And the LoveFest Winners Are....

[Barry_S]

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Congratulations to all the filmmakers, crew, and actors that entered LoveFest 2008. The films were really great this round and we really saw some filmmaking chops on display. We can only recognize a small number of films and individuals with the awards, but you should all be proud of coming up with one of the strongest groups of films we've ever seen. I hope you'll all consider entering your films in juried festivals and other contests and we wish you all the best of luck.

Thanks to our generous sponsors for donating the prizes for DVXFest and to Jason Ramsey, our prize wrangler.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRIZES (http://dvxuser.com/jason/LoveFestPrizes/)
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LS Design
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Silverback Equipment
Wrightsville Beach Studios / Barry Green
The usual big kudos to Larry R, our fest technical coordinator as well as all of the generous dvxusers that donated server space-

DVXFest (Jarred Land)
Mikko Wilson
Ramjet Films (Jason Ramsey)
DVXHost.com
Jaime V
Pitch Productions (Luis Caffesse)
kurtmo
traviscool
crazycatz
Drew Ott
Texture
Envision Entertainment (Norm Sanders)
rowecine (Neil Rowe)
Day Seven Studios (Larry R)

Thanks to Jarred and Jason for running the best indie-filmmaking site in the known universe and the other mods for their help on the fest. Thanks to our users for viewing, voting, and commenting on the films, your feedback means everything to the filmmakers.

1st Place
6" 45RPM EP -- Submitted by Matty g

2nd Place
Remember When -- Submitted by Jason Ramsey

3rd Place
Where The Heart Lies -- Submitted by Mark Johnson


--Moderator Choice Awards--

Cinematography Award
Geoff Reisner

Creative Vision Award
This award recognizes an entry with a unique creative vision. The film that zigged when everyone else zagged.

Hollow -- Submitted by danielleus

Best Newcomer
Winter Lilacs -- Submitted by wartez

Sound Design Award
Herman Witkam

ALL filmmakers should PM their shipping address to Jason Ramsey so he can arrange for your prizes to be sent out.


The Next Fest will be.......

//////////TimeFest//////////

Six minutes films based on the theme of TIME. Thanks everyone and stay tuned for all the details!

Barry

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Congrats to all the winners!

TimeFest sounds great, I can't wait to hear more.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Congrats to everyone! :thumbup:

I'm really surprised that Winter Lilacs didn't place in the top 3 though.

Wow! Tough festival...

See you in the next one.
TimeFest sounds cool....

Thanks again fro running a great Fest! DVXuser rocks!

Cheers,

Mike

[thematthewbone]

Congrats to all the winners!

I think that was definitely the best fest yet.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Congratulations to Herman as well! He worked like a dog on this one.

Cheers!

Mike

[Kegan]

No tech support? Haha, is that something awarded to the individual in private?

Anyway congrats everyone!!

-Kegan

P.S - TimeFest eh? Hmmm...

[Robbie Comeau]

Sweet. Congrats to all!

Time fest? What? Lol. Can't wait to here more.

[Kegan]

I'm sure it was VERY close for top three, or at least third. I'm sure that's why it took time. Jack mentioned wanting to confirm the vote was counted right.

-Kegan

[Mark Johnson]

Congrats MATTY G! and Mr. Ramsey! You both had beautiful entries and deserve very much the accolades and prizes. Great Fest and Great Job by all.

[Zak Forsman]

WooHoo!!!!! congrats to all the winners!!!

[smashedburrito]

congrats all!

[dvpixl]

congrats! matty g and team. congrats.

[DJ Lewis]

Bravo guys, congratulations!

[Mark Johnson]

TIME FEST!!!!! Tell me that isn't a perfect in for S.P. Dinsmoor!!!! Our script will be ready tomorrow. Casting begins Wednesday. Special Effects will be started on the day the deadline expires per our usual routine.

[Blaine]

TIME FEST!!!!! Tell me that isn't a perfect in for S.P. Dinsmoor!!!! Our script will be ready tomorrow. Casting begins Wednesday. Special Effects will be started on the day the deadline expires per our usual routine.The funny thing is I know you're not joking...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Jared Meyer]

Congratulations Matty, Jason, Mark & Co. and all of the winners!!! You guys are very deserving of these awards. What a killer fest this was.

A couple entries that I'm surprised didn't place, but hey that just goes to show how much quality there was this time around. I know there were a few that were tied for me and it was almost a coin flip to select just one.



