Ithaca College professor emeritus of cinema and photography Gustav "Skip" Landen started the Golden Doorknob competition in 1970 and continued it until his retirement in 1991. Back in those days the films were silent, black and white, and all film students had the same assignment: make a very short film that presents the most imaginative way to kill someone with a doorknob.

The contest was revived in 2009. Now is your chance to continue the tradition.

2012 Contest Winners

First Place: White Lights
Josh Best, Jackie Campbell, Harlan Green-Taub, Courtney Herman, and Max Mehlman

Second Place: Dog
Zach Williams, Josh Rimme, Dan Mills, and Max Mehlman

Third Place: Press Play
Peter Gargaro and Jeremy Coman

Parkie 100: A Smile to Die For
Benjamin Howd

Judges for the 2012 competition were:

Bill Carraro ’81, executive producer, Tower Heist and The Adjustment Bureau

Dan Heffner ’78, executive producer, the SAW franchise

David Spiegelman ’80, president, domestic television & digital distribution at Relativity Media, LLC

Liz Tigelaar ’98, co-executive producer and writer for Once Upon a Time and creator of Life UneXpected