Awards 2024: Global Nonviolent Film Festival (Full List)
The 13th annual edition of the Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2024 has come to an end on October 7th. A total of 28 films from 16 countries have competed for awards given by the jury and by the organizers of the event. Here is the complete list of awards:
ORGANIZER’S AWARDS
BEST ACTUALITY SUBJECT IN A DOCUMENTARY
- SOS – THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME: NUCLEAR POWER’S LEGACY (USA) – Directed by James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan and Morgan Peterson
BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC VIDEO
- Olga Matsyna in LALLA’S DAUGHTER (Italy) – Directed by Claudio Tombini and Riccardo Marongiu | Music Band: Rari Ramarri Rurali
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC VIDEO
- Star Htoo (aka Star2) in RUN AWAY (USA) – Directed by Chico Bennett
JURY AWARDS
The jury was composed, in first-name alphabetical order, by: Alberto Nacci from Italy—musician, director, and producer; Genevieve Sulway from Australia—actor, writer, director, and producer; Martyn Le Roux from South Africa—writer, director, and producer; Nikita Hattangady from the United States—writer, director, producer, and children’s book author; and Sas Carey from the United States—director, producer, and published author.
Here are the awards given by the jury:
MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC
- Opium Blue for NOCEANS (United Kingdom)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Accept Cookies for NOCEANS
BEST DIRECTOR
- Claudio Tombini and Riccardo Marongiu for LALLA’S DAUGHTER (Italy)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (ex equo)
- LALLA’S DAUGHTER – Produced by Claudio Tombini
and
- NOCEANS – Produced by Accept Cookies
SHORT ANIMATION
BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILM
- UNSTOPPABLE BEAT (United Kingdom) – Produced by Dr. Benjamin Worku-Dix and Directed by Luke Dye-Montefiore and Rufus Dye-Montefiore
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST MUSIC
- Jack McKenzie for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS (Switzerland)
BEST MEDICAL SUBJECT
- NUNUYACHIY: BREASTFEEDING WITH AFFECTION AND CARE (Spain, Peru) – Produced by Jose Miguel Soriano and Directed by Jose Miguel Soriano and Ricardo Macian
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Roman Willi for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS
BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)
- Roman Willi for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS
and
- Tilo Wondollek for WOLFMAN (Germany)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (ex equo)
- SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS – Produced by Roman Willi
and
- WOLFMAN – Produced by Tilo Wondollek
SHORT FILM
BEST EDITING
- Ankit Bidyadhar for CR7 (India)
BEST MUSIC
- Ankit Bidyadhar for CR7
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Tom Hill for PINCH (United Kingdom)
BEST ACTOR
- Ellis J. Wells in PINCH
BEST ACTRESS (ex equo)
- Helen Laurens in PINCH
and
- Camilla Roman in FORTYSOMETHING (Norway)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Swapnil Keny for CR7
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (ex equo)
- Josh Hunter Daw and Isaac King for PINCH
and
- Ramaprasad Nandigam for CR7
BEST DIRECTOR
- Tom Hill for PINCH
BEST SHORT FILM
- PINCH – Produced by Tom Hill
FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL
BEST EDITING
- Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME (New Zealand)
BEST MUSIC
- Eros Cartechini for WATERPARK IN THE WINTER (USA)
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Alex Suszko and Kiele Sterner for WATERPARK IN THE WINTER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME
BEST DIRECTOR
- Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME
BEST FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL FILM
- WHEN THE COWS COME HOME – Produced by Costa Botes
FEATURE DOCUDRAMA
BEST EDITING
- Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND (Italy)
BEST MUSIC
- Max Fuschetto, Andrea Andrillo, Irma Toudjian, Arnaldo Pontis and Matteo Casula for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST ACTRESS
- Renata Manca in THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Maurizio Abis for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST DIRECTOR
- Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
BEST FEATURE DOCUDRAMA
- THE BRIDE IN THE WIND – Produced by Francesco Paolo Montini
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST MUSIC
- Roberto Fischer for EXPEDITION AMAZONIA: MATSES – THE JAGUAR PEOPLE OF PERU (Germany)
BEST MEDICAL SUBJECT
- TOOTHACHE – THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT ORAL HEALTH CARE INEQUITY – (USA) – Produced by Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes, Dr. Michal Herman, and Andrea Wiley
BEST HISTORICAL SUBJECT (ex equo)
- WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? (Australia) – Produced and Directed by Christine Belford and Carolyn Corkindale
and
- STONES (Hungary) – Produced and Directed by György Dobray
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Roberto Fischer for EXPEDITION AMAZONIA: MATSES – THE JAGUAR PEOPLE OF PERU
BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)
- Alec Goldberg and Boson Wang for SITTING IN THE FIRE(USA)
and
- Dr. Teresa Mular for EXTREME REFLECTIONS (USA)
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (ex equo)
- SITTING IN THE FIRE – Produced by Vaughn Miles and Ryan Connors, and Directed by Alec Goldberg and Boson Wang
and
- WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? – Produced and Directed by Christine Belford and Carolyn Corkindale
FEATURE FILM
BEST EDITING
- Benedetto Atria and Alberto Masi for PRIVATE PETER (Italy)
BEST MUSIC
- Giancarlo Schiaffini for PRIVATE PETER
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Gianfilippo Pedote, Giliano Carli, and Enrica Carli for PRIVATE PETER
BEST ACTRESS (ex equo)
- Ondina Quadri in PRIVATE PETER
and
- Mohadeseh Ghorbani in PARVIN
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Sadegh Souri and Mirabbas Khosravinezhad for PARVIN(Iran)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Matteo Calore for PRIVATE PETER
BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)
- Giliano Carli and Gianfilippo Pedote for PRIVATE PETER
and
- Mirabbas Khosravinezhad for PARVIN
BEST FEATURE FILM
- PRIVATE PETER – Produced by Francesco Bonsembiante, and Directed by Giliano Carli and Gianfilippo Pedote
The Awards Show – Video Presentation (58 minutes) can be watched on GlobalCinema.online:
The 28 films that have competed at the festival, continue streaming and can be watched on GlobalCinema.online until October 13 for free.