Durango Independent Film Festival
2026 JURY AWARD WINNERS
Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature
The Color of Exile: Africa Blanca
Director: Azlarabe Alaoui Lamharzi
Jury Award – Best Performance Actor Narrative Feature
Bryan Mittelstadt in Quiet After Supper
Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature
Voices: The Danny Gans Story
Director: Andrew Davies Gans
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Yanuni
Director: Richard Ladkani
Jury Award - Best Documentary Short
The Birds
Directors: David Allen and Martin Dohrn
Jury Award – Best Native Cinema Film
Yiyíistsʼą́ą́ʼ (Listen)
Director: Malakye Tsosie
Jury Award – Best Adventure Film
A Life Outside: American Mountain Guides
Director: Mat Hames
Jury Award - Best Live Action Narrative Short
Grossness of Closeness
Director: Cathal Power
Jury Award - Best Animated Short
Beast of the Seine
Director: Jon Portman
Durango Independent Film Festival
2025 JURY AWARD WINNERS
Jury Award – Best Narrative Feature
Mistura
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Jury Award – Best Performance Male Actor Narrative Feature
Karol Kopiec – The Road to Nowhere
Jury Award – Best Performance Female Actor Narrative Feature
Barbara Mori - Mistura
Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature
Ultimate Citizens
Director: Francine Strickwerda
Jury Award - Best Documentary Short
Frozen Frames: Murphy’s Yellowstone
Director: Allison Argo
Jury Award – Best Native Cinema Film
Woven Together
Director: Malakye Tsosie
Jury Award – Best Adventure Film
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Director: Maggie & Cam Hartmans
Jury Award - Best Live Action Narrative Short
Calf
Director: Jamie O’Rourke
Jury Award - Best Animated Short
In Your Orbit
Director: Jules Vostrejs & Luka Brown