Timefest....Barry and mods, you guys keep picking great themes. And so it begins....Tick-tock, tick-tock.

[deedive]

congrats!

[Mark Johnson]

Blaine,

I'm thinking Dinsmoor on a tennis court with lots of rack focus. Can't lose. Will get you a treatment so you can start writing tonight. Also need to talk to you about a mental patient role. Could really amp up this production and let us beat Matty G. this time.

[ugafan]

congrats to all the winners!

timefest.. wtf? :)

[Curugon]

Congratulations Matt, I was rooting for you. What a freakin amazing DVXfest this was.

[Ted Arabian]

Congrats to all the filmmakers who entered and to those who took home a prize!

This was a great festival... the overall quality of the work has grown so much!

Best to all! May we continue the trend in TIMEFEST!!!

-Ted

[Blaine]

Congratulations Geoff on your superb cinematography, and Herman on your sound design.

Also, a great first entry to wartez!

[bosindy]

Congratulations to all the winners

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No tech support? Haha, is that something awarded to the individual in private?

Anyway congrats everyone!!

-Kegan

P.S - TimeFest eh? Hmmm...

Barry Green is finalizing his notes on this award ...

Ah who am I kidding he's just drunk under a table somewhere. Typical Barry :evil: :D

Congrats to all the winners. Well deserved recognition :beer:

[ugafan]

since jason is out of the country, i am willing to keep his prizes at a safe location till he gets back.

[Mark Johnson]

Just had a long conversation with Jack Stanley. Jack says the key is to look at the winning fest entries. Learn from them. Go to school on them. Steal from them, if need be. Thus, for Time Fest we will be shooting a sensitive drama involving S.P. Dinsmoor suffering from Alzheimers while working in a record store.

http://www.archivisuals.com/DinsmoorRecordStore.jpg

[Kegan]

I like...Mark's got CRAZY fast photoshop skills. Wow.

Thanks Jack, was just curious because it looked like something was missing. Typical Barry is a good enough excuse for me!

-Kegan

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Barry Green is finalizing his notes on this award ...

Ah who am I kidding he's just drunk under a table somewhere. Typical Barry :evil: :D
Too much Buckley's! :grin:

[jojopop]

Congratulations to everyone. And I mean EVERYONE... this was an AWESOME fest.

[Slimothy]

Congrats everyone. We had a helluva a time, learned a shit load and happened to be lucky enough to place. Thanks so much and can't wait until the next one.

Tim.

[Matt Harris]

Great job guys, the films that won were awesome hands down!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Congratulations everyone! You all turned out fantastic pieces and I wish I would have gotten into the action and written some. This really was a great Fest.

TimeFest sure sounds intriguing. I want to know the details! The hunger for more information has forced me, crying, to the floor. Luckily I have this wireless keyboard and can continue my typing spree.

I am definitly going to get involved in this next fest. I am planning on offering up my writing ability to those who would like it, and I may even make a film of my own, although I don't think I could live up to any of the one's in this Fest.

[Danielleus]

Congrats, congrats to all. Special shout out to the mods and everyone that made this fest a joy to view. Awesome fest. Can't wait for the next one.

[artofsuntzu]

Bravo! Congrats everyone! What a great festival!

[mentatDUKE]

Congrats everyone. This was the best fest yet!

[Arrik]

Congrats all. 2 out of my 3 picks made it, woohoo ! Great fest, and congrats to all who simply participated.

Timefest?

[Gohanto]

Nice job to everyone who entered. Some excellent films to compete with and congrats to the winners.

I'm excited for the next fest already.

[SimonB]

Congrats to the winners, and a big thanks to those who made this fest happen!


Can't wait to hear more details on the new fest.

[Maximus]

Congratulations!

[Zim]

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who finished a film.

Time fest! That is one no one thought of!!

[Bryce A]

Congrads to all! Loved lovefest, my first fest. Had a blast getting to know the community.

I'm already making dinosaur costumes for my towering TIMEFEST EPIC. Think Ben Hur with velociraptors!

[andoguru]

Congrats to all the winners! Great quality fest!

[Edgen]

congrats everyone!!! Wew Hew to the WTHL crew! :)

/j

[Bernie Hipos]

This is awesome!!! Congrats to all the winners. Awaiting for the next fest...Cheers!

[Gohanto]

Reading the responses here it really say something about this site and the people on it. IMDB 30 seconds after "No Country For Old Men" won the oscar there were countless posts talking about a rip-off and worthless awards. Here everyone's congratulatory. It's a nice change.

