By Dina Hrisko

Friday night, April 1, 2016, Olde Burien was invaded by all kinds of Aliens. Since this was their third April Fools Day visit to Burien, many of the townsfolk dressed up in outfits similar to what the Aliens were wearing in order to make them feel 'at home'. The crowd was much larger thsn previous years; however, the amount of 'returning' Aliens seemed to be down this year. Hopefully, those Aliens and Townsfolk, who upon hearing about all the fun that they missed this year, will return for the 2017 BUFO.

The Costume winners were: 1st place TIED between Sharon La Joie and Kallie Mitchell. They will split $250; 2nd place, $175, went to Dave Austin's Robot man; 3rd Place, $ 150, went to Zoe Georges & Fiona Fraser for their version of 'Little Green Alien Girls'.

The festival featured three bands, Twisted Groove, Seattle's finest in Original Funk; DJ Ramiro, uniting souls and Bowie Vision, a tribute band covering the hits of the late David Bowie. Burien residents and Aliens couldn't get enough of the music that rocked Old Burien. Whomever hired the bands did a great job!

After the music was stopped, everyone pulled up a chair to watch the 10 short films featured this year. This year the Assignment was to produce a 5-min film in one of the 18 Burien neighborhoods that were designated by the Economic & Development office. You can read more about the film guidelines at http://www.burienfilmfestival.com.

The Awards for the top 3 movies went to: First Place $1,500 went to Harlon, Meet Lea; 2nd place $1,000 to Man vs. Myth and third place, $750, to Going Home. If you missed seeing the films at Friday's BUFO, the top 3 Burien Film Festival winners will be shown at the April 5, 2016 - Burien Film Office Happy Hour - at the Tin Theater. 5:30 - 7 PM.

Big thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors; and Kudo's to John White and Shelli Park for making the 3rd annual BUFO and the 2nd annual Film Festival a huge success.

Honorable Mention: A to Z

Best Cinematography: Man vs. Myth

Best Actor: Ryan Sanders in Harlon, Meet Lea

Best Director: Devin Rodger for Harlon, Meet Lea

Screen Play: Harlon, Meet Lea

Score Sound: Going Home

Crest: Going Home