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Manhattan Film Festival

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    Film Heals Award

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      Winner

      Upstairs Inferno

      7.9 (461)
      Robert L. Camina
      Camina Entertainment
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      Winner

      Chocolate

      8.8 (27)
      Thiago Dadalt(director)
      D. Ellen Miller Productions
      "This award is given to filmmakers that use the power of film to promote peace, justice, equality, and humanity. A film that has the unique ability to raise awareness and bring change".

    MFF Award

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    Best Coming Of Age Short

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      Winner

      Public Speaking

      Noah Millman
      Laura DuBois
      Kara Janeczko
      Shooting Films

    Best Coming of Age Film

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      Viral Beauty

      6.3 (149)
      David Tyson Lam(director/producer)
      Casey Killoran(actress/producer)
      Elizabeth Lam(writer/producer)
      LamKill Pictures

    Best Documentary Feature

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      The Pathological Optimist

      4.8 (180)
      Miranda Bailey(director)
      Cold Iron Pictures

    Best Dramatic Fantasy Short Subject

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      The Admired

      8.4 (18)
      Jacqueline Murphy(Producer, Director, Writer)
      Jackpot Films

    Best Dramatic Feature

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      Winner

      The Depths

      5.4 (49)
      Jamison M. LoCascio(director)
      Halcyon Valor Productions

    Best Dramatic Short

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      Deadbeat

      Jesse R. Tendler(Director / Producer)
      Eric Grisanti(Writer / Executive Producer)
      Robert Mosca(Writer / Executive Producer)
      Intimation Productions

    Best Family Drama

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      Fists of Love

      6.9 (23)
      Daryl Denner

    Best Family Short

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      22 Years

      6.5 (15)
      Dawn Noel(producer)
      Fred Thomas Jr.(director)

    Best Feature Film

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      1 Buck

      5.2 (4.4K)
      Fabien Dufils
      Mad Street Motion Pictures

    Best Feature Romantic Comedy

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      Winner

      Laura Gets a Cat

      6.4 (117)
      Michael Ferrell(director)
      Chris Prine(producer)
      Devin Sanchez(producer)
      Living Boy Productions

    Best International Short

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      Jonah

      7.1 (17)
      Michael Maschina

    Best Sports Narrative

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      Time

      Erik Martens
      Laura DuBois
      Shooting Films

    Best Student Short

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      Winner

      As It Seems

      Nancy Menagh

    Best Thriller

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      1 Buck

      5.2 (4.4K)
      Fabien Dufils
      Mad Street Motion Pictures

    Best Youth Drama

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      Winner

      Kiddo

      8.8 (14)
      Vicente Luna

    Best drama international short film

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      Divine justice

      Alejandro Irías(Director)

    MFF Alumni Award

    • Kelly Perine in Downward Hiro (2016)
      Kelly Perine and Leanne Melissa Bishop in Candice & Peter's Smokin' Hot Date (2016)
      Winners
      • Downward Hiro
      • Candice & Peter's Smokin' Hot Date
      Kelly Perine
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      Winner

      Candice & Peter's Smokin' Hot Date

      7.7 (16)
      Leanne Melissa Bishop(director/writer/producer)
      Michael P. Mason(director/producer/editor)

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