History – Film Crash

October 16, 2021

Film Crash Film Festival

2021 Film Crash Festival Awards

MOORRIISS THE ROBOT Directed by Wade Chitwood, First Prize Comedy
TWO LITTLE PEOPLE Directed by Xin Li, First Prize Animated Film
VALLEY OF FLOWERS Directed by Emma Asson, Suno Chen, Sophia Nino, First Prize Documentary
DUET Directed by Yadid Licht, Best Animated Film
21 Directed by Damian Gonzalez & Jeremy Weinstein, First Prize Short Film
THE YES YES FISH Directed by Patrick Moser, First Prize Experimental Film
SUCKING WIND Emerson Thomas-Gregory, Best Actor
SUCKING WIND Directed by Ruby Bake & David Kennedy, First Prize Drama

2021 Film Crash Screenplay Competition Awards

THE TWELVE CHAIRS Written by Gregg Greenberg &Michael Rispoli, First Prize 1-Hour Drama Pilot
MOBNOXIOUS Written by Frank Vespe, First Prize 1/2-Hour Sitcom Pilot
AS TIME GOES BY Written by Jon Davis, First Prize Action Adventure Screenplay
A FLORIDA MAN Written by Kid Strange, First Prize Comedy Feature Screenplay
WESTEND Written by Michał Szalonek & Paweł Podlejski, First Prize Dramatic Feature Screenplay
THE CALLING Written by Steven Bogart, First Prize Horror Screenplay
BAD ROMANCE Written by Chad Wellinger, First Prize Romantic Comedy Screenplay
OVER AND OUT Written by Callie LeClaire, First Prize Dramatic Short Screenplay
BURN PATTERN Written by Laura Kemp, First Prize Thriller Screenplay

October 30, 2020

Film Crash Virtual (for COVID-19) Film Festival

2020 Film Crash Festival Awards

2020 Film Crash Screenplay Competition Awards

THE GIVERS Written by Ruben Estremera & Gregory Wolk, First Prize 1-Hour Drama Pilot
CURRENTLY KATIE Written by Hannah Petosa, First Prize 1/2-Hour Sitcom Pilot
STAND-UPS Written by Ruben Estremera & Gregory Wolk, Best 1/2-Hour Sitcom Pilot
THE SEEDS WE SOW Written by Scott Harbison, First Prize Action Adventure Screenplay
MERRY MURDER Written by Eric Lambden, First Prize Comedy Feature Screenplay
HOLE SET Written by Kyle Smith, First Prize Dramatic Feature Screenplay
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH Written by Samuel Taylor, First Prize Horror Screenplay
THE OFFICIANT Written by Carla Miles, First Prize Romantic Comedy Screenplay
VODOUN Written by Stuart Creque, First Prize Dramatic Short Screenplay
CELLULAR MEMORY Written by Brian Erwin, First Prize Thriller Screenplay

October 12, 2019

Laemmle's Royal Theatre, Los Angeles

2019 Film Crash Festival Awards

2019 Film Crash Screenplay Competition Awards

SWANK'S! Written by Ed Bookman, First Prize Dramatic Feature Screenplay
POLYMER Written by Matthew Karges, First Prize Dramatic Short Screenplay
HIGH STRIKER Written by Gerald Rigdon, First Prize Thriller Screenplay
IT'S HERE Written by Judson Vaughan, First Prize Horror Screenplay
BORN AGAIN Written by Daniel Schooling, First Prize Comedy Feature Screenplay
RAINBOW HUNTING Written by Conor McFarland, First Prize Romantic Comedy Screenplay
LIGHT Written by Michael Schilf, First Prize 1-Hour Drama Pilot
BOARD TO DEATH Written by Jodi Teti, First Prize 1/2-Hour Sitcom Pilot
RESURRECTION RUN Written by Sean Mick, First Prize Action Adventure Screenplay

October 13, 2018

Laemmle's Royal Theatre, Los Angeles

2018 Film Crash Festival Awards

ILLUSION Directed by Yedan Zhu, First Prize Student Animated Film
THE MIDPOINT OF A VERY LONG STORY Directed by Ertug Tufekcioglu, First Prize Drama
MY HEART IS A LURE Directed by Patrick Moser, First Prize Experimental Film
MOVE Directed by David Stenseth, First Prize Student Documentary
VOICE Directed by Takeshi Kushida, First Prize Experimental Drama
COLLEGE NOMAD Directed by Albert Rano, First Prize Documentary
THE HYACINTH GIRL Julia Rock, Best Actress
THE HYACINTH GIRL Directed by Marielle Heydt, First Prize Best Movie
UNTIL WE REACH THE SUN Directed by Daisy Dickinson, First Prize Animated Film

