Best Feature Film — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea
Best Feature Documentary—Bernstein’s Wall
Best Music Documentary— Stay Prayed Up
Best Adventure Feature Film — Exposure
Best Adventure Short Film — Learning to Drown
Best Short Film — On My Mind
Best Animated Short Film — Yellowstone 88–Song of Fire
Best Documentary Short Film — 1-2-3 The Len Barry Story
BIFF Impact Award — Refuge
People’s Choice Award — This is [Not] Who We Are
People’s Choice Award Short Film — Breaking Trail
CineCHEF Winner — Linda Hamsten Fox, The Bindery
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The Boulder International Film Festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. BIFF consistently features a wide variety of films from local, national, and international filmmakers, including many that have gone on to significant box-office success and multiple Oscar nominations. Adding to the BIFF experience are events featuring nationally renowned chefs, filmmaker happy hours, multiple opening night galas, talented musicians and much more. The Festival attracts more than 25,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry each year. BIFF has been proud to host and celebrate some of film’s most talented people, including Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Oliver Stone, William H. Macy, Peter Fonda, Chevy Chase, David Crosby, Emilio Estevez, Jakob Dylan, and many more.