Women’s Independent Film Festival
We are pleased to award the following films!
GIRLS MAKE MOVIES CATEGORY
BEST OF GIRLS MAKE MOVIES
“Portrait Of A WAve” Dir. By Amelia Arnold
BEST DIRECTING
“Portrait Of A WAve” Dir. By Amelia Arnold
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Portrait Of A WAve” Dir. By Amelia Arnold
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Portrait Of A WAve” Dir. By Amelia Arnold
BEST EDITING
“Portrait Of A WAve” Dir. By Amelia Arnold
BEST ACTOR
Sydney Robinson “Portrait Of A WAve”
Dir. By Amelia Arnold
SCRIPT CATEGORY
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Most This Amazing Day” Written By Adelita Lopez
AWARD OF MERIT
“Quirkie” Written By Natalie Hanson
“The Botanist” Written By Thalia Drori
“Grace” Written By Jeffrey A. Russel & Lynda Lemberg
“Smoky Day” Written By Kelly Roderick
“Pushing Out Daisy” Written By Alison Week
“The Moral Lowground” Written By Peter Nicholson
SHORT FILM CATEGORY
BEST SHORT FILM
“88 Miles To Moscow” Dir. By Karen Glienke
BEST DIRECTING
“88 Miles To Moscow” Dir. By Karen Glienke
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Until The Last Minute” Dir. By Simo Manfredi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Keys. Wallet. Phone.” Dir. By Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
BEST ACTOR (Tied)
Flavia Watson “Until The Last Minute”
Dir. By Simo Manfredi
BEST ACTOR (Tied)
Sharon Lawrence “The Visit” Dir. By Fara Pasarell
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
“Private War” Dir. By Richard Gasparian
BEST EDITING
“A Tiny Portal” Dir. By Stephanie Gumpel
AWARD OF MERIT
“The Favorite” Dir. By Lyvia A Martinez
“A Tiny Portal” Dir. By Stephanie Gumpel
“Until The Last Minute” Dir. By Simo Manfredi
“Private War” Dir. By Richard Gasparian
“The Co-Star” Dir. By Rhian Green
“The Third Date” Dir. By Jodi Scott Elliott
“Chicken” Dir. By Jessica Sue Burnstein
“Toombaworth” Dir. By Lucy McKendrick
“The Swimmer” Dir. By Gabriele Urbonaite
“White Noise” Dir. By Karyn Yee
“Three Little Words” Dir. By Sara Lynne Wright
“Young(ish)” Dir. By Renee Felice Smith
“Keys. Wallet. Phone.” Dir. By Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
“After I’ve Gone” Dir. By Sara Lynne Wright
“One Night Stand” Dir. By Nicky Arnall
DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY (Feature)
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM
“We Women Warriors” Dir. By Nicole Karsin
BEST DIRECTING
“We Women Warriors” Dir. By Nicole Karsin
BEST CONCEPT
“Heartland: Portrait of Survival”
Dir. Erica Tremblay
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“We Women Warriors” Dir. By Nicole Karsin
BEST EDITING
“We Women Warriors” Dir. By Nicole Karsin
HONORABLE MENTION
“Short Steps” Directed By Michal Joachimowski
“Losing Sonia” Directed By Radka Frranczak
“City of Women, Today”Directed By Chiara Sambuchi
NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
“Las Meninas” Dir. By Eva Cools
BEST DIRECTING
“Las Meninas” Dir. By Eva Cools
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Las Meninas” Dir. By Eva Cools
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Everywhere But Here” Directed By Michal Zilberman
BEST ACTOR
Elisa Mouliaa in “Las Meninas” Dir. By Eva Cools
BEST EDITING
“Everywhere But Here” Directed By Michal Zilberman
AWARD OF MERIT
“Everywhere But Here” Directed By Michal Zilberman
ANIMATIED FILM CATEGORY
BEST ANIMATION
“Tule Lake” Dir. By Michelle Ikemoto
BEST DIRECTING
“Tule Lake” Dir. By Michelle Ikemoto
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Debris” Dir. By Anne Walker
BEST ACTOR
Lorena Fernandex “Dance Of The Books”
Dir. By Lorena Fernandez
BEST VISUALS
“Tule Lake” Dir. By Michelle Ikemoto
BEST EDITING
“Dance Of The Books” Dir. By Lorena Fernandez
AWARD OF MERIT
“To The Fairest” Dir. By Yangzi She
MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Waiting For Godot” Dir. By Caitlin Pashalek
BEST DIRECTING
“Waiting For Godot” Dir. By Caitlin Pashalek
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Addicted” Dir. By Lindsey Haun
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Addicted” Dir. By Lindsey Haun
BEST ACTOR
Jaramar Soto “Lilies On Your Skin (Lirios En Tu Piel)” Dir. By Jaramar Soto, Abel Galvan, & Michel Amado
BEST EDITING
“Waiting For Godot” Dir. By Caitlin Pashalek
EXPERIMENTAL FILM CATEGORY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Lost Ambulation” Dir. By Danielle Short
BEST DIRECTING
“Lost Ambulation” Dir. By Danielle Short
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Two Seconds After Laughter”
Dir. By David Rousseve
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Lost Ambulation” Dir. By Danielle Short
BEST ACTOR
Sri Susilowati “Two Seconds After Laughter”
Dir. By David Rousseve
BEST EDITING
“Lost Ambulation” Dir. By Danielle Short
FEMINISM ON FILM CATEGORY
BEST OF FEMINISM ON FILM
“Lioness” Dir. By Lisa Cole
BEST DIRECTING
“Lioness” Dir. By Lisa Cole
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Mother Art Tells Her Story” Dir. By Laura Silagi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Lioness” Dir. By Lisa Cole
BEST EDITING
“Lioness” Dir. By Lisa Cole
STUDENT FILM CATEGORY
BEST STUDENT FILM
“Six Letter Word” Dir. By Lisanne Sartor
BEST DIRECTING
“Six Letter Word” Dir. By Lisanne Sartor
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Skinny Jo” Dir. By Julia Tasker
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Skinny Jo” Dir. By Julia Tasker
BEST ACTOR
Rumer Willis in “Six Letter Word”
Dir. By Lisanne Sartor
BEST EDITING
“After Midnight” Dir. By Maritte Lee Go
AWARD OF MERIT
“Share Room” Dir. By Muhan Shen
“Sisters” Dir. By Chantal Bertalanffy
“Rainey Day Ducks” Dir. By Danielle Heitmuller
“Cupcake” Dir. By Kelly Artz
“A Flicker Of My Mother” Dir. By Freya Esders
“Race” Dir. By Charis (Yeuk Hei) Chu
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST OF SHOW WINNER
Announced at the end of the festival
DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY (Short)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
“School Of My Dreams” Dir. By Barbara Rick
BEST DIRECTING
“School Of My Dreams” Dir. By Barbara Rick
BEST CONCEPT
“School Of My Dreams” Dir. By Barbara Rick
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Unravel” Directed By Meghna Gupta
BEST EDITING
“Unravel” Directed By Meghna Gupta
AWARD OF MERIT
“Natsanat” Directed By Cheryl Halpern & Mitchell Stuart
“Shame No More” Directed By JoAnn Wabisca
“Unravel” Directed By Meghna Gupta
