Billy the Kid Film Festival Awards 2023

Billy the Kid Film Festival Awards 2023

Student Best of Awards

Best High School Narrative Film: “The Sound of the Shell”; by, Kim Jung Min

Best College Short Film: “Richard’s Faith”; by, Stephen McKinnie

Best College Latino Short Film: “3:00am The Graveyard Shift”; by, Armando Ramierz Cardenas

Best Student Animation Film: “Dust and Bolts”; by, Jon Fonesca

Best Student Outlaw Film: “Justice”; by, Valrtie Resciniti

Student Specialty Awards

Pine Moore Studio Student Award: “Crowe”; by, Alessia Devecchi

Hico Hall Student Music/Film Award: “A Cowboy in the Suburbs”;

by, Micahel Scott Peyton

Best of Awards

Best Latino Music Award: “Sin Color featuring Miguel Angel-Cucurrucucu Paloma”; by, Sebasstian C Bagge

Best Documentary Short Film: “Voice of the Common Man: The Lomax Legacy”; by, William Godby, E Brett Voss

Best Documentary Feature Film: “Taking the Fight”; by, Carlos Arrieta

Best Inspirational Feature Film: “Into the Spotlight”; by, Thaddeus D. Matula

Best Comedy Short Film: “New West”; by, Jordan Mears

Best Short Short Film: “The Roping Fools”; by, Will Fitzpatrick

Best Latino Short Film: “Superstar”; by, Talha Hussaini, Jacob Heimlich

Best Horror Film: “The Full Moon Fathers”; by, Sean Cranston

Best Foreign Film: “Sticky Fingers”; by, Nicolai Joseph

Best Animation Film: “Action Figure Theatre”; by, ALan Thornburg

Best Local Film: “A Dark Destiny”;by, Wendy Pennington

Best Narrative Short: “Five Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Seven Pounds”;

by David Merritt ll

Best Western Short Film: “Currie”;by, Justin O’Hanley

Best Narrative Feature Film: “A Summer Night”;by, Oscar Torre

Honorable Mentions

Local Film: “Hood Cream”; by, Denver Williams

Local Film: “Dead Hand”;by,John Francis McCullagh

Local Film: “Smoke”;by, Joshua Gallas

Western Short Film: “Quick Draw”; by, Henry Shaffer

Western Short Film: “Dollar”;by, Charlton THorrp

Narrative Feature Film: “Sacred Mask”;by, David Mendez

Narrative Short Film: “Xpendible”;by, Walter Ernest Haussner

Outlaw Film:“The Killing of Billy the Kid”;by, Brett Bentman

Student Film :“Money Bag”;by, Cody L Tolle

Horror Film:That’s Our Time; by Alex Backes

Specialty Awards

Ruth Buzzi Comedy Award: “Death by King Cake”; by, Janssen Swent, David Luck

Ruth Buzzi Music Award: “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like Willie Anymore”; by, Blacksmithrose, K Foster, Karen Foster

Hico Hall Music Award: : “Give Her The Reins, She’ll Run”;by, Songbird Jones

Billy the Kid Award: “Billy the Kid: The Silver City Photo”;by, Daniel Edwards

Pine Moore Studio Award: “Outlaw Josie Wayles”;by, Brandon Lee KeropianBarry Corbin Western Award: “The Oldest Posse”;by,Brett William Mause

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARDS

Best Short: Death by King Cake; by, Janssen Swent, David Luck                  

Best Feature: Tied 

                       The Killing of Billy the Kid; by,Brett Bentman

                       Goin’ Home; by,Steven Mark Shaw

Best Outlaw: The Full Moon Fathers; by, Sean Cranston

Best Music Film and Video:Tied 

Sin Color featuring Miguel Angel- Cucurrucucu Paloma; by, Sebastian C. Bragge

You Are My God Thing; by, Vic Quinton, Cynthia Garcia

Farewell; by Michael Scott Peyton

Best Student: Tied

                       Justice; by, Valerie Resciniti 

                       Money Bag; by Cody L Tolle

                       Crowe; by Alessia Devicchi