After a successful year with several sold-out shows, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) honors the work of multiple filmmakers featured in their monthly First Tuesdays series in 2022. These creatives will be honored in various categories at The Best of the Midwest Awards, or BMAs.
The event will kick off at 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 3rd, at CineCity Studio Chicago. Guests can enjoy networking, an open bar, music, and appetizers. At 8:00 pm, an exciting awards ceremony will commence hosted by Jonathan Desir that includes clips from each nominated film, special guests from the Chicago film community revealing the winners, and filmmakers' acceptance speeches.
It will be a special night for attendees, allowing them to connect with colleagues while meeting new collaborators and honoring the films that made MFF’s year noteworthy.
The Nominees for this year are:
The Best of the Midwest - Grand Prize
PERIOD DRAMA By Anushka Tina Nair & Lauryn Anthony
HEART SONG By Aurora Real de Asua
ROUGH RIVER LAKE By Mary Tilden
PROVO By Emma Thatcher
Best Director
Anushka Tina Nair & Lauryn Anthony For PERIOD DRAMA
Emma Thatcher For PROVO
Aurora Real de Asua For HEARTSONG
Ian Bradley For REPEATER
Best Cinematography
Ashley C. Battle For JADE
Olivia Aquilina For ROUGH RIVER LAKE
Jason Chiu For LUTEAL
Michael Weldon For HEARTSONG
Best Editing
Emma Thatcher For PROVO
Kate Raney For DEVOUR
Colin Parker For FISH EYE
Emma Bright and Bethany Clemens For WOOLGATHERING
Emerging Filmmaker Award
PERIOD DRAMA By Anushka Tina Nair & Lauryn Anthony
HEARTSONG By Aurora Real de Asua
ROUGH RIVER LAKE By Mary Tilden
OZONA By Dhruv Ohno Mehra
Best Actress
Emma Thatcher as Liz For PROVO
Charin Alvarez as Soledad For HEARTSONG
Shariba Rivers as Vera For SMOKING GUN
Jana Prentiss as Jade For JADE
Best Actor
James Dolbeare as Robbie For GRIFFICA
John Helland as John For INDELIBLE
Glenn Stanton as Charlie Maxwell For AFTER (A LOVE STORY)
Francis Guinan as David Frank For RELATIVE
Best Sound Design
Cathryn Stark For AFTER LIGHT
Antfood For REPEATER
Steve Rowell For COMFORT IN HYDROLOGY
Carter Frerichs For WOOLGATHERING
Best Production Design
Jessica Danielle Batson For LA FOLIE
Lisa Burton For ROUGH RIVER LAKE
Rebecca Penzick For YELLOW POLKA DOT
Benett Holgerson, Abby Holgerson, and Claire Read For PRAIRIE GIRLS
Best Use of a Prop
Whale Heart For HEARTSONG
Bird Nose For SPOTTED
Corpse Bong For CORPSE BONG
The Train For EXPERIENCE THE WORLD - THE TRAIN
Tickets for this event are available at www.midwestfilm.com/get-tickets featuring special promotional discounts for potential members and sponsors.