KC FilmFest International Awards 2026
Heartland High School Student Short — ($150)
Pedal Faster — Ira Good
Heartland College Student Short — ($150)
Hex My Ex — Sofia Voss
Narrative Short — ($250)
Whale 52 — Daniel Neiden
Fred Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award Sponsored by Jane Andrews — ($500)
Sueños — Valerie Tiscareno
Rick Cowan Award for Best Cinematic Heartland Film Locations Sponsored by the Kansas City Film Office — ($500)
Numerology (My Love Scale) — Bart Vandever
Documentary Short — ($250)
MUKUNÃ APPRENTICE SHAMAN — Rodrigo Sena
Documentary Feature — ($500)
Burn, Scar — Hillary Bachelder
Narrative Feature — ($500)
The King of Black Goo — Andrew Zappin
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Miss Matched — Jonathan Green
Heartland Filmmaker Award
Seized — Sharon Liese
Audience Choice Award for Narrative Feature
Final Interview — Gabriel Oliva
Audience Choice Award for Documentary Feature
Seized — Sharon Liese
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