The Key West Film Festival has announced the winners of the 8th annual festival. The Key West Film Festival — where passion meets paradise — is an annual celebration of contemporary cinema in a historically rich, artistically vibrant, and culturally diverse island community.
The KWFF strives to showcase the best of Florida film making talent, while highlighting visiting filmmakers and industry leaders through discussions and workshops, with access to some of the biggest names in the film business. The festival also looks to support the next generation of local student filmmakers with scholarships and other key awards. The Festival’s Critics Focus program, enhanced with the juried Critics’ Prize, together with the Costume Design Focus, marks the Key West Film Festival as a vital stop on the awards season’s fall festival circuit, with programs designed to support film criticism and craft while giving audiences greater context and perspective through public conversations guided by expert voices. The following films are being recognized by the KWFF for their excellence:
WORLD Narrative Short & Documentary Short
Always Remember Me
Nell Teare
Underwater Senses
Leonardo Sergiani
WORLD STUDENT Narrative Short & Documentary Short
Where’s the Fire
Yonca Talu
Deaf Reach: Hope for Pakistan
John Quatroche
FLORIDA STUDENT Narrative Short & Documentary Short
Freewheel
Hollis Rosenkranz
In Human Kind
Juancho Rodriguez
FLORIDA Narrative Short & Documentary Short
The Things they Left Behind
Sara Werner
Phil & Grace | The World’s Oldest Scuba Diving Couple
Sonny DePasquale
FLORIDA SCREENPLAY Short & Feature
SHORT: Violette Hayes: A True Story
By Giancarlo Fusi
FEATURE: Hearts of Key West
By Billy Nahn and David Fleer
FOREIGN Feature
FEATURE: Bacurau
By Kleber Mendonca Filho & Juliano Dornelles
DOCUMENTARY Feature
FEATURE: After Parkland
By Emily Taguchi & Jake Lefferman
FLORIDA Feature
FEATURE: A Name Without A Place
By Kenny Riches
LGBT Feature
FEATURE: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
By Celine Sciamma
CRITICS AWARD
FEATURE: Atlantics
By Mati Diop
AUDIENCE AWARD
FEATURE: Waves
By Trey Edward Shults
For more information on the Key West Film Festival and to stay up to date on the festival’s lineup, guests, and award recipients, visit their website.
