EFFy Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2016 EFFy Awards have been announced. With 40 incredible films to choose from, the competition was tough! We look forward to sharing these films...and remember to join us and vote for who you think should earn the People’s Choice Award! And, the nominees are...

Best Emerging Filmmaker

Alyxandra Press, Alison and Jeremy
Alex Anderson-Kenney, Travel Companions
Nicole Danser, Good Art
Danielle Orbach, Seamless Love
Oyuna Furman, J1

Best Director

Brian Klugman, Baby, Baby, Baby
Derek Kimball, Neptune
Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman, Sembene!
Wiebke von Carolsfeld, Stay
Susanne Boeing, Winter’s Journey

Best Maine Film

Neptune
What More Could You Ask For
A Wheel Out of Kilter
Year-Round Metal Enjoyment

Best Short

Winter’s Journey
Jinxed
The Parker Tribe
Frayed

Best Documentary

Landfill Harmonic
Sembene!
The Bad Kids
The Year We Thought About Love

Best Feature

Snowtime!
Baby, Baby, Baby
Neptune
Naz and Maalik

Best In Festival

Landfill Harmonic
Sembene!
The Bad Kids
Baby, Baby, Baby
Neptune
Snowtime!

*Because the film One Team: The Story of the Lewiston High School Blue Devils is a Director's Cut (rough draft) screening, it is not eligible for award consideration with the exception of the People's Choice Award.