BEST FEATURE
GRAND Prize: "M Cream" - Agneya Singh, India, 2014
First Prize: "Ben's at Home" - Mars Horodyski, Canada, 2013
Tied with: "Desert Cathedral" - Travis Guti�rrez Senger, USA, 2014: "Desert Cathedral" - Travis Guti�rrez Senger, USA, 2014
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
GRAND Prize: "Quebekoisie" - Melanie Carrier, Canada, 2013
First Prize: "Hotline" - Tony Shaff, US, 2014
BEST COMEDY SHORT
GRAND Prize: "Je suis une Actrice(I am an actress)" - Benoit Lach, France, 2014
First Prize: "Future Hero" - Ramin Serry, US, 2013
BEST ANIMATION
GRAND Prize: "The Present" - Jacob Frey, Germany, 2014
First Prize: "Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story" - Mike Ambs, Paul Foyder, Regino Roy III, Whitfield Scheidegger, Greg Shewchuk, US, 2014
Tied With: "Tea with the Dead" - Gary Gill, Ireland, 2014
BEST CHILDREN'S ANIMATION
GRAND Prize: "COWS (Moosic Video)" - Sandra Boynton, US, 2014
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
GRAND Prize: "ReConception" - Joe Petrilla, US 2014
First Prize: "Load" - Niv Shpigel, Robert Moreno, Israel 2014
BEST DIRECTOR
GRAND Prize: "Hsu Ji Behind Screen" - Thomas Rio, France, 2012
DR. J. GERALD LAMOUREUX AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Presented to a filmmaker and artist who represents the spirit of cultural exchange between the United States and Canada.
"Bernard Le Grand (Bernard the Great)" - Marie-H�l�ne Viens, Philippe Lupien, Canada, 2013
SOLDIERS AND SACRIFICE AWARD
Celebrating Stories That Commemorate America's Heroes.
GRAND Prize: "Flying the Feathered Edge" - Kim Furst, US, 2014
First Prize: "King High Remembers" - Michelle Opitz, Brandon Krajewski, US, 2014
DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD
GRAND Prize: "August Heat" - Matthew James Thompson, US 2014
First Prize: "After Ella" - Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness, US, 2014
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
GRAND Prize: (Winner of the Panavision Award and recipient of $10,000 in production equipment)
"Mein Letztes Konzert (My Last Concert)" - Selcuk Zvi Cara, Germany, 2014
First Prize: "Remembering the Fallen (Un dernier Souffle)" - Julien Grincajgier, France, 2014
RIIFF NEW ENGLAND DIRECTOR'S AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Invisible" - Dionisio Traverso, US, 2014
RIIFF DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Muted" - Rachel Goldberg, US 2014
First Prize:"TSCH�SS PAPA (Goodbye Papa)" - Hendrik Maximilian Schmitt, Germany, 2014
Tied With:"Red Robin" - Michael Wechsler, US, 2014
HEARTS, MINDS, SOULS AWARD
Celebrating Films that Reflect the Jewish Experience.
GRAND Prize: "Tikotin- A Life Devoted to Japanese Art" - Santje Kramer, Various Countries, 2013
First Prize: "Complicit" - Michael Ivan Schwartz, US, 2014
ECHOES OF EARTH AWARD
Celebrating the Resonant Spirit of Creativity through World Music.
GRAND Prize: "The Newport Effect" - Beverly Penninger and Alyson Young, 2013, US
Tied With:"Journey 4 Artists" - Michele Noble, US 2013
BEST EDITING
GRAND Prize: "Las Cieni (The Shadow Forest)" - Andrzej Cichocki, Poland, 2014
First Prize: "Toutes des Connes (Life's a Bitch)" - Francois Jaros Canada, 2014
BEST SCREENPLAY
GRAND Prize: "12th of Never" - Fadi Hindash, Netherlands, 2013
First Prize: "Fiddler's Cross" - Michael McMahon, Ireland, 2014
RISING STAR AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Sandrine" - Leoni Amandin (actress), SWITZERLAND, 2014
FLICKERS INTERNATIONAL VISION AWARD
Breaking down international cultural barriers through film.
GRAND Prize: "The Algerian" - Giovanni Zelko, US, 2014
First Prize: "50 Kisses" - Chris Jones, UK, 2014
"HELPING HAND" INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Given annually to films or filmmakers who inspire social change and community outreach and strive to better the world in which we live.
GRAND Prize: "From the Sky" - Ian Ebright, US, 2013
First Prize: "Under the Same Sun" - Sameh Zoabi - Palestinian Territories, Israel, U S A
PROVIDENCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Presented annually to a New England director whose work brings cinematic excellence to an international audience.
GRAND Prize: "Haven Brothers: The Original Food Truck: Haven Brothers Legacy of the American Diner" - Jeff Toste, US, 2014
ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (LGBTQ) SHORT
GRAND Prize: "Le Retour" - Yohann Kouam, France, 2013
First Prize: "Taglia Corto!(Cut it Short!)" - Filippo Demarchi, Switzerland 2012
ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (LGBTQ) FEATURE
GRAND Prize: "The Last Straight Man" - Mark Bessenger , US, 2014
First Prize: "Out to Kill" - Rob Williams, US, 2014
KIDSEYE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Der Kreislauf (A Handful)" - Katrien Vermeire, Belgium, 2014
First Prize: "The Vow" - Lina Roessler, Canada, 2014
Tied First With: "Go Fish" - Kristin Skye Sargent, Australia 2014
GREEN PLANET AWARD
Celebrating the vision of man's shared humanity and achieving sustainability on our planet.
GRAND Prize: "Oil and Water" - Francine Strickwerda, Laurel Spellman Smith, US, 2014
FIRST Prize: "Silent River" - Jason Jaacks, Steve Fisher, MEXICO, 2014
VORTEX SCI-FI & FANTASY AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Another World" - Eitan Reuven, Israel, 2014
First Prize: "Dustland" - Jacob Lundgaard Andersen, US, 2014
FILMMAKER OF THE FUTURE AWARD
Presented to a filmmaker whose vision excites audiences and judges alike about the potential to produce compelling and successful films in the future.
GRAND Prize: "Le Devoir (The Duty)" - Justin Wu, Canada, 2013
BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD
GRAND Prize: "Paper Kite" - Qinshu Zuo, China, 2013
First Prize: "The Whistler" - Peter Ferris Rosati, US, 2013
