WINNERS for the 2022 Film Festival are in!
*****DOCUMENTARY SHORTS *****
Best Short Documentary
Wade In the Water (Cathleen Dean)
Best Long Form Episodic Documentary
I SEE YOU: Episode 1 (Dez Mighty)
***** FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES ******
Best Feature Documentary
Send Proof (Elijah Stephens)
Honorable Mention
Mr. Emancipation : The Walter Perry Story (Preston Chase)
****ANIMATION*****
Best Animation Short
The Better Angels (Michael Cusack)
Excellence in Art Design
Rain (Mahdi Barqzadegan)
***** SHORT FILMS *****
Best Experimental Short
Pantomime – a love beyond colour (Utpal Choudhury)
Best Narrative Short
Lilian (Cathy Elizabeth Tyson)
Best Actor in a Narrative Short
Benjamin Young (Who is Jerry Adams?)
Best Supporting Actor in a Narrative Short
C. J. Baker (Who is Jerry Adams?)
Best Actress in a Narrative Short
Cathy Tyson (LILIAN)
Best Supporting Actress in a Narrative Short
Katie Brittain (LILIAN)
**** NARRATIVE FEATURES *****
Best Narrative Feature
Slovo House: Unfinished Novel (Director Taras Tomenko)
Best Original Score
Paul Wright III (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Best Sound Design
Alla Zahaikevich (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Rising Star Director Award
Lola Atkins (Purple Beatz)
Ndinadsawapanga Award
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Director: Denise Dowse/Producer Ericka Nicole Malone)
Best Ensemble Acting Award
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Director: Denise Dowse/Producer Ericka Nicole Malone)
Best Supporting Actor in a Narrative Feature
Viacheslav Dovzhenko (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature
Dmytro Oliynyk (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Best Supporting Actress in a Narrative Feature
Janet Hubert (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature
Ledisi (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)