[Robert Eldon]

Congratulations to EVERYONE that entered this fest!

Congratulations to the winners! They are well deserved.

[Kholi]

I was just with Matty_G: He peed on himself in the cookie shop when he found out. It was embarassing for us all.

By the way, TOLD YOUSO.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I was just with Matty_G: He peed on himself in the cookie shop when he found out. It was embarassing for us all.

By the way, TOLD YOUSO.

Oh, my apologies. I probably would have run out of the place crying. (Just if I had been there, not even if I was him)

[Gohanto]

I was just with Matty_G: He peed on himself in the cookie shop when he found out. It was embarassing for us all.

By the way, TOLD YOUSO.

Which part? Matty_G winning or peeing himself?

[Norm Sanders]

Congrats everyone, some tough entries indeed with regards to MANY being of high production value & concept.

Great job!

Question: What film(s) were folks like Geof and Herman recognized for? I'm assuming they may have shot/scored more than one, so just curious if it's for a specific film. On that note, CONGRATULATIONS to you both as well! :)

Lastly, "Time Fest". Sounds cool. If this is to be the best fest yet of all past fests, it would be great if the categories could be increased as well, similar to major festivals, or Acadamy Award stuff (i.e. Best Actor, Director, Score, etc.). While most of these would simply be nods without actual awards, I can only imagine the satisfaction the other artists (i.e. talent, writers, etc.) would get from being recognized as well.

Soooooo, all that said, thanks to everyone who submitted, and a HUGE thank you to everyone at DVXuser (Barry, Larry, Jared, and all the other Mods that have been involved behind the scenes) for putting it all on in the first place!!!

[Kholi]

Which part? Matty_G winning or peeing himself?

Peeing on himself.

[Jaime V]

Congrats to all the winners and looking forward to seeing your stuff in the next 'Time Fest!'

[Mark Harris]

Congrats all winners. Great work. I will have to get into comp the next time around. Fun fest.

[Brian Parker]

Thanks for everything guys and a big congrats to all of the winners. They definately deserve it. This was my first fest and I was blown away by everybody's work. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Looking forward to the next one!!

[Wild Imagination Films]

"Congratulations", until there is a better way to say, "way to knock 'em out of the park."

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

...
Question: What film(s) were folks like Geof and Herman recognized for? I'm assuming they may have shot/scored more than one, so just curious if it's for a specific film. On that note, CONGRATULATIONS to you both as well! :)...!

Geoff was for WTHL and I'm not sure which one particular for Herman since there are more than one. In addition to their fine work on the particular projects they won for, there was also a feeling / discussion about both these guys that they volunteer themselves for free on other people's projects all the time and they just do consistently excellent work each and every time which should be recognized.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Geoff was for WTHL and I'm not sure which one particular for Herman since there are more than one. In addition to their fine work on the particular projects they won for, there was also a feeling / discussion about both these guys that they volunteer themselves for free on other people's projects all the time and they just do consistently excellent work each and every time which should be recognized.Well said!

:beer:

[Matty_g]

Thanks EVERYONE.

Tim can tell you, I almost canceled this project 3-4 times before it even got off the ground. This was something I really wanted to do so I borrowed some money, got all my friends together and made it happen. Big thanks to all the cast and crew who worked two long nights. Special thanks to Sam Druckerman at red 4kla.

Time to go eat some hash brown casserole!

[Brandon Rice]

Yay! Great work to all! and BIG CONGRATS to the winners!

I'd love to produce a Timefest short. We will see how much TIME I have :) hehe.

Either way, looking forward to viewing all of them!

[Slimothy]

Does anyone know who got the Tech-Award?

[Alan H. Chang]

WooHoo!

This is interesting! 6" 45RPM on top, that's no surprise. I had a very hard time picking out the 3, yet 6 was hard enough already. Congrats to everyone for making this fest the best to date.

[Sprocketboy]

I wish I could have voted. Unfortunately, I'm still too wet behind the ears to vote. Congratulations to all who participated. Thanks for the free entertainment.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

You'll be in good shape for TimeFest sprocketboy

[William_Robinette]

Congrats to all.

It was a BLAST.

Timefest should be pretty fun. Looking forward to it!

[Noel Evans]

happened to be lucky enough to place


Gonna have to stop you there mate. I seriously doubt with the amount of effort and skill shown in your piece that luck had much to do with it at all.

