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SEPTEMBER 2021 OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM
Mr Theatre Comes Home Different
Directed by Adam Jackson-Smith, David Symmons
Award-winning New York playwright Will Eno's monologue Mr Theatre Comes Home Different. Will adapted this specifically for the screen & this production - to celebrate theatre in its biggest time of need...
(UK)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
The Camel Boy
Written & Directed by Chabname Zariâb
Somewhere in the desert, a little boy is plunged by force into an intimidating and completely foreign new world: the world of camel racing.
(France/Tunisia)
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BEST DIRECTOR
The Verdict
Directed by Mohammad Amin Karimpour
Arash is in prison on charges of murdering his fiancée Lida and is awaiting trial. He swears to his mother Fereshte, that he is innocent...
(Iran)
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Corona Files
Directed by Jenni Gold & (Various)
A fun anthology feature film made during the 2020 pandemic by filmmakers from around the globe who showcase that nothing can stop creativity!
(UK)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee
Cinematography by Hadi Behrouz
Sardasht, a Kurdish city along the Iran/Iraq border and a number of villages in the surrounding areas are attacked with chemical weapons from Iraqi forces.
(Iran)
BEST EDITING
DREAM/LIFE
Written & Directed by David Aufdembrinke
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A young man escapes his routine to find out what he truly wants in life. His friends refuse to participate in his endeavour, so he goes alone and arrives further than he ever would have dared to dream.
(Germany)
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BEST MUSIC
Aubade
Written & Directed by Joe Lowengrey
Music by Jessica Ellis
A grieving woman finds herself playing piano for an audience of ghosts who appear at her window.
(UK)
BEST SOUND
Earlybird
Written & Directed by Daniel Fitzgerald
Sound Design by Simply Sonic Studios
Get up early, eat a healthy breakfast, have a great day! Right?
(UK)
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BEST ACTOR
Walnut Tree
Directed by Mohammadhossein Mahdavian Divkalaee
Actor: Payman Maadi
Sardasht, a Kurdish city along the Iran/Iraq border and a number of villages in the surrounding areas are attacked with chemical weapons from Iraqi forces.
(Iran)
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BEST ACTRESS
Time To Vote
Directed by Santiago Requejo Lopez-mateos
Actress: Neus Sanz
What begins as an ordinary board in a traditional apartment building to vote the renewal of the elevator, turns into an unexpected debate about the limits of pacific coexistence.
(Spain)
BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
His Struggle
Directed by Flynn Alberry
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An imprisoned writer descends further and further into madness as he attempts to finish work on an epic novel before his impending execution.
(UK)
GRAND JURY AWARD
Live
Directed by Meg Dupont
A biographical 2D animation following the realisation of a missed opportunity to make a connection with a relative after attending their funeral digitally during the pandemic.
(UK)
QUARTER 2, 2021 • OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
The Last Tour
Directed by Douglas Pedro Sánchez
Legendary singer Daniel Santos (Ektor Rivera) is retired in Ocala, Florida, and writes a book about his life, when he decides to undertake one last tour of South America.
(Puerto Rico)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Gold & Ashes
Directed by Ben Saunders, Zachary Crawley
A short documentary about the stories at the heart of Grenfell.
(UK)
BEST STUDENT FILM
Aubade
Written & Directed by Joe Lowengrey
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A grieving woman finds herself playing piano for an audience of ghosts who appear at her window.
(UK)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brunch
Written & Directed by Marnik Loysen
Brunch is a 2021 stop-motion animated comedy short film which looks at the generational disputes between millennials and baby boomers.
(UK)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Distant Lights
Directed by Víctor Luiz Riona
A woman wanders the places that once meant something about her past love. There, between the darkness, the memories and the shadows of the day, she thinks she sees him.
(Spain)
BEST MICRO FILM
Earlybird
Written & Directed by Daniel Fitzgerald
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Get up early, eat a healthy breakfast, have a great day! Right?
(UK)
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
A Package of Dreams
Written by Bradley M. Look
A young man is pushed into working for a delivery service by his father and finds himself connecting with a hero from his youth in a supernatural way.
(USA)
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Drunk Isidor
Written by Milka Sholaya
An Art student, crippled by 'painter's block' finds an unlikely muse and mentor in an enigmatic drunken bookseller. With his help, she turns an unlucky event into an opportunity to dazzle the Art world.
(UK)
BEST WEB/TV SCRIPT
LEGENDS
Written by Danny Alex
In Scandinavia, before the birth of the Christ God, the last of Odin's human bloodline must fight to save his people from those that seek to extinguish his lineage.
(USA)