Jurors will confer the awards on Monday, July 18, at the Awards Ceremony preceding the screening of
the closing night film at the Ritz East in Old City. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Best Short Film
Best Documentary Film
Best Comedic Feature
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Documentary
Best Feature Film
First Time Director

Feature Film Jury
Feature Film Jury
Adah Bush works in vaccine contracting, doing various volunteer projects in Philadelphia.
Gary Hines is an LGBT community activist, with a love and appreciation for independent film.
Joe’l Ludovich is an award-winning producer and film maker. She currently teaches at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Short Film Jury
David Nose is a business consultant and long time festival attendee and first-time juror.
Kris Mohfanz is an experienced show producer and broadcast producer for Impax Marketing Group in Philadelphia.
Victoria Brownworth is a Pultizer Prize nominee lesbian author of numerous books on a wide variety of subjects including arts and culture.
First-Time Director
Audience Awards:
Best Short Film: (tied)
You Can’t Curry Love directed by Reid Waterer and Bedfellows directed by Pierre Stefanos
Best Documentary Film:
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir
Best Comedic Feature:
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! directed by Evgeny Afineevsky
Best Feature Film:
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister directed by James Kent
Juried Awards:
Best Short Film: (tied)
My Name is Love directed by David Fardmar and Evelyn Everyone directed by Kylie Plunkett
Best Documentary Film:
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir
Best Feature Film:
Undertow directed by Javier Fuentes-Leon
First Time Director:
Javier Fuentes-Leon who directed Undertow