson - It’s Not About Me
  • Emayatzy Corinealdi – LU
  • Abby White - (re)moved
  • Meggan Taylor - Stop Traffick

Best Supporting Actor

  • Anele Matoti - Freedom Road
  • Kevin Sizemore – Heartfall
  • Jack Jovcic - Never Too Late
  • Nick Neild – Paladin
  • Paul Moorhead - Stop Traffick
  • Daniel Bunton - The Red File
  • Tom Manor - The Trouble with Gum

Best Supporting Actress

  • Annette Reyes - Fin Del Año
  • Sarah Walton - Lost in the Dark
  • Saye Yabendeh - LU
  • Laura Collier - Never Too Late
  • Kyra Locke - (re)moved
  • Sabrina Culver - (re)moved
  • Jen Mercurio - The Disquieted

Best Screenplay - Drama

  • Bullied - Mike Boss, Jessica Boss
  • Fin Del Año - Nathan Weidner, Joshua Porter
  • Freedom Road - Diane Vermooten
  • Heartfall - Joel Kilpatrick
  • LU - Korstiaan Vandiver, Lu Lobello
  • (re)moved - Christina Matanick
  • Stop Traffick - Wes Halula

Best Screenplay - Comedy

  • Scapegoat - Matt Raubenheimer, Daniel Morcos, John DeVries, Howard James Fyvie
  • The Trouble with Gum - Liz Hewes, April Manor

Best Scriptural Integration (Use of Foundational Scripture)

  • Ferre - Chris Wiegand
  • Fin Del Año - Nathan Weidner, Joshua Porter
  • Freedom Road - Diane Vermooten
  • Heartfall - Joel Kilpatrick
  • (re)moved - Christina Matanick
  • Stop Traffick - Wes Halula
  • The Good Thief - Paul Nevison, Jared Hogan, Ben Field, Salomon Ligthelm

Best Cinematography

  • Ferre - Chris Wiegand
  • Fin Del Año - Dan Parsons
  • Freedom Road - Chris van der Burgh
  • Heartfall - Abraham Martinez
  • LU - Kay Madsen
  • Lost in the Dark - Ty Tuin
  • (re)moved - Tony Cruz

Best Editor

  • Abound - JD Medlock
  • Freedom Road - Chris van der Burgh
  • Ferre - Chris Wiegand
  • LU - Kay Madsen, Korstiaan Vandiver
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick
  • Stop Traffick - Isaiah Camp
  • The Good Thief - Jared Hogan, Salomon Ligthelm, Paul Nevison, Ben Field

Best Sound Design

  • Ferre - Chris Wiegand
  • Freedom Road - Chris van der Burgh
  • Heartfall - Ben Bruce
  • Lost in the Dark - Nayomi Pattuwage
  • LU - Andrew Scott Duncan
  • Palidin - Ryan Grzesiak, Asa Simard
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick

Best Original Score

  • Ferre - Jordan Critz
  • Freedom Road - Bruce Retief
  • Heartfall - Fred Emory Smith
  • Lost in the Dark - Daniel Saban
  • LU - Kevin MacLeoud, Gregory L. Brown
  • (re)moved - Daniel Jon Klaver

Best Production Design

  • Abound - Brooke Robbins
  • Blood - Rob Beunk
  • Fin Del Año - Joshua Porter
  • Freedom Road - Diane Vermooten
  • Heartfall - Karen Harper
  • LU - Korstiaan Vandiver
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick

Best Make up & Hair

  • Heartfall - Nicole Grisanti, Brenda Rippee
  • It's Not About Me - Rona Lamont
  • Lost in the Dark - April Carson
  • Palidin - Tracey Dean, Chetna Sharma, Topaz Parsons
  • (re)moved - Nathanael Matanick

Best Student Film

  • Captive - Kyle Macias, Josue Hernandez
  • Side Effects May Occur - Lauren Sheldon, Megan Marshall
  • What it Takes - Armin Hottman, Dereje Getahun

Evangelista Award (Evangelical Film)

  • Intro to Love - Karen Streicher
  • Lifewayves - Peter Kappes, Suhan Kappes
  • Make - Arthur Delgado
  • Pressed - Beau Chevassus
  • Set Free - Jerod Powers
  • Six Days on a Raft - Tim Lowry
  • The Reunion - Heather Ricks, Walker Ellison, Jerod Powers, Mauricio Belgrano

Best “Making Of” Film

  • Making of 10 "Abound" - Kimberleigh Rene
  • Making of 43 "Strapped" - Scott Carpenter
  • Making of 73 "Lost in the Dark" - Dana Newell
  • Making of 116 "Freedom Road" - Diane Vermooten
  • Making of 148 "The Henchmen" - Nathan VonMinden
  • Making of 159 "The Park Bench" - Sheila Hart
  • Making of 173 "The Meaning" - Silvia Perez

Audience Favorite Awards

  • Thursday - What Remains - T.J. Myers, Tim Oman, Katherine Norland
  • Friday - GodSpeed - Thor Ramsey, Christopher Shawn Shaw
  • Saturday - (re)moved Nathanael Matanick, Christina Matanick

169 Award

Peter Robinson