Award Winners: June 2022

Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)

The Eye: Calanthek by Aaron Sims (USA)

The Eye: Calanthek
The Eye: Calanthek

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

Da Capo – The Town of Music by Darc Mavid (Germany)

Da Capo - The Town of Music
Da Capo - The Town of Music

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Jelly Bean by Nessa Norich (USA)

Jelly Bean
Jelly Bean

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

When You Leave by Jason Yamamoto (USA)

When You Leave

Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)

Cord of Three by Sophia Kindt (Germany)

En Attendant X by Yi Gou (China)

No Good Deed by Sotiris Demba (USA)

Oh, Little Spark! by Charlie Lyon Budden (UK)

Cord of Three
No Good Deed

Platinum Awards

Best Indie Short: Da Capo – The Town of Music by Darc Mavid (Germany)

Best Drama Short: No Good Deed by Sotiris Demba (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Eye: Calanthek by Aaron Sims (USA)

Best Experimental Short: En Attendant X by Yi Gou (China)

Best Student Short: When You Leave by Jason Yamamoto (USA)

Best Animation Short: The Eye: Calanthek by Aaron Sims (USA)

Best Women Short: Jelly Bean by Nessa Norich (USA)

Best Music Video: Övergivenheten by Hanna Oldenburg and Johan Kuurne (Sweden)

Best Director (Female): Nessa Norich for Jelly Bean (USA)

Best Director (Male): Aaron Sims for The Eye: Calanthek (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Jason Yamamoto for When You Leave (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Neel Menon for Eggs (India)

Best Actress: Maria Chelidoni for Wonderfully Alone (Greece)

Best Actor: Wiktor Simonsen for The Crossing (Norway)

Best Supporting Actress: Julia Ekwall for When You Leave (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Taylor Callahan and Gabriella Nail for Just Think About It (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Nessa Norich, Lio Mehiel, Maeve Bell, Diana Oh, Yoni Lotan, and Cara Francis for Jelly Bean (USA)

Best Cinematography: Carl Allison for Mad Martha (Australia)

Best Editing: John Atkin for Yorktown: A Time to Heal (USA)

Best Production Design: Michaela Edwards for When You Leave (USA)

Best Visual FX: The Eye: Calanthek (USA)

Best Original Score: Christopher Barr for Yorktown: A Time to Heal (USA)

Best Original Story: Charlie Lyon Budden for Oh, Little Spark! (UK)

Best Short Script: Again, Mama by Geqi Li (China)

Övergivenheten
Eggs
Wonderfully Alone
The Crossing
Just Think About It
Mad Martha
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Again, Mama

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FINALISTS

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