BWiFF 2016

Festival Overview

The 2016 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF 2016) consisted of 31 short and feature-length official selections. The Shorts and Features competition was held at AMC Randhurst 12 in Mount Prospect from July 24-31.

Features Competition

I Am Me
Jasmine
Open Tables
Teddy Boy
Where Do We Go From Here?​

Shorts Competition

The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy
Brine
Broiled
Broken Basket
Confession: 5pm or by Appointment
Democracy in the Driver's Seat
EZ Out
The Gun Equation
Into the Sand
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Lucky Penny
Mr. Dentonn
Night of the Slasher
Shutter
Skål
Spintronic
A Splendid Affair
Total Awesome Viking Power
Winter's Journey
A Working Definition​

World Cinema Selections

(Out of Competition)

Close Encounters of the Old Age
Everything Will Be Okay
House Arrest
Soft Voice
Zero-G

2016 Blue Glass Award Winners

Best Song
"OK" by Aviva Jaye from Lucky Penny

Best Original Score
Tyler Collins, Where Do We Go From Here?

​Best Production Design
Ráchel Lowery, Lightning Bugs in a Jar

​Best Sound
Lisa K. Fowle & Erick Jolley, Jasmine

​Best Editing
Benjamin Cappelletti & Michael Mallart, Skål

​Best Cinematography
Michael Faust, Winter's Journey

​Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Stenholt as "BJ" in Broiled

​Best Supporting Actor
Richard Addison as "Malcolm" in Where Do We Go From Here?

​Best Actress
Danielle Prall as "Helene Juergenson" in Teddy Boy

​Best Actor
Tyler Collins as "James" in Where Do We Go From Here?

​Best Screenplay
Jack C. Newell, Open Tables

Best Director
John McPhail, Where Do We Go From Here?

​Best Genre Film
Mr. Dentonn

​Best Documentary
A Working Definition

​Best Narrative Short
Winter's Journey

​Best Narrative Feature
Open Tables

​Best of Illinois
Broiled

​Audience Favorite
The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy

​Best of Fest
Open Tables