2017 Awards

“Are We Not Cats” Directed By Xander Robin

Jambor-Franklin Founders Award For Best Narrative Feature ($1000)

“August” Directed By Caitlyn Greene

Best Narrative Short ($500)

“The New Radical” Directed By Adam Bhala Lough

Best Documentary Feature ($1000)

“All the Leaves Are Brown” Directed By Daniel Robin

Best Documentary Short ($500)

“Second to None” Directed By Vincent Gallagher

Best Animated Short ($250)

“Gardens of Red Dust” Directed By Corey Carpenter and Maggie Patterson

Alan Hunter Award for Best Alabama Film ($500)

“Mutt” Directed By Erin Sanger

Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award ($1000)

Sponsored by The Family of Kathryn Tucker Windham

“Fry Day” Directed By Laura Moss

Best Student Film ($250)

Sponsored by Media and Film Studies at Birmingham-Southern College

“Into the Who Knows!” Directed By Micah Barber

Family Film Award

“Most Beautiful Island” Directed By Ana Asensio

Best Life & Liberty Film ($250)

“Alabama Bound” Directed By Lara Embry and Carolyn Sherer

Best SHOUT LGBTQ Film ($500)

“Olde E” Directed By Xavier Neal-Burgin

Best Crowdfunded Film

Sponsored by Seed & Spark

“Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks” Directed By Josh Crockett

Best Narrative Feature

“Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story” Directed By Phillip Baribeau

Best Documentary Feature

“Just Go!” Directed By Pävels Gumennikovs

Best Narrative Short

“A Good Blinder” Directed By Shaun Wright

Best Documentary Short (tie)

“First to Go: Story of the Katakoa Family” Directed By Myles Matsuno

Best Documentary Short (tie)

“Alabama Bound” Directed By Lara Embry and Carolyn Sherer

Best Alabama Film

“Princess Cyd” Directed By Stephen Cone

Best SHOUT Film

“Blame” Directed By Quinn Shephard

Features Programmer's Award

“Shilo” Directed By Tyler Russell

Shorts Programmer's Award ($250)

The General and Don Koch of Splash Adventure

Spirit of Sidewalk Award