The fourth annual Tonkawa Film Festival has wrapped with this year featuring a record number of filmmakers from across the country and internationally.

This year’s selections include 35 short films, including seven international films, across six different genres including drama, comedy, horror, documentary, animation and music videos.

The two-day event saw the first block of screenings held at 6 pm on Friday, April 14 at Wilkin Hall on the NOC campus. This was then followed by a parade held through downtown Tonkawa in the morning on Saturday, April 15, with the second block of films beginning at 4:30 pm.

Each block of films was capped off by a Q&A with the filmmakers, providing audiences with the opportunity to gain insight into each film’s production.

Following the second block, the awards ceremony was held at 9 pm. Winners were presented with custom plaques. The categories were divided into each genre shown, as well as awards for Best Oklahoma film, Native American film, Family film, and Student film. There was also a $500 cash prize for the winner of the film selected as the “Best of the Fest.”

The following are the winners by category and order of presentation:

Best Animation

MIDAS, directed by Ben Meyer, Mav Vitale, and Lisa Qingyi Liu

Best Documentary

Okefenokee Destiny, directed by Suzan L. Satterfield

Best Family

Amelia’s Prayer, directed by Lance McDaniel

Best Native American Film

She Carries On, directed by Isaac Fowler and Tim Morris

Best Student Film

Like Us, directed by Mikhail Saburov

Best Music Video

Lunarcode: The Light, directed by Vincenzo Carubia

Best International Film

No Witnesses, directed by Matt Jeston

Best Oklahoma Film

A Little Dead, directed by Ben Richardson

Best Horror

In The Dark, directed by Bronson Allen

Best Comedy

Beware of Goat, directed by Justin T. Malone

Best Drama

Albacore, directed by Nick Everhart

Best of Fest

Albacore, directed by Nick Everhart With the festival wrapped up, organizers are already looking toward the fifth annual festival in 2024.

For more information on the festival, as well as updates on next year’s festival, go to www.tonkawafilmfestival.

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