2017 Sonny
Award Winners
Official Selections to 2017 Sonscreen Film Festival
DRAMATIC SHORT
White Collar
Dear Hamilton
The Other Side
The Follow-Through
Pigeons
Shelter
500,000 Miles to the Moon and Back
An Authentic Life
Dragonfly
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Chef’s Table: Walla Walla
Class of 2017 // One Step Forward
Our Town
Papi
The Hugs Project
Foreign Native
COMEDY SHORT FILM
Catering for Kidnap
Reel Fitness: Post Pro
The Deep End – Pilot
Old People vs. Snapshot
100% Match
The Prepper
Company is Coming Remix
Capture
Airmail
The Wholesome, Hospitable, Van Housens
Obituary
HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
Dewey Dixon
My Own Worst Enemy
Amazing Grace
Home
Freedom
Moving On
A Voice to Protect Humanity
ANIMATED SHORT
Small Imagination
Bearly Awake
Book of the Month
Fenton Forest Animatic
PROFESSIONAL SHORT
Prayers | Carl Canwell
Me + You | Rajeev Sigamoney
Jackie – The Transformation Project | Dominique Wakefield
Faithdance | Jonathan Davidson
Limitations |Nick Livanos
2017 Sonny Award Nominees and Honorees
BEST IN FESTIVAL AWARD
•Capture (John Butler, Brady Griffin, Southern Adventist University)
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
•Foreign Native (Denae Keizs, Madai Villa, Heidi Ramirez, Kiana Gurley, Andrews University)
JURY SELECTION AWARD
•Class of 2017 // One Step Forward (Jacob Patterson, Walla Walla University)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
•The Follow Through (Winner: Grace Romstad, Pacific Union College)
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT •Shelter (Winner: D’arce Peter, Royce Pajela, Southern Adventist University) •Dear Hamilton (Honorable Mention: Taylor Smith, Pacific Union College)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
•The Hugs Project (Winner: Stephen Allcock, Jeriah Richardson, Maxine Murray, Andrews University) •Foreign Native (Honorable Mention: Denae Keizs, Madai Villa, Heidi Ramirez, Kiana Gurley, Andrews University)
BEST COMEDY SHORT
•Capture (Winner: John Butler, Brady Griffin, Southern Adventist University) •100% Match (Honorable Mention: Shane Miosi, Southwestern Adventist University)
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
•Dewey Dixon (Winner: Baily Nolfe, Malia Bishop, Loma Linda Academy) •Moving On (Honorable Mention: Melanie Diaz, Hawaii Mission Academy)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Chef’s Table: Walla Walla (Winner: Jacob Patterson, Walla Walla University)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
•Bearly Awake (Winner: Stephanie Owen, Southern Adventist University) •Small Imagination (Honorable Mention: Richard Roberts, Southern Adventist University)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
The Other Side (Winner: Summer Medina, La Sierra University)
SONSCREEN VISION AWARD
Bill Mechanic
SONSCREEN VANGUARD AWARD
Terry Benedict