Congratulations Award Winners!

Please join us in celebrating this year’s award winning films and filmmakers! We are incredibly grateful for the all of the awards sponsors whose generous contributions allows us to present seven films with nearly $50,000 in cash awards. Our gratitude is extended to each of the films in our 2020 lineup – we wish we could have shared these vibrant and important films with our community and we hope to keep audiences informed if/when they may become accessible in the future.

Check out the full press release or explore the awards, films, and jurors!

THE REVA AND DAVID LOGAN GRAND JURY AWARD ($15,000)
Sponsored by The Reva and David Logan Foundation

Mayor (dir. David Osit)

FULL FRAME JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ($5,000)
Provided by Drs. Barbra and Andrew Rothschild

Then Comes the Evening (dir. Maja Novaković)

CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES FILMMAKER AWARD ($7,500)
Provided by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University

Time (dir. Garrett Bradley)

CHARLES E. GUGGENHEIM EMERGING ARTIST AWARD ($5,000)
Provided by the Charles E. Guggenheim Family

Time (dir. Garrett Bradley)

THE FRANKLIN HUMANITIES INSTITUTE AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University

Riafn (dir. Hannes Lang)

FULL FRAME PRESIDENT’S AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by Duke University

Saudade (dir. Denize Galiao)

KATHLEEN BRYAN EDWARDS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ($5,000)
Sponsored by the Julian Price Family Foundation in memory of Melanie Taylor

Us Kids (dir. Kim Snyder)