Jury & Awards

NewFest 2020 Awards

Watch the Juried Awards Presentation
Watch the Closing Remarks + Audience Award Presentation

Juried Awards

Feature Directorial Debut From a Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award
Olivia Peace; Director of TAHARA

Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Awards
Blanche Akonchong; Writer/Director/Producer of MERCURY AFROGRADE
Elegance Bratton & Jovan James; Co-Writers/Directors/Producers of BUCK
Terrance Daye; Writer/Director/Producer of -SHIP: A VISUAL POEM

The Black Filmmakers Initiative is supported by Ralph Lauren Corporation, Blackstone and Vimeo

New York Short Film
Grand Jury Award:
QUEENIE; Director Cai Thomas

Special Mentions:
-SHIP: A VISUAL PEOM; Writer/Director Terrance Daye
SEE YOU SOON; cast James Cusati-Moyer & Jonny Beauchamp

U.S. Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Award:
COWBOYS; Writer/Director Anna Kerrigan

Special Mention:
CICADA; Co-Directors Matt Fifer & Keiran Mulcare and Actor/Co-Writer Sheldon D. Brown

Documentary Feature
Grand Jury Award:
KEYBOARD FANTASIES: THE BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND STORY; Director Posy Dixon

Special Mention:
YOUR MOTHER’S COMFORT; Director Adam Golub

International Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Award:
WELCOME TO THE USA; Director Assel Aushakimova

Special Mention:
DATING AMBER; Director David Freyne

Audience Awards

Audience Award for Narrative Feature
DATING AMBER; Writer/Director David Freyne

Audience Award for Documentary Feature
CURED; Directors Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer

Audience Award for Narrative Short
WAKING HOUR; Writer/Director Nava Mau

Audience Award for Documentary Short
THEY THROUGH THEM; Director Joan Galo