Despite all the challenges and restrictions of the past year, we are proud to announce that our sister festivals NFNV – New Faces New Voices – and Katra LatinX Fest closed out the year with a bang at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas last month! Thank you to all the filmmakers and audiences for being part of our 2021 Fall Festival. Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and supporters UKW Media, JMR Rentals, BKLYN Commons, Screenblade, NYWIFT, Final Draft, and International Screenwriters’ Association, including our media partners No Rest for the Weekend and On The Scene Media Group for your coverage.
Congrats to all the winners below:
Best Short Film: Dummies – directed by Anna Basse, Halle Charlton
Best Web Series: Grownasskid – directed by Ryan Roman
Best Feature Film: Night Light – directed by Jeffrey P. Crowley
Best Documentary: Takeover – directed by Emma Francis-Snyder
Honorable Mention: Ana Wa Enti – directed by Alexandra Muhawi-Ho
NYWIFT Next Wave Award: Tati’s Fashion Show – directed by Amir Arison
Best Feature Screenplay: Out of My Comfort Zone – written by Ivy Vale, Rick Reil
Best Short Screenplay: 2001 – written by Jagger Waters
Best Katra Latinx Short Film: Saving Salvador – directed by Luisa Maria González
Katra Latinx Honorable Mention: Kangaroo Court – directed by Jason Begue