In 2023, the Driftless Film Festival returned to its tradition of recognizing the best films and filmmakers of each festival. Here are the best films from the 14th season of DFF:
2023
- Best Feature Film
Loteria - Best Short Film
We’ll Want For Nothing - Best Director – Feature Film
Michael Moshe Dahan, Yes Repeat No - Best Director – Short Film
Tate Justin Bunker, The Inhabitants - Audience Favorite – Feature Film
Love & Irony - Audience Favorite – Short Film
Banana Triangle Six - Spirit of Independent Filmmaking
T.J. Hill, A Cloudy Moon
2012
- Audience Award – Dramatic
Little Red - Audience Award – Documentary
Bidder 70 - Audience Award – Short
Grandma Fern - Directing Award – Dramatic
Terry Green – No God No Master - Directing Award – Documentary
Brad Lichtenstein – As Goes Janesville - Special Jury Prize – Documentary
Bending Toward The Light - Special Jury Prize for Acting
Mark Metcalf – Little Red - Special Jury Prize for Acting
Jane Wilson – Janeane From Des Moines - Excellence in Cinematography Award
Carlo Besasie – Little Red (feature) & The Wheel (short)