Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who participated in the 18th Annual Manhattan Film Festival. True Independent Cinema is simply amazing and we are proud to exhibit these films every year that embody that spirit!

 

Best Short Drama

AFTER TASTE

 

Best Feature Crime Drama

A Good Thing

 

Best Experimental Short

Always, Already

 

Best War Documentary

And the River Rises

 

Best Television Drama

Angel & Paris

 

Best Detective Short

Bad For Good

 

Best Music History Feature Doc

 

Beats & Lyrics: The Essence of Rap

 

Best Romantic Thrill Short

Because I Love You

 

Best Family Short

Big Sur

 

Best International Comedy

Breakdown

 

Best Romantic Drama Feature

Breakup Season

 

Best Dramatic Mystery Short

Bridge/Keeper

 

Best Romantic Feature

Broken Pieces

 

Best Documentary

Building the Beatles

 

Best Drama Pilot

Cause Celebre

 

Best Animated Short

Christmas Eve

 

Best Jazz Documentary

City of a Million Dreams

 

Best Artistic Short

Crown

 

Best International Drama

Dream

 

Best Family Drama

Fading Shadows

 

Best Dramatic Student Film

Forgive Me Jaanu

 

Best Dark Comedy Short

FULL THROTTLE PARADISE

 

Best International War Short

Golden Coast

 

Best International Short Drama

Green Lights

 

Best Fantasy Feature

Grounded

 

Best Romance Drama Short

Heights

 

Best Food Show

I Could Eat: Episode 2

 

Best Addiction Short

Ivy’s Dream

 

Best Futuristic Feature

Kat Combination

 

Best Horror Short

Last of the Living

 

Best Wilderness Short

Lost

 

Best Musical Documentary

Mexico: One Love

 

Best Student Short

Miss Snake

 

Best Social Drama Short

NO PLACE IS HOME

 

Best War Drama

No Tomorrow

 

Best Musical

Out of my Comfort Zone

 

Best Coming of Age Short

Routine

 

Best Pilot

Running Erins

 

Best Dramatic Feature

Second Chance City

 

Film Heals Award

The Serena Variations

 

Alumni Award Winner

Sfortunato

 

Best Human Rights Documentary

State Organs

 

Best Social Short

Steal, Kill, and Destroy

 

Best Dramatic Horror Short

Sweeping Glass

 

Best Terror Short

That Which Binds Us

 

Best Romantic Pilot

The Beginning

 

Best Internation Family Drama

The Curtain

 

Best New York Short

The Escape from Myrtle Broadway

 

Best Experimental Comedy

The Karamazovs

 

Best Health Short

The Mistake

 

Best Inspirational Feature

The Refugee

 

Best Family Drama Short

The Simple Life

 

Best Supernatural Thriller Short

THE SOUL TRADER  

 

Best Romantic Dramedy

The Wedding Night

 

Best Coming of Age Feature

This is the End for Me

 

Best Coming of Age Documentary

This Time Round

 

Best Mental Health Short

Through The Modern Looking Glass

 

Best Sports Drama

Tiny, Texas

 

Best Historic Crime Short

Whitey on the Run

 

Best Christmas Short

X-Mas Anonymous