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Seattle Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
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    SFF Award

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    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wichita

      8.5 (55)
      Maxim Roy
      Jeremy Sisto
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Sam

      8.5 (15)
      Christopher Piccione
      Catherine Ashmore Bradley

    Best Actor (Short Film)

    • Winner
      • Christopher Piccione
      • Mr. Sam

    Best Actor Feature Film [world competition]

    • Fedja van Huêt
      Winner
      • Fedja van Huêt
      • The Judgement
      BIND
    • Hemwant Tiwari
      • Hemwant Tiwari
      • Lomad
      The only godess production

    Best Director

    • Photo by Éva-Maude TC
      Winner
      • Sergine Dumais
      • Wichita
      • Steve Gandolfo
      • For the Hits
      Dirty Water Pictures

    Best Director Feature Film [world competition]

    • Winner
      • Sander Burger(director)
      • The Judgement
      BIND
    • Hemwant Tiwari
      • Hemwant Tiwari
      • Lomad
      The only godess production

    Best Director Sci-Fi Short Film (World Competition)

    • Winner
      • Vasily Chuprina(director)
      • Those beautiful moments

    Best Documentary Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Public Enemy Number One

      7.3 (51)
      Robert Rippberger
      Chris Chiari
      King of Quality

    Best Documentary Short Film (Environmental)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Sun

      8.6 (25)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Sun

      8.6 (25)
      Kristelle Laroche(director)
      Bobby Moser(director)
      Jerad Anderson(producer)
      James Drew(executive producer)
      Sebastian Garcia-Vinyard(executive producer)
      Jefferis Gray(producer)
      Diane Leuci(producer)
      Tyler Rochwerg(executive producer)
      Pilar Savone(executive producer)
      Kerry Washington(executive producer)

    Best Emerging Director

    • Hemwant Tiwari
      Winner
      • Hemwant Tiwari
      • Lomad
      The only godess production
    • Joshua Gary
      • Joshua Gary
      • Tony Gary
      • Half a Mile Out on the Night

    Best Family Drama Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Christmas Masterpiece

      6.3 (29)
      Wayne Goodrich(executive producer)
      Dain Paige(executive producer)
      GC Film Productions

    Best Making-Of Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Horror Crowd

      5.8 (50)
      Ruben Pla
      Arielle Brachfeld

    Best Rogue Director

    • Matt Orefice
      Winner
      • Matt Orefice
      • Bad Men from a Melting Moon
      Pecho Grande

    Best Rogue Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Raised on Rock - the Burnette Family Legacy

      6.2 (13)
      Sally Steele
      Best Rogue Feature Documentary - Raised on Rock- The Burnette Family Legacy

    Best Screenplay adapted from a novel

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Judgement

      7.3 (2.1K)
      Sander Burger(screenplay/director)
      Bert Bouma(screenplay)
      Joram Willink(creator & producer)
      BIND

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wichita

      8.5 (55)
      Sergine Dumais
      Bo Price
      Zoner Productions
    • [object Object]

      Breaking the Silence

      9.0 (1.7K)
      Seayoon Jeong
    • [object Object]

      40 Seconds

      Kelly Pantaleoni
    • [object Object]

      April Kills the Vibe

      7.2 (9)
      Bonnie McKee(Director / Writer / Producer / Actor)

    Best Soundtrack Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Die drei Königskinder

      6.3 (101)
      Mathias Rehfeldt
      Kurhaus Production
    • [object Object]

      The Maestro

      5.7 (317)
      Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
      Luke Eberl
      Phillm Productions
      White Rabbit

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Yorick van Wageningen
      Winner
      • Yorick van Wageningen
      • The Judgement
      BIND
    • Xander Berkeley in 24 (2001)
      • Xander Berkeley
      • The Maestro
      Phillm Productions
      White Rabbit
    • Richard Riehle
      • Richard Riehle
      • For the Hits
      Dirty Water Pictures

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Lies Visschedijk in Soof 2 (2016)
      Winner
      • Lies Visschedijk
      • The Judgement
      BIND
    • Erin Ownbey
      • Erin Ownbey
      • Half a Mile Out on the Night

    Best Thriller Short Film [world competition]

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Russell Southam(producer)
      Adam Spinks(producer)
      Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
      Little Big Film Company

    Best Young Actor, Short Film (World Competition)

