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Sarasota Film Festival

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    Audience Award

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    Best Documentary

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      Winner

      Miss Sharon Jones!

      7.3 (715)
      Barbara Kopple

    Best Florida Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monty Comes Back

      6.6 (95)
      Thomas John Nudi

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Midnight Special

      6.6 (86K)
      Jeff Nichols

    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      The Gnomist

      8.7 (62)
      Sharon Liese

    Best in World Cinema

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      Winner

      Sonita

      7.6 (905)
      Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

    Best Short Film - IN Competition

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      A Passion of Gold and Fire

      7.9 (8)
      Sebastien Pins

    Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Art of the Prank

      6.5 (176)
      Andrea Marini(director)
      Relight Films

    Short Film

    • [object Object]

      The Big Dam

      6.3 (39)
      Samuel Grandchamp(director)
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      The Bench

      8.3 (19)
      Cameron Burnett
      Burnett Film Group

    Jury Prize

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    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cameraperson

      7.4 (3.5K)
      Kirsten Johnson
    • [object Object]

      All These Sleepless Nights

      6.5 (1.9K)
      Michal Marczak
    • [object Object]

      Exotica, Erotica, Etc.

      7.6 (209)
      Evangelia Kranioti
    • [object Object]

      In Pursuit of Silence

      7.1 (484)
      Patrick Shen
    • [object Object]

      Raising Bertie

      6.9 (72)
      Margaret Byrne
    • [object Object]

      Sonita

      7.6 (905)
      Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
    • [object Object]

      Weiner

      7.6 (11K)
      Josh Kriegman
      Elyse Steinberg
    • [object Object]

      The Witness

      7.0 (4.7K)
      James D. Solomon

    Clarity of Vision Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré
      Charles Spano

    Narrative Feature Film Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men & Chicken

      6.7 (15K)
      Anders Thomas Jensen
    • [object Object]

      Between Sea and Land

      7.4 (317)
      Carlos del Castillo
    • [object Object]

      Chevalier

      6.2 (5.2K)
      Athina Rachel Tsangari
    • [object Object]

      The Fits

      6.6 (5.2K)
      Anna Rose Holmer
    • [object Object]

      Morris from America

      6.3 (5.7K)
      Chad Hartigan
    • [object Object]

      Mountain

      6.4 (287)
      Yaelle Kayam
    • [object Object]

      The Wakhan Front

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Clément Cogitore
    • [object Object]

      The Salton Sea

      7.3 (37)
      Veena Sud
    • [object Object]

      Money

      5.5 (3.2K)
      Atit Shah
      Martín Rosete
      Create Entertainment

    Shorts Animation Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Itching

      7.3 (94)
      Dianne Bellino

    Shorts Documentary Competition

    • Winner

      My Aleppo

      Melissa Langer

    Shorts Narrative Competition

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      Winner

      Killer

      7.1 (356)
      Matt Kazman
    • [object Object]

      Boys

      7.1 (33)
      Isabella Carbonell
    • [object Object]

      E.T.E.R.N.I.T.

      7.3 (18)
      Giovanni Aloi
    • [object Object]

      Victor XX

      6.5 (56)
      Ian de la Rosa
    • [object Object]

      Winter Light

      7.7 (71)
      Julian Higgins
    • [object Object]

      Der Mond und ich

      Nancy Biniadaki(Director)
      Watchmen Productions

    Special Jury Prize

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    Clarity of Vision Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré
      Charles Spano

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I am Grace

      5.6 (105)
      Christopher H.K. Lee

    Narrative Feature Film Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wakhan Front

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Clément Cogitore

    Shorts Special Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pink Boy

      6.7 (30)
      Eric Rockey

    Independent Visions Award

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    Best Film

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      Winner

      Ma

      5.8 (248)
      Celia Rowlson-Hall
    • [object Object]

      The 4th

      4.9 (361)
      Andre Hyland
    • [object Object]

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré
    • [object Object]

      First Girl I Loved

      6.1 (4.3K)
      Kerem Sanga
    • [object Object]

      Mad

      6.7 (148)
      Robert G. Putka
    • [object Object]

      Refinery Surveyor Black

      Brian George
      Galen Jackson
    • [object Object]

      Some Beasts

      7.2 (58)
      Cameron Bruce Nelson
    • [object Object]

      Split

      3.6 (524)
      Deborah Kampmeier

    Clarity of Vision Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré
      Charles Spano

    Outstanding Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      First Girl I Loved

      6.1 (4.3K)
      Dylan Gelula
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Some Beasts

      7.2 (58)
      Frank Mosley

    Terry Porter Visionary Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kate Plays Christine

      6.2 (1.3K)
      Robert Greene

    Tangerine Entertainment Juice Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré

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    Event location

    Sarasota, Florida, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/

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