

SEPTEMBER 2021 OFFICIAL AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST SHORT FILM
Aubade
Directed by Joe Lowengrey
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Brunch
Directed by Marnik Loysen

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
The Camel Boy
Directed by Chabname Zariâb
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Theo
Directed by Eduardo Bunster, Belén Abarza
The Fall Of The Swift
Directed by Gonzalo Quincoces
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BEST DIRECTOR
Kal Fatemeh
Directed by Mahdi Zamanpoor
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The Verdict
Directed by Mohammad Amin Karimpour
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee

BEST SCREENPLAY
Brunch
Directed by Marnik Loysen
The Corona Files
Directed by (Various)
EGGG
Directed by Daniel Hishikawa

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Distant Lights
Directed by Víctor Luiz Riona
The Van
Directed by Erenik Beqiri
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee

BEST EDITING
Alma
Directed by
Rola Hafez, Francesco Cordari, Alexandra Megerdichian
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Dream/Life
Directed by David Aufdembrinke
Nostalgia
Directed by Anastasia Raykova

BEST MUSIC
Aubade
Directed by Joe Lowengrey
The Beach
Directed by Louie Holland, Kieran McLaughlin
The Verdict
Directed by Mohammad Amin Karimpour

BEST SOUND
Alone
Directed by Lorenzo Montull
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Earlybird
Directed by Daniel Fitzgerald
Brunch
Directed by Marnik Loysen

BEST ACTOR
Made In China
Directed by Ale Damiani
The Beach
Directed by Louie Holland, Kieran McLaughlin
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee

BEST ACTRESS
Aubade
Directed by Joe Lowengrey
Time To Vote
Directed by Santiago Requejo Lopez-mateos
El Conquistador
Directed by Mathilde Bayle

BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Between The Tides
Directed by Valerie Dent
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His Struggle
Directed by Flynn Alberry
Selftherapy
Directed by Mohammad Hossein Zalbak, Ben Cyran
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GRAND JURY AWARD
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QUARTER 2, 2021 • OFFICIAL AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE FILM
The Last Tour
Directed by Douglas Pedro Sánchez
Superno
Directed by Abel Mekasha
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Built Lands
Directed by Arturo Dueñas
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Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion
Directed by Arturo Dueñas
Gold and Ashes
Directed by Ben Saunders, Zachary Crawley
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BEST STUDENT FILM
Aubade
Directed by Joe Lowengrey
CAN YOU HEAR THE CHOIR?
Directed by Jacob Saul
Who's Whose
Directed by Laura Salagnac

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brunch
Directed by Marnik Loysen
Earlybird
Directed by Daniel Fitzgerald
IAN, A Moving Story
Directed by Abel Goldfarb

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Be Named
Directed by Simon Klinkertz
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Distant Lights
Directed by Víctor Luiz Riona
Superno
Directed by Abel Mekasha

BEST MICROFILM
Earlybird
Directed by Daniel Fitzgerald
I HAVE NO HOME
Directed by Volodymyr Vlasenko
Heart of Stone
Directed by Haraldur Pétursson
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BEST SHORT SCRIPT
A Gentle Push
Written by Eoin Ryan
A Package of Dreams
Written by Bradley M. Look
Salamoon
Written by Ashkan Chavoshi
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BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Cello and Blue Wine
Written by Aleksandr and Julia Korolko
Drunk Isidor
Written by Milka Sholaya
South of Main Street
Written by Robert Gately
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BEST WEB/TV SCRIPT
Boomerang
Written by Beth Marston
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LEGENDS
Written by Danny Alex
Neurodivergent Society
Written by Esabella Strickland