Tribute Awards presented to:
Penelope Spheeris
Guinevere Turner

Best Activist Film
Flag Day
by Kristy Higby

Best Biography
Best Work-in-Progress
The New Woman: The Life and Times of Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky
by Gillian Klempner

Best Director, Documentary
Fashion Resistance to Militarism
by Kimberly Alvarenga

Best Story
Sinew
by Patty L. Collins

Best Editing
Regarding Sarah
by Michelle Porter

Best Music Video
Make a Move
by Hanifah Walidah

Best Drama
Halley’s Comet
by Cecilia Araneda

Best Local Voice
A Short Tale of Xuan
by Terrie Samundra

Best Emerging Filmmaker
Blank Canvas
by Ashley Phelps

Best Experimental Documentary
I Choose Me
by Michelle Eggers

Best Foreign Language Directing
Best Foreign Language Drama
Bad Dreams
by Anneli Gelbard and Fansu Njie

Best Suspense
Replacing Delphine
by Kasia Kowalczyk

Best Horror
The Resurrectionist
by Susan Bell

Best Advocacy
Meet Moby
by Kathy Milani

Best Cinematography
Little Red Riding Hood
by SJ Chiro

Best Spoken Word
The Touch
by Vanessa Woods

Best Experimental Animation
Insect
by Magda Matwiejew

Best Children’s Animation
Gidgie and Philly
by Katie Maren

Best Director, Youth Competition
A Conversation Between Two Miserable People in Dr. Tourin’s Waiting Room
by Melissa Wee

Best Activist Film, Youth Competition
War Machine
by Amelia Garrucho

Best Public Service Announcement, Youth Competition
Art is Education
by Daisy Khamphakdy

Best Drama, Youth Competition
Stainless
by Juliana Specter