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2020-2022 FESTIVALS

  • 19th Route 66 Film Festival 2020

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    Award winners chosen by the judges were:

    Hugh Moore Best of Festival: Love is not Love (Stephen Keep Mills)

    Best Action Film: Pedal to the Metal (Ben Acevedo, Andrew Benson & Sabrina Demers)

    Best Animated Film: Meanwhile at the Abandoned Factory (Michael Cusack)

    Best Comedy Film: Age of Bryce (David Feagan & Brian Elliott)

    Best Drama Film: Omar and Us (Marina Er Gorbach & Mehmet Bahadir Er)

    Best "Environment" Themed Film: The Rotation (Hazhir As'adi)

    Best Experimental Film: The Heavy Shadow of the Crow (Behnam Asadolahi)

    Best Foreign Language Film: Lake of Happiness (Aliaksei Paluyan)

    Best Made in Illinois Film: COVID Room (Patty Babin)

    Best Student Showcase Film: Make My Day (Kirstem Reppas)

    The film voted Audience Favorite was: Tuscaloosa (Philip Harder)

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  • 20th Route 66 Film Festival 2021

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    Award winners chosen by the judges were:

    Hugh Moore Best of Festival: Final Deathtination (Marika Tamura, Japan)

    Outstanding Acting: House of Fortune (Adel Mashoori, Iran)

    Best Animated Film: The BetteView the 2021 Festival poster (JPG)r Angels (Michael Cusack, Australia)

    Best Comedy Film: Helicopter Mom (Heewon Jeong, USA)

    Best Debut Film: The Doll's Game (Mehdi Mahaei, Iran)

    Best Drama Film: The Audition (Eric Liberacki, USA/Illinois)

    Best "Women in the World" Themed Film: Rimi (Nischhal Sharma, India)

    Best Experimental Film: Hush (Joseph McGovern, USA)

    Best Foreign Language Film: Identibye (Sajjad Shahhatami, Iran)

    Best Made in Illinois Film: Debut (Connor Hopkins, USA/Illinois)

    Best Student Showcase Film: The Hidden Side of the Pocket Watch (Julie Zida, France)

    The film voted Audience Favorite was: Holes in the Sky (Ash Hamilton, USA/Illinois)

  • 21st Route 66 Film Festival 2022

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    Award winners chosen by the judges were:

    Hugh Moore Best of Festival: Tipping Point (Jon Meyer, USA)

    Best Animated Film: Closing Time (San Jose State University Students, USA)

    Best Claymation Film: The Statue (Mohsen Salehi Fard, Iran)

    Best Comedy Film: The Marshmallow Mystery Tour (Matthew & Jeff Beals, USA)

    Best Debut Film: Cold Start (Richard Townsley, USA)
    Best Drama Film: Launch (Vince Williams, USA)

    Best "Social Justice" Themed Film: The Last Photo (Mehmet Akif Guler, Turkey)

    Best Experimental Film: Almost a Masterpiece (Robert Belinoff, USA)

    Best Foreign Language Film: Eureka (Miida Chu, USA)

    Best Made in Illinois Film: Family (David L. Bradburn, USA/Illinois)

    Best Student Film: Out of Order (Mason Gillard, USA)

    The film voted Audience Favorite was: Swole Ghost (Tim Troemner, USA/Illinois)

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