2017 Woods Hole Film Festival Awards: ‘Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story’ Wins Best of Fest

The 2017 Woods Hole Film Festival wrapped this month after screening 52 narrative and documentary features and 81 narrative, documentary, and animated shorts. “Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story”, a documentary directed by Phillip Baribeau that chronicles the journey of chef and outdoorsman, Eduardo Garcia and his recovery after being electrocuted by 2400 volts of electricity, was awarded the Best of the Festival prize.

2017 Woods Hole Film Festival Audience Awards

Best of the Festival

Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story by Phillip Baribeau

Best Feature Drama

Blur Circle by Christopher J. Hansen

1st Runner Up: The Sounding by Catherine Eaton
2nd Runner Up: Holding Patterns by Jake Goldberger

Best Feature Comedy

Quaker Oaths by Louisiana Kreutz

1st Runner Up: Quality Problems by Brooke Purdy & Doug Purdy
2nd Runner Up: Diani & Divine Meet The Apocalypse by Gabriel Diani & Etta Devine

Best Feature Documentary

Dateline-Saigon by Thomas D. Herman

1st Runner Up: California Typewriter by Doug Nichol
2nd Runner Up: City of Joy by Madeleine Gavin

Best Short Documentary

Blind Sushi by Eric Heimbold

1st Runner-Up: Patagonia Azul: the interconnection of life by Daniel Casado
2nd Runner-Up: Tick Days by Marnie Crawford Samuelson

Best Short Animation

Stars by Han Zhang

1st Runner-Up: A Little Grey by Simon Hewitt
2nd Runner-Up: Fox and the Whale by Robin Joseph

Best Short Drama

Game by Jeannie Donohoe

1st Runner-Up: House of Teeth by Susanna Styron
2nd Runner-Up: The 6th Amendment by Elika Portnoy

Best Short Comedy

The Final Show by Dana Nachman

1st Runner-Up: Shy Guys by Fredric Lehne
2nd Runner-Up: Rhonna & Donna by Daina O. Pusic

2017 Woods Hole Film Festival Jury Awards

Best Feature Drama
Jagveld (Hunting Emma) by Byron Davis

Best Feature Comedy
What Children Do by Dean Peterson

Best Feature Documentary
City of Joy by Madeleine Gavin

Best Short Documentary
Patagonia Azul: the interconnection of life by Daniel Casado

Best Short Animation
A Little Grey by Simon Hewitt

Best Short Drama
Promise by Tian Xie

Best Short Comedy
Rhonna & Donna by Daina O. Pusic

2017 Woods Hole Film Festival Directors Awards

Emerging New England Filmmaker
(Sponsored by TALAMAS)

Jeannie Donohoe

Fortitude in Filmmaking

Ryan Killackey – Yasuni Man

Best Cinematography

Frederic Fasano – Can Hitler Happen Here? (Narrative Feature)
Georgia Pantazopoulos – The Crest (Documentary Feature)
Ricardo Prates – A Beautiful Mess (Narrative Short)
Todd Bell – A Doll’s Eyes (Documentary Short)

Best Actor

Madeleine Cooke – SEAT 25 (Feature Film)
Lance Reddick – Spoken Word (Short Film)

2017 Woods Hole Film Festival Screenwriting Awards

COMEDY FEATURE
Winner:
Go Catch the Devil by Martin Blinder, USA

1st Runner-Up:
The Best Version of You by Mark Ward and Shannon Meehan, USA

DRAMATIC FEATURE
Winner:
Don’t Call Me Sir! by Bo Svenson, USA

1st Runner-Up
Den of Wolves by Fabian Martin, USA

COMEDY SHORT
Winner:
That Sound by Steve Spremo, USA

1st Runner-Up:
In Shadows by Cooper Justus, USA

DRAMATIC SHORT
Winner:
The Street Photographer by Jim Norman, USA

1st Runner-Up:
Lunch Lady by Colleen Asbury, USA

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