2018 Film Crash Screenplay Competition Awards

DID YOU HEAR? Written by Joseph Harrison, First Prize Romantic Comedy Screenplay
THE COLOR OF EVIL Written by Connie Wilson, First Prize Horror Screenplay
THE COTTAGES Written by John Darbonne, First Prize Web/New Media Screenplay
BACK HOME Written by Matthew Baker, First Prize Comedy Feature Screenplay
EGALITƒ Written by Michael Head, First Prize 1-Hour Drama Pilot
'TIL DEATH Written by Alexandra Marshall, First Prize Dramatic Short Screenplay
PARADISE POND Written by Lorraine Portman, First Prize Thriller Screenplay
THE MUSHROOM KING Written by Steve Trebilcock, First Prize Action Adventure Screenplay
DELIVERY GIRL Written by Katherine Grant Krieger, First Prize Dramatic Feature Screenplay
MY LIFE WITH CATS Written by Bear Kosik, First Prize 1/2-Hour Sitcom Pilot

October 14, 2017

Laemmle's Royal Theatre, Los Angeles

2017 Film Crash Festival Awards

STARS Directed by Han Zhang, First Prize Animated Film
THE LOCKET Directed by Spencer Henry Williams, First Prize Student Film
A UNIVERSAL LOVE STORY Directed by Natalie MacMahon, First Prize Short Film
VOICES FROM KAW THOO LEI Directed by Martha Gorzycki, First Prize Documentary
CORRIDORY Directed by Matt Meindl, First Prize Experimental Film
PENNY AND PAUL Directed by Brian Rawlins, First Prize Drama
PENNY AND PAUL Benjamin Schrader, Best Actor

2017 Film Crash Screenplay Competition Awards

THE GIRLS IN THE HOUSE Written by Tara Leigh, First Prize 1-Hour Drama Pilot
BLOOD TRIGGER Written by Ron Podell, First Prize Action Adventure Screenplay
GAMERS Written by Travis Lemke, Jury Prize Comedy Feature Screenplay
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN Written by Nicholas Zingarelli, First Prize Dramatic Feature Screenplay
BLOOD KNOTS Written by Gregg Malkoff, First Prize Horror Screenplay
A WORLD WITHOUT MEN Written by Malachi Kaplan, First Prize Romantic Comedy Screenplay
A RUN Written by Dagomir Kaszlikowski, First Prize Dramatic Short Screenplay
MALICIOUS INTENT Written by Mike Briock, First Prize Thriller Screenplay

October 22, 2016

MiMoDa Studios, Los Angeles

AEON Directed by Derek O'Dell, First Prize Animated Film
HEAVEN IS NOW Directed by Audrey Lorea, First Prize Feature Film
ATOMIC COUPLE! Directed by Rodrigo Espinosa, First Prize Comedy Short
COMPETITION Directed by Artur Boruzs, First Prize Student Short
RETREAT HELL Directed by Riley Robbins, Best Actor Short Film
THE DABBLER MAN Directed by Mario Horton, First Prize Dramatic Short
AFTER THE STORM Directed by Felix Tobin, First Prize Experimental Short
DEAD VAN DRIVIN' Directed by Drew Morris, First Prize Documentary

November 15, 2015

MiMoDa Studio, Los Angeles

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WILDLIKE Directed by Frank Hall Green, Best Feature Film
BEST BEFORE END... Directed by Nicolas Fogliarini, Best Short Film
VESSELS Directed by Arkasha Stevenson, Grand Jury Prize & Best Student Short Film
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL Directed by Kyoko Yamashita, Best Animated Film
ITALIAN JUSTICE Directed by Marzio Mirabella, Best Web/New Media
LAPSUS Directed by Karim Ouaret, Best Thriller Short Film
WITHIN Directed by Natalia Azevedo Andrade, Best Student Animated Film
TAK CHUNG WU Directed by Tyler Russo, Best Documentary

October 19, 2014

MiMoDa Studio, Los Angeles

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NIKO Directed by Ilgar Ozturk, First Prize Thriller Short
BITTERSWEET MONDAY Directed by Jaime Lee, First Prize Feature Film
I KNOW YOU Directed by Colin Gerrard, Jury Prize Short Film
THE CARAMEL CORN RIOT Directed by Guang Cheng Shie, First Prize Short Film
NOVEMBER Directed by Eric Esser, First Prize Student Short
FLAVOR & FUEL - A Story Of Modern Craftsmanship Produced by Matthew Woodget, First Prize Web/New Media
BUTTERFLY FLUTTERING Directed by Roman Kayumov, Jury Prize Narrative Short

December 3, 2007

Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles

December 16, 1998

Unterfuton Studios, New York City

June 20, 1997

Den of Cin, New York City

February 21, 1997

Den of Cin, New York City

August 20, 1992

Museo De Imagem e Do Som in Sao Paulo Brazil

January 22, 1992

Sundance Film Festival Bootleg Film Crash, Park City, Utah

January 12, 1992

Anthology Film Archives, New York City

September 27, 1991

Angelika Film Center, New York City

September 27, 1991

Limelight, New York City

March 21, 1991

Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.

