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Winners

3º QTR 2020

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR THE PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL INDIE FILM FESTIVAL, 3º QRT, 2020.

FILM | ARTIST | COUNTRY

BEST SHORT

GHAZAAL | RAGINI BHASIN | UNITED STATES

BEST FOREIGN SHORT

THE SPEECH | HAOHAO YAN | UNITED STATES

BEST STUDENT SHORT

NADINE | LUCIA PAGANO | POLAND

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY 

ACTING WEAK | MAAYAN SCHWARTZ | ISRAEL

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

POSTCARDS FROM THE ISLAND | CRISTINA BALLESTEROS | UNITED KINGDOM

BEST ANIMATION

WOMEN IN RAGE | SARA CHONG, YANYUN CHEN | SINGAPORE

BEST PRODUCER

ALLAN ELLEN | HELION GRANDE, RAÚL CEREZO, JUAN ROS | SPAIN

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

GHAZAAL | RAGINI BHASIN | UNITED STATES

BEST MALE DIRECTOR

THE OUTSIDERS | RUI ESPERANÇA | PORTUGAL

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

FURLOUGH | PHOEBE TONKIN | AUSTRALIA

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

SLEEPWALK | JUAN CAVIA Y WALTER CORNAS | PORTUGAL

BEST HAIRSTYLE & MAKE UP

THE CAGE | ANGELA FISHER, ALEJANDRA LEDEZMA | UNITED STATES

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

THE SPEECH | NAN ZHOU | UNITED STATES

BEST SOUND DESIGN

THE GENTLE ART OF VIOLENCE | JOEL-AIME BEAUCHAMP | CANADA

BEST EDITING

L'ESCALE | OLIVIER LAMBRECHTS | BELGIUM

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

RAW | AKIS KONSTANTAKOPOULOS | UNITED STATES

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

ALLAN ELLEN | JAVIER DE PRADO | SPAIN

BEST ACTOR

WIMBLEDON | KADIR TALABANI | NORWAY

BEST ACTRESS

THE OUTSIDERS | FILIPA MATTA | PORTUGAL

BEST ACTOR DEBUT

3:14PM | CHENG-WEI HO | CHINA

BEST ACTRESS DEBUT (Ex-Aequo)

BARE PROPERTY | GIUSEPPINA RANDI | ITALY
MATHILDA | LAUREL BADENELL | UNITED STATES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

THE CAGE | RAUL MENDEZ | UNITED STATES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

NADINE | OFELIA JERNELIUS | POLAND

BEST ENSEMBLE

FURLOUGH | AUSTRALIA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

ON THE FLOOR | ELEMERA | UNITED STATES

BEST SCRIPTWRITING

BRYERS CUCUMBER TOSTINO'S | NICHOLAS LEEDS, PATRICK TAMISIEA | UNITED STATES

BEST STUDENT MALE DIRECTOR (Ex-Aequo)

PATROON | MARIO GONSALVES | NETHERLANDS
ALZHEIMER CAFE | MARTIN DRAKSLER | SLOVENIA

BEST STUDENT FEMALE DIRECTOR

NADINE | LUCIA PAGANO | POLAND

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

KOSELIG (NOUN/VERB) | CASSIE LEFEVRE | UNITED STATES

Honorable Mention

3º QTR 2020

WE HAD SO MANY GOOD MOVIES SO WE DECIDED TO MENTION THE ONES THAT COULD BE ON THE WINNERS SESSION FOR THE PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL INDIE FILM FESTIVAL, 3º QRT, 2020.

