2020 FIERCE Challenge

OIF FIERCE Challenge - 2020

FIERCE NOMINEES & WINNERS

Best Set Design
Jailbait – Sophie Gonzalez
Contact – Chris Ballinger *WINNER*
Social Trafficking – Jeremiah Baumbach
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers
Betrayed – Dale Metz
Genes – Robin Hofmann

Best Hair/MUA
Kenji:2065 – Valentina Rojas
Trumpets – Tassila Czerepka, Sara Ganster
Hunter’s Bounty – Sean Ahearn *WINNER*
Melody – Carolina Paez
Genes – Erin LaRoe-Warren
Her Ghost in the Fog – Chase Shellee

Best Supporting Actor
Unity: Bittersweet Symphony – Durell Brown
Kenji:2065 – Eugene Torres
Unrequited – Zakk Slater
Kate’s Balloons – Matt Payne
Her Ghost in the Fog – Casey Powers
Like Trees – Dean Deck *WINNER*

Best Supporting Actress
Welcome Home – R’hea Hughes
Unity: Bittersweet Symphony – Angie Ruiz
Melody – Mary Sawyer “Megan”
Emma – Jade Harvey
Genes – Jill Minton
Her Ghost in the Fog – Alexandria Pica
Betrayed – Janice Fisher *WINNER*

Best Original Music
Trumpets – Brooks Leibee
Social Trafficking – Ron Potter
Entrance – Brooks Leibee and Ben Shepler *WINNER*
Emma – Ron Potter
Genes – Francisco Long
Betrayed – Andrew Scott Foust
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers
A Wrong Turn – David Kashner

Best Sound
Melody – Ben Shepler
A Wrong Turn – Michael Rojas
Emma – Mohan Ayer
Social Trafficking – Michael Helms
Genes – Keith Johnson
Like Trees – Isaiah DeQuattro
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers
Jailbait – Dale Metz *WINNER*
Betrayed – Dale Metz/Sophie Gonzalez

Best Cinematography
Mercy: Veil of Shadows – JC Conklin
Kenji:2065 – Zachary Moore
A Wrong Turn – David Kashner
Like Trees – Jaret McGee
Social Trafficking – Gregory Mohn
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers *WINNER*
Jailbait – Dale Metz
Contact – Gregory Mohn
Melody – Gregory Mohn
Betrayed – Dale Metz

Best Editor
Social Trafficking – Krystal Alexandria
Like Trees – Corey Emanuel Jr.
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers
Jailbait – Dale Metz
Melody – Sean Parisi
Contact – Gregory Mohn
Betrayed – Dale Metz *WINNER*

Best Lead Actor
Kenji:2065 – Juan Mena
Contact – Ryan Forrestal
Kate’s Balloons – Vince Lipert
A Wrong Turn – Dennis Bauerle
Trumpets – Jarron Webster
Entrance – Hank Santos
Her Ghost in the Fog – Anthony Tyler
Betrayed – Gabryl Martinez
Like Trees – JC Scott II *WINNER*

Best Lead Actress
Social Trafficking – Ariana Gill
Emma – Alanna Breault
A Wrong Turn – Summer Bauerlee
Jailbait – Sophie Gonzalez
Her Ghost in the Fog – Chase Shellee
Genes – Roxy Rivera *WINNER*
Contact – Ansley Trivedi
Betrayed – Rachel Comeau
Melody – Michelle Procopio, Janice Munk
Kate’s Balloons – Norma Jean Lipert

Best Original Story
Genes – Robin Hofmann
Like Trees – Corey Emanuel Jr.
Trumpets – Joshua Czerepka
Kate’s Balloons – Norma Jean Lipert
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers
Jailbait – Graham Lauder
Contact – Chris Ballinger
Melody – Bria Gaskin *WINNER*
Betrayed – Dale Metz

Best Directing
Social Trafficking – Jeremiah Baumbach
Like Trees – Corey Emanuel Jr.
Melody – Bria Gaskin
Her Ghost in the Fog – David Powers *WINNER*
Contact – Chris Ballinger
Jailbait – Sophie Gonzalez
Betrayed – Dale Metz

Honorable mention – Ray Acevedo (Actor) – Dancing Days *WINNER*
Honorable mention – Visual Effects – Hunter’s Bounty *WINNER*
Honorable mention – Zachary Moore (Cinematography) – Kenji 2065 *WINNER*
Honorable mention – Chase Shellee (Actress) – Her Ghost in the Fog *WINNER*

Best Picture
Social Trafficking
Like Trees
Her Ghost in the Fog
Melody
Contact
Jailbait
Betrayed WINNER

Best Drama – Her Ghost in the Fog *WINNER*
Best Horror – JailBait *WINNER*
Best of Sci-Fi – Betrayed *WINNER*

INTER-CITY SHORT FILMS CHALLENGE, FLORIDA – INAUGURAL WINNERS

Best of Tampa – Kenji 2065:Return Of The Kuroi Clan – Justin Rios *WINNER*
Best of Jacksonville – Mercy: Veil of Shadows – Joe Boi *WINNER*
Best of Orlando – Betrayed – Dale Metz *WINNER*

Selected Entries

Kenji 2065:Return Of The Kuroi Clan PG-13 Justin Rios, Tampa

SHED PG-13
David Pokk, Orlando
An estranged girlfriend must make the choice of staying in an unhealthy relationship while being beckoned by a symbol of her past, and possible future.

