WINNERS

MONTH OF FEBRUARY

Woman Captains

Marilyn fishes lobster with her father and dreams of becoming a captain herself. She meets other determined women captains who encourage her. But, when her husband suddenly dies in an accident, she becomes a single mother and questions her dream.

Best Director(Documentary/ Over 40min ) -Phil Comeau

Tom and Luce

A couple in crisis is about to renovate an apartment. The state of the walls is like the state of their relationship.

Best Film(Over 40min) -Directed by Muxel Paule

The Nineveh Constant

For thousands of years mankind has been greatly impressed by the majestic regularity of the stars moving in the skies. Many tried in vain to find the great constant of the solar system and finally gave up. But this magic number finally appeared on an old clay tablet from nineveh.

Best Screenplay (Script under 40min) - Dr Ing. Chris Micallef

The Lodge

The facts about LGBTQ residents in conventional/heterosexist retirement communities are grim. 1/3 of LGBTQ people over 50 fear they will be forced back into the closet when they retire. The Lodge takes us inside Fountaingrove Lodge, the first of its kind LGBTQ retirement community, created specifically for LGBTQ seniors and their allies. Two versions of The Lodge are available

Best LGBTQ+ Short Film (Under 40min) -Directed by Pam Walton, Ruth Carranza

The Ghost Under My Bed

On the brink of the civil war, a lonely young girl moves to a southern plantation. She befriends a ghost under her bed, only to discover there are much greater human horrors in store.

Best Animated Short Film( Under40min) - Sara Caldwell

The First Outbreak

January 2020. Chinese New Year started when several cases of viral pneumonia have been detected in the city of Wuhan. A few days later, the epidemic is real, and chaos takes the province, the country... and the whole world. This film shows the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in its epicenter. Be prepared for a unique document inside Wuhan houses and hospital rooms. It is not about the numbers, but the feelings of the real people who suffer this terrible disease.

Best Documentary Film(Over 40min) - Directed by Luis Galán, Ramón Campoamor, Haiyan Tan

The Boy's Gone

A husband and wife deal very differently with the fact that their little boy is gone.

Best Film (Under 40min) - Directed By Sarah Polhaus

Red Fause

The Bishop and the Actor. In the same prison cell in 1944. The Actor's task: to guide the Bishop through his tragic life until his death. Time travel. Will you take the role of Bishop Faust? Wouldn't it be better to give up now? A real life, an extraordinary fate. The passionate, constant struggle between Priest and Actor, which is in all of us.

Best Director (Over 40min) - Zsolt Pozsgai

Shalom Putti

When a little-known Jewish community in rural Uganda comes into contact with a group of Orthodox Israeli rabbis, everyone is destined to be transformed. Director Tamás Wormser documents the extraordinary encounter over seven years, crafting a nuanced and visually arresting documentary reflection on identity, religion and the long shadow of colonialism.

Best Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities(Over 40min) - directed by Tamás Wormser

Miki Maniaco

MIKI MANIACO follows Miki and his friends as they grapple with reality after being cast away from a world of magic and unfulfilled dreams. Now depressed and stuck somewhere in South Florida, the trio looks back at an era of fame and glory that will never come back.

Best Emerging Film maker (Over 40min) - Carla Forte

Best Lead (Male) - Carlos Antonio Leon

Sky Is The Limit

The film, produced by the mother, is about the life of her 33 yrs old daughter Emma who has Down's Syndrome.
Despite all social, physical and psychological adversities she is a symbol of success as a prolific artist and emanates positive energy with calm, humor and affection. She is a genuine star !

Special Jury Award - Emma Anderson & Mirka Anderson

The Choices We Make

Arthur gets visited by his future-self who travels back in time. When he finally discloses his devious plan he tricks Arthur and sends him off to 2055. However, Arthur manages to outsmart his future-self, returning in a new and upgraded 'Time Machine' to dashingly send his future-self back to the future for good!

Best Emerging Filmmaker(Under 40 min) - Joachim E.H. Lang