Pictured Winners: Graham Whitworth, THE LANTERN BEARER, ATTENTION DEFICIT, TOUCH, HOME (Clockwise from Top)
2021 Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest Award-Recipients
Jury Awards
Awarded by Jon-Carlos Evans (filmmaker), Dan Hudson (Executive Director - NFFTY), and Kiwi Lanier (Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema).
Memphis Competition Jury Award ($500 + trophy)
The Lantern Bearer // dir. Paul Coffield
CrewUp Jury Award ($600)
Attention Deficit // dir. Rachel Ellis, Sam McElroy, Jacobian Taylor, with Mentor Robert Bear
$5K Production Package Award sponsored by VIA Productions
Graham Whitworth for his upcoming project, Burning Bridges
Special Jury Award ($250)
Touch // dir. Georgia Carls
Audience Awards
Memphis Youth Audience Award ($300)
Touch // dir. Georgia Carls
CrewUp Mentorship Audience Award ($300)
Navesmire // dir. Asher Crouch, Paul Coffield, and Nyx Love, with Mentor Joshua Cannon
National Youth Audience Award ($300)
Home // dir. Michelle Saguinsin
Staff Awards
Rising Filmmaker Award
Anaya Murray (The Pen Pal)
Indie Youth Spirit Award
Ethan Torres (Crumbling Down)