Past Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Cheryl Tiegs – Actress/Model

Best of Festival: Eternal Peace
Dir. Jason Clemons
SBJ Films, Houston, Texas,

Best Drama: TOW
Dir.Adam Newell
Grillbust Productions, Indianapolis,IN

Best Short:
Dir. John Estrada
Blue Bird Pictures, Austin,Texas

Best Student Project: The Cold Day In Hell
Dir.Eric Ochoa
League City Galena Park Media Kids, Houston,Texas

Best Documentary: Humble Trash
Dir.Debbie Eynon Finley
DEF Multimedia, Austin,Texas

Best Comedy: Audrey The Trainwreck
Dir.Frank V. Ross
Zero Trans Fat Productions, Kemah, Texas

Best Foreign Film: Why Are There Thing That Are Never Forgotten
Dir. Lucas Figueroa
LMF Films, Midrid Spain

2009

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Jon Lovitz – Actor/Comedian

Best Script: Super Luke
Cynthia Neely

Best of Festival: Forgive Me
Clayton Miller

Best Short: Unfortune.net
Randy Chapman

Best Comedy: Do You
Gordon S. Williams

Best Documentary: The Messenger
Shawn S. Welling

Best Drama: Entertainer’s Last Stand
Carlos A. Pagan

Stuent Project: Ha Ha You’re Dead
Paul Zienty

2008

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Erin Gray – Actress

Film Name: “The Cruiser Houston: Of Pride And Purpose”
Director: Jim Fisher and Matt Brawley
Category: Best of Festival

Film Name: “Walk With Me God”
Director: Taylor Washington and Andrew Elam
Category: Best Student Project

Film Name: “This Is Sam”
Director: Scott H. Jones
Category: Best Documentary
Prod. Co.: XL Films Ltd.

Film Name: “Joey and Jerome’s Artistic Meaningful Independant Film”
Director: Josh Bass
Category: Best Comedy
Prod. Co.: Non-Practicing Productions

Film Name: “Domain Of The Damned”
Director: Stacy Davidson
Category: Best Horror
Prod. Co.: DBW Entertainment Inc.

Film Name: “Swinger”
Director: James Coate
Category: Best Drama
Prod. Co.: The Mighty Gwinn Productions.

2007

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Jasmine Guy – Actress
“I’ve had a great time and have had a lot of fun”

Film Name: “Razor Sharp”
Director: Marcus Perry
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: M-Pact Films
Los Angeles, CA

Film Name: “Not Even Jesus Christ Himself”
Director: John Lanser
Category: Best Student Project
Prod. Co.: Important Food Productions
Beach City, TX

Film Name: “Surviving Rita: Looking Forward”
Director: Gordon S. Williams
Category: Best Documentary
Prod. Co.: Gordon S. Williams
Cleveland, TX

Film Name: “A Piece of Pie”
Director: Janet Davidson
Category: Best Comedy
Prod. Co.: Tough Cookie Productions
Albuquerque, NM

Film Name: “Still Pippin on Hobos”
Director: Paul Beckman
Category: Best Music
Prod. Co.: Beckman Productions
Houston, TX

Film Name: “The Rug”
Director: Chris Dollard
Category: Best Short Film
Prod. Co.: Palomino Productions
Los Angeles, CA

2006

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Robert Wuhl – Actor

Film Name: “O Happy Tumor”
Director: Taylor Johnson
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: Cinema North East
San Antonio, TX

Film Name: “Quitter”
Director: Paul Blaskowsky
Category: Best Comedy
Prod. Co.: Gato Malo
Deer Park, TX

Film Name: “Fantastic Fortune”
Director: Mike Fisher
Category: Best Short Film
Prod. Co.: Goofa Man Productions
San Antonio, TX

Film Name: “Fetus”
Director: Taylor Johnson
Category: Best Student Project
Prod. Co.: Cinema North East
San Antonio, TX

Film Name: “Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari”
Director: Paula Ely
Category: Best Documentary
Prod. Co.: Springbok Films
Sherman Oaks, CA

2005

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Armand Assante – (Actor/Writer/Director)

