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

147
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