Festival Hosts:
- Southern Utah University
- College of Performing &
Visual Arts
- Department of
Communication

2005 Winners

Karl Malden Award for Excellence

Winner: Robert Beckler, Dear Jimmy
Honorable Mentions:
David Rick Balcorta, Don't Give Me the Finger
Tommaso Colognese, Winter Sea
Danielle Silmon, Ash Wednesday

Native American Award

Winner: David Rick Balcorta, Don't Give Me the Finger

Thunderbird Competition

Best Professional Narrative: Finding Home
Honorable Mentions:
Sledge: The Untold Story
Dear Jimmy

Best Professional Documentary: Divining the Human: The Cathedral Tapestries of John Nava
Honorable Mention: Sardinia

Best Professional Short: Calogero's Day Off
Honorable Mention: Expecting Broken Snow

Horizon Award, Narrative: Baptists at our Barbeque
Honorable Mention: Johnny Unicron

Horizon Award, Documentary: Plagues and Pleasures
Honorable Mentions:
For Whom the Sirens Toll
The 8th Day

Horizon Award, Short: Unfolding
Honorable Mentions:
The Vagrant
Winter Sea

Screenplay Competition

Best Screenplay: "WIlliam"
Honorable Mentions:
Drama: "Ghosts of September"
Comedy: "The Meshugana Brothers"
Romantic Comedy: "The Stray"

High School Competition

Best Narrative: The Dance
Honorable Mention: Nerdball and his Treasure Map

Best Documentary: Blind Eye
Honorable Mention: Evanesce Freyja