Congrats to all the winners and entries. Was certainly some interesting pieces this time around. And to the orgnaisers, love the next fest topic them, I imagine we are all going to be shown so extremely varying pieces.

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Congrats to the winners (and to all those who took the time and effort to be creative). There was some great stuff, it was a pleasure to watch.

Barry_S, thanks for getting this out. Have some chicken soup, legal drugs, and rest so you can get better.

TimeFest..... Tempting. I have a partial feature treatment dealing with time. Will have to see if it is doable.

[Slimothy]

Gonna have to stop you there mate. I seriously doubt with the amount of effort and skill shown in your piece that luck had much to do with it at all.

Congrats to all the winners and entries. Was certainly some interesting pieces this time around. And to the orgnaisers, love the next fest topic them, I imagine we are all going to be shown so extremely varying pieces.

Thanks a lot man. We really appreciate the support and hope to get it into some other festivals once we make a few changes.

You guys all rock and I am pretty sure we'll be back for Time-fest.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Congrats to all you winners out there! Those prizes were NUTS!!!!!!

Really great work this time around. I'm very nervous for the next fests (but excited at the same time) -- the entries are becoming more and more amazing.

Hopefully I'll be seeing some of your happy little west coast faces this time around. i miss that sunny weather!!! -- it's 23 degrees here... and that's getting warmer!!

kyle

[Zak Forsman]

Congrats to all you winners out there! Those prizes were NUTS!!!!!!

they're saying the prizes will be even NUTSIER for the next fest. yeah... nutsier.

[Derrick_SA]

he he, none of the films I voted for made the top 3.

But they were on my shortlist. Congrats to the winners, it's a big inspiration to see the movies that come out of the DVXUser Fests.

hopefully I can join the next fest (tried the last two and didn't get anywhere close to filming a short).

- Derrick

[ilauzirika]

congrats to every one!!!

[Herman Witkam]

woooohooooo :laugh:

Congrats to everyone! :)

[Mark Johnson]

Herman, you are the man here and I am SO pleased to see you get the award as a recognition for all you've done over time, and not just for a single entry.

[Kevin Lee]

Congrats everyone. Winners and non-winners I guess you might call them...

Whats funny is, I did not see 6"45rpm I downloaded it, but it glitches at about 2 min. and that is all I get to see....

[Sprocketboy]

You'll be in good shape for TimeFest sprocketboy

Jack, I hope to be one of the entries. The theme of TIME intrigues me.

[Mark Johnson]

Congrats everyone. Winners and non-winners I guess you might call them...

Whats funny is, I did not see 6"45rpm I downloaded it, but it glitches at about 2 min. and that is all I get to see....

That's all there is. It isn't a glitch. Matty took the bold approach of making the statement that in two minutes he could blow everyone else's 6 minutes out of the water and it worked. His stuff is so good he doesn't need an ending.

[Ki-Ki]

Congratulations to the winners, there were some really interesting ones so thanks for the entertainment all round to. =]

[Herman Witkam]

Herman, you are the man here and I am SO pleased to see you get the award as a recognition for all you've done over time, and not just for a single entry.

Thanks, Mark - Congrats to you and your team! :)

[ExtremeSleuth]

Congrats to everyone! Good job!

[Barry_Green]

Does anyone know who got the Tech-Award?
That was awarded privately to a film that really had almost everything, but was hampered by bad sound. Great lighting, acting, characters, story, everything else -- but sound issues kind of held it back. The filmmaker has elected a free copy of our forthcoming "Sound for Motion Pictures & Television" DVD. I really look forward to what this filmmaker does for TimeFest, because if the sound issues were off his/her back, they'll be a force to be reckoned with! :thumbsup:

[Sprocketboy]

I had an issue with a couple of entries because of bad sound work. They were wonderfully produced, but sound is 50 percent of the equation. Sound is so powerful it makes you see things that are not there, its as visual as the image itself, so don't take it for granted. I hope to hear better sound work in the next fest.

[Geoff_R]

Congrats to all the winners! Timefest sounds exciting!

[jmc]

Geoff was for WTHL.
He also had his own film, Ghosts for Heroes, which was very well shot as well.

Congrats to all the winners, and thank you everyone who participated! It was a very strong field and a great fest.

[pmark23]

Congrats everyone! This was a great fest.

[totitefilms]

Congrats to all the winners! Your works are amazing. I especially like the DOF in 6" 45RPM EP. I'm going to try to get that DOF in my next movie :thumbsup: