Awards
We are so excited to have awarded the following films special recognition at our festival. Keep an eye on the future of these filmmakers and their amazing work!
2025 Award Winners
Best Doc Feature
Gone Guys
Director: Chad Ervin
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Dirs: Lily Doton, William Smith
Best Student Film
Deepfake Girl
Director: Annika Murdock
Best Emerging Filmmakers
New Clothes
Dirs: Rosa Palmeri, Wyndham Maxwell, Jonny Flood
Best Narrative Feature
New Clothes
Dirs: Rosa Palmeri, Wyndham Maxwell,
Jonny Flood
Best Narrative Short
Quiet! Mom’s Working!
Director: P. Patrick Hogan
Best Doc Short
Stronger Than The Storm
Director: Justin Stanley
Best Sports Doc
Variable
Director: Jamie Kennard
2024 Award Winners
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Best Short Comedy
Viva Extra
Written and Directed by Kevin Samar
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Best Short Drama
10 Minutes to Showtime
Written and Directed by Logan Keefe
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Best Thriller
Grafton
Directed by Bryan Santiago
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Best Documentary
Bearing Witness: A Name And A Voice
Directed by Dina Jane Rudick
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Best Feature Comedy
Mother Father Sister Brother Frank
Written and Directed by Caden Douglas
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Best Feature Drama
The Ghost Trap
Directed by James KhanlarianI
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Most Vermont-y
Connected
Directed by Chad Ervin
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Best First Time Filmmaker
The Late Game
Written and Directed by Jeff Tyner