Announcing Our 2017 Official Nominees!

A BIG "Shout Out" to the independent filmmakers who submitted their projects to the First Annual I See You® Awards! We see how hard you've worked and we're thrilled to recognize your accomplishments! So, without further ado, here are the 2017 Official Nominees!
Feature Film Category

The Best Thanksgiving Ever: A Detroit Holiday Misadventure
Writer/Producer: David Paulus
Director: JD Shapiro
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Writer/Director/Producer: Michael Rubenstone
Producer: Pat Sheehan


Struggling to Make a Dollar
Writer/Producer/Director: Jane Dabish
Random Karma
Writer/Producer/Director: Randy Ayres

Iron Brothers
Writer/Producer/Director: Tate Smith
Writer/Producer/Director: Josh Smith
Short Film Category
The Bill

Writer/Director/Producer: Caralene Robinson
Producer: Deborah Riley Draper
Producer: Crystal Whaley

Conundrum
Writer/Producer/Director:
Christopher Eppes
Swing Low
Writer/Producer: Phil Elam
Director: Marvin Towns, Jr.


Thick Air
Writer: Meredith Dobbs
Writer: Tony Eggert
Producer/Director: Meredith Dobbs

The Corridor. Defended.
Writer/Producer: Mike Targus
Producer: Eric Townsend
Producer: Paul Walter Hauser
Director: Daniel Zagayer
The Gift

Writer/Producer/Director: Anthony Green
Saturday Night

Writer/Producer/Director: Jack Gorman
Producer: Liana Gorman
No Goodbye
Writer/Producer/Director: Ludo Vici
Individual Nominees – Short Films
Best Director
Meredith Dobbs, Thick Air
Christopher Eppes, Conundrum
Caralene Robinson, The Bill
Marvin Towns, Jr., Swing Low
Best Lead Actor Nominees
Phil Elam, Swing Low
Martin Green, The Gift
Michael Lopetrone (August Rhodes), Thick Air
Mike Targus, The Corridor. Defended.
Matt Vance, Saturday Night
Best Supporting Actor Nominees
Curtis Lee Vest, Swing Low
M.C.Gainey (Bartender), The Corridor. Defended.
DeMorge Brown (Franklin/Mysterious Bar Sage), The Corridor. Defended.
Best Lead Actress Nominees
Kayla Symone, Conundrum
Mary Rose Naoum, Thick Air
Perri Camper (Lena Logic), The Bill
Rose Rylotte, Saturday Night
Sandra Steffl, No Goodbye
Chevonne Wilson (slave), Swing Low
Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Julie Brister (Day Bartender), The Corridor. Defended.
Brooke Mallon (Master’s wife), Swing Low
Tina Gloss (Harriett Vaughn), Thick Air
Best Cast
Swing Low
The Bill
The Corridor. Defended.
Thick Air
Best Original Screenplay
Conundrum
No Goodbye
Saturday Night
Swing Low
The Bill
The Corridor. Defended.
The Gift
Thick Air
Best Editing
Swing Low
The Bill
The Corridor. Defended.
The Gift
Thick Air
Best Soundtrack
Swing Low
The Bill
The Corridor. Defended.
Thick Air
Best Cinematography
Eric Foss, The Corridor. Defended.
Geoff George, Swing Low
James Northrup, The Bill
Best Picture
Conundrum
Swing Low
The Bill
The Corridor. Defended.
Thick Air
Individual Nominees – Feature Films
Best Director
Randy Ayres, Random Karma
JD Shapiro, The Best Thanksgiving Ever: A Detroit Holiday Misadventure
Josh & Tate Smith, Iron Brothers
Best Lead Actor Nominees
Zak Marzouq, Random Karma
Jay Seals (Kevin), The Best Thanksgiving Ever: A Detroit Holiday Misadventure
Porter Smith (Henry Iron) (younger brother), Iron Brothers
Tate Smith (Abel Iron), Iron Brothers
Best Supporting Actor Nominees
David Paulus (Brad), The Best Thanksgiving Ever: A Detroit Holiday Misadventure
Eric Roberts (Rod), The Best Thanksgiving Ever: A Detroit Holiday Misadventure
Luke Kalmar (Randall), Iron Brothers
Jake Baker (Nick Valentine), Random Karma