2016 BNFF Award Winners

The 2016 Award Winners Are:

Best Feature Film – The Closer
Honorable Mention in a Feature Category – After The Rain
BEST DOCUMENTARY – It’s Always About The Story: Conversations With Alan Ladd Jr.
Honorable Mention in a Documentary Category – PINK & BLUE: Colors of Hereditary Cancer
BEST SHORT FILM – Jack Is Pretty
Honorable Mention in a Short Category – Muscle

FALLS AWARD – FOR BEST WESTERN NEW YORK FILM – Ken Rowe for Mindflip
FALLS AWARD – FOR BEST CANADIAN FILM – Devin Gallagher/Louie Palu for Kandahar Journals
BEST DIRECTOR IN A FEATURE FILM – Eli Hershko for The Closer
BEST DIRECTOR IN A SHORT FILM – Jarek Zabczynski for Jack is Pretty
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE CATEGORY – Rebecca Ferguson for Despite The Falling Snow
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – Jessica Park for The Closer
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT CATEGORY – Rena Sofer for Immunity
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE CATEGORY – Patrick Conboy for The Closer
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – Jay Gillespie for Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT CATEGORY – Andrew Heaton Davis for Freedom Lost
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – Game Changers
BEST SCREENPLAY – Michael Graf for The Last Indian War
BEST SCI-FI, FANTASY OR THRILLER – Winter’s Dream
MOST INNOVATIVE FILM – The Eve
AUDIENCE AWARD – Love Meet Hope
Best Foreign Film – The Duel of Wine
BEST COMEDY IN A FEATURE CATEGORY – The Mayo Conspiracy
BEST COMEDY IN A SHORT CATEGORY – Jackie Boy
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE – Jack Is Pretty
BEST MUSIC VIDEO – Lloyd Frost for
BEST ANIMATION – Iroquois Creation Story
BEST ORIGINAL STORY – David Victori and Clara Viola for Zero