Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Winners
Congratulations to the winners of four competitions at the 19th annual festival including three special jury awards for artistic vision! Announced in a special ceremony during the festival, winners were selected by a distinguished jury of filmmakers, programmers and documentary industry professionals. Winners in the Best Short and Best Mini-Doc competitions are automatically eligible for Academy Award nomination in the short documentary category.
Winner - Best Mini-Doc
NICE TO MEET YOU ALL
Guen Murroni // 2021, United Kindgom — 12 minutes, North American Premiere
Winner - Best Short
SHUT UP AND PAINT
Titus Kaphar, Alex Mallis // 2022, USA – 20 minutes, World Premiere
Winner - Big Sky Award
NEWTOK
Andrew Burton, Michael Kirby Smith // 2021, USA – 97 minutes, Northwest Premiere
Winner - Best Feature
ONE ROAD TO QUARTZSITE
Ryan Maxey // 2022, USA – 89 minutes, World Premiere
Artistic Vision - Feature Category
THE BALCONY MOVIE
Paweł Łoziński // 2021, Poland – 100 minutes, North American Premiere
Artistic Vision - Big Sky Award Category
Fritz Bitsoie // 2021, USA – 13 minutes, World Premiere
Artistic Vision - Short Category
HERD
Omer Daida // 2021, Israel – 37 minutes, North American Premiere
Click below to learn more about the 2022 competitions and nominees, and read jury statements about the winners at the 19th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
