2018 Ashland Independent Film Festival Juried and Audience Award winners
Director Alex Chu received the Varsity Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature for his film For Izzy. Photo by Darren Campbell/AIFF
ASHLAND, Ore. — The juried and audience winners for the 2018 Ashland Independent Film Festival have been announced.
“120 films made it into our program this year, and 15 of them are receiving the added recognition of a jury or audience award,” said festival director Richard Herskowitz. “I want to congratulate the makers of all 120 of our films for the delight and excitement they brought to our enthusiastic audiences.”
The complete list of award-winning films follows:
JURIED AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: América
Special Jury Recognition: Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE EDITING: Minding the Gap
Special Jury Recognition: Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: Fort Maria
Special Jury Recognition: Wild Honey
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE CINEMATOGRAPHY: Fort Maria
Special Jury Recognition: The Last Hot Lick
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Commodity City
Special Jury Recognition: The Last Honey Hunter
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT: So Much Yellow
Special Jury Recognition: Game
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Varsity Audience Award: Narrative Feature: For Izzy
Rogue Creamery Audience Award: Feature Length Documentary: Liyana and Skid Row Marathon (TIE)
Jim Teece Audience Award: Narrative Short: Game
Audience Award: Documentary Short: Little Potato
SPECIAL TRIBUTES
Rogue Awards: Chris Cooper and Lynn Shelton
Pride Award: Zackary Drucker
