The Subject Matter Award
ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS, directed by Joshua Seftel
Artemis Rising Foundation Award for Social Impact
THE CYCLE OF LOVE, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Peter Macgregor-Scott Memorial Award
PUNTER, directed by Jason Adam Maselle
Sherzum Award
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, directed by Bill Condon
Brizzolara Family Foundation Awards
for Films of Conflict and Resolution
HOLDING LIAT, directed by Brandon Kramer
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Suffolk County Next Exposure Grant
LET'S NOT SUFFER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, directed by MC Harvey
Zelda Penzel “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” Award
TRADE SECRET, directed by Abraham Joffe
Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
THE LIBRARIANS, directed by Kim A. Snyder
NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Narrative Filmmaking
ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU, directed by Cherien Dabis
NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
NATCHEZ, directed by Suzannah Herbert
University Short Film Awards
BREASTMILK, directed by Ifeyinwa Arinze (NYU)
CRAZY FOR YOU, directed by Greta Díaz Moreau (Columbia University)
MOTHER AND ULYSSES, directed by Mushi Cai (London Film School)
OUR OWN SHADOW, directed by Agustina Sánchez Gavier
(Academy of Media Arts Cologne)
PUNTER, directed by Jason Adam Maselle (NYU)