2010 Official Selections

 

45 Films accepted to HCFF 2010

  1. “Ain’t a Thing But a Chicken Wing” - Houston, Texas
  2. “America the Beautiful” - Austin, Texas
  3. “Bad Language” - Sydney, Australia
  4. “Car Pool” - Houston, Texas
  5. “Channel 3 in HD” - Manhattan Beach, CA
  6. “Dolores” - Madrid, Spain
  7. “Falling Apart” - Palm Bay, Florida
  8. “Get Down Pat” - Portland, Oregon
  9. “God of Love” - Brooklyn, New York
  10. “Heels to the Pavement” - Omaha, Nebraska
  11. “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu” - Los Angeles, CA
  12. “Itch” - Houston, Texas
  13. “I Want Him Dead” - Valley Village, CA
  14. “I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life With You” - Madrid, Spain
  15. “Infidel Pig” - Los Angeles, CA
  16. “Jon Wuz Here” - Houston, Texas
  17. “Kacie’s Got a Gun”- Houston, Texas
  18. “Los Four McNifikos” - Plentzia, Spain
  19. “Los Gritones” - Madrid, Spain
  20. “Maurine” - Berkeley, California
  21. “Morning Honey” - Lyons, Colorado
  22. “Ninjews” - Houston, Texas
  23. “Nontourage” - Los Angeles, CA
  24. “Pen Pals” - Houston, Texas
  25. “Psyche on Melrose” - Los Angeles, CA
  26. “Ready to Pop” - Kansas City, Missouri
  27. “Seven Layer Dip” - Marina Del Rey, CA
  28. “Sid & Mel” - Long Beach, CA
  29. “Silverlake Video” - Los Angeles, CA
  30. “Simpatia Do Limao” - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  31. “Sudden Death!” - Burbank, CA
  32. “The Ballad of Ricardo Del Guapo”- Claremont, CA
  33. “The Bedroom Philosopher: So Hungover” - Sydney, Australia
  34. “The Buck Johnson Story” - Gainesville, Florida
  35. “The Candidate” - Apple Valley, Minnesota
  36. “The Jesus Workout” - Tujunga, CA
  37. “The Jogger” - Cable Beach, Australia
  38. “The More You Know” - Houston, Texas
  39. “The Newest Pledge” - Los Angeles, CA
  40. “The Overshare” - Tujunga, CA
  41. “The Package” - Los Angeles, CA
  42. “The Trixie Fixx” - Houston, Texas
  43. “Why Weed is Better Than Sex” - Los Angeles, CA
  44. “Wipe and Fold” - Chicago, Illinois
  45. “WTFU” - New York, New York

The following is the complete list of the official HCFF 2010 Award Nominations.

Best Picture: Feature Film (2)

  • “Silverlake Video” - Winner!
  • “The Newest Pledge”

Best Picture: Short Film (6)

  • “God of Love” - Winner!
  • “I Want Him Dead”
  • “Sudden Death”
  • “Bad Language”
  • “Heels to the Pavement”
  • “Los Four McNifikos”

Best Director (6)

  • Daniel J Pico “I Want Him Dead”
  • Luke Matheny “God of Love”
  • Deb Hagan “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu”
  • Jason Brescia “The Newest Pledge”
  • Adam Hall “Sudden Death” - Winner!
  • Matteo Ribaudo “Silverlake Video”

Best Actor (8)

  • Ben Westmoreland “The Candidate”
  • Sean Whalen “Psyche on Melrose”
  • Nelson Diaz “NONtourage”
  • Stephen Boss “NONtourage”
  • Tony Nikolakopoulos “Bad Language”
  • Matthew Burke “Heels to the Pavement” - Winner!
  • Matthew Lutz “Sudden Death”
  • Scott Krinsky “Silverlake Video”

Best Actress (8)

  • Angela Hindley “Heels to the Pavement”
  • Anna Hanson “Morning Honey”
  • Leslie Connelly “I Want Him Dead” - Winner!
  • Leah Verrill “The Package”
  • Patricia Rae “Silverlake Video”
  • Allison Lane “WTFU”
  • Mônica Vilela “Simpatia Do Limao”
  • Kelsey Higgs “Psyche on Melrose”

Best Ensemble Cast (6)

  • God Of Love
  • Heels to the Pavement
  • I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu
  • WTFU - Winner!
  • Sudden Death
  • Pen Pals

Best Editing (6)

  • “Silverlake Video”
  • “Jon Wuz Here” - Winner!
  • “Sid and Mel”
  • “Sudden Death”
  • “Why Weed is Better Than Sex”
  • “WTFU”

