Marta Roncada's short film "Deliberate," a captivating, nuanced take on a student-teacher relationship, won Best of Fest and a $1,500 prize at the El Dorado Film Festival in historic El Dorado, Arkansas, leading a competitive slate of films from Arkansas and around the world.
Other winners included Marsha Antoon, who received the $1,000 Pam Callaway Spirit of the Festival Award, and several $500 winners: “Carving” by Russell Sharman and Laura Shatkus won Best Arkansas Made Film; "The Heart of Texas" by Gregory J.M. Kasunich won Best Southern Made Film; Anxiety Club by Wendy Lobell won Best Documentary; Breakup Season by H. Nelson Tracey won Best Narrative Feature; "The River" by Clare Cooney won Best Drama Short; and "Detox" by Alex Hanno won Best Comedy Short.