AWARD WINNERS

GEORGE SIDNEY INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 

OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL – Best Narrative Feature 

Director: Ellie Foumbi 

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE LOVED – Narrative Feature Honorable Mention 

Director: Katharina Woll 

LAND OF GOLD – Narrative Feature Special Mention for Performance 

Carline Valencia 

BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY – Best Documentary Feature  

Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb 

THE GRAB – Documentary Feature Honorable Mention 

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite 

THE VAN – Best Narrative Short Film
Director: Bernard Badion 

UNTIL THE RAIN COMES BACK – Best Documentary Short Film
Directors: Lauren Tyler Brimeyer, Jack Bushell 

LAIKA AND NEMO – Best Animated Short Film

Director: Jan Gadermann Sebastian Gadow 

WEI-LEI – Best Student Film
Director: Robin Wang 

CENTRAL COAST FILMMAKER AWARDS 

JACK HAS A PLAN – Best Feature Length Film 

Director: Bradley Berman

WOODSMAN – Best Narrative Short Film 

Director: Elliot Peters

WHALE-ROADS – Best Documentary Short Film 

Director: Ethan Takekawa, Michael Lee, Meg Kievman, Emma Holm-Olsen

MUSIC VIDEOS 

BONES – Best Overall 

Director: Jill Sachs, Angeline Armstrong

RAMON – Best SLO County 

Director: Katie Neville 

FILMMAKERS OF TOMORROW SHOWCASE 

PISTACHIO ICE CREAM – Best High School Narrative Film

Director: Amira Kopeyeva

A PIECE OF RANCH – Best High School Documentary Film

Director:  : Jiayang Liu

EXTRA CHEESE – Best Middle School Film

Director: Benny Eldridge, Maggie Cross, Otto Nixon, Phoebe Cross

BADMINTON JOURNEY – Best Elementary School Film

Director: Sean Kang

LOST: A BACKYARD ADVENTURE – Best SLO County Film

Director: Coleman Howe

BETH – Best International Film

Director: Eva Bounds

AUDIENCE AWARDS 

BLACKBERRY – Best in Fest (Highest Score) 

Director: Matt Johnson

LAND OF GOLD – Best Narrative Feature 

Director: Nardeep Khurmi

DUSTY AND STONES – Best Documentary Feature
Director: Jesse Rudoy

OUT OF TUNE – Best Narrative Short Film 

Director: Portlynn Tagavi

GOOD BOY – Best Documentary Short Film
Director: Russell Chadwick

A FEAST THAT NEVER COMES – Best Music Video 

Director: Maria Juranic

SHOE SHINE CADDIE – Best Central Coast Film
Director: Leonard Manzella