Jury & Awards

Awards

Chevrolet Changemaker Award for Black LGBTQ+ Director

Micheal Rice, director of BLACK AS U R

Blackstone Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Awards

Michael Donte Jemison for THE SPIRIT GOD GAVE US
Rashaad Newsome for BUILD OR DESTROY
Olive Nwosu for MASQUERADE (EGUNGUN)

NYWIFT + NewFest Emerging Filmmaker Grant

Karina Dandashi, director of DRESS UP

International Narrative Feature Jury Awards

Grand Jury Award: THE BLUE CAFTAN, directed by Maryam Touzani
Special Mention: Writer/director Rodrigo de Oliveira, THE FIRST FALLEN

U.S. Narrative Feature Jury Awards

Grand Jury Award: SWALLOWED, directed by Carter Smith
Special Mention: The ensemble cast of UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS

Documentary Feature Jury Awards

Grand Jury Award: UÝRA – The Rising Forest, directed by Juliana Curi
Special Mention: BLACK AS U R, directed by Micheal Rice

New York Short Jury Awards

Grand Jury Award: HOW NOT TO DATE WHILE TRANS, directed by Nyala Moon
Special Mention: MONSIEUR LE BUTCH, directed by Jude Dry

Audience Award for Narrative Feature

PLEASE BABY PLEASE, directed by Amanda Kramer

Audience Award for Documentary Feature

BLACK AS U R, directed by Micheal Rice

Audience Award for Narrative Short

MONSIEUR LE BUTCH, directed by Jude Dry

Audience Award for Documentary Short

CANS CAN’T STAND, directed by Matt Nadel & Megan Plotka