2024 Awards

“Exhibiting Forgiveness” Directed By Titus Kaphar

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

“Happy Campers” Directed By Amy Nicholson

Best Documentary Feature ($1000)

“Our Males and Females” Directed By Ahmad Alyaseer

Best Narrative Short ($500)

“First Disappearances” Directed By Milo Daemgen

Best Documentary Short ($500)

“Burn Out” Directed By Lee Ricks

Best Animated Film ($250)

“Guiding Light” Directed By India Anne Mitchell

Best Student Film ($250)

“Unibrow” Directed By Nedda Sarshar

Best Family Film ($250)

“The Torch: Stories of the Holocaust Shared by Alabama Families” Directed By Jenna Bedsole

Alan Hunter Best Alabama Film ($500)

“The World According to Allee Willis” Directed By Alexis Manya Spraic

Best SHOUT Feature ($500)

“Game Rules” Directed By Christian Zetterberg

Best SHOUT Short ($250)

“Following Harry” Directed By Susanne Rostock

Best Black Lens Feature ($500)

“Mama's Sundry” Directed By Brody Kuhar, Joshua Cannon

Best Black Lens Short ($250)

“Public Defender” Directed By Andrea Kalin

Best Life & Liberty Film ($250)

“I'm Still Here” Directed By Stephen Stinson, Sam Miller

Reel South Short Film Award

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“Lady Parts” Directed By Nancy Boyd

Best Narrative Feature - Audience Choice ($250)

“LUKi and the Lights” Directed By Toby Cochran

Best Narrative Short - Audience Choice ($250)

“Secret Mall Apartment” Directed By Jeremy Workman

Best Documentary Feature - Audience Choice ($250)

“I'm Still Here” Directed By Stephen Stinson, Sam Miller

Best Documentary Short - Audience Choice ($250)

“The (Almost) Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction” Directed By Katie Rogers

Best Alabama Film - Audience Choice ($250)

“Fight Like a Girl” Directed By Matthew Leutwyler

Best Black Lens Film - Audience Choice ($250)

“Los Frikis” Directed By Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz

Best SHOUT Film - Audience Choice ($250)

“Weeknights” Directed By Alfred Giancarli

Features Programmers' Award

“Solace of Sisterhood” Directed By Geneva Peschka, Anna Andersen

Short Programmers' Award