TCFF XII Award Winners

For those of you who couldn’t be with us for the festival’s awards ceremony, you can check it out online or by reading the list of winners below. Congrats to yet another incredibly talented group of films and filmmakers!

FOUNDERS AWARDS

Stuart J. Hollander Prize for Best Kids Film
“Oddball” Directed by Stuart McDonald

Buzz Wilson Prize for Best Avant Garde Film
“Elephant’s Dream” Directed by Kristof Bilsen

Roger Ebert Prize for Best FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY Film by a First Time Filmmaker
“Kings of Kallstadt” Directed by Simone Wendel

Roger Ebert Prize for Best FOREIGN FICTION Film by a First Time Filmmaker
“Sand Storm” Directed by Elite Zexer

Roger Ebert Prize for Best US DOCUMENTARY Film by a First Time Filmmaker
“The C Word” Directed by Meghan O’Hara

Roger Ebert Prize for Best US FICTION Film by a First Time Filmmaker
“Operator” Directed by Logan Kibens

MEN MAKE MOVIES AWARD
Jeff Grace, Director of “Folk Hero & Funny Guy”
Noah Buschel, Director of “The Phenom”
Brent Hodge, Director of “The Pistol Shrimps”
Sam Pollard, Director of “Two Trains Runnin‘”

Stanley Kubrick Award for Bold and Innovative Filmmaking
“I Am Belfast” Directed by Mark Cousins

SPECIAL AWARD
“Trapped” Directed by Dawn Porter
“Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
“Taxi” Directed by Jafar Panahi

BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY
“Disturbing the Peace” Directed by Steve Apkon and Andrew Young

BEST FOREIGN FICTION
“El Clasico” Directed by Halkawt Nustafa

BEST US DOCUMENTARY
“Cameraperson” Directed by Kirsten Johnson
“Unlocking the Cage” Directed by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus 

BEST US FICTION
“Maggie’s Plan” Directed by Rebecca Miller

Founders Grand Prize Best Film
“The Last Reel” Directed by Kulikar Sotho

AUDIENCE AWARDS

BEST US FICTION
“My Blind Brother” Directed by Sophie Goodhart

BEST US DOCUMENTARY
“Equal Means Equal” Directed by Kamala Lopez

BEST FOREIGN FICTION
“A Man Called Ove” Directed by Hannes Holm

BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY
“Disturbing the Peace” Directed by Stephen Apkon & Andrew Young

BEST FICTION SHORT
“One Smart Fellow” Directed by Timothy Busfield & Tommy Lohmann

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Pickle” Directed by Amy Nicholson

BEST KIDS FILM
“Taking Flight” Directed by Brandon Oldenburg

SHORT FILM AWARDS

SPECIAL MENTION SHORT FILM
“Snails” Directed by Grzegorz Szczepaniak

SPECIAL MENTION SHORT FILM
“Pearl” Directed by Patrick Osborne

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Speaking is Difficult” Directed by A. J. Schnack

BEST FICTION SHORT
“Over” Directed by Jorn Threlfall

DOWNTOWN WINDOW CONTEST WINNERS

First Place
All Access Pass for two to the State and Bijou for one year and two tickets to the 2016 Filmmaker Party
Cherry Republic
Second Place
$25 Gift Card & 12 Tickets to State and Bijou
Becky Thatcher Designs

Third Place
TCFF Merchandise
Great Lakes Bath & Body