CIFF 2022 NOMINEES & WINNERS

GRAND JURY AWARDS

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BEST OF FEST FEATURE – Ninjababy, presented by Peter Menzies Jr

Winner receives $70K Company3 Post Production Package and $1,000 Cash Prize

 

BEST OF FEST SHORT FILM – Frimas, presented by Mikael Salomon

Winner receives $30K Company3 Post Production Package and a $1,000.00 Cash Prize

 

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

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JOHN SINGLETON IMPACT AWARD - She Dreams at Sunrise, by Camrus Johnson, presented by Peter Menzies Jr. and Eric Wycoff with a special video message from Maasai Singleton

Winner receives $1,000 cash prize

 

INNOVATE AWARD – Canceled, presented by Niels Mueller

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO – Zombified, presented by Emma Sydney Menzies

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

 

BEST NEVADA FILM – Blunt, presented by Danette Tull

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

 

BEST INDIGENOUS FILM - Now Is The Time, presented by DeLanna Studi

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

 

BEST FEMALE FOCUS - More Than I Remember, presented by Alex Kalymnios

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

 

BEST LGBTQ+ AWARD - North Star, presented by Kathryn Prescott

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

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175K PITCHFEST! WINNER

 

Hisonni Mustafa Johnson with his project: The Beautiful Brain of Billy Bendecido.

Winner receives 175K package that includes a $100K post production package from Company 3, a $60K camera package grant from Panavision and a 15K production consultation presented by the Film Nevada Initiative.

 

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

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BEST SHORT FILM – The Treatment, presented by Kristoffer Polaha

 

BEST FEATURE FILM - Ninjababy, presented by Alex Kalymnios

 

BEST SCREENPLAY – Glitter Gulch, presented by Camrus Johnson

 

BEST NEVADA FILM - Three Weeks, presented by Danette Tull

 

BEST OF FESTIVAL - Beautiful Minds, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire

Winner receives a $500 cash prize

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FEATURE FILM AWARDS

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - From The Hood To The Holler, presented by Mikael Salomon

 

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - I Love My Dad, presented by Dick Walsh

 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE - Kristine Kuath Thorp, Ninjababy,
presented by Kristoffer Polaha

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BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE - Yngvid Sve Flikke, Ninjababy presented by Alex Kalymnios

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SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST OF FEST SCREENPLAY - One Way, presented by Will Gluck

 

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY – An Homme and a Lady, presented by Emma Sydney Menzies

Winner receives an option to be produced in Reno, NV by the award-winning Cordillera Films team with an in-kind value of up to $10,000, courtesy of the Film Nevada Initiative

 

BEST GENRE SCREENPLAY  – Killer Crush, presented by Jake Hart

 

BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY – School’s Out, presented by Eric Wycoff

 

BEST DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY - The Burden of Light, presented by Kristoffer Polaha

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SHORT FILM AWARDS

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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – The Box, presented by Karyn Wagner
 

BEST FAMILY SHORT - The Night I Left America, presented by Camrus Johnson
 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT – Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire
 

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT - Censor of Dreams, presented by Greg Sorvig
 

BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT - Sprite Fright, presented by Dick Walsh
 

BEST COMEDY SHORT - The One Who Never Watched Friends, presented by Will Gluck.
 

BEST DRAMA SHORT – Triggered, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire.
 

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – Georgia, presented by Karyn Wagner.
 

BEST STUDENT SHORT - Bad Hombrewood, presented by DeLanna Studi. 
 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT - Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Triggered, presented by Camrus Johnson.
 

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT – P.J. Palmer, North Star, presented by Niels Mueller.

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