FILMMAKER AWARD ARCHIVES
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
Back of the Moon (South Africa) Directed by Angus Gibson
Best Documentary
Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra (Australia) Directed by Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin
Best First Feature Director-Narrative
Caged Birds (US) Directed by Fredrick Leach
Best First Feature Director-Documentary
Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (US) Directed by Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance
Best Short Narrative (Animation or Live Action)
Tuk-Tuk (Egypt) Directed by Mohamed Kheidr
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Narrative Feature Award
The Milk Maid (Nigeria) Directed by Desmond Ovbiagele
Contemporary Vision Award
Who Is Gatsby Randolph (US) Directed by Kobie Randolph
Documentary Feature
Uprooted – The Journey of Jazz Dance (Canada/France/UK) Directed by Khadifa Wong
Short Narrative or Documentary
The Cypher (US) Directed by Letia Solomon
Best Actor
Chase Gutzmore, Standing Ovation (US) Directed by Chase Gutzmore
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative Award
The Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) Directed by Joël Karekezi
Honorable Mention:
Knuckle City (South Africa) Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Best First Feature Narrative Award
A Taste of Our Land (Uganda) Directed by Yuhi Amuli
Honorable Mention:
Mr. Weekend (US) Directed by McKenzie Woodward
Best Documentary Award
One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal (US) Directed by Jodi Gomes
Honorable Mention:
PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (US) Directed by Jacoba Atlas
Best Short Narrative Award
White Gold (South Africa) Directed by Luke Bradford
Honorable Mention:
My Father Belize (Belize) Directed by Leon Lozano
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Programmers’ Best Narrative Feature
She Ball (US) Directed by Nick Cannon
Programmers’ Best Short Narrative
Sixteen Thousand Dollars (US) Directed by Symone Baptiste
Programmers’ Best Documentary Award
parTy boi: black diamonds in ice castles (US) Directed by Micheal Rice
Programmers’ Best First Feature Narrative Award (Tie)
Coming From Insanity (Nigeria) Directed by Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo
Gonarezhou The Movie (Zimbabwe) Directed by Sydney Taivavashe
Special Programmers’ Award
The Cuban (Canada/Cuba) Directed by Sergio Navarretta
Ja’Net Dubois Feature Narrative Award
HERO – Inspired By The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross (Canada/Trinidad and Tobago/Ghana/UK) Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon
Ja’Net Dubois Short Narrative Award
Code_Switch (US) Directed by Sigin Ojulu
Ja’Net Dubois Documentary Award
My Friend Fela (Brazil/Nigeria) Directed by Joel Zito Araújo
Ja’Net Dubois First Feature Narrative Award
Zulu Wedding (South Africa) Directed by Lineo Sekeleoane
Special Ja’Net Dubois Award
Foster Boy (US) Directed by Youssef Delara
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Favorite for Feature Narrative
The Cuban (Canada/Cuba) Directed by Sergio Navarretta
Audience Favorite for Feature Documentary
PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (US) Directed by Jacoba Atlas
Audience Favorite for Narrative Short
My Father Belize (Belize) Directed by Leon Lozano
Audience Favorite for Documentary Short
Once in a Hundred Years: The Life & Legacy of Marion Anderson (US) Directed by Bill Nicoletti
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
Sprinter (Jamaica) Directed by Storm Saulter
Honorable Mention
Ellen (South Africa) Directed by Daryne Joshua
Best First Feature Narrative
Skin in the Game (US) Directed by Adisa
Honorable Mention
Veronica’s Wish (Uganda) Directed by Rehema Nanfuka
Best Feature Documentary
Mr. Soul! (US) Directed by Melissa Haizlip
Honorable Mention
Oliver Tambo Have You Heard from Johannesburg (South Africa/Netherlands/ UK/US) Directed by Connie Field
Best Short Documentary
120 Years (US) Directed by Matt Nadel & Lukas Cox
Honorable Mention
The Infamous Future (US) Directed by Richard Butterworth
Best Short Narrative
Twelfth Round (Australia) Directed by Nir Shelter
Honorable Mention
Time 2 Surrender, Directed by Elvis Nolasco
FESTIVAL AWARDS
