Audience Award:
Best Narrative Feature

FRESH KILLS
Dir. Jennifer Esposito

Photo: Jennifer Esposito

Audience Award:
Best Documentary Feature

ANGEL APPLICANT
Dir. Ken August Meyer

Photo: Ken August Meyer + guests

Audience Award:
Best Short Film (Tie)

FORGOTTEN FOUNDERS: DAVID HEMPSTEAD, SENIOR
Dir. Sam Hamilton, Julian Alvarez

Photo: Julian Alvarez, Sam Hamilton

Audience Award:
Best Short Film (Tie)

MERV
Dir. Sam Roebling

Photo: Willie Orbison, Sam Roebling

Best Narrative Feature
20,000 SPECIES OF BEES

Dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

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Best Documentary Feature
TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME

Dir. Nick August-Perna (pictured)

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Best Narrative Short
XIAOHUI AND
HIS COWS

Dir. Xinying Lao (pictured)

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Best Documentary Short
THE WAITING

Dir. Volker Schlecht

Special Mention
THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED

Dir. Joanna Arnow
(pictured with Graham Swon)

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The Peter Macgregor Scott Memorial Award
THE BREAKTHROUGH

Dir. Daniel Sinclair

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Suffolk County
Next Exposure Grant
THESE DAYS

Dir. Junior Gonzalez (pictured)

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Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for Films of Conflict & Resolution
A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS

Dir. Sara Nodjoumi (pictured, with Nicky Nodjoumi) + Till Schauder

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Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for Films of Conflict & Resolution
BEYOND UTOPIA

Dir. Madeleine Gavin (pictured)

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The Sherzum Award
SUMMER QAMP

Dir. Jen Markowitz (pictured)

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The Sherzum Award
RUSTIN

Dir. George C. Wolfe (pictured)

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Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award
WILDING

Dir. David Allen (pictured w/ Zelda Penzel)

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Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

Dir. Anna Hints

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NYWIFT Excellence in
Narrative Filmmaking
FANCY DANCE

Dir. Erica Tremblay

Honorable Mention: FRESH KILLS
Dir. Jennifer Esposito

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NYWIFT Excellence in
Documentary Filmmaking
BEYOND UTOPIA

Dir. Madeleine Gavin

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University Short Film Awards

SO THEY SAY “Así Dicen”: directed by Natalia Luque

FIRST, I DREAM “Primero, Sueño”: directed by Andrés Lira

CLASSMATES: directed by Major Dorfman

ME & AYDAROUS: directed by Sara Balghonaim

DAYDREAMING SO VIVIDLY ABOUT OUR SPANISH HOLIDAYS: directed by Christian Avilés