40th Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival has announced the complete list of award winners for 2022 festival, which took place from August 8-14.
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. RIIFF is accredited as a qualifying festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT).
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is an Academy Award® qualifying festival for the short film categories. Winners of Best Short Film Live Action (Grand Prize), Best Documentary Short (Grand Prize), and Best Animated Short (Grand Prize) will be eligible for consideration in the short film categories of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the films otherwise complies with the Academy Rules.
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022 winners
The 2022 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival has announced its winners for the 40th edition in 34 categories.
The Pakistani short drama “Sandstorm” (“Mulaqat”) by Seemab Gul, the Irish animated short film “The Fall of the Ibis King” by Mikai Geronimo and Josh O’Caimh and the American short documentary “Almeda” by Paul Hairston won the Grand Prizes of the 2022 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival and earned RIIFF’s official Academy nomination.
Best Live Action Short
Grand Prize:
“Sandstorm” (“Mulaqat”) (Pakistan), Directed by Seemab Gul
“Sandstorm” (“Mulaqat”) by Seemab Gul from Pakistan won the Best Live Action Short Grand Prize of the 2022 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, or 40th RIIFF, and earned RIIFF’s official Academy nomination.
First Prize:
“Titan” (Belgium), Directed by Valéry Carnoy
Tied With:
“Joy” (United Kingdom), Directed by Alexandra Brodski
Best Short Animation
Grand Prize:
“The Fall of the Ibis King” (Ireland), Directed by Mikai Geronimo and Josh O’Caimh
“The Fall of the Ibis King” by Mikai Geronimo and Josh O’Caimh from Ireland won the Best Short Animation Grand Prize of the 2022 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, or 40th RIIFF, and earned RIIFF’s official Academy nomination.
First Prize:
“The Seine’s Tears” (France), Directed by Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur
Tied With:
“Hi! How are you?” (France), Directed by Gaïa Grandin-Mendzylewski
Best Short Documentary
Grand Prize:
“Almeda” (United States), Directed by Paul Hairston
“Almeda” by Paul Hairston from United States won the Best Short Documentary Grand Prize of the 2022 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, or 40th RIIFF, and earned RIIFF’s official Academy nomination.
First Prize:
“Gina” (United States), Directed by Kathryn Prescott
Tied With:
“Holy Cowboys” (India), Directed by Varun Chopra
Best Feature
Grand Prize:
“Unidentified Objects” (United States), Directed by Juan Felipe Zuleta
First Prize:
“Nowhere” (Belgium), Directed by Peter Monsaert
Tied With:
“Baby Pyramid” (Denmark), Directed by Cecilie McNair
Best Feature Documentary
Grand Prize:
“Of Medicine and Miracles” (United States), Directed by Ross Kauffman
First Prize:
“The Book of Harth” (United States), Directed by Pierre Guillet
Tied With:
“Being Michelle” (United States), Directed by Atin Mehra
Filmmaker of the Future Award
Winner: Frankie Kraft, director of “Help Her Live”, United States
Filmmaker of the Future Award is Presented to a filmmaker whose vision excites audiences and judges alike about the potential to produce compelling and successful films in the future.
Best Actor
William Sadler for his performance in “A Stage of Twilight” directed by Sarah T.
Schwab from United States.
Best Actress
Nessa Norich for her performance in “Jelly Bean”, which she wrote and directed as
well.
Best Comedy Short
Grand Prize:
“Goodnight Henry” (United Kingdom), Directed by Isher Sahota
First Prize:
“The F-Word” (United States), Directed by Alex Cannon and Paul Cannon
Tied With:
“Half” (United States), Directed by Jacob Roberts
Best Experimental
Grand Prize:
“I’m Late” (Japan), Directed by Sawako Kabuki
First Prize:
“Hypernormality” (France), Directed by Jordan Illel Cardoso
Tied With:
“It’s Coming It’s Real” (United States), Directed by Alexia Oldini, Steven Gray
Best Director
Grand Prize:
“Here Ends The World We’ve Known” (France), Directed Anne-Sophie Nanki
First Prize:
“Groom” (Ireland), Directed by Leyla Josephine Coll-O’Reilly
Tied With:
“Tarneit” (Australia), Directed by John Sheedy
The Marlyn Mason Award
The Marlyn Mason Award is presented to new voices, new perspectives by women in film.
Grand Prize:
“Everybody Goes to the Hospital” (United States), Directed by Tiffany Kimmel
First Prize:
“The Country Club” (United States), Directed by Fiona Robert
Tied With:
“Americanized” (United States), Directed by Erica Eng
Directorial Discovery Award
Grand Prize:
“Yield” (United States), Directed by Ani Schroeter
First Prize:
“Sucking Diesel” (Ireland), Directed by Sam McGrath
Tied With:
“Cherry” (Israel), Directed by Naama Lahav
Best Cinematography
Grand Prize:
“How She Didn’t Die” (Switzerland, United States, Spain), Cinematogarpher: Jeff Bierman, Directed by Antonio Tibaldi
First Prize:
“Oh It Hertz” (Norway/Sweden), Cinematographer: Måns Berthas, Directed by Gunnar Hall Jensen
Tied With:
“The Speed of Sound” (United States), Cinematographer: Matthew Tyler, Directed by Matthew Tyler
RIIFF New England Director’s Award
Grand Prize:
“Dad and Me” (United States), Directed by David H. Angell
First Prize:
“Acquiescence” (United States), Directed by Manya Branham
Tied With:
“Hip Cat” (United States), Directed by Josh Kirk
Soldiers and Sacrifice Award
Soldiers and Sacrifice Award celebrates stories that commemorate America’s heroes.
