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Congratulations to Best Picture Winner!

CASSANOVA WAS A WOMAN

The LGBT romantic comedy, directed by Kevin Arbouet and starring Best Actress Winner Jezabel Montero and Best Supporting Actress Winner Carolann Valentino, took home the Best Picture honors at the 2016 Philadelphia Independent Film Awards.

​Winners were announced at the red-carpet awards gala held Sunday, May 22, 2016 at International House in Philadelphia.

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The  Best Picture nominees were:

Diary of a Badman - Diemiruay Deniran, director-writer; USA; 2015; crime drama; 1 hr. 50 min.; English​
Driving While Black - Paul Sapiano, director; USA; 2015; dark comedy; 1 hr. 34 min.; English
WINNER Cassanova Was A Woman - Kevin Arbouet, director; USA; 2015; romantic comedy, LGBT; 1 hr. 52 min.; English
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When the Ocean Met the Sky - Lukas Huffman, director; Canada; 2014; comedy, drama; 1 hr. 31 min.; English​
The Perfect Husband - Lucas Pavetto, director; Italy; 2014; horror, drama, thriller; 1 hr. 25 min.; English 
Imperfect Sky - Graham Streeter, director; USA; 2015; drama, drugs; 1 hr. 45 min.; English 

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