5 Minute Film Festival

Grand Prize (Narrative incl. Animation): $500

First Prize (Narrative, Animation, Documentary, Music Video, Screenplay): $200 

Second Prize (in each of all five categories): $100 

Third Prize: the satisfaction of a job well done

Audience Award (in each category): $50 Gift Card

Additional Prizes for:

• Best Actor

• Best Actress
• Best Cinematography

• Best Sound Design
• Best Original Music (composed by a Lipscomb student)
• Best Poster (designed by a Lipscomb student) 

Winners of the 2022 5 Minute Film Festival

Grand Prize for Best Live Action Short (which will also be screened at the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival):

• Grand Prize: “The Trobie” directed by Phynley Joel
• Second place: “Lone Lee” directed by Sam Dabbs and Sydney Thomason, produced by Stella Carey
• Third place: “Kung Pao” directed by David King.

Grand Prize for Best Animated Short (which will also be screened at the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival):

• Grand Prize: “Ember and the Keeper of the Cauldron” directed by Natalie Peterson and Audrey Witherspoon
• Second place: “The End” directed by Meghan Urbytes, produced by Ellie Lenz
• Third place: “Enlightened” directed by Caelin Davis

Best Music Video:

• First place: “I Don’t Know You Like I Used To” (Mercury) directed by Phynley Joel
• Second place: “For God is With Us” (For King & Country) directed by Josie Clark
• Third place: “Captain Hicks” (Gradient) directed by Jessi Petersen

Best Short Documentary:

• “The Scripture Avenger: Story of a Superhero” directed by Ford Hulgan.

Best Unproduced Screenplay:

• First place: “Where Did The Sunshine Go?” by Rachel White
• Tied for Second place: “The Moon Festival” by Meredith Powers AND “Stuck” by Sydney Thomason
• Third place: “The Mage’s Cheese” by Chloe Arvin

Best Actor:

• First place: Haden Lindsey in “Forever Not”
• Second place: Harrison Akers in “Kung Pao”
• Third place: Aedan Farist in “Jane Brain”

Best Actress:

• First place: Audrey Venable in “Loop”
• Second place: Claire Hopkins in “Fragile Femininity”
• Third place: Audrey Venable in “Forever Not”

Audience Award for Best Live Action Short:

• “Jane Brain” directed by Maddi Reimer Audience Award for

Best Animated Short:

• “The End” directed by Meghan Urbytes, produced by Ellie Lenz

Audience Award for Best Music Video:

• “I Don’t Know You Like I Used To” (Mercury) directed by Phynley Joel

Best Animation Screenplay:

• First place: “The End” by Meghan Urbytes
• Second place: “Waltz of the Citrus Prince” by Rachel Winsor
• Third place: “Enlightened” by Caelin Davis

Best Live Action Screenplay:

• First place: “Lone Lee” by Stella Carey
• Second place: “Kung Pao” by David King
• Tied for Third place: “Forever Not” by Christopher Jimenez AND “The Trobie” by Phynley Joel

Best Cinematography:

• “Lone Lee” cinematography by Mary Ziebarth

Best Music Video Cinematography:

• Will Smitherman for “I Don’t Know You Like I Used To” (Mercury)

Best Animation Original Music Score:

• Tied for First place: “Ember and the Keeper of the Cauldron” music by Claire Hopkins AND “Enlightened” music by Luke Snyder
• Second place: “The End” music by Luke Snyder and Sydney Brown
• Third place: “Meaning?” music by Sam Duong

Best Live Action Original Music Score:

• First place: “Lone Lee” music by Judson Gay
• Second place: “Teleporting Briefcase” music by Tyler H. W. Lewis
• Third place: “Collision Course” music by Brett Boyd

Best Animation Sound Design:

• “Ember and the Keeper of the Cauldron” sound design by McKenzie Chaffins and Audrey Witherspoon

Best Live Action Sound Design:

• “Lone Lee” sound design by Mary Ziebarth

Best Editing:

• “The Trobie” edited by Phynley Joel

Best Poster Design:

• First place: “Kung Pao” poster design by Kristen Kelly
• Second place: “Lone Lee” poster design by Mackenna Hood
• Tied for Third place: “Teleporting Briefcase” poster design by Avery Butts AND “Loop” poster design by Caitlin Burke