PAFF Programmers’ Award-Narrative Short
The Fisherman (Ghana) Directed by Zoey Martinson
PAFF Programmers’ Award – Documentary Short
Sincerely, The Black Kids (US) Directed by Miles Iton
PAFF Programmers’ Award – Documentary Feature
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (UK) Directed by Sophie Huber
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Boss: The Black Experience in Business (US) Directed by Stanley Nelson
PAFF Programmers’ Award – Narrative Feature
Lara and the Beat (Nigeria) Directed by Tosin Coker
PAFF Directors’ Award – Feature Documentary
Oliver Tambo: Have You Heard from Johannesburg (South Africa/Netherlands/ UK/US) Directed by Connie Field
PAFF Directors’ Award – Feature Narrative
Nine Nights (UK) Veronica McKenzie
PAFF Directors’ Award – Narrative Short
Bail (UK) Directed by Kwame Lestrade
PAFF Directors’ Award – Documentary Short
Power to Heal (US) Directed by Charles Burnett & Daniel Loewenthal
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award – Short Documentary
Bakosó: Afrobeats de Cuba (US) Directed by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Audience Award – Narrative Short
Pas Honteux (US) Directed by John D. Tucker
Audience Award – Documentary Feature
Ali’s Comeback: The Untold Story (US) Directed by Art L. Jones
Audience Award – Narrative Feature
Rattlesnakes (UK/US) Directed by Julius Amedume
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
Borders (Frontières) (Burkina Faso) Directed by Woye Apolline Traoré
Best Director-First Feature Narrative
Kalushi (South Africa) Directed by Mandlakayise Dube
Best Documentary Feature
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (US) Directed by Samuel D. Pollard
Best Narrative Short
Kyenvu (Yellow) (Uganda) Directed by Kemiyondo Coutinho
Best Documentary Short
Mama (US) Directed by Nicholas Brennan
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Programmers’ Award-Narrative or Documentary Short
Lalo’s House (Haiti/US) Directed by Kelley Kali
Programmers’ Award-Documentary
Barrow-Freedom Fighter (Barbados) Directed by Marcia Weekes
Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature
Love Jacked (South Africa/Canada) Directed by Alfons Adetuyi
PAFF Directors’ Award-Feature Documentary
King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (US) Directed by Juney Smith
Maynard (US) Directed by Samuel D. Pollard
PAFF Directors’ Award- Feature Narrative
The Train of Salt and Sugar (Mozambique/Portugal/France/Brazil/South Africa) Directed by Licínio Azevedo
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award- Documentary Short
’63 Boycott (US) Directed by Gordon Quinn
Audience Award- Documentary Feature
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (US) Directed by Samuel D. Pollard
Audience Award- Narrative Short
For Evan’s Sake (US) Directed by Kirstin Lorin
Audience Award- Narrative Feature
Muslimah’s Guide to Marriage (US) Directed by Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar
JURY AWARDS
Narrative Feature
Nawara (Egypt) Directed by Hala Khalil
Special Jury Recognition-Narrative Feature
The Patriarch (Mahana) (New Zealand) Directed by Lee Tamahori
Director-First Feature Narrative
Children of the Mountain (Ghana/US) Directed by Priscilla Anany
Special Jury Recognition-First Narrative Feature
Wùlu (Sénégal) Directed by Daouda Coulibaly
Director-First Feature Documentary
Wilmington on Fire (US) Directed by Christopher Everett
Special Jury Recognition-First Feature Documentary
Independência (Angola) Directed by Mário Bastos
Documentary Feature
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (US) Directed by Bob Hercules & Rita Coburn Whack
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary Feature
Nasser’s Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt (Egypt) Directed by Michal Goldman
Narrative Short
Ca$h Out (US) Directed by: Karim Moutry Meg & Mary Moutry
Special Jury Recognition-Narrative Short
The Suit (South Africa) Directed by Jarryd Coetsee
Documentary Short
The Spirit of the Forest (L’Esprit de la Forêt) (Belgium) Directed by Monique Munting
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature
The Preacher’s Son (US) Directed by Trey Haley
Festival Programmers’ Award-Documentary
CHASING TRANE: The John Coltrane Documentary (US) Directed by John Scheinfeld