Grand Prize:
“The Metal Detector” (United States), Directed by Brendan Hughes
First Prize:
“EYEHOLES” (United Kingdom), Directed by Paisley Valentine Walsh
RIIFF Director’s Choice Award
“Ball and Vase” (United States), Directed by David Baram
Hearts, Minds, Souls Award
Hearts, Minds, Souls Award celebrates films that reflect the Jewish experience.
Grand Prize:
“Holy Holocaust”, Directed by Osi Wald and Noa Berman-Herzberg
First Prize:
“By Any Means: Manny Kirchheimer Makes Sons at 90” (Japan), Directed by Taiki Sugioka
Tied with:
“I’ll Be Frank” (Germany), Directed by Aaron Lucas
Best Editing
Grand Prize:
“Neige” (Canada), Edited by Sophie Farkas Bolla, Directed by Paule Beaudoin
First Prize:
“Astor Place the American Dream” (United States), Edited by Daniele di Maio, Directed by Giuseppe Malpasso
First Prize:
“Solarium” (France), Edited by Daniel Darmon, Directed by Jonathan Koulavsky
Best Screenplay
Grand Prize:
“Lilian” (United Kingdom), Written/Directed by Cathy Tyson
First Prize:
“Lamb” (Ireland), Directed by Sinéad O’Loughlin
Tied With:
“Dealing with Dad” (United States), Written/Directed by Tom Huang
Flickers’ Ambassador Award
Flickers’ Ambassador Award is presented to an individual who inspires and empowers communication and cultural
understanding.
Flickers’ Ambassador Award winner:
Michael Cuomo, actor.
Flickers’ International Humanitarian Award
Flickers’ International Humanitarian Award is given annually to films or filmmakers who inspire social change and community outreach
and strive to better the world in which we live.
Grand Prize:
“Covid Century – The Pandemic Preparedness Dilemma” (Germany), Directed by Michael Wech
First Prize:
“No Time To Fail” (United States), Directed by Sara Archambault, Margo Guernsey
Tied With:
“String of Stories” (United States), Directed by Indrani Nayar-Gall
Alternative Spirit Award (LGBTQ) Short
Grand Prize:
“Parrot” (United States), Directed by Kyle B. Thompson
First Prize:
“Hard” (United States), Directed by Robin Takao D’Oench
Tied WIth:
“The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night” (United States), Directed by Fawizia Mirza
Alternative Spirit Award (Documentary)
Grand Prize:
“Not a Tame Lion” (United States), Directed by Craig Bettendorf
First Prize:
“Hard Labour” (Canada), Directed by Apolla Echino
Alternative Spirit Award (Feature)
Grand Prize:
“Jimmy and Carolyn” (United States), Directed by James Andrew Walsh
First Prize:
“Magdalena” (Poland), Directed by Filip Gieldon
KidsEye International Film Festival
KIDSEYE International Film Festival is presented to a film that resonates with the filmmaker within both children and adults
alike.
Best Children’s Animation
Grand Prize:
“Kayak” (France), Directed by Solene Bosseboeuf, Flore Dechorgnat, Tiphaine Klein, Auguste
Lefort, Antoine Rossi
First Prize:
“Run Totti Run” (United States), Directed by Shad Lee Bardbury
Tied With:
“Black Slide” (Israel), Directed by Uri Lotan
Best Musical Documentary
Grand Prize:
Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums” (United States), Directed by Soren Sorenson
First Prize:
“Bonnie Blue: James Cotton’s Life of the Blues” (United States), Directed by Bestor Cram
Green Planet Award
Green Planet Award celebrates the vision of man’s shared humanity and achieving sustainability on our
planet.
Grand Prize:
“Terra Cene” (United Kingdom), Directed by Nono Ayuso, Rodrigo Inada
First Prize:
“Nuisance Bear” (Canada), Directed by Jack Weisman, Gabriela Vanden
Tied With:
“Turtles On The Hill” (United States), Directed by Carolyn Decker
Vortex Sci-Fi & Fantasy Award
Grand Prize:
“Killing the eunuch KHAN” (Iran), Directed by Abed Abest
First Prize:
“Cub Scout” (United States), Directed by Matt Heder
Tied with:
“Eleusis” (Russia), Directed by Arturo R. Jiménez
Breaking Boundaries
Breaking Boundaries award is presented to films that celebrate the endurance of the human spirit and resilience in the face of
injustice.
Grand Prize:
“From Hood to Holler” (United States), Directed by Pat McGee
First Prize:
“Employee of the Month” (Nigeria, USA), Directed by Goga Clay
Tied With:
“Man To Man” (United Kingdom), Directed by Shehroze Khan
Best Student Film Award
Grand Prize:
“Dying to Survive” (United States), Directed by Anna Sorig
First Prize:
“Suck it Hard” (United States), Directed by Eva Neuwirth
Best Music Video
Grand Prize:
“Rodney Chrome – To The Money” (United States), Directed by Zac Dov Wiesel
First Prize:
“We will become better” (Latvia, Russia), Directed by Adzej Gavriss
Best Podcast
Grand Prize:
“All Night Radio” (United States), Ali Silva, Gustavo Rodriguez
First Prize:
“Murder, She Told” (United States), Kristen Seavey
Best Television Pilot/Webisode
Grand Prize:
“Happily Married” (Canada), Directed by Jean-François Rivard
First Prize:
“Why are you like this” (Australia), Directed by Jessie Oldfield and Adam Murfet
Tied With:
“Phantom Feelings” (Denmark), Directed by Rikke Kolding
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