BEST OF FEST:
Service to Man (USA/2016)
Directed by Aaron Greer and Seth Panitch
BEST FEATURE:
One Penny (USA/2017)
Directed by Michael DeVita
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Free to Ride (USA/2017)
Directed by Jamaal Bell
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Tied):
SON (Luxembourg/2016)
Directed by Cyrus Neshvad
&
SALT (Brazil/2016)
Directed by Diego Frietas
BEST METRO DC:
The Night Watchmen (USA/2017)
Directed by Mitchell Altieri
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT:
Killing the Fiddler (USA/2016)
Directed by Barak Barkan
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Painted City (USA/2017)
Directed by Caitlin Carroll
BEST ANIMATION:
New York City Sketchbook (USA/2016)
Directed by Willy Hartland
BEST ANIMATION – AUDIENCE AWARD:
Fishwitch (UK/2016)
Directed by Adrienne Dowling
High School Film Competition
1st- CREATIVE VISION AWARD
Makoda (Canada/2016)
Directed by Callahan Bracken
2nd – GET OFF YOUR BUTT AWARD
To Serve and Protect? (USA/2016)
Directed by Alula Abraham, Zenab Abubakari, Alyssa Berrios, Rediet Betru, Kaleb Dagne, Abel Demiss, Oliver Hulser-Morris, Angelica Moreno, Alix Swann
3rd – POETIC USE OF NARRATION AWARD:
Reflections (USA/2016)
Directed by Kevin Gordon