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JUDGES AWARDS

2019

VIP JUDGES: Sav Rodgers, Alan Calpe, & Lacey Barnes

Grand Prize Award: Team 7 “Gullible’s Travels”

Femmakers Award: Team 15 “Secrets are Made of You and Me”

Student Award Award: Team 9 “Confession”

People’s Choice Award: Team 14 “Untitled”

2018

VIP Judges: Laura Kirk, Danny Roew and Sav Rodgers
Co-Hosts: Byron J Love and Meghan Welch

Grand Prize Award: THE SMILE AND THE LIGHT BLUE EYES
Directed by Brayden Frazier and Produced by Peter Espinosa

2nd Place Judges Award: HYPNOTIZE CREATURE
Directed & Produced by Ian Blume

Audience Award + 3rd Place Judges Award: LOVABLE RESCUE
Directed & Produced by Levi & Travis Feil

Outstanding Female Filmmaker Team: FLOAT ON GOLD
Directed by Ellen Crispin and Produced by Brooke Russell

2017

VIP JUDGES : Chad McClure, Devon Fasbinder, Michael Wunsch

Grand Prize Winner : DEADLOCK WEDLOCK
2nd Place : PLUVIOPHILE
3rd Place : THE NEW PROFESSIONAL

Student Spotlight Award : SUITED FOR DELIVERY
Outstanding Female Led Team: BONNIE RAY GUN AND THE SAVAGE SHADOW

2016

VIP JUDGES : James Choi, Emily Griffin, Fletcher Powell

1st Place + Audience Choice Award : The Fifth Sense
2nd Place : Fast & Delirious

3rd Place + Student Spotlight Award
DTTW:KC Showcase Winner : Invitation To Burn

2015

VIP JUDGES : Rod Pocowatchit, Hannah Davis, Rod Pocowatchit

Co-Hosts: Sarah Kallail & Emily Strom

1st Place: PLENTY OF YOU TO GO AROUND
2nd Place: LEMON PARADE
3rd Place: GRIN & BEAR IT
Audience Award: LEMON PARADE

Emerging Student Filmmaker Award: AGENT OF CHANGE
Student Filmmaker Award: PHO HOT LOVE

2014

VIP JUDGES : Anita Cochron, Jason Opat, & Shawn Rhodes

1st place: Copy Cat (Fictional Biopic)
2nd place: Cat Zero (Creature Feature)
3rd place: One Life Left (Adventure)
Audience Award: The Good, The Bad & The Furry (Western)

STUDENT AWARDS
Emerging Student Filmmaker: Little Kitty in the Big City (Western) Circle High School
Student Filmmaker Team: Dress Xing (Coming of Age)

2013

VIP Judges included Kevin Keplar, Carol Hughes, & Lonny Quattlebaum
GRAND PRIZE: UNMASKED
2nd Place: </PHISH<
3rd Place (tie): Vlad & Coco & FRAMES
Student Award: Identity of a Shattered Mind (Maize High School)
Audience Choice Award: UNMASKED

2012

VIP Judges: Sarah Kallail, Wynn Ponder, & Peter Jasso

GRAND PRIZE: RE-UP
2nd Place: Step-Hooker
3rd Place: PANTS
Student Award: Or Maybe…
Audience Choice Award: PANTS

SHOWCASE FILMS & REQUIRED ELEMENTS

2012

PROP: Keys on a Keying
LINE: “This isn’t going to have a happy ending.”
LOCATION: At a Bus Stop
THEME: Catch 22

89 Tempo
Cede
PANTS
The Inciteful Tree
Last Stop
Or Maybe…
RE-UP
Step-Hooker
Visser
ZugZwang
Honorable Mentions:
The Room
Control

2013

ACTION: Slap in the face
DIALOGUE / LINE: “You can’t stand up in a Cadillac, either.” – Bill Lear (Learjet Sponsor)
PROP: Car Radio
THEME: Identity Theft
BONUS LOCATION: a B-52 cockpit simulator provided by NuTek Simulations

</PHISH<
Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
FRAMES
Identity of a Shattered Mind
Vlad & Coco
Special Delivery
Sudden Confusion
UNMASKED
No Time for Polar Bears
Nick Gets Replaced
Honorable Mention: Why Not?

