Best Heartland High School Student Short
Best Heartland College Student Short – sponsored by Java Monster
Best Heartland Narrative Feature
Best Heartland Narrative Short
Best Heartland Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short-sponsored by Java Monster
Best Documentary Short – sponsored by Java Monster
Best Documentary Feature – sponsored by Java Monster
Best World Cinema Film
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Best Ensemble Award
Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award
Rick Cowan Award for Best Cinematic Heartland Film Locations- Sponsored by Kansas City Film Office
Best Heartland High School Student Short
Ruth & Nick: A Confectionery Tale, directed by Carter Rostron
Best Heartland College Student Short sponsored by Java Monster
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, directed by Nathan Goswick
Best Heartland Documentary Short
FRIENDS OF DOROTHY, directed by Brydie O’Connor
Best Heartland Narrative Short
MUST LOVE PIE, directed by Patrick Clement
Fred G. Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, directed by Nathan Goswick
Best Narrative Short sponsored by Java Monster
BONECRUSHER, directed by Jim Morrison IV
Best Documentary Short sponsored by Java Monster
YOU ARE ALWAYS 20, directed by Christer Wahlberg
Rick Cowan Award for Best Cinematic Heartland Film Locations
Sponsored by Kansas City Film Office
THE SNOOP, directed by Tom Hipp, Scott Hipp
Award for Innovative Storytelling in Film
NEOLOVISMO directed by Susanna della Sala, Mike Bruce
Best Heartland Documentary Feature
BOBBI JO: Under the Influence, directed by Brent Jones
Best Documentary Feature sponsored by Java Monster
SAPELO, directed by Nick Brandestini
Best World Cinema Feature
THE LION ROCK, directed by Rosario Scandura
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Taylor Olson in BONE CAGE
Best Heartland Narrative Feature
FOUND WANDERING LOST, directed by Nicholaus James
Best Narrative Feature sponsored by Java Monster
HER NAME WAS JO, directed by Joe Duca
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