Best Picture
Trees of Peace
Dir. Alanna Brown
Best Director
Alana Brown - Trees of Peace
Best Documentary
In the Dark of the Valley
Dir. Nicholas Mihm
Best Screenplay
Jason Naczek - Small Town Wisconsin
Dir. Niels Mueller
Special Achievement in Acting
Bill Heck - Small Town Wisconsin
Dir. Niels Mueller
Best Ensemble
Downeast
Dir. Joe Raffa
World Cinema - Best Picture
Fires in the Dark
Dir. Lienhard Dominique
World Cinema - Best Director
Lienhard Dominique - Fires in the Dark
World Cinema - Best Short
My Other Suit is Human
Dir. Andrew Paul Montague
Best African American Directed Short
Latosha Harlins - A Rose That Grew from Concrete
Dir. Shannon Dion
Best Native American Directed Short
Totsu
Dir. Jeremy Charles
Best Latinx Directed Short
The Forgotten Place
Dir. Oscar Rene Lozoya
Best Live Action Short
Alina
Dir. Rami Kodieh
Best Short Documentary
The Bears on Pine Ridge
Dir. Noel Bass
Best Animated Short
Napo
Dir. Gustavo Ribeiro
Best College Short
Le Prince Oublié
Dir. Chloe Aguirre
Best Horror Feature
The Stairs
Dir. Peter “Drago” Tiemann
Best Horror Short
The Relic
Dir. J.M. Logan
Best Sci-Fi Feature
12 Months of Kai
Dir. Mutsumi Kameyama
Best Sci-Fi Short
Fearfully Made
Dir. Jamie Foreman
Donor’s Choice Award – Showcase Film
In A Different Key
Dir. Caren Zucker and John Donvan
Donor’s Choice Award– Feature Film
A Sexplanation
Dir. Alexander Liu
Donor’s Choice Award – Short Film
How to End a Conversation
Dir. Gregory Kasunich
Volunteer of the Year
Kim Rodhouse
Award of Appreciation
Pamela Wilson and Sue Wilson
Best Arizona Feature
U-105 American Strongman in India
Dir. Casey Grant
Best Arizona Short
The Believer
Dir. Huntr McMillan
Arizona Filmmaker of the Year
Sean Oliver
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The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Peoria Film Fest, IFP/Phoenix, Arizona Student Film Festival and Phoenix Critics Circle. The Phoenix Film Foundation is dedicated to promoting diversity and education in the arts, elevating underrepresented voices, and driving the growth of independent film in Arizona. Through film showcases and accessible educational initiatives, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive cinematic community, utilizing it as a catalyst for personal growth, creative expression, and positive social change.
