LIFF announces winners of 2014 festival – Next year’s film festival dates set

The Louisiana International Film Festival & Mentorship Program is here to stay.

The festival’s second year screened more than 50 films in May, including God’s Pocket, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and directed by John Slattery, and an exclusive sneak peek of the current box office champ The Fault In Our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley.

LIFF Executive Director Chesley Heymsfield says in a press release that she is overwhelmed by the positive response from this year and is looking forward to next year’s programming.

LIFF Artistic Director Dan Ireland adds that “the festival will be with us for quite some time.”

LIFF will bring the third annual event back to Baton Rouge next year. The festival is slated for May 7-10, 2015.

While next year’s festivities are still in development, LIFF has announced this year’s winners.

The full list of 2014 winners is below:
Best Film:
The Devil’s Violinist, directed by Bernard Rose.

Best Actress:
Juliette Binoche in A Thousand Times Goodnight.

Best Actor:
Rajesh Tailang in Siddharth.

Best Director:
Richie Mehta for Siddharth.

Best Louisiana Film:
Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind, directed by Richie Adams.
Read 225‘s interview with Adams.

Best Documentary:
Freedom Summer, directed by Stanley Nelson.

Best Short Film:
Unlicensed Therapist, directed by Tom De Cerchio.

Best Music Video:
“Animal,” by Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, directed by Rich Ragsdale.

Best Animated Music Video:
“Wildman,” by Evolfo Doofeht, directed by Tiffany Sewell and Jonathan Downing.

The Ann Price Lifetime Achievement Award:
Actor Jerry Leggio