FirstGlance Film Fest 12 Philadelphia

Congratulations to our winners!

We thank the filmmakers who came out to the festival and for a very successful weekend.
We look forward to watching your careers grow and watching your new films at a future
FirstGlance Film Fest!

AUDIENCE FAVORITE IN EACH CATEGORY IS IN BOLD & RED.

BEST OF THE FEST

Abuelo – Mary Ann Kellogg

FEATURES

Chasing the White Dragon – Kathilynn Phillips
Best Drama

Friends (with Benefits) - Gorman Bechard
Best Ensemble Cast

How I Got Lost – Joe Leonard
Best Director

Dark Room Theater Double Feature- Benjamin Pollack
Best Comedy

FEATURE DOCS

Smile ‘Til It Hurts - Lee Storey
Best Director

Butterflies- Ester Brym
Best Entertainment Documentary

The Color Bearers – John Foley
Best Historical Documentary

SHORTS

Peter Arthur – James Bartolmeo
Best Director

The Beneficiary – Theodore Melfi
Best Actress-Julie Ann Emory

Death In Charge – Devi Snively
Best Horror

In the Dark- Alex Fazeli
Best Cinematography

Eiko – Christoph Kusching
Best International Short

Peace of Mind – Nathan Crooker
Best Actor –Matt Newton

Ergotism – Stefan Rochfort
Best Comedy

Holy Water – Tatiana Lamela-Rabell
Best Editing

Abuelo – Mary Ann Kellogg
Best Breakthrough Performance- Britt Flatmo

Lady Feet- Christopher Toppino
Best Drama

In Search of Aztec Gold - Nardeep Khurmi
Best Local Short

SHORTS TOO

Crossing the Line – Martha Elcan
Best Drama

True Beauty This Night – Peter Besson
Best Director

Tripping Up – Greg Koorhan
Best Comedy

MINI DOCS

Free The River Park – Tara Nurin and Rob Stuart
Best Director

Friends of Independence – Joe Medeiros
Best Editing

STUDENT SHORTS

Melancholamorbus – Ryan O’ Laughlin
Best Director

Martin – Sean Branigan
Best Drama

ANIMATION

American Terror: Company Man- Joseph Krzemienski
Best Drama

Skylight- David Baas
Best Director

Duke Baa – Shu-Han Yang
Best 3D Animation

Un Duelo- Felipe Esquival
Best International Animation

Autonomy – Brad Regier
Best Comedy

MUSIC VIDEO

Visa “Breakout the Violins” – Tadeh Daschi
Best Production Design

Annakin “Alive” – Christian Ammann
Best Cinematography

One Word Song “Time Stood Still” - Rodrigo Orozco
Best Editing

DelMar “Until the Sun” – Brandon Nguyen
Best Director

Short Online Contest Winner

Growing Up Vegas- Amber Beard
Best Online Short