Our Awards for Excellence in Filmmaking are chosen by an esteemed panel of jurors and include a cash prize.
Short Film Jury Awards
Best Short Film: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Directed by Melissa Finell / USAJury statement: "DISASTER PREPAREDNESS is a comedic human relations story with three dimensional characters. It is a metaphorical storm with great writing, acting and sound."
Most Innovative Short: UNICORN
Directed by Rodrigo Bellot / Bolivia
Jury statement: "UNICORN has unique cinematography, sound and lighting. It is a different kind of storyline. An exposé documentary told through an exquisite narrative of a difficult real life event."
Documentary Film Jury Awards
Best Documentary Feature: OUT IN THE NIGHT
Directed by Blair Dorosh-Walther, Produced by Giovanna Chesler, USA
Jury statement: "OUT IN THE NIGHT emphasizes the dire need for justice and elicits an urgent call for equality in our systemically biased judicial system. And even more, it implores us all to reflect on how we challenge the criminalization of black bodies, especially queer black bodies, in America."
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Narrative Feature Film Jury Awards
Best Narrative Feature: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
Directed by Desiree Akhavan, USA
Jury statement: "A hilariously bold new voice in queer cinema. Desiree Akhavan's seductively watchable film presents a fearless examination of the complexities of identity."
Honorable Mention, Narrative Feature: DRUNKTOWN'S FINEST
Directed by Sydney Freeland, USA
Jury statement: "A portrait of three characters told in an insightful and hopeful way within the world of the Navajo culture."
Audience Award Winners
(determined by popular vote of #SLGFF19 audience members)
Favorite Documentary: OUT IN THE NIGHT
First runner up: STATES OF GRACE
Favorite Feature: THE WAY HE LOOKS
First runner up: DRUNKTOWN'S FINEST
Lesbian Short Film: NANCY FROM EASTSIDE CLOVER
Gay Short Film: MAIKARU
Transgender Short Film: BEYOND THE MIRROR'S GAZE
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