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 1998 Audience Awards:

OUTstanding Narrative Feature(tie):
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE (ALLES WIRD GUT)
directed by Angelina Maccarone
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
directed by David Moreton
OUTstanding Documentary Feature:
OUT OF THE PAST
directed by Jeff Dupre
OUTstanding Narrative Short:
KRAZY GIRLS
directed by Jeff Wylie
OUTstanding Documentary Short:
RULES OF THE GAME
directed by Jorge Fockele
OUTstanding Short Video Fiction:
BEN WAšS SHOPPING SPREE
directed by Moneš P. Smith
OUTstanding Short Video Non-fiction:
BATTLE FOR THE TIARA
directed by Charley Lang & Eric Schiff


Special Programming Awards:

OUTstanding Emerging Talent:
  Will Gould, Director, THE WOLVES OF KROMER
  Jeanette L. Buck, Director, OUT OF SEASON

 

Grand Jury Awards:

OUTstanding American Narrative Feature:
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
directed by David Moreton
OUTstanding International Narrative Feature:
DAKAN
directed by Mohamed Camara
OUTstanding Documentary Feature:
PARTY MONSTER directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato
OUTstanding Screenwriting:
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
by Todd Stephens
OUTstanding Actor in a Feature Film:
Chris Stafford, EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
OUTstanding Actress in a Feature Film:
Angelina Jolie, GIA
 

 

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