FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Featured
Best Picture
Best Picture

Et Tu

Dir. Max Tzannes

Best Documentary
Best Documentary

ACID Canal

Dir. Tyler Faires

Best Director
Best Director

Robert Budreau

Queen of Bones

Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay

Max Tzannes

Et Tu

Best Community Spotlight Feature
Best Community Spotlight Feature

Scarlet Winter

Dir. Munjal Yagnik

Best Acting Ensemble
Best Acting Ensemble

Okie

Dir. Kate Cobb

DR. SIDNEY K. SHAPIRO WORLD CINEMA AWARDS 

Featured
World Cinema Best Picture
World Cinema Best Picture

The Trap

Dir. Lena Headey

World Cinema Best Documentary
World Cinema Best Documentary

The Illusion of Abundance

Dir. Matthieu Lietaert & Erika Gonzalez Ramirez

World Cinema Best Director
World Cinema Best Director

Matthieu Lietaert & Erika Gonzalez Ramirez

The Illusion of Abundance

Best World Cinema Short
Best World Cinema Short

The Old Young Crow

Dir. Liam LoPinto

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Featured
Best Live Action Short
Best Live Action Short

We Have Notes

Dir. Jordan McKittrick

Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Short

Jack and Sam

Dir. Jordan Matthew Horowitz

Best Animated Short
Best Animated Short

LUKi and the Lights

Dir. Toby Cochran

Best Experimental Short
Best Experimental Short

In C, Too

Dir. Dean Winkler & John Sanborn

Best College Short
Best College Short

OrganicMeet

Dir. Robert Shaffer Jr.

Best African American Directed Short
Best African American Directed Short

Blue Hour

Dir. J.D. Shields

Asian American Pacific Islander Directed Short
Asian American Pacific Islander Directed Short

Dragonfly

Dir. Julia Morizawa

Best LatinX Directed Short
Best LatinX Directed Short

The Avon Lady

Dir. Carolina Espiro

Best LGBTQIA+ Directed Short
Best LGBTQIA+ Directed Short

The Last Take

Dir. Brian Foyster

Best Native American Directed Short
Best Native American Directed Short

Borders

Dir. Kenneth Shirley and Adam Conte

INTERNATIONAL HORROR & SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL

Featured
Best Horror Feature
Best Horror Feature

Sheryl

Dir. Justin Best

Best Horror Short
Best Horror Short

Wait For It

Dir. David J. Stieve

Best Sci-Fi Feature
Best Sci-Fi Feature

Tim Travers and the Time Travelers Paradox

Dir. Stimson Snead

Best Sci-Fi  Short 
Best Sci-Fi  Short 

Lost in the Sky

Dir. Simon Öster

ARIZONA FILM AWARDS

Featured
Best Arizona Feature
Best Arizona Feature

Hell of a Heartache

Dir. Robert Burson

Best Arizona Short
Best Arizona Short

Superstar

Dir. Talha Hussaini and Jacob Heimlich

DONOR’S CHOICE AUDIENCE AWARDS

Featured
Donor's Choice Award - Best Competition Feature
Donor's Choice Award - Best Competition Feature

Guacamole Yesterdays

Dir. Jordan Noel

Donor's Choice Award - Best Competition Short
Donor's Choice Award - Best Competition Short

The Pencil

Dir. Thomas Schultz

Donor's Choice Award - Best Showcase Film
Donor's Choice Award - Best Showcase Film

No One Asked You

Dir. Ruth Leitman

FOUNDATION AWARDS

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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.

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