Awards 2023: Global Nonviolent Film Festival (Full List)
A total of 36 films from 15 countries have competed at the Global Nonviolent Film Festival. The Jury, composed of Brad Mays (USA), Olga Matsyna (Italy), Roger Paradiso (USA), Dr. Teresa Mular (USA), Yuriy Konopkin (Russia), has resolved to award 28 of those films in the following categories: Feature Film, Short Film, Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, Feature Docudrama, Feature Animation, Short Animation, Feature Experimental, Short Experimental, and Music Video.
The Awards Show may be watched here: Awards Show 2023
Running time: 52 min.
Produced, Edited and Directed by: Daria Trifu
Hosts: Daria Trifu and Bruno Pischiutta
Here is the full list of awards in order of category:
FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Best Feature Film (ex aequo) to:
RED FAUST (Hungary) – Written, Directed and Produced by Zsolt Pozsgai
THE LAST PASSENGER (Japan) – Written, Directed and Produced by Takashi Horie
Best Director (ex aequo) to:
Takashi Horie for THE LAST PASSENGER
Zsolt Pozsgai for RED FAUST
Best Cinematography (ex aequo) to:
Mark Gyori for RED FAUST
Robert J. MacColl for EMILY OR OSCAR? (USA)
Best Production Design (ex aequo) to:
Dimitra Panagiotopolou for PURGATORY (Greece)
Péter Klimó for RED FAUST
Best Actress (ex aequo) to:
Karen Iwata in THE LAST PASSENGER
Casara Clark in EMILY OR OSCAR?
Best Actor to:
Adam Lux and Armand Kautzky in RED FAUST
Best Screenplay to:
Takashi Horie for THE LAST PASSENGER
Best Music to:
Atsushi “Toaya” Tokuya for THE LAST PASSENGER
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
Best Feature Documentary (ex aequo) to:
SOUND AND SILENCE (Switzerland) – Produced and Directed by Thomas Luechinger
A SONG FOR ARGYRIS (Greece) – Produced and Directed by Stefan Haupt
Best Director (ex aequo) to:
Stefan Haupt for A SONG FOR AGYRIS
Robert Webster for MEMORIES OF WARSAW (Netherlands)
Best Cinematography to:
Patrick Lindenmaier for A SONG FOR ARGYRIS
Best Music (ex aequo) to:
Ephren Luechinger for SOUND AND SILENCE
Tomas Korber and Jorgos Stergiou for A SONG FOR SRGYRIS
Best Historical Subject to:
A SONG FOR ARGYRIS – Produced and Directed by Stefan Haupt
Best Medical Subject (ex aequo) to:
TRADITIONAL MIDWIFE (Japan) – Produced and Directed by Paul Edward Foulkes
YOU’LL BE OK TOO: CHRISTINA’S JOURNEY (USA) – Produced by Holli Haerr and Directed by Christina Mathieson-Segura
FEATURE DOCUDRAMA CATEGORY
Best Feature Docudrama Film to:
THESE TWO HANDS – THE STORY OF BOWEN THERAPY (Australia) – Produced by Helen Dobra and Directed by Sean Dobra
Best Director to:
Sean Dobre for THESE TWO HANDS – THE STORY OF BOWEN THERAPY
Best Cinematography to:
Alex Innes for THESE TWO HANDS – THE STORY OF BOWEN THERAPY
FEATURE ANIMATION CATEGORY
Best Feature Animation Film to:
BABOOKUMS: SEVEN FANTASTIC STORIES (Lithuania) – Produced by Jurgita Rakauskaitė and Directed by Tadas Vidmantas
FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY
Best Feature Experimental Film to:
THE MUSE (Russia) – Produced by Ivan Zabolotskiy and Directed Max Karpylev
SHORT FILM CATEGORY
Best Short Film (ex aequo) to:
LA PIETRA (USA) – Written, Directed and Produced by Nikita Hattangady
FATHER’S DAY (South Africa) – Produced by Mpho Makhalemele and Directed by Tumelo Lekena
Best Director (ex aequo) to:
Nikita Hattangaddy for LA PIETRA
Tumelo Lekena for FATHER’S DAY
Best Cinematography (ex aequo) to:
Diego Jimenez for ARTEMIS AND THE ASTRONAUT (USA)
Johnny Sousa for IZZY (USA)
Best Production Design to:
Rob Hutt and Celia Dumas for TIME SPENT (UK)
Best Actress to:
Lynn Cohen in ARTEMIS AND THE ASTRONAUT
Best Actor to:
Bonga Sizwe Mhlongo in FATHER’S DAY
Best Screenplay to:
Tumelo Lekena for FATHER’S DAY
Best Music to:
LA PIETRA – Written, Directed and Produced by Nikita Hattangady
Outstanding Achievement (given by the Organizers of the Festival) to:
Danielle McCormick for THE KEY (Ireland)
SHORT DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
Best Short Documentary to:
RETURN TO FORETOP’S FATHER (USA) – Produced and Directed by Preston Randolph
Best Director to:
Preston Randolph for RETURN TO FORETOP’S FATHER
Best Cinematography to:
Charles Reynoso for FAITH IN BLACKNESS – AN EXPLORATION OF AFROLATINE SPIRITUALITY (USA)
Best Music Score to:
Garrett Randolph for RETURN TO FORETOP’S FATHER
Joseph Paul Hutchins for THE STORY OF HUBBLE – MAN’S INSATIABLE QUEST TO THE STARS (USA)
Best Historical Subject to:
I AM KANAKA (UK) – Produced and Directed by Genevieve Sulway
Best Medical Subject to:
BRAVO MARCEL – THE CENTURY CLIMBER (Switzerland) – Produced by Hannes Tell and Andrea Vescovi and Directed by Hannes Tell
SHORT ANIMATION CATEGORY
Best Short Animation Film to:
THE CLOUD PRINCESS (South Africa) – Produced by Claudia Noble-Areff and Directed by Sheldon Christopher Noble
SHORT EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY
Best Short Experimental Film to:
STONE (Iran) – Produced by Mojgan Beigi and Directed by Alireza Beigi
Best Director to:
Alireza Beigi for STONE
Best Cinematography to:
Pablo Galarza for EMBRACE
Best Production Design to:
Margie Kelk and Lynne Slater for ALUCINAR
Best Actress to:
Najmeh Naghali in STONE
Best Screenplay to:
Alireza Beigi for STONE
MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
Best Music Video to:
MACHINE (USA) – Produced and Directed by Meg Pfeiffer
Best Director to:
Alberto Nacci for DUEL (Italy)
Best Cinematography to:
Alberto Nacci for DUEL
Best Music to:
Pasquale Corrado for DUEL
The Awards Show (52 min.) is streaming at:
https://globalcinema.online/programs/global-nonviolent-film-festival-awards-2023
Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta, Member of the European Film Academy, and producer Daria Trifu in 2011, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world. The international film festival is owned and organized annually by Global Film Studio, a Canadian media company that is focused on ventures that are socially conscious and nonviolent (globalfilmstudio.com).
CONTACT: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, info@nonviolentfilmfestival.com
