BOX OFFICE
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2017 Winners

Golden Palm Award - Tupamaro

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Tupamaro

  • 62 mins
  • Short Documentary

2017 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

GOLDEN PALM SCREENPLAY

The Midnight Son

Levi Taylor

1ST RUNNER UP

This Close

Marc Messenger

2ND RUNNER UP

The Race to The Top of The World

Nick DeRuve

Student Screenplay Award

Sunset

Nicholas Rodriguez

2017 FILM AWARDS

BEST DIRECTOR

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Gun

Sam Upton
  • 90 mins
  • Feature

BEST ACTOR

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The Girl Who Invented Kissing

Dash Mihok
  • 106 mins
  • Feature

BEST ACTRESS

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It Happened Again Last Night

Gabrielle Stone
  • 14 mins
  • Short

BEST PRODUCER

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Zen Dog

Morten Hansen
  • 95 mins
  • Feature

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

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The Shadow Hours

  • 19 mins
  • Short

BEST EDITING

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Before the Fall

  • 12 mins
  • Short

BEST FOREIGN FILM

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Tupamaro

  • 62 mins
  • Short Documentary

BEST ANIMATED FILM

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The Trees of Eden

  • 15 mins
  • Animation, Short

BEST STUDENT FILM

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The Artist’s Awakening

  • 9 mins
  • Short, Student Film

2017 SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

BEST FEATURE FILM

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Delinquent

  • 97 mins
  • Feature

BEST DOCUMENTARY

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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

  • 78 mins
  • Documentary

BEST SHORT FILM

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It Happened Again Last Night

Gabrielle Stone
  • 14 mins
  • Short

2017 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

BEST ANIMATED FILM

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Gun

Sam Upton
  • 90 mins
  • Feature

BEST DOCUMENTARY

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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

  • 80 mins
  • Documentary

BEST SHORT

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Happyland

  • 17 mins
  • Short

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