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The Palm Beach International Film Festival
Award Winners

Juried competition:

Best Feature Film
Winter's Bone, directed by Debra Grank

Special Jury Mention
Eli & Ben, directed by Ori Ravid

Best Documentary
The Desert of Forbidden Art, directed by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev

Best Short Film
Curious Thing, Directed by Alain Hain

The Inaugural IndieFlix Online Short Film Competition
The Cemetery Club, directed by Yitz Brillant

Audience Favorite Awards

Feature
The Yankles, directed by David R. Brooks

Documentary
The Legend of Pale Male, directed by Frederic Lillen

Short
The Cemetery Club, directed by Yitz Brilliant

Voices of Local Film Awards

Best Picture
Tara, directed by Lawrence Walsh

Best Screenplay
Rise, directed by Joel Barham and Nick DePalo

Best Director
The Last Ditch Report, directed by Cliff Burgess

Audience Choice Award
Rise, directed by Joel Barham and Nick DePalo

Burt Reynolds

Quinton Aaron

The 15th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) is pleased to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to actor/director/producer Burt Reynolds and the Horizon Award to actor Quinton Aaron, who recently starred in the Academy Award-nominated feature "The Blind Side." Sadly, due to new scheduling conflicts, our previously announced Career Achievement Award recipient, Elliott Gould, will not be able to attend the festival.

The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization supporting film programs in local schools and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of future filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to one-day work in the world of film.