Melody PG
Bria Gaskin, Orlando
Amy, a marketing executive for Nano-Glamour, learns a lesson after releasing a new, futuristic beauty product.

Contact PG
Chris Ballinger, Orlando
A fearless young dreamer struggles to make contact with outer space while trying to find common ground with her strict father.

Hunter’s Bounty PG-13
Samantha/BrookeBurton/Fauver, Orlando
Only the strongest Hunter will come out in the end.

Betrayed PG
Dale Metz, Orlando
A young woman struggles to lead a discrete life but the agency who saved her from terminal cancer expects more.

The Social Experiment PG-13
Angeliz Bruno, Orlando
Admits the Quarantine, The government issues a virtual reality game as a means to control its society. Little do the citizens know, They are now involved in a social experiment to further control overpopulation.

Tajriba PG-13
Rex McSeaton, Orlando
A secret government agency that kidnaps people to for experiments in creating super soldiers uses an accounting firm to hide its whereabouts. When one agent wants to find out what’s really going on everything takes a bad turn.

Behind Closed Doors PG-13
Andrew Contreras, Orlando
A young man’s fears of what lies behind a closed door may be more of a horrifying reality than he ever imagined.

A Wrong Turn PG-13
Teo Ciltia, Orlando
A woman isn’t sure if her Uber driver is taking her to her destination or leading her to her death in this wild horror ride….

Ticklemonster PG
Petra Tressler, Orlando
Good Night Sleep Tight.You never know who visit you at Night. Beware cause some childhood stories just might be true.

Jailbait PG-13
Sophie Gonzalez , Orlando
A young girl arranges a meet up with a stranger. Things don’t go according to plan.

Entrance PG
Brooks Leibee, Orlando
After investigating his burglarized home, Alan soon discovers that he isn’t alone.

Emma PG-13
Florentina Kleiner , Orlando
When three friends play a classic board game, their sleepover turns into a deadly game of surviving the night.

One Night Only PG-13
Jarron Webster , Tampa
ONE NIGHT ONLY. A charming and charismatic man who is an expert at having one night stands, has a horrifying spiritual encounter to answer for his loveless ways.

Mercy: Veil of Shadows PG-13
Joe Boi, Jacksonville
When a supernatural entity terrorizes a psychiatric institution, the ward’s only hope is a teenage nephilim who’s afraid of the dark.

Kate’s Balloons G
Norma Jean Lipert, Orlando
A woman’s Valentine’s Day birthday brings an unexpected surprise.

Trumpets PG-13
Joshua Czerepka, Tampa
A young man with the love for his religion, looses control of his life when the world doesn’t end the way he though it would.

Bittersweet Symphony R
Kelly Weaver, Orlando
While staying at a house during a apocalyptic world where infected people known as roamers dwell a family tells a story to a little girl about the road to redemption being paved by bullets and vengeance.

The Lady PG-13
Marc Lucia, Orlando
A nosy condo resident sees a little too much.

Simon Says PG-13
Louie Castillo, Orlando
In an American southeastern town, a serial killer terrorizes people that do not follow the rules to a game.

Social Traffiking PG-13
J.P. Smith, Orlando
A lonely young woman houseboat sitting accepts a stranger’s unusual friend request. Soon she’s sending pictures and accepting money. After he pressures her for *more* then reimbursement she learns that being just friends isn’t what he’s after.
Sex trafficking isn’t just kidnappings. Courage means admitting when you need help.

Dancing Days PG
Chuck Fusca, Orlando
A father has to overcome his fear of an old bully to support his daughter at her big dance contest.

Unrequited G
Dennis Higgins, Orlando
Faldo befriends a lovely woman, but when he expresses his love for her, they grow apart.

Her Ghost in the Fog PG-13
David Powers , Orlando
A broken-hearted insomniac writer falls in love with a lonely ghost.

Unwinged PG
Matt Burgess, Orlando
A widowed single father has second thoughts about an intended proposal, until he is visited by the spirit of his deceased wife.

Like Trees PG-13
Corey Emanuel Jr., Orlando
A coping widower delivers a rooted word to guide his stepson’s next chapters.

Genes PG-13
Robin Hofmann, Orlando
It’s not blood that makes a family. It’s love.

