Congratulations to the DIFF 2014 winning filmmakers! On Friday night, The Dallas International Film Festival, presented by AutoNation, announced its 2014 award winners at its annual gala, The Dallas Film Society Honors. Hosted at the Hyatt Regency Dallas and presented by Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation with Geoff Hawkes and Sheri Deterling, it was an evening designed to celebrate the outstanding independent filmmakers of this year’s festival. Award winners were presented with cash prizes and grants that totaled more than $50,000. The results are in, and here are the winning films for DIFF 2014: 2014 Audience Awards (presented by Lascaux Films) Best Short Film – VERBATIM Best Documentary Feature – QUEENS & COWBOYS Best Narrative Feature – NOBLE Narrative Feature Competition Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize – HELLION Special Jury Prize, Directing – BRAZILIAN WESTERN Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Performance – 1982 Documentary Feature Competition Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize – THE SPECIAL NEED Documentary Feature Special Jury Prize, Directorial Vision – EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL Texas Competition (presented by Panavision) Texas Grand Jury Prize – FLUTTER Special Jury Prize - TOMATO REPUBLIC Shorts Competition Student Short Grand Jury Prize – A GRAND CANAL Student Short Special Jury Prize - NI-NI Short Grand Jury Prize – AFRONAUTS Short Special Jury Prize – EASY Animated Shorts Competition (presented by REEL FX) Animated Short Grand Jury Prize – THE MISSING SCARF Silver Heart Award (presented by Embrey Family Foundation) Silver Heart Award - PRIVATE VIOLENCE Special Jury Prize – ABOVE ALL ELSE
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:00:50 +0000