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AWARD WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
The Secret
Written by Sarah Culverhouse & Ben Wicks
Directed by Ben Wicks
Synopsis:
Amidst the terrors of a World War, two respectable English families have their lives turned even further upside down by the racial and sexual prejudices of the day.
Country: UK
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Last Day
Written by Gareth Brierley & Fiona Creese
Directed by Gareth Brierley
Synopsis:
Last Day follows HR manager Sidney, who after thirty years of working at an industrial sock factory faces a challenging dilemma that could affect the livelihood of his employees.
Country: UK
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT FILM
Dad
Written & Directed by Mohamamd Keivanmarz
Synopsis:
A young boy tries to attract the attention of his father, who has depression.
Country: Iran
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
In An Instant
Directed by Francesca Poliseno
Synopsis:
In an Instant is a documentary that explores the fragility of memories and how they are influenced by the digital age.
Country: USA
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Not All Is Well With Jack
Written & Directed by Luke Maund
Synopsis:
Jack, a narcissistic businessman, finds his true self.
Country: UK
BEST DIRECTOR
The Blue Bed
Written & Directed by Alireza Kazemipour
Synopsis:
Zahra is a middle-aged woman who visits a temporary marriage agency and signs up to have a young working girl, but the girl soon becomes suspicious of Zahra’s intent and sexual orientation.
Country: Canada/Iran
BEST SCREENPLAY
Not All Is Well With Jack
Written & Directed by Luke Maund
Synopsis:
Jack, a narcissistic businessman, finds his true self.
Country: UK
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Strange Song From Your Eyes
Written & Directed by Marcio Del Picchia
Cinematography: Euselio Oliveira
Synopsis:
Jessica follows a path where the pain of loss is always present. How to find comfort in a tragic moment?
BEST EDITING
Manasanamaha
Written & Directed by Deepak Reddy
Synopsis:
A young man muses on the nature of love, recounting three relationships from his past. The girls in his life resemble three different seasons, namely Chaitra (Spring), Varsha (Monsoon) & Seeta (Winter).
Country: India
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
An Epilogue
Written, Directed & Composed by
Lilita Grinberga
Synopsis:
Inspired by a poem called "The Truth".
Country: Latvia
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Gallic Pact
Written by Jean phillipe Heumel,
Maxence Delatte & Sébastien Duhem
Directed by Sébastien Duhem
Synopsis:
57 BC, Julius Caius Cesar is campaigning against some of the Gallic people. A young gaul's aristocrat will discover his roots and culture through an initiatory journey.
Country: France
BEST VISUAL FX
Zibal
Written by Hosein Eslami
Directed by M. Sajad Ghaderi
Visual FX: Mohammad Shahidi
Synopsis:
Zibal Company decided to rebrand 3 years after establishment when they had obtained significant achievements in their market.
Country: Iran
BEST HAIR, MAKEUP & COSTUME
Alder
Written by Rick Harvey
Directed by Vanda Ladeira
HMC: Jasmine Dhingra & Nadja Scalzi
Synopsis:
Alder is a guardian spirit that protects the forest and nature. It takes the shape of a female-tree form embodying the Alder tree’s inner qualities of protection against malevolent beings and humans.
Country: UK
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Life Is a Carnival
(The Search for Happiness in Havana)
Directed by Andrea Malloni
Synopsis:
Following the collapse of her marriage, career, and health, a woman travels to Havana to find happiness.
Country: Canada/Cuba
BEST POSTER
Creature
Written & Directed by Chase McNaughton
Synopsis:
After moving into a new house, a husband and wife try to keep their relationship together as an evil presence starts haunting their lives.
Country: USA
BEST ACTOR
Hitler's Last Memories
Written & DIrected by Vigneshkumar B
Actor: Deepakraj Gunasekaran as Hitler
Synopsis:
A drug addict named Hitler tries to escape from a rehabilitation centre with group of other patients. He regains the memories experienced in his past with Kannagi.
Country: India
BEST ACTRESS
Tell Me Who I Am
Written by Luca Caserta & Elisa Bertato
Directed by Luca Caserta
Actress: Elisa Bertato as Irene Piovanelli
Synopsis:
A woman wanders through the city looking for herself and her lost memory...
Country: Italy
BEST CHILD ACTOR
The Story Of A Visit
Written & Directed by Mohamad Hosein Abedini
Actress: Setayesh Sham Abadi as Vida
Synopsis:
Vida, a teenage girl who recently lost her brother, is set to meet a family who have had a heart transplant from her brother, but on the day of the meeting, she does not leave her room and refuses to come.
Country: Iran
BEST DRAMA FILM
Scales
Written by Nonie Shiverick
Directed by Robbie Barnes
Synopsis:
A rape victim finds she now has scars that only she and other survivors can see.
Country: USA
BEST COMEDY FILM
Bitch, Popcorn & Blood
Written by Fabio Soares & Mike Zonnenberg
Directed by Fabio Soares
Synopsis:
At Salt’ n Sugar, a popcorn bar in the middle of nowhere, Lily, a bored waitress, has her life turned around when two fishy strangers show up.
Country: France
BEST HORROR FILM
Close
Written by Sölmundur Ísak
Directed by Emily Bowell & Thomas Attwood
Synopsis:
A single mother has to regain her strength and courage to rescue her missing daughter after discovering she might be closer than expected.
Country: UK
BEST SCI-FI FILM
Fragments
Written & Directed by Andrea Ratti
Synopsis:
Fragments is about a man who buys a device that enables him to see past memories. It soon becomes an addiction, jeopardising his life.
Country: UK
BEST HISTORICAL FILM
Behind the Name SHAKESPEARE: Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal
Directed by Robin Phillips
Synopsis:
Behind the Name SHAKESPEARE: Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal is a fun yet important film: a costume filled journey into literary history's greatest mystery: Who really wrote the works of Shakespeare?
Country: USA
BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
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Written & Directed by Alex El Dahdah
Synopsis:
Malek, a young man born into a Lebanese feudalist family, is living a secret love story with the man of his dreams. Facing fierce opposition from the matriarch landowner of the family, Malek strives to hold onto his own identity.
Country: Lebanon
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The River
Written & Directed by Huang Ping An
Synopsis:
As the summer night breeze blows by, I thought of Mom.
Country: Taiwan
GRAND JURY AWARD
A Loco Vivid Dream
Written & Directed by Marek Ścibior
Synopsis:
An unusual reality, seen through the eyes of a regular teenager.
Country: Poland
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Ashes To Ashes
Written by Julie Bretones
Country: USA
Finalists:
Swiped Written by Nicko Vaughan
Elderflower Written by Todd Moore
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
The Crippler
Written by Jordan Haines
Country: USA
Finalists:
Rabbitland Written by Johan P
The Life Of Me Written by Sebastian May
BEST TV SCRIPT
A New Circle
Written by George Miller
Finalists:
Just John Doe Written by Sara Mansfield
Broken Written by Liu Min