Announcing the WINNERS of the 2nd annual 2022 DIRECTORS CHOICE fan film awards!

Beginning last year, there are now multiple annual awards shows open exclusively to fan films. Some are specific to just Star Trek fan films, but the DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARDS are open to fan films from any franchise or genre that were released in the previous calendar year (in the case of the current awards, the year was 2022).

Created and administered by GLEN L. WOLFE and DAN REYNOLDS of WARP 66 STUDIOS in Arkansas, the showrunners behind THE FEDERATION FILES “fanthology” series, the cost to enter was $10 per film, which included consideration in up to six categories (chosen by the submitter at the time they filled out the entry form). The judges were the directors of those submitted films, and casting a ballot was required in order for a director’s film(s) not to be disqualified. Also, a director was not allowed to vote for their own fan film (lest the final tallies wound up with each film getting one vote each!).

This year, Dan and Glen sweetened the pot a little (okay, a lot) by adding a $250 grand prize for “Best in Fest,” determined by which fan film received the most total votes across all categories.

The idea behind contests like these, in addition to honoring the fan filmmakers and their work, is to provide more exposure for these productions. So hopefully, you’ll check out at least a few of these fan films to see something you might like a lot. I did and was pleasantly surprised by more than a few of them!

Glen Wolfe concurred…

My goal was to bring some publicity to all of the fan filmmakers out there, and it looks like this is helping with that. I have received several comments from fans and fan filmmakers that, because of this award show, they viewed films that they would otherwise have been unaware of. From my perspective, I am very happy with the diversity of the films entered into the contest this year, as well as the diversity of the winning films. So hopefully that continues, and we will have a even more diverse field next year.

For a list of all 53 fan films that were entered, all of the nominees in each category, and all the winners, you can watch their presentation video. Below is a list of the winners and runners up in all the categories, along with YouTube links to those specific fan films. There’s also a list of MVPs (most valuable producers) supplied by the entrants themselves to acknowledge someone in their cast and/or crew whose contribution to the project was significant enough to merit special recognition.

And finally, at the bottom on this blog page, there’s a list of fan films voted the best for each franchise, the winners for best foreign and domestic fan films, and at the very bottom, the $250 winner for Best in Fest…


BEST DIRECTOR

Winner:
Ambush – A Star Trek Fan Production
Greg Lock

Runner Up:
Batman: Broken Promise
Stephen Trumble


BEST ACTOR

Winner:
Secrets of the Temple PT 2: A Star Wars Fan Film
Tanner McNatt as Aylek

Runner Up:
Batman: Broken Promise
David Trumble as Harvey Dent/Two-Face


BEST ACTRESS

Winner:
The 53rd Annual Hunger Games
Abigail Knol

Runner Up:
Renegade: A Tribute to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Sina Schwery as Rubera


BEST COSTUMING

Winner:
Legacy of the Mandalorian

Runner Up:
Secrets of the Temple PT 1: A Star Wars Fan Film


BEST HAIR/ MAKE-UP

Winner:
Resistance: A Star Trek Fan Production

Melissa Clarkson

Runner Up:
The Federation Files: Escape from Magna Roma

Michele Reynolds & Kali Green


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner:
Karu: Part One: A Short Star Wars Fan Film

Runner Up:
LAST STAND: A Star Wars Fan Film


BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Winner:
Batman: Broken Promise
Claire Wickes

Runner Up:
The Federation Files: Mudd’s Mission

Stephanie Browning


BEST AUDIO MIXING

Winner:
The Forgotten Time Lord

Runner Up:
Karu: Part One: A Short Star Wars Fan Film


BEST CGI

Winner:
Cybertron Falls: The War Within (TRANSFORMERS CGI FAN FILM)

Runner Up:
Devil in the Desert: A Jurassic World Fan Film


BEST GREEN SCREEN

Winner:
The Federation Files: Escape From Magna Roma
Dan R. Reynolds

Runner Up:
One Small Step – A Star Trek Fan Production
Samuel Cocking


BEST F/X MAKE-UP

Winner:
Renegade: A Tribute to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Runner Up:
Evil Returns: A Halloween Fan Film


BEST LIGHTING

Winner:
The Oath: A Batman Fan Film

Runner Up:
Indiana Jones and The Tomb of Olympias


BEST SCREENPLAY

Winner:
Spider-Man: Seasons of Change

Runner Up:
Batman: Broken Promise


BEST COMEDY/PARODY

Winner:
The One with the Whales

Runner Up:
A Star Wars Movie


BEST ANIMATED

Winner:
Batman: Broken Promise

Runner Up:
Cybertron Falls: The War Within (TRANSFORMERS CGI FAN FILM)


MOST CANON

Winner:
Doomsday: A Star Trek Fan Production

Runner Up:
Devil in the Desert: A Jurassic World Fan Film


BEST EDITING

Winner:
LAST STAND: A Star Wars Fan Film

Runner Up:
The Oath: A Batman Fan Film


BEST PORTRAYAL OF EXISTING CHARACTER

Winner:
The Oath: A Batman Fan Film
Guillermo Mejia as Michael Keaton’s Batman

Runner Up:
Batman: Broken Promise
Brian Vaughan as Bruce Wayne/Batman


BEST ENSEMBLE

Winner:
The Order – EPISODE ONE: ROSIER (HARRY POTTER FAN FILM)

