Indie Memphis Announces Award-Winners from the 2020 Film Festival, Including Emma Seligman’s SHIVA BABY, Anthony Banua-Simon’s CANE FIRE, Ephraim Asili’s THE INHERITANCE, and More
(October 28, 2020 | Memphis, TN)
Indie Memphis Film Festival, presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc., is pleased to announce this year’s award-winners. The ceremony was held virtually on the evening of October 28th and awards were presented by festival staff, as well as members of the awards juries. Adjusting to the changing landscape, this year’s festival was held “Online and Outdoors” as film lovers from all over the world will participate in the virtual screenings and events. The 2020 festival screened over 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos, with most screenings followed by filmmaker Q&As.
Jury awards highlights include Best Narrative Feature for Emma Seligman’s SHIVA BABY, Best Documentary Feature for Anthony Banua-Simon’s CANE FIRE, Best Hometowner Feature for Lauren Ready’s WE CAN’T WAIT, Best Sounds Feature for Lily Renae’s BORN BALEARIC: JON SA TRINXA AND THE SPIRIT OF IBIZA, and Best Departures Feature for Tali Yankelevich’s MY DARLING SUPERMARKET, among others.
The Festival Awards, decided by Indie Memphis Festival staff, include the Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking Award for Ephraim Asili (THE INHERITANCE), the Craig Brewer Emerging Filmmaker Award for Gillian Horvat (I BLAME SOCIETY), and the Soul of Southern Film Award for Lawrence Matthews (THE HUB), among others.
Audience awards will be announced in the next coming days.
Full list of the 2020 Indie Memphis Film Festival award-winners is included below; please email Caitlin Hughes at Caitlin@CaitlinHughesPR.com to request screeners and to confirm your coverage.
2020 Indie Memphis Film Festival Award-Winners
Jury Awards
Awarded by Jurors
Best Narrative Feature - SHIVA BABY by Emily Seligman, $1K Cash Prize
Duncan-Williams, Inc. Scriptwriting - EXECUTIVE ORDER by Lusa Silvestre, Lázaro Ramos, Aldri Anunciação, Elísio Lopes Jr., $1K Cash Prize
Best Narrative Short - “Paradise” by Deni Cheng, $500 Cash Prize
Best Documentary Feature - CANE FIRE by Anthony Banua-Simon, $1K Cash Prize
Best Documentary Short - “Jesa” by Kyungwon Song, $500 Cash Prize
Best Departures Feature - MY DARLING SUPERMARKET by Tali Yankelevich, $500 Cash Prize
Best Departures Short - “The Return of Osiris” by Essa Grayeb
Best Hometowner Feature - WE CAN’T WAIT by Lauren Ready, $1K Cash Prize
Best Hometowner Narrative Short - “Empty” by Michael Butler, Jr., $500 Cash Prize
Best Hometowner Documentary Short - “Road to Step” by Zaire Love, $500 Cash Prize
Best Hometowner Music Video - "You're My Jesus" by The Poet, Havi
Best Sounds Feature - BORN BALEARIC: JON SA TRINXA AND THE SPIRIT OF IBIZA by Lily Renae, $500 Cash Prize
Best Animated Short - “Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad” by Camrus Johnson, Pedro Piccinini
Best Music Video - “Colors” by Black Pumas, dir. by Kristian Mercado
Documentary Short Indiegrant - “Here Be Dragons” by GB Shannon, $13K Grant Package
Narrative Short Indiegrant - “Beware of Goat” by Justin Malone, $13K Grant Package
Proof-of-Concept Indiegrant - “Beale St. Blues” by Daniel Ferrell, $13K Grant Package
Best Poster Design - PIER KIDS
Festival Awards
Awarded by Festival Staff
Ron Tibbett Excellence in Filmmaking - THE INHERITANCE by Ephraim Asili
Craig Brewer Emerging Filmmaker - I BLAME SOCIETY by Gillian Horvat
Soul of Southern Film - THE HUB by Lawrence Matthews
Best After Dark Short - “The Three Men You Meet at Night” by Beck Kitsis, $500 Cash Prize
Indie Award - Daniel Lynn, Sound Engineer @Music + Arts Studio
Vision Award - Kelly Chandler, Founder of Indie Memphis
About Indie Memphis
The mission of Indie Memphis, a 501(c)3 arts organization, is to create community through independent film and support the development of filmmakers. Learn more at IndieMemphis.com
Media Contacts
Festival PR Contact
Caitlin Hughes, Caitlin Hughes PR
973.970.4689
caitlin@caitlinhughespr.com
Black Creators Forum Contact
Joy Doss, East West PR
646.489.4432
joy@eastwestpr.net