
The Happys
John Serpe, Tom Gould
Best Narrative Feature

Bastards y Diablos
A.D. Freese
Jury Commendation
Narrative Feature Film
Narrative Feature Film

Real Boy
Shaleece Haas
Best Documentary Feature

Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World
Nicholas Edwards
Jury Commendation
Documentary Feature
Documentary Feature

Pickle
Amy Nicholson
Best Documentary Short

Out There
Greg Cairns
Jury Commendation
Documentary Short
Documentary Short

Eden Hostel (Hostal Eden)
Gonzaga Manso
Best Live Action Short

The Orchid (La Orquidea)
Ferran Navarro-Beltran
Jury Commendation
Live Action Short
Live Action Short

Wave Arp
Andres Restrepo
Best Animated Short
2017 Audience Awards

Bastards y Diablos
A.D. Freese
Best Narrative Feature

My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond
Gary Weimberg, Catherine Ryan
Best Documentary Feature

Killed in Action
Christine Weatherup
Best Short

Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things
Mark Kenneth Woods, Michael Yerxa
Best Native Cinema Film

Dodo’s Delight
Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Josh Lowell, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
Best Adventure Film

The Sled
Olesya Shchukina
Best Family Film

The Present
Jacob Frey
Best School Film
2017 Special Guest

Jim Belushi
The first thing you need to know about Jim Belushi is that he’s a performer. Not an actor, not a comedian, not a singer- but a performer. Which is pretty much all those things put together and multiplied by two or five or something.
The second thing you need to know- and this is in some ways more important than the first thing- is that he has absolutely no shame. None. Zip. Zero.
Add those two things together and you have a pretty good working definition of that most indescribable of qualities known as presence. And, as anyone who’s spent two minutes with the guy knows, Jim’s got it. Big time.
So here’s this guy, this presence, disregarding any and all warning signs and diving into life headfirst. From the live stages of Second City and “Saturday Night Live” to the soundstages of “About Last Night,” “K-9,” “Mr. Destiny,” “Return to Me,” and, most recently, starring in ABC TV’s breakout comedy series since 2002, “According to Jim,” he has taken everything life’s thrown at him and hit it out of the park. And, by the way, he’s been having a blast.
As our 2017 Special Guest, Jim will be appearing in concert at the Community Concert Hall on Saturday, March 4, 2017 with his band The Sacred Hearts. He will be interviewed by band mate, local John Rubano, following a special retrospective screening of his film About Last Night, also on Saturday, March 4th at the Animas City Theatre.