UPDATED: The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival has announced the nominations for the 2018 Superlative Awards. The awards will be presented Saturday night, October 20, 2018, following the final show at the Premiere Theaters Oaks Stadium 10 in Melbourne, Florida.
UPDATE (10/15/2018): Link to Nomination Laurels for nominees. Click on the Laurels to download your film’s nomination laurel.
Best Animation
Death Van by Michael Enzbrunner
Open Up by Savannah Berube
Partners by Haley Monson
Bombshell by Ryland Carlin
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Heartless Angler by Takayuki Ogawa
In Her Image by Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Perception by Kevin O’Neill
The Hobbyist by George Vatistas
Zona by Toofan Nahan-Ghodrati
BEST COMEDY
Carpool directed by Dan Portnoy
Are You My Mother by Archangel Delapaz
Eat Up by Kavivarman Vigneswaran
Father & Father by Michael Baumgarten
Once Upon A Dream by Anthony Nion
Street Dykes by Haven Nutt
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Fixed by Ding Jie Ng
Kids News by T L Westgate
The Winding Trail (Bob’s Bike Shop) by Austin Roghella
Slingin’ Paint by Phil Lister
JR Root by Jonathan Frazier
BEST DRAMA
Conquer the World by Kaiser Tangso
Before Oblivion by Ferenc Rakoczy
Repercussion by Negin Homayounpour
Perception by Kevin James O’Neill
In Her Image by Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Zona by Toofan Nahan-Ghodrati
Heartless Angler by Takayuki Ogawa
The Hobbyist by George Vatistas
The Case Against Mr. Sheppard by Luis Miguel Leal
BEST HORROR
A Silent Morning by Juan Pantoja
Believe Then See by Mike Tran
Crib by Bradley Fowler
The Dark Hunger by Anthony Williams
Distortion by Gregory Papinutto
Door to Purgatory by Alexandra Balda
Midnight Man by Brenden Jackson Rogers
The Edge of Madness by Chris Alonso
BEST MOVIE POSTER
A Face in the Crowd by Dale Metz
Ask God by Sue Dontell
Midnight Man by Brendan Jackson Rogers
Perception by Kevin James O’Neill
Slingin’ Ink by Phil Lister
To Learn the Piano with Closed Eyes by Ace Patel
Zona by Toofan Nahan-Ghodrati
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Dollyrots: Mermaids by Steven Shea
Katie Garibaldi: Unhappy Holiday by Anna Haas
Nena & Dave Stewart: Be My Rebel by Virgil Widrich
Orlando in Heaven by Barry Eager
Whiteqube: Design Flaws by Steven Shea
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwhistle Story by James Pomichter
In Her Image by Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Repercussion by Negin Homayounpour
Surv’i by Stephen Wise
The Hobbyist by George Vatistas
Zona by Toofan Nahan-Ghodrati
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY
Before Oblivion by Ferenc Rakoczy
In Her Image by Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Once Upon A Dream by Anthony Nion
The Magic of Reading by Claudia Moysett
Tickets available at online or at the ticket counter at Premiere Theaters Oaks Stadium 10