Winners from the Colorado Film School spring show

Photo by Heather L. Smith / The Aurora Sentinel 

The Colorado Film School held its spring Student Show at the Paramount Theatre in Denver last night, and recognized the best films with awards. The mini-festival featured the best student films and trailers from the past semester, works selected by CFS faculty members.

In its academic programs through the Community College of Aurora and Regis University, CFS offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in writing/directing, writing/producing, cinematography/videography, post production and acting for the screen, as well as a one-year advanced immersion program. While the school is wholly owned by CCA, a current agreement with Regis University allows students to pursue bachelor of fine arts degrees after three years of enrollment through CCA.

Find a complete list of nominees and winners from the festival after the jump.

Spring 2011 Student Show Nominees & Winners

Best Art Director

Mikey Pounds for Eek’s Night Out

David Quakenbush for Drop Gun

Winner: Chris Canfield and Scott Schulte for Bunker’d

Best Sound Design

Mikey Pounds for Eek’s Night Out

Victor Sanchez for Addicted

Magnus Persson for Drop Gun

Ross Smith, Kyle Bush, and Josh Owens for Pool Shark Precepts

Winner: Michelle Guasto for Dreaming of America

Best Editing

Daniel Mayfield and Magnus Persson for Drop Gun

Clifton Archuleta for Broken Cycle

Ross Smith for Pool Shark Precepts

Winner: Michelle Guasto for Dreaming of America

Best Cinematography

Peter Wigand for Bunker’d

James Drake for Dreaming of America

Winner: Peter Wigand for Serene Valley

Best Actor

David Lewis for Positive/Negative and Eight Forty Six

Elly Steinmetz for Eight Forty Six

Winner: Matt Panzer for Bunker’d

Best Writer

James Drake and Patrick Downey for Dreaming of America

James F. Clark and Clifton Archuleta for Broken Cycle

Anastasia Cummings for Eight Forty Six

Winner: Matt Panzer for Positive/Negative

Best Director

Chris Canfield for Bunker’d     

Justin Lewis for Serene Valley

Patrick Downey for Dreaming of America

Anastasia Cummings for Eight Forty Six

Winner: Clifton Archuleta for Broken Cycle

Best Producer

Matt Panzer for Positive/Negative

Chris Canfield, Cami Walker, and Isaac Ramos for Bunker’d

Winner: Daniel Ford for Serene Valley

Best Documentary

Joshua Ananier for Chloe

Jeff Anderson for Voices of the Rockies

Winner: Shirley Lewis for Shattered

Best Unproduced Screenplay

Jason Huff for Percolate

Evan Cannon for Privilege

Nathan Trumbull for Untitled

Erin Marlow for Baby Blue

Winner: Tony Burns for Laika

Production One

Going Through the Motions directed by Amanda Chacon

Addicted directed by Victor Sanchez

Bonanza directed by Hector Quijano

Winner: Eek’s Night Out directed by Mikey Pounds

Production Two

Eight Forty Six directed by Anastasia Cummings

Pool Shark Precepts directed by Ross Smith

Elephant’s directed by Chris Canfield

Winner: Bunker’d directed by Chris Canfield

Production Three

Serene Valley directed by Justin Lewis

Shattered directed by Shirley Lewis

Winner: Positive/Negative directed by Matt Panzer

Advanced Production

Dreaming of America directed by Patrick Downey

Drop Gun directed by Magnus Persson

Winner: Broken Cycle directed by Clifton Archuleta

Best Picture

Shattered directed by Shirley Lewis

Bunker’d directed by Chris Canfield

Serene Valley directed by Justin Lewis

Positive/Negative directed by Matt Panzer

Winner: Broken Cycle directed by Clifton Archuleta

Community Award

Presented to Julie Crane, Executive Direction, Screen Actors Guild, Colorado/New Mexico Branch and Executive Director, AFTRA Denver

Audience Choice Award

Winner: Drop Gun directed by Magnus Persso