Audience Awards
Narrative Feature* - Jeff, Who Lives at Home, directed by Mark & Jay Duplass
Documentary Feature* - Undefeated, directed by Dan Lindsay & T.J. Martin
Short Film - Home Game, directed by Suzannah Herbert
Hometowner Film - Fresh Skweezed, directed by Ryan Parker & G.B. Shannon
Duncan-Williams Scriptwriting Award* (Jury: Craig Brewer, Daniel Waters)
The Dish and the Spoon, written (& directed) by Alison Bagnall
Includes $1,000 cash prize, presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc.
Oxford American 'Soul of Southern Film' Award
Lord Byron, directed by Zach Godshall
Includes $1,000 cash prise, presented by the Editors of The Oxford American.
Narrative Feature Jury Awards (Jury: Brian Newman, Daniel Waters)
Best Narrative Feature*
A Little Closer, directed by Matthew Petock
Nice Shoes Award*Without, directed by Mark Jackson
Includes $25,000 in color grading and finishing services at Nice Shoes, an artist-driven design, VFX and color grading studio in New York City
Documentary Awards (Jury: Dorothy Henckel, Paul Rachman)
Best Documentary Feature*
Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis, directed by Peter Sasowsky
Best Documentary Short
Come on Down and Pick Me Up, directed by Jonathan Bougher & Nicholas Corrao
Special Documentary Jury Award for Feature
This is What Love in Action Looks Like, directed by Morgan Jon Fox
Special Documentary Jury Award for Short
Kudzu Vine, directed by Josh Gibson
Short Film Jury Awards (Jury: Mark Bell, Skizz Cyzyk, Christine Elise McCarthy)
Best Narrative Short
Pillow, directed by Joshua & Miles Miller
Best Animated/Experimental Film
The Bird Upstairs, directed by Christopher Jarvis
Special Short Film Jury Award for Acting
Ed Lowry (Pillow, Ballerina)
Special Short Film Jury Award for Storytelling
Two-Legged Rat Bastards, directed by Scott Weintrob
Hometowner Jury Awards (Jury: Adam Donaghey, Eliza Hajek, Chris Parnell)
Best Hometowner Feature*
This is What Love in Action Looks Like, directed by Morgan Jon FoxIncludes $1,000 cash prize, presented by the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission / Memphis ED
Special Jury Award for Hometowner Feature
Stepping: Beyond the Line, directed by Dee Garceau
Best Hometowner Short
Fresh Skweezed, directed by Ryan Parker & G.B. Shannon
Includes $1,000 cash prize, presented by the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission / Memphis ED
Special Hometowner Jury Award for Production Design
John Gray, directed by Dan Baker & Chris Pollack
Special Hometowner Jury Award for Animation
Of Love and Sea Monsters, directed by Tiffany Baker, Jessie Kotis & Robbie Siskin
Special Festival Award
Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking Award
Bad Fever, directed by Dustin Guy Defa
Power of Film Award
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky for their Paradise Lost Trilogy
* Award include InkTip prize package.