2013 Winners
Native American Film Festival

Submissions

2013 AWARDS


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Lisa D. Olken & Larry Pourier
Urban REZ


BEST DOCUMENTRAY FEATURE

Steven Lewis Simpson
A Thunder-Being Nation
(Lakota of Pine Ridge Ind. Res.)


BEST DRAMATIC SHORT

Alex Kruz
Red Cloud


BEST International Indigenous

Nicole Karsin
We Women Warriors


BEST PSA-Trailer

Leslye Abbey
Buffalo National/The Children Are Crying (Trailer)


2013 BEST ANIMATION

Keith Carter
Creation and Hope


BEST HORROR/SiFi

Chris Ferree
MOSAIC


BEST STUDENT SHORT DOC

Alex Greenlee & Jack Kohler
Abraham Lincoln The Time Traveler


2013 BEST REGIONAL FILM

Jaysen P. Buterin
A Saint of Sin in A Den of Thieves


2013 BEST TV- Short live

Steven Lewis Simpson
The HUB: Season One/ ROAD TRIP 2


2013 BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Jennifer Jessum & Simon Joseph
& TEE IRON CLOUD
“Good Voice Wolf”
World Premiere


BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE

GARY SUNDOWN
Bury My Heart at TONANANDA


DRAMATIC BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURE

Tim Kelly & Charlie Soap
The Cherokee Word for Water


DRAMATIC BIOGRAPHICAL SHORT

Paul Ratner
Moses on the Mesa


BEST DIRECTOR

Norry Niven
CHASING SHAKESPEARE


BEST DIRECTORAL DEBUT

GARY SUNDOWN
Bury My Heart at TONANANDA


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THOM MARINI
Bury My Heart at TONANANDA


BEST ACTOR

Moses Brings Plenty
“Charlie Soap”
Cherokee Word for Water


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Oren R. Lyons
“GRANDFATHER”
Cherokee Word for Water


2013 BEST ACTRESS

KIMBERLY GUERRERO
“Wilma Mankiller”
Cherokee Word for Water


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tantoo Cardinal
“Older Venus”
Chasing Shakespeare


2013 BEST EMERGING ACTOR

Kaya Littleturtle
Trickster
A Saint of Sins in A Den of Thieves