    • Conner Piers
      Winner
      • Conner Piers
      • Greek Gossip

    Best Young Actres Short Film (world competition)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chumbak

      8.7 (8)
      Vartika Pandey
      Diatom Films

    Outstanding Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      April Kills the Vibe

      7.2 (9)
      Bonnie McKee(Actress)

    Seattle Filmmaker Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      April Kills the Vibe

      7.2 (9)
      Bonnie McKee(Directer)

    Best Action Short Film / Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Russell Southam(producer)
      Adam Spinks(producer)
      Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
      Little Big Film Company

    Best Actor

    • Tommy Kijas
      • Tommy Kijas
      • For the Hits
      Dirty Water Pictures
    • Dennis Pearson
      • Dennis Pearson(actor)
      • Tinderbox

    Best Actor (U.S. Competition)

    • Nyambi Nyambi
      • Nyambi Nyambi
      • The Sleepless
      TSF Productions.

    Best Actress

    • Krista Allen
      • Krista Allen
      • For the Hits
      Dirty Water Pictures

    Best Actress (Short Film)

    • Bonnie McKee
      • Bonnie McKee(actress)
      • April Kills the Vibe

    Best Actress Feature Film [world competition]

    • Cannes 2024 Red carpet
      • Auroshikha Dey
      • Lomad
      The only godess production

    Best Actress in a Feature Film (U.S. Conpetition)

    • Hannah Alline
      • Hannah Alline
      • Half a Mile Out on the Night
    • Rebecca De Ornelas
      • Rebecca De Ornelas
      • The Sleepless
      TSF Productions.

    Best Animated Short

    • [object Object]

      Destiny Station: Realm 16

      Craig Lew(Director)
      Bright Penny Productions

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      For the Hits

      5.6 (32)
      Steven Jared Mangurten
      Dirty Water Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Sam

      8.5 (15)
      Joshua Echevarria

    Best Cinematography Feature Film [world competition]

    • [object Object]

      Lomad

      7.6 (891)
      Supratim Bhol
      The only godess production

    Best Cinematography Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Chumbak

      8.7 (8)
      Tobias Edward Theodore Worrall
      Diatom Films

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      For the Hits

      5.6 (32)
      Tommy Kijas
      Steven Jared Mangurten
      Cameron Fife
      Dirty Water Pictures

    Best Director Feature Film (U.S. Competition)

    • Joshua Gary
      • Joshua Gary
      • Tony Gary
      • Half a Mile Out on the Night
    • Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas
      • Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas
      • The Sleepless
      TSF Productions.

    Best Director Short Film

    • Bonnie McKee
      • Bonnie McKee(Director)
      • April Kills the Vibe

    Best Director Short Film (international competition)

      • Tobias Edward Theodore Worrall
      • Isabelle van Hoorn
      • Chumbak
      Diatom Films
    • Rickey Larke
      • Rickey Larke(writer/director)
      • Tinderbox

    Best Drama Feature Film [world competition]

    • [object Object]

      Lomad

      7.6 (891)
      Hemwant Tiwari
      The only godess production

    Best Editor

    • [object Object]

      Retrieval

      7.6 (46)
      Nick Azzaro

    Best Ensemble in a Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      The Maestro

      5.7 (317)
      Xander Berkeley
      Leo Marks
      Sarah Clarke
      Jonathan Cherry
      Joëlle Séchaud
      Raul S. Julia
      Edgar Pevsner
      Mackenzie Astin
      Jon Polito
      William Russ
      Bobby Campo
      David J. Phillips
      Christopher Redman
      Logan Trainer
      Corinne Blanchon
      Kim Bubbs
      Luke Eberl
      Alexandra Essoe
      Kristen Lee Gutoskie
      Michael Johnston
      Lenny von Dohlen
      Al Vicente
      Joe Blute
      Julian De Zotti
      Phillm Productions
      White Rabbit

    Best Feature Film (U.S. competition)

    • [object Object]

      Half a Mile Out on the Night

      5.6 (17)
      Joshua Gary
      Tony Gary
    • [object Object]

      The Sleepless

      7.2 (99)
      Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas
      TSF Productions.

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      For the Hits

      5.6 (32)
      Tommy Kijas
      Steven Jared Mangurten
      Cameron Fife
      Dirty Water Pictures

    Best Horror Feature Film (World Competition)

    • [object Object]

      Half a Mile Out on the Night

      5.6 (17)
      Joshua Gary
      Tony Gary
    • [object Object]

      I Scream on the Beach!

