Congratulations to our 2016 Festival Award Winners!
We screened 75 astounding and memorable films in 2016. Below is a list of the films that not only captivated the festival team, but our audience as well.
Audience Award: Janey Makes a Play, Director Jared Callahan
Best Experimental Feature: The Open, Director Marc Lahore
Best Narrative Feature: West of Her, Director Ethan Warren
Best Student-Produced Work: Out of Sight, Filmmakers: Michael Anderson, Rose Chang, Jonny Clugston, Tim Dutton, Melissa Frederickson, Spencer Jay, Olivia Johansen, Diana Joves, Steve Mendoza, Ben Olivas, Regina Ortanez, Jared Pockalny, Yarely Ramirez, Zackery Ramos-Taylor, Meadow Rhodes, Graham Smith, Nicole Stachniuk, Kevin Ulibarri, Sophia Wang
EarthVision Environmental Short Award: Butterfly Town, USA, Director Dorothy Fadiman
Evan Kuhn Youth Film Award: Producing Hope, Director Morgan Shirk
Best Animated Work: Hansel + Gretel, Director Soyeon Kim
Best Experimental Short: Simon, Director Camille de Galbert
Best Narrative Short: Silver Dogs, Director Erin Drake-Prior
Director’s Award for Artistic Merit: Mele Murals, Director Tadashi Nakamura
Spirit of Action Prize (Feature): UnSlut: A Documentary Film, Director Emily Lindin
Best Documentary Feature: In Pursuit of Silence, Director Patrick Shen
Best Locally-Produced Work: Pussywillow Dirtbags, Director Pedro Delbrey
Best Short Documentary: Adi | At The Confluence, Director Joor Baruah
EarthVision Environmental Feature Award: The Anthropologist, Directors Daniel A. Miller, Seth Kramer, Jeremy Newberger
Spirit of Action Prize (Short): Freedom Sleepers, Director Israel Dawson