Thanks a bunch to everyone that came out to support independent filmmaking! It was an awesome weekend of short films and we couldn't have hoped for a better turn-out. Thanks also to all the filmmakers who submitted films, the local businesses that help support this fest and the hard-working Hi Mom! volunteers who keep this festival running.
Coming up with award winners seems to get harder every year. After watching 67 great short films, trying to choose just a few to award seems a bit unfair. It is truly a subjective experience. We think all of this year's films were top-notch, but there were a few that appeared again and again on our judges' cards. We'd like to congratulate the following filmmakers for their standout films. Hope to see you at Hi Mom! #9!
$1000 Kodak Film Grant (tie)
Clifton Childree/Nikki Rouason - She Sank on Shallow Bank
Nikc Miller - A Special Message From CCAQZ
Hi Mom! Gold ($300)
Buttons (Damon Bishop)
Hi Mom! Silver ($200)
Dies Irae/We Are Winning Don't Forget (Jean-Gabriel Periot)
Hi Mom! Bronze ($150)
Harmony (Jim Trainer)
Top Animation ($150)
Welcome to Purgatory, Return to Purgatory, Cinema Slideshow (Jay Barba/Brian Farrelly)
Best From NC ($150)
Hot Dog Man: A Case Study (Jim Haverkamp/Joyce Ventimiglia)
Camera Aesthetics ($150)
She Sank on Shallow Bank (Clifton Childree/Nikki Rouason)
Funniest of the Fest ($150)
Down Home Cookin'/Uncle Jimmy's %@!#%& Farm (Aaron Yonda)