BEST SHORT

FURLOUGH | PHOEBE TONKIN, AUSTRALIA
SLEEPWALK | FILIPE MELO, PORTUGAL
ALLAN ELLEN | JUAN ROS, SPAIN
RAW | DRAKE SHANNON, UNITED STATES
BRYERS CUCUMBER TOSTINO'S | CHRISTOPHER HALL, UNITED STATES

BEST FOREIGN SHORT

L'ESCALE | PIETER DECNUDDE, BELGIUM
THE OUTSIDERS | RUI ESPERANÇA, PORTUGAL
TATIN SIN | ANTONIO IKOVIC, SWEDEN
THE NAMES ARE LOST FIRST | AYSE NUR GENÇALP, TURKEY
..AND WHEN DO I SLEEP? | HUSAM ALSAYED, SAUDI ARABIA

BEST STUDENT SHORT

ALZHEIMER CAFE | MARTIN DRAKSLER, SLOVENIA
PATROON | MARIO GONSALVES, NETHERLANDS
MATHILDA | YAQI TAO, UNITED STATES
HEN | ANDRZEJ BRZÓZKA, POLAND
SIXTH GRADE | YUZHUO WANG, CHINA

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

WAITING FOR THE SEA | GEORGE ITZHAK, UNITED STATES
SOUND OF WATER | MARGAUX CHATAUXX, FRANCE
GAZA, ONE FOOTBALL, ONE LEG (30 MN) | FORGET PATRICE, FRANCE
MODNI ŽURNAL SRBIJE 2020 | ALEKSANDRIJA AJDUKOVIC, SERBIA
ARCHITECTURE IS NOT AN IMAGE | DAOUD BOULEDROUA , ELKE MITTMANN, FRANCE

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

BETTER LUCK | TOM WAR, UNITED STATES
LUCKY DAY | SKJMMJNGTONRJDE., UNITED STATES
A SHORE | SAM GILBERG, ARMAND DOV BRESCIA, UNITED STATES
ANAEROBIOUS: "THE AGONY OF THE MEMBRANES" | AMAURY BARRERA, CANADA
EXQUISITE SHORTS | BEN FEE, UNITED STATES

BEST ANIMATION SHORT

EGG | MARTINA SCARPELLI, FRANCE
MALADY OF MINE | JON PORTMAN, UNITED STATES
JUST PLAY | KIRILL CHIKALIN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CHRISTMAS 1976 | ANDREW RASMUSSEN, UNITED STATES
HOMEWARD | SHIRLEY NEEMAN, ISRAEL

BEST PRODUCER

RAW | JOANNA KOSS, UNITED STATES
EVERYONE GETS TO BE FRIENDS | MATT MORELLO, UNITED STATES
JUICY GIRL | MARK MONTGOMERY, KATHARINE KIM, KAIWI LYMAN, KOREA
3:14PM | YUGU YANG, JACQUELINE W LIU, CHINA
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | MARA PEREZ, CANADA

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

BARE PROPERTY | VERONICA MENGOLI, ITALY
WOMEN IN RAGE | SARA CHONG, YANYUN CHEN, SINGAPORE
POSTCARDS FROM THE ISLAND | CRISTINA BALLESTEROS, UNITED KINGDOM
DADDY'S GIRL | JULIA LINDSTRÖM, NORWAY
SOUND OF WATER | MARGAUX CHATAU, FRANCE

BEST MALE DIRECTOR

ALLAN ELLEN | JUAN ROS, SPAIN
WIMBLEDON | ERNST DE GEER , NORWAY
RAW | DRAKE SHANNON, UNITED STATES
JUICY GIRL | MJ KIM, KOREA
..AND WHEN DO I SLEEP? | HUSAM ALSAYED, SAUDI ARABIA

BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER

JUICY GIRL | MJ KIM, KOREA
POSTCARDS FROM THE ISLAND | CRISTINA BALLESTEROS, UNITED KINGDOM
A SHORE | SAM GILBERG, ARMAND DOV BRESCIA, UNITED STATES
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | CHINO SAAVEDRA, CANADA
L'ESCALE | PIETER DE CNUDDE, BELGIUM

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

GHAZAAL | YANG LIXUAN, UNITED STATES
JUICY GIRL | YOUNGHEE CHOI, KOREA
ALLAN ELLEN | JAIME BOYERO, SPAIN
TILL DEATH | PIERCE COOK, UNITED STATES
MATHILDA | ISABEL ARANGUREN, UNITED STATES

