Cinema Columbus works collaboratively with venues throughout central Ohio to establish an outstanding annual film festival bringing independent film from around the globe, and here at home, to our audiences.

Best Narrative Feature (Prize: $1,000)
Narrative Feature Film: A narrative, animated, or experimental film 41+ minutes in length

Jury

• Michael DeSanto (Executive Director of FilmToledo, the film commission representing NW Ohio)
• T.J. Sandella (Ohio-based filmmaker, festival programmer, Cinema Columbus alum (Battersea streaming now!)
• Lydia Loveless (singer-songwriter with new music this Fall & Spring)

Best Documentary Feature (Prize: $1,000)
Documentary Feature Film: A documentary film 41+ minutes in length

Jury:

• Donte Woods-Spikes (documentary filmmaker, educator, author)
• Chris Feil (journalist, co-host of This Had Oscar Buzz)
• Andrew Nadkarni (Oscar-shortlisted documentary filmmaker and producer)

Best Narrative Short (Prize: $500)
Short Film: A narrative, animated, experimental, or documentary film 40 minutes or less in length

Jury:

• Grace Tran (Art Bridges Fellow at Columbus Museum of Art & film festival programmer)
• Yusuf Ahmed (filmmaker, photographer, strategist, and Cinema Columbus alum)
• Mike Wendt (Production Coordinator at Cleveland Film Commission, filmmaker & film journalist)

Best Documentary Short (Prize: $500)
Short Film: A narrative, animated, experimental, or documentary film 40 minutes or less in length

Jury:

• Hilary Buchanan (Actor/Comedian/Poet/Creative Director passionate about preserving the artistic intelligence of all expressive mediums)
• Jenn Kidd (Executive Director of the Nightlight Cinema)
• Ingrid Raphaël (co-founder of NO EVIL EYE CINEMA, an award-winning filmmaker, educator and artist)