Pure Genius! Most Original Concept (8)

  • “Nontourage”
  • “Bad Language”
  • “God of Love”
  • “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu”
  • “WTFU”
  • “America the Beautiful
  • “Falling Apart” - Winner!
  • “The Trixie Fixx”

Best Original Score (6)

  • “Falling Apart”
  • “Los Four McNifikos”
  • “Ready to Pop”
  • “Why Weed is Better Than Sex”
  • “Sudden Death” - Winner!
  • “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu”

Best Cinematography (6)

  • “The Bedroom Philosopher: So Hungover”
  • “God of Love”
  • “Sudden Death”
  • “Heels to the Pavement” - Winner!
  • “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu”
  • “Silverlake Video”

Single Funniest Moment (6)

  • “Los Gritones”
  • “Infidel Pig”
  • “I Want Him Dead” - Winner!
  • “The Overshare”
  • “Ready to Pop”
  • “Heels to the Pavement”

Best Visual Effects (4)

  • “I Want Him Dead” - Winner!
  • “Falling Apart”
  • “Seven Layer Dip”
  • Ninjews: “Goy-L” Trouble

Best Picture: Funny Fest (4)

  • “Kacie’s Got a Gun” directed by Dog Romeo
  • “The More You Learn” directed by Steven Katz - Winner!
  • “Ain’t a Thing but a Chicken Wing” directed by Stephen Benavides
  • “Itch” directed by Gina Gheller

HCFF 2010 Schedule

Session #1: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 @ 6:30pm

  1. “The Trixie Fixx” directed by Jason Back - Houston, Texas
  2. “Kacie’s Got a Gun” directed by David Roy - Houston, Texas
  3. “Itch” directed by Gina Gheller - Houston, Texas
  4. “Los Gritones” directed by Roberto Perez Toledo - Madrid, Spain
  5. “Seven Layer Dip” directed by Monique Ganderton & Sam Hargrave - Los Angeles, cA
  6. “Bad Language” directed by Viron Popodopoulos - Sydney, Australia
  7. “Nontourage” directed by Dave Green - Los Angeles, CA
  8. “God of Love” directed by Luke Matheny - Brooklyn, New York
  9. “The More You Know” directed by Steven Katz - Houston, Texas
  10. “Sudden Death!” directed by Adam Hall - Los Angeles, CA

Session #2: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 @ 9:00pm

  • “The More You Learn” directed by Steven Katz
  • “Silverlake Video” directed by Matteo Ribaudo (Feature Film)

Session #3: December 2, 2010 @ 6:30pm

  1. “Simpatia Do Limao” directed by Miguel De Oliveira
  2. “Morning Honey” directed by Kenneth Wajda - Los Angeles, CA
  3. “I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life With You” Manuela Moreno - Madrid, Spain
  4. “The Candidate” directed by Ryan Becken - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  5. “Los Four McNifikos directed by Tucker Davila Wood - Madrid, Spain
  6. “Psyche on Melrose” directed by Doug Van Beber - Los Angeles, CA
  7. “The Package” directed by Alan Heitz - Los Angeles, CA
  8. “Pen Pals” directed by Kara Mohr - Houston, Texas

Session #4: December 2, 2010 @ 9:00pm

  • “The Newest Pledge” directed by Jason Brescia (Feature Film)

Session #5: December 3, 2010 @ 6:30pm

  • “Sid & Mel” directed by Dave Kost
  • “The Jesus Workout” directed by David Crabtree
  • “Heels to the Pavement” directed by Zachary Mattson
  • “I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu” directed by Deb Hagan
  • “Jon Wuz Here” directed by Eddie Rodriguez
  • “The Buck Johnson Story” directed by Blake McCray
  • “Channel 3 in HD” directed by Glen Golightly

Session #6: December 3, 2010 @ 9:00pm

  • “Ain’t a Thing but a Chicken Wing” directed by Stephen Benavides
  • “The Overshare” directed by David Crabtree
  • “Wipe and Fold” directed by Ron Fleischer
  • “Maurine” directed by Mauricia Baiocchi
  • “Why Weed is Better Than Sex” directed by Geoffrey Plitt
  • “I Want Him Dead” directed by Daniel Pico
  • “America the Beautiful” directed by Nathan Harlan
  • “Falling Apart” directed by Christopher Valori
  • “Ninjews: “Goy-L” Trouble” directed by Josh Bass
  • “Infidel Pig” directed by Mike Park
  • “WTFU” directed by Allison Lane
  • “HCFF 2011 Awards” presented by Director Mikel Fair