Thank you for everyone that helped make Boomtown Film and Music Festival 2023 a success. All the filmmakers, panelists and musicians seemed to enjoy themselves and we’ve had great feedback. With that being said, the winners are:
REEL FAITH
1st Place – BENNY: Our Musical Lineage
2nd Place – The Dec1sion
3rd Place – Take Me Away
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
1st Place – They Will Talk About Us
2nd Place – Rockin Baker
3rd Place – Footsteps
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
1st Place – Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
2nd Place – PATOU: In Black & White
3rd Place – Icons: Rex Brown of Pantera
NARRATIVE SHORT
1st Place – A World Free of Crisis
2nd Place – A Future in Question
3rd Place – The Druid’s Hand
NARRATIVE FEATURE
1st Place – The Banality
2nd Place – Hideout
3rd Place – Panash
TEXAS PROUD SHORTS
1st Place – The Powder Horn
2nd Place – Billy
3rd Place – A Life in Technicolor
TEXAS PROUD FEATURE
1st Place – Dangerous Ones
2nd Place – The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music
3rd Place – A Town Full of Ghosts
48 HOUR FILM RACE
1st Place – “Rook to Revenge” by Team Wingin’ It
2nd Place – “Accursed” by Team JWO DEI
3rd Place – “Tony and Curtis” by Team Barking Spider Productions
Audience Award – “Tony and Curtis” by Team Barking Spider
Special Prize for Best Social Media Documentation – “Fart” by Team Get ’em