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Nashville Film Festival

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    Best of Festival Award

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    Best Original Song

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      Winner

      Love & Mercy

      7.4 (45K)
      Brian Wilson

    Narrative Feature

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      Love & Mercy

      7.4 (45K)
      Bill Pohlad

    Best Documentary Short

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      I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!!

      7.9 (78)
      Charlie Tyrell(director)
      Trevor Duwyn(producer)
      Andrew Ferguson(producer)
      Matt King(producer)
      LaRue Entertainment

    Best Narrative Short

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    Grand Jury Prize Best Student Short Film

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      Carry On

      7.8 (33)
      Yatao Li(director)

    Short Film

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      Chain

      6.9 (21)
      Eicke Bettinga
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      Superior

      6.1 (87)
      Erin Vassilopoulos
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      Allt vi delar

      6.5 (22)
      Jerry Carlsson(director)

    Best LGBT Film

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Naz & Maalik

      5.6 (557)
      Jay Dockendorf

    Special Jury Prize

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    Achievement in Animation at the Nashville Film Festival

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      Winner

      Pineapple Calamari

      6.7 (68)
      Kasia Nalewajka(director/writer)
      Manuela Lupini(editor/writer)
      Daniel Negret(producer/writer)
      National Film and Television School (NFTS)

    Achievement in Directing - Visual Storytelling

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      Winner

      The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375

      6.7 (76)
      Omar El Zohairy(director)

    for Bridging the Gap Between Experimental and Documentary Filmmaking

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      Winner

      Object

      6.9 (57)
      Paulina Skibinska
      Studio PUK
      Special Jury Prize for Bridging the Gap Between Experimental and Documentary Filmmaking

    Honorable Mention

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    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      Darryn Exists

      6.9 (12)
      Jamie Lawrence
      Falling Sandwich Films

    Best Student Short

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      Winner

      The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375

      6.7 (76)
      Omar El Zohairy(director)

    Audience Choice Award

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    Best Actress

    • Carmelle Danneman
      Winner
      • Carmelle Danneman
      • Send in the Clowns

    Best Feature

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      Winner

      Eadweard

      6.3 (700)
      Kyle Rideout(director)
      Josh Epstein(producer)
      Eadweard Pictures

    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      Daddy's Little Girl

      7.6 (25)
      Chad McClarnon(director)
      Best Part Productions

    Tennessee Horizon Audience Award

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      How I Got Made

      8.7 (33)
      Tracy Facelli
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      Nashville in Harmony: Ten Years of Using Music to Build Community

      Steven C. Knapp(executive producer)
      Kelly Sutton(producer)
      knapptimecreative
    • [object Object]

      Paternity Leave

      6.0 (1.7K)
      Matt Riddlehoover

    Human Spirit Award

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      Winner

      My Voice, My Life

      8.0 (70)
      Ruby Yang(director)
      L Plus H Creations Foundation
      Lee Hysan Foundation

    Graveyard Shift Competition Award

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    Feature Film

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      Another

      2.6 (624)
      Jason Bognacki(director)
      Full Frame Features

    Grand Jury Prize

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    Best Documentary Short

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      La vie en rose comme dans les films

      9.0 (5)
      Christophe M. Saber

    Best Experimental Short

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      Winner

      (NULL)

      6.4 (73)
      David Gesslbauer
      Michael Lange

    Best Live Action Short

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      Winner

      Daytimer

      6.7 (45)
      Riz Ahmed

    Best Student Short

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      Winner

      Wire Cutters

      7.0 (1K)
      Jack Anderson

    Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition

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      Winner

      Monument to Michael Jackson

      6.0 (523)
      Darko Lungulov
    • [object Object]

      7 Chinese Brothers

      5.6 (1.7K)
      Bob Byington
    • [object Object]

      Cowboys

      7.0 (1.1K)
      Tomislav Mrsic
    • [object Object]

      Diamond Tongues

      5.6 (218)
      Pavan Moondi
      Brian Robertson
    • [object Object]

      Eadweard

      6.3 (700)
      Kyle Rideout
    • [object Object]

      Funny Bunny

      6.0 (209)
      Alison Bagnall
    • [object Object]

      God Bless the Child

      6.4 (311)
      Robert Machoian
      Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
    • [object Object]

      H.