Festival Programmers’ Award-Short Film
Snowplow (US) Directed by Mia Niebruegge
Festival Vision Award-Narrative Feature
93 Days (Nigeria) Directed by Steve Gukas
Festival Vision Award-Documentary Feature
Kemtiyu: Cheikh Anta (Sénégal) Directed by Ousmane William Mbaye
Festival Vision Award-Short
90 Days (US) Directed by Nathan Hale Williams & Jennia Fredrique Aponte
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award-Feature Narrative
Everything But a Man (US) Directed by Nnegest Likké
Audience Award-Feature Documentary
Horace Tapscott Musical Griot (US) Directed by Barbara McCullough
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative
The Eye of the Cyclone (L’œil du Cyclone) (Burkina Faso/France) Directed by Sékou Traoré
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative
Chapter & Verse (US) Directed by Jamal Joseph
Best Director-First Feature Narrative
Lamb (Ethiopia/France/Germany/Norway/Qatar) Directed by Yared Zeleke
Special Jury Recognition-Director – First Feature Narrative
Lambadina (Ethiopia) Directed by Messay Getahun
Best Documentary
Agents of Change (US) Directed by Abby Ginzberg and Frank Dawson
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary
The Man Who Mends Women – The Wrath of Hippocrates (L’homme qui répare les femmes – La Colère d’Hippocrate) (Belgium) Directed by Thierry Michel
Best Narrative Short
Born With It (Japan) Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr
Special Jury Recognition-Short Narrative
Adïndü (Nigeria) Directed by Ifeoma Nkiruka Chukwuogo
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature
Dry (Nigeria) Directed by Stephanie Linus
Programmers’ Award-Documentary
BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez (US) Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater & Sabrina Schmidt
Programmers’ Award-Narrative Short
Reset (US) Directed by Arun Vir
PAFF Directors’ Award- Narrative
America is Still the Place (US) Directed by Patrick Gilles
PAFF Directors’ Award-Documentary
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (US) Directed by David Shulman
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award—Documentary
Agents of Change (US) Directed by Abby Ginzberg and Frank Dawson
Audience Award—Narrative Feature (tie)
Chapter & Verse (US) Directed by Jamal Joseph
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Lambadina (Ethiopia) Directed by Messay Getahun
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative
Difret (Ethiopia) Directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative
Imperial Dreams (US) Directed by Malik Vitthal
Best Director-First Feature Narrative
Unsound (US) Directed by Darious Britt
Special Jury Recognition-Director – First Feature Narrative
Christmas Wedding Baby (US) Directed by Kiara C Jones
Best Documentary
The Case of the Three Sided Dream (US) Directed by Adam Kahan
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary
Tales of the Grim Sleeper (US) Directed by Nick Broomfield
Best Narrative Short
The Bravest, The Boldest (US) Directed by Moon Molson
Special Jury Recognition-Short Narrative
Love Thyself (US) Director: Chris Bailey
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature
October 1 (Nigeria) Directed by Kunle Afolayan
Programmers’ Award-Documentary
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (US) Directed by Carol Bash
Founders’ Award- Narrative
Triangle-Going to America (Sost Maezen) (Ethiopia) Director: Theodros Teshome Kebede
Founders’ Special Recognition
Invasion 1892 (Nigeria) Directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Founders’ Award-Documentary
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (US) Directed by Stanley Nelson
CAPRI Capital Partners Award
The Man in 3B (US) Directed by Trey Haley
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award—Documentary
Bound: Africans vs African Americans (US) Directed by Peres Owino
Audience Award—Narrative Feature (tie)
The Two of Us (Thina Sobabili) (South Africa) Directed by Ernest Nkosi
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Imperial Dreams (US) Directed by Malik Vitthal
BAFTA LA PRIZE (Pan African Film Festival-British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA Prize)
Gone Too Far! (UK) Cinematographer: Stil Williams
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative
