WINNERS MARCH 2024

(For the winners of other seasons, click here.)

All award winners and honourable mentions are eligible for a trophy.

BEST PICTURE

KALI

Director: Jijo

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST SHORT FILM

THE TWO GAMBITS

Director: Matthew Hazandras

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

ON MY ROAD TO DHARMA

Director: Yihuan Zhang

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

BELONGING AND THE SCENE

Director: Monica Dhaka

Country of origin: United Kingdom

HONOURABLE MENTION:

THE POEM WE SANG

Director: Annie Sakkab

Country of origin: Palestine

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

HASKY - SKAZKI

Director: Konstantin Eronin & Vladimir Repin

Country of origin: Russia

HONOURABLE MENTION:

SUBOTA - VSE ZAMELO

Director: Ihor Trotsky

Country of origin: Ukraine

HONOURABLE MENTION:

YEH CHEHRA (THIS FACE)

Director: Tarun Nagpal

Country of origin: India

BEST SUPER SHORT

VISITANT OF PARIS

Director: JƩrƩmy Strohm

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

PRELUDE

Director: William Flink

Country of origin: Sweden

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

BENEATH THE SOIL

Director: Peter Edward Hartwig

Country of origin: Australia

HONOURABLE MENTION:

MISTAKE

Director: Cyrus Nazemi

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

SILENT CHIRPING OF INVISIBLE DIGITS

Director: Vera Sebert

Country of origin: Germany

BEST ANIMATION

MOON CATS

Director: Thamires Yumie Utiyama Kaneko

Country of origin: Brazil

HONOURABLE MENTION

HANINA/HOMESICK

Director: Yasmin Moll

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION

THE VAULT

Director: Olexandr Pinchuk

Country of origin: Ukraine

BEST STUDENT FILM

TAKE TEN

Director: Theo Brown

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST DRAMA

BLOOD LIKE WATER

Director: Dima Hamdan

Country of origin: Palestine

HONOURABLE MENTION:

PARENTS

Director: Shu Maeda

Country of origin: Japan

HONOURABLE MENTION:

SHOES

Director: Denise Rose

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST COMEDY

A FACEFUL OF PAINT

Director: Peter Maughan

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST HORROR

HONOURABLE MENTION:

DO NOT ANSWER

Director: Kenzie J. Illnest

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST THRILLER

HONOURABLE MENTION:

SCARLET SILENCE

Director: Zen Nguyen

Country of origin: United Kingdom

HONOURABLE MENTION:

APPETENCE

Director: Naveed Shahid Mir

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST ACTION

HONOURABLE MENTION:

KALI

Director: Jijo

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST SCI-FI

KISERU

Director: Igor Neljak

Country of origin: Croatia

HONOURABLE MENTION:

DOLL#195

Director: Martin Lloyd, Anja Ramaroson, & Richard Tomes

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST DIRECTOR

KALI

Director: Jijo

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

ā€¦ACTION!

Director: Annalisa Urban

Country of origin: Germany

BEST PRODUCER

BONELESS

Producer: Judith Millecker

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST ACTRESS

HONOURABLE MENTION:

THE TWO GAMBITS

Starring: Vjosa Azemi

Country of origin: United Kingdom

HONOURABLE MENTION:

LOST IN ANXIETY

Starring: Melodie Syah

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST ACTOR

STRANGER IN THE WOODS

Starring: Landon Johnson

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

BAY FOR BLOOD

Starring: Dave Neylon

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

HONOURABLE MENTION:

WITHOUT YOU

Written by: Al Friedman

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST SCORE

STATIC

Score by: Maxwell Peterson

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BONELESS

DOP: Thomas Sandler

Country of origin: United Kingdom

HONOURABLE MENTION:

ROSTRUM

DOP: Justin McLean

Country of origin: Australia

HONOURABLE MENTION:

PRELUDE

DOP: Joel Anderson

Country of origin: Sweden

HONOURABLE MENTION:

PARENTS

D.O.P: Naoki Tsurusaki

Country of origin: Japan

BEST EDITING

HONOURABLE MENTION:

GEARS &. DUNES

Editor: Gerardo Burmester

Country of origin: Portugal

HONOURABLE MENTION:

ā€¦ACTION!

Editor: Annalisa Urban

Country of origin: Germany

BEST SOUND DESIGN

SANDCASTLE: THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS

Sound Design by: Roman Willi & Etienne Kompis

Country of origin: Switzerland

BEST INSPIRATIONAL STORY

THE GUARDIANS OF THE PACHAMAMA

Director: Jacob Watson

Country of origin: Malta

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

BROTHERS

by Matthew David Rafferty & Philip Anthony McCarthy

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST EPISODIC SCRIPT

TELLERS

by Carl Reed

Country of origin: United Kingdom

BEST SHORT SCRIPT

PURPLE SLUSHIES

by Maya McKinnon & Josie Sedam

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

Iā€™M NOT OK MICHAEL

by Jon Dannelley

Country of origin: United States of America

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SCRIPT

OLVIDADO

by D. B. Roderick

Country of origin: United States of America

HONOURABLE MENTION:

THE LOCKSMITH

by Julian Poulter

Country of origin: United Kingdom

All award winners and honourable mentions are eligible for a trophy.

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