2016 Award Winners Announced

On April 10th, the winners of the 2016 Phoenix Film Festival. We congratulate the winners as well as all of the filmmakers that have participated in this year's festival. Below you'll find the list of this year's event....   

Feature Film Awards

 

Best Picture

Coming Through the Rye

 

Cox Audience Award

No Greater Love

 

Best Documentary  

Rwanda and Juliet

 

Best Screenplay

Coming Through the Rye – James Sadwith

 

Best Director  

Operator – Logan Kibens

 

Best Acting Ensemble

Welcome to Happiness

 

Dr Sydney K Shapiro Humanitarian Award 

Rwanda and Juliet

 

Best Arizona Feature

Carry On: Finding Hope in the Canyon

 

Special Jury Prize for Acting

Stephen Lang – Beyond Glory

 

 

World Cinema Awards

 

World Cinema Short

Violet

 

World Cinema Director

Cody Campanale, Jackie Boy

 

World Cinema Best Picture

Home Care

 

World Cinema Audience Award Winner

Freedom or Death

 

Foundation Awards

 

Arizona Filmmaker of the Year

Colleen Hartnett

 

Volunteer of the Year

Aaron Kes

 

 

Short Film Awards

 

Best Student Short

The Bench

 

Best Arizona Short

Dino Park

Best Documentary

Keep it Grand

 

Best Animated Short

Burnt

 

Best Live Action Short

A King’s Betrayal

 

International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Fest Awards

 

Best Sci-Fi  Short

Helio

 

Best Sci-Fi Feature

Parallel

 

Best Horror Short

Night of the Slasher

 

Best Horror Feature

Night of Something Strange