Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who participated in the 13th 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
Michael Mailer, Christopher Kublan and Gregg Greenberg for “FRIENDS AND ROMANS”
Indie Spirit Best Story Line Award
Stewart Schill for “FRANK vs GOD”
Indie Spirit Best Director Award
Stev Elam for “MOMENTS OF CLARITY”
Indie Spirit Best Actress Award
Kristin Wallace for “MOMENTS OF CLARITY”
Indie Spirit Best Actor Award
Charles Miller for “SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE”
Indie Spirit Best Cinematography Award
Austin F. Schmidt for “FRIENDS AND ROMANS”
Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award
Sonja O’Hara, Hassan Johnson and Rutanya Alda for “OVUM”
Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra for “THE GREAT VICTORY”
Raj Amit Kumar for “ UNFREEDOM”
Robert Fritz for “CHASING RAINBOW”
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Indie Soul Best Picture Award
Neal Ford and Marcus McCollum for “THE BEST DRIVER IN THE COUNTY”
Indie Soul Best Story Line Award
Storm Garner, Minji Kang for “THE LOYALIST”
Indie Soul Best Cinematography Award
Jordan T. Parrott for “TOM IN AMERICA”
Indie Soul Best Actor Award
Charles Haid “ONE ARMED MAN”
Indie Soul Best Director Award
Gregory G. Allen for “MOTHER”
Indie Soul Special Recognition Award
Rob Weiermair for “BULLY”
Bill Hendricks for “MONOGAMISH”
Kevin Schulman and Kevin Ryan for “PADDY’S IN THE BOOT”
DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
Indie Spec Best Documentary Award
Pamela Tanner Boll for “A SMALL GOOD THING”
Indie Spec Best Cinematography Award
Sylvie Rokab for “LOVE THY NATURE”
Indie Spec Best Content Award
Rachelle Salnave “LA BELLE VIE: THE GOOD LIFE”
Indie Spec Special Recognition Award
Jenny Alexander for “THE VIGIL”
Jimmy Jean Louis for “JIMMY GOES TO NOLLYWOOD”
David Huntley for “THE PEOPLE’S FORREST”
ANIMATION AWARD
Best Animated Film Award
Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter for “BETWEEN TIMES”
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARDS
Best Experimental Picture Award
Robin Phillips and Shyam Sundar Sengupta for “VALIANT”
