The Florida Film Festival announced the Grand Jury and Audience Awards of the 2017 Florida Film Festival which took place April 21 to 30, 2017, in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida. The Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature was presented to DAVE MADE A MAZE, directed by Bill Watterson and the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature was presented to RAT FILM, directed by Theo Anthony.
SHORTS
Special Jury Award for Comic Originality was presented to NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT, directed by Tim Mason
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short was presented to RED APPLES, directed George Sikharulidze
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short was presented to HOT DOG HANDS, directed by Matt Reynolds
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short was presented to THE RABBIT HUNT, directed by Patrick Bresnan
Audience Award for Best Short Film was presented to SUMMER CAMP ISLAND, directed by Julia Pott
Audience Award for Best Midnight Short was presented to DO NO HARM, directed by Roseanne Liang
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Special Jury Award for Vision and Storytelling was presented to THE PEACEMAKER, directed by James Demo
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature was presented to STRAD STYLE, directed by Stefan Avalos
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature was presented to RAT FILM, directed by Theo Anthony
NARRATIVE FEATURES
Special Jury Award for Acting was presented to Robin Weigert – PUSHING DEAD, directed by Tom E. Brown
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature was presented to GIRL FLU., directed by Dorie Barton
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature was presented to DAVE MADE A MAZE, directed by Bill Watterson
INTERNATIONAL
Audience Award for Best International Feature was presented to I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE (Mexico/Netherlands), directed by Ernesto Contreras
Audience Award for Best International Short was presented to 5 FILMS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY (Canada), directed by Peter Huang