VIRTUAL
AWARDS 21
2021 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINATIONS
Award winners were announced on Wednesday, June 30th at 8pm (EDT) during the Virtual Award Ceremony.
2021 BLACK FEATHER AWARD
Brooke Trantor & Chelsea Gonzalez
*The Black Feather Award is given to a filmmaker who reflects the inclusive values Blackbird stands for and embodies the spirit of the festival. Typically, Black Feather Award winners are festival alumni who remain engaged and continue to show their support year after year.
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BEST OF FEST
Augustus
Art of Invisible
Día de Las Carpas
Feeling Through
Freya
Juliet
The Audition
The Rape Clause
Troubled Times
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Celeste
Queen of the Andes
Triple Threat
Woman of the Photographs
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
¡Boza!
Invisible Hand
Re-Inventing the Wheel
The Art of Dissent
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Falling Forward
From Kurils with Love
Frontliners
Junior
Little Bean
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT
Daughter of the Tide
Juliet
Rudy (Red)
Sam & Emma
The Rape Clause
Troubled Times
Woodford County
BEST ACTION SHORT
Augustus
Firefalls
Inconvenience Store
Misfits
The Dude
The Empire’s Surgeon
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Ghost and Me
RenaiDance
The Unknown
Thin Blue Variety Show
Two Different Kinds of Love
BEST HORROR / THRILLER SHORT
Blue Fire
Household Demons
Susie
The Gift
The Remnant
BEST COMEDIC SHORT
A Piece of Cake
El Beso (The Kiss)
Kill Cat Oakland
Inconvenience Store
Pete's Valve
The Will
Tough Crowd
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
All My Life
Another Place
Optic Nerve
Sam & Emma
The End
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CINEMA DIRECTOR AWARD (FEATURE)
Celeste - Ben Hackworth
Triple Threat - Stacey Maltin
Queen of the Andes - Jillian Acreman
Woman of the Photographs - Takeshi Kushida
CINEMA DIRECTOR AWARD (SHORT)
Augustus - Jon Alston
Anna - Dekel Berenson
Blue Fire - Nick Ronan
Connections - Carl Hansen
Freya - Camille Hollett-French
Like Father - Jonathan Chekroune
Troubled Times - Jared Crowelle
CINEMA WRITING AWARD
Augustus
Diary Room
Freya
Mr. Sam
Thoughts and Prayers
The Rape Clause
CINEMA EDITING AWARD
Anna
Art of Invisible
Freya
Like Father
Shiney
The Empire's Surgeon
Vortex
CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Blue Fire
Daughter of the Tide
Firefalls
Like Father
The Gift
Vortex
Wind
SOUND DESIGN AWARD
Blue Fire
Freya
Ghost and Me
Optic Nerve
The Empire's Surgeon
The Remnant
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MOST ORIGINAL FILM AWARD
An Invitation to Tea
Art of Invisible
Blue Fire
Choker
Imago
Inconvenience Store
Mr. Sam
Unwind
The Best Orchestra in the World
HEART & SOUL AWARD
An Invitation to Tea
Diary Room
Falling Forward
Little Bean
The Celine Archive
When the Wolf Comes Home
BETTER WORLD AWARD
Augustus
¡Boza!
Día De Las Carpas
Little Bean
Juliet
The Forest
Yours Sincerely
POWERFUL VOICE AWARD
Biff & Me
Buttball
Chatter
Choker
Covered
Diary Room
The Forest
The Grey Town
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BEST LEAD ACTRESS (FEATURE)
Bhreagh MacNeil - Pillar (Queen of the Andes)
Stacey Maltin - Chloe (Triple Threat)
Radha Mitchell - Celeste (Celeste)
BEST LEAD ACTOR (FEATURE)
Hideki Nagai - Kai (Woman of the Photographs)
Jay DeYonker - Gus (Triple Threat)
Thomas Cocquerel - Jack (Celeste)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS (SHORT)
Avery Garcia - Sofia (When the Wolf Comes Home)
Cécile Grüebler - Sarah (The Audition)
Erica Camarano - Mecoy (Blue Fire)
Hazel Doupe - Blythe (Troubled Times)
Izabela Baran - Judyta (Red)
Maria Hildebrand - Angela (The Rape Clause)
Svetlana Barandich - Anna (Anna)
Reise Alexander - Serena (Juliet)
Rhona Rees - Jade (Freya)
Vanessa Leigh - Sam (Sam & Emma)
BEST LEAD ACTOR (SHORT)
Ayindé Howell - Augustus (Augustus)
Brett Epstein - Sam (Diary Room)
Chimwemwe Miller - Gabriel (The Forest)
Christian Campbell - Willy (The Grey Town)
Christopher Shyer - Willigad (An Invitation to Tea)
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo - Eoghan (Troubled Times)
Garrett Stivers - Eli (Like Father)
Maxwell Scott - Paul (Woodford County)
Nick Ronan - Gabe (Blue Fire)
Rich Sommer - Jim (A Piece of Cake)
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS 2021
Audience Choice Awards are determined by votes submitted during both the in-person Film + Arts Festival as well as the Virtual Festival during the timespan of June 21st - June 30th.
Memories of the Missing
An Invitation to Tea
Music of Life
The Audition
True Beauty
Juliet
Making Friends
Connections
Black Stories, Black Voices
Augustus
Hello, Kind Stranger
Falling Forward
Mother & Child
Little Bean
Dystopic Bliss
Firefalls
Hurdles of the Heart
Troubled Times
Insane in the Membrane
Sobriety
On the Frontlines
The Empire's Surgeon
Tricksters
Inconvenience Store
Last Wish
Thoughts & Prayers
Little Trouble Makers
The Kiss
The Good Dad
When The Wolf Comes Home
Inner Demons
Blue Fire