2018 Winners
Grand Jury Award
Beyond Our Mountains directed by Madeline Johnson
Special Jury Award
Bullies directed by Daniel Bydlowski
Special Jury Award
Collar directed by Russ Emanuel
Best Comedy
Never Be Content directed by Jaegar Moore
Best Director
Occupants directed by Julia Camara
Best Documentary Feature
Party On The Moon directed by Robert Fritz
Best Documentary Short
NOMAD directed by George Elias
Best Feature
Lookin' Up directed by Marvin Kaplan, Steven Carter
Best Short
Vegas Nights directed by Sean Hale
Best Environmental Film
Enough White Teacups directed by Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Best Foreign Film
Triggered directed by Christophe Le Jeune
Best Music Video
Eternity Grows directed by Carl Diebold
Best Nevada Film
Holy Week: The Story of the 2016 Sacred Peace Walk directed by James Knight
Best Screenplay
Damn you, Roland Ruby! Directed by Rusty Vulture
Best Animation
Geometry directed by Simo Liu
Best Television Pilot
Silent Love Stories - I directed by Amr Al-Hariri
Best Student Film
Sky Blue directed by Camilla Guttner
Best Experimental Film
prime perfect directed by Tom Bessoir
Best First-time Filmmaker
That Night of November directed by Lázaro Louzao
2018 Platinum Reel Award Winners
First Time Filmmaker Competition
Familiar's Reach directed by Nathaniel Pickney
Documentary Short Competition
The Style Atlas: Jakarta directed by Garret Henry
T(HE)Y directed by Caroline Callender, Silver Liftin
Documentary Feature Competition
Erase and Forget directed by Andrea Luka Zimmerman
The Signs directed by Wojciech Klimala
Reinventing Rosalee directed by Lillian Glass
Experimental Film Competition
Las Vegas In Infrared directed by Philip Bloom
Feature Film Competition
The Immigrant directed by Sanja Zdjelar
Ultra Low directed by Nicholas Gyeney
Classacts directed by Steven Krasner
Fishbowl directed by Stephen Kinigopoulos, Piero Iberti, Bennett Elliott
Music Video Competition
Jessica Meuse - Love Her Better directed by Jim Ervin
Short Film Competition
Enthusiasm Abounds directed by Mark Ross
A Bitter Reckoning directed by Albert Fry Jr. & Amber LeRae Earls
The Circus directed by Alexey Shupletsov
Stay Woke directed by Langston A. Williams
Lion directed by Davide Melini
Headless Swans directed by Jordan Freeman Klaja
Student Film Competition
Lamb Girl directed by Amy Pellouchoud
My Story directed by Young Yoon Won
A Patriot Act directed by Yousef Assabahi
Foreign Film Competition
Fearing future directed by Nacho Sesma
Television Pilot Competition
The Country Club directed by Brock Pennie, Lara Deglan, Caileigh Anderson
$2 Donuts directed by Matila Teernstra
Nevada Film Competition
The Assignment directed by Roger Julian Cross
Screenplay Contest
Nightfall written by Shawn McLaughlin
The Plague Doctor written by Emanuele Mengotti, Pierluca Di Pasquale
God Is Not Purple written by Matt Pacini
Potter's Ground written by Pearse Lehane
Resurrection Run written by Sean Mick
2018 Gold Reel Award Winners
First Time Filmmaker Competition
Nathaniel Pickney directed by Michele Hartsoe
Documentary Short Competition
The Chorizo King directed by Joe Garcia III
Documentary Feature Competition
We are soldiers directed by Svetlana Smirnova
The Russian Five directed by Joshua Riehl
The Uganda Project directed by Robert Fritz, Reint Bakema
Feature Film Competition
Tashi directed by Shilpa Krishnan Shukla
Daruma directed by Kelli McNeil
Another Yesterday directed by Steven Heil
Orange Sky Grace directed by Elizabeth Ayodele
Music Video Competition
The Stainless Stealer Steals the Universe directed by Kathy Kasic
Short Film Competition
Safe directed by Tim Earnheart
Violin directed by Konstantin Fam
The Red Rose directed by Julian Biba
Last Call directed by Blake Elder
Krieg directed by Jeff Fry
Uninvited directed by Ryan Wagner
Student Film Competition
DIVIDED directed by Jessica Freund
Janitor directed by Young Yoon W
Lucille directed by Jemsen Yumico B.
Foreign Film Competition
TOMISLAVOV DNEVNIK directed by Vinko Laotovic
Television Pilot Competition
Battledream Chronicles: A new beginning directed by Alain Bidard
I Do directed by Nathalie Schmidt
Screenplay Contest
Leap of Faith written by Julian Biba
Hunter written by Michael Sieve
The Pedestrian written by Brandon Kessler
Where do the Clouds go? written by Serge Ioan Celebidachi, James Olivier
Take The Shot written by Jim Norman
2018 Silver Screen Award Winners
First Time filmmaker Competition
The Girl in the Show directed by The Girl in the Show
Documentary Feature Competition
The origins of Cinematography directed by Jordan River
Repeat Offender directed by Jason Harney
Feature Film Competition
Single Palm Tree directed by Puthiyavan Rasiah
One, Two,Guess Who’s Who directed by System, Jacopo Iadicicco
Headline directed by Vincent Zhou
Octav directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi, James Olivier
Music Video Competition
Wrong Turn directed by Derrek P. Horn
Short Film Competition
Round Trip directed by Ren Thackham
Know directed by Joseph Charafi
slate. directed by Nate Hapke
E.N.T.E.R. directed by Jack Impellizzeri
Trash Talk directed by Boaz Ephrati
Sac de Merde directed by Greg Chwerchak
Tragic Consequence directed by Joseph Villapaz
Television pilot Competition
Treading Yesterday directed by Craig Bettendorf
Student Film Competition
Save Rohingya directed by Young Yoon Won
Aji directed by Anastasia Berezovsky
A Patriot Act directed by Yousef Assabahi
Screenplay Contest
Girl Out of Time written by Jay J. Falconer
Arizona Sunrise written by John Martins III
Quest for Light, Adventure of the Magi written by Byron Anderson
The Extraterrestrial Highway written by Stephen Sorenson
Perfectly Normal in Flagstaff written by SherLann D. Moore
2018 Screenplay Winners
Grand Prize
Little Things Mean a Lot written by Michael Monteith
1st place
Bandit War written by Michael Angelella , James Knotts
2nd Place
The Kid Next Door written by Jim Norman
3rd Place
Play the Fool written by Mark Gunnion
Best TV Screenplay
Grand Prize
Nothing But Television written by Katrina Lena
1st place
Set You Free written by Kristy Thomas
2nd Place
Richer Than a White Man written by Christine Stevens DeLorenzo
3rd Place
Darkness of Day The Series: The Burning Sensation written by A.J. Ager
Best Short Screenplays
Grand Prize
Scary Lucy Screenplay written by Sheila Schroeder
1st place
Cherry Glazed written by Christine Sherwood
2nd Place
10-50 Frank written by Sean Mick
3rd Place
To Kill a Cop written by Michael Monteiro
Official Finalists
The Turn written by Brian Burnette
Metro written by Tristan Aird
REDEMPTION written by Jeanne Harrell
Sideline written by Kristy Thomas
Fable of the Jade Tiger written by Jason Anthony Fisher
Executed and Risen written by Salvatore A. Bono