The winners of the 2005 ROSEBUD Film & Video Festival Competition were announced on Sunday, April 17th at a gala awards ceremony held at the beautiful Clarendon Ballroom. Many were in attendance at this year's celebration of independent film and video.

Now in its 15th year, the ROSEBUD Festival seeks to honor the innovative, experimental, unusual and deeply personal in regional film and video making. Through our annual competition, public screenings and cable television showcases, ROSEBUD nominees and winners are given many new opportunities for professional exposure. Open only to DC, Maryland and Virginia film and video makers, the ROSEBUD Festival has become a premiere showcase for emerging artists in our area.

The 2005 competition was open to all works first released between January 1st, 2003 and January 23rd , 2005. An independent panel of judges viewed all entries and selected 20 nominees from which five winners, including the Best of Show, were chosen. All nominated works were screened at the two-day ROSEBUD Nominee Showcase at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater. If you missed the showcase, you still have a chance to see these exceptional films along with interviews with the artists who created them - look for the "Reel Job" series on Arlington Independent Media.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners and special thanks to the many businesses and volunteers who made this year's festival a great success.