2022 CORDILLERA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Award Winners
GRAND JURY AWARDS
BEST OF FEST FEATURE – Ninjababy, presented by Peter Menzies Jr
Winner receives $70K Company3 Post Production Package and $1,000 Cash Prize
BEST OF FEST SHORT FILM – Frimas, presented by Mikael Salomon
Winner receives $30K Company3 Post Production Package and a $1,000.00 Cash Prize
SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
JOHN SINGLETON IMPACT AWARD - She Dreams at Sunrise, by Camrus Johnson, presented by Peter Menzies Jr. and Eric Wycoff with a special video message from Maasai Singleton
Winner receives $1,000 cash prize
INNOVATE AWARD – Canceled, presented by Niels Mueller
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
BEST MUSIC VIDEO – Zombified, presented by Emma Sydney Menzies
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
BEST NEVADA FILM – Blunt, presented by Danette Tull
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
BEST INDIGENOUS FILM - Now Is The Time, presented by DeLanna Studi
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
BEST FEMALE FOCUS - More Than I Remember, presented by Alex Kalymnios
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
BEST LGBTQ+ AWARD - North Star, presented by Kathryn Prescott
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
175K PITCHFEST! WINNER
Hisonni Mustafa Johnson with his project: The Beautiful Brain of Billy Bendecido.
Winner receives 175K package that includes a $100K post production package from Company 3, a $60K camera package grant from Panavision and a 15K production consultation presented by the Film Nevada Initiative.
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
BEST SHORT FILM – The Treatment, presented by Kristoffer Polaha
BEST FEATURE FILM - Ninjababy, presented by Alex Kalymnios
BEST SCREENPLAY – Glitter Gulch, presented by Camrus Johnson
BEST NEVADA FILM - Three Weeks, presented by Danette Tull
BEST OF FESTIVAL - Beautiful Minds, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire
Winner receives a $500 cash prize
FEATURE FILM AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - From The Hood To The Holler, presented by Mikael Salomon
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - I Love My Dad, presented by Dick Walsh
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE - Kristine Kuath Thorp, Ninjababy,
presented by Kristoffer Polaha
BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE - Yngvid Sve Flikke, Ninjababy presented by Alex Kalymnios
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
BEST OF FEST SCREENPLAY - One Way, presented by Will Gluck
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY – An Homme and a Lady, presented by Emma Sydney Menzies
Winner receives an option to be produced in Reno, NV by the award-winning Cordillera Films team with an in-kind value of up to $10,000, courtesy of the Film Nevada Initiative
BEST GENRE SCREENPLAY – Killer Crush, presented by Jake Hart
BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY – School’s Out, presented by Eric Wycoff
BEST DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY - The Burden of Light, presented by Kristoffer Polaha
SHORT FILM AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – The Box, presented by Karyn Wagner
BEST FAMILY SHORT - The Night I Left America, presented by Camrus Johnson
BEST ANIMATED SHORT – Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire
BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT - Censor of Dreams, presented by Greg Sorvig
BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT - Sprite Fright, presented by Dick Walsh
BEST COMEDY SHORT - The One Who Never Watched Friends, presented by Will Gluck.
BEST DRAMA SHORT – Triggered, presented by Alexandra Derbyshire.
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – Georgia, presented by Karyn Wagner.
BEST STUDENT SHORT - Bad Hombrewood, presented by DeLanna Studi.
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT - Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Triggered, presented by Camrus Johnson.
BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT – P.J. Palmer, North Star, presented by Niels Mueller.