Best Picture
Americanish
Dir. Iman Zawahry
Best Documentary
InHospitable
Dir. Sandra Alvarez
Best Director
Alana Waksman - We Burn Like This
Best Screenplay
Christopher Rucinski - Northern Shade
Best Ensemble
Dear Zoe
Dir. Gren Wells
Best Arizona Feature
No Tomorrow
Dir. Ben Tedesco
Best Arizona Short
Goodbye
Dir. Katie Austin, Daniel Vidales, Victor Vongpraseuth
Arizona Filmmaker of the Year
Angel Ruiz
Best World Cinema Feature
You Resemble Me
Dir. Dina Amer
Best World Cinema Director
Gabriele Fabbro - The Grand Bolero
Shapiro Family Philanthropic Award
Dear Audrey
Dir. Jeremiah Hayes
Donor's Choice Award - Showcase Film
The Duke
Dir. Roger Mitchell
Donor's Choice Award - Feature Film
Take the Night
Dir. Seth McTigue
Donor's Choice Award - Short Film
Delivery
Dir. Colton Eschief Mastro, Eric Jackowitz
Volunteer of the Year
Katie McLarty
Best Horror Feature
CRABS!
Dir. Pierce M. Berolzheimer
Best Horror Short
#NOFILTER
Dir. Nathan Crooker
Best Sci-Fi Feature
The Alternate
Dir. Alrik Bursell
Best Sci-Fi Short
Golem
Dir. Rafael Macazaga
Best Live Action Short
The Prince and the Goblin
Dir. Cory Byam
Best Short Documentary
Big Water Summer: A Creation Story
Dir. Sophie Harris
Best Animated Short
The Forbidden Zone
Dir. Zach Tolchinsky
Best College Short
Sombras
Dir. Marc "GIVE.ME.MÁS" Sánchez
Best World Cinema Short
Distances
Dir. Susan Béjar
Best African American Directed Short
Sons of Toledo
Dir. Monty Cole
Best Asian American Pacific Islander Directed Short
Kintsugi
Dir. Justine Kaneda
Best LatinX Directed Short
Cartas Para Axél (Letters to Axél)
Dir. Miles Lopez
Best LQBTQIA+ Directed Short
We All Die Alone
Dir. Jonathan Hammond
Best Native American Directed Short
Two Brothers
Dir. Montana Cypress
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The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Peoria Film Fest, IFP/Phoenix, Arizona Student Film Festival and Phoenix Critics Circle. The Phoenix Film Foundation is dedicated to promoting diversity and education in the arts, elevating underrepresented voices, and driving the growth of independent film in Arizona. Through film showcases and accessible educational initiatives, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive cinematic community, utilizing it as a catalyst for personal growth, creative expression, and positive social change.