Of Good Report (South Africa) Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative
Confusion Na Wa (Nigeria) Directed by Kenneth Gyang
Best Director-First Feature Narrative
The Forgotten Kingdom (Lesotho/South Africa) Directed by Andrew Mudge
Special Jury Recognition-Director – First Feature Narrative
Felix (South Africa) Directed by Roberta Durrant
Best Documentary
Freedom Summer (US) Directed by Stanley Nelson
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary
Small Small Thing (US) Directed by Jessica Vale
Best Narrative Short
Freedom Road (South Africa) Directed by Shane Vermooten
Special Jury Recognition-Short Narrative
Sketch (US) Directed by Stephen T. Barton
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature
Kingston Paradise (Jamaica) Directed by Mary Wells
Festival Programmers’ Award-Documentary
Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (US) Directed by Thomas Allen Harris
Festival Founders’ Award- Narrative
Blackbird (US) Directed by Patrik-Ian Polk
Festival Founders’ Award-Documentary
Brothers Hypnotic (Netherlands/US) Directed by Reuben Atlas
CAPRI Capital Partners Award
The Magic City (US) Directed by R. Malcolm Jones
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award—Documentary
Inner City Champions (US) Directed by Kenneth Taylor
Audience Award—Narrative Feature
1982 (US) Directed by Tommy Oliver
Audience Favorite-Reality Web Series
Kickin’ It Caucasian (US) Directed by Jason Bevly
BAFTA LA PRIZE (Pan African Film Festival-British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA Prize)
Of Good Report (South Africa) Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative
Stones in the Sun (Haiti/US), Directed by Patricia Benoit
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative:
Things Never Said (US), Directed by Charles Murray
Best Director-First Feature
David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga, director of Nairobi Half Life (Germany/Kenya)
Special Jury Recognition-Director, First Feature:
Ya’Ke, director of Wolf (US)
Best Documentary
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (US/France), Directed by Shola Lynch
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary:
Mugabe: Villain or Hero? (UK), Directed by Roy Agyemang
Best Narrative Short
Our Rhineland (US), Directed by Faren Humes
Special Jury Recognition-Short Narrative:
The Collegians (US), Directed by Bryan B.A. Lewis
Best Documentary Short
Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964 (US), Directed by Alvelyn Sanders
Special Jury Recognition-Short Documentary:
Africa: The Beat (Tanzania/Spain), Directed by the Samaki Wanne Collective
PROGRAMMERS’ AWARDS
Festival Programmers’ Award
Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn (US), Directed by Ramin Niami
Festival Founders’ Award
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (US), Directed by Jorge Hinojosa
SPECIAL AWARDS
CAPRI Capital Partners Award
Songs of Redemption, (Jamaica), Directed by Amanda Sans and Miquel Galofré
PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL-BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS/LA (BAFTA/LA) FESTIVAL CHOICE PRIZE
Home Again (Canada), Directed by Sudz Sutherland
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award—Documentary
Charles Lloyd: Arrows into Infinity (US), Directed by Dorothy Darr and Jeffery Morse
Audience Award—Short Documentary
Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964 (US), Directed by Alvelyn Sanders
Audience Award—Narrative Feature
Against the Grain (US), Directed by Elias Mael
Audience Award—Short Narrative
Island Song (US/Virgin Islands), Directed by David Massey
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative
Toussaint Louverture (France), Directed by Philippe Niang
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative
Inside Story (South Africa), Directed by Rolie Nikiwe
Best Director First Feature
Better Mus’ Come (Jamaica), Directed by Storm Saulter
Special Jury Recognition-Feature Narrative
Elza (Guadeloupe/France), Directed by Mariette Monpierre
Best Documentary
An African Election (Ghana), Directed by Jarreth Merz
Special Jury Recognition-Documentary
Mama Africa (South Africa/Germany/Finland), Directed by Mika Kaurasmäki
Best Short Film
