BIFF 2016 Awards Winners
Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who participated in the
14th Annual Boston International Film Festival. We gathered
filmmakers from around the world, who offered both global and
local messages, and we celebrated them for their outstanding
achievements. Here are the winners for this year’s festival. For anymore information, please contact us at info@biflimfestival.com. We wish all the filmmakers the best of luck in their future endeavors.
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Indie Spirit Best Picture Award
Jared Marshall, Derek Marshall and Valerie Hinkle for
“OF FORTUNE AND GOLD”
Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award
Theodore A. Adams III & Monica Lee Bellais and Jai Jamison for "TRI"
Indie Spirit Best Director Award
Jay Giannone for “IT SNOWS ALL THE TIME”
Indie Spirit Best Actress Award
AnnaRose King for “GOOD ENOUGH”
Indie Spirit Best Actor Award
Evan Jonigkeit for “THE LENNON REPORT”
Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award
Qin He for “ROAD TO THE SKY”
Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award
Danny Zyskind and Carlos Cardona for “SECOND CHANCE”
Jon Mosetich for “PERMANENT”
Reggie Life for “ COCKTAIL PARTY”
Nina Pourlak and Jasin Mjumjunov for “FUR IMMER (FOR EVER)”
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SHORT FILM AWARDS
Indie Soul Best Picture Award
Jonathan Stein for “OUT OF THE VILLAGE”
Indie Soul Best Story Line Award
Jsf (Chen-Chieh) Hsu for “THE LOBSTER KID”
Indie Soul Best Cinematography Award
Ben Raymond for “TRENCH”
Indie Soul Best Actor Award
Ara Woland “12 KILOMETERS”
Indie Soul Best Director Award
Nathan Hunt for “TRENCH”
Indie Soul Special Recognition Award
Jason Margaca for “THE RESUME”
Aneisha Sharma for “A DREAM NEVER DIES”
Zachary Clarence “A MOTHER’S LOVE”
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
Indie Spec Best Documentary Award
Hilary Linder for “INDIVISIBLE”
Indie Spec Best Cinematography Award
Ugo Lo Pinto for “A FAMILY WHISTLE”
Indie Spec Best Content Award
Jay Childs for “FOOD FIGHT: INSIDE THE BATTLE FOR MARKET BASKET”
Indie Spec Special Recognition Award
Brant Backlund for “HUNTWATCH”
Patrick Moynihan for “HEALING VOICES”
Charlie Manclark for “IT’S US NOT THE BUS:
BOSTON SCHOOL DESEGREGATION STORY”
ANIMATION AWARD
Best Science Fiction Theme Award
Don Schecter for “ASCENDANTS”
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARDS
Best Experimental Picture Award
Robert Biggs for “COYOTE GIRL”
