Awards

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Prizes

Recipients will receive $1000 and a custom designed art piece which was made by local artist from the The Bascom, a Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, NC.

Prizes will be presented for the top film in the following categories:

Drama

Comedy

Documentary

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Thriller

Action/Adventure

People’s choice

The Bascom: a Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, NC.

The Bascom creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking, and doing. For 40 years, we've served as a vital cultural resource for Western North Carolina, and we continue to build on that legacy through our work and advocacy for the arts.

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The people’s choice awards will be decided through ballots at each independent film screening.

There are nine sessions of independent films throughout the three day festival.

Winners will be announced on the Sunday of the festival.

How it works