2014

ACTION: Walk like an Egyptian
CHARACTER: Short Haired Cat Rancher
LOCATION: Downtown Wichita Bridge (1st/2nd St • Douglas Ave • Maple)
PROP: Cars + Drivers courtesy of BlackTop Nationals
GENRE: Musical • Creature Feature • Fictional Biopic • RomCom • Film Noir • Fantasy (PG) • Adventure • Spy Film • Western • Thriller • Coming of Age

The Good, The Bad & The Furry (Western)
Better Luck This Time (Fantasy)
The Curse of the Cat (Musical)
Le Chat Noir (Film Noir)
Pussies (Western)
Copy Cat (Fictional Biopic)
Clowder (Coming of Age)
Catnap (RomCom)
Cat Zero (Creature Feature)
One Life Left (Adventure)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Conscious (Adventure) | From Wichita with Love (Spy Film) | Mr Hawthorn’s Missing Items (Film Noir)

2015

GENRE : Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Fantasy/Supernatural • RomCom • Science Fiction • Thriller • Wildcard (Musical / Creature Feature / Coming of Age)
PLOT DEVICE : A Plot Twist
CHARACTER ARCHETYPE : The Alchemist • The Child • The Engineer • The Femme Fatale • The Fool • The Medicine Man • The Pioneer • The Scribe • The Thief • The Trickster
LOCATION: In a Closet

FOOD CON (Producer Patrick Calvillo/Director Ian Blume)
AGENTS OF CHANGE (Producer/Director Levi Feil – Student: Middle School)
MACK (Producer/Director DJ Canfield)
LEMON PARADE (Producer/Director Shane Konicki)
FRESH FRUIT & YOGHURT (Producer Brent Duncan/Director Tim Rogers)
GRIN AND BEAR IT (Producer/Director Brooke Russell)
THE EQUATION (Producer Eelinh Torrell/DirectorKerry Burrow)
FRANK GARRETT: OFFICE RAIDER (Producer Greg Steinert/Director Chris Steinert)
PLENTY OF YOU TO GO AROUND (Producer/Director Nick Brown)
PHOT HOT LOVE (Producer Joey Laurie/Director Jackson Laurie)

Honorable Mention: OFF THE BEAT (Proudcer Naythan Smith/Director Andre Kahmeyer)

2016

Action: Eating fancy meal (all teams)
Sensory: Smell (all teams)
Cinematic Technique: Hitchcock “Vertigo” Effect (all teams)
Location: Keeper of the Plains / Union Station / Commerce Arts District / Delano Roundabout (varied by team)
Prop in a Box (varied by team)

Team 04 : High-Low Split (Dir. Nate Jones & Roy Nugen / Prod. Nate Jones)
Team 07 : Invitation to Burn (Dir. / Prod.Levi Feil)
Team 11 : No Mess Too Big (Dir. / Prod. Kevin Keplar)
Team 12 : Fast & Delirious (Dir. Kelly Johnson & Jake Trease / Prod. Taylor Dietterich)
Team 17 : Echoes of Sorrow (Dir. / Prod. Naythan Smith)
Team 18 : The Fifth Sense (Dir. Landon Barton / Prod. Jake Fisher)
Team 09 : Fast & Delirious (Dir. Kelly Johnson & Jake Trease / Prod. Taylor Dietterich)
Team 23 : Petal Pusher (Dir. Alex Thomas / Prod. Brooke Russell)
Team 27 : UBERMUNCH (Dir. Dan Overholt / Prod. Kris Broadley)
Team 32 : Clipped (Dir. Colin Wassinger)

2017

Emotion: Confidence, Madness, Fear, Sadness, Euphoria (separate for each team)
Green Screen clip provided by Squid Ink Creative
Camera Technique: Dutch Angle (all teams)
Location: Heritage Square Park / Outside of Wichita Carnegie Library & Fidelity Bank (all teams)
Prop / Dialogue: Teams rolled an 8-sided dice and were randomly assigned two words that they had to decide on the spot if they would use as a prop or as part of their dialogue (or both.)

