It’s a wrap! The Top 20 Films of 2021 have been announced at a night filled with raw nerves, happy faces, perspiration and tequila. It was a hot night on the rooftop deck at the Remington Suite Hotel, but an exceedingly exciting one for filmmakers, actors and supporters of the Louisiana Film Prize, celebrating its 10th year downtown.
“This year’s Louisiana Film Prize competitors are, across the board, the best we’ve ever had,” said Gregory Kallenberg, founder and executive director of the Prize Foundation. “We can’t wait for everyone to be a part of this year’s Film Prize and see the amazing work of these independent filmmakers.”
The Film Prize portion of the event known as Prize Fest will happen the weekend of Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, and will feature a variety of viewing options, parties, interviews with filmmakers and more. Tickets for the event(s) are on sale now, and we encourage you not to wait. Many of the popular options will sell out long before the first film rolls.
One of the Top Twenty finalists will win a $25,000 grand prize, the richest for a narrative short film in the world. That winner will be determined by a combination of audience and judge votes and will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 3. Filmmakers from Louisiana, California, Washington, D.C., Arkansas and North Carolina made the cut, but each and every one had to come to Louisiana to shoot their films in order to qualify for the competition.
And the winners are:
Louisiana Film Prize 2021 Top 20 Films and Filmmakers
The Adventures of Cheeto and One-Eyed Booger
Directed by Drew Wheeler
Amber the Acrobat
Directed by Abigail Kruger
Bamboo
Directed by Jency Hogan
Gary
Directed by Benjamin Donnellon
Hard Up
Directed by Kari Kennon
Hit
Directed by Blayne Weaver
House-Sitters
Directed by Alexander Jeffery
I’ll Follow You
Directed by Vernae Thompson
Independence
Directed by Matthew Carona
Last Day
Directed by Rich Hansil
MOMento
Directed by Melissa Moore
Moonlight Dancer
Directed by Gray Fagan
Nana Ki Dum
Directed by Jaya and Jacob McSharma
Pictures of the Sky
Directed by Reece Roark
Promises of Snow
Directed by Matthew Ramsaur
Shreveport Son
Directed by Mark Bonner
Skip Ads
Directed by Ian MacFadyen
Stakeout
Directed by Josh Munds
Touched
Directed by Virginia Tucker
We’ve Got Your Six
Directed by Danny Zanelotti
Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8pm, Prize Fest will announce the finalists for Louisiana Music Prize, a $10,000 award that will be given out on weekend #1, Sept. 24-25. Join them for this livestream announcement at: www.facebook.com/laprizefest
