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Announcement of the VT Filmmakers’ Showcase Award-winners (except for Audience Favorite). Food and cash bar. Fun for all.
The Vermont Filmmakers’ Awards are:
- The James Goldstone Award, a $500 cash award given to an emerging Vermont filmmaker and sponsored by Bill Stetson & VTIFF
- The Ben & Jerry Award, a $300 cash prize given to recognize and support a Vermont filmmaker who, through the lens, documented and raised awareness of an important social or environmental issue with verve and ingenuity
- The Hotel Vermont Award, a $250 cash prize, given to a film that creates the best sense of place
- The Footage Farm USA Award, a credit for stock footage worth $600 from the Footage Farm collection given for most creative use of archival footage.
- The VTIFF awards for: Best Cinematography, Best Screenwriting, Best Acting, Best Film About a Vermonter
- The VCAM Audience Favorite Award – $200 by popular ballot. The Audience Favorite will be announced before the Closing Night film by the House of Lemay.