Phoenix Film Festival 2022 Copper Wing Award Winners

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

Best Picture: Americanish

Best Documentary: InHospitable

Best Director: Alana Waksman, We Burn Like This

Best Screenplay: Christopher Rucinski, Nothern Shade

Best Ensemble: Dear Zoe

WORLD CINEMA AWARDS

Best World Cinema Feature: You Resemble Me

Best World Cinema Director: Gabriele Fabbro, The Grand Bolero

Best World Cinema Short: Distances

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Best Live Action Short: The Prince and the Goblin

Best Short Documentary: Big Water Summer: A Creastion Story

Best Animated Short: The Forbidden Zone

Best College Short: Sombras

Best African American Directed Short: Sons of Toledo

Best Asian American pacific Islander Short: Kintsugi

Best LatinX Directed Short: Cartas Para Axel (Letters to Axel)

Best LQBTQIA+ Directed Short: We All Die Alone

Best Native American Directed Short: Two Brothers

INTERNATIONAL HORROR & SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL

Best Horror Feature: CRABS!

Best Horror Short: #NOFILTER

Best Sci-Fi Feature: The Alternate

Best Sci-Fi Short: Golem

FOUNDATION AWARDS

Shapiro Family Philanthropic Award: Dear Audrey

Donor’s Choice Award- Showcase Film: The Duke

Donor’s Choice Award – Feature Film: Take the Night

Donor’s Choice Award – Short Film: Delivery

Volunteer of the Year: Katie McLarty

ARIZONA FILM AWARDS

Best Arizona Feature: No Tomorrow

Best Arizona Short: Goodbye

Arizona Filmmaker of the Year: Angel Ruiz

The Phoenix Film Festival will return next year, for it’s 23rd year, from March 23rd through April 2nd.

And the Peoria Film Fest is making its return from October 14th – 16th at the Harkins Arrowhead Fountains.

For more information, call 480-513-3195 or go to www.phoenixfilmfestival.com and www.peoriafilmfest.com