The 10th Indy Film Fest wrapped after ten days of screening and announced its 10 winning films. MEDORA directed by Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart was the big winner, snagging the Grand Jury Award, along with the Best Matter of Fact – Feature Film and the Audience Award – Feature Film. MEDORA is described as a tale of the down-but-not-out Medora Indiana Hornets varsity basketball team. The team’s epic losing streak mirrors the town’s fight for survival. Medora is an in-depth, deeply personal look at small-town life, a thrilling, underdog basketball story and an inspiring tale of a community refusing to give up hope despite the brutal odds stacked against them.
The complete list of 2013 Indianapolis Film Festival winners
Grand Jury – Feature
MEDORA; Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart, director
Best American Spectrum¬ – Feature
DETROIT UNLEADED; Rola Nashef, director
Best American Spectrum – Short Film
MR. BELLPOND; A. Todd Smith, director
Best Matter of Fact – Feature Film
MEDORA; Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart, director
Best Matter of Fact – Short Film
SLOMO; Joshua Izenberg, director
Best World Cinema – Feature Film
DREAM TEAM 1935; Aigars Grauba, director
Best World Cinema – Short Film
MORE THAN TWO HOURS; Ali Asgari, director
Audience Award – Feature Film
MEDORa; Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart, director
Audience Award –Short Film
SLOMO; Joshua Izenberg, director