CineYouth 2018 Award Winners
Best Overall Film
UnforgottenBy Alexander Wilson-Flynn (age 19) from Ireland Award Partner: Cinema/Chicago |
Best Foreign Film
Wild BeastsBy Sverre Kvamme (age 22) from Norway Award Partner: Byron Pollock |
Chicago Award
We’re Here We’re QueerBy Connor O’Keefe (age 20) from Chicago, IL Award Partner: Allstate Insurance Company |
Reel Women Award
YasaminBy Julia Elihu (age 20) from San Diego, CA Award Partner: Flashpoint Chicago, A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood |
Emerging Talent Award
Prom MomBy Keyonne Barnes (age 18) from Chicago, IL Award Partner: Chicago International Film Festival Associate Board |
Best Animation Film
Mary and Marsha in the Manor of MadnessBy Kris Theorin, Kurtis Theorin (ages 20) from Landenberg, PA Award Partner: Flashpoint Chicago, A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood |
Best Comedy Film
I Love My Robot Boyfriend!By Sariah May (age 22) from Provo, UT Award Partner: Harold Ramis Film School at The Second City |
Best Documentary Film
Curious KaleoBy Judie Muhrez, Shana Kheradyar (ages 22) from Orange, CA Award Partner: Bloomberg Philanthropies |
Best Drama Film
DegüelloBy Luis Treviño, Jaime Herrera, Jr. (ages 20, 21) from Chicago, IL Award Partner: Loyola University Chicago School of Communication |
Best Experimental Film
Taste Of LoveBy Paul Scheufler (age 19) from Austria Award Partner: Byron Pollock |
Outlook Award
Sylvia in the WavesBy Giovana Olmos (age 22) from Canada Award Partner: Corbin Horn |
WTTW Award
PilsenBy Andres Aurelio (age 18) from Chicago, IL |
Flashpoint Chicago Scholarship Award
Pilsenby Andres Aurelio (age 18) from Chicago, IL |
Prodigy Scholarship Award
We ExistAnabelle Martinez (age 17) from Colorado Springs, CO |