A woman holds a dying soldier in the documentary Cane Fire, winner of the Best Documentary Feature award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival
The Indie Memphis Film Festival award ceremony was held recently to celebrate winners of this year’s awards. Here are the winners of the various categories
BY KAZAD
MEMPHIS, TN-Indie Memphis Film Festival has announced this yearโs award-winners. Presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc., the award’s objective is to “create community through independent film and support the development of filmmakers.”
This year’s Indie Memphis Film Festival was held โOnline and Outdoorsโ because of the coronavirus. Film lovers from all over the world participated in virtual screenings and events. The 2020 festival screened over 230 feature films, film shorts, and music videos, with most screenings followed by filmmaker Question and Answer sessions.
The award ceremony was virtual due to the coronavirus. Awards were presented by festival staff, as well as members of the awards juries. Awards were given in different categories of the festival.
The Festival Awards session was decided by Indie Memphis Festival staff. The Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking Award went to Ephraim Asili for The Inheritance while the Craig Brewer Emerging Filmmaker Award went to Gillian Horvat for I Blame Society. The Soul of Southern Film Award went to Lawrence Matthews for The Hub.
Jury awards went to young and amazing filmmakers and sound producers. The Best Narrative Feature went to Emma Seligman for Shiva Baby, while the Best Documentary Feature went to Anthony Banua-Simonโs for Cane Fire. Best Hometowner Feature was given to Lauren Ready for We Canโt Wait, Lily Renae won
Best Sounds Feature for Born Balearic: JonSaTrinxa and The Spirit of Ibiza, and Best Departures Feature went to Tali Yankelevich for My Darling Supermarket. The feature focuses on the life of man and the people working in a supermarket as they perform their daily duties.
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Here is a comprehensive Indie Memphis Film Festival Award-winners. As filmmakers look forward to next year’s event, the hope is that it will happen in-person and not virtually. The awards come with cash incentives.
Festival Award Winners
Best Narrative Feature – Shiva baby by Emily Seligman, $1K Cash Prize
Duncan-Williams, Inc. Scriptwriting – Executive Order by Lรกzaro Ramos & Lusa Silvestre, $1K Cash Prize
Best Narrative Short – โParadiseโ by Deni Cheng, $500 Cash Prize
Cane Fire by Anthony Banua-Simon won Best Documentary Feature – $1K Cash Prize
Best Documentary Short – โJesaโ by Kyungwon Song, $500 Cash Prize
My Darling Supermarket by Tali Yankelevich won Best Departures Feature – $500 Cash Prize
Best Departures Short – โThe Return of Osirisโ by Essa Grayeb
We Canโt Wait by Lauren Ready won Best Hometowner Feature -, $1K Cash Prize
Best Hometowner Narrative Short – โEmptyโ by Michael Butler, Jr., $500 Cash Prize
โRoad to Stepโ by Zaire Love won Best Hometowner Documentary Short – $500 Cash Prize
Best Hometowner Music Video – “You’re My Jesus” by The Poet, Havi
Lily Renae’s Born Balearic: Jon Sa Trinxa and The Spirit of Ibiza won Best Sounds Feature -$500 Cash Prize
Camrus Johnson, Pedro Piccinini’s โGrab My Hand: A Letter to My Dadโ Best Animated Short
Best Music Video – โColorsโ by Black Pumas, dir. by Kristian Mercado
Documentary Short Indiegrant – โHere Be Dragonsโ by GB Shannon, $13K Grant Package
Narrative Short Indiegrant – โBeware of Goatโ by Justin Malone, $13K Grant Package
Proof-of-Concept Indiegrant – โBeale St. Bluesโ by Daniel Ferrell, $13K Grant Package
Best Poster Design – PIER KIDS
Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking – The Inheritance by Ephraim Asili
Craig Brewer Emerging Filmmaker – I Blame Society by Gillian Horvat
Soul of Southern Film – The Hub by Lawrence Matthews
Best After Dark Short – โThe Three Men You Meet at Nightโ by Beck Kitsis, $500 Cash Prize
Indie Award – Daniel Lynn, Sound Engineer @Music + Arts Studio
Vision Award – Kelly Chandler, Founder of Indie Memphis
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