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AFMX 2024 Festival Winner List
Best Music Video
"Push Our Luck"
Directed by Reagan Elkins
Directed by Reagan Elkins
1st Runner Up - Music Video
"Hopscotch"
Directed by Janice Picconi
Directed by Janice Picconi
2nd Runner Up - Music Video
"Buen Camino"
Directed by Sebastian Juszczyk
Directed by Sebastian Juszczyk
Best Animated Film
"Nubbinwood"
Directed by Tim Granberg
Directed by Tim Granberg
1st Runner Up - Animated Film
"Small Hours"
Directed by Alexandre Forner
Directed by Alexandre Forner
2nd Runner Up - Animated Film
"Book!"
Directed by Chris John Georgenes
Directed by Chris John Georgenes
Best Horror Film
"Because I Love You"
Directed by Bob Celli
Directed by Bob Celli
1st Runner Up - Horror Film
"5.7 Seconds"
Directed by Shane Cibella
Directed by Shane Cibella
2nd Runner Up - Horror Short
"Burn Out"
Directed by Russell Goldman
Directed by Russell Goldman
Best Student Film
"Blue Hour"
Directed by JD Shields
Directed by JD Shields
1st Runner Up - Student Film
"Just a Thief"
Directed by Marcus Bratton
Directed by Marcus Bratton
2nd Runner Up - Student Film
"La Limpieza"
Directed by Cassandra Rochelle Fetters
Directed by Cassandra Rochelle Fetters
Best Native/Indigenous Film
"I am Kanaka"
Directed by Genevieve Sulway
Directed by Genevieve Sulway
1st Runner Up - Best Native/Indigenous Film
"The Bear Dance"
Directed by Juanita Plentyholes
Directed by Juanita Plentyholes
2nd Runner Up - Best Native/Indigenous Film
"Just Beneath the Surface"
Directed by Jimmy John Thaiday
Directed by Jimmy John Thaiday
Best New Mexico Film
"Border Lord"
Directed by Andrew Pollack
Directed by Andrew Pollack
1st Runner Up - New Mexico Film
"Hidden Places We Have Been"
Directed by Andre Ross
Directed by Andre Ross
2nd Runner Up - New Mexico Film
"A Scene from Sunset"
Directed by Trevor & Nick Marcotte
Directed by Trevor & Nick Marcotte
Best Narrative Short
"As Easy As Closing Your Eyes"
Directed by Parker Croft
Directed by Parker Croft
1st Runner Up - Best Narrative Short
"A Fateful Weekend"
Directed by Tony Doupé
Directed by Tony Doupé
2nd Runner Up - Best Narrative Short
"Quiet! Mom's Working!"
Directed by P. Patrick Hogan
Directed by P. Patrick Hogan
Best Documentary Short
"Dale"
Directed by Justin Streichman
Directed by Justin Streichman
1st Runner Up - Best Documentary Short
"Shura"
Directed by David Damian Figueroa, Kayvon Derak Shanian
Directed by David Damian Figueroa, Kayvon Derak Shanian
2nd Runner Up - Best Documentary Short
"Dig Deeper"
Directed by Mark Street
Directed by Mark Street
Best Director - Documentary Short
Mike Scalis & Bruce Borowsky - "Frozen Dead Guy Days"
1st Runner Up Best Director - Documentary Short
David Damian Figueroa & Kayvon Derak Shanian - "Shura"
2nd Runner Up Best Director - Documentary Short
Justin Barber - "Space Coast"
Best Director, Narrative Short
P. Patrick Hogan - "Quiet! Mom's Working!"
1st Runner Up Best Director, Narrative Short
Andrew Pollack - "Border Lord"
2nd Runner Up Best Director, Narrative Short
Tony Doupé- "A Fateful Weekend"
Best Documentary Feature
"The Opener" - Directed by Jeff Toye
1st Runner Up Best Documentary Feature
"Playing the Changes - Tracking Darius Brubeck" - Directed by Michiel ten Kleij
2nd Runner Up Best Documentary Feature
"Goddess of Slide" - Directed by Alfonso Maiorana
Best Director, Documentary Feature
Michiel ten Kleij - "Playing the Changes - Tracking Darius Brubeck"
1st Runner Up Best Director, Documentary Feature
Alfonso Maiorana - "Goddess of Slide"
2nd Runner Up Best Director, Documentary Feature
Jeff Toye - "The Opener"
Best Narrative Feature
"The Strangers Case"
Directed by Brandt Andersen
Directed by Brandt Andersen
1st Runner Up Best Narrative Feature
"The Way We Speak"
Directed by Ian Ebright
Directed by Ian Ebright
2nd Runner Up Best Narrative Feature
"What We Find on the Road"
Directed by Chaysen Beacham
Directed by Chaysen Beacham
Best Director, Narrative Feature
Ian Ebright - "The Way We Speak"
1st Runner Up Best Director, Narrative Feature
Brandt Anderson - "The Strangers Case"
2nd Runner Up Best Director, Narrative Feature
Chaysen Beacham - "What We Find On The Road"
Best Cinematography
Zakaree Sandberg - "As Easy As Closing Your Eyes"
Best Music Score
Guilllermo Galindo - "Border Lord"
Best Actress
Laura Coover - "As Easy As Closing Your Eyes"
Best Actor
Patrick Fabian - "The Way We Speak"
Best Cast Ensemble
"The Unexpecteds" - Directed by Alejandro Montoya Marin
Audience Choice Award
"The Unexpecteds" - Directed by Alejandro Montoya Marin
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