Video Presentation of the 2024 Fan Film Director’s Choice Awards
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner:
The Last of Us: Immunity
Liam Buckley and Kaleb Cook
Runner Up:
Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production
Johnny K.
BEST ACTOR
Winner:
Spider-Man: Hunted – Ultimatum
Hunter McCoy as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Runner Up:
Spawn
Michael Olvera Roderiguez as Clown
BEST ACTRESS
Winner:
Dream Girl
Casie Maghran as Amy Shaye
Runner Up:
Slipstream: A Star Trek Film
Christina Riley as Cadet Tabor
BEST HAIR/ MAKE-UP
Winner:
Sweet Oblivion: A Star Trek Fan Production
Runner Up:
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
BEST AUDIO MIXING
Winner:
La Morte de la Guerre
Joshua Irwin
Runner Up:
Ghostbusters: Slimer
Ty Baker
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner:
The Batman: Harvest Moon – A DC Fan Film
Zak Menzies and Trevor Wiers
Runner Up:
The Last of Us: Immunity
Jaden Patterson
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Winner:
Once a Ranger
Robert Charles Corley
Runner Up:
Boromir’s Dream – and Tom Bombadil – A Lord of the Rings Fan Film
David Fesliyan
BEST F/X MAKE-UP
Winner:
Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production
Runner Up:
Wolfenstein Legacy of Defiance
BEST COSTUMING
Winner:
Teen Titans (Fan Film)
Runner Up:
Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production
BEST ANIMATED
Winner:
Star Wars – Darth Plagueis Episode I
Runner Up:
An Absent Friend
BEST USE OF IMPROVISED SETS
Winner:
Jurassic Island
(Body shop backlot where I found the JP vehicles.)
Runner Up:
Renaissance: a Star Trek Fan Production
(Leonardo’s Workshop)
BEST CGI
Winner:
Return to Gravity Falls
Jonathan Gallo and Jeoffrey Howe
Runner Up:
The Federation Files: Mother
Dan R. Reynolds
BEST GREEN SCREEN
Winner:
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
Runner Up:
Jurassic Island
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Winner
Les Échos de la Force (Echoes of the Force)
Runner Up:
Wolfenstein Legacy of Defiance
BEST LIGHTING
Winner:
“Henry” An Indiana Jones Fan Film
Runner Up:
La Morte de la Guerre
Joshua Irwin
BEST COMEDY/PARODY
Winner:
The Guy Who Trimmed Me
Runner Up:
Unavoidable Delays: a Star Trek Fan Production
BEST COMPOSITE SHOT
Winner:
Slipstream: A Star Trek Film
Runner Up:
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner:
Desperate Measures: a Star Trek Fan Production
Runner Up:
Dream Girl
MOST CANON
Winner:
The Batman: Harvest Moon – A DC Fan Film
Runner Up:
Slipstream: A Star Trek Film
BEST ENSEMBLE
Winner:
Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film)
Runner Up:
Spider-Man: Hunted – Ultimatum
BEST EDITING
Winner:
Dream Girl
Runner Up:
“Henry” An Indiana Jones Fan Film
BEST PORTRAYAL OF EXISTING CHARACTER
Winner:
Marked in Black and Red
Sophie Wright as Harley Quinn
Runner Up:
Jurassic Island
Jeannete Novotny as Jeannie
Runner Up:
Magneto
Jacob Bridges as Magneto
BEST ON-LOCATION SCENE
Winner:
Bonds of Courage: A Star Wars Fan Film
Park Podvinní, Praha, Czech Republic
Runner Up:
Once a Ranger
Guardian Rangers vs. U.N. Rangers
BEST PLOT TWIST
Winner:
The Last of Us: Immunity
Runner Up:
Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film)
BEST TRAILER
Winner:
Power of God – A Superman Fan Film
Runner Up:
Constar: The Motion Picture
BEST POSTER
Winner:
Dream Girl
Runner Up:
Les Échos de la Force (Echoes of the Force)
BEST DOMESTIC FILM
Winner:
Dream Girl
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Winner:
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
BEST IN FEST
Winner of a $250 prize:
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
