The Festival Jury is pleased to announce the official Jury Competition Winners for the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival! All winning titles are screening one more time this weekend, as PFF34 continues its celebration of cinematic artistry through this Sunday.

Narrative Feature

• Best Narrative Feature
  A POET, Dir. Simón Mesa Soto
  Sunday, Oct. 26 | 3:00 PM | Film Society East
• Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Feature
  WOMAN AND CHILD, Dir. Saeed Roustayi
  Saturday, Oct 25 | 5:00 PM | Film Society Bourse

Documentary Feature

• Best Documentary Feature
  NATCHEZ, Dir. Suzannah Herbert
  Saturday, Oct. 25 | 7:30 PM | Film Society Bourse

Short Film

• Best Short Film
  VULTURES, Dir. Dian Weys (Live Action Shorts)
  Sunday, Oct. 26 | 5:00 PM | Film Society Bourse
• Honorable Mention for Best Short Film
  WINTER IN MARCH, Dir. Natalia Mirzoyan (Animated Shorts)
  Sunday, Oct. 26 | 3:15 PM | Film Society East
• Honorable Mention for Best Short Film
  AS IF SWALLOWED BY EARTH, Dir. Natalia León (Animated Shorts)
  Sunday, Oct. 26 | 3:15 PM | Film Society East

Filmadelphia

• Best Local Feature Film
  ALICE-HEART, Dir. Mike Macera
  Saturday, Oct. 25 | 2:00 PM | Film Society East With filmmakers Q&A!
• Honorable Mention for Best Local Feature
  WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?, Dir.  Matt Wilkins, Dir. Eliza Fox
  Saturday, Oct. 25 | 6:30 PM | Film Society East With directors Q&A!
• Best Local Short Film
  ALL THINGS CORRODE, Dir.  Sidney Kreitzer (After Hours Shorts)
  Saturday, Oct. 25 | 10:15 PM | Film Society Bourse
• Honorable Mention for Most Philly Film
  HEY PUT US IN THE WOODS, Dir.  Cristin Stephens (Filmadelphia Shorts)
  Friday, Oct. 24 | 8:30 PM | Film Society East With filmmakers Q&A!
• Honorable Mention for Best Chemistry
  Ruby Modine & Mikaela Hoover, DEAD GIVEAWAY, Dir. Ian Kimble
  Sunday, Oct. 26 | 8:00 PM | Film Society East With director Q&A!
• Honorable Mention for Best Local Short Film
  GEORGIE, Dir. Jennie Butler (Filmadelphia Shorts)
  Friday, Oct. 24 | 8:30 PM | Film Society East With filmmakers Q&A!

Juries

Documentary Jury

• Ann Marie Baldonado, Producer, Interview Contributor, Fresh Air NPR
• Cheryl Hess, Filmmaker and Director of Photography
• Michael Tuckman, Founder of mTuckman Media, Inc

Filmadelphia Jury

• Stephanye Watts, BeReelBlack Cinema Club, Founder
• Julia Fisher Farbman, Writer/Producer (AUDREY’S CHILDREN)
• Zoë Worth, Writer/Producer, Co-Founder of production company Bandwagon (THELMA)

Narrative Jury

• Jake Robinson, Sound Recordist
• Travis Trew, Former Director of Festival Programming, Philadelphia Film Society
• Ariella Mastroianni, Actor, Writer, and Producer

Shorts Jury

• Adriana Ducassi, Filmmaker and Actor
• Clarke Wolfe, Award-winning actress and filmmaker
• Kit Steinkellner, Film and Television Writer, Television Showrunner