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2025 AWARDS

Congratulations to all our nominees! Winners are noted in bold.

BEST DESIGN ELEMENTS​​

 

​Close Encounter — Jeph Porter

Cutting Ties — Sarah Najera

The Pantone Guy — Patrick Creadon

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY​​

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PATH — Ian Eastwood

Run — Daniel John Harris

Styles Make Fights – “Mad” Max Metzgar — Spencer Merriss & Andrew Boylan

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BEST ACTOR

 

John Pirruccello — Holiday Hold-up

Matt Dellapina — Park Life

Mike Green — Vince: The Punctual Vagrant

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BEST ACTRESS

 

Cindy Clemens — Housecats

Kathleen McElfresh  — Park Life

Courtney Abbott — Run

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BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

 

Joyce Porter — Bat

Matty Ryan Holiday Hold-up

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BEST DIRECTOR​

 

Abel Berumen — My Name Is Gia

Daniel John Harris — Run

Nathan Mitzenmacher — Slice

Patrick Creadon — The Pantone Guy

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO

 

Middle of Nowhere — Travis Shields

PATH — Ian Eastwood

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BEST NARRATIVE SHORT

 

Close Encounter — Jeph Porter

Cutting Ties — Sarah Najera

Run — Daniel John Harris

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

 

​Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night — Mike Schmiedeler, Michael O’Brien

How We Roll — Anthony Ciancio Winner

The Pantone Guy — Patrick Creadon

Shiners: Voices from Owsley County — Seth McClellan

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BEST FEATURE

 

Holiday Hold-up — Michael Moreci, Francis Claudio, Robert Stern, Michele B. McGraw

Park Life — Tyler Haney

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SPIRIT OF OAK PARK AWARD

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Altruism: What’s in It for Me? — Kathleen Ermitage

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HONORABLE MENTION: YOUNG FILMMAKER

 

The Dishwasher Quest — Lizz Kannenberg & the Beye Elementary School Green Team

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FILMS WITH AN OAK PARK CONNECTION

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OAK PARK, ILLINOIS FILM FESTIVAL

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opilff.org | team@opilff.org | @oakparkilfilmfest | (773) 322-1104

 

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OPILFF c/o Madison Street Theater

1010 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302

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