Explore the MNFF VTeddy Award winners, special prize winners and honorees from MNFF 1-8.
MNFF8 – 2022 VTeddy Awards
MNFF8 – 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
MNFF8 – 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
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