That's a wrap for the 2018 Fest! With four weekends of films from over 30 countries, premiere screenings, visiting filmmakers, our VR JR. virtual reality mini-fest, tons of popcorn, and plenty of stories to be found, this year's Festival was truly one to remember! Thank you to everyone who participated—we're grateful to have shared it all with our enthusiastic community of audiences, filmmakers, and members!

And the 2018 Festival award winners are...

2018 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

Grand Prize Feature – LIYANA, Aaron Kopp & Amanda Kopp (Qatar, Swaziland, USA)

Grand Prize Short – GAME, Jeannie Donohoe (USA) 

2018 JURY AWARD WINNERS:

Best Animated Short – THE THEORY OF SUNSET, Roman Sokolov (Russia)

Best Live Action Short – THE GENEVA CONVENTION, Benoît Martin (France)


2018 GOLDFISH® COLORS STOP-MOTION AWARD WINNER:

Best Stop-Motion Short – POLES APART, Paloma Baeza (UK)


2018 SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

Ages 3-6 – THE HIGHWAY RAT, Jeroen Jaspaert (UK)

Ages 5-10 – GOKURŌSAMA, Clémentine Frère, Aurore Gal, Yukiko Meignien, Anna Mertz,
Robin Migliorelli & Romain Salvini (France)

Ages 8-14 – FLY LADY FLY, Lucien Flores & Michela M. Smith (USA)

Ages 12-17 – GAME, Jeannie Donohoe (USA)

Grown-ups Award – GAME, Jeannie Donohoe (USA)

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