BWiFF 2013
Festival Overview
The 2013 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF 2013) consisted of 37 short and feature-length official selections. The Shorts and Features competition was held at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine from July 21-28.
A Festival Centerpiece Concert was held at Durty Nellies in Palatine on July 24 featuring performances by local musicians Chris Petlak and Murley, and a screening of the 2013 music video selections.
Features Competition
16 Acres
Andrew Bird: Fever Year
Apocalypse Later: Harold Camping vs. The End of the World
Close Quarters
QWERTY
Tu Seras Un Homme
Willow Creek
Shorts Competition
88 Miles to Moscow
Best of Both Worlds
CandyMan
Espectadores
Fingerhold
Float Away
Frames
The Funny Side of a Stroke
The Grand Design
Hanareyubi
Jonah and the Crab
Let Your Light Shine
The Lower 9: A Story of Home
Madeline
Metube: "Habanera" from Carmen
Notes
Paper People
Possum
Puncture
Reverie
Safety
A Short Film on Conformity
Shrink
Summer Campbell
That's What's Up
Time Out of Mind
The Treehouse
Wagonmasters
When I Saw You
2013 Blue Glass Award Winners
Best Song
"Feels Right" by Amanda Rowse & Ricardo Veiga from QWERTY
Best Original Score
Sergei Stern, Time Out of Mind
Best Production Design
Mollie Alexander, The Treehouse
Best Sound
Tom Herbers, Andrew Bird: Fever Year
Best Editing
Aaron May, When I Saw You
Best Cinematography
Joel Froome, The Grand Design
Promising New Filmmaker
Zeke Piestrup, Apocalypse Later: Harold Camping vs. The End of the World
Best Supporting Actress
Kate Duffy as "Olivia" in Close Quarters
Best Supporting Actor
T.J. Jagodowski as "Patrick" in Close Quarters
Best Actress
Dana Pupkin as "Zoe" in QWERTY
Best Actor
Jules Sagot as "Theo" in Tu Seras Un Homme
Best Screenplay
Rory Uphold for Safety
Best Director
Xan Aranda for Andrew Bird: Fever Year
Best of Illinois
Shrink
Best Music Video
MeTube: "Habanera" from Carmen
Best Documentary Short
Espectadores
Best Dramatic Narrative Short
88 Miles to Moscow
Best Comedic Narrative Short
Best of Both Worlds
Best Documentary Feature
16 Acres
Best Narrative Feature
Tu Seras Un Homme
Audience Favorite
QWERTY
Best of Fest
Tu Seras Un Homme
