Join us for the first ever Dojo Comedy 2020 Film Fest Competition! Taking place over the course of 10 days, teams will have the opportunity to write, shoot, edit, and premier their very own short film.
Winners:
Best Prop - Misty & the Misfits
Honorable Mentions: Movie Time, A Lamb Is Born, Love Yourself
Best Editing/Cinematography - Love Yourself
Honorable Mentions: Aperol Spritz, Campaign Vid, Ferris Bueller's Day In, Demon Cat
Best Writing/Script - Demon Cat
Honorable Mentions: Falling, Runner Boy, Love Yourself, Misty & the Misfits
Best Film - Love Yourself
Honorable Mentions: Ferris Bueller's Day In, Runner Boy, Demon Cat
Congeniality Award - Mug Wine
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2020 Film Fest Teams
Aperol Spritz: Kara Kinsey, Bethan Coan, Bridget Kinsey, Anna Kinsey
Bionic Son Studios: Max Makovetsky, Eli Lloyd, Eli Makovetsky, Owen Lloyd
Bird House: Chris Carusiello, Jacob Massey, Sarah Leary, James Jackson, Tori Reimersma
Dear Friends: Kelsey Anderson, Erick Acuña, Mike Bock, Ali Chief, Kara Kinsey, Stephanie Kozikowski, Martin Steger
Flexible Spending Account: Elizabeth Fulton, Stacey Axler, Sam Schifrin
George P. Geef: Joe Dawson, Laura Morrison
Homeless Fireparty: Colin Chocola, Langdon Page, Conor Mittelstadt
Meeks & Picciotto: Turner Meeks, Adrienne Picciotto
Mug Wine: Alan Prunier
Nora Dell: Nora Dell
Operation Nomotivation: Kristin O'Brien, Karyn Wilson
Prom Night: Amanda Magnavita, Elizabeth Leff
Shots on a Monday: Lauren Gabel, Katie Munn, David Mullins, Erick Acuña, Joseph Bushur, Sarah Caffee, Andrew Lee, Sarah Liebman
The Greatest Collab: Nora Dell, Tomi Komolafe, Steve Raetzman, Carly Kraybill, Kate Purcell
Film Fest Judges
Murphy McHugh - Dojo Comedy owner & founder. English major with a screenwriting focus. Favorite movie: Seven Samurai.
Nicole Barrett - Film Fest organizer, thinks everyone should make a habit of going to the movies alone. Favorite current director: Denis Villeneuve.
Kristina Martinez - Saw Natural Born Killers in the theater as a child, but has never seen Bambi. Favorite movie scene: Anytime voiceover narrative is used in Adaptation.
Rosie Grant - Made stop-motion movies as a kid with legos and a handheld RCA. Watched the Lord of the Rings films back to back just to count all the Wilhelm screams.
Nathan Roe - Film major. Makes Youtube videos at a gaming company for a living, which he’s pretty sure is the pinnacle of modern filmmaking. Favorite movies (from the past few years): Eighth Grade, Roma, Shoplifters.
Steve Lucas - Self-described “film festival circuit queen”. Ran & organized a film review website. Favorite *living* director: Pedro Almodovar.
Justin Lamb - Movie Pass super-user (RIP). Has OPINIONS about Rise of Skywalker. Favorite movie: unknown.
2020 Film Fest Rules and FAQs
To learn more about the Dojo Comedy 2020 Film fest, check out the rules and FAQs below.