Of Mary (US), Directed by Adrian Lester
Special Jury Recognition-Short Film
Dear Me (US), Directed by Ka’ramuu Kush
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Programmers’ Award—Narrative
Elza (Guadeloupe/France), Directed by Mariette Monpierre
Festival Programmers’ Award—Documentary
Slavery by Another Name (US), Directed by Sam Pollard
Festival Founders’ Award – Narrative Feature
A Small Town Called Descent (South Africa), Directed by Jahmil Qubeka
Festival Founders’ Award – Documentary
The Education of Auma Obama (Nigeria/Germany), Directed by Branwen Okpako
CAPRI Capital Partners Award for Best Actor
Jimmy Jean-Louis, Toussaint Louverture (France)
SPECIAL AWARDS
PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL-BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS/LA (BAFTA/LA) FESTIVAL CHOICE AWARD
Elza (Guadeloupe/France), Directed by Mariette Monpierre
AUDIENCE AWARDS
AUDIENCE AWARD–Narrative Feature
Toussaint Louverture (France), Directed by Philippe Niang
AUDIENCE AWARD–Documentary
Dark Girls (US), Directed by Bill Duke & D. Channsin Berry
AUDIENCE FAVORITE – Short Film
The Truth (US), Directed by Hill Harper
JURY AWARDS
Best Picture (Narrative Feature)
Besouro (Brazil), directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff
Honorable Mention:
The Athlete (Atletu) (Ethiopia), directed by Davey Frankel & Rasselas Lakew
Best Documentary Feature
Thunder Soul (USA), directed by Mark Landsman
Honorable Mention:
War Don Don (USA), directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen
Best Short Film (Narrative Short)
The Abyss Boys (South Africa), directed by Jan-Hendrik Beetge
Honorable Mention:
Hear Me (USA), directed by Kenn Michael
First Feature Film by a Director (Narrative Feature)
I Will Follow (USA), directed by Ava DuVernay
Honorable Mention:
Hopeville (South Africa), directed by John Trengove
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Short Film
Precipice (UK), directed by Julius Amedume
Best Documentary Film
The Manuscripts of Timbuktu (South Africa), directed by Zola Maseko
Best Feature Film (Best Feature Narrative)
Viva Riva! (DRCongo/France/Belgium/South Africa), directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga
Honorable Mention:
The Child, (Nigeria), directed by Izu Ojukwu
The Figurine (Nigeria), directed by Kunle Afolayan
SPECIAL AWARDS
Pan African Film Festival -British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA (BAFTA/LA) Festival Choice Award
I Sing of a Well (Ghana), Directed by Leila Djansi
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award Narrative Feature
The First Grader (Kenya/UK), directed by Justin Chadwick
Audience Award Documentary Feature Film (Documentary Feature)
Gang Girl: A Mother’s Journey to Save her Daughter (USA), directed by Valerie Goodloe
Audience Award Short Film
The Black Mozart in Cuba (Guadeloupe), directed by Steve James
JURY AWARDS
Best Picture (Narrative Feature)
From a Whisper (Kenya) Directed by Wanuri Kahiu
Best Documentary Feature
Stolen (Australia) Directed by Violeta Ayala & Daniel Fallshaw
Best Short Film (Narrative Short)
Cred (US) Directed by Sherman Payne
Best Short Film Documentary (Short Documentary)
For the Best and for the Onions! (Pour Le Meilleur et Pour l’Oignon!) (Niger/France) Directed by Elhadj Magori Sani
First Feature Film by a Director (Narrative Feature)
The Harimaya Bridge (Japan/US/Korea) Directed by Aaron Woolfolk
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Pan African Film Festival Board of Directors Best Feature Film (Best Feature Narrative)
Nothing But the Truth (South Africa) Directed by John Kani
Pan African Film Festival Board of Directors Best Documentary Film Award
Motherland (UK/US) Directed by Owen ‘Alik Shahadah
Programmer Award for the Best Feature Film (Narrative Feature)
Everyday Black Man (US) Directed by Carmen Madden
Programmer Award for the Best Documentary Film (Documentary Feature)
Sweet Crude (US) Directed by Sandy Cioffi
SPECIAL AWARDS
Pan African Film Festival -British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA (BAFTA/LA) Festival Choice Award
From a Whisper (Kenya) Directed by Wanuri Kahi
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award Narrative Feature
This award was given to these three films because the audience’s votes resulted in a tie.
