Submissions are now open for the international, juried eight-day 18th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, which will be held in-person in and around Lafayette, Louisiana from January 25 - February 1, 2023. Film submissions can be made via FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/CinemaontheBayouFilmFestival.
The 18th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival will be held in person at various venues in and around Lafayette, Louisiana. Some films will be available for on-line view as well during the Festival. Watch this site for more information on festival passes for COTB 2023.
Our 17th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival Winners:
The 17th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, which was held both in-person and virtually, is pleased to announce the nominees and award winners in each of the following categories:
NARRATIVE FEATURE NOMINEES AND WINNERS
A Small Fortune / Prince Edward Island, Canada / Adam Perry, Director - Best Narrative Feature
Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor / Nova Scotia, Canada / Shelley Thompson - Director - Special Jury Award
Flashdrive / Turkey / Dervis Ziam, Director
Midlife / U.S.A. / Aric Grooms, Matt Williams, Directors
Night Light / U.S.A. / Jeffrey P. Crowley, Director
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE NOMINEES AND WINNERS
Zydeco Heritage / Senegal, U.S.A. / Emma Hernandez Sangaré, Toumani Sangaré, Directors - Best Documentary Feature
Big Old Goofy World - The Story of Oh Boy Records / U.S.A. / Joshua Britt, Neilson Hubbard, Directors - Special Jury Award
City of A Million Dreams / U.S.A. / Jason Berry, Director
Errance Sans Retour (Wandering, A Rohingya Story / Quebec, Canada / Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins, Directors
Slow Revolution / U.S.A. / Rustin Thompson, Director
NARRATIVE SHORTS NOMINEES
Aniksha / Quebec, Canada / Vincent Toi, Director
Corsets / Spain / Ruben de Eguia, Director - Special Jury Award
Fora de Jogo (Out of Bounds) / Portugal / Jose Freitas, Diretor
Frimas / Quebec, Canada / Marianne Farley, Director - Special Jury Award
Her Name Is Carla / Portugal / Catia Biscaia, Director - Best Narrative Short
Les Grades Claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know) / Quebec, Canada / Annie St.-Pierre, Director
Picbois (Woodpecker) / Quebec, Canada / Kevin T. Landry, Director
Resonance / Quebec, Canada / Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer, Director
Silent Storm / China / Grace Hsia, Director
Somewhere Something's Burning / U.S.A. / Graham Holt, Director
Trophee (Trophy) / Quebec, Canada / Sandra Coppola, Director
Wuhan Drive / U.S.A. / Tiger Ji, Director
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS NOMINEES AND WINNERS
Mr. Ashley Lived Here / U.S.A. / Hannah Timmons, Director - Best Documentary Short
Fruits of Labour / Canada / Ophelia Spinosa, Director - Special Jury Award
La Rivière / Quebec, Canada / Christian Fleury, Director - Special Jury Award
Atalaya / Quebec, Canada / Emma Roufs, Director
Hello Sunshine / U.S.A. / Joe Quint, Director
Monologues du Paon (Peacock's Monologues) / Quebec, Canada / Matthew Wolkow, Director
ANIMATED SHORTS NOMINEES AND WINNERS
Chasse Galerite / U.S.A. / Brian Hawkins, Director - Best Animated Short
Monsieur Sachet / Quebec, Canada / Mathieu Girard, Director - Special Jury Award
Autoportrait entre Prague et Vienne (Selfportrait Between Prague and Vienna) / Quebec, Canada / Pierre Hébert, Director
Dans un rectangle absolu, le printempts (A Quadrangle of Spring) / Quebec, Canada / Sarah Seené, Director
Festin en capsule (Encapsulated Feast) / Quebec, Canada / Frédéric Lacroix-Loiselle, Director
La saison des hibiscus (Hibiscus Season) / Quebec, Canada / Éléonore Goldberg
Terre / Moncton, Canada / Tracey Richard, Angie Richard, Directors
The Fourfold / Quebec, Canada / Alisi Telngut, Director
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS NOMINEES AND WINNERS
La claque (Cheer) / Quebec, Canada / Claire Renaud, Director - Best Experimental Short
Shot: Caught A Soul / U.S.A. / Bobby Field, Jeffery Thompson, Directors - Special Jury Award
4913 Colors / U.S.A. / Tom Bessoir, Director
Houbout (Landing) / Quebec, Canada / Chantal Partamian, Director
Le Desert (The Desert) / Quebec, Canada / On est tu heureux hen. (Frédérique Laliberté & Sarah L’Hérault)
Otonashi / U.K., Germany / Martin Gerigk, Director
Time Is Running Out / Quebec, Canada / Léa Marinova, Director
Undark / Quebec, Canada / Axel Robin, Director
Upward Memories / U.S.A. / Thomas Darragh, Director
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD
City of A Million Dreams / U.S.A. / Jason Berry, Director
LE TRAIN BLEU AWARD
Atalaya / Quebec, Canada / Emma Roufs, Director
INSPIRATION AWARD
Big Old Goofy World - The Story of Oh Boy Records / U.S.A. / Joshua Britt, Neilson Hubbard, Directors
BEST LOUISIANA FILM
Somewhere Something's Burning / U.S.A. / Graham Holt, Director
AUDIENCE AWARD
Lovers Leap / U.S.A. / Ethan Romaine