2017 Festival Awards
2017 Awardees
Distinguished Screenwriter
Kenneth Lonergan
Extraordinary Contribution to Television
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Extraordinary Contribution to Film
Walter Hill

Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Winners
DRAMA SCREENPLAYpresented by the Writers Guild of America, East Brokenhearted | COMEDY SCREENPLAYpresented by Sony Pictures Animation The Olympian |
ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AWARDApacheria | SCI-FI SCREENPLAY AWARDpresented by Skybound Entertainment Every Horizon Beyond |
HORROR SCREENPLAY AWARDFamily Photos | AMC ONE-HOUR PILOT AWARDBreakfield |
SITCOM PILOT AWARDThe Big D | SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDRingneck |
ONE-HOUR SPEC AWARDBlack Mirror: Punchbag | SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIESpresented by Stage 13 The Range |
SITCOM SPEC AWARDYou’re the Worst: Antiversary | NEW COMPETITIONSFICTION PODCAST AWARDpresented by Public Radio International How to Build a Fire PLAYWRITING AWARDunderwritten by Sweetwood Creative Signature Photo |
Film Competition Jury Winners
NARRATIVE FEATUREIn Blue | DOCUMENTARY FEATUREin partnership with POV Transformer |
COMEDY VANGUARD FEATUREDon’t Talk to Irene | DARK MATTERS FEATUREFreddy/Eddy |
NARRATIVE SHORTpresented by ShortsTV Demon | NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORTTowards the Sun |
DOCUMENTARY SHORTLos Comandos | ANIMATED SHORTSecond to None |
SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIESpresented by Stage 13 Cleaner Daze |
Audience Award Winners
NARRATIVE FEATUREBeauty Mark | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (tie)Transformer Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End |
COMEDY VANGUARD FEATUREDon’t Talk to Irene | DARK MATTERS FEATUREThe Landing |
NARRATIVE SHORTSo Much Yellow | NARRATIVE STUDENT SHORTTowards the Sun |
DOCUMENTARY SHORTSo Damn Glad | ANIMATED SHORTNegative Space |
SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIESCleaner Daze | MARQUEE FEATUREMudbound |
MARQUEE TELEVISIONThe Deuce (S1E08: “My Name is Ruby”) | HISCOX COURAGE AWARDComing to My Sense |