Jeremy Power Regimbal’s Between the Mountain and the Sky was a two-time winner at the 2024 Naples International Film Festival, taking both the jury prize and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
The jury prize for Best Narrative Feature went to Steven Grayhm’s Sheepdog, and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Anthony Lucero’s The Paper Bag Plan. Robert Moniot’s The Ice Cream Man won the Audience Award for Best Short Film.
Additional filmmaker awards include Jeff Toye’s The Opener won NIFF’s signature Focus on the Arts Award; Dianne Houston’s Freedom Hair won the Impact Award; Joe Wein’s 76 Days Adrift was selected as the Programmers’ Choice honoree; and H. Nelson Tracey, director of Breakup Season, won Best First Feature honors.
Ama Qamata received the Rising Star Award for her performance in Fight Like a Girl, John Klein and Steve Kniss’ Never Not Yours won NIFF’s Indie Spirit Award and Herbert James Winterstern’s Sanibel took the Florida Film Award.
2024 Naples International Film Festival Award Winners:
NIFF JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature – $2,500
Sheepdog
Director: Steven Grayhm
Best Documentary Feature – $2,500
Between the Mountain and the Sky
Director: Jeremy Power Regimbal
NIFF PROGRAMMERS’ AWARDS
Focus on the Arts Award – $1,500
The Opener
Director: Jeff Toye
Impact Award – $250
Freedom Hair
Director: Dianne Houston
Indie Spirit Award – $250
Never Not Yours
Directors: John Klein, Steve Kniss
Programmers’ Choice Award – $250
76 Days Adrift
Director: Joe Wein
Best First Feature – $250
Breakup Season
Director: H. Nelson Tracey
Rising Star Award – $250
Ama Qamata, actress
Fight Like a Girl
Florida Film Award – $250
Sanibel
Director: Herbert James Winterstern
NIFF AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award Winner, Narrative Feature – $1,000
The Paper Bag Plan
Director: Anthony Lucero
Audience Award Winner, Documentary Feature – $1,000
Between the Mountain and the Sky
Director: Jeremy Power Regimbal
Audience Award Winner, Best Short Film – $500
The Ice Cream Man
Director: Robert Moniot
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