WINNERS

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

In Their Eyes

Rémy Cassigneul was 19, Marguerite Cassigneul 17
when, on June 6, 1944, the Allied forces landed in
Normandy.
They expected to see Americans, their ears theirs
soon made it clear that they were Canadians. Of
young men barely older than them who, after 4
years of occupation, freed them from occupation
German in the Juno Beach area. A bunch of
sand of ten kilometers stretching from
Courseulles in Saint-Aubin-sur-mer.
75 later, Marguerite and Rémy are part of this family
increasingly reduced witnesses to the D-Day landings,
those whose eyes say "I was there".
For them, this famous D-Day is not a simple page
from a history book, a chapter from a documentary. This is
an essential part of their life that they have agreed to
share with us, in this documentary, on the occasion
commemorations of the 75th anniversary of
Landing.
With them we go to the very place where
landed the Canadians on June 6, 1944.

Winner- Best Documentary Film

Wolf In His Belly

A two-time cancer survivor reflects how the art of Aikido serves as a lifeline in processing mental and physical recovery.

Winner- Best Documentary Short Film

Journey 4 Justice

Prominent advocate for missing and murdered women along the Highway of Tears and across Canada, Gladys Radek shares insights from her life's journey and her fight for rights in Canada.

Winner-Best Emerging Filmmaker – Jaylene Matthews

Racing The Past

Forgotten in their own land and burdened with both a deeply complex history and an uncertain future, the youth of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in central Arizona fight for inspiration and share their passion and transcendence in " Racing The Past".

Winner- Best Short Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities

On/Off

Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.

Winner- Best Animated Short Film

Four Motherless Children

This film continues where the “Discovery of Santos”; the second documentary in the “El Gringo Schindler” series left off. The third movie tells the heartbreaking story of four children, all minors and citizens of the United States, forced to fend for themselves for eleven months while their mother found herself exiled in El Salvador for making a simple human error.

Winner- Best Emerging Filmmakers -Ralph Isenberg & Joe De La Fuente

Cry Of The Forests

WA’s south-west forests are part of one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet and are recognised for their ability to capture and store carbon. They are vital to slowing run-away climate change yet instead of preserving them we are cutting them down at an alarming rate for charcoal, firewood and woodchips. Forests play a crucial role in the water cycle but the streams that once bubbled through these ecological communities are drying up and the critical habitat they provide for endangered species is shrinking.
Cry of the Forests takes viewers to the heart of the forests to see first-hand the beauty of these towering ecosystems and the life they support. We meet the activists armed with go-pros and dressed in camouflage gear risking their lives to bear witness to the logging and we meet traditional custodians, tourist operators & farmers on the frontline of the battle to protect our forests.

Winner- -Best Film on Nature & Wildlife

Kids On Tech

Parents and teachers around the world struggle with their kids’ dependence on devices today. As Covid has forced our kids to rely on technology more than ever, “#KidsOnTech” looks at the impact on children’s developing bodies and brains, and asks: “How might we better prepare our kids for this digital world?” Voices from India to the U.S., France to China, Mexico to Japan explore what children need to truly excel in a future dominated by tech, including a Google designer, a German brain scientist, and New York Times journalist, Matt Richtel, whose story on a Silicon Valley school created an international media frenzy.

Winner- Special Jury Award

Honor Among Thieves

When a planet-hopping cowboy-criminal (Jason R. Moore, Marvel’s The Punisher) returns to New Mexico after a heist-gone-wrong, he expects a hero’s welcome. Instead, he finds his mutinous crew have decided he’s no longer in charge.

Winner- Special Jury Award For Technical excellence.

Andjust

The sacred satire of the "stand art" host and great stuff before they become dust.

Winner- Experimental Film

Honorable Mention- Best Editing

Spleen

A father is getting more and more anxious as his family is getting further away from him.

Winner- Best Emerging Filmmaker - Maxime Duval

Gift

'GIFT' is a humble attempt that explores the value of the human relationship and hopes to inspire you to think beyond your prejudice.

This is a drama genre that explores the value of human beings. Humanity has more priority than religious beliefs in human life.
As a human being, humanity is first rather than your believes and thoughts and you have to realize it when you get a moment.
So this short story gives a message that you should realize the reality, fact, and the moment.

Winner- Best film

Tell Me Who Iam (Dimmi chi sono)

A woman wanders through the city looking for herself and her lost memory...

Winner- Best Director - Luca Caserta

Beautiful Violence

A white terminally ill businessman who uses racism to force an African American man he never met before to kill him in order for his family receive his life insurance money.

Winner-Best Producer - Joey Medina
Winner-Best Cinematography- Steven Rimlinger
Winner- Best Editing – Jack Sherman
Winner-Best Actor – Eric Blake

Bobby

A story about a 40 year old black man suffering from mental illness

Winner - Best Short Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities

Departure Messages

Some details break what is left in us, Some promises divide us. There are stories, that remain alive even if we die. Even if the meeting lasts, we are unable to remain silent but fate alone brought us together.

Winner- Best Emerging Filmmakers - Quinton Mack, Hamdy Adel

The 211 Home

The 211 Home focuses on 13 year old Daniel O'Malley. A young teenager who loves baseball but hates the gift he just received; a ragged, worn-out old glove from his grandfather. Afraid of the embarrassment and ridicule he knows he'll receive from his friends, his frustrations at the unfairness of life are about to explode. Set in a busy commuter airport at the busiest time of year, Daniel begins to learn lessons about what's really important in life from an unlikely duo; a retired union worker and a soon to be retired Navy Chief Petty Officer. The question is, will he learn the true lesson about giving before it's too late? After all, grandfathers don't live forever..

Winner- Best Emerging Filmmaker- Jim Huggins
Winner- Best Supporting Actor- Michael Gantt & Daniel Guajardo
Winner - Best Supporting Actress - Sharonne Lanier
Winner - Best Emerging Actor - Tate Andersen & Cole Gwyn

Una Sconosciuta (The Lady)

In a city with a glorious past which has turned to dust, a fascinating woman one day appears. Mysterious, beautiful. Her appearance causes a variety of comments and reactions from the citizens and the customers of a coffee shop, where she shows up at the same time every day. Her enigmatic silence spontaneously brings out aspects unknown even to themselves.

Without saying a word, through just her smile and intense eyes, she invites those who come in contact with her to calm introspection, which helps them find their own answers to their questions. Then suddenly, just as she appeared without anyone knowing where she came from, the Stranger is gone. She has touched everyone with emotion and brought the small community back to life.

Winner- Best Film – Una Sconosciuta (The Lady)
Winner- Best Cinematography - Stefano Spiti
Winner- Best Original Story- Guarducci Fabrizio & Sebastiano Somma

Choir Girl

A photographer has found his muse. A 15 year old prostitute. How far will a nobody go to be a somebody?

Winner- Best Director – John Fraser
Winner- Best Actor - Peter Flaherty
Winner- Best Actress- Sarah Timm
Winner- Best Composer- Asher Pope