Winners for the 2001 WESTfest film festival were:

Grand Jury Prize
“Pillowfight”
Directed by Scott Rice

Silver Medal
“Manifest Desitny”
Directed by D.A. Robertson

Bronze Medal
” Garden of Angels”
Directed by Elena Carr

Audience Award
“Manifest Destiny”
Directed by D.A. Robertson

First Alternate Film
“The Film That Never Was”
Directed by Nathan Christ and Michael Dolan

Horizon Award - Outstanding Student Film
“Skies”
Directed by Matthew Graves

Kurowosa Award - Creative Excellence
Weldon DeBusk for “Ziggurat”

Luminaria Award - Outstanding Cinematography
P.J. Raval for “Pillowfight”

Additional Jury Citations:
Special Citation for Student Filmmaking - A. J. Edwards for “Michael’s Conversation”

Special Citation for Experimental Filmmaking - Michael Poietvin for “Salome”

Outstanding Animated Film - tie: “Oh, Granny!” and “The Rise of a New World,” both directed by Heidi Moore

Outstanding Documentary - “Garden Of Angels,” directed by Elena Carr

Outstanding Original Screenplay - D.A. Robertson and Todd Berger for “Manifest Destiny”

Outstanding Production Design - Scott Purvines and Simon Renwick for “Let’s Go Arcade!”

Outstanding Art Direction - Matthew Pristave and Elena Carr for “The Teacup”

Actor - Kevin Edwards for “Michael’s Conversation”

Outstanding Actress - Stephanie Etie for “Pillowfight”

Outstanding Performance by a Puppet in a Lead Role - Alkie in “Manifest Destiny”

Outstanding Original Score - Robert Finlay for “Garden of Angels”

Outstanding Original Song - W.C. Dean for “”Theme Song” from “Domestic Wormholes: Nature’s Silent Killer”

Outstanding Sound Editing/Foley - Rocky Gargiulo for “Hamstar Vs. Liz-ard”