BE YOURSELF (Producer Harrison Steele & Director Justin Miller)
TOUGH TIMES ARE AHEAD (Producer Lonny Quattlebaum & Director Nick Brown)
PLUVIOPHILE (Producer Victoria Gayer & Director Naythan Smith)
DADDY ISSUES (Director Alex Thomas & Producer Brooke Russell)
FIDGET SINNER (Director Micah Streeter & Producer Peter Daood)
BOOK CLUB (Director Jackson Laurie & Producer Joey Laurie)
STANLEY’S DAY (Director Brent Duncan & Producer Tim Rogers)
SUITED FOR DELIVERY (Director/Producer Levi Feil)
THE NEW PROFESSIONAL (Producer Taylor Dietrich & Director Kelly Johnson)
OPTIMUM OPPONENT (Director/Producer Kevin Wildt)
WEDLOCK DEADLOCK (Director Landon Barton & Producer Jake Fisher)

Best Actor: Mark Anderson, Team #22

Best Actress: Jenny Wood, Team #42

Best Ensemble Cast: Team #42

Best Cinematography: Team #28

Best Editing: Team #25

Best Production Design: Team #30

Best Score / Soundtrack: Team #17

Best Screenplay: Team #23

Best Use of Required Elements: Team #22 – A Colossal Stick

Best Visual Effects: Team #33

Best Emerging Filmmaker Team: Team #38

2018

PROP – $10 & under
WESTLAKE ACE HARDWARE at 3110 E DOUGLAS AVE
LOCATION: The Arkansas River
CAMERA TECHNIQUE: Circular Pan
DIALOGUE (3 Available): Must be spoken (Comics (provided by Ortiz Elementary after school program – Matthew French’s class).

NAME OF FILM: Choose three to four words from the remaining DTTW Word Chart and create a title for your film. (provided by Ortiz Elementary after school program – Matthew French’s class)

2019

(MOVING) LOCATION sponsored by Wichita Transit: YOUR TEAM MUST SHOOT AN ESTABLISHING SHOT & FILM A SCENE ON THE (MOVING) BUS.
NOTES:
All buses run hourly from 6:30a till 6:00p. Check your route schedule accordingly.
Please be aware of the public, staff, and individuals who do not wish to be filmed. Teams must acquire all signed and dated Model/Talent Release Forms.
Location Release Forms are waived for DTTW Filmmakers on this day.
CHARACTER DIALOGUE sponsored by Wichita Public Library: EACH TEAM MUST CHOOSE A BOOK FROM THE #DTTW + NEA BIG READ DISPLAY:
Check out the book. Find the FIRST CHARACTER & FIRST LINE OF DIALOGUE. Send photo evidence.

CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES (PHYSICAL / PERSONALITY): YOUR LEADING CHARACTER MUST ENCOMPASS BOTH
OF THESE (PHYSICAL AND PERSONALITY) CHARACTER TRAITS.

You can choose whether or not this character overcomes these flaws/attribute. And how they choose to wield it

A: Team 14 “Untitled”
B: Team 1 “Attempting Tantalus”
C: Team 9 “Confession”
D: Team 15 “Secrets are Made of You and Me”
E: Team 13 “Paralysis in Motion”
F- Team 7: “Gullible’s Travels”
G- Team 4: “Look at Me”
H- Team 10: “Steel Rogue”
I – Team 12: “Recurse”
J- Team 2: “Nutcase”
K- Team 8: “Colbalt Aferno”
L- Team 6: “Frizz”
M- Team 3: “Ghost Realtor”
N- Team 5: “Because I Knew You”
O- Team 11: “Tub Time Trauma”