And the countdown to the 2016 edition of the biggest and most prestigious fall season film festival in the world has begun...
AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi concluded today, November 12, with the announcement of the features and short films that received this year’s Jury and Audience Awards.
The biggest winner is the powerful Colombian drama "Land and Shade (La Tierra Y La Sombra)", which is one of my favorites at the festival. The film was awarded the New Auteurs Grand Jury Award! Congratulations! Well deserved recognition.
The jury gave special citations to the Alice Winocur film "Disorder" for direction and to the Venezuelan drama "Desde Alla" for writing.
Other winners are:
Grand Jury Award for Live Action Short: BOYS
Grand Jury Award for Animated Short: WORLD OF TOMORROW
Live Action Short Special Mention for Innovative Storytelling: RATE ME
Live Action Short Special Mention for Nonfiction Filmmaking: The Reagan Shorts (RONALD REAGAN LIGHTS THE LIGHTS, RONALD REAGAN PARDONS A TURKEY, MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION INTERVIEWS THE REAGANS)
Animated Short Special Jury Mention for Screenwriting: TEETH
Animated Short Special Jury Mention for Creative Vision: MANOMAN
World Cinema Audience Award: LANDFILL HARMONIC
New Auteurs Audience Award: MUSTANG
American Independents Audience Award: JAMES WHITE
Breakthrough Audience Award: MA
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Raymond Lo
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