BEST HAIRSTYLE & MAKE UP

CYCLONE | JOANNE SOLORZANO DORFMAN, UNITED STATES
ALLAN ELLEN | NURIA GARCIA FERNANDEZ, SARA VALENZUELA, SPAIN
BLACK HEART, RED HANDS | COLIN WILSON, AUSTRALIA
READING GAOL | SHAUNA CANE, UNITED KINGDOM
TILL DEATH | JACQUELINE HOLDEN, UNITED STATES

BEST COSTUME

BLACK HEART, RED HANDS | SHARLEEN CORNISH, AUSTRALIA
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | JAMIE LACAMELL, MEL JENKINSON, CANADA
GHAZAAL | MEESHA BHASIN, UNITED STATES
HOME | NIKHAIL ASNANI, UNITED STATES
ALLAN ELLEN | ANA CASTILLO, SPAIN

BEST SOUND DESIGN

GHAZAAL | BO PANG, UNITED STATES
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | JEFF JACKMAN, CANADA
JUST PLAY | L’ATTIRAIL STUDIO, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
MALADY OF MINE | JUSTIN AUCOIN, UNITED STATES
ANAEROBIOUS: "THE AGONY OF THE MEMBRANES" | LORENA MAGAÑA, CANADA

BEST EDITING

MATHILDA | BOWEI YUE, UNITED STATES
ANAEROBIOUS: "THE AGONY OF THE MEMBRANES" | AMAURY BARRERA, CANADA
3:14PM | KIPO LIN, CHINA ALLAN ELLEN | JUAN ROS, SPAIN
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | CHINO SAAVEDRA, CANADA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

ALLAN ELLEN | ADOLFO MORALES, SPAIN
SLEEPWALK | FEDERICO CANTINI, PORTUGAL
3:14PM | MINGJUE HU, CHINA
PATROON | RUI JIANG ONG, NETHERLANDS
MATHILDA | AI CHUNG, UNITED STATES

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

3:14PM | I FU CHEN, CHINA
RAW | CHRIS WELLS, UNITED STATES
IF WE HAD TOMORROW | KIRILL UDOVENKO, UKRAINE
TALKING CURE | MAREN KRÜGER, GERMANY

BEST ACTOR

ON THE FLOOR | ALEXANDER GHEESLING, UNITED STATES
TATIN SIN | ELMAZ IKOVIC, SWEDEN
TILL DEATH | ANDREW THOMAS, UNITED STATES
IT CAN'T (BE) | ALESSANDRO CREMONA, ITALY
NIGHT HORSE | PÔL SEIF, FRANCE

BEST ACTRESS

RAW | ANJA AKSTIN, UNITED STATES
THE GENTLE ART OF VIOLENCE | VICTORIA DIAMOND, CANADA
TILL DEATH | EMMA MADDOCK, UNITED STATES
FOURTEEN FRACTURES | BABIRYE BUKILWA, UNITED KINGDOM
JUST FOR THE RIDE | MARION BEGOC, FRANCE

BEST ACTOR DEBUT

FOG | KRUPAL RAVAL, INDIA
EXTRA | MOHAMAD KOOLABADI, IRAN
BITTERSWEET | RILEY KERR, UNITED KINGDOM
TATIN SIN | MAHIR TATAREVIC, SWEDEN
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE | EVAN ULVEN, UNITED STATES

BEST ACTRESS DEBUT

NADINE | ELIN ÖVERGAARD, POLAND
DADDY'S GIRL | LOUISE TOFTE RØIRI, NORWAY
BITTER SKY | DARCI SHAW, UNITED KINGDOM
THE MIRROR | INGRID TORELLI, AUSTRALIA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

COFFEE | HARRISON MARX, UNITED STATES
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | PHIL GRANGER, CANADA
ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY | JOHNNY MCPHAIL, UNITED STATES
BUFFALO | JAMES ANDREW FRASER, UNITED STATES
WIMBLEDON | AHMED ALSAATIE, NORWAY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

