Award Winners
2021 CORDILLERA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Grand Jury Awards
Best of the Fest Short Film - Like the Ones I Used to Know presented by Mikael Salomon
Best of Best Screenplay - The Minefield presented by Hunt Lowry
Best of Fest Feature - Executive Order presented by Peter Menzies Jr.
Special Jury Awards
Best Nevada Film - All-in presented by Danette Tull
Best Indigenous film - Joe Buffalo presented by Jake Hart
Best Female Filmmaker - Ala Kachuu presented by Barbara Chase
Best LBTQ award - At Last presented by Ty DeFoe
Innovate Award - Sloan Hearts Necklace presented by Kristoffer Polaha
John Singleton Impact Award - A Concerto is a Conversation presented by Selenesol Singleton & Peter Menzies Jr.
PitchFest! Winner
Eileen Grubba - with her project: A Life Unworthy
Winner receives 1ooK package that includes a $60K camera package grant from Panavision, 15K production consultation presented by the Film Nevada Initiative and an Entertainment Law package valued at $25K courtesy of David Rubenstein Law.
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Audience Choice Awards
Best Short Film - Sloan Hearts Neckface
Best Feature Film - Small Town Wisconsin
Best Screenplay - Body of Chris
Best Nevada Film with a $500 cash prize - Stuck
Best of Festival with a $500 cash prize - Beans
Jury Awards
Best Music Video - We can’t Breathe presented by Emma Sydney Menzies
Best Documentary Short - Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd presented by Mikael Salomon
Best Family Short - Graceland presented by Elizabeth Frances
Best Animated Short - Migrants presented by Bill Farmer
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy short - Charon presented by Jasmeet Baduwalia
Best Horror Short - Dead End Drive presented by Dick Walsh
Best Thriller Short - Blue Bison presented by Kristoffer Polaha
Best Comedy Short - I Can Change presented by Bill Farmer
Best Drama Short - The Criminals presented by Hunt Lowry
Best Intl Short - Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran presented by Mitch Paulson
Best Student Short - Bittu presented by DeLanna Studi
Best Performance in a Short - Hiro Kanagawa in The Tailor presented by Antonio Jaramillo
Best Director of a short - Annie St-Pierre with Like the Ones I Used to Know presented by Rainbow Dickerson
Best Genre Screenplay - Lawman presented by Kelly Lynne D'Angelo
Best Comedy Screenplay - Emergency Contact presented by Mitch Paulson
Best Dramatic Screenplay - Connect presented by Camrus Johnson
Best Documentary Feature - Not Going Quietly presented by Mikael Salomon
Best Narrative Feature - Women is Losers presented by Dick Walsh
Best Performance in a Feature - Riz Ahmed in Mogul Mowgli presented by Kristoffer Polaha
Best Director of a Feature - Jonathan Keijser from Peace by Chocolate presented by Peter Menzies Jr.
Best Short Screenplay - Tree o’ Mine presented by DeLanna Studi
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