The Nashville Film Festival today revealed the results of Grand Jury voting for the 50th Anniversary, 2019 edition of the film fest. You can find Movie Reelist’s festival coverage and movie reviews here.

Press Release:
Nashville, Tenn. (Thursday, October 10, 2019) – Nashville Film Festival is proud to announce the list of Grand Jury Prize Winners for 2019. NashFilm has hosted world premieres, celebrities, and some of the most talented filmmakers in the industry over the past week to mark the festival’s 50th anniversary. Festivities continue through the weekend with the closing night party Friday and Best of the Fest Films running all day Saturday.

GRAND JURY PRIZE NARRATIVE FEATURE: ETERNAL WINTER Directed by Attila Szász
GRAND JURY PRIZE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: DARK SUNS Directed by Julien Elie
GRAND JURY PRIZE NEW DIRECTOR’S FEATURE: THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND Directed by Flavio Alves
GRAND JURY PRIZE ANIMATED FEATURE: ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE Directed by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow
GRAND JURY PRIZE REEL MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: MR. JIMMY Directed by Peter Dowd
GRAND JURY PRIZE TENNESSEE FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION: TRIGGER Directed by Warren Smythe and Alexandra Sedlak
GRAND JURY PRIZE DOCUMENTARY SHORT: EXIT 12 Directed by Malcolm Pullinger
GRAND JURY PRIZE NARRATIVE SHORT: THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW Directed by Marshall Curry
GRAND JURY PRIZE ANIMATED SHORT: WILD LOVE Directed by Paul Autric
GRAND JURY PRIZE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT: CRUDE OIL Directed by Christoper Good
GRAND JURY PRIZE TENNESSEE SHORT: JR ROOT Directed by Jonathan Frazier
GRAND JURY PRIZE TENNESSEE STUDENT SHORT: LOSING FACE Directed by Magdalene Kennedy
GRAND JURY PRIZE COLLEGE STUDENT SHORT: KNOCKING DOWN THE FENCES Directed by Megan Shutzer
GRAND JURY PRIZE YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORT: GREY HEART Directed by Theo Tapliz
GRAND JURY PRIZE EPISODIC PILOT: BOOTSTRAPPED Directed by Stephanie Liang
GRAND JURY PRIZE EPISODIC SERIES: TOP DOG Directed by Julia Tokarz
GRAND JURY PRIZE VIRTUAL REALITY AND 360: ACCUSED # 2: WALTER SISULU Directed by Nicolas Champeaux, Giles Porte
GRAND JURY PRIZE GRAVEYARD SHIFT FEATURE: CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER Directed by Mickey Reece
GRAND JURY PRIZE GRAVEYARD SHIFT SHORT: JEFF DRIVES YOU Directed by Aidan Brezonick

Tickets Still Available for the 2019 Nashville Film Festival:
Single ticket sales are still on sale at the NashFilm Box Office and online at www.nashfilm.org.

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Chris Giroux
Movie Reelist Contributor: Chris Giroux
Chris Giroux is founder and editor-in-charge at Movie Reelist, an entertainment news and review blog serving the most fanatic moviegoers. Chris started his publication in Detroit in 2010 and has since reviewed hundreds of films and interviewed numerous talent across the country. He is an avid film festival attendee and red carpet photographer, having shot the likes of Steven Spielberg, Bill Murray, Mark Hamill, and more. Chris grew up in New Mexico, where he studied mass media writing while working in post-production and multimedia authoring. It is also where he discovered Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York, resulting in an unhealthy Kurt Russell obsession.

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