WINNERS

MONTH OF OCTOBER

Flush Out

Flush Out is a realistic journey of a slum boy,
who dreamed to own a water closet and struggles made for the same.

Best Director (Under 40min) -Shamnas PP

The 4th Saturday

Cole ( a serial thief ) gains early Parole by doing three - 4hr Saturdays with his victim as part of the Restorative Justice Program. After which he hopes to travel south to see his dying Grandmother.

Best Screenplay (Over 40min) - Brent Taiaroa

Best Lead (Male) - Rimu Donovan
Best Lead (Female) - Elayne Buckler

Santa Guerra

A woman falls down into a timeless place where her subconscious tries to process the trauma that crushes her. While a part of herself is stucked in a ghostly mansion and her double wanders in an ancestral place, the woman will reach a painful awareness.

Best Emerging Filmmaker (Over40min) - Samantha Casella

Ghost Lights

Deep into a run of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, the lead actor confronts a figure of his overheated imagination - a protective theater ghost and a flock of her followers. But is it his imagination, or a sinister curtain call?

Best Emerging Filmmaker (Under40min) - Lance Allen Kramer, Taylor Likens

Reckoning

Torn between following her career desire or her ill father's expectations, Tippy is indecisive about letting him know the truth.

Best Producer(Under 40min) - Tanya Huston

Cognition

10-year old Abner dreams of nothing more than exploring the entire universe as he gazes up at Vega’s majestic Twilight sky. But those dreams are far from realistic – He and his father Elias live a humble, nomadic lifestyle on the endless desert-scapes of Vega.

Special Jury Award - Technical Excellence

Dare to Dream

Due to the pandemic, Chun lost a lot of business and had to shut down his restaurant. In order to save up to start another F&B business, he went into real estate, becoming a property agent, but he was out of luck. He hadn’t gotten a single contract in his first month, resulting in a disappointed boss and affected his relationship with his girlfriend, hitting rock bottom.

Bing and Chun met in an apartment full of cockroaches. Bing planned to film videos to introduce the property, but was shocked when she found there were tons of cockroaches. But this video made them became famous ,they believe that they could earn a living through to become youtubers.

Best Screenplay (Under 40min ) - Lo Pui Ki Pinky, Mic Wong
Best Lead (Female) - Pinky Lo

JajangMyeon Thank You

Misook, who is born with paraplegia and a physical disability, is a disabled but extremely ordinary woman. Then one day, my computer broke down and I contact the welfare center to get it repaired. After a while, Nam Mingyu, a repairman, comes. To Mingyu, who is struggling, she recommends eating together, and the two sit face to face and eat jajangmyeon. The two get to know each other a lot and make a date appointment The two finally have their first date. The two of them go on a date in Daehak-ro. The purpose of the two is to move to Samgyeopsal together. However, they are cut at the entrance by their wicked owner. They quarreled with their owners and eventually turned away.
Then, he enters a small sushi restaurant in an electric wheelchair. The two were in a bad mood, but still had good stories. A few days later, they drink beer at a pub You feel sincere feelings for each other when you are drunk, and after a second date, you become a relationship.

Best Film (Under 40min) Directed by Seong Hoon Shin

Friday the 13th Vengeance 2

The epic conclusion of the Jarvis storyline. Angelica and Ashley Jarvis have been looking for their missing father, the infamous Tommy Jarvis, when their search is derailed by Jason’s father, Elias Voorhees, who has sinister plans for the duo.

Best Producer - Jason Brooks, Shawn Loutsis, Kody Newton, Peter Anthony

Dahini - The Witch

A social thriller that focuses on exposing the multilayered conspiracy behind the heinous practice of witch-hunting. The story unfolds itself in the rustic rural milieu of Odisha and is a spine thrilling adventure of saving two women who are branded as ‘witches.

Best Film -Directed By Rajesh Touchriver

Special Delivery

Best Emerging Filmmaker (Under 40min) - Chrystopher Brown

Stella & Max An Urban Luv Story

Stella Rizzo and Her Theater Squad want to get their play on Broadway and hatch a plan to raise the money with a shady street baller named Skipper. They then meet Max Cast and compete in Street ball basketball tournaments to reach their goals and follow their dreams

Honorable mention - Katharine Cox, Brandon Lee Johnson

Lost Kings of Bioko

Off the coast of Central Africa lies an isolated island, covered by primeval rainforest and surrounded by dark ocean waters, inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth this terra incognita is called BIOKO. The ruler of this realm is one of the world's least known primate species, the drill. Historically revered, indigenous folklore tells us of a drill king who ruled the island’s forests, a place where drills still play a critical role in the health of an ecosystem known to scientists as a biodiversity hotspot. Bordering this kingdom is the black sand coastline, an ancient nesting ground for giant sea turtles and home to natural wonders. This film explores the secret lives of drills and their mysterious island home as we follow a family group and a newborn who discovers this tropical paradise with all its challenges for the first time.

Best Film on Nature & Wildlife (Over 40min) - Directed by Oliver Goetzl

Best Cinematography - Justin Jay, Tania Escobar Orihuela, Ivo Nörenberg

Best Sound Designing -
Siggi Mueller, Jörg Magnus Pfeil,
Sven, Michael Bluhm