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MNFF11 Awards & Prizes
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Elaine Epstein
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Michelle Walshe, Lindsay Utz
Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking
Directed by Matt Aeberhard, Melanie Finn
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
Directed by MacPherson Christopher, Paul Rosenfeld
Gamble-Paison Prize for Best International Feature Film
Directed by Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi
MNFF11 Honorees
Allan Nicholls
Actor, Director,
Producer, Screenwriter, Composer, Musician
Rodney Evans
Filmmaker
Gary Farmer
Actor, Artist, Activist
Scott Macdonald
Author and Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Hamilton College
David Sanger
The New York Times White House Correspondent
MNFF11 Special Guests
Alissa Wilkinson
The New York Times Movie Critic
Bianca Stone
Vermont Poet Laureate
Rep. Becca Balint
Congresswoman
Melanie Finn
Novelist, Filmmaker
Tina Friml
Comedian
Geeta Anand
Editor-In-Chief, Vt Digger
AICEF Prize For Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
Directed by Banu Wirandoko, Rheza Arden Wiguna
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Lucy Lawless
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
Directed by Julie Eisenberg, Babette Hogan
Gamble-Paison Prize for Best International Feature Film
Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Swift House Prize for Best Depiction of the Arts
Directed by Mark Bonn, Christine Seibert Bonn
MNFF10 Honorees
Oliver Stone
Impact, Imagination and Excellence
John Patrick Shanley
Outstanding Writing and Directing
Paul Tazewell
Excellence, Imagination and Flair in Costume Design
Bess O’Brien
Excellence and Impact in Documentary Filmmaking
Andy Mitchell
Sustained Boldness in Documentary Filmmaking
Hernandez/Bayliss Prize for Triumph of the Human Spirit
Directed by Alexis Neophytides
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Miri Navasky, Karen O’Connor, Maeve O’Boyle
Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking
Directed by Rocío Rodríguez Almaraz, Paula Otero
MNFF9 – 2023 Honorees
Alexander Payne
Sustained Excellence in Directing
Beth Levison
Sustained Excellence in Documentary Producing and Directing
Risa Bramon Garcia
Sustained Excellence in Casting
Su Friedrich
Sustained Vision and Excellence in Experimental Filmmaking
Yoni Brook
Innovation in Documentary Directing and Cinematography
John Slattery
Sustained Excellence in Directing and Acting
2022 VTeddy Awards
2022 Prizes
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Lisa Hurwitz
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Nancy Svendsen
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
Directed by Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
2022 Honorees
Honoree for Outstanding Achievement on Both Sides of the Camera
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Independent Filmmaking
Marc Levin
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Film Producing
Tyler Davidson
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Independent Filmmaking
Nora Jacobson
Honorees for Sustained Excellence in Film Scoring
Judy Hyman & Jeff Claus
Pioneer in Pursuing Film as Journalism
Lindsay Crouse
2021 VTeddy Awards
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Audience Award – Short
Audience Award – Feature
2021 Prizes
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Directed by Shannon Kring
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
Directed by Lance Warren, Hannah Ayers
2021 Honorees
Honoree for Sustained Vision, Courage and Excellence in Filmmaking
Sam Pollard
Honoree for Sustained Excellence and Imagination in Casting
Heidi Levitt
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Acting
Karen Allen
2020 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
2020 Prize & Honoree
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Narrative Feature Filmmaking
Ken Loach
2019 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award Short
Audience Award Feature
2019 Prizes
Hernandez/Bayliss Prize for Triumph of the Human Spirit
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking
Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont-Made Film
VSO Prize for Best Integration of Music Into Film
2019 Honorees
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Cutting Edge Filmmaking
Paul Schrader
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Acting
Bruce Greenwood
2018 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award Short
Audience Award Feature
2018 Prizes
Hernandez/Bayliss Prize for Triumph of the Human Spirit
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Jacob Burns Film Center Creative Culture Award
Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking
2018 Honorees
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Steve James
Honorees for Sustained Excellence in Production Design & Set Decoration
David Wasco & Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Honoree for Courage in Filmmaking
Mohammed Naqvi
2017 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award Short
Audience Award Feature
2017 Prizes
Hernandez/Bayliss Prize for Triumph of the Human Spirit
Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film
Jacob Burns Film Center Creative Culture Award
2017 Honorees
Honorees for Sustained Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Acting
Michael Murphy
2016 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award Short
Audience Award Feature
2016 Prizes
2016 Honoree
Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Barbara Kopple
2015 VTeddy Awards
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Short
2015 Honorees
Honorees for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Bill and Turner Ross