Our 2021 hybrid festival was new for us but the films screened were excellent as always. Thanks to all the filmmakers for letting us show your films and to audiences for taking part.
Congratulations to the winners drawn from both online and in-person balloting:
Best of Fest: THE BEARS ON PINE RIDGE directed by Noel Bass
Best Narrative Feature: JULIET MUST DIE directed by Marco Gadge
Best Documentary: LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN directed by Umran Safter
Best Narrative Short: #PRINCESSPROBLEMS directed by Maritza Gomez
Best Animated Short Film: ALIEN NIGHTMARE directed by Lauriane Balestrat, Marc Antoine Alonzo, Alexis Sabalza, Elie Berhoumieux and Lucas Soupou
Best International Film: THE SOUL OF A CYCLIST directed by Nuno Tavares
Best DC Metro Film: THE LEGACY SESSIONS directed by William Ashton
High School Film Competition:
1st: Disowned directed by Andrew Stevens
2nd: Dare directed by Sebastian Plaza
3rd: Marked directed by Samantha Cohn and Madeline Simpson