NADINE | ÅSA KARLIN, POLAND
MIRANDA'S MARIONETTES | LINDA KERNS, UNITED STATES
SUSIE | ANDREA MURILLO, UNITED STATES
3:14PM | ZAIZAI LIN, CHINA
JUICY GIRL | CHEONGMI LEE, KOREA

BEST ENSEMBLE

L'ESCALE | BELGIUM
SALT WATER TAFFY | UNITED STATES
COASTERS | UNITED STATES
LITTLE DIVA RISING | AUSTRALIA
BITTEN | POLAND

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

MIRANDA'S MARIONETTES | KENNY REGAN, UNITED STATES
BEANS | DAVID FOLEY II, UNITED STATES
THE GENTLE ART OF VIOLENCE | THOMAS WHITE RYAN PLAYGROUND, CANADA
LIKE YOU SAID YOU'D BE | MAIA THOMAS AND MAX BACANI, UNITED STATES
JUICY GIRL | YIRUMA, KOREA

BEST SCREENWRITER

WIMBLEDON | ERNST DE GEER.MADS STEGGER, NORWAY
COASTERS | NOLAN PUGH, UNITED STATES
L'ESCALE | DIEDERIK HAEGEMAN, PIETER DE CNUDDE, BELGIUM
LUX CLARA | VUKASIN ZIVALJEVIC.MILJAN ZIVALJEVIC, SERBIA
THE OUTSIDERS | RUI ESPERANÇA, PORTUGAL

BEST STUDENT MALE DIRECTOR

EVERYONE GETS TO BE FRIENDS | ROB SCHMIDT, UNITED STATES
HEN | ANDRZEJ BRZÓZKA, POLAND
NIGHT CAB | KEPING SUN, UNITED STATES
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE | GUSTAVO MILAN, UNITED STATES

BEST STUDENT FEMALE DIRECTOR

UNDER THE FLAG | JIAWEI CHENG, UNITED STATES
MATHILDA | YAQI TAO, UNITED STATES
ELLE | NICOLE VANDEN BROECK, UNITED STATES
HOMEWARD | SHIRLEY NEEMAN, ISRAEL
SIXTH GRADE | YUZHUO WANG, CHINA

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

100% GIRL | CHEN LIANGYU, TAIWAN
ESTRANGED | AIDEN KELTNER, UNITED STATES
LE MIRROIR | LEILA MURTON POOLE, AUSTRALIA
AND ALSO, FOR YOUTH | EAMON HILLIS, CANADA
EVERYBODY SHUT UP | GEORGE O’REILLY, UNITED KINGDOM

Official Selection

3º QTR 2020 (MAR - MAY 2020)

We are happy to announce the official selection for THE Prague International Indie Film Festival, 3º QRT, 2020.

FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY

..AND WHEN DO I SLEEP? | HUSAM ALSAYED | SAUDI ARABIA
100% GIRL | CHEN LIANGYU | TAIWAN
3:14PM | I FU CHEN | CHINA
A SHORE | SAM GILBERG, ARMAND DOV BRESCIA | UNITED STATES
ACTING WEAK | MAAYAN SCHWARTZ | ISRAEL
ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY  | THAD LEE | UNITED STATES
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT | KIRIL TODOROV | CZECH REPUBLIC
ALLAN ELLEN | JUAN ROS | SPAIN
ALTERED | SARAH LE | UNITED STATES
ALZHEIMER CAFE | MARTIN DRAKSLER | SLOVENIA
ANAEROBIOUS: "THE AGONY OF THE MEMBRANES" | AMAURY BARRERA | CANADA
AND ALSO, FOR YOUTH | EAMON HILLIS | CANADA
ARCHITECTURE IS NOT AN IMAGE | DAOUD BOULEDROUA, ELKE MITTMANN | FRANCE
ASTRAY | JOSH BRAININ, ERNEST KABASHI | UNITED STATES
BARE PROPERTY | VERONICA MENGOLI | ITALY
BARNEY LEE: MY LONG WALK AROUND BRITAIN (FOR HNPP) | MATT COLIN EVANS | UNITED KINGDOM
BEANS. | DAVID FOLEY II | UNITED STATES
BETTER LUCK | TOM WAR | UNITED STATES
BITTEN | HELENA OBORSKA | POLAND
BITTER SKY | JOSEPH OLLMAN | UNITED KINGDOM
BITTERSWEET | MAX MIR | UNITED KINGDOM
BLACK HEART, RED HANDS | RUSSELL SOUTHAM | AUSTRALIA
BRYERS CUCUMBER TOSTINO'S | CHRISTOPHER HALL | UNITED STATES
BUFFALO | FREDDIE PAULL | UNITED STATES
CHRISTMAS 1976 | ANDREW RASMUSSEN | UNITED STATES
COASTERS: A FILM BY BEN KURNS | J.G. MURPHY, NOLAN PUGH | UNITED STATES
COFFEE | JI HOON YEO  | UNITED STATES
CYCLONE | AUSTIN TSUNG-FU CHANG | UNITED STATES
DADDY'S GIRL | JULIA LINDSTRÖM | NORWAY
DAILY DOSE | IGOR CORREA | BRAZIL
DESOLATION THROE | VERONIKA WAGA, SEBASTIAN WAGA | SWEDEN
DIAMONDS & RUST | ASHLEY REBECCA FARLEY  | UNITED STATES
DISCO | JORDAN JOHN | UNITED KINGDOM
DREAMLESS SLEEP | FOAD ASADI | IRAN
EGG | MARTINA SCARPELLI | FRANCE
ELLE | NICOLE VANDEN BROECK | UNITED STATES
ESTRANGED | AIDEN KELTNER | UNITED STATES
EVERYBODY SHUT UP | GEORGE O'REILLY | UNITED KINGDOM
EVERYONE GETS TO BE FRIENDS | ROB SCHMIDT | UNITED STATES
EXQUISITE SHORTS, VOLUME 1 | BEN FEE | UNITED STATES
EXTRA | KIOUMRAS AHMADI | IRAN
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE | GUSTAVO MILAN  | UNITED STATES
FOG | RIBHU GHOSH | INDIA
FOREST FOLLY | KEVIN DIX | UNITED STATES
FOURTEEN FRACTURES | RICHARD MELKONIAN | UNITED KINGDOM
FURLOUGH  | PHOEBE TONKIN  | AUSTRALIA
GAZA, ONE FOOTBALL, ONE LEG    (30 MN) | FORGET PATRICE | FRANCE
GHAZAAL | RAGINI BHASIN | UNITED STATES
GNT | SARA HIRNER, ROSEMARY VASQUEZ-BROWN | AUSTRALIA
GROUNDED: CECIL | MATTHEW  JOHNS | UNITED STATES
HAPPINESS WITHOUT COLORS | FARIDA GAMAL | EGYPT
HEN | ANDRZEJ BRZÓZKA | POLAND
HOME | PHUMI MORARE | UNITED STATES
HOMEWARD | SHIRLEY NEEMAN | ISRAEL
