2005 Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
| Steven Gilborn Acting ![]() Starred in films such as "Dr. Doolittle", "The Brady Bunch Movie", and "Formosa". | William A. Fraker Cinematography ![]() Filmed such memoable pieces as "Paint Your Wagon", "Looking for Mr. Goodbar", "Heaven Can Wait", and "Murphy's Romance". |
| Film Competition Winners | Screenplay Winners |
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YOUTH HONORARY AWARD "United" directed by Taron Lexton JURY AWARDS Best Feature Film "Formosa" directed by Noah Kadner Best Documentary "Hope in Heaven" directed by Meredith RalstonBest Short Film "Smart Card" directed by James Oxford Best Family Film "United" directed by Taron LextonProduced by Leslie Brown Best Animation Catching Kringle directed Jeff Wadlow Best Student Film "Winning the Peace" directed by Eli Akira Kaufman (UCLA) BEARFEST DIGITAL AWARDS Best Digital Student Film "18 Minutes" directed byAlexis Echavarria (Idyllwild Arts Academy) Best Digital Short Film "Firefighter" directed by Vanessa Ruane Best Digital Animation "Badgered" directed by Sharon Colman AUDIENCE AWARDS Best Feature Film "Heart of the Beholder" directed by Ken Tipton Best Student Film "Crescent Star" directed by Turgut Turk Adiguzel (USC) Best Student Documentary "Baca: Breaking the Chains" directed by Katrina Markel Best Short Film "Pawns of the King"directed by Ming Lai Best Student Animation "Animals in Love" directed by Benjamin Meinhardt (Vancouver Film School) Best Animation "Red Planet Blues" directed by David H. Brooks Best Documentary "The Greatest Good" directed by Steven Dunsky & David Steinke CULTURAL SHOWCASE AWARD Best German Film "Before I Go" directed by Heiko Hahn | 1st Place "BRO" (Bull Riders Only) written by Melinda May 2nd Place Winner "Prison of the Damned" written by Nicole Jones 3rd Place Winner "Underground Run" written by Steve Whitestone Honorable Mentions: "The Sphere" written by Bradley Cramp "Boiling Point" written by Dr. Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough |




