Unique to this year are two winners of Three Rivers Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Narrative, as well as the first annual Feeling Fabulous Award, established by Film Pittsburgh’s staff in honor of the life of Phyllis Spitz, a dedicated supporter of our festivals whose presence is sorely missed.

Three Rivers Film Festival 

Audience Award — Best Documentary  

Winner: Clemente
Directed by David Altrogge

Audience Award — Best Narrative

Winner: The Strangers' Case 
Directed by Brandt Andersen

Audience Award — Best Narrative

Winner: Bob Trevino Likes It 
Directed by Tracie Laymon 

 

Pittsburgh Shorts

Jury Award – Best Animated Short

Juror: Mariana Méndez 

Winner: Wander to Wonder
Directed by Nina Gantz

Runner-Up: Boom
Directed by Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Charles Di Cicco, Yannick Jacquin, & Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo

Honorable Mention: On the 8^th Day
Directed by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, & Théo Duhautois

 

Jury Award – Best DOCUmentary Short

Juror: Greg Sorvig

Winner: Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
Directed by Julio C. Palacio

Runner-Up: Motorcycle Mary 
Directed by Haley Watson

Honorable Mention: Planetwalker 
Directed by Dominic Gill & Nadia Gill

 

Jury Award – Best Live action Short

Jurors: Callie Bloehm, Sherise Dorf & Christopher Ewing

Winner: The Ugly Chickens
Directed by Mark Raso

Runner-Up: The Masterpiece
Directed by Álex Lora Cercos

Honorable Mention: Room Taken
Directed by TJ O’Grady-Peyton

 

Programmers’ Choice Award

Winner: The Gangsta Gardener
Directed by Rocky Romano & Miranda Winters

Runner-Up: Thomasville
Directed by Alex Woodruff

 

Feeling Fabulous Award

Winner: Confessions
Directed by Stephanie Kaznocha

SCRIPT COMPETITION

Juror: Tom Schulman

Winner: The One-Two
Written by Rae Binstock

 

Audience Awards

Best All Ages Short

Winner: Tabby McTat
Directed by Jac Hamman & Sarah Scrimgeour 

Runner-Up: A Girl Takes a Walk in the Forest 
Directed by Kristen Lauth Shaeffer & Robin R. Shaeffer

Best Chiller Theater Short 

Winner: Hide Your Crazy 
Directed by Austin Kase

Runner-Up: Wake
Directed by Sean Carter

Best Student Short

Winner: Syncope
Directed by Linus Von Stumberg 

Runner-Up: Special Delivery
Directed by Emily Everhard

Best Local Short

Winner: The Clog
Directed by Caleb Porto

Runner-Up: Trial 54
Directed by Davis Rohrer

Best Comedy Short

Winner: Jane Austen's Period Drama 
Directed by Julia Aks & Steve Pinder

Runner-Up: Confessions
Directed by Stephanie Kaznocha

Best animated Short

Winner: On the 8th Day
Directed by Agathe Senechal, Alicia Massez, Elis Debruyne, Flavie Carin, & Theo Duhautois 

Runner-Up: Paumo D'Amour 
Directed by Ian Halley, Nathan Hermouet, Luka Croisez, Laurene Vaubourdolle, & Jade Van De Veire 

Best Documentary Short

Winner: The Ocean — Five Years 
Directed by Jennifer Schlieper

Runner-Up: Planetwalker
Directed by Dominic Gill & Nadia Gill

Best Live Action Short

Winner: Room Taken 
Directed by TJ O'Grady-Peyton

Runner-Up: The Last Ranger 
Directed by Cindy Lee

Best overall Short

Winner: Jane Austen's Period Drama 
Directed by Julia Aks & Steve Pinder