Best Feature Film
The Astronaut of God
Director Octavian Repede
Romania
An unprecedented quest in the outer space by the US «Genesis 1491» space mission. William Florescu, an United States citizen of Romanian origins is facing the strange events of fifth fly in the outter space, beeing one of the unknown pioneer of the Space conquest where he experience philosophical and emotional incidents.
Best Short Film
Winter Leaves
Director Geonhee Jang
Korea, Republic of
Poor Jin-hee tries to buy the last gift for her younger brother, but she can’t buy it because she runs out of money and eventually steals someone else’s clothes.
Best Documentary Film
70
Director Italo Vazzana
Italy
A full immersion in a couple of retired people. How do they spend their days? How do they reinvented themselves after 40 years of working? What is time and productivity when you are 70 years old?
Best Web Series
My Doctor’s Advice
Director Stefania Licari
United Kingdom
In a new medical comedy (in lockdown), an Italian doctor in the UK battles boring patients, unanswerable questions, and a mamma who never stops mamma-ing as she adjusts during the pandemic to the new digital era.
Best Animation
Blind Date
Director Camiel Schouwenaar
Netherlands
During her first date with Bas, Bodine hides her thick glasses. She better shouldn’t have done that.
Best Music Video
Star in the East
Directors Katie Garibaldi, Marc Morgan
United States
Folky songwriter Katie Garibaldi’s sweet and majestically produced original song “Star in the East” from her new album Home Sweet Christmas is the perfect match for such a creatively inspired music video. The claymation and stop motion video was made by artist Marc Morgan, which pays homage to the classic Christmas movies of the ’60s that we all know and love. Detailing the Biblical story of the three wise men’s journey following the Christmas star to Bethlehem, the video not only offers a fun spin on the traditional Christmas story, but also gives viewers a sense of nostalgia in the most enjoyable way. Garibaldi’s endearing and soulful vocals serenade, “Bright as can be, lead us to our king, star in the east,” as Morgan presents a unique personality to each character, including the magi’s devoted camel. This mini Christmas movie is a treat that participants watching of all ages can appreciate.
Best Experimental Film
The road of the weather
Director Afroditi Tavri
Greece
Between the mountains of Xunhua, there is a very beautiful lake, Mengda Tianchi. This lake is magical. But, if someone wants to find it, it has to do a difficult and long way. Salar people know this road well. They are moving back and forth to the lake all day with their mules and horses. In their way they cross other people, and help them to find the magic lake. When finally arrive, all get stunned by the scenery.
Best Video Art
Time(s) To Breathe
Director Stan Adard
Switzerland
It is about the breath. And about thoughts. It is not about how to control your thoughts, but all about to stop your thoughts controlling you.
We walk through our life, childhood, teenage years, years in which we earn money and raise our children and eventually we enter the serenity of age. That said, it is about birth and death as well.
Best Director
Silent Movie
Director Melo Viana
Brazil
The “Cinema Mudo” project is the realization of a short film and at the same time helping and integrating residents of a community living in a high-risk area. All children (actors and actresses) who work in the movie are residents in the community Vila Torres, an at-risk area in Curitiba. They were chosen after a theater classes for children held in that community as part as the film project. Children show film frames from the transition from silent to spoken cinema.
Best Actor
Alan Del Castillo
Kettling
Director Alan Del Castillo
Mexico
Facing the 2020 pandemic alone, Carlo reaches boiling point. When COVID-19 arrives in 2020, Carlo finds himself alone and confined to his home, where he has to deal with the mental and physical health struggles faced by many during the pandemic.
Best Actress
Emma A. Gould
DISTORTION
Director Fleur Brouwer
Sweden
Anxiety can be overcome and there is always hope of recovery. Our minds are powerful things, but sometimes they lie. That hell you think you are living in, can be escaped from. We are always stronger than this disorder, and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Best Cinematography
A leaf
Director Andrea Bighi
Italy
An old artist does not accept that leaves, simply, fall down.
Best Editing
All the way
Director Jose Chica
Colombia
There is a kid who has a dream… boxing, and the poem «Go all the way» by Charles Bukowski inspires the desire to go for it.
