Invaders of the Valley Saloon
by Dustin Tidwell
In this comedy from the twilight zone, a town in the Wild West receives unexpected visitors.
$500 prize sponsored by Beer Creek Brewing Company.
Something in the water
by Caiti Lord and Elle LaGuardia
In this local comedy, a hard-working therapist confronts personality disorders in her small town.
$500 prize sponsored by Beer Creek Brewing Company.
2025 Winners
Best Music Video
"Gulch" by Adrian Ennis
Best Drama
"Tulips" by Melanie Harris
Best Experimental Film
"Do You Need Any Help?" by John Farley
Best Animation
"Madre Luna" by Isabella Romero
Best Documentary
"Kokpar Cowobys" by Anya Slepyan
Best Comedy
"Bro Down Low" by Sean P. Hall
Best Student Filmmaker Award (18 or under)
"Hyphen" by Andrew Procter
Symphony in C note
by Antonio Weiss
A visitor checks into a hotel in the early 1980s and his $100 bill changes lives
around the town.
$500 prize sponsored by Beer Creek Brewing Company.
The Letter
by Riley San Nicolas
Based on Arnold Lobel’s ‘The Adventures of Frog and Toad,’ Frog tries to cheer
up his friend Toad.
$500 prize sponsored by Beer Creek Brewing Company.
2024 Winners
Best Music Video
"Afterglow" by John K.D. Graham
Best Drama
"Be Good, Stay Safe" by Sophia Rendon
Best Experimental Film
"Abandoned Art #19" by Sean Hall
Best Documentary
"Divided Allegiance" by Wendy Young
Shipping Them
by Ryan Rox
A daydreamer pines for the life of the girl next door, but soon finds out the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
$500 prize sponsored by Beer Creek Brewing Company.
So The Story Begins
by Julian Gowdy
A sequence from the upcoming feature documentary about Madrid’s beloved He-She Bang, a legendary gender-bent event and variety show.
$500 prize sponsored by the Mine Shaft Tavern.
2023 Winners
Best Music Video
Prism B!tch's "Fear" by Jeff Poole.
Best Thriller
"Afton Road" by Adriana Roberson .
Best Experimental Film
"Love Affair with Gravity" by Marissa Aurora.
Best Documentary
"One in 7" by Healing Voices.
Best Animated Film
"Cosmo" by Brandon Carter.
Second Place for the "Oscar" Huber Award
"Tumblin' Down" by Charlie Overbey
previous Winners
Le Palme d'Coal
2022: Robot Toilet by Sean Hall
2021: Buscaderos of Madrid, New Mexico by Cathy Weber and Jesse Colvin
2020: Woke by Wendy Ludlow and Jake Jones link: [https://vimeo.com/439034536]
2019: A Picnic Table, at Dusk by Sheridan O'Donnell link: [http://www.sheridanodonnell.com/a-picnic-table-at-dusk]
2018: Apotheosis by Jane Rosemont link: [https://www.apotheosisshortfilm.com/]
the "Oscar" Huber Award
2022: How to Stop Time by Patty Bilbro and Lori Swartz
2021: Squirrel Slip by Lori Swartz and Patty Bilbro
2020: Toward the Light: a Mothumentary by Marissa Aurora; link: [https://vimeo.com/433556322]
2019: It Takes a Village by Caiti Lord
2018: Tight Shoe Blues by Kelly Ann Zwager
All Award Winners
2022: coming soon!