BWiFF 2015
Festival Overview
The 2015 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF 2015) consisted of 35 short and feature-length official selections. The Shorts and Features competition was held at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine from July 20-21 and July 23-25 with special presentations at the Star Cinema Grill in Arlington Heights on July 19, 22 and 26.
Features Competition
Cotton
Learning to Ride
Forced Perspective
The House on Pine Street
The Philosopher King
Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story
Terrible Love
Truth Cocktail
Shorts Competition
The After Party
Batman and Jimbo
Broken
Carne de gaviota
Contact
C.T.R.L.
Escape from Midwich Valley
The Fallen Phoenix
Falling to Pieces
Fixed
A Game on the Line
In Dark
A King’s Betrayal
Marathon
Makeover
Sugarhiccup
Tik Tak
Todd and Anne: Water in the Pot
To Have and Withhold
Truth Cocktail
Yikes
World Cinema Selections
(Out of Competition)
The Acerb
Blue Eyed Boy
Bob et les Sex Pistaches
Good Hands
Greenland
2015 Blue Glass Award Winners
Best Original Score
Joel Christian Goffin, Cotton
Best Production Design
Monique Soames, Makeover
Best Sound
C.J. Drumeller, The House on Pine Street
Best Editing
Didier Ranz, Bob et les Sex Pistaches
Best Effects
Brian Magarian and Matt O'Neill, The House on Pine Street
Best Cinematography
Sylvain Séchet, Escape From Midwich Valley
Promising Filmmaker
Aaron and Austin Keeling, The House on Pine Street
Best Supporting Actress
Lusia Strus as "Maggie Mae Cooper-Welles" in Cotton
Best Supporting Actor
Gary Cole as "Clay Peaks" in Cotton
Best Actress
Emily Goss as "Jennifer" in The House on Pine Street
Best Actor
Rufus Burns as "Rufus Acosta" in Terrible Love
Best Dramatic Screenplay
Marty Madden for Cotton
Best Comedic Screenplay
Yves Matthey and Daniel Vovillamoz for Bob et les Sex Pistaches
Best Director
Christopher Thomas for Terrible Love
Best Music Video
Escape from Midwich Valley
Best Documentary
Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story
Best Animation
Broken
Best Dramatic Narrative Short
Tik Tak
Best Comedic Narrative Short
A King's Betrayal
Best Narrative Feature
Cotton
Audience Favorite
Cotton
Best of Fest
Terrible Love