

FEBRUARY 2022 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS

BEST SHORT FILM
When the Rain Sets In
Written & Directed by James Hughes
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Kenzie and Treyden, a couple who’ve been swept up in a whirlwind six-month romance, find themselves confronting a painful question: Has their love story come to an end?
(UK)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
A Morsel Of Love
Directed by Helia Behrooz, Sana Norouzbaki
An old man’s monotonous days are mostly spent on a house’s rooftop facing an old city, until he hears a soft voice singing a folk love song and curiously follows the sound.
(Iran)

BEST DIRECTOR
The Man Who Wanted To Fly
Directed by Frank Shouldice
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Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote has always wanted to fly. He's determined to make his dream to be a pilot come true. Even if it's the last thing he does.
(Ireland)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Bhaskar Bechain
Written & Directed by Shadwal
Just two months from his retirement, Shashikant decides to fulfil a desperate wish of firing a bullet.
(India)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Man Who Wanted To Fly
Directed by Frank Shouldice
Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote has always wanted to fly. He's determined to make his dream to be a pilot come true. Even if it's the last thing he does.
(Ireland)

BEST EDITING
Sliced Bread
Directed by Gulliver Moore
Edited by Oliver Clubb, Gulliver Moore
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Comedy short film in which we imagine what a world would look like if Sliced Bread had never been invented - and what would happen in 21st Century society if suddenly it was.
(UK)

BEST MUSIC
When the Rain Sets In
Music by Jean-Pascal Beintus
Kenzie and Treyden, a couple who’ve been swept up in a whirlwind six-month romance, find themselves confronting a painful question: Has their love story come to an end?
(UK)

BEST SOUND
A Morsel Of Love
Directed by Helia Behrooz, Sana Norouzbaki
An old man’s monotonous days are mostly spent on a house’s rooftop facing an old city, until he hears a soft voice singing a folk love song and curiously follows the sound.
(Iran)

BEST ACTOR
Bhaskar Bechain
Written & Directed by Shadwal
Actor: Raghubir Yadav as Shashikant
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Just two months from his retirement, Shashikant decides to fulfil a desperate wish of firing a bullet.
(India)

BEST ACTRESS
The Square Circle
Directed by Usha Sharma
Actress: Ayushi Jain
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Alisha has fallen in love with Ranu, her soulmate...
(UK)

BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
PERDITION
Directed by Craig J Simons
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An old retired school teacher returns home one evening and is confronted by Martin and Plamen, two former students he abused when they were children.
(UK)

GRAND JURY AWARD
The Bookshop
Written & Directed by Carl Copeland
Michael McCabe is the owner and proprietor of Henry Bohn Books, an independent bookshop situated in Liverpool. After more than thirty years trading and tens of thousands of books later, the bookshop is a treasure trove of texts, artefacts and classical music.
(UK)