The following films are the finalists and winners of the 8th Annual UPIKE Film and Media Arts Festival held April 28-30, 2022. All winners will be announced at the festival itself during the Awards ceremony Saturday night at 7:30 pm.

Awards Ceremony Finalists

Best of Show:

Piper Pence and the Pandemic – WINNER

Best Narrative Feature Finalists:

Hopewell

My Autopsy – WINNER

Blue Moon

Best Documentary Feature Finalists:

I’ve Had My Good Day

Big Goofy World – WINNER

The Campaign of Miner Bo

Best Narrative Short Finalists:

Piper Pence and the Pandemic – WINNER

Making Peace

Hard Boiled

Best Documentary Short Finalists:

Pacing the Pool

It Happened on Copley St.

Lockdown Tale – WINNER

Best Animated Film Finalists:

The Hole – WINNER

Wawel Dragon

Noodles

Best Experimental Film Finalists:

Print Edition

Listening

Rising the Spiral – WINNER

Best UPIKE Film Finalists:

Hide & Seek – WINNER

The Lost Adventure

Determined to Inspire: The Terry O’Brian Story

Young Filmmaker Award Finalists:

The Hole – WINNER

Choice

A Conversation with E

Spirit of the Mountains Award Finalists:

The Campaign of Miner Bo – WINNER

Protect What You Love

Blue Moon

Best Short Screenplay Winner:

The Snake and the Apple

Best Feature Screenplay Winner:

A Thicker Kind of Blood

Feature Screenplay Honorable Mentions:
Project Dark Liberty

Of Dusk and Marsh