While the Phoenix Film Festival is still going strong and still has a big weekend ahead, including the International Horror and Sci-fi Festival's big program, the winners of the competition films and shorts have been announced. See all the winners below!
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
Audience Award: “Up to Snuff”
Best Picture: “The Idea of Manhood”
Best Documentary: “Forever B”
Best Director: Zack Wilcox – “Hunting Lands”
Best Ensemble: “Rich Kids”
Best Screenplay: Serge Kushnier – “The Idea of Manhood”
Sidney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award: “Becoming Who I Was”
WORLD CINEMA AWARDS
World Cinema Best Director: Peter Luisi – “Streaker”
World Cinema Best Picture: “Streaker”
World Cinema Best Documentary: “Becoming Who I Was”
World Cinema Audience Award Winner: “All the Wild Horses”
FOUNDATION AWARDS
2018 Phoenix Film Festival Volunteer Of the Year: Leslie Criger
SHORT FILM AWARDS
Best-Animated Short Film: “The Driver is Red”
Best Documentary Short Film: “Mott Haven”
Best College Short Film: “Night Call”
Best Live Action Short Film: “Control”
Best World Cinema Short: “Stealing Silver”
Best Latino American Short Film: “Instinct”
Best African American Short Film: “Baby Steps”
Best Native American Short Film: “Five Dollars”
The Phoenix Film Festival continues through Sunday, April 15.