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THE 2017 WINNERS ARE IN!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners:

BEST PICTURE: The Hidden Sky

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The Hidden Sky – Pablo César, director-producer; Pablo César and Lilian Nadal, screenwriters (Argentina; shot in Argentina and Namibia; drama/mystery/suspense; 1 hr 40 min.; 2016; Afrikaans, English and Spanish) Watch the Trailer

BEST DIRECTOR: Stolis Hadjicharalambous

Stolis Hadjicharalambous – The Last Straw (Henry Borriello, producer; Christopher J. Otis, screenwriter; Stolis Hadjicharalambous, writers; U.S.; high school comedy; 1 hr 40 mins; 2015; English)
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BEST ACTOR: Jerry Murdock

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Jerry Murdock as “Mr. Wolfgang Quint” – The Last Straw (Stolis Hadjicharalambous, director; Henry Borriello, producer; Christopher J. Otis, screenwriter; Stolis Hadjicharalambous, writers; U.S.; high school comedy; 1 hr 40 mins; 2015; English)​

BEST ACTRESS:
Jacinth Sutphin

TRI-STATE BREAKOUT:
​Wicked Conclusions

Actress Jacinth Sutphin
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Jacinth Sutphin – as “Cynthia Andrews” in MUDA: When Time Is All That Matters (Prinze Whyee, director-screenwriter; Wlatee Pryce, producer; U.S.; drama; 1 hr 20 min; 2016; English)
Wicked Conclusions, Phillip G. Carroll Jr., director; Roman James Hoffman, Phillip G. Carroll Jr., Chloe Carroll, screenwriters (Philadelphia-based filmmaker; psychological thriller/horror; 12 min. 44 sec; 2016; English)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
​Kristen Abate

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Kazy Tauginas

Actress Kristen Abate
Actor Kazy Tauginas
Kristen Abate – as “Veronica” in How To Score Your Life (Steven Tanenbaum, director; Kristen Abate, screenwriter; U.S.; comedy-drama; 1 hr 33 min 29 sec; 2016; English) Watch the Trailer
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Kazy Tauginas as "Marcus" in Life Is Too Short – Antoine Allen, director-producer; Marquis C. Mosely and Antoine Allen, screenwriters (U.S.; drama; 1 hr 12 min. 59 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer

The 2017 Philadelphia Independent Film Awards also Congratulates:

BEST FILM SHORT

22 Years, Fred Thomas Jr., director; Dawn Noel, screenwriter (U.S.; drama, family, African American, Latino;Drama, Love, Family, Forgiveness, Diversity, Latin, African American 16 min., 20 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer

BEST SCREENPLAY

2-12-Delta (U.S.; feature-length; drama, suspense, thriller, crime, based on a true story) David Brichetto, screenwriter Summary: A young police officer grapples with her family’s secret past, while trying to balance her career as a cop and her calling as a blues musician.

BEST WEB SERIES

Not It, Desiree Abeyta and Angelique Gray, series creators/producers; Chris Crutchfield, director; Angelique Gray, screenwriter (U.S.; comedy; episode runtime: 8 min 5 sec., 2 seasons; 2016; English) Trailer

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Voices From Kaw Thoo Lei, by Martha Gorzycki, director-animator (U.S.; documentary, short, animated; 10 min., 45 sec.; 2015; English)

BEST SCORE

Boston2Philly, Mason and Xpress, music; Ralph A. Celestin, director-producer-screenwriter (U.S.; drama, romance, coming-of-age; 1 hr, 46 min., 26 sec.; 2015; English) Trailer

BEST STUDENT FILM

Elevate, Letia Solomon, director-screenwriter (U.S.; film short, drama; 13 min.; 2016; English) Trailer

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Conversations – Haider Zafar and Marcus Flemmings, directors; Marcus Flemmings, screenwriter (United Kingdom; fantasy/comedy/drama; 1 hr 16 min.; 2016; English)
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