2009 Best of the Festival Award
Winner, Best of the Festival:
Classical Crazies by Monsters from the id productions
Second Place:
Special Needs by Scott Smith
Third Place:
Facebook Bullies by Direct Sunlight Productions
Fourth Place:
Wheelchair Werewolf by Joe Avella
The Best of the Festival Award, initiated in 2005, is given to the short comedy film judged highest by a jury of Chicagoans prominent in the comedy and filmmaking communities and the media (see below). The jury members are present during the two shows of the event, scoring the films that are screened – for 2009, the total was 38.
The winning film received a copy of Avid Media Composer 3.5 Software, worth $2,500, from Partnering Sponsor Avid Technology, Inc.
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Jury for 2009:
Kathy Byrne, Project Coordinator, Chicago Film Office
Joe Calomino, Independent Filmmaker
Jason Heidemann, Comedy Editor, Time Out Chicago
Norm Holly, Artistic Director/Conservatory Head, Second City Chicago; Actor; Director
Ryan Jewell, Executive Director, Independent Feature Project (IFP) Chicago
Kyle Ryan, Chicago City Editor, The Onion
Jason Stephens, Executive Director, Split Pillow
Steve Zacharias, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor, Director
Winner, Best of the Festival Award 2008:
A Death in Progress, by Don Bitters III
Winner, Best of the Festival Award 2007:
Girls Room, by Maria Gigante
Winner, Best of the Festival 2006:
Must Like Magic, by David Pasquesi, T.J. Jagodowski and Steve Stein
Winner, Best of the Festival 2005:
Time Traveler, by Consortium Productions