The 3rd New York edition of Dances With Films (DWF) wrapped with its awards ceremony, where Kristen Hansen’s Sonny Boy received the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature and Mikaela Shwer’s The Kids Are Not Alright won for Best Documentary Feature.
Industry and Programmers’ Choice Awards went to Chris Beier’s The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia in the “Over 40 Minutes” category, and Matthew Perkins’ Fortune in the “Under 40 Minutes” category.
In the Midnight section, Andrew Bell’s Bleeding won Best Midnight Feature, and Benedict Chiu’s Boy Band won Best Midnight Short. The audience winner for DWF NY’s Best Television and Web Series Pilot was Ruthie Marantz’s Raging Doll.
Additional Audience Choice Award winners included Jesse Cowell’s B!Tch I’m Early (B.I.E.) and Timur Guseynov’s Brooklyn in a tie for Best Narrative Short Film. The Audience Award for Best Documentary Short Film went to Degrees of Freedom directed by Aisha X. Elliott, Cheryl Wilkins, Kathy Boudin, and Jake Ratner.
2024 Dances With Films NY Filmmaker Award Winners
INDUSTRY AND PROGRAMMERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Industry Choice Award – Over 40 Minutes
The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
Director: Chris Beier
Industry Choice Award – Under 40 Minutes
Fortune
Director: Matthew Perkins
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
Sonny Boy
Director: Kristen Hansen
Best Documentary Feature
The Kids Are Not Alright
Director: Mikaela Shwer
Best Midnight Feature
Bleeding
Director: Andrew Bell
Best Television and Web Series Pilot
Raging Doll
Director: Ruthis Marantz
Best Narrative Short Film – TIE
B!Tch I’m Early (B.I.E.)
Director: Jesse Cowell
Brooklyn
Director: Timur Guseynov
Best Documentary Short Film
Degrees of Freedom
Directors: Aisha X. Elliot, Cheryl Wilkins, Kathy Boudin, Jake Ratner
Best Midnight Short Film
Boy Band
Director: Benedict Chiu
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