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Awards Ceremony
Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
Daniels Auditorium
Limited Seating; Maximum Occupancy: 300 seats
The ceremony is free and open to the public; no tickets or registration required—just stick around after the final film block or come early for the Wrap Party (details below). For information, call 919-814-7028.
Help pack Daniels Auditorium as we recognize Longleaf winners with cash prizes and our annual North Carolina–designed and handcrafted award tiles in multiple categories. Applaud at will.
Welcome and Introduction
Sally Bloom, Longleaf Film Festival Co-Organizer
Remarks and Awards
Lana Garland, Creative Director, Director, and Writer/Producer
Lana has worked as a creative director, a director, and a writer/producer, creating content for such networks as BET, ESPN, and Denmark’s TV2. In documentary film, she has worked on Bowling for Columbine with director Michael Moore, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (Independent Television Service and PBS), and Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (HBO) with actors Samuel L. Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Don Cheadle, and more. In the realm of short film, her works include Rapture and AfterLife, as well as her ongoing Reservoir Documentary Series, which collects stories of Black people surviving and overcoming different types of trauma. Lana has received the Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Award and a filmmaking grant from the Southern Documentary Fund for a project on African American washerwomen; in addition, she is a Fulbright Specialist, having taught film at Makerere University in Uganda. Her company, Insibah Media, is based in Durham and creates documentaries, web series, and marketing videos for the Internet and for broadcast and cable TV.
Lana is also a longtime supporter of Longleaf Film Festival, having shared her talents and expertise in a variety of workshop sessions.
Awards Presentations
Prizes may be awarded in the following categories (prizes may not be awarded in every category and may not be presented in the order listed below):
- Animated Film
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Overall
- Documentary Feature
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Overall
- All documentary festival submissions are also eligible for a $500 Judges’ Choice/Documentary Film award.
- Documentary Short
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Overall
- All documentary festival submissions are also eligible for a $500 Judges’ Choice/Documentary Film award.
- History+ Film
Entries must reflect or depict a topic in history from a unique perspective or insight and must be accurately interpreted or portrayed. One prize may be awarded for each of the following subcategories:- Best Narrative
- Best Documentary
- Middle and High School Student Film
Films must have been primarily written, filmed, and produced by students currently enrolled in middle and/or high school or students who graduated from high school at the end of the past academic year. One prize may be awarded for each of the following subcategories:- Best Narrative
- Best Documentary
- All films entered in the Middle and High School Student Film category are also eligible for a $250 Best Student Film award.
- Music Video
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Overall
- Spoken Word Production
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Overall
- Web Series
One prize may be awarded in the following subcategory:- Best Web Series
- Best Web Pilot
- Celebration and Community Productions
For 2022, we are excited to announce three new awards that support the creative works of filmmakers from historically underrepresented communities; one $250 prize may be awarded to the best production in each category:- American Indian Heritage Celebration Prize
- African American Cultural Celebration Prize
- Latin American Communities Prize
- Movie Poster
One prize may be awarded based on popular vote from festival attendees!- Best Overall
- Narrative Feature
One prize may be awarded for each of the following subcategories:- Best Horror–Sci-Fi
- Best Comedy
- Best Drama
- All narrative festival submissions are also eligible for a $500 Judges’ Choice/Narrative Film award.
- Narrative Short
One prize may be awarded for each of the following subcategories:- Best Horror–Sci-Fi
- Best Comedy
- Best Drama
- All narrative festival submissions are also eligible for a $500 Judges’ Choice/Narrative Film award.
And, that’s a wrap for Longleaf 2022!
NOW, let’s regroup down the road for our annual free-to-attend Wrap Party:
Longleaf Film Festival Wrap Party
After the awards ceremony, meet us a few blocks south at the Big Easy (222 Fayetteville Street; upstairs and back to the Voodoo Room event space) for our annual Wrap Party for all friends, family members, and other supporters of filmmakers and Longleaf. Longleaf will provide some munchies; you buy your favorite beverage. Donations are encouraged as expressions of your appreciation. All contributions at the annual Wrap Party help offset expenses for this year’s festival and help us get ready to make next year’s event even better.
Our Wrap Party is free to attend and open to anyone who attended Longleaf on Friday or Saturday, but occupancy is limited. For information, call 919-814-7028.
Click here for a map, directions, and walking or parking information. Maps and directions are also available before you leave the festival.
For a complete list of workshops and meet-and-greet opportunities,
visit our main Longleaf 2022 Registration and Ticket Information page.
Donations are appreciated and will support Longleaf 2023!
Thank you for your support!