BEST DIRECTOR
| The Last of Us: Immunity | Liam Buckley and Kaleb Cook | |
| Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production | Johnny K. |
BEST ACTOR
| Spider-Man: Hunted – Ultimatum | Hunter McCoy | |
| Spawn | Michael Olvera Roderiguez as Clown |
BEST ACTRESS
| Dream Girl | Casie Maghran | |
| Slipstream A Star Trek Film | Christina Riley as Cadet Tabor |
BEST COSTUMING
| TEEN TITANS (Fan-Film) | Best Original Costuming | |
| Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production | Best Original Costuming |
| Sweet Oblivion: A Star Trek Fan Production | Best Hair/Make-Up | |
| Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru” | Best Hair/Make-Up |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
| The Batman: Harvest Moon – A DC Fan Film | Best Cinematography | |
| The Last of Us: Immunity | Jaden Patterson |
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
| Once a Ranger | Once A Ranger Official Motion Picture Soundtrack by Robert Charles Corley | |
| Boromir’s Dream – and Tom Bombadil – A Lord of the Rings Fan Film | David Fesliyan |
BEST AUDIO MIXING
| La Morte de la Guerre | Joshua Irwin | |
| Ghostbusters: Slimer | Ty Baker |
BEST CGI
| Return to Gravity Falls | Best CGI | |
| The Federation Files: Mother | Dan R. Reynolds |
BEST GREEN SCREEN
| Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru” | |
| Jurassic Island |
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
| Les Échos de la Force (Echoes of the Force) | Best Choreography | |
| WOLFENSTEIN: LEGACY OF DEFIANCE | Best Choreography |
BEST COMPOSITE SHOT
| Slipstream | |
| Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru” |
BEST F/X MAKE-UP
| Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production | Best FX Make-up | |
| WOLFENSTEIN: LEGACY OF DEFIANCE | Best FX Make-Up |
BEST LIGHTING
| Henry An Indiana Jones Fan Film | Best Lighting | |
| La Morte de la Guerre | Joshua Irwin |
BEST SCREENPLAY
| Desperate Measures: a Star Trek Fan Production | Aaron Vanderkley | |
| Dream Girl | Best Screenplay |
BEST COMEDY/PARODY
| The Guy Who Trimmed Me | Best Comedy/Parody | |
| Unavoidable Delays: a Star Trek Fan Production | Best Comedy/Parody |
BEST ANIMATED
| Star Wars – Darth Plagueis Episode I | Best Animated | |
| An Absent Friend | Best Animated |
MOST CANON
| The Batman: Harvest Moon – A DC Fan Film | Most Canon | |
| Slipstream A Star Trek Film | Most Canon |
BEST EDITING
| Dream Girl | Best Editing | |
| Henry An Indiana Jones Fan Film | Best Editing |
BEST PORTRAYAL OF EXISTING CHARACTER
| Marked in Black and Red | Sophie wright as Harley Quinn | |
| Jurassic Island | Jeannete Novotny as Jeannie | |
| Magneto | Jacob Bridges as Magneto |
BEST ENSEMBLE
| Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film) | |
| Spider-Man: Hunted – Ultimatum |
BEST ON-LOCATION SCENE
| Bonds of Courage: A Star Wars Fan Film | Park Podvinní, Praha, Czech Republic | |
| Once a Ranger | Best on Location Scene – Guardian Rangers vs UN Rangers |
BEST PLOT TWIST
| The Last of Us: Immunity | Best Plot Twist | |
| Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film) | Best Plot Twist |
BEST USE OF IMPROVISED SETS
| Jurassic Island | Best Improvised Sets- Body shop backlot where I found the JP vehicles. | |
| Renaissance: a Star Trek Fan Production | Best Use of Improvised Sets – Leonardo’s Workshop |
Best Trailer
| Power of God – A Superman Fan Film | |
| Constar: The Motion Picture |
BEST POSTER
BEST DOMESTIC FILM
Winner:
Best Domestic Film
Dream Girl
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Winner:
Best Foreign Film
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
BEST IN FEST
Winner:
