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John Cassavetes Award=== •
Life and Nothing More •
Dayveon •
A Ghost Story •
Most Beautiful Island •
The Transfiguration ===
Robert Altman Award=== (The award is given to its film director, casting director, and ensemble cast) •
Mudbound –
Dee Rees, Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram,
Jonathan Banks,
Mary J. Blige,
Jason Clarke,
Garrett Hedlund,
Jason Mitchell,
Rob Morgan and
Carey Mulligan Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by
Kiehl's. • '
Justin Chon – Gook''''' • Amman Abbasi –
Dayveon • Kevin Phillips –
Super Dark Times The BONNIE Award The inaugural award recognizes a mid-career female director with a body of work that demonstrates uniqueness of vision and a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant funded by
American Airlines. •
Chloé Zhao •
So Yong Kim •
Lynn Shelton Piaget Producers Award Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by
Piaget. • '
Summer Shelton – Keep the Change''''' • Giulia Caruso and Ki Jin Kim –
Columbus • Ben LeClair –
The Lovers Truer than Fiction Award Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant. • '
Jonathan Olshefski – Quest ' •
Shevaun Mizrahi –
Distant Constellation • Jeff Unay –
The Cage Fighter ==See also==