AWARDS
The 2006 NHFX is proud to announce its first ever Grand Jury Award. The panel will be made up of three to five well regarded industry experts who will judge the best overall film of the entire festival. This is an amazing new opportunity for our filmmakers to have their work seen by highly successful members of the independent film industry.

Grand Jurors:
Chase Bailey - Executive Producer, The Libertine (starring Johnny Depp)
Mark Bell - Senior Account Executive/Acquisitions Manager, Film Threat
Buzz McLaughlin - Producer, The Sensation of Sight (starring David Straitharn)
Gina Carbone - Film Reviewer, Seacoast Media Group/Spotlight Magazine
Thom Cardwell - Executive Director, Philadelphia Film Society, Philadelphia Film Festival

CATEGORIES OF AWARD
The following awards will be presented at the 2006 NHFX:

• Best Feature Film
• Best Short Drama Film
• Best Short Comedy Film
• Best Documentary Film
• Best Animation Film
• Best Student Film
• Best Screenplay

Also for this year there will be an NHFX Audience Award. This award will be presented to the film from any category that has garnered the most votes from the film's screening audience.

	The NHFX award, now known as a "Granny", is a brick sourced from a NH granite quarry. On the front, the award's title is engraved. A plaque on top displays the winner. Last year, we were pleased to also present a Granite State Filmmaker Award. This award was a piece of granite carved into the shape of the state of NH and adorned with an engraved plaque.