Zoe Kravitz, 50 Cent, Mario Van Peebles, and Lynn Whitfield Attend Urbanworld Film Festival

The 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival

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The festival celebrated it's 15th anniversary with more films than ever

The 15^th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET Networks, wrapped up last night with an awards reception at Tribeca Grill Loft. Urbanworld screened 59 films this year with 17 world premieres, the largest internationally competitive festival dedicated to independent cinema by and about people of color.

Urbanworld brought out many celebrities including Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Mario Van Peebles and Lynn Whitfield who took to the red carpet for the premiere of "All Things Fall Apart." Also, Zoe Kravitz attended the festival to promote her film "Yelling to the Sky."

The 15^th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival winners are: 

Best Narrative Feature

MAMITAS: Written and Directed by Nicholas Ozeki; Produced by Adam Renehan, Andrew Daniel Wells

Best Narrative Short

WAKE: Written and Directed by Bree Newsome; Produced by Valerie Champagne, Bree Newsome
 

Best Documentary Feature

ZERO PERCENT: Written and Directed by Tom Skousen; Produced by Robert Fernandez, Tom Skousen

Best Documentary Short

LOVE LOCKDOWN: Directed by Nadia Hallgren; Produced by Jamie-James Medina

Best Screenplay

AFTER THE STORM: Written by Cole Wiley

Best Teleplay

WHITEHALL: Written by Dawn M. Green and Aliza Pearl Kennerly

Audience Award

LIFE LOVE SOUL: Written and Directed by Noel Calloway; Produced by Allen J. West, Benny Pough, Dedra N. Tate