Outfest Los Angeles 2020 Award Winners
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AUDIENCE AWARDS
Experimental Short: Canis Major, dir. Charli Brissey
Documentary Short: Where My Girls, dir. Mads Engel
Narrative Short: Kapaemahu, dir. Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
Episodic: Hidden Canyons, dir. Brant Rotnem, Fawzia Mirza
Documentary Feature: P.S. Burn This Letter Please, dir. Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera
Narrative Feature: Los Fuertes (The Strong Ones), dir. Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo
Debut Narrative Feature: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, dir. Ali LeRoi
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GRAND JURY AWARDS
Documentary Jury
Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature: Your Mother’s Comfort, dir. Adam Golub
Documentary Feature Special Mention: Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story, dir. Posy Dixon
Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short: Heavenly Brown Body, dir. Leslie Foster
Documentary Short Special Mention: Where My Girls, dir. Mads Engel
International Narrative Shorts Jury
Grand Jury Prize for Best International Narrative Short: Babydyke, dir. Tone Ottilie
International Narrative Short Film Special Mention: Instructions to Let Go, dir. Gustavo Gamero
U.S. Narrative Shorts Jury
Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Narrative Short: In France Michelle is a Man’s Name, dir. Em Weinstein
U.S. Narrative Short Special Mentions: Tape (dir. Jojo Erholz) & Flex (dir. Matt Porter)
Special Mention for Performance: Chris Petrovski, How to Say I Love You at Night
International Feature Film Jury
Grand Jury Prize for Best International Narrative Feature: Los Fuertes (The Strong Ones), dir. Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo
International Narrative Feature, Special Mention: Alice Junior (dir. Gil Baroni) & Dry Wind (dir. Daniel Nolasco)
Grand Jury Prize for Best Performance in an International Narrative Feature: Thiessa Woinbackk, Valentina
Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, International Narrative: Faraz Shariat & Paulina Lorenz, No Hard Feelings
U.S. Narrative Feature Jury
Grand Jury Prize for Best U.S. Narrative Feature: Minyan, dir. Eric Steel
U.S. Narrative Feature, Special Mention: Tahara, dir. Olivia Peace
Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, U.S. Narrative: Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby
Grand Jury Prize for Best Performance, U.S. Narrative: Sasha Knight, Cowboys
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Special Programming Awards
Emerging Talent: Terrance Daye, director of -Ship: A Visual Poem
Award for Freedom: Freedia Got a Gun, dir. Chris McKim
Artistic Achievement: Magic Hour, dir. Che Grayson