2018 Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival award winners!  The film honorees below represent achievement in conscious independent storytelling.

Debut Feature Competition Jury Prize

Winner
You Are What You Act

Honorable Mention for Social Impact
From Shock to Awe

Honorable Mention for Unearthing a Hidden Truth
Calling All Earthlings

Debut Short Film Competition Jury Prize

Winner
Living Music

Honorable Mention for Cinematography
VISION: Seeing is Believing

Mangurama Award for Conscious Documentary Storytelling

From Shock to Awe

Audience Award for Best Feature

Winner (TIE)*
The Push
Stay Human

Audience Award for Best Short Film

Winner
Black Star

Runner-Up
Living Music

Director's Choice Award

Winner
3100: Run and Become

Impact Award

Winner
Secret Ingredients

*A tie is called if the difference in scores is less than .01, which ist statisitically insignificant relative to margin of error in ballot interpretation.