The sun has set on Hi Mom! #6. What an amazing weekend it was! Thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting independent film. We couldn’t have been happier with this year’s turnout. Thanks also to all of the filmmakers that made the trip to NC to see their film screened. It was cool to finally meet some of you in person! We wanted to send a special thanks to Bill Plympton and Norwood Cheek for their hilarious screenings. We’d also like to thank Jennyanykind, Portastatic and all of our DJs for the great music they provided us and the Barbecue Joint for the tasty ‘cue!

It’s always difficult to choose award winners with so many interesting films in the festival. It’s especially difficult when you are having to compare so many different genres. Next year, Hi Mom! will probably revise it’s award categories to be more genre oriented, but it will never be easy picking the winners. All of the films are winners in our minds. We wouldn’t show them if they weren’t... With that said, here are the official award winners for Hi Mom! #6:

Kodak “Most Promising Filmmaker” Award ($1000 Film Grant from Kodak) Rusty Nails (The Ramones and I) Chicago, IL
Jury Award – 1st Place ($300) Jerome Gariepy (Cat #6 is a Coward) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jury Award – 2nd Place ($200) Julia Sarcone-Roach (Call of the Wild) Brooklyn, NY
Jury Award – 3rd Place ($100) Mike Hoolboom (Imitations of Life) Home
Best Animation ($150) David Zackin (Tunanooda) Chicago, IL
Best from NC ($150) Francesca Talenti (The Planets) Chapel Hill, NC
Best Female Filmmaker ($150)* Elena Oxman (K-Mart Confidential) Carrboro, NC
Best Cinematography ($150)* Jack Sammuell (Thanksgiving) Santa Barbara, CA
Audience Award ($151) Sam Goetz (Hat Match) Brooklyn, NY
*These categories are judged by Harris-Chewning, Inc.
Hi Mom! #6 Honorable Mentions
Slinky Atreides (Escape Velocity) West Haven, CT
Julie Sink (Father Cathie) Durham, NC
Casey Koehler (Bautismo) Boulder, CO
Wes Kim (Why it’s a Good Thing) Seattle, WA
David Ellsworth (Super 8 Mom) Hills, IA
Ryan Landels (The Midnight Express) Culver City, CA