The Bentonville Film Festival has announced the jury winners at the 8th Annual Film Festival.
Led by Academy Award-winning actress and festival president Gina Davis, the week-long festival is known for its dedication to supporting the voices of women, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and people with disabilities.
Every day in Kaimuk It was awarded the Best Picture starring and starring Alika Tengan. The special awards gave Finn Argus the Rising Star Award for truly outstanding talent that captured the attention of both the public and the media and entertainment industries, while Effie Brown received the Rise to Challenge Award in recognition of her success in supporting independent cinema. projects. And the screen is off.
The BFF 2022 jury consisted of six experts from three categories: the narrative jury consisted of producer Bird Runningwater, actress/filmmaker Yolonda Ross and producer Shrihari Sathe; The documentary’s jury includes Emmy Award-winning actress Shohre Agdashlu, producer/distributor Karin Chien, and film director Isabel Bettencourt; The jury for the episode included award-winning producer Effie Brown, director/executive producer Kitao Sakurai, and film producer Liz Cardenas; The short judges were film director and writer Justin Bateman, co-founder and CEO of Inspire Justice JLove Calderon, and Alex Schmider, director of Transgender Representation at GLAAD.
In the 2022 BFF Competition Program, 82% are creators identified as female or non-female; 65% identified as BIPOC, Asian or Pacific Islander; 62% of those identified as LGBTQIA+; 42% older than 50 years; And 20% of those who self-identify with some disability. In addition to the 2022 show, the screen leaders are 90% female/gender unimportant, 60% BIPOC, 25% LGBTQ+ and 12% disabled talent.
Below is the full list of winners and honorees for the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival:
Jury Prize Winners:
Narrative Film Award: Every day in KaimukDirector: Alika Tengan
Documentary Film Award: screaming at midnight Director: Gretchen Stoeltje
Story Short Film Award: GeorgianDirector: Jayil Pack
episodic bonus: chikuMe, Director: Carlos Cardona
Special Commendation Awards:
Honorable Mention, Narrative Feature: golden earthDirector: Nardip Khurm
Honorary title, Documentary Feature: Pass: In the shadow of Everest Director: Nancy Svendsen
Honorary title, short film: ConnectionDirector: Jahmil Easy Mention,
episodic: Cora and Sam hate the dentist.Directors: Jade Kaiser, Eliza Gilfoyle
Source: Deadline
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