Best Feature Screenplay
Bones of Ribbon
Writer Ashley Sanders
Australia
When a new teacher arrives in the Australian Outback, he unites with a strong-willed, compassionate student counsellor to fight the systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, and child abuse plaguing the town.
Best Short Screenplay
One In A Trillion — Escape
Writer Marven Likness
Canada
A secret society must steal a ship from the government to avoid persecution and torture.
FEATURE
Manhattan Odyssey
Director Mario Vrbancic
The Fisherman’s Diary
Director Enah Johnscott
John, 316
Director JarvisG
Hotel Mundial
Director Jarleo Barbosa
Florrie
Director Ilir Pristine
SHORT
Gone
Director William Jackson
Showstopper
Director Jacquile Kambo
Gone with the River
Director Juan Lang
LOSIN’ YOU
Director Aleksa Ristovic
MIX
Director Yurugu Matsumoto
DOCUMENTARY
Open Hearts
Directors Travis Pollert, Jacob Kostelli
Wapping — The Workers’ Story
Director Chris Reeves
Seven Thousand Souls
Director Sanjin Miric, MA
Little Hearts
Director Richard Higson
KOSHUKURO
Director Victor Castro
WEB SERIES
HOBOT
Director Noah Cohen
Silent
Director Leonardo Saggese
Mordecai’s Girl
Director Jo Hewer
Risk Takers
Director Alyson Connew
Oh My God!
Directors Ezgi Gundogdu, Farsina Kabir Prithwi
ANIMATION
Crunch
Director Liukaidi Peng
dystopia
Director bellopropello
Soup
Director Panagiotis Charalampous
The Ikon
Director Nathan Saliwonchyk
Stairways
Director Ivan Tsonov
EXPERIMENTAL
Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep
Director Lutz P. Kayser
Lost Records
Director Tiago P. de Carvalho
Initiation
Director Iwona Pasinska
CHILDREN OF SPRING
Director Dusan Solomun
Crisis Point
Submitter Russell Redl
MUSIC VIDEO
ONOE CAPONOE «The Message»
Director KAZUE MONNO
Requiem for the Living
Director JAROSLAW GOGOLIN
Troy Von Balthazar — Lullaby for psycho
Director Xavier Bleu
The Crimson Eye
Director John Trautman
Johnny And The Devil
Director Matty Jorissen
VIDEO ART
The Return of Osiris
Director Essa Grayeb
ArchiPaper
Director Rafal Barnas
TIME
Director Petra de Nijs
Collective Rituals
Director Dier zhang
PAPER DREAM
Director Sarah Imran
FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Review
Writer Jonathan Zarantonello
MELINA: I Was Born Greek
Writer Melina Chiaverini
Death With Dice
Writer Dean Harakas
BURN HARD
Submitter Stefan Lofgren
Reset Button
Writer Paul Root
The Night Witches
Writer Steven John Prowse
Faithful Shadow
Writer Kevin J. Howard
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH — VERSION 4
Writer SAMUEL TAYLOR
Heard
Writer Maureen Chappell Sasscer
My Name’s Macbeth
Writers Jonathan Parr, Laura Dorn
The Shadow of Frankenstein
Writers John Johnson, Adam Stover
Marantha Gospel
Writer Ajibola Taiwo
The Third Republic
Writer Martin Grigorov
VARIATIONS ON LOVE AND MADNESS
Writer Kenneth Kokin
SHORT SCREENPLAY
Too short the peace
Writer Milethia Thomas
Piggy
Writer Don Willis
DreamSlip
Writer Heidi Barrientes
Lenny’s Luck
Writer Colin Pierce
Obama’s Dreams
Writer James Fitzmaurice
The Clown
Writer Chris Beauchamp
Will Kill For Food
Writer Alex Schopp
Portrait of a Mexicana Poet in Iowa City
Writer James Fitzmaurice
Blind Vampire
Writer Eric White
Judas and the Dead Dog-Baltimore
Writer David Thorndill
Death of a Revolution — Episode 4
Submitter Marshall Ferrin