Best in Show Winners

The Fargo Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of the Best in Show Awards for the 2021 Virtual Fargo Film Festival:

Best in Show Best Picture: PAPER TIGER (Narrative Feature)

Paper Tiger, winner of Best in Show

Best in Show Best Director: Anthony Giacchino for COLETTE (Documentary Short)

Colette, winner of Best Director

Best in Show Best Cinematography: Lukas Gut & Ramón Königshausen for THE GAME (Documentary Short)

The Game, winner of Best Cinematography

Pat Hansen Award for Best Screenplay: Deepak Sethi for COFFEE SHOP NAMES (Narrative Short)

Coffee Shop Names, winner of the Pat Hansen Award for Best Screenplay

Best Actor: Pablo Schreiber in LORELEI (Narrative Feature)

Pablo Schreiber in Lorelei, winner of Best Actor

Best Actress: Krisha Fairchild in FREELAND (Narrative Feature)

Krisha Fairchild in Freeland, winner of Best Actress

The Ruth Landfield Award is presented to ALINA (Narrative Short)

The Ruth Lanfield Award honors films celebrating women of courage, conviction, and compassion.

The Rusty Casselton Award is presented to MY OTHER SUIT IS HUMAN (Student Short). 

The Rusty Casselton Award honors a student moviemaker for an individual work that embodies and exhibits the high quality and attention to detail that was prized and appreciated by educator Harold “Rusty” Casselton.

Congratulations from all of us at the Fargo Film Festival!