The sun has set on the 17th annual Alexandria Film Festival and the winners were announced in a release Monday. The list of winners is below. 

• Best of Festival – “Art Thief”
• Special Jury Award – “Two Lives in Pittsburgh”
• The Joe Cantwell Award for Documentary Excellence – “We Rise”
• Best Foreign Language Feature – “Temporaries”
• The Audience Award – “The Fake ID”
• Best Achievement in Innovative Filmmaking – “Eat Flowers”
• Best Narrative Short – “Apple Pie”
• Best Documentary Short – “Witch Hunt”
• Best Foreign Language Short – “Dos Bros Force”
• Best Regional Film – “True North: Honest Stories of Finding Home”
• Best Service to Humanity Achievement in Filmmaking – “By My Side”
• Best Animated Film – “The Old Young Crow”

The Times has continued its tradition of reviewing six of the films, which are linked below. 

• ‘The Hoof Trimmer’ shows the power of a good pedicure

• Small transgressions lead to major crimes in ‘Art Thief’

• ‘Soldier’ captivates with a veteran’s harrowing story

• ‘No Matter What’ shows addiction’s impact on families

• ‘By My Side’ illustrates impact of service dogs

• A battle over feral cats in ‘Cat City’