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AND THE WINNERS FOR THE 2019 IIFF AWARDS ARE…

 

BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE 

COLLISIONS - Dir: Richard Levien

 

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude

 

BEST FEATURE DOCU-DRAMA

MAP OF SALVATION Dir: Aram Shahbazyan

 

BEST SHORT NARRATIVE

DRAMA - DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt *Tied

DRAMA -  THE SCORPION’S TALE - Dir: Jhosimar Vasquez *Tied

SI/FI -THE SHIPMENT Director: Bobby Bala

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR

Piercey Dalton - DUKE

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

BLACK SHEEP Dir: Ed Perkins 

 

BEST ANIMATION SHORT

THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET  Dir: John Tso

 

FEATURES SCREENPLAY

1ST PLACE: Iran-Contra & Crack Cocaine by Tony Cammarata

2ND PLACE: The Chain by Jeff Woodard

3RD PLACE: God Is Not Purple by Matt Pacini

 

SHORTS SCREENPLAY

1ST PLACE: Sound of The Some by Thomas Besancon & Alexander Menu

2ND PLACE: Saira by John Zeus Kontoyannis

3RD PLACE: 1801, Buck by Jalen Thompson

 

BEST COLLEGE SHORT

BEST ANIMATION - THE SANDMAN Dir: Natalia Hermida

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY -  LOVE AND LOSS Dir: Yiying Nikki Li

BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - SHINING ASHES Dir: Nicole Campbell

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

STARSET - RICOCHET Dir: Nick Peterson

 

BEST TELEVISION PILOT

HOMEROOM By: Neal Thibedeau 

 

BEST WEBISODE

THE OLD ROGUE Dir: Steve Perkins

 

BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT

LIFE AT A JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL Dir: Ethan Chu

 

BEST SHORT K-6

SUPER MOVIE Dir: Nathanael Burns

 

BEST TRAILER

GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish

 

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2019 Official Selections 

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FEATURE NARRATIVES 

 

ACT OF DESPERATION Dir: Richard Friedman

BUCKOUT ROAD  Dir: Matthew Currie Holmes

GHOST MASK - SCAR Dir: Takeshi Sone

COLLISIONS - Dir: Richard Levien

 

 

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FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES 

 

AMERICAN WAR Dir: Dr. Daniel Bernardi

CYBERWORK AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Dir: James Shelley

GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish

MAP OF SALVATION Dir: Aram Shahbazyan

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SHORT NARRATIVES

 

DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt

THE SCORPION’S TALE Director: Jhosimar Vasquez

BREATH Director: Darren Edward Fitch

KRIEG Director: Jeff Fry

KOMMANDO 1944 Director: Derek Quick

ENTER  Director: Jack Impellizzeri

LOST AND FOUND  Director: Zilong Wang

KNOWING  Director: Adam Dietrich

DOUBLE Director: Ronak Jafari

THE VOICE WITHIN  Director: Ernesto Sandoval

SAC DE MERDE Director: Greg Chwerchak

THE PLAYGROUND AT NIGHT Director:  Jonathan Pickett

THE FISHERMAN Director: Zoey Martinson

THE SHIPMENT Director: Bobby Bala

MR. SUSHI Director: Joshua Sallach

CHIMES Director: Jannine Benkhardt

TEN HOURS Director: Trevor Morgan

KILL AL Director: Walter Brandes

PUSHING SKILLS Director: Michael A. Krehan 

CARONTE Director: Luis Tinoco Pineda

HAM Director: Zachary Wentz

THE MASTER OF CUCHILLO Director: Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez 