Soul Diaspora (US) Directed by Odera Ozoka
A Sting in a Tale (Ghana) Directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Speed Dating (US) Directed by Joseph A. Elmore Jr.
Audience Award Documentary Feature Film (Documentary Feature)
41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers (US) Directed by Gregory Everett
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
Prince of Broadway (2008/US) Directed by Sean Baker
Honorable Mention:
Happy Sad (2008/Trinidad & Tobago) Directed by Dianah Wynter
Best Narrative Short
Kwame (2008/Ghana/US) Directed by Edward Osei-Gyimah
Honorable Mention:
Warrior Queen (2008/Ghana) Directed by Hezekiah Lewis
Best Documentary Short
Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968 (2009/US) Directed by Judy Richardson & Bestor Cram
Honorable Mention:
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008/US) Directed by Dawn Logsdon & Lolis Eric Elie
Best Documentary Feature
Cuba, an African Odyssey (France) Directed by Jihan El-Tahri
Honorable Mention:
The End of Poverty? (2008/US) Directed by Philippe Diaz
Best 1st Feature Director
Rain (2008/Bahamas) Directed by Maria Govan
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Pan African Film Festival Director’s Awards
Narrative Feature:
Sugar (2008/US) Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Documentary Feature:
Milking the Rhino (2008/US) Directed by David E. Simpson
Pan African Film Festival Programmer’s Awards
Narrative Feature:
Run Baby Run (2007/Ghana) Directed by Emmanuel Apea Jr.
Documentary Feature:
Standing n Truth: Breaking the Silence (2008/US) Directed by Tim Daniels
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Favorite: Feature
Skin (2008/South Africa/UK) Directed by Anthony Fabian
Audience Favorite: Documentary
Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley (2008/Sudan/UK) Directed by Louis Buckley
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Short
Pariah (US) Directed by Dee Rees
Honorable Mention:
We are All Rwandans (Rwanda/UK) Directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson
Best Short Documentary
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (US) Directed by Byron Hurt
Honorable Mention:
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man (France) Directed by Robin Shuffield
Best Documentary
Return to Gorée (Senegal/Switzerland/Luxembourg) Directed by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Honorable Mention:
This is the Life (US) Directed by Ava DuVernay
Oscar Micheaux Award
Something is Killing Tate* (US) Directed by Leon Lozano
Honorable Mention:
Kings of the Evening (US) Directed by Andrew P. Jones
Best Director-First Feature
South of Pico (US) Directed by Ernst Gossner
Honorable Mention:
The Disciple (US/UK) Directed by Rodney Charles
Best Feature
Poor Boy’s Game (Canada) Directed by Clément Virgo
Honorable Mention:
Ezra (Nigeria/France/Austria) Directed by Newton I. Aduaka
FESTIVAL AWARDS
PAFF Festival Award
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (Namibia/US) Directed by Charles Burnett
Honorable Mention:
Brothers in Arms(South Africa/Cuba) Directed by Jack Lewis
Victims of Our Riches (Mali/France) Directed by Kal Touré
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Favorite: Feature
Something is Killing Tate (US) Directed by Leon Lozano
Runner Up:
Cordially Invited (US) Directed by Michael Fouther
Audience Favorite: Documentary
This is the Life (US) Directed by Ava DuVernay
Runner Up:
Malcolm’s Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X (US) Directed by Dami Akinnusi
Audience Favorite: Short Documentary
Iron Ladies of Liberia (US) Directed by Daniel Junge
Runner Up:
American Landing: Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey (US) Directed by Bob Smeaton
Audience Favorite: Short Narrative
The Don of Virgil Jr. High (US) Directed by Deon H. Hayman
Runner Up:
Ezekiel (US) Directed by Keith Sam Jr.
