OCTOBER (2022)
WINNERS
Best Short Film
Duplicitous Minds – Robert Rippberger
Best Short Documentary
Aktrissa – Oxana Gritsaeva
Best Feature Documentary Film
Sultans of String: The Refuge Project – Chris McKhool
Best Short Animation
Save the Princess! – Tom Elgon
Best Director
Cognition – Ravi Ajit Chopra
Best First-Time Director (Feature Film)
Island of Good Hope – Dimitry Ljasuk
Best Student Filmmaker
DELIVERY MAN – Emmanuel Nwachukwu
Best Music Video
Early In The Morning – The Ginger Brothers
SPECIAL WINNERS
Best Short Film
Perfect Loot – Anatolii Tarabrin
Best Short Documentary
The Land of Whispering Stars – Ayaal Adamov
Best Director
The Night before Wedding – 阿齊
Best First-Time Director (Feature Film)
Mikulai – Ilshat Rakhimbay
Best Experimental Short Film
Mental Soirée – Alberto Arellano
Best Music Video
Light Up – Maxim Balter
SPECIAL GOLDEN WINNERS
Best Short Film
Like a PowerPoint – Pat Bradley, Melanie Gretchen
Best Short Documentary
Souls in Jeopardy – Janet Xin Ting Chang
Best Feature Documentary Film
Idol in a Strange Company – Minkuen Choi, Yooyoung Koo, Seungyeon Lee
Best Feature Drama Film
ILIE – Yacov Gribinenco
Best Male Performance
Uprooted – Nicholas B. York
Director Zane
Best Cinematography
CHAARA – ADARSH GUPTA
Best Student Filmmaker
scribble – Rooa Samer Alshattle
SPECIAL SILVER WINNERS
Best Short Documentary
The Beyond – Daniel Maurer
Best Short Drama Film
JajangMyeon Thank You. – Seong Hoon Shin, Young Hye Park
Best Short Animation
Wake up – Susana Arrazola
Best Editor
Restless Souls – Ingrid Kamerling




