RIFF, one of the largest international competitive film festivals in the Mid-Atlantic, brings cutting edge film & music to the beautiful historic city of Richmond, Virginia.
FOUNDERS AWARD
LEGACY AWARD
PIONEER AWARD
Grand Jury Prize: Best Feature Film
Grand Jury Prize: Best Short Film
Jury Prize: Best Feature Screenplay
Grand Jury Prize: Best Short Screenplay
Grand Jury Prize: Best Teleplay
Best of Festival: Narrative Feature
Best of Festival: Documentary Feature
Best of Festival: Narrative Short
Best of Festival: Documentary Short
Best of Festival: Animated Short
Best of Festival: Experimental Short
Best of Festival: Music Video
Best of Festival: Web Series
2019 TRIBUTE AWARD: OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM
Individual Merit Awards
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Original Music
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble Cast
Rising Star Award
Best Original Screenplay
Screenplay Genre Winners
Best Original Drama Screenplay
Best Original Family Screenplay
Best Original Thriller Screenplay
Best Original Comedy Screenplay
Best Original Action Adventure Screenplay
Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film
2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film
2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series
2019 Grand Jury Honorable Mention Awards
2019 RIFF GRAND JURY AWARDS & GUESTS
2019 FOUNDERS AWARD
Alfre Woodard
2019 LEGACY AWARD
Eric Roberts
2019 PIONEER AWARD
Excellence in Public Service & Leadership
Andy Stefanovich
Grand Jury Prize: Best Feature Film
¿ERES TÚ, PAPÁ?
Grand Jury Prize: Best Short Film
PEPPER
Grand Jury Prize: Best Feature Screenplay
THE LEASE OF NATURE
Grand Jury Prize: Best Short Screenplay
THE WITNESS
Grand Jury Prize: Best Teleplay
TRENCH
Best of Festival: Narrative Feature
PARIS SONG
Best of Festival: Documentary Feature
ELEPHANT PATH
Best of Festival: Narrative Short
MAN STANDS STILL
Best of Festival: Documentary Short
FEEL OF VISION
Best of Festival: Animated Short
THE FOX
Best of Festival: Experimental Short
THE CAGE OF SAND
Best of Festival: Music Video
STAND DOWN
Best of Festival: Web Series
THE AMAZING GAYL PILE
2019 TRIBUTE AWARD: OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM
BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES
Individual Merit Awards
Best Director: Kostadin Bonev for AWAY FROM THE SHORE
Best Cinematography: Sunny Zhao for GIFT
Best Original Music: Phoebe Ryan, Jake Etheridge, and Christian Medice for DAKOTA
Best Actress: Michelle Monaghan for SAINT JUDY
Best Actor: Sanjar Madi for PARIS SONG
Best Supporting Actor: David Neal Levin for HUDSON
Best Supporting Actress: Augie Duke for BURNING KENTUCKY
Best Ensemble Cast: Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfre Woodard & Alfred Molina for SAINT JUDY
Rising Star Award: Robbie Snow for NESTING DOLLS and Gabriela Ramos for ¿ERES TÚ, PAPÁ?
Best Original Screenplay: Erwan Marinopoulos, Oliver Maltman, & Jean-christophe Establet for KILL BEN LYK
Screenplay Genre Winners
Best Original Drama Screenplay: BLACK SEA ROSE
Best Original Family Screenplay: WHERE DO THE CLOUDS GO
Best Original Thriller Screenplay: PERRY
Best Original Comedy Screenplay: EL CAMINO DE MILAGROS
Best Original Action Adventure Screenplay (tie): SAVING ESPERANZA and ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE ISLAND SAUDADIA
2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film (tie): PRESCIENCE and NESTING DOLLS
Audience Choice Awards
2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film: THE ABUSED
2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series: ONE TRUE LOVES
2019 Grand Jury Honorable Mention Awards
FRONT RANGE CHANGE
MADE IN MEHKE