Cinequest Film Festival wrapped Sunday with 720 world leading artists and innovators presenting 129 World and U.S. premieres and cutting-edge media technologies to record audiences topping 105,000 (in San Jose / Silicon Valley). Cinequest Film Festival 2017 will occur February 28 – March 12. This year’s Cinequest Award Winners are:
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
• James Franco
• Robert Hawk
• Rita Moreno
Please watch Cinequest’s Maverick Spirit Award video.
MEDIA LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENT
• Owen Gleiberman
Please watch Cinequest’s Media Legacy video.
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE AWARD, FIRST FILM: NILA
• Director: Selvamani Selvaraj
• Producer(s): Vaishno Rajesh
AUDIENCE AWARD, DOCUMENTARY: UNTIL 20
• Director: Jamila Paksima, Geraldine Moriba Meadows
• Producer(s): Jamila Paksima, Geraldine Moriba Meadows
AUDIENCE AWARD, DRAMA (Tie): HEARTLAND
• Director: Maura Anderson
• Producer(s): Jennifer Wood, Velinda Godfrey, Maura Anderson
AUDIENCE AWARD, DRAMA (Tie): MY FERAL HEART
• Director: Jane Gull
• Producer(s): James Rumsey, Duncan Paveling, Jane Gull
AUDIENCE AWARD, COMEDY (Tie): DEPENDENT’S DAY
• Director: Michael David Lynch
• Producer(s): Michael David Lynch, Oliver Defilippo
AUDIENCE AWARD, COMEDY (Tie): REMEMBER ME
• Director: Steve Goldbloom
• Producer(s): Heather Haggarty, Nanou Matteson
JURY AWARD WINNERS, FEATURES
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM, DRAMA: FEVER AT DAWN
• Director: Péter Gárdos
• Producer(s): Dénes Szekeres
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM, COMEDY: CREEDMORIA
• Director: Alicia Slimmer
• Producer(s): Alicia Slimmer
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM: THE PROMISED BAND
• Director: Jen Heck
• Producer(s): Maria De La O
GLOBAL VISION AWARD: MAGALLANES
• Director: Salvador del Solar
• Producer(s): Amador del Solar, Salvador del Solar
NEW VISION AWARD (Tied): LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?
• Director: K. Rocco Shields
• Producer(s): Giovanni Corvino, Michael J. Zampino, K. Rocco Shields
NEW VISION AWARD (Tied): I LOVE YOU BOTH
• Director: Doug Archibald
• Producer(s): Doug Archibald, Ryan Finnerty, Paul Holman
JURY AWARD WINNERS, SHORTS
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM: Dreams Without Borders
• Director: Muna Al Hariri
• Producer(s): Laura Doggett
BEST COLLEGE SHORT FILM: Prism
• Director: Jackson Miller
• Producer(s): Matthew Rebong
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: Home is a Hotel
• Directors: Kevin D. Wong and Todd Sills
• Producer(s): Rowan Brooks, Sasha Hauswauld
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: Chasing Daycare
• Director: Satu Siegemund
• Producer(s): Thilo Kleine, Carolin von Fritsch
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: The Box
• Director: Michael I Schiller
• Producer(s): Michael I Schiller
"Cinequest is definitely the first time I've ever come to a festival where my immediate reaction is, 'What do I have to do to be invited back?' It's a perfect film festival in a glorious place." - Neil Gaiman, Maverick Spirit Award Winner
For more on Cinequest’s story, please watch This Is Cinequest video.
Cinequest Film Festival 2017 will occur February 28 – March 12.