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 Las Vegas Black Film Festival 2023 Winners

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2024
TBA

Feature, Short, Documentary,
Music Video, Web Series
 

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FEATURE FILM

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 SHORT FILM

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DOCUMENTARY

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WEB SERIES

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 WRITTEN SCREENPLAY

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MUSIC VIDEO

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TV PILOT 

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2023 
AWARD WINNERS

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BEST FEATURE FILM

A Christmas Karen

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BEST SHORT FILM

Double Down

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

United Front: People's Convention Memphis 1991

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BEST SCREENPLAY

Heart 'N' Soul

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BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE

Jon Binkowski & Lisa Enos Smith

A Christmas Karen

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BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT 

Reggie Austin

The Marked

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BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Deborah L. Harris

Checkmate For Life Film

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BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE

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Michele Simms

A Christmas Karen

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La'keishia Simon

Congress & Cali

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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE

Kendon Tillis

Heart 'N' Soul

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT

Shante Deloach

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BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT

Tom Alper

Sick Puppy

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Eduardo Robinson

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Omari Washington

Checkmate For Life Film

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Rahvaunia

For The Love of Tanya

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BEST CAST ENSEMBLE

Green Trip

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO

I Need You

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BEST WRITTEN WORK

Dr. Die and the Maiden of Deathly Sorrows

Raymond Harrison

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BEST FILM SCORE

Heart 'N' Soul

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RISING STAR AWARD

Bentley Lewis

The Dragonfly Tale

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OUTSTANDING WEB SERIES

Gangsta Island

Ken Lewis

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Invidia's Lens

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BEST LOVE STORY

Heart 'N' Soul

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BEST PERIOD PIECE

A Better Love

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BEST DRAMA

Hermanita

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BEST NARRATIVE FILM

The Dragonfly Tale

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BEST COMEDY

A Christmas Karen

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BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS

Sick Puppy

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BEST ARTISTIC FILM

Paralysis

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OUTSTANDING FAN FILM

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BEST ANIMATION FILM

A Sofa Bed

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BEST DEBUT FILM

The Struggle

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BEST FILM ARTWORK

Zipporah's Destiny

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B.O.M.B. Founders Pick

Evonne Scott

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2023 LVBFF 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Marcellus Cox

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2023 LVBFF 

PRODUCER(s) OF THE YEAR

Ryda 4 Life Filmz

Movie and Television Studio

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