Napa Valley Film Festival Award Winners Announced

The winners of Napa Valley Film Festival 2013.

We celebrated the final night of #NVFF13 at the official Awards Ceremony & Wrap Party at the Uptown Theatre in downtown Napa Sunday, November 17. With such a talented array of filmmakers and phenomenal films in attendance at this year’s fest, we definitely gave the jury a run for their money. We’re happy to present the final winners of the third annual Napa Valley Film Festival, including both the juried awards and the audience voted favorites.

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JURIED AWARDS

Best Short Documentary: Sky Burial directed by Tad Fettig

Best Feature Documentary:  Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth directed by Pratibha Parmar

Best Animated Short:  Sleight of Hand directed by Michael Cusack

> Honorable Mention: The Right Place directed by Jamie Gallant

> Honorable Mention:  Horespower directed by Olivia Lai Shetler

Best Narrative Short:  King of Norway directed by Sylvia Sether

> Honorable Mention: The Romantics directed by Ryan Daniel Dobson

> Honorable Mention:  The Listing Agent directed by Matthew Helfgott & Jared Hillman

Best Screenplay:  The Girl on the Train, Screenwriter & Director Larry Brand

Best Ensemble Cast:  The Bounceback, starring Zach Cregger, Sara Paxton, Ashley Bell, Michael Stahl-David

Best Narrative Feature:  Hank and Asha directed by James E. Duff

Special Jury Prize for Best Cinematography: My Brother Jack directed by Stephen Dest

Special Jury Prize for Most Thought Provoking Film: The Last White Knight directed by Paul Saltzman

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Favorite Narrative Feature: The Little Tin Man directed by Matthew Perkins

Favorite Actor: Andrew Pastides, Hank & Asha

Favorite Actress: Mahira Kakkar, Hank & Asha

Favorite Documentary Feature: Finding Hillywood directed by Christopher Towey and Leah Warshawski

Favorite Documentary Short: Make Haste Slowly: The Kikkoman Story directed by Lucy Walker

Favorite Narrative Short: The Listing Agent directed by Mathew Helfgott and Jared Hillman

Favorite Animated Short: Horsepower directed by Olivia Lai Shetler

Favorite Lounge Feature: Starring Adam West directed by James Tooley

Favorite Lounge Short: The Romantics directed by Ryan Daniel Dobson