The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET Networks, has announced the winners of the narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short, documentary short, screenplay, teleplay and audience award categories. The five-day festival was held September 15-19 and concluded yesterday with an awards brunch at Tribeca Grill Loft. Urbanworld, which screened 71 films this year, is the largest internationally competitive festival dedicated to the exhibition of independent cinema by and about people of color.
The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival winners are:
Best Narrative Feature
MOOZ-LUM
Written and Directed by Qasim Basir; Produced by Dana Offenbach and Samad Davis
Best Narrative Short
KATRINA’S SON
Written and Directed by Ya’Ke; Produced by Ya’Ke and Ralph Lopez
Best Documentary Feature
BOUNCING CATS
Written and Directed by Nabil Elderkin, Isaac Hagy: Produced by Nyla Hassell, George Mays, Claude Merkel and Charles Spano
Best Documentary Short
ONE OF THESE MORNINGS
Directed and Produced by Valery Lyman
Best Screenplay
GRACEY
Written by Julian Breece
Best Teleplay
LOVE AND POLITICS
Written by Tracy Oliver
Audience Award
FINDING GOD IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
Written by Simon J. Joseph, Ph.D; Directed by Jennifer Jessum; Produced by Jennifer Jessum, Simon J. Joseph and Edward Osei-Gyimah
Audience Award Honorable Mention
I WILL FOLLOW
Written, Directed and Produced by Ava DuVernay
The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Jurors are:
Narrative Features Jury
* David Laub – Acquisitions Executive, Oscilloscope Laboratories
* Dori Begley – V.P. of Acquisitions, Magnolia Pictures
* Thomas Carter – Writer/Director/Producer
Documentary Features and Shorts Jury
* Greg Rhem – Director of Documentary Programming, HBO
* Keith Clinkscales – SVP, Content Development and Enterprises, ESPN
* Valerie Watts Meraz – VP, Content Acquisitions, Showtime Networks
Narrative Shorts Jury
* Frida Torresblanco – Producer
* Malcolm D. Lee – Writer/Director
* Meena Payne – Head of Development, Rainforest Films
Screenplay Jury
* Franklin Leonard – Director of Development, Universal Pictures
* Reggie Rock Bythewood – Writer/Director
* Tamara Gregory – Senior Director, Original Programming, BET Networks
Teleplay Jury
* Kim Watson – Writer/Director
* Pearlena Igbokwe – SVP, Original Programming, Showtime Networks
* Raynelle Swilling – Writer/Producer
* Rose Catherine Pinkney – Head of Television, Cinema Gypsy Productions
* Warren Hutcherson – Writer
For more information on the Urbanworld Film Festival, visit www.urbanworld.org.
