Magallanes, Transpecos and Josephine Top This Year's Nashville Film Fest Awards

Last night, the Nashville Film Festival announced its 2016 award winners. The Grand Jury was comprised of 30 judges, with a panel of three overseeing each category. Some of the judges included Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Jim Lauderdale, Roxanne Benjamin (producer of V/H/S), Govinda Angulo (star of The Wolfpack), and Darren Dean (producer of Tangerine). Many of the award-winning films are screening again on closing day, Saturday, April 23. Check the schedule for the times.

Feature Films Award Winners

Narrative Feature

Bridgestone Grand Jury Prize: Magallanes, directed by Salvador del Solar.

Honorable Mention: Free in Deed, directed by Jake Mahaffy

Special Jury Prize – Actor: David Harewood in Free in Deed

Special Jury Prize – Actress: Dorka Gryllus in Demimonde

Special Jury Prize for Acting Ensemble: Magallanes

Special Jury Prize for Screenplay: Eva Neymann for Song of Songs

Special Jury Prize for Music: The Lure

Documentary Feature

Grand Jury Prize (tie): SEED: The Untold Story, directed by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz and The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry, directed by Laura Dunn

Honorable Mention: The Bandit, directed by Jesse Moss

Special Jury Prize for Badass Filmmaking: Hooligan Sparrow, directed by Nanfu Wang

New Director Feature

Grand Jury Prize: Transpecos, directed by Greg Kwedar.

Honorable Mention: The Fits, directed by Anna Rose Holmer

Special Jury Prize – Actor: Gabriel Luna in Transpecos

Special Jury Prize – Actress: Brogan Ellis and Lauren McQueen in The Violators

Special Jury Prize for Production Design: The Arbalest

Gibson Music Films/Music City Feature

Gibson Music Films/Music City Grand Jury Prize: Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows, directed by Rob Hatch-Miller.

Honorable Mention: Colin Hay - Waiting for My Real Life, directed by Nate Gowtham and Aaron Faulls

Special Jury Prize for Best Underdog Story: Sidemen: Long Road to Glory, directed by Scott Rosenbaum

Graveyard Shift Feature

Grand Jury Prize: The Lure, directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska.

Honorable Mention: Curtain, directed by Jaron Henrie-McCrea

Special Jury Prize – Actor: Adrian Tofei in Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Special Jury Prize – Actress: Marta Mazurek in The Lure

Special Jury Prize for Originality and Exceptional Editing: Curtain, directed by Jaron Henrie-McCrea

Tennessee First Feature

Grand Jury Prize: Josephine, directed by Rory Feek

Best Original Song

Winner: “Drive It Like You Stole It,” from Sing Street

Sponsored Awards

Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Award: Magallanes, directed by Salvador del Solar

Lipscomb Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Free in Deed directed by Jake Mahaffy

Best LGBT Film: Hunky Dory, directed by Michael Curtis Johnson

Steven Goldmann Visionary Award: The Lure, directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska

Southwest Airlines Audience Awards Winners

Special Presentations: Sing Street, directed by John Carney

Bridgestone Narrative Competition: (three way tie) Demimonde, directed by Attila Szász, Hunky Dory, directed by Michael Curtis Johnson, and Magallanes, directed by Salvador del Solar

New Directors Competition: Transpecos, directed by Greg Kwedar

Gibson Music Films/Music City: Colin Hay — Waiting for My Real Life, directed by Nate Gowtham and Aaron Faulls

Tennessee First: Josephine, directed by Rory Feek

Shorts Award Winners

Narrative Shorts

Grand Jury Prize: "Out of the Village," directed by Jonathan Stein (Ghana/USA)

Honorable Mention: "Maman(s)," directed by Maimouna Doucouré (France)

Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Cinematography: Dave Ogle for "The Unbeliever"

Animated Shorts

Grand Jury Prize: "Borrowed Time," directed by Lou Hamou-Lhadj and Andrew Coats

Honorable Mention: "Moom," directed by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi

Honorable Mention: "Sea Child," directed by Minha Kim

Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Use of Music: "The Orchestra," directed by Mikey Hill

Documentary Shorts

Grand Jury Prize: "The Surrender," directed by Stephen Maing

Honorable Mention: "A Tale of Love, Madness and Death," directed by Mijael Bustos

Honorable Mention: "Keeping Balance," directed by Bernhard Wenger

Experimental Shorts

Grand Jury Prize: "Quantum," directed by Flatform

Honorable Mention: "Démontable," directed by Douwe Dijkstro

Honorable Mention: "Setting West," directed by Judith Poirier

Student Shorts

Grand Jury Prize: "Keeping Balance," directed by Bernhard Wenger

Honorable Mention: "Patriot," directed by Eva Riley

Graveyard Shift Shorts

Grand Jury Prize (tie): "Horn," directed by Hughes William Thompson

Grand Jury Prize (tie): "The Itching," directed by Dianne Bellino

Honorable Mention: "Nasty," Prano Bailey-Bond

Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Pop Song: “Come and Play with Us, Danny,” from "The Chickening"

Young Filmmaker

Grand Jury Prize: "The Skin I’m In," directed by Rajaiah Jones

Web Series

Grand Jury Prize: "20 Seconds To Live," directed by Ben Rock

Honorable Mention: "1-Minute Meal," directed by James Boo

Tennessee First

Narrative Grand Jury Prize: "Three Fingers," directed by Paul D. Hart

Documentary Grand Jury Prize: "Lift Like a Girl," directed by Allie Sultan

Student Grand Jury Prize: "Gogurt," directed by Hilary Bell

Tennessee Horizon Audience Awards for Best Short:

First Place: "The Saurus," directed by Drew Maynard

Second Place: "The Unbeliever," directed by Will M. Holland

Third Place: "Three Finger," directed by Paul D. Hart and Everyday Yeti, directed by Motke Dapp

Fifth Place: "The Van," directed by John McAmis