2016 Award Winners

2016 Jurors

Jesse Mclean
Lydia Moyer
Kelly Sears

Documentary Feature

First PrizeEver the Land, Sarah Grohnert, New Zealand
Second PrizeLong Story Short, Dir. Natalie Bookchin, USA
Third Prize40 Days of Pines, Dir. Atieh Attarzadeh Firozabad, Iran

Narrative Feature

First PrizeMariam, Dir. Faiza Ambah, France
Second PrizeEmbers, Dir. Claire Carré, USA
Third PrizeThe Rainbow Kid, Dir. Kire Paputts, Canada

Documentary Short

First PrizeOmnia, Dir. Amena Al Nowais, United Arab Emirates
Second PrizeThe Interior, Dir. Jonathan Rattner, USA
Third PrizeWe All We Got, Dir. Carlos Javier Ortiz, USA

Narrative Short

First PrizeAllegory of the Jam Jar, Dir. Boris Kuijpers, Belgium
Second PrizeLove Comes Later, Dir. Sonejuhi Sinha, USA
Third Prize7 Sheep, Dir. Victoria Szymanska, Mexico

Experimental

First PrizeJus Soli, Dir. Somebody Nobody, United Kingdom
Second Prize6500, Dir. Lisa Truttmann, USA
Third PrizeNight Swells, Dir. Zachary Epcar, USA

Animation

First PrizeThe Itching, Dir. Dianne Bellino, USA
Second PrizeSea Child, Dir. Minha Kim, United Kingdom
Third PrizeLove, Dir. Réka Bucsi, Hungary and France

Special Awards

Black Bear Award – Notes from the Interior, Dir. Ben Balcom, USA

Film House AwardIrradiant Field, Dir. Laura Kraning, USA

Jury’s Recognition for a Film that Provokes Continued ConversationAccidental Courtesy, Dir. Matt Ornstein, USA