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2019 Awards

2019 Audience Awards

Feature-Film-Papi-Chulo
Action-Sports-Bethany-Hamilton
Environmental-The-Pollinators
Short-International-This-Is-Your-Cuba
International-Film-100-Things
AAD-Neutra
Family-Emmett
Documentary-Film-Loopers
Culinary-The-Biggest-Little-Farm-
Music-Pick-It-Up
Documentary-Film-Kifaru
Environmental-Chasing-the-Thunder
Short-Film-All-In-Good-Time

2019 Jury Awards

Best-Film-Monos
Best-Cinematography-Jasper-Wolf-Monos
Best-Animated-Short-Lost-Property-Office
Best-Actor-Moe-Dunford-The-Dig
Best-Documentary-For-Sama
Best-Narrative-Short-Private-Meeting
Best-Action-Sports-Short-Faces-of-Adventure--Michelle-Steilen-aka-Estro-
Best-Actress-Sophia-Buenaventura-Monos
Best-Documentary-Honorable-Mention-Jay-Myself
Best-Documentary-Short-Film-Maxima
Best-AAD-Short-Glorias-Call
Best-Director-Alejandro-Landes
Best-Screenwriter-Stuart-Drennan-The-Dig
Best-Music-Video-Moonlightin-With-Biz

2019 Festival Honors

OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--FEATURE-FILM-Sune-VS-Sune
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--ACTING-Richard-Kind-Auggie
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--ENSEMBLE-CAST-Them-That-Follow
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--FEATURE-FILM-Top-End-Wedding
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--ACTING-Jesse-Buckley-Wild-Rose
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--EDITING-NARRATIVE-Woodland
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--FEATURE-FILM-Go-Back-To-China
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--ACTING-Zac-Efron-Extremely-Wicked
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--EDITING-DOCUMENTARY-Funny-You-Never-Knew
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--FEATURE-FILM-Official-Secrets
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING--ACTING-Miles-Brown-Emmett
EMERGING-FILMMAKER-AWARD-Alyssa-Bolsey-Beyond-the-Bolex

2019 Short Films

OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING-Faces-of-Genocide
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING-Take-Me-to-the-Waves
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING-Julie-Gautier-Ama
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING-Jamy-Wheless-John-Helms-The-Pig-On-the-Hill
OUTSTANDING-ACHIEVEMENT-IN-FILMMAKING-Mike-Reft-Chemistry101

2019 Youth Film Showcase

Youth-Film-Showcase-Awards-The-Redwood-Grove
Youth-Film-Showcase-Awards-Inclusion-on-the-Air
Youth-Film-Showcase-Awards-Hold-the-Sun-in-Your-Hands

NBFF Premiere Partners

NBFF Premiere Partners
Tito's Vodka
THE LOT
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