SWEETHEART Director: Jérémie Seguin

OUR ROSE GARDEN Director: Ligia Maria Storrs Rojas

NO PAPERS  Director: Joseph Warren

BAGGAGE Director: Amos Vernon 

BREATHE Director: Mitch Yapko

SHARK WEEK Director: Jeremy Radin

TAKE YOUR MARK Director: Scott Cavalheiro

THE BUG Director: Dean Cameron

MISCREANT Dir: Rocky Ramsey

THE UNITED STATES OF TOMORROW Director: David Keith 

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE Dir: Craig Holland 

A HOLLOW POINT Dir: Zach Brinkerhoff 

SUNFLOWER Dir: Yaxiong Shao

FROM HERE TO REPAIR Dir: Waymon Boone 

VIVID Dir: Paul Chung 

HOW TO GET A BOYFRIEND Dir: Leo Chor

MISCREANT Dir: Rocky Ramsey

 

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

 

COMEBACK Dir: Reza Sayah

KOKA, THE BUTCHER Dir: Bence Máté

BLACK SHEEP Dir: Ed Perkins

CAMINOS DE BOYLE HEIGHTS Dir: Pablo De La Hoya

MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES Dir: Charlie Tyrell

THE HOLE IN THE RESERVOIR Dir: Rich Williamson

TRANSFORMATIONS  Dir:  Alonso Mayo 

’63 BOYCOTT Dir: Gordon Quinn

I HAD A DREAM: CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING CHILD ACTOR Dir: Tim Atzinger

LISTEN TO THE LAND Dir: Celia Haig-Brown

THE WITCH HUNT Dir: Marek KÅ‚osowicz

PARDEN OUR PIXIE DUST Dir: Matthew Serrano

THE MAYOR Dir: Taylor Horky

 

 

 

ANIMATION SHORTS

 

THE SANDMAN Dir: Natalia Hermida

THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET  Dir: John Tso

WHITE AND FLUFFY Dir: Yadnee Kohok

GOD I NEED A GIRL FRIEND Dir: Stefan Janoski

CHIAROSCURO Dir: David Perry

 

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SCHOOL / COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY SHORTS

 

LOVE AND LOST Dir: Yiying Nikki Li

DUST Dir: Logan K. Triplett

A WALK IN THE PARK Dir: Anthony Liechti

ON ICE Dir: Katie Anne Moy

THE LEGEND OF SCOTTY WATTS Dir: Prash Sampathkumaran

SHINING ASHES Dir: Nicole Campbell

BOYS CLUB Dir: Troy DeWinne

LIFE AT A JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL Dir: Ethan Chu

BEN IS DEAD Dir: Lisa J Dooley

SUPER MOVIE Dir: Nathanael Burns

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TELEVISION PILOTS

 

CHARLIE BEE COMPANY by Ashley Davison

BATTLEDREAM CHRONICLES: A NEW BEGINNING By Alain Bidard

EDDIE’S By Michael Lange

LISA  AT LARGE By Eliot Gurrin

HOMEROOM By Neal Thibedeau 

DR. SUGAR By Paul Saleba

 

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FEATURE SCREENPLAYS

 

BATTER UP by James Humphrey

IRAN-CONTRA & CRACK COCAINE by Tony Cammarata

THE CHAIN by Jeff Woodard

GOD IS NOT PURPLE by Matt Pacini

THE EIDOLON by Doug Rich

KELIPOT by Seth Nesenholtz

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SHORT SCREENPLAYS

 

SAIRA by John Zeus Kontoyannis

SOUND OF THE SOMME by Thomas Besancon & Alexander Menu

1801, BUCK by Jalen Thompson

THE ASTRONOT by Pennan Brae

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MUSIC VIDEOS

 

BOOM GOES JULIAN Dir: Steven Gebert 

STARSET - RICOCHET Dir: Nick Peterson 

ODIO (HATE) Dir: Julio César Berrios

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WEBISODES

 

ALONE Dir Juanma Juarez 

THE OLD ROGUE Dir: Steve Perkins

HOMO SAPIENS Dir: Joël Melançon

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TRAILERS

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DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt

AMERICAN WAR Dir: Dr. Daniel Bernardi

GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish

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