January 21, 1991

Sundance Film Festival Bootleg Film Crash, Park City, Utah

September 27, 1990

Kampo Cultural Center, New York City

July 13, 1990

124 Ridge Street Gallery, New York City

June 29, 1990

Angelika Film Center, New York City

June 7, 1990

Heliotrope Theater, Los Angeles

FILM CRASH KIDS by Karl Nussbaum
SNOWFIELD by Bill Morrison
MOTHER OF WOLVES by Peter Mark D'Auria
VISJE EEN, VISJE TWEE, VISJE VISJE IN DE ZEE by Kim Niekerk
SHARK SHOW by Scott Levy
WHERE I'M COMING FROM by Scott Saunders
JIMMY AND RED by Megan Daniels
HOTEL DU HEARTBREAK by Adam Green
BOOTLEG FILM CRASH by Matthew Harrison
ROSE MARRIED A JUNKIE by Laura Margulies
CITYSCRAPES by Michael Becker
CIVIC FIESTA by Scott Saunders
INFARCT by Nino Rodriguez
KEN AND BARBIE GET MARRIED by Michael Haddad
SAND CASTLE INTRO by Matthew Harrison
TWO BONEHEADS by Matthew Harrison
FILM FIVE by Eva Schicker and Ethan Petit
MANSON PROMO by Karl Nussbaum
THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE TWINKIE by Karl Nussbaum and Scott Saunders

June 6, 1990

Heliotrope Theater, Los Angeles

THE SCREAM by Karl Nussbaum
OFF THE ROOF by Susie Klein
PURGE by Marc Finkel
A BITTER MESSAGE OF HOPELESS GRIEF by Jonathan Reiss
COVERED IN FLEAS by Ruth Peyser
ULTIMATE GOAL by Matthew Harrison
WHAT GOD DID ON HIS FIRST DAY OFF by Karl Nussbaum
TRACKS by Rupert A. Nadeau
WESTERN SOURCES by Scott Saunders
TWO BONEHEADS by Matthew Harrison
MADE IN MANHATTAN by Vincent Reilly
MANSON PROMO by Karl Nussbaum
THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE TWINKIE by Karl Nussbaum and Scott Saunders
THE AFFAIR by Francine Douwes
BLUE MOON by Bradley Eros and Jeanne Liotta
ZIPPO by Larry Fessenden
CEREBRAL PAISLEY by Brian Carroll
FUTILITY by Greta Snider

April 7, 1990

Brand Name Damages, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

April 2, 1990

P.S. 122, New York City

THE MISSION by Karl Nussbaum
SNOWFIELD by Bill Morrison
RADS by Eddie Freeze
OPEN SESAME by Bradley Eros and Jeanne Liotta
HEMI-CUDA by Karl Nussbaum
TENNIS MATCH by Matthew Harrison
LAURIE PAINTING NO. 1 by Matthew Harrison
WHERE I'M COMING FROM by Scott Saunders
JIMMY AND RED by Megan Daniels
RANDOM POSITIONS by Jo Bonney and Ruth Peyser
KEN AND BARBIE GET MARRIED by Michael Haddad
FREE YOUR ASS AND YOUR MIND WILL FOLLOW by Karl Nussbaum

March 20, 1990

Dance Theater Workshop, New York City

March 3, 1990

Brand Name Damages, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

January 21, 1990

Gas Station 2B, New York City

January 13, 1990

124 Ridge Street Gallery, New York City

January 11, 1990

Screening on the Wall, East Village, New York City

January 8, 1990

P.S. 122, New York City

January 3, 1990

Max Fish, New York City

September 11, 1989

P.S. 122, New York City

November 6, 1989

P.S. 122, New York City

MATT'S PHONE CALL by Matthew Harrison
ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLED MASSES by Scott Saunders
DEDICATED UNDERGROUND by Scott Saunders
THE LIGHTS ARE OUT, BUT IT'S STILL TOO BRIGHT by Susie Klein
SWINGIN' IN THE PAINTER'S ROOM by Greg Mottola
PULSATE by Andrea Beeman
STIFF by Larry Fessenden
THE AFTERLIFE OF GRANDPA by P.J. Pesce
YOSEF AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR YAWN by Robert Carobene
TWO BONEHEADS by Matthew Harrison

April 18, 1989

P.S. 122, New York City

June 14, 1989

P.S. 122, New York City

January 18, 1989

P.S. 122, New York City

November 12, 1988

Gusto House, New York City

September 24, 1988

124 Ridge Street Gallery, New York City

July 7, 1988

Cafe Bustelo, New York City

May 26, 1988

Cafe Bustelo, New York City

May 22, 1988

Socrates Art Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

April 16, 1988

124 Ridge Street Gallery, New York City

LONG HOT LUSTY NIGHT by Brian Carroll
YOUR DREAMS CAN KILL YOU by Karl Nussbaum
SLICE OF LIFE by Karl Nussbaum
LOFT ROCKIN' by Matthew Harrison
HOW THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CAUGHT THE BRONTOSAURUS by Matthew Harrison
WHITE NOISE by Peter Lehner
SHARK SHOW CONEY ISLAND by Scott Levy
DYING FILM by Oliver Potterton
ROCK TROW by Jon Delapa
(UNTITLED) by Star Drooker
(UNTITLED) by Kevin McCarthy
(UNTITLED) by Lars Fuchs