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2026 Awards
2026 awards to be announced October 10 at the conclusion of the festival
Scroll down or click here for previous winners
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Student Short
Best Animated Short
Laura W Bush Institute for
Women's Health Award
Greater Amarillo Filmmaker Award
Audience Choice Narrative Feature
Audience Choice Documentary Feature
Audience Choice Narrative Short
Audience Choice Documentary Short
Audience Choice Student Short
Pioneer Award
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Previous AiFF Awards
Best Narrative Feature
2025 - The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia - Chris Beier
2024 - The Intruder - Jack Brame
Best Documentary Feature
2025 - We're Here - Lee E. Wells
2024 - American Pot Story - Dan Katzir and Ravit Markus
Best Narrative Short
2025 - A Sleepless Land - Sam Senser
2024 - In Frame - Kevin R. Thompson
Best Documentary Short
2025 - Honor Song - Ryan Begay
2024 - Legacy - Steve Vanderheide
Best Student Short
2025 - to write the ending - Shaler Keenum
2024 - Last Meal - Sofia Lopera
Best Animated Short
2025 - In Half - Jorge Morais Valle
2024 - Bongo the Elephant - Blake Childress and Blaine Childress
Laura W Bush Institute for Women's Health Award
2025 - The Fall - Sayla Yong Thompson
2024 - Hurdles - Pamela Oliver Munoz
Greater Amarillo Filmmaker Award
2025 - Falter - Logan Keith Lawhon
2024 - Student # 5 - JP Galib
Audience Choice Narrative Feature
2025 - Piggy Duster - Jesse Stewart
2024 - The Intruder - Jack Brame
Audience Choice Documentary Feature
2025 - Rocketship - Jonathon Quam
2024 - Revolutionary Hearts - Mary Lutz and Peter Kinoy
Audience Choice Narrative Short
2025 - Bereaved of You - Anna Reigh
2024 - Raca - Drew Saplin
Audience Choice Documentary Short
2025 - Honor Song - Ryan Begay
2024 - Keep Austin Dirty - Harrison Chiu
Audience Choice Student Short
2025 - Slick - Nick Thompson
2024 - Bongo the Elephant - Blake Childress and Blaine Childress
Pioneer Award
2025 - Kate McSwain - Founder of Amarillo Film Society
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