Best In Fest Winner
Loreley – A STAR TREK Fan Production “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru”
Best Franchise
| Best Alien Fan Film – Alien Odyssey: The Deal |
| Best Batman Fan Film – The Batman: Harvest Moon |
| Best Battlestar Galactica Fan Film – Battlestar Galactica: Adrift |
| Best Child’s Play Fan Film – Charles Wants to Play |
| Best Ghostbusters Fan Film – Ghostbusters: Slimer |
| Best Gravity Falls Fan Film – Return to Gravity Falls |
| Best Harley Quinn Fan Film – Marked in Black and Red |
| Best Highlander Fan Film – Highlander: Pains of the Heart |
| Best I Dream of Jeannie Fan Film – Jurassic Island |
| Best Indiana Jones Fan Film – Henry An Indiana Jones Fan Film |
| Best James Bond Fan Film – The Guy Who Trimmed Me |
| Best Jurassic World Fan Film – Ambush – A Jurassic World Fan Film |
| Best The Last of Us Fan Film – The Last of Us: Immunity |
| Best Lord of the Rings Fan Film – Boromir’s Dream & Tom Bombadil |
| Best Magneto Fan Film – Magneto |
| Best Nightmare on Elm Street Fan Film – Dream Girl |
| Best Harry Potter Fan Film – Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film) |
| Best Power Rangers Fan Film – Once a Ranger |
| Best Solo Leveling Fan Film – Solo Leveling-fan Film |
| Best Spawn Fan Film – Spawn |
| Best Spiderman Fan Film – Spider-Man: Hunted Ultimatum |
| Best Superman Fan Film – Power of God – A Superman Fan Film |
| Best Teen Titans Fan Film – Teen Titans (Fan-Film) |
| Best Star Trek Fan Film – Loreley – “Prelude to Part III – Kobayashi Maru” |
| Best Star Wars Fan Film – Star Wars – Darth Plagueis Episode I |
| Best Wolfenstein Fan Film – Wolfenstein: Legacy of Defiance |
MVP Awards
| Bomber Girl (Star Trek Fan Film) | Lezlie Sawyer | |
| Bonds of Courage: A Star Wars Fan Film | Michael Valkovič | |
| Constar: The Motion Picture | Royce Major | |
| Desperate Measures Nominated: a Star Trek Fan Production | Aaron Chappell | |
| Dream Girl | Michael Mowen | |
| Exsulum (Harry Potter Fan film) | Armier Sanders | |
| Farragut Forward: A Star Trek Fan Production | Romel Punsa | |
| The Federation Files- Mother | Kelly Reynolds | |
| Fly in the Ointment | Shannon Parker | |
| Ghostbusters: Slimer | Susan Baker | |
| The Guy Who Trimmed Me | David Price | |
| Henry An Indiana Jones Fan Film | Nikki Reifler | |
| Highlander: Pains of the Heart | Shannon Cronin | |
| Indiana Jones and the Golden Plates | Junior Jones | |
| Jurassic Island | Josh Irwin | |
| Kill All Your Friends: A Prequel to Constar: The Motion Picture | Lexa Cutler | |
| La Morte de la Guerre | Caitlyn Bailey | |
| The Last of Us: Immunity | Jaden Patterson | |
| Marked in Black and Red | Jamie Spencer | |
| Once a Ranger | Sarah Day | |
| The Path of Honor | Troy Baker | |
| Power of God – A Superman Fan Film | Zak Cardenas | |
| Power Rangers in the Multiverse Episode 2 | Gerardo Pagliaroli | |
| Renaissance: a Star Trek Fan Production | Kara Allen | |
| Return to Gravity Falls | Jonathan Gallo | |
| Shinano Official Music Video | Steve ‘Hairy’ Harris | |
| Slipstream A Star Trek Film | Nina Riley | |
| Solo Leveling-fan Film | Zak Cardenas | |
| Spider-Man: Hunted Ultimatum | Hunter McCoy | |
| Star Wars – Darth Plagueis Episode I | Duncan Bruce | |
| Sweet Oblivion: A Star Trek Fan Production | Zbynek Suchy | |
| Task Force-78: Breakaway! – A Music Video Mash-up | Mark Anthony Craig | |
| Task Force-78: Holiday Hours 2267 | Kenneth Mayes | |
| Teen Titans (Fan-Film) | Funner Studios | |
| Unavoidable Delays: a Star Trek Fan Production | Aaron Chappell | |
| Warp Speed In A Turbolift – Episode 1 – Amateurs! | Kenneth Mayes | |
| Wolfenstein: Legacy of Defiance | Mike Trebilcock | |