Winners January 2021
BEST PICTURE
In Shadows (China)
Dir: Mei Lin
BEST FEATURE FILM
Companion (USA)
Dir: John Darbonne
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE
Patio of Illusion (Macao)
Dir: Shangshi Chen
BEST SHORT FILM
In Shadows (China)
Dir: Mei Lin
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Invaders (Ukraine)
Dir: Aleksandr Yugas
BEST BRITISH SHORT
JUMP (UK)
Dir: Rosa Crompton
BEST DRAMA SHORT
Where Are You from Again? (USA)
Dir: Benjamin Freemantle
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
Triggered (USA)
Dir: Ariyan Johnson
BEST ANIMATION SHORT STUDENT
Bubbles (UK)
Dir: Meg Dupont
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The DS King (Netherlands)
Dir: Doret van der Sloot
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Champ of Champs (UK)
Dir: Brian Johnston
BEST WEB SERIES/TV PILOT
27 (Mexico)
Dir: Jose Luis Ruiz, Juan Carlos Helu
BEST STUDENT FILM
Introducing buzzTHEPUZZ (South Korea)
Dir: Katherine Suk
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE
Time Lapse
By Jonah Mac
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT
Fatal Ambition
by Angel Connell
BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE
Daniel Marracino
‘Heart of the Bear’
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
Ariyan Johnson
‘Triggered’
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
Doret van der Sloot
‘The DS King’
BEST ACTOR
Alex Della Ciana
‘#lockdown’
BEST ACTRESS
Shavvon Lin
‘Apart, Together’
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Deborah Kavasch
‘The Race’
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
How To Make Synthetic Nature / Omodaka (Japan)
Dir: Symbiosis