FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Audience Award
Fallen
Best Picture
Brave New Jersey
Best Documentary
The Long Way Back: The Story Of Todd “Z-Man” Zalkins
Best Director
Jody Lambert — Brave New Jersey
Best Ensemble
Brave New Jersey
Best Screenplay
Julian Fort — The Midnighters
Sidney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award
Happy
ARIZONA AWARDS
2017 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year
Ryan Thomas Anderson
Best Arizona Feature
IM'perfect
Best Arizona Short Film
One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts
In addition to the Copper Wing Award, the Directors of the Best Arizona Feature and Best Arizona Short Film each win a mattress of their choice from Phoenix Film Festival sponsors, Tuft & Needle.
WORLD CINEMA AWARDS
World Cinema Best Director
Yaniv Berman — Land Of The Little People
World Cinema Best Picture
Land of the Little People
World Cinema Best Documentary
The Island And The Whales
World Cinema Audience Award Winner
Fairy Tales For Emma
FOUNDATION AWARDS
2017 Phoenix Film Festival Volunteer Of The Year
Randy Robinson
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Best Animated Short Film
Pearl
Best Documentary Short Film
Happy
Best College Short Film
Jewish Blind Date
Best Live Action Short Film
The Babysitter Murders
Best World Cinema Short
Friday Night
Best Latino American Short Film
Written Off
Best African American Short Film
Ori Inu: In Search of Self
Best Native American Short Film
Legacy
