Hollywood, California — In a video presentation broadcast on its streaming channel today, the Global Nonviolent Film Festival announced the awards given by the Jury that is composed of the distinguished filmmakers Kostadin Bonev (Bulgaria), William Espero (USA), Annette Muller (Germany), Claudia Noble-Areff (South Africa), and Camilla Roman (Norway).
A total of 38 films from 19 countries have competed at the Festival. The Jury has resolved to award 24 of those films in the following categories: Feature Film, Short Film, Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, Animation, Experimental, and Music Video:
Awards at 11th Global Nonviolent Film Festival film Presented by director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu
Feature Film Category
– Best Feature Film (ex aequo) to:
+ Abyss In (Greece) produced by Yannis Aivazis & Maria Korinthiou, directed by Yannis Aivazis
+ New Material (S. Africa), produced by Robbie Thorpe, Ronnie Apteker & Stan Joseph, directed by Craig Freimond
– Best Director to:
+ Yannis Aivazis for Abyss In (Greece)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Yorgos (Don) Vaseiliadis for Abyss In (Greece)
– Best Art Direction to:
+ Jupiter 2032 (USA), produced and directed by Nathalie Vaglio
– Best Actress to:
+ Clara Louise Frost in The Sisters Karras (USA), and directed by Micah Stathis
– Best Actor to:
+ Stavros Parcharidis in ABYSS IN (Greece)
– Best Screenplay to:
+ Craig Freimond and Riaad Moosa for NEW MATERIAL (South Africa)
– Best Music Score to:
+ I Need; I Want (USA), directed by Bill Liggins
– Best Sound Design to:
+ President Kapa for NEW MATERIAL (South Africa)
Short Film Category
– Best Short Film to:
+ The Family Planner (USA), produced by Leslie Karaffa, Betina Devine and Dan Pavlik and directed by Dan Pavlik
– Best Director to:
+ Delphine Montaigne for Out of Time (France)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Alireza Beigi for The Cemetry(Iran)
– Best Art Direction to:
+ Ann Berljafa for The Family Planner (USA)
– Best Actress to:
+ Karen Brelsford in The Family Planner (USA)
– Best Actor to:
+ Timothy Huls in The Family Planner (USA)
– Best Screenplay to:
+ Delphine Montaigne for Out of Time (France)
– Best Music Score to:
+ Uncle Paul Mashiane, Pinky !Xu Ramagole & Patrick Sita for KUELE (South Africa) & directed by Jonathan Pienaar.
– Best Sound Design to:
+ Eddie David for The Family Planner (USA)
Feature Documentary Category
– Best Feature Documentary to:
+ Surviving Pulse: Life After A Mass Shooting (USA), produced by Nancy McBride, directed by Alexa Sheehan.
– Best Director (ex aequo) to:
+ Dr. Teresa Mular for Can’t Stop The Sun From Shining (USA) and
+ Brad Mays for Two Trentons: An American City Speaks (USA)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Alberto Nacci for ARTIST’S VOICES (Italy), directed by Alberto Nacci
– Best Music Score to:
+ Paolo Fresu, Claudