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2022 Winners
JURY AWARD FOR BEST N. AMERICAN NARRATIVE FEATURE:
THE CIVIL DEAD (USA)
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Directed by Clay Tatum
West Coast Premiere
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HONORABLE MENTION:
THE NOISE OF ENGINES (Canada)
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Directed by Philippe Grégoire
West Coast Premiere
JURY AWARD FOR BEST N. AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (USA)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Directed by Zara Katz and Lisa Riordan Seville
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST N. AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
THE PEZ OUTLAW (USA)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Directed by Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel
California Premiere
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JURY & AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
ETERNAL SPRING (Canada/China)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Directed by Jason Loftus
West Coast Premiere
JURY AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY:
SAW THE FOREST
Screenwriter Patrick L. McConnell
JURY AWARD FOR BEST N. AMERICAN NARRATIVE SHORT:
BIRDS (USA)
NARRATIVE SHORT
Directed by Katherine Propper
West Coast Premiere
HONORABLE MENTION:
FROM WATER COMES MELON (USA)
NARRATIVE SHORT
Directed by Micah Vassau
West Coast Premiere
JURY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT:
BE SOMEBODY (Ethiopia)
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT
Directed by Edelawit Hussien
HONORABLE MENTION:
COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER (Israel)
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT
Directed by Amos Holzman
N. American Premiere
JURY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
ALI AND HIS MIRACLE SHEEP (UK/Iraq)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Directed by Maythem Ridha
HONORABLE MENTION:
KAK IRAJ (Iran)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Directed by Jamshid Farjvand
N. American Premiere
HONORABLE MENTION:
THE DOLL (Iran)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Directed by Elahe Esmaili
West Coast Premiere
JURY AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION SHORT:
THE FOURTH WALL (Iran)
ANIMATION SHORT
Directed by Mahboobeh Kalaee
West Coast Premiere
HONORABLE MENTION:
ZOON (Germany)
ANIMATION SHORT
Directed by Jonatan Schwenk
West Coast Premiere
HONORABLE MENTION:
CONVERSATIONS WITH A WHALE (USA)
ANIMATION SHORT
Directed by Anna Samo
West Coast Premiere
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