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Best Heartland College Student Short sponsored by Java Monster
CHICKEN directed by Blake Thorne
Best Heartland Narrative Short
SHiFT directed by Chad Crenshaw & Davis DeRock
Fred Andrews Emerging Filmmaker Award
MILLENNIAL WITH A CANE directed by L. Tanner Smith
Best Narrative Short sponsored by Java Monster
WUHAN DRIVER directed by Tiger Ji
Best Narrative Comedy Short sponsored by Java Monster
JOHNNY THE DIME directed by Joseph Blake Menzel
Best Heartland Documentary Short
LOVE, BARBRA directed by Brydie O’Connor
Best Documentary Short sponsored by Java Monster
RAT TAIL directed by Chad Sogas
Rick Cowan Award for Best Cinematic Heartland Film Locations
Sponsored by Kansas City Film Office
CHICKEN AND ROSES directed by Joni Mitchell
Best Heartland Documentary Feature
HERE. IS. BETTER directed by Jack Youngleson
Best Documentary Feature sponsored by Java Monster
REZ METAL directed by Ashkan Soltani Stone
Best World Cinema Feature
SWEET DISASTER directed by a Laura Lehmus
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film
Katherine Waddell in BALLOON ANIMAL
Best Actor in a Documentary Feature Film
Leonard Searcy in 39 SECONDS
Best Heartland Narrative Feature
ALMOST MAYBE SORTA
directed by Lolo Lauren & Patrick Poe
Best Narrative Feature sponsored by Java Monster
THE BIG BEND directed by Brett Wagner
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