      5.9 (565)
      Rania Attieh
      Daniel Garcia
    • [object Object]

      Lake Los Angeles

      6.6 (168)
      Mike Ott
    • [object Object]

      Los hongos

      6.5 (462)
      Óscar Ruiz Navia
    • [object Object]

      Margarita with a Straw

      7.2 (4.3K)
      Shonali Bose
      Nilesh Maniyar
    • [object Object]

      Runoff

      5.6 (377)
      Kimberly Levin
    • [object Object]

      Safelight

      5.8 (2.2K)
      Tony Aloupis
    • [object Object]

      Sam

      5.2 (1.2K)
      Nicholas Brooks
    • [object Object]

      Sand Dollars

      5.9 (563)
      Israel Cárdenas
      Laura Amelia Guzmán
    • [object Object]

      Yosemite

      4.7 (996)
      Gabrielle Demeestere

    Documentary Competition

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      Winner

      Frame by Frame

      7.9 (138)
      Alexandria Bombach
      Mo Scarpelli
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      The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

      7.7 (6.1K)
      Annika Iltis
      Timothy James Kane
    • [object Object]

      For Grace

      7.3 (852)
      Mark Helenowski
      Kevin Pang
    • [object Object]

      From Fat to Finish Line

      5.8 (237)
      Angela Lee
    • [object Object]

      Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

      8.6 (53)
      Scott Teems
    • [object Object]

      How to Dance in Ohio

      7.6 (339)
      Alexandra Shiva
    • [object Object]

      In My Father's House

      7.2 (115)
      Ricki Stern
      Anne Sundberg
    • [object Object]

      The Keepers

      Sara Kaye Larson
      Joann Self Selvidge
    • [object Object]

      Live from New York!

      6.8 (380)
      Bao Nguyen
    • [object Object]

      Meru

      7.7 (20K)
      Jimmy Chin
      Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • [object Object]

      Rosenwald

      8.1 (76)
      Aviva Kempner
    • [object Object]

      Stray Dog

      6.5 (283)
      Debra Granik
    • [object Object]

      (T)ERROR

      6.6 (819)
      Lyric R. Cabral
      David Felix Sutcliffe
    • [object Object]

      Top Spin

      6.9 (590)
      Sara Newens
      Mina T. Son
    • [object Object]

      Welcome to Leith

      6.9 (4.6K)
      Michael Beach Nichols
      Christopher K. Walker
    • [object Object]

      We were Rebels

      7.0 (21)
      Florian Schewe
      Katharina von Schroeder

    Gibson Music Films/Music City Competition

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      Winner

      Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

      7.0 (486)
      Jeanie Finlay

    Graveyard Shift Competition

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      Winner

      They Look Like People

      5.8 (9.3K)
      Perry Blackshear(director)
      MacLeod Andrews(actor)
      Evan Dumouchel(actor)
      Margaret Ying Drake(actor)
      Kimberly Parker Zox(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alleluia

      6.2 (3.5K)
      Fabrice du Welz
      Tied with They Look Like People (2015).
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      Another

      2.6 (624)
      Jason Bognacki
    • [object Object]

      Cub

      5.9 (6.3K)
      Jonas Govaerts
    • [object Object]

      Felt

      4.8 (937)
      Jason Banker
    • [object Object]

      Horsehead

      4.8 (2K)
      Romain Basset
    • [object Object]

      The Ladies of the House

      4.7 (337)
      John Stuart Wildman
    • [object Object]

      Sufferland

      8.3 (16)
      Tyler Blankenship

    Ground Zero Tennessee First Competition

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      Winner

      The Keepers

      Sara Kaye Larson
      Joann Self Selvidge
    • [object Object]

      Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw

      6.6 (22)
      Rick Goldsmith
    • [object Object]

