And the film award winners were...

THANK YOU!

To all of our winners, our nominees, our audience - THANK YOU for making the 1st Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Awards a rousing success!! WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

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And CONGRATULATIONS to Our Winners!

Trailblazer Award Winner - WILL SMITH!

• ​Best Picture - Cassanova Was a Woman
• Best Director - Diemiruaya Deniran, Diary of a Badman
• Best Documentary - The Guy With the Knife
• Best Short Film - Parallel
• ​Best Cinematography - Daniel Cojanu, When the Ocean Met the Sky
• ​Best Score - Poindexter & Setoria, Love Him or Leave Him
• Best Screenplay - Expiration Dating

• Best Actress - Jezabel Montero, Cassanova Was a Woman
• ​Best Actor - Blake Scott Lewis, Imperfect Sky
• Best Supporting Actress - Carolann Valentino, Cassanova Was a Woman
• ​Best Supporting Actor - Peter Cilella, Driving While Black
• Best International Film - Pechorin
• Best Student Film - Bear Discovers Fire