Award Winners: September 2022

Best Film of the Month (Special Jury Award)

Borrowed Time by Ginevra Gentili (UK)

Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time

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

The Hunt by Yann Reuzeau (France)

The Hunt

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Blood Gum by Jonathan May (Australia)

Blood Gum
Blood Gum

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Distortion by Michael Daniel Bricker (USA)

Distortion

Best Film of the Month (Runners-up)

Forgetting Nobody by R TE J (USA)

Jasmin by Hubert Scemama (Tunisia)

Murderer by Bofei Yang (China)

Second Life by Darrin Rose (Canada)

Platinum Awards

Best Indie Short: Borrowed Time by Ginevra Gentili (UK)

Best Drama Short: Borrowed Time by Ginevra Gentili (UK)

Best Documentary Short: Sheri by James ‘Q’ Martin (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Fleeced by Wesley Alley (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Second Life by Darrin Rose (Canada)

Best Film Noir Short: Blood Gum by Jonathan May (Australia)

Best Thriller Short: Distortion by Michael Daniel Bricker (USA)

Best Horror Short: Unbidden by Andres Rothschild (UK)

Best Fantasy Short: Runelight by Matt O’Donnell (UK)

Best Experimental Short: Milo by Sarah de Groot (USA)

Best Student Short: Forgetting Nobody by R TE J (USA)

Best Animation Short: Runelight by Matt O’Donnell (UK)

Best Microfilm: Runelight by Matt O’Donnell (UK)

Best Music Video: Realign by Rebekah Todd by Josh Potter (USA)

Best Director (Female): Ginevra Gentili for Borrowed Time (UK)

Best Director (Male): Darrin Rose for Second Life (Canada)

Best First Time Director (Male): Bofei Yang for Murderer (China)

Best Actress: Olivia Donati Clarke for Borrowed Time (UK)

Best Supporting Actress: Heléna Antonio for Borrowed Time (UK)

Best Child/Young Actress: Sam Morelos for Forgetting Nobody (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Azriel Dalman for How Tall is Jeffrey? (Canada)

Best Ensemble Cast: Tsahi Halevi, Gily Itzkovich, Mor Sarusi, and Arik Zilberman for A Brush With Death (Israel)

Best Cinematography: Sailjah Bhatnagar for The Last Woman (India)

Best Production Design: The Lonely Doryman (USA)

Best Original Score: Mariano Saulino for Art Of The Mind (USA)

Best Original Story: Darrin Rose for Second Life (Canada)

Sheri
Fleeced
Unbidden
Runelight
Milo
Realign by Rebekah Todd
A Brush With Death
How Tall is Jeffrey?
The Last Woman
The Lonely Doryman
Art Of The Mind

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