LIAFF
MOVIES OF THE MONTH,
MAY 2020
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
REDEMPTION
Directed by Seora Hong
United States
CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Old Hearts Cafe
Directed by Cameron Gallagher and Ken Holmes
United States
CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Moonflake : Space for imagination
Directed by Brice Blanloeil, Jean-Sébastien Duinjdam
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Redleaf – Confusion
Directed by Artur Czerwiński
Poland
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Alabaster
Directed by Dan Ramm
United States
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
POST MORTEM berlin
Directed by Anton von Heiseler
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Mantis
Directed by Daniel Schwachter
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Old Hearts Cafe
Acted by Ken Holmes
United States
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Requiem for the Living
Directed by JAROSLAW GOGOLIN
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
On Par
Written by Paul G. Andrews and Beth Kates
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE/ ENVIRONMENT /WILDLIFE
WINNER
Mantis
Directed by Daniel Schwachter
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Yarne
Directed by Andrew Krakower
USA
CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Stateless in India
Directed by Sumithra Prasanna
Singapore
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Mantis
Directed by Daniel Schwachter
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Solace by the Sea
Directed by Jyoti Singh, Sangeeta Agrawal
India
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Directed by Caeser Pink, Caeser Pink
United States
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
WINNER
Black April
Directed by William Stancik
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Lost Paradise
Directed by Paul de Métairy
France
CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
Manasanamaha
Directed by Deepak
India
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
Old Hearts Cafe
Directed by Cameron Gallagher and Ken Holmes
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Hearty’s day out
Directed by Vivek Joseph Varughese
India
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
“Junk 2020”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Folies of War
Written by Kesari Bhattacharya
Australia
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Cadence of the Valley
Directed by Rama Ayasra
Jordan
CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)/AUGMENTED REALITY(AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
Artists up close (360° 3D VR Series)
Directed by WALTER SCHOENENBROECHER
Germany