Lauren Meyering’s Horsegirls led the winners as the Seattle Film Festival culminated in an awards gala, taking home the Grand Jury Best Feature Film award, with Gretchen Mol winning Best Actress and Lillian Carrier winning Outstanding Performance. Chava Méndez’s What’s Kept Inside won Grand Jury Best Short Film and the Overall Audience Award. The Misadventures of Vince and Hick capped the night as Trevor Stevens won Grand Jury Best Director Feature Film and Heston Horwin won Best Actor.
Zac La Roc won Grand Jury Best Director, Short Film for Dizzy, produced by Nick Cassavetes. Shorts acting honors were shared by Ames Miyako (Checking Out) and Jennifer Field (Faithless) for Best Actress in a Short Film, and Victor Del Rio won Best Actor in a Short Film for Ed.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the festival welcomed the return of directors William Wayne and Michael Rey for a third year. From September 24 to 28, the five-day edition unfolded across Here After Theater at The Crocodile, Grand Palace Theater at Aegis Living Queen Anne Rodgers Park, and DocuSign Tower, with an expanded online showcase on eoFlix. In total, the program featured more than 400 films—nearly 50 in-theater screenings and more than 350 titles on eFlix.
Winners below:
Headline winners
- Grand Jury Best Feature Film: Horsegirls
- Grand Jury Best Director Feature Film: Trevor Stevens for The Misadventures of Vince and Hick
- Grand Jury Best Short Film: What’s Kept Inside
- Grand Jury Best Director, Short Film: Zac La Roc for Dizzy
Performance honors — Features
- Best Actress: Gretchen Mol for Horsegirls
- Best Actor: Heston Horwin for The Misadventures of Vince and Hick
- Outstanding Performance: Lillian Carrier for Horsegirls
Performance honors — Shorts
- Best Actress, Short Film (tie): Ames Miyako (Checking Out) and Jennifer Field (Faithless)
- Best Actor, Short Film: Victor Del Rio (Ed)
Screenplay awards
- Best Screenplay, Feature Film: James G. Wright for The National Geographic Field Guide
- Best Screenplay, Short Film: Colin Costello for Swipe
Additional short-form winners
- Best United States Short Film: Checking Out
- Best Director, United States Short Film: Michael Lavine for The Wanderer
Seattle and special honors
- Seattle Filmmaker Feature Film Award: Bob Lindenmayer for Making Megaforce
- Seattle Filmmaker Short Film Award: Michael Rognlie and E.E. Tallent for Bad Chemistry
- Bruce Lee Trailblazer Award: Han Eckelberg for The Golden 50: A Mak Fai Anniversary
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