DIFF 2014 Award Winners Announced

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2014 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS!
The results are in, and here are the winning films for DIFF 2014:

2013 Audience Awards (presented by Lascaux Films)
Best Short Film - VERBATIM
Best Documentary Feature - QUEENS & COWBOYS
Best Narrative Feature - NOBLE

Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize - HELLION
Special Jury Prize, Directing - BRAZILIAN WESTERN
Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Performance - 1982

Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize - THE SPECIAL NEED
Documentary Feature Special Jury Prize, Directorial Vision - EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL

Texas Competition (presented by Panavision)
Texas Grand Jury Prize - FLUTTER
Special Jury Prize - TOMATO REPUBLIC

Shorts Competition
Student Short Grand Jury Prize - A GRAND CANAL
Student Short Special Jury Prize - NI-NI
Short Grand Jury Prize - AFRONAUTS
Short Special Jury Prize - EASY

Animated Shorts Competition (presented by REEL FX)
Animated Short Grand Jury Prize - THE MISSING SCARF

Silver Heart Award (presented by Embrey Family Foundation)
Silver Heart Award - PRIVATE VIOLENCE
Special Jury Prize - ABOVE ALL ELSE

Special encore presentations of these winning films will be held this weekend at the Angelika film center.


CATCH THE DIFF 2014 AWARD WINNING FILMS


The winners of the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival have been decided, and now is your chance to see them (or see them again).

Starting from 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, the Angelika:

Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize - HELLION
Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize - THE SPECIAL NEED
Texas Grand Jury Prize - FLUTTER
Short Grand Jury Prize - AFRONAUTS
Animated Short Grand Jury Prize - THE MISSING SCARF
Silver Heart Award Winner - PRIVATE VIOLENCE


Then on Sunday, April 13, catch screenings of this year's Audience Award winners:

Audience Award for Best Short Film
VERBATIM

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
QUEENS & COWBOYS: A STRAIGHT YEAR ON THE GAY RODEO

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
NOBLE