      3.8 (314)
      Alexander Churchyard
      Michael Holiday
      Tis Films

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]

      April Kills the Vibe

      7.2 (9)
      Bonnie McKee(original song)
      Andy Harry(original song)
      Claude Kelly(original song)
      Oligee(original song)
      Justin Gray(original song)

    Best Produced & Unproduced Short Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Tinderbox

      Rickey Larke(executive producer)
      Preston Purchase(executive producer)
      Lo Howard(producer)
      Rosalyn Douglass(producer)
      Lyandre Pierre(associate producer)

    Best Rogue Film

    • [object Object]

      Bad Men from a Melting Moon

      Matt Orefice
      Pecho Grande
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Sam

      8.5 (15)
      Zeus Kontoyannis

    Best Sci-fi Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Those beautiful moments

      8.4 (5)
      Vasily Chuprina(director)
    • [object Object]

      Scars

      6.5 (31)
      Jonny Zeller(Director)
      Tim Frazier(Producer)
      David Iain Johnson(Producer)
      Jackson Rathbone(Producer)
      Tapestry Films

    Best SciFi/Fantasy

    • [object Object]

      Bad Men from a Melting Moon

      Matt Orefice
      Pecho Grande

    Best Screenplay Feature Film [world competition]

    • [object Object]

      Lomad

      7.6 (891)
      Hemwant Tiwari
      The only godess production
    • [object Object]

      The Sleepless

      7.2 (99)
      Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas
      TSF Productions.

    Best Short Film (over 12 min, world competition)

    • [object Object]

      Chumbak

      8.7 (8)
      Tobias Edward Theodore Worrall
      Isabelle van Hoorn
      James Robert Simmons
      Diatom Films
    • [object Object]

      Tinderbox

      Rickey Larke(writer/director)
      Preston Purchase(executive producer)
      Lo Howard(producer)
      Rosalyn Douglass(producer)
      Lyandre Pierre(associate producer)

    Best Short Film (under 12 minutes, world competition)

    • [object Object]

      Retrieval

      7.6 (46)
      Nick Azzaro

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      Bad Men from a Melting Moon

      Brendan Murray
      Pecho Grande

    Best Student Director

    • Nick Azzaro
      • Nick Azzaro
      • Retrieval

    Best Student Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Empty Nester

      Nicholas Anderson
      Good Girl Films
    • [object Object]

      Retrieval

      7.6 (46)
      Nick Azzaro

    Best Supporting Actress Feature Film [world competition]

    • Cannes 2024 Red carpet
      • Auroshikha Dey
      • Lomad
      The only godess production

    Best Visionary Feature Film [world competition]

    • [object Object]

      Lomad

      7.6 (891)
      Hemwant Tiwari
      The only godess production

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Sorry We Missed You

      Craig Bettendorf(director)
      Kai Morgan(producer)

    Seattle Film Festival Grand Jury Prize

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    Best Documentary Feature (International Competition)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The New Abolitionists

      9.5 (30)
      Christina Zorich(Director/Producer)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Harikanth Gunamagari

    Best Actress

      • Vanessa Leonard
      • A Story Worth Living

    Best Emerging Director (World Competition)

      • Vanessa Leonard
      • A Story Worth Living

    Best U.S. Director

      • Vanessa Leonard
      • A Story Worth Living

    Best U.S. Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      A Story Worth Living

      7.6 (8)

    Grand Jury Prize

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    Best Achievement In Filmmaking

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lomad

      7.6 (891)
      Hemwant Tiwari
      The only godess production

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La danza nera

      6.5 (69)
      Mauro John Capece
      Evoque
      Stemo Production
      ZMA Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Judgement

      7.3 (2.1K)
      Joram Willink(produced by)
      Sander Burger(screenplay/director)
      Bert Bouma(screenplay)
      BIND
    • [object Object]

      American Desert

      Will Brandt(producer)
      Adrian Bartol(producer)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Edurolu Raju

    Best Director

    • Deepak Reddy
      • Deepak Reddy
      • Manasanamaha

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Allan Ellen

      6.2 (28)
      Juan Ros
      Eye Slice Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy

    World Competition

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    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cass & Lex

      Phillip Kaminiak

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