I WILL TELL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 announced the winners for this year’s festival. The festival was applauded by filmmakers and attendees alike as simply one of the best in the world today, and certainly the most inspirational. 

Winner for Best Feature Drama

The Fisherman’s Diary (Director Enah Johnscott)

Winner for Best Actor in a Feature Drama 

Ryû Morioka ((The Salt of the Earth, Gunpei Yamamuro)


Winner for Best Actress in a Feature Drama 
Faith Fidel (The Fisherman’s Diary)

Winner for Best Feature Documentary

Rising Silence (Director Leesa Gazi)

Winner for Best Actor in a Short Drama

Will Catlett (Black Boy Joy)


Winner for Best Actress in a Short Drama 

Doyin Ajiboye  (Dolapo is fine)

Winner for Best Short Documentary

Moshe Sneh – The Man Who Never Gave Up (Director Amir Har-Gil)

Winner for Best animation

Winter (Director: Xin Li)


Winner for Best Short Drama

Dolapo Is Fine (Director Ethosheia Hylton)

Winner of the I Will Tell Vanguard Award


The Salt of the Earth, Gunpei Yamamuro Director Masatoshi Tojo


Winner of the I Will Tell Lion Award

Women of Faith: Coping with Trauma (Director Angela Heath)

Winner of the I Will Tell Avant-Garde Award

Intolerance No More (Director Sergio Guerrero)


Winner of the I Will Tell Innovation for TV Award


Afro (Director Jenn Shaw)

The Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday 9 September from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm on I Will Tell TV.