      Paternity Leave

      6.0 (1.7K)
      Matt Riddlehoover

    New Directors Competition

    • Winner
      • Kris Elgstrand
      • Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
    • Lance Kinsey
      • Lance Kinsey
      • All Stars
    • Attila Szász on the set of "Tall Tales" in 2017
      • Attila Szász
      • The Ambassador to Bern
    • Mars Horodyski
      • Mars Horodyski
      • Ben's at Home
    • Kent Moran
      • Kent Moran
      • The Challenger
      • Bingham Bryant
      • Kyle Molzan
      • For the Plasma
    • Trey Edward Shults
      • Trey Edward Shults
      • Krisha
    • Sarah Adina Smith
      • Sarah Adina Smith
      • The Midnight Swim
      • Annika Kurnick
      • Molly Takes a Trip
      • Jay Dockendorf
      • Naz & Maalik
    • Tom Fisher
      • Tom Fisher
      • Radiator
    • Cameron Bruce Nelson
      • Cameron Bruce Nelson
      • Some Beasts

    New Directors Competition

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    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Daniel Cerqueira
      • Radiator

    Best Actress

    • Krisha Fairchild
      Winner
      • Krisha Fairchild
      • Krisha

    Best Actress

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    Best Actor

    • Geraldine Chaplin in The Orphanage (2007)
      Winner
      • Geraldine Chaplin(actress)
      • Sand Dollars

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Amy Everson
      • Felt

    Screenwriter Award

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    Feature Film Script - Historical

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      Winner

      Samson

      Shawn Hoffman
      Hoffman Films

    Family Feature Script

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      Darby Petty and the Lost Treasure

      D.C. Sayre

    Feature Film Script

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      Locations

      9.8 (8)
      Michael McClendon

    Tennessee Short Script Runner Up

      • Taylor Albertson(writer)

    Southwest Airlines Audience Award

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    Documentary Competition

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      Winner

      In My Father's House

      7.2 (115)
      Ricki Stern
      Anne Sundberg

    Graveyard Shift Competition

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      Winner

      They Look Like People

      5.8 (9.3K)
      Perry Blackshear(director)
      Evan Dumouchel
      MacLeod Andrews
      Margaret Ying Drake
      Kimberly Parker Zox(co-producer)
      Tied with Alleluia (2014).

    Music Films/Music City

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Revival: The Sam Bush Story

      8.1 (43)
      Wayne Franklin
      Kris E. Wheeler

    Narrative Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eadweard

      6.3 (700)
      Kyle Rideout

    Narratives - Top Five

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ain't It Nowhere

      7.7 (28)
      Scott Murphy(director)
      Matt Dearman(producer)
      Badland Pictures

    New Directors Competition

    • Kent Moran
      Winner
      • Kent Moran
      • The Challenger

    Overall Winner

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In My Father's House

      7.2 (115)
      Ricki Stern
      Anne Sundberg
      Score: 4.99 out of 5

    Special Presentations

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

      7.7 (143K)
      Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

    Tennessee First

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw

      6.6 (22)
      Rick Goldsmith

    Steven Goldmann Visionary Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      World of Tomorrow

      8.1 (11K)
      Don Hertzfeldt

    Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

      7.7 (143K)
      Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

    Women in Film & Television Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Yosemite

      4.7 (996)
      Gabrielle Demeestere

    Best Actor

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    Graveyard Shift Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      They Look Like People

      5.8 (9.3K)
      MacLeod Andrews

    Short Narrative Award

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    Ground Zero Tennessee First

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trying Not to Explode

      Dave Dorsey

    Bridgestone Narrative Competition

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    Best Actor

    • Dragan Bjelogrlic and Boris Milivojevic in Monument to Michael Jackson (2014)
      Winner
      • Boris Milivojevic
      • Monument to Michael Jackson

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Margarita with a Straw

      7.2 (4.3K)
      Shonali Bose(Writer)
      Nilesh Maniyar(Writer)

    Family Feature

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    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eleven Days

      7.4 (90)
      Jaginder Singh(writer)
      Eleventh Media

    Screenwriting Competition

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    Best Action/Adventure Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Third Bomb

      Phil Parker

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