15TH TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS INCLUDING THE D.A. PENNEBAKER AWARD
‘FOR SAMA’ WINS GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST FILM
Tonight in Traverse City, Michigan festival founder, president, and programmer, Michael Moore, Creative Director Meg Weichman, and Managing Director Susan Fisher announced the award winners for the 15th Traverse City Film Festival.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
BEST US FICTION FILM
The Etruscan Smile
BEST US NONFICTION FILM
Slay the Dragon
BEST FOREIGN FICTION FILM
Official Secrets
BEST FOREIGN NONFICTION FILM
One Child Nation
GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST FILM
For Sama
TOP 5 AUDIENCE FAVORITES – NONFICTION
1.) For Sama
2.) Slay the Dragon
3.) Rewind
4.) Planet of the Humans
5.) One Child Nation
5.) Gay Chorus Deep South
TOP 5 AUDIENCE FAVORITES – FICTION
1.) Official Secrets
2.) The Etruscan Smile
3.) Balloon
4.) Capernaum
5.) The Silent Revolution
FOUNDERS PRIZES
FOUNDERS PRIZE FOREIGN FICTION
Capernaum
FOUNDERS PRIZE US FICTION
Sword of Trust
NORA EPHRON PRIZE
Saint Frances
Kelly O’Sullivan, Screenwriter
FOUNDERS GRAND PRIZE FICTION
THE PAUL MAZURSKY AWARD
Blinded by the Light
SPECIAL AWARD: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story
BRUCE SINOFSKY AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
16 Shots
STANLEY KUBRICK AWARD FOR BOLD & INNOVATIVE FILMMAKING
Roling Thunder Revue
FOUNDERS GRAND PRIZE DOCUMENTARY
D.A. PENNEBAKER AWARD
American Factory
SHORTS
STUART J. HOLLANDER PRIZE FOR BEST FAMILY FILM
Zog dir. Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon
BEST FICTION SHORT FILM
Westfalia dir. Haley Finnegan
BEST DOCUMENTART SHORT FILM
Fast Horse dir. Alexandra Lazarowich
SPECIAL MENTION SHORT FILM
Lazarus dir. David Darg
SPECIAL MENTION SHORT FILM
All On A Mardi Gras Day dir. Michal Pietrzyk
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FICTION FILM
The Neighbors’ Window dir. Marshall Curry
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST NONFICTION FILM
St. Louis Superman dir. Smriti Mundhra & Sami Khan