IF WE HAD TOMORROW  | ANASTASIYA YEVCHENKO | UKRAINE
IT CAN'T (BE) | LUCA VECCHI | ITALY
JACK 2003 | LEAH V BLEICH | UNITED STATES
JUICY GIRL | MJ KIM | KOREA
JUST FOR THE RIDE | CYPRIEN SACCAL | FRANCE
JUST PLAY | KIRILL CHIKALIN | RUSSIAN FEDERATION
KOSELIG (NOUN/VERB) | CASSIE LEFEVRE | UNITED STATES
L'ESCALE | PIETER DE CNUDDE | BELGIUM
LEAD | BENJAMIN LEICHTENSTERN | GERMANY
LIKE YOU SAID YOU'D BE | COLE BACANI | UNITED STATES
LITTLE DIVA RISING | LES ZIG | AUSTRALIA
LOFT202 | ANTONETTE TRUSSONI | UNITED STATES
LOSE YOURSELF | GIULIA ZENNARO | ITALY
LUCID | YELIZAVETA MAMAJEVA | UNITED STATES
LUCKY DAY | SKJMMJNGTONRJDE. | UNITED STATES
LUX CLARA | VUKASIN ZIVALJEVIC | SERBIA
MALADY OF MINE | JON PORTMAN | UNITED STATES
MATHILDA | YAQI TAO | UNITED STATES
MIRANDA'S MARIONETTES | HORTENSE LINGJAERDE | UNITED STATES
MODNI ŽURNAL SRBIJE 2020 | ALEKSANDRIJA AJDUKOVIC | SERBIA
NADINE | LUCIA PAGANO | POLAND
NAPKIN OBITUARY | KIENAN LYONS | UNITED STATES
NIGHT CAB | KEPING SUN | UNITED STATES
NIGHT HORSE | LUCILE MERCIER | FRANCE
ON THE FLOOR | COREY KOEPPER | UNITED STATES
PATROON | MARIO GONSALVES | NETHERLANDS
POSTCARDS FROM THE ISLAND | CRISTINA BALLESTEROS | UNITED KINGDOM
RARA AVIS | LUIS FELIPE MONCADA | COLOMBIA
RAW | DRAKE SHANNON | UNITED STATES
READING GAOL | AYMERIC NICOLET | UNITED KINGDOM
RENDEZVOUS | HIROKI UTSUNOMIYA | JAPAN
SALT WATER TAFFY | MICHAEL BENEDETTI | UNITED STATES
SELF-PORTRAIT AT 86 DOG YEARS | ZACH DORN | UNITED STATES
SIXTH GRADE | YUZHUO WANG | CHINA
SLEEPWALK | FILIPE MELO | PORTUGAL
SOUND OF WATER | MARGAUX CHATAUX | FRANCE
SUSIE | JORDAN DOIG | UNITED STATES
TALKING CURE | MAREN KRÜGER | GERMANY
TATIN SIN | ANTONIO IKOVIC | SWEDEN
THE CAGE | JAIME SEGURA | UNITED STATES
THE GENTLE ART OF VIOLENCE | ANDREW PRZYBYTKOWSKI | CANADA
THE LEGEND OF THE CHICKENFISH | GILES SANDER | CANADA
LE MIROIR | LEILA MURTON POOLE | AUSTRALIA
THE MIRROR | JOEL KOHN | AUSTRALIA
THE NAMES ARE LOST FIRST | AYŞE NUR GENÇALP | TURKEY
THE OUTSIDERS | RUI ESPERANÇA | PORTUGAL
THE SPEECH | HAOHAO YAN | UNITED STATES
THE TELEPATHETICS | SYR-IVAN K BENNETT | UNITED STATES
THE VEIL | VANESSA SILVA | UNITED STATES
TILL DEATH | ANDREW THOMAS | UNITED STATES
TMARAMRLT | EGOR BARKANOV | UNITED STATES
TOXITOUR | RAONI MADDALENA | BRAZIL
TROUBLEMAKER | SHANE PELTZMAN | UNITED STATES
UNDER THE FLAG  | JIAWEI CHENG | UNITED STATES
WADAYAZE | GROHMANN, DIETER MICHAEL | BELGIUM
WAITING FOR THE SEA | GEORGE ITZHAK | UNITED STATES
WHERE DARKNESS LIES | CHINO SAAVEDRA | CANADA
WIMBLEDON | ERNST DE GEER | NORWAY
WINTER GREW COLD | DESI JEVON, CATI JEAN | UNITED STATES
WOMEN IN RAGE | SARA CHONG, YANYUN CHEN | SINGAPORE