2017 BNFF Award Winners

Best Feature Film
Household Accounts

Honorable Mention in a Feature Category
Allan Ibanez & Dexter Hemendez for 1^st Sem

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Not Black Enough

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Blazekid Warrior

BEST SHORT FILM
Swing Low

Honorable Mention in a Short Category
Philip Ramos for The Kidnapping of a Fish

FALLS AWARD – FOR BEST WESTERN NEW YORK FILMMAKER – Michael Allen for Solo Project

FALLS AWARD – FOR BEST CANADIAN FILM – Joseph Clavet for The Badge

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER – Johnette Warren-Askew for The Glass Floor

AUDIENCE AWARD – The Glass Floor

BEST DIRECTOR IN A FEATURE FILM – Marc Forby for Highly Functional

BEST DIRECTOR IN A SHORT FILM – Marvin Towns Jr. for Swing Low

HONORABLE MENTION FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A SHORT – Nora Jaenicke for Between Seconds

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE CATEGORY – Janel Tanna for Sienna’s Choice

BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT COMEDY – Lydia Fiore for Swiped Right

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE CATEGORY – Chris Walters for SRQ: State of Mind

BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT CATEGORY – Phil Elam for Swing Low

HONORABLE MENTION BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT – Rick Masi for Tales of a Darkened Light; A Friendly Wager

BEST ON SCREEN DUO – John Zambito & Michael Eldon Lobsinger for Rotten Mangos

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER – 7 Days Graffiti

BEST SCREENPLAY – David Earle for “Pelee”

Honorable Mention in a Screenplay – Tom Castiglione for “Everywhere”

BEST WRITING IN A FEATURE FILM – Bill C. Davis for Household Accounts

BEST ACTION IN A FEATURE FILM – Gutshot

BEST THRILLER – Disposable

BEST SCI-FI, FANTASY OR THRILLER – Orbital Inn

BEST STUDENT FILM – Seasons by Andrew T. Barrie

Best Foreign Film – 7 Days Graffiti

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE – Bobby Gugliuzza for Rotten Mangos

BEST MUSIC VIDEO – Save Me by J Knight

BEST ANIMATION – Curpigeon

BEST ADAPTED ORIGINAL STORY – Stephan Morrow for Dogmouth