The 17th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival was held over the weekend and the complete list of winners is out. The international festival screened 60 film over five days expressly dedicated films made for and by black people. BET Network presented the festival, which was sponsored by HBO and Universal .
The winners by category are below:
Best Documentary Feature
‘THE NEW BLACK’
Directed by Yoruba Richen
Honorable Mention:
‘Brother’s Hypnotic’
Directed by Reuben Atlas
Best Narrative Short – Presented by HBO – $5,000 Cash Prize
‘CRESCENDO’
Directed by Alonso Alvarez
Honorable Mention:
‘Baghdad Messi’ – Directed by Sahim Omar Kalifa
Best Screenplay – Presented by BET Networks – $5,000 Cash Prize
‘YEAR OF OUR LORD’
Written by Darius Clark Monroe
Best Teleplay – Presented by BET Networks – $5,000 Cash Prize
‘MEL & MISSY’
Written by Allison Bonner Shillingford
Audience Award – Feature
‘FULL CIRCLE’
Directed by Solvan “Slick” Naim
Audience Award – Short
‘FLY ON OUT’
Directed by Robert Kolodny