Award Winners: June 2021

Best Film of the Month

Solus by Adrian Carr (USA)

Solus
Solus

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

And Then, The Silence by Lucas Trochet (France)

And then, the silence
And then, the silence

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

Astronauts by Mariano Cabaco (Austria)

Astronauts
Astronauts

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

Pap’s Manifesto by Chris Danuser and Casey Clark (USA)

Pap's Manifesto
Pap's Manifesto
Pap's Manifesto

Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)

Maija by Nkanya Nkwai (Cameroon)

Ringo by Ren Akiba (Japan)

Sandra’s Sunday Best by Janssen Swent (USA)

The Getaway by Erin Enberg (USA)

The Guardian Angel by Afshin Eisaei (Iran)

What Happened To Us by Christine Stronegger (Norway)

The guardian angel
What Happened To Us

Platinum Awards

Best Drama Short: Pap’s Manifesto by Chris Danuser and Casey Clark (USA)

Best Action Short: Officer Down by Simon Pearce (UK)

Best Thriller Short: Officer Down by Simon Pearce (UK)

Best Film Noir Short: The Getaway by Erin Enberg (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Solus by Adrian Carr (USA)

Best Student Short: Sandra’s Sunday Best by Janssen Swent (USA)

Best Animation Short: Stereotype by Nahyun Beak and Dahyun Beak (USA)

Best Women Short: Astronauts by Mariano Cabaco (Austria)

Best Microfilm: Pub Kid by Liam Young (UK)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Tiny Garden by Kenneth Cheong and Victor Manggunio (Singapore)

Best Director (Male): Adrian Carr for Solus (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Lucas Trochet for And Then, The Silence (France)

Best Actress: Suzie Léger for Astronauts (Austria)

Best Actor: Igor Kovalsky for And Then, The Silence (France)

Best Acting Duo: Calolm MacGregor and Sandra Kassman for Over The Ocean (Sweden)

Best Acting Ensemble: Igor Kovalsky, Constantin Vidal, Riton Liebman, and Matthieu Dessertine for And Then, The Silence (France)

Best Cinematography: Khairul Hakim for Tiny Garden (Singapore)

Best Editing: Simon Pearce for Officer Down (UK)

Best Production Design: Tatiana Salcedo and David Vargas for Desolvido (Colombia)

Best Visual FX: Solus (USA)

Best Sound Design: Braden Creel and Jordan Lederman for Solus (USA)

Best Original Score: Marcello De Francisci for Solus (USA)

Best Original Story: Lucas Trochet for And Then, The Silence (France)

Officer Down
Stereotype
Pub Kid
Tiny Garden
Over The Ocean
Desolvido

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