2021 Festival Highlights

Urbanworld 2021 Festival Recap

Best U.S. Narrative Feature – 7TH & UNION
Directed by Anthony Nardolillo

Best World Cinema Narrative – The City of Wild Beasts
Directed by Henry E. Rincón

Best Feature Documentary presented by NBCU – Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
Directed by Damien D. Smith

Best Short Documentary – Ale Libre
Directed by Maya Cueva

Best Narrative Short presented by WarnerMedia – Swimsuit
Directed by Hasan Hadi

Best Animated Short – Step Into The River
Directed by Weijia Ma

Best Young Creator (presented by Ally) – All The Young Dudes
Directed by William Stead

Best Experimental – Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma
Directed by Topaz and rubberband.

Best Environmental – Youth v Gov
Directed by Christi Cooper

Best Web Originals – Our Shag Pad
Directed by Aldo Pisano

Best Music Video – North Star (Featuring Mumu Fresh and D Smoke)
Directed by T.L Benton

Best Script – The 84
Directed by Sonja Perryman

Audience Award Best Feature – We Still Here / Nos Tenemos
Directed by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi

Audience Award Best Short – Nuevo Rico
Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa

NYWIFT Award for Best Female Director for Narrative Filmmaking – This Is Not A War Story
Directed by Talia Lugacy

New York Women in Film & Television Award for Narrative Filmmaking – Women Is Losers
Directed by Lissette Feliciano