JURY AWARDS
Jury Award for Best Feature
Zaïna: Rider of the Atlas
Jury Award for Best Director: First Feature
Somebodies
Jury Award for Best Documentary
Have You Heard From Johannesburg?
Honorable Mention:
Carmen & Geoffrey
Jury Award for Best Short Film
Beyond the Pretty Door
Jury Favorite Award
Shoot the Messenger
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Choice Awards for Best Documentary
My Nappy ROOTS: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Festival Choice Award for Best Feature
Cuttin’ Da Mustard
Festival Vision Award for Best Feature
A Goat’s Tail
PAFF Executive Director’s Choice Award
Daratt
Fly Like Mercury
Honorable Mentions:
Lost Heritage
Rag Tag
Hurricane in the Rose Garden
The Minority
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
PAFF Audience Choice Award
Salud!
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature
Tsotsi (South Africa/2005) Directed by Gavin Hood
Honorable Mention:
On the Verge of a Fever (Le Goût des Jeunes Filles) (Canada/Haiti/2004) Directed by John L’Ecuyer
Best Director, First Feature
Dollars & White Pipes (South Africa/2005) Directed by Donovan Marsh
Best Short
Ties That Bind (US/2005) Directed by Angela E. Gibbs
Honorable Mention:
Hope’s War (US/2005) Directed by Ya’Ke
Best Documentary
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela: A Son’s Tribute to Unsung Heroes (US/South Africa/2005) Directed by Thomas Allen Harris
Honorable Mention:
Aristide and the Endless Revolution (US/2005) Directed by Nicholas Rossier
Jury Award:
Tsotsi (South Africa/2005) directed by Gavin Hood
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Feature
Son of Man (South Africa) Directed by Mark Dornford-May
Honorable Mention:
Cafundó (Brazil) Directed by Paulo Betti & Clóvis Bueno
Delwende: Get Up and Walk (Burkina Faso) Directed by S. Pierre Yameogo
The Last Stand (US) Directed by Russ Parr
Best Documentary
Aristide and the Endless Revolution (US) Directed by Nicholas Rossier
Honorable Mention:
A Black Scholar Investigates Colonialism (US) Directed by William Greaves
Haiti: the Sleeping Giant (US/Haiti) Directed by Love Aryeetey
King Leopold’s Ghost (US) Directed by Pippa Scott & Oreet Rees
PAFF Executive Director’s Choice Award
Sp!t (US) directed by Rotimi Rainwater
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Award
Akeelah and the Bee (US) directed by Doug Atchison
1st Runner-up:
Reunion (US) directed by Sheila Marie Norman
2nd Runner-up:
Flip the Script (US) directed by Terrah Bennett Smith
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature
O Herói (The Hero), Sirected by Zeze Gamboa (Angola, Portugal, France/2004)
Best Documentary
500 Years Later, Directed by Owen ‘Alik Shahadah (US, UK/2004)
Honorable Mention
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death, Directed by Peter Bate (Belgium/2003)
Best Short
Tahara, Directed by Sara Rashad (US/2004)
Honorable Mention
Safi, the Little Mother, Directed by Rasò Ganemtore (Burkina Faso, Italy, France/2004)
Best Director–First Feature
Beat the Drum, Directed by David Hickson (South Africa/2003)
Honorable Mention
Runt, Directed by Michael Phillip Edwards (US/2003)
Jury Award
Moolaade, directed by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal, France/2004)
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Award
Yesterday, directed by Darrell Roodt (South Africa/2004)
SPECIAL AWARDS
The Blockbuster Audience Favorite
