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DECEMBER 2021 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM
Rainbow
Written & Directed by Hui Tan
Two children discover a way to give a Mother's Day gift beyond the value of money.
(USA)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
ZMIENA
Written & Directed by Pierre Renverseau
Autumn, dawn. In an old isolated house on the edge of the forest, Greg awakes.
(France)
BEST DIRECTOR
VASECTOMIA
Written & Directed by Marc Décosterd
A violent road trip, with desperate characters struggling with misanthropy, religion and drama.
(Switzerland)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Coming Out with the help of a Time Machine
Directed by Naman Gupta
Written by Naman Gupta, Janki Parikh
When coming out to his traditional Indian parents, Sid uses his time machine to reset the day to make sure everything goes perfect.
(USA)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Delivering Hope
Directed by Jordan Orsak
Cinematography by Marcel Melanson, Reese Reissig
Ultra-runner Kevin Kline sets out to become the first person in history to run the northernmost 300 miles of Alaska's dangerous Dalton Highway, in winter, to raise awareness for children battling pediatric cancer.
(USA)
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BEST EDITING
Magion
Directed by Marek Janáč
Edited by Jakub Helis
The story of the Magion satellite that reached the Earth's orbit in 1978, after years of efforts of the Academy staff.
(Czech Republic)
BEST MUSIC
Rainbow
Written & Directed by Hui Tan
Music by Walter Santucci
Two children discover a way to give a Mother's Day gift beyond the value of money.
(USA)
BEST SOUND
VASECTOMIA
Written & Directed by Marc Décosterd
A violent road trip, with desperate characters struggling with misanthropy, religion and drama.
(Switzerland)
BEST ACTOR
Coming Out with the help of a Time Machine
Directed by Naman Gupta
Actor: Karan Soni as Sid
When coming out to his traditional Indian parents, Sid uses his time machine to reset the day to make sure everything goes perfect.
(USA)
BEST ACTRESS
Traders
Directed by Olivia Gropp
Actress: Olivia Gropp as The Girl
In '90s record stores, everything can be traded.
(USA)
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BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Dream Chasers
Directed by Harrison Chambers
Every year thousands of artists move to Los Angeles in pursuit of their dreams... an estimated 0.2% will make a living with their art.
(USA)
GRAND JURY AWARD
Delivering Hope
Directed by Jordan Orsak
Ultra-runner Kevin Kline sets out to become the first person in history to run the northernmost 300 miles of Alaska's dangerous Dalton Highway, in winter, to raise awareness for children battling pediatric cancer.
(USA)
QUARTER 3, 2021 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun
Directed by Philip Larsen
Gun-toting gangsters, lawless lawyers and backstabbing bastards. There's a family in the middle, and while some are trying to keep it afloat, others wanna tear it apart.
(UK)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Actions Have Consequences
Directed by Scott Coulthard
A short documentary discussing the impacts that Road Traffic Collisions and young driver fatalities has on Emergency Service workers.
(UK)
BEST STUDENT FILM
RAP GAME
Directed by Sonadie San
Salima want to participate to the rap Battle that her brother Ali organizes. He refuses because women are not allowed. Salima, with the help of her friend Fanta, will find a way to participate.
(France)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Rainbow
Written & Directed by Hui Tan
Two children discover a way to give a Mother's Day gift beyond the value of money.
(USA)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Cinema Now
Directed by Louis Holder
A fragmented collection of closed cinemas in London during lockdown, captured on Super 8mm film.
(UK)
BEST MICRO FILM
The First
Directed by Curtis Lum
With his adrenaline pumping and peer pressure coming at all angles from his friends, a young boy named "Jay" must find the confidence within him to pull off a stunt that will change his world forever.
(UK)
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Sweet Dreams
Written by Frederick Dion Stephenson
Out for retribution, a murdering body-snatching detective's reality becomes a nightmare after possessing the wrong person's body.
(UK)
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Contraband
Written by Thomas John Behe
Mainstream social is DEAD!
Content censorship, sponsored spam, cancel culture and inciter-banning means everyone who's anyone is on the dark web.
And no one knows it better than Tucker Scott...
(UK)
BEST WEB/TV SCRIPT
Streets of Rebellion
Written by Kristian Hardiman, Alex Saxon
A motley crew of loveable and dysfunctional environmental activists are striving to save the planet, whilst a bitter older cop desperately tries to thwart their plans.
(UK)