Award Winners: January 2022

Special Jury Awards

Best Film of the Month

Broken Service by Chris Guiral (USA)

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)

Your Guardian by Mimi Vlaovic (UK)

Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

June by Dwayne Cameron (New Zealand)

Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Our Journey by Arnar Tómasson (Iceland)

Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)

Breathless by Wayne Yu (China)

Mammas by Carine Hazan (France)

Mute by Wesley Wang (USA)

Sola by Markus Madlangbayan (USA)

Platinum Awards

Best Indie ShortBroken Service by Chris Guiral (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Mammas by Carine Hazan (France)

Best Fantasy Short: June by Dwayne Cameron (New Zealand)

Best Experimental Short: Composition by Paul Sestakov (USA)

Best Student ShortYour Guardian by Mimi Vlaovic (UK)

Best Women ShortMammas by Carine Hazan (France)

Best Microfilm: Dream of Eternity by Laurentius Emmelmann (Cyprus)

Best Student Director (Female): Mimi Vlaovic for Your Guardian (UK)

Best First Time Director (Male): Chris Guiral for Broken Service (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Wesley Wang for Mute (USA)

Best Actress: Victoria Elder for Sola (USA)

Best Actor: Víkingur Kristjánsson for Our Journey (Iceland)

Best Acting Duo: Anson Williams and Don Most for Harvest Time (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Joshua King Brooks, James Teehan, Marissa Madsen, and Sean Redding for Broken Service (USA)

Best Cinematography: Adam Clark for June (New Zealand)

Best Visual FX: Charlie Tait for June (New Zealand)

Best Original Score: Rahman Altin for The Ball Method (USA)

Best Original Story: Michael Teehan for Broken Service (USA)

Best Short ScriptTecata by Mario Theodosio Gallegos (USA)

GOLD AWARDS

SILVER AWARDS

BRONZE AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

FINALISTS

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