Winners

March - 2021

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Singing Alone With A Farewell, By Yi Xiong. China

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin, By Hiroshi Akabane. Japan

​

--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Painting Class, By Yifei Song. China

Best Comedy Short Film

Matty Boy, By Dr Shahid Kamal. United Kingdom

Best Experimental Short Film

Seven Stages, By Francisca Braithwaite. Australia

Best Lgbt Short Film

Jesse James, By Josef Steiff. United States

Best Thriller Short Film

Assassinators: Into The Night, By Amrik Singh Pabla. United States

Best Terror Short Film

Famed, By Vijendra Bhambhani. United Arab Emirates

Best Fantastic Short Film

Beautify, By Liu Xiange. China

Best Dance Short Film

I Wish I Could Dance, By Tigran Sargsyan. United States

Best Crime Short Film

Coathanger, By Russell E Hopkins. United States

Best Short Film Made In Quarantine

Shipwreck, By Lisa Cole. United States

Best Student Short Film

Singing Alone With A Farewell, By Yi Xiong. China

Best Microshort Film

Jersusalema Dance Challenge, Love From We Care, Deptford. By Tom Colville. United Kingdom

Best One Minute Short Film

#Itsnotfunny, By Mario Massaro. Italy

Best Animation Short Film

The Taste Of Brightness, By Alireza Darvish. Germany

Best Documentary Short Film

The Queen Of The Milongas Blanquita 93 Years, By Joergen Erik Assentoft. Denmark

​

--- SHORT FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Short Film

Yi Xiong / Singing Alone With A Farewell

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Shahid Kamal / Matty Boy

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Josef Steiff / Jesse James

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Lisa Cole / Shipwreck

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Francisca Braithwaite / Seven Stages

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Yifei Song / Painting Class

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tigran Sargsyan / I Wish I Could Dance

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Liu Xiange / Beautify

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Yi Xiong / Singing Alone With A Farewell

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Lisa Cole / Shipwreck

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Yifei Song / Painting Class

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Spike Mayer / Jesse James

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Vincent De Paul / Matty Boy

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mitchell Cox / Seven Stages

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Lian Sun / Singing Alone With A Farewell

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Francisca Braithwaite / Seven Stages

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Leye Wang / Beautify

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film

Joey Bicicchi / Jesse James

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Anji Gao / Painting Class

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ronnie Hill / Life

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Emma Galliano / Matty Boy

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Brandy Seymour / Coathanger

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Shiyuan Feng / Painting Class

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ruby Monroe / Shipwreck

Best Team Performance In A Short Film

Matty Boy

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Charles Deng / Singing Alone With A Farewell

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

David Sargsyan / I Wish I Could Dance

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Beautify

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Elizabeth R Brown / Matty Boy

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ruhi Sayyed / Famed

Best Editing In A Short Film

Ede Bell Crowder / Shipwreck

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Beautify

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Vignesh Jay / Famed

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Amin Naseri , Gertrud Beriss / The Taste Of Brightness

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Umberto Gaudino / Matty Boy

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ryuho Okawa / Dharma Power

​

Best Production In A Short Film

Samir Srivastava / Matty Boy

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Progetto Arca Mendicino / #Itsnotfunny

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Josef Steiff - Invisibility Productions Llc / Jesse James

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Luna Darvish Perez & Weda Farahani / The Taste Of Brightness

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Guozhen Li / Singing Alone With A Farewell

​

--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Matty Boy, By Dr Shahid Kamal. United Kingdom

Second Audience Award: Painting Class, By Yifei Song. China

Third Audience Award: Jesse James, By Josef Steiff. United States

Best Web Serie

Are You Amir Shah? Season 2 Episode 4, By Amir Shah. United States

Best Screenplay 

I Don't Know, By Arthur Tiersky. United States

Best Poster 

Russell Hopkins / Coathanger

​

​

--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Feature

Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin, By Hiroshi Akabane. Japan

Best War Feature

In Their Eyes, By Arnaud Blin. France

Best Feature Film Made In Quarantine

From Where There Is Nothing, By Tylor H Myers. United States

Best Documentary Feature

Con El Tango, By Judith Albrecht. Germany

​

​

--- FEATURE FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Feature Film

Hiroshi Akabane / Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin

Best Young Director In A Feature Film

Tylor Myers / From Where There Is Nothing

Best Female Director In A Feature Film

Judith Albrecht / Con El Tango

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Sayaka Okawa / Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Christopher Hashem - From Where There Is Nothing

​

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Nao Hasegawa / Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin

Best Lighting In A Feature Film

Limbert Trinidad / From Where There Is Nothing

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Takao Arai / Beautiful Lure - A Modern Tale Of Painted Skin

Best Production In A Feature Film

Chiche Nunez, Judith Albrecht / Con El Tango