AFIFest 2014: Winners!

AFIFest 2014 concludes today with the announcement of the winners. The announcement is currently going on at the cinema lounge inside the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

Audience Award Winners

World Cinema Audience Award
RED ARMY
Country: USA | Russia
Year: 2014
Director: Gabe Polsky
Producer: Gabe Polsky
Executive Producers: Werner Herzog, Jerry Weintraub, Liam Satre-Meloy
Directors of Photography: Peter Zeitlinger, Svetlana Cvetko
Editors: Eli Despres, Kurt Engfehr
Music: Christophe Beck, Leo Birenberg
Featuring: Slava Fetisov, Vladislav Tretiak, Scotty Bowman, Vladimir Pozner

New Auteurs Audience Award

GUEROS
Country: Mexico
Year: 2014
Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Screenwriters: Alonso Ruizpalacios, Gibrán Portela
Producer: Ramiro Ruiz
Director of Photography: Damián García
Editors: Yibrán Asuad, Ana García
Production Designer: Sandra Cabriada
Music: Tomás Barreiro
Cast: Tenoch Huerta, Sebastián Aguirre, Ilse Salas, Leonardo Ortizgris

American Independents Audience Award
10,000 KM

Country: Spain | USA
Year: 2014
Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet
Screenwriters: Clara Roquet, Carlos Marques-Marcet
Producers: Tono Folguera, Jana Díaz Juhl, Sergi Moreno
Executive Producers: Mayca Sanz, Pau Brunet, Danielle Schleif
Director of Photography: Dagmar Weaver-Madsen
Editors: Julia Montañés, Carlos Marques-Marcet
Production Designer: Laia Ateca
Cast: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer

Breakthroughs Audience Award
THE MIDNIGHT SWIM

Country: USA

Year: 2014

Director: Sarah Adina Smith

Screenwriter: Sarah Adina Smith

Producers: Jonako Donley, Mary Pat Bentel

Executive Producers: Jennifer Wilson, Steve Pearson, Samuel T. Bauer

Director of Photography: Shaheen Seth

Editor: Sarah Adina Smith

Music: Ellen Reid

Cast: Lindsay Burdge, Aleksa Palladino, Jennifer Lafleur, Ross Partridge, Beth Grant, Michelle Hutchison, Shirley Venard 

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Jury Award Winners

• Special Jury Prize for Collection to David O'Reilly for his three films: CHILDREN'S SONG, NDA, WRONG NUMBER

• Grand Jury Award Animated Short winner: YEARBOOK

• Special Jury Mention for Breakthrough Filmmaker winner: GRAY HAS AN AIDS SCARE

• Special Jury Mention for Vision winner: SOUND THAT

• Special Jury Mention for Direction winner: SHIPWRECK

• Grand Jury Award Live Action Short Film winner: BUFFALO JUGGALOS

• Special Jury Mention for Screenwriting: GUEROS

• Special Jury Mention for Cinematography: VIOLET

• The @VIZIO Visionary Special Jury Award: THE TRIBE

• New Auteurs Critic's Award: SELF MADE

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Raymond Lo