Welcome Home PG
Matt Scoville, Orlando
An army brat gets pulled into a ride share time loop where veterans past, present and future are driving her home to her family.

Submit your complete film.

See guidelines here: https://oifstudio.com/film-submission-guidelines/

– Award Categories

Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor, Best Original Story, Best Sound, Best Set Design, Best Hair/MUA.
Certificate Awards: Audience Awards, Honorable Mentions, Special F/X, Best Short for each City.

Submit an engaging original. Include a memorable story with scenes and characters to thrill the audience at the premiere. Keep it FIERCE!

– An official OIF Script-to-Screen Challenge.
PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES.

Submission deadline for scripts: August 25, 2020
Complete film must be submitted by November 15, 2020
There are two totally separate submission categories in this Challenge, Online and On Set.
The Online Challenge category is for production filmed with others entirely remotely. The On Set Challenge category is for productions choosing to film on location, where cast/crew works physically together in a small group (safely).
Participants for the On Set category are strongly urged to follow all safety procedures and take all necessary precautions while filming during this pandemic. We recommend all cast and crew take a FREE certificate course here: https://www.easy-lms.com/safe-sets-covid-19-level-a-english/course-50731
Should you choose to produce the film in isolation, submit the complete film to the online category.
If you ended up producing a film in the traditional way on set, submit the complete film to the On Set category.
Choose one of the following genres: Horror, Sci-Fi or Drama. Comedic versions are welcome.
Keep it clean, max rating of PG-13. Limit cursing, No nudity, gore and blood are okay. You may use limited profanity if needed for the story line.
Keep maximum script page count to ~10 pages
Maximum total film run-time (including credits but NOT required slates) is 10 minutes.
If your script was selected you have a secured screening spot at the event and your cast and crew are eligible for awards as long as the final film is submitted by the deadline.
If your script is selected you are expected to post updates in the OIF group with the tags #YOURFILMNAME #FierceChallenge #OIF
Your film may NOT be shown elsewhere prior to the OIF Challenge screening date.
Standard Terms and Conditions apply and will be posted on the submission form.

Recap of some rules meant to provide more opportunities and fairer chance at the awards ceremony:

Same actor can only be in a total of 3 films as a lead or supporting lead role with a max of 2 leads and excluding extra work.
Director, writer is limited to 1 film in the same challenge.

Here is a link to the full guidelines: CLICK HERE

Tips

REWRITE – leave the script for a couple of days then come back to read it with a fresh mind, you have time, don’t rush or send the first draft.
GET FEEDBACK – Let someone else advise if it made sense to them. We have a poll with 50+ people who are willing to give that feedback, reach out and/or consider participating in the pre-challenge table read workshop. (will be posted soon)
Get to the point fast, answer the question “what are we following here” as soon as you can so your script has a good pace, keep the audience engagedprecautions.

Submissions are closed.

Welcome to the first OIF Florida Inter-City Short Film Challenge, hosted by the Orlando Independent Filmmakers Group. The Following 45 Scripts Have Been Selected:

SciFi

Untouchable PG-13
Brandon Rivers, Orlando
CIA Officer Brianna Jenkins and her partner Micheal Garcia have been assigned on solving the mystery behind the most infamous man in the world Robbie Norton. But soon they too will find out why he’s been called untouchable.

Kenji 2065:Return Of The Kuroi Clan PG-13
Justin Rios, Tampa
It’s 2065, in a vice city infested with crime, the mayor’s daughter has been kidnapped by a Mafia Clan called “The Kuroi Clan”.A detective who originates from that Clan, is sent to save her, forcing him to face the same brothers who he had left when he left the clan to become a cop.

SHED PG-13
David Pokk, Orlando
An estranged girlfriend must make the choice of staying in an unhealthy relationship while being beckoned by a symbol of her past, and possible future.

Melody PG
Bria Gaskin, Orlando
Amy, a marketing executive for Nano-Glamour, learns a lesson after releasing a new, futuristic beauty product.

Sky and The Inevitable PG-13
Gage Lynn, Orlando
Stellan Cooper comes home to an alarming surprise: a girl who claims she’s from the future.

The Message G
Michael Speigner, Orlando
A young scientist from another world becomes stranded while on an expedition to Earth where she brings two unlikely teens together as allies to save her from an elite military retrieval team. The message she shares has a profound impact on everyone.

Horror

Behind Closed Doors PG-13
Andrew Contreras, Orlando
A young man’s fears of what lies behind a closed door may be more of a horrifying reality than he ever imagined.

Grave (title is subject to change) PG-13
Xavier Galloway, Orlando
The perfect family masks a cannibalistic hunger with their mortuary business.

Nina PG-13
Paul Usungu, Orlando
Nina suffers from oneirophobia, a fear of dreams. When she fails to take her medication on her way to vist her mother, strange things happen.