That's a Wrap! 2021 Award Winners, KWFF Support and Dates for 2022!
A NOTE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
On behalf of the entire staff at KWFF, I am expressing our incredible gratitude for helping us celebrate 10 years. You created so many memories that will last indelibly in our minds. Please check out photos on the website for reminders!
As we have wrapped the fest, as is customary, we have a mountain of bills to pay…From the best ever staff to the awesome venues, there are debts to settle. Your donations are what keep KWFF alive and running so please consider donating today.
Best wishes to you and yours this Thanksgiving We can't wait to see you November 16-20, 2022!
Filmmakers Sean Baker, Sammy Leigh Quan, Douglas Tirola and Gabriela Lima
The 10th Annual Key West Film Festival showed more than 75 films during the 5-day festival, which ran November 17-21 and celebrated its 10th Anniversary.
The feature film winners were as follows:
Best Documentary - "Bernstein's Wall" directed by Douglas Tirola
Best International film - "The Hand of God" directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Best LGBTQ Film - "Firebird" directed by Peeter Rebane
Best Narrative Film - "Parallel Mothers" directed by Pedro Almodovar
KWFF Annual Critics Award - "Red Rocket" directed by Sean Baker, with a Special
Mention for "Jockey" directed by Clint Bentley
Golden Key Winner Sean Baker
The short film winners were as follows:
Best Florida Short Film: Like the Girls Who Wear Pink, directed by Jennifer Msumba
Best Dramatic Short Film: Feeling Through, directed by Doug Roland
Best Comedy Short: Your Monster, directed by Caroline Lindy
Best Documentary Short: Voice Above Water, directed by Dana Frankoff
Best Animated Short: Mila, directed by Cinzia Angelina
Best World Student Short Film: Bambirak, directed by Zamarin Wahdat
Best Florida Student Short Film: Soundproof, directed by Gabriela Lima
This marks the first year that a non- English language film took home the Best Narrative Feature Award. All feature awards are audience based, except for the KWFF Critics Award, which is voted on by a jury of critics including Carlos Aguilar of the Los Angeles Times, Josh Rothkopf of Entertainment Weekly, David Fear of Rolling Stone, Tomris Laffly of Variety, Shirrel Rhodes of the Key West Citizen, Eric Kohn of Indiewire and Monica Castillo of Colorado NPR.
The 11th Annual Key West Film Festival will take place November 16-20, 2022.
