CinemaJAZZ

Best Feature

I Hear a Rainbow / Eli Tal-El
Electric Heart – don ellis / John Vizzusi

Best Short

First Place

Lesa Terry & Women’s Jazz Orchestra / Leena Pendharkar
Why I Was Born / Marlon Gonzalez

L’Arbre Harmonica / Paul Shannon

Babelgum Best Comedy Short

The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine / Todd Norris

US / International Shorts

Best Narrative

Toyland / Jochem Freydank

Honorable mention

In the Name of the Son / Harum Mehmedinovic
Warrior Queen / Hezekiah Lewis

Best Documentary

Chapter XV:12 / Fernando Pinheiro

Best Animation

Chainsaw / Fiona Cochrane

Best Experimental

Near the Egress / Antonio Martinez
The Nightgardener / Jennifer Hardacker

Heartland Shorts

Best Narrative

The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine / Todd Norris

Best Documentary

Untitled / Andrea Agosto

Best Animation

Truth Blues / Mike Snell

Best Student

The Loneliest Place on Earth / Cody Stokes

Best of Fest Short

Truth Blues / Mike Snell

US / International Features

Best US / Int’l

Sync or Swim / Cheryl Furjanic

Honorable Mention / Vision Award

Idiots and Angels / Bill Plympton

Heartland Features

Best Heartland Feature

The Stem Cell Divide / Barbara Langsam Shuman, Jill Mirowitz Mogil, Sharon Harris Pollack

Honorable mention / Auteur Award

From Inside / John Bergin

Outstanding Service to the KC Film Community Award

Gwen Widmer and Patrick Clancy

Volunteer Award

Maggie Wood

Judges

Heartland & US / International Short Films:

Tammy Stone – Toronto International Film Festival Group / Film Circuit
Jacques Thelemaque – Founder of Filmmakers Alliance
Jesse Trussell – B-Side Entertainment – Festival Liaison

Heartland & US / International Feature Films:

Nancy Collet – Festival consultant, former director of programming of AFI Film Festival
Jeff Goldsmith – Senior Editor, Creative Screenwriting Magazine
Sarah Price – Documentary filmmaker

CinemaJAZZ:

Rich Ambler – Filmmaker & jazz musician
Dr. Chuck Berg – Professor of Film Studies, University of Kansas, jazz musician
Caitlin Horsmon – Professor of Film Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, filmmaker

Babelgum Comedy Short:

Frank Chindamo – President of Funny Little Movies