Film Name: “After Twilight”
Director: Gary L. Watson
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: Nu-Classic Films
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Once Upon A Time A King”
Director: Massimiliano Mauceri
Category: Best Foreign
Prod. Co.: Building Productions
Fironzo, Italy

Film Name: “This is Keith Rolyat”
Director: Taylor Johnson
Category: Best Student Project
Prod. Co.: Cinema North East
San Antonio, TX

Film Name: “Zoom Suit”
Director: John Taddeo
Category: Best Animation
Prod. Co.: Superversc.com
Lighthouse Point, FL

Film Name: “Once Not Far From Home”
Director: Ben Van Hook
Category: Best Art/Experimental
Prod. Co.: Stars North
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Clean People”
Director: Roy S. Ford
Category: Best Comedy
Prod. Co.: Roy Boy Films
Spring, TX

2004

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Janine Turner – Actress

Film Name: “What’s Two + Three?”
Director: Peter Hawley
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: Windy Cine Productions
Chicago, IL

Film Name: “Alone”
Director: Joseph Mark Clark IV
Category: Best Art/Experimental
Prod. Co.: Joe Clark
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Furniture People”
Director: Chris Night
Category: Best Drama
Prod. Co.: Knight
Birmingham, AL

Film Name: “Hope is a Thing with Feathers”
Director: Mamie McCall
Category: Best Music Film
Prod. Co.: Davine Trailer Films
Studio City, CA

Film Name: “Rose”
Director: Sam Salem
Category: Best Student Project
Prod. Co.: University of Miami
Coconut Grove, FL

2003

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Barry Corbin – Actor

Film Name: “The Vest”
Director: Paul Gutrecht
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: Door to Door Films
Venice, CA

Film Name: “Persistance”
Director: James Collinane
Category: Best Drama Film
Prod. Co.: EYE on U Films
Orlando, FL

Film Name: “Entertaining Vietnam”
Director: Mara Wallis
Category: Best Documentary
Prod. Co.: Wallis
San Francisco, CA

Film Name: “The Ninjews”
Director: Josh Bass
Category: Best Animated Film
Prod. Co.: Non-Practicing Productions
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Chimera”
Director: Doug Shineman
Category: Best Student Project
Prod. Co.: D-Media Entertainment
Westfield, NJ

2002

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Melissa Gilbert – Actress

Film Name: “Hum”
Director: Cheryl Hendrickson
Category: Best of Festival
Prod. Co.: Ampro Films
San Francisco, CA

Film Name: “Major Damage”
Director: Chris Bailey
Category: Best Animated Film
Prod. Co.: Cooper/Bailey
Glendale, CA

Film Name: “The Quarry”
Director: Greg Chwerchak
Category: Best Drama Film
Prod. Co. Berberich/Chwerchak/Jones
Hollywood, CA

Film Name: “Ocoee: Legacy of the Election Day Massacre”
Director: Sandra Krasa
Category: Best Documentary Film
Production Company: No Visuals
Webster, TX

Film Name: “Taste It All”
Director: Richard J. Liukis
Category: Best Short Film
Prod. Co.: H.H./R.J.L/J.B./&M.S.
Los Angeles, CA

2001

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Loretta Swit – Actress

Film Name: “The Marianao Kid”
Director: Arthur E. Bergel
Category: Best Of Festival
Prod. Co.: FJH Studios
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Alma”
Director: Eric Hoffland
Category: Best Drama Film
Prod. Co.: Third Wheel Productions
League City, TX

Film Name: “The Death of Everything Good and True”
Director: Matthew Marshall
Category: Best Art/Experimental Film
Prod. Co.: Romanstyle Films
Houston, TX

Film Name: “Five Wishes”
Director: Stuart Alexander
Category: Best Comedy Film
Prod. Co.: Five Wishes Productions
Valley Village, CA

Film Name: “Battleship Texas: The Lone Star Ship”
Director: Tim Holland
Category: Best Documentary Film
Prod. Co.: Triumvirate Pictures
Arlington, TX

2000

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Walter Coblenz – Producer/Director