NOMINATIONS for the 2022 Film Festival are in!
*****DOCUMENTARY SHORTS *****
Best Short Documentary
Sea Pharaoh’s Circles (Wayne Williams)
Wade In the Water (Cathleen Dean)
Brian’s Story: Love & Solitude (Ant Wright)
Honourable Mention – Short Documentary
TBA
Best Long Form Episodic Documentary
TBA
***** FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES ******
Best Feature Documentary
Alice’s Book – How the Nazis stole my Grandmother’s cookbook (Andrea Oster)
New Light – the Rijksmuseum and Slavery (Ida Does)
Return to Palau (Michelle Hamel)
Send Proof (Elijah Stephens)
Honorable Mention
TBA
****ANIMATION*****
Best Animation Short
The Better Angels (Michael Cusack)
‘Pipi Thay Too’ (‘The Grandmother Tree’) (Laura Alice)
Rain (Mahdi Barqzadegan)
Excellence in Art Design
Rain (Mahdi Barqzadegan)
The Tale of Morin Khuur (August Liu)
Red Fire ( Mona A.Shahi)
***** SHORT FILMS *****
Best Experimental Short
Infinite (Nils Witt)
Pantomime – a love beyond colour (Utpal Choudhury)
What’s the Mark? (Stacey Larkins)
Best Narrative Short
A Fallen Fruit (Amit Dubey)
The Will and the Wall (Mostafa Keshvari)
Who Is Jerry Adams? (Michael Degani)
Lilian (Cathy Elizabeth Tyson)
Honorable Mention for Best Score in a Narrative Short
TBA
Best Actor in a Narrative Short
Austin Pendleton (Essentials)
Harish Tiwari (Pantomime – a love beyond colour)
Horn Chun Meng (A Fallen Fruit)
Benjamin Young (Who is Jerry Adams?)
Best Supporting Actor in a Narrative Short
Sokari Erekosima (NIGHT SHIFT)
Devabrata Chakravarty (Pantomime – a love beyond colour)
Benjamin Vladivieso (The Will and the Wall)
C. J. Baker (Who is Jerry Adams?)
Best Actress in a Narrative Short
Christianah Hodding (NIGHT SHIFT)
Cathy Tyson (LILIAN)
Rene Henry (WHAT’S THE MARK?)
Carol Doyle (PUT AWAY)
Best Supporting Actress in a Narrative Short
Katie Brittain (LILIAN)
Rhea Bailey (FINDING WILSON)
**** NARRATIVE FEATURES *****
Best Narrative Feature
Purple Beatz (Director: Lola Atkins)
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Director: Denise Dowse/Producer Ericka Nicole Malone)
Slovo House: Unfinished Novel (Director Taras Tomenko)
Best Original Score
Paul Wright III (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Alla Zahaikevich (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Best Sound Design
Paul Wright III (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Alla Zahaikevich (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Rising Star Director Award
TBA
Ndinadsawapanga Award
TBA
Best Ensemble Acting Award
TBA
Best Supporting Actor in a Narrative Feature
Aron Von Andrian (Purple Beatz)
Corbin Bleu (Remember Me: the Mahalia Jackson Story)
Viacheslav Dovzhenko (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)*
Rising Star Actor Award
TBA
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature
Steven Michael ‘O Hara (Purple Beatz)
Keith David (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Columbus Short (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Dmytro Oliynyk (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)
Best Supporting Actress in a Narrative Feature
Erika Alexander (Purple Beatz)
Janet Hubert (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Wendy Raquel Robinson (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Maryna Koshkina (Slovo House Unfinished Novel)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature
Izzy Jones (Purple Beatz)
Ledisi (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Shaleah Nicole (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Valeria Khodos (Slovo House: Unfinished Novel)