

APRIL 2021 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS

BEST SHORT FILM
The Confession
Written & Directed by Stephen Drury Phillips
What will you do when God asks you a simple question? Based on the true story and Novel "Apocalyptic Life", written by Stephen Drury Phillips.
(USA)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Ring
Written & Directed by Zhang Haoyu
The story of a young man being persuaded to break up on the day of his proposal by his dead wife who comes back from the future.
(China)
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BEST DIRECTOR
FIRASTYA
Written & Directed by
Vitthal Machindra Bhosale
The village boy Pandurang is having big dreams but with limited resources. He must use willpower, guts, hard work and sacrifice to convert his dreams into reality.
(India)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Ring
Written & Directed by Zhang Haoyu
The story of a young man being persuaded to break up on the day of his proposal by his dead wife who comes back from the future.
(China)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyond Darkwave
Written & Directed by Dana Jordan Rothschild
A meta exploration of one student filmmaker's journey to create a documentary in the midst of a global crisis.
(Australia)

BEST EDITING
Your Turn: Reverse Perspective
Written & Directed by Valeriy Pereverzev
Editing: Vadim Simakov & Valeriy Pereverzev
A young actress is utterly lonely as a result of her own arrogance. She can no longer draw the line between her roles and real life...
(Russia)

BEST MUSIC
Kaali Maati
Written & Directed by Hemantkumar Mahale
Music Directors: Avinash - Vishwajeet
A farmer from Pune District yields a harvest of gold from the black soil.
(India)

BEST SOUND
Pure Energy 2101
Written & Directed by Francisco García Mateos
Sound: Gervasio Santana
In 2101 the air is unbreathable. The toxic dust stains everything around us with ocher. Humanity survives, but at a price that some are unwilling to pay.
(Spain)

BEST ACTOR
SINGULARITY
Written & Directed by Manish Balakrishnan
Actor: Siddhaarth Raghavan as Mrithun
The inner conflicting mind of a theatre artist, playing his self acceptance situation. The collision of conflicting thoughts torment him as he battles with his biggest enemy - his over-thinking mind.
(India)

BEST ACTRESS
Against My Will
Written & Directed by Nils Lane
Actress: Lydie Misiek as Valérie
Valérie, a successful woman, happy in her couple, has left her consulting firm to open a very popular restaurant...
(France)

BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Unconscious Projections
Written & Directed by Maddie Branagan
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An experimental response to both Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung's research into the analysis of dreams...
(UK)
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GRAND JURY AWARD
JADE
Directed by Lara Singer
JADE is a short film taken from our 'Stories Untold' project - a series of short films featuring London-based migrants.
(UK)