The River Run International Film Festival wrapped its 18th edition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with its narrative feature award going to Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits, which was, in the words of the jury, “an audacious debut from a promising American talent.”
Best documentary feature went to Mike Plunkett’s Salero, about one of the last salt gatherers in Bolivia. The jury praised that film “for its astonishing visuals, narrative acuity and ability to showcase characters that go against the grain.”
The Fits, a Venice Biennale College project that also played at Sundance, also won best actress for its impressive young newcomer Royalty Hightower.
Interestingly, there is a link between the two top winners — debutant director Holmer from The Fits also served as a producer on Salero.
The jury’s best ensemble performance went to Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett in Sleeping Giant, with best director honours for Romania’s Radu Muntean for One...
Best documentary feature went to Mike Plunkett’s Salero, about one of the last salt gatherers in Bolivia. The jury praised that film “for its astonishing visuals, narrative acuity and ability to showcase characters that go against the grain.”
The Fits, a Venice Biennale College project that also played at Sundance, also won best actress for its impressive young newcomer Royalty Hightower.
Interestingly, there is a link between the two top winners — debutant director Holmer from The Fits also served as a producer on Salero.
The jury’s best ensemble performance went to Jackson Martin, Nick Serino and Reece Moffett in Sleeping Giant, with best director honours for Romania’s Radu Muntean for One...
- 4/17/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Parvez Sharma’s pilgrimmage to Mecca shot on an iPhone picked up a prize as the Lgbt festival in Los Angeles came to a close on Sunday night.
2015 Outfest ran from July 9-19 and closed with François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend.
Audience Awards
Dramatic Feature
Fourth Man Out, dir Andrew Nackman
Documentary Feature
The Glamour And The Squalor, dir Marq Evans
First Us Dramatic Feature
Those People, dir Joey Kuhn
Documentary Short
A Place In The Middle, dir Dean Hamer
Dramatic Short
The Letter, dir Angeles Cruz
Grand Jury Awards
Citations appear below as formulated by the juries
Documentary Feature Special Recognition
For Excellence in Filmmaking we award a Special Jury mention to Tchindas, a masterfully crafted intimate portrait of the courageous Cape Verdian trans community
Documentary Feature Winner
We award Best Documentary Feature to A Sinner In Mecca for gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma’s daring iPhone journey of acceptance into the heart of Islam.
Actor...
2015 Outfest ran from July 9-19 and closed with François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend.
Audience Awards
Dramatic Feature
Fourth Man Out, dir Andrew Nackman
Documentary Feature
The Glamour And The Squalor, dir Marq Evans
First Us Dramatic Feature
Those People, dir Joey Kuhn
Documentary Short
A Place In The Middle, dir Dean Hamer
Dramatic Short
The Letter, dir Angeles Cruz
Grand Jury Awards
Citations appear below as formulated by the juries
Documentary Feature Special Recognition
For Excellence in Filmmaking we award a Special Jury mention to Tchindas, a masterfully crafted intimate portrait of the courageous Cape Verdian trans community
Documentary Feature Winner
We award Best Documentary Feature to A Sinner In Mecca for gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma’s daring iPhone journey of acceptance into the heart of Islam.
Actor...
- 7/19/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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