Fair Game, Directed by Michael Whaley (US/2004)
The Healing Passage/Voices from the Water, directed by S. Pearl Sharp (US/2004)
rolling out Action Award
Bryan Barber, director of My Life in Idlewild (2005) starring: Andre 3000 and Big Boi
JURY AWARDS
Best Documentary
Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders (US), directed by Laura Lipson
Best Director 1st Time Feature
Mansour Sora Wade, The Price of Forgiveness (Senegal)
Jury Prize
Soldiers of the Rock (South Africa), directed by Norman Maake
FESTIVAL AWARDS
Festival Prize
Redemption (US), directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Best Screenplay
Soldiers of the Rock (South Africa), screenplay by Norman Maake & Bata Passchier
Best Feature
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones (Canada), directed by Sudz Sutherland
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Favorite
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones (Canada), directed by Sudz Sutherland
SPECIAL AWARDS
Eugene “Doboy” Williams Short Film Award
Kounandi (Burkina Faso), directed by Apolline Traoré
JURY AWARDS
Best Narrative Feature
L’Afrance, Directed by Alain Gomis
Best Documentary
Honeyboy, Directed by Scott Taradash
Best Short Narrative
See the Truth, Directed by Jerold Howard
Best Director 1st Time Feature
Brandon Sonnier, The Beat
Jury Prize
Standing in the Shadows of Motown, directed by Paul Justman
Honorable Mention:
Mangwana, Directed by Manu Kurewa
G, Directed by Christopher Schott-Cherot
Vivian, Directed by Aimee Dixon
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Favorite
Anne B. Real, Directed by Lisa France
Festival Prize
Civil Brand, directed by Neema Barnette
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature
Karmen Gei (Senegal/France/Canada), Directed by J. Gay Ramaka
Best First Feature-Director
Vanessa Middleton, Thirty Years to Life
Best Documentary
Two Towns of Jasper (US), Directed by Marco Williams & Whitney Dow
Best Short
Ubuntu’s Wounds (US/South Africa), Directed by Sechaba Morojele
Jury Award
Crazy as Hell (US), Directed by Eriq La Salle
FESTIVAL AWARD
Festival Award
All About You (US), Directed by Christine Swanson
AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARDS
Audience Favorite
Harlem Aria (US), Directed by Bill Jennings
VISION AWARDS
Bilalian (US/Senegal/Canada), Directed by Aminah Abdul Jabbaar
Kali’s Vibe (US), Directed by Shari Carpenter
Bloody Crisis (US/Liberia), Directed by Gerald K. Barclay
Sia: The Dream Of The Python (Burkino Faso), directed by Dani Kouyate
Autonomous Soul (US), Directed by Derek Shimoda
Special Recognition
Fidel (Cuba), Directed by Estela Bravo
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (US/South Africa), Directed by Lee Hirsch
Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (US), Directed by Avon Kirkland
Best Feature
Lumumba (Haiti, 2000) Directed by Raoul Peck
Best Documentary
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (US, 2000) Directed by Barak Goodman & Daniel Anke
Best First-Time Feature
Newton Aduaka, Rage (UK, 1999)
Best Short Film
Are You Cinderella? (USA, 1999), Directed by Charles Hall
Jury Award
Yellow Card (Zimbabwe, 2000), Directed by John Riber
Audience Favorite
Free to Dance (USA, 2000), Directed by Madison D. Lacy
Festival Director’s Choice
Middle Passage (Martinique, 2000), Directed by Guy Deslauriers
Best New Acting Talent
Nicole Smith, Rocky Road (USA, 2000), Directed by Geoff Cunningham