The 2019 Jacksonville Film Festival Announces This Year’s Winners

Congratulations to all of the filmmakers at the 2019 Jacksonville Film Festival. The festival received a record 471 film submissions from 41 countries. A total of 101 films were selected, representing 21 countries with 26% being women directors.

Congratulations to the winning filmmakers:

Best of Fest

Mr Sam (United States)

Director: Zeus Kontoyannis

Best Feature Documentary

Who Killed Lt Van Dorn (United States)

Director: Zachary Stauffer

Best Feature Narrative

Every Time I Die (United States)

Director: Robi Michael

Best Short Narrative

Mr Sam (United States)

Director: Zeus Kontoyannis

Best Short Documentary

Exit 12 (United States)

Director: Mohammad Gorjestani

Best Student Short

Mariposas (United States)

Director: Adrian Carey

Best Animation

Framed (Italy)

Director: Marco Jemolo

Special Jury Award

Exit 12 (United States)

Director: Mohammad Gorjestani

City of Jacksonville Award for Best Florida Film

My Daughter Yoshiko (United States- Miami)

Director: Brian Blum

Jacksonville Film Festival Team

Executive Director:

Niki Logoreci

Director of Programming:

Tim Driscoll

Public Relations Director:

Monica Whitsel

Volunteer Coordinators:

Andrew Cardy

Brian Reese

Franklin Ritch

Art Director:

Eddy Rodriguez

Jury:

Demetrius Wren

John Andrucci

Kim Murrary

Sharon Cobb

Whit Hunter

Selection Committee:

Andrew Cardy

Brian Boyd

Brian Reese

Brock Moore

Cat Wilkins

Laura Blair

Patrick Alexander

Pjerin Logoreci

Roxanna Lewis

About the Jacksonville Film Festival

The Jacksonville Film Festival is an annual international film festival that showcases in-competition and out-of-competition American and International independent films. The festival celebrates Jacksonville’s glorious moviemaking past by serving as a destination for the independent film community and encouraging a new generation of filmmakers to utilize the city as their canvas.

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