OUTFEST HAS the most extensive awards program of any gay and lesbian film festival, bestowing 14 awards with cash prizes for film and video excellence. Three professional juries acknowledge excellence in American features, international features and documentary features. In addition, five audience awards are selected by post-screening ballots. Our three special programming awards include Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Outstanding Emerging Talent, and the Freedom Award.

OUTFEST 2001 Audience Awards:

OUTstanding Narrative Feature(tie):
  BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
directed by Harriet Dodge & Silas Flipper
  STRANGER INSIDE
directed by Cheryl Dunye
OUTstanding Documentary Feature:
  LIFETIME GUARANTEE: PHRANCıS ADVENTURES IN PLASTIC
directed by Lisa Udelson
OUTstanding Narrative Short:
  MEETING (ENTREVUE)
directed by Marie-Pierre Huster
OUTstanding Documentary Short:
  DE COLORES
directed by Peter Barbosa & Garrett Lenoir
OUTstanding Soundtrack:
  LIFETIME GUARANTEE: PHRANC'S ADVENTURES IN PLASTIC
directed by Lisa Udelson


Special Programming Awards:

Freedom Award:
  SOUTHERN COMFORT
directed by Kate Davis
Emerging Talent:
  Lauren Himmel, Director, TREADING WATER
Artistic Achievement:
  Rodrigo Lalinde, Director of Photography, OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS

 

Grand Jury Awards:

OUTstanding American Narrative Feature:
  L.I.E.
directed by Michael Cuesta
OUTstanding International Narrative Feature:
  PRINCESA
directed Henrique Goldman
OUTstanding Documentary Feature:
  TREMBLING BEFORE G-D
directed Sandi Simcha Dubowski
OUTstanding Screenwriting:
  BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
written by Harriet Dodge & Silas Howard
OUTstanding Actor in a Feature Film (tie):
  Paul Franklin Dano, L.I.E
  Kett Turton, GYPSY 83
OUTstanding Actress in a Feature Film:
  Courtney Love, JULIE JOHNSON
OUTFEST 2001 Screenwriting Competition:
  THE DUNES OF OVERVEEN by Rich Burns & David Mixner

 

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