Award Winners: October 2022

Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)

Letters for Lost Lovers by Faisal Ahmad (UK)

Letters for Lost Lovers
Letters for Lost Lovers

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

Hotel Sweet Hotel by Roberto Flores Prieto and Julio Azar (Colombia)

Hotel, Sweet, Hotel

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Pulling The Goalie by Hiag Avsharian (USA)

Pulling The Goalie
Pulling The Goalie

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Tito by Anthony Notarile and Andy Tworischuk (USA)

Tito
Tito

Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)

As Possible As Everything by Selen Örcan (Turkey)

Keep on Looking by Emanuel Vazquez Santana (Argentina)

Mespil in the Dark by Gavin Quinn (Ireland)

Palingenesis by HaiQun Ou (China)

Pink Booth Confessions by Millie Heckler (USA)

Vagabond by JC Andreu (USA)

Mespil in the Dark

Platinum Awards

Best Indie Short: Tito by Anthony Notarile and Andy Tworischuk (USA)

Best Drama Short: Pulling The Goalie by Hiag Avsharian (USA)

Best Documentary Short: No Body and the Blue Sky by Magda Gvelesiani (Germany)

Best Thriller Short: Vagabond by JC Andreu (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Pink Booth Confessions by Millie Heckler (USA)

Best Women Short: Palingenesis by HaiQun Ou (China)

Best Romantic Short: Letters for Lost Lovers by Faisal Ahmad (UK)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Hotel Sweet Hotel by Roberto Flores Prieto and Julio Azar (Colombia)

Best Music Video: Abandon by Jeff Hilliard (USA)

Best Director (Male): Roberto Flores Prieto and Julio Azar for Hotel Sweet Hotel (Colombia)

Best First Time Director (Female): HaiQun Ou for Palingenesis (China)

Best First Time Director (Male): Faisal Ahmad for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

Best Actress: María Eugenia Rigón for Keep on Looking (Argentina)

Best Actor: Mason Heidger for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Lani Call for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Julio Sánchez Cóccaro and Isabella Restrepo for Hotel Sweet Hotel (Colombia)

Best Ensemble Cast: Jane Merrow, Guy Siner, Amy Wallace, Samuel Lawrence, and Jason Farries for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

Best Cinematography: Stuart White for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

Best Editing: Johnny Flynn for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Production Design: Dion Russell for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

Best Sound Design: Nik Drankoski for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Original Score: Misha Segal for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

Best Original Story: Faisal Ahmad for Letters for Lost Lovers (UK)

No Body and the Blue Sky
Vagabond
Pink Booth Confessions
Palingenesis
Keep on Looking

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