Juried Award Winners

Best Narrative: "THE WITNESSES"
Directed By: André Téchiné
Cash Prize: $750
For its amazing performances, realistically flawed characters, and compelling story that starts out light and darkens as AIDS descends.

Honourable Mention: "THE KING AND THE CLOWN"
Directed By: Jun-ik Lee
Sumptuous, touching and operatic in scope, The King and the Clown is a fascinating depiction of love beyond the physical.

Best New Director: Jonah Markowitz for "SHELTER"
Cash Prize: $250
For his ability to depict, with sympathy, the complexities of contemporary struggles with class, sexuality and responsibility. We look forward to seeing him develop his voice.

Best Documentary: "RAILROAD ALL-STARS"
Directed By: Chema Rodriguez
Cash Prize: $750
For its unique and heartfelt depiction of sex workers in Guatemala who form a soccer team to draw attention to the oppression they face.

Honourable Mention: "JERUSALEM IS PROUD TO PRESENT"
Directed By: Nitzan Gilady
For the courage of the filmmaker and the film’s subjects who quite literally risked their lives in the efforts leading up to Jerusalem World Pride.

Best Local Film: "BLOOD ON THE FLAT TRACK: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls "
Directed By: Lainy Bagwell & Lacey Leavitt
Cash Prize: $500
For its gritty, witty and pretty picture of the rise of the Rat City Roller Girls.

Honourable Mention: "WE ARE GLBTQ"
Directed By: Derek Himeda
For providing leadership in telling the diverse and real stories of LGBTQ youth in foster care.

Best Short Film: "PARIAH"
Directed By: Dee Rees
Cash Prize: $500 presented by Wolfe
Through extraordinary cinematography, editing, script and acting, the film took its audience into the world of an African-American family in the Bronx, making their issues ones that could be shared by all.

Honourable Mention: "MY FIRST TIME DRIVING"
Directed By: Rebecca Feldman
Poignant and hilarious script, well acted, paced and executed.

Most Innovative Short Film: "SALT"
Directed By: Campbell Farquhar
Cash Prize: $250
A visually stunning and fun story that made potatoes sexy. Innovative use of live-action close-ups and stop motion.

Honourable Mention: "ROCK POCKETS"
Directed By: Trevor Anderson
Wonderfully timed voice-over and soundtrack that synched with images. Through humor and objective observation of a personal story, the film subtly speaks to a broader audience.

Audience Award Winners:

Favorite Narrative Feature: "SHELTER"
Directed By: Jonah Markowitz

Favorite Documentary: "JERUSALEM IS PROUD TO PRESENT"
Directed By: Nitzan Gilady

Favorite Local Film: "BLOOD ON THE FLAT TRACK: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls"
Directed By: Lainy Bagwell & Lacey Leavitt

Favorite Boys Short: "A TRIP TO PRAGUE"
Directed By: Neil Ira Needleman

Favorite Girls Short: "PARIAH"
Directed By: Dee Rees

Juried Awards

Best Narrative Feature: "WHOLE NEW THING,"
directed by Amnon Buchbinder

Best New Director: Russell P. Marleau, for "THE
CURIOSITY OF CHANCE"
Honorable Mention: Ned Farr, for "THE GYMNAST"

Best Documentary Feature: "PICK UP THE MIC,"
directed by Alex Hinton
Honorable Mention: "CRUEL AND UNUSUAL,"
directed by Janet Baus, Dan Hunt, and Reid Williams

Best Local Film: "STRAIGHT INTO GAY AMERICA," directed by Jennifer Ting
Honorable Mention: "MOM'S APPLE PIE,"
directed by Jodi Laine, Shan Ottey, and Shad Reinstein

Best Short Film: "RAPE FOR WHO I AM,"
directed by Lovinsa Kavuma
Honorable Mention: "JOHN AND MICHAEL,"
directed by Shira Avni
Honorable Mention: DAVID,
directed by Roberto Fiesco

Most Innovative Short Film: "DISPOSABLE,"
directed by Jo Gell, and Robyn Paterson
Honorable Mention: "guy101,"
directed by Ian W. Gouldstone

Audience Awards

Favorite Narrative Feature: "A LOVE TO HIDE,"
directed by Christian Faure

Favorite Documentary Feature: "BOY I AM,"
directed by Sam Feder, and Julie Hollar

Favorite Local Film: "STRAIGHT INTO GAY AMERICA," directed by Jennifer Ting

Favorite Boys' Short: "PEKING TURKEY,"
directed by Michael Mew

Favorite Girls' Short: "BROOKLYN'S BRIDGE TO JORDAN," directed by Tina Mabry