Whew! Another festival over, and what a blast it was! Thanks to all who attended and participated for making HypeFest 2004 such a success! We nearly doubled attendance in Year Two and packed CineSpace with some standing room only screenings, capped off by another wild closing night party and awards show, featuring the stylish sounds of DJ Starskee Suave!

HypeFest 2004 Award Winners

The Style Council Award

Winner: Heaven (short film) directed by Todd McCammon.

Honorable Mention: Incubus "Megalomaniac" (music video) directed by Floria Sigismondi (submitted by Stardust).

The D.I.Y. Award

Winner: The Notwist "One With the Freaks" (music video) directed by Keith Schofield

Honorable Mention: Stop Thief! (short film) directed by Soseh Kevorkian.

Stash Magazine's Animation Award

Winner: The Balloon (short film) by Satinder Singh

Honorable Mention: kid606 "The Illness" (music video) directed by Joel Trussell

Audience Award

Gravity (short film) directed by Erik S. Weigel

The HypeFest 2004 Honorees

The "You Won't See This on MTV" Award:
Gwem "FYMW" (music video) directed by Alexandre Singh

The "Triumph Over Adversity" Award:
Praxis (short film) directed by The Pattan Brothers

The "Take Two Aspirin and Call Me In The Morning" Award:
Headache (short film) directed by Eric Devlin Taylor

Screenplay Competition

First Place: "Rent Control" Written by Amy Roy

Second Place: "How to Ace an Intervention" Written by Ned Farr