Over 30 films were selected for exhibition and/or competition at the 2024 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival held at Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ in Elk Grove Village from April 14-23, 2024. Of those films, the top award-winner was narrative feature Breakup Season receiving 5 Blue Glass awards.
BWiFF 2024 Award Winners
Best Original Score
Luke Coltman, Seasalter Road
Best Production Design
Kevin O’Brien, Katele (Mudskipper)
Best Cinematography
Marko Alonso, Marco Polo
Best Sound
Morten Brogaard & Birgit de Priester, Náttúrubönd
Best Editing
Jack Bexell, Cottage Grove
Best Supporting Actor
Brandon Haynes as Canada Lee/Bigger in The Problem of the Hero
Best Supporting Actress
Carly Stewart as Liz in Breakup Season
Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Finnegan Collins as Finn in Caught on Tape
Best Actress
Lydia Brayshaw as Emily in Twenty
Best Actor
A.P. Looze as The Traveler in The Bend
Best Screenplay
H. Nelson Tracey, Breakup Season
Best Director
H. Nelson Tracey, Breakup Season
Best Experimental
Náttúrubönd
Best Music Video
No Matter How Much
Best Documentary Short
Geezers
Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Caught on Tape
Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Blue Hour
Best Documentary Feature
Undivide Us
Best Narrative Feature
Breakup Season
Audience Favorite
The House That Stood
Best of Illinois
Cottage Grove
Best of Fest
Breakup Season
BWiFF 2024 Best of Beyond Award Winners
Best of Beyond Short
Spirit of Place
Best of Beyond Feature
Unspoken
Best of Beyond Documentary
Unbroken
Best of Beyond Narrative
Unspoken
Best of Beyond Audience Favorite
Fire Department, Inc.