Runner Up:
Secrets of the Temple PT 1: A Star Wars Fan Film


MVP LIST

 Constar Chronicles – Dive: A Star Trek Fan FilmAlec Peters
New Dawn (Star Wars Fan Film)Jason Kleber – Creative Advisor
A Star Wars MovieJames Ito
Ambush – A Star Trek Fan ProductionThomas Saville
Batman: Broken PromiseClaire Wickes
Battle of Velsak 2 – A Star Trek Fan ProductionNick Cook
Constar Chronicles: Some of Stand on Our Own… TogetherRoyce Leonard Major
Cybertron Falls: The War Within (TRANSFORMERS CGI FAN FILM)Jed Vargo, Samuel J Flatman, Rajarajan Manoharan
Duty Calls – A Star Trek Fan ProductionEmma Thorne
Egotastic Trek Ep.4 “The Oracle”Matt Weiss
Evil Returns: A Halloween Fan FilmTatum Boswell
Indiana Jones and The Tomb of OlympiasElisha Miller
Karu: Part One: A Short Star Wars Fan FilmJonas Frederik
LAST STAND: A Star Wars Fan FilmChris Gallegos
Legacy of the MandalorianKiefer Jenkins
Maledictus (A Harry Potter Fan Film)Devin Baranski
One Small Step – A Star Trek Fan ProductionNimran Saund
Outbreak A Star Trek Fan ProductionClayton Orgles – Director of Photography
PSIODUEL, A Star Trek Fan ProductionRadek Belina
Renegade: A Tribute to a Galaxy Far, Far away.Remo Szalai
Resistance: a Star Trek Fan ProductionAaron Chappell – Actor, Production Designer, Executive Producer
Secrets of the Temple PT 1 : A Star Wars Fan FilmDallin Dvorak, Micah Roberts,
Secrets of the Temple PT 2 : A Star Wars Fan FilmKevin Charles Robbins
Spider-Man: HuntedHunter McCoy
Spider-Man: Seasons of ChangeHamish Garnham
Star Wars Dark RevanSamuel Peron
The 53rd Annual Hunger GamesRachel Traub
The Kill Order (A Maze Runner Fan Film)Erica Holman
The Needs Of The OneDavid Huff
The Order – EPISODE ONE: ROSIER (HARRY POTTER FAN FILM)Ursula Toon
The Forgotten Time LordThomas Blondell
A Question of BalanceJason Herdt
Batman RebirthNicholas Riggs
The Federation Files: Escape From Magna RomaDavid Whitney
House of Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm StreetKira Brock
James Bond – I SEE RED [Fan Film]Christoph Kumpf
Loreley: A Star Trek Fan Production “Kommandoubernahme”Heiko Thies
The Federation Files: Mudd’s MissionDan R Reynolds
Opportunity: A Star Trek Fan ProductionBilly Swanson
Red Right Hand: A Scream Fan FilmAndrew Oliver
Refugee: A Star Trek Fan ProductionVictoria Avalon
The Death Collector: A James Bond Fan FilmBenjamin Kalliomäki
Valhalla Calling Michael Stutelberg
War Targ:  A Star Trek Fan ProductionBilly Swanson
Yorktown A Time to Heal
You Are Recalled Vance Major
 The Death Collector: A James Bond Fan FilmCarl-Anders Lundberg as Q

BEST JURASSIC PARK FAN FILM
Devil in the Desert: A Jurassic World Fan Film

BEST STAR TREK FAN FILM
Resistance: A Star Trek Fan Production

BEST BATMAN FAN FILM
Batman: Broken Promise

BEST HALLOWEEN FAN FILM
Evil Returns: A Halloween Fan Film

BEST INDIANA JONES FAN FILM
Indiana Jones and The Tomb of Olympias

BEST TRANSFORMERS FAN FILM
Cybertron Falls: The War Within (TRANSFORMERS CGI FAN FILM)

BEST SPIDER-MAN FAN FILM
Spider-Man: Hunted

BEST STAR WARS FAN FILM
Renegade: A Tribute to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

BEST HUNGER GAMES FAN FILM
The 53rd Annual Hunger Games

BEST MAZE RUNNER FAN FILM
The Kill Order (A Maze Runner Fan Film)

BEST NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET FAN FILM
House of Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street

BEST SCREAM FAN FILM
Red Right Hand: A Scream Fan Film

BEST 007 FAN FILM
James Bond – I SEE RED [Fan Film]

BEST HARRY POTTER FAN FILM
The Order – EPISODE ONE: ROSIER (HARRY POTTER FAN FILM)

BEST DR. WHO FAN FILM
The Forgotten Time Lord


BEST FOREIGN FAN FILM
Batman: Broken Promise

BEST DOMESTIC FAN FILM
The Oath: A Batman Fan Film

BEST IN FEST
Batman: Broken Promise