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Nashville Film Festival – Day 5, 6 and Final Day

September 24, 2025

Here ae the winners and click below to see more about the 56th Nashville Film Festival:

The 56th Nashville Film Festival winners are as follows:

Stacy Widelitz Music in Film Award: “The Weight” from FAITHFUL DEFENDERS | Music and Lyrics by Chrystal Grainger, Tim Pino and Colleen Francis
Best Narrative Feature: CACTUS PEARS | Dir. Rohan Kanawade
Best Documentary Feature: THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT | Dir. Karla Murthy
Best Music Documentary Feature: MATTER OF TIME | Dir. Matt Finlin
Best New Directors Feature: F*CKTOYS | Dir. Annapurna Sriram
Best Tennessee Feature: OPRYLAND, USA: A CIRCLE BROKEN | Dir. Brandon Vestal
Best Narrative Short: BEN’S SISTER | Dir. Emma Weinswig
Best Documentary Short: RAT ROD | Dir. Carly Jakins and Jared Jakins
Best Animated Short: ORDINARY LIFE | Dir. Yoriko Mizushiri
Best ‘Edge’ Short: LLOYD-WONG, UNFINISHED | Dir. Leslie Loksi Chan
Best Graveyard Shift Short: STOMACH BUG | Dir. Matty Crawford
Best Tennessee Short: YAJÑOPAVĪTA | Dir. Ford Cowan and Rahul Koul
Best Tennessee Student Short: HAIL MARY | Dir. Zachary Fields, Carter Coleman and Dylan Stanley
Best NextGen Student Short: TRIFE | Dir. Christian Yosef
Best Music Video: EAST OF THE SUN | Dir. Willow Nichols
Best Episodic: BULLDOZER | Created by Joanna Leeds

The Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition winners are as follow:

Best Drama Feature Script: HER WORD | Written by Kezmit White
Best Comedy Feature Script: SNAKE OIL | Written by Corbin Eaton and Michael Bentley
Best Horror Feature Script: I DON’T DREAM IN SPANISH ANYMORE | Written by Missy Hernandez
Best Genre Feature Script: THE LOVE OF NICK CHOPER | Written by Kavis Peak
Best Short Script: HOOK ‘EM HORNS | Written by Tyler Totten
Best Half Hour Pilot Script: ACCESS VILLAGE | Written by Brian Koukol
Best Hour Pilot Script: TALES OF THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC | Written by Patrick Groff
Best Tennessee Writer: TO THE FAMILY OF VERLEAN BANKS | Written by Briana Cox

Nashville Film Festival Announces 56th Festival Film and Screenwriting Competition Award Winners

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