Awarded by the Submissions and Selection Committee for the best of this year’s submissions by a Bernal-connected filmmaker or to a film dealing with a Bernal-specific subject.
Awarded by the Submissions and Selection Committee to a non-Bernal filmmaker for the film that best resonates with the sentiment/sensibility (political, social, physical locale) of Bernal Heights.
Awarded by the Submissions and Selection Committee to a member of the future generation of storytellers with the expectation that the winner will make a significant contribution to the art of film and video in the course of her/his/their filmmaking career.
Awarded by vote of the at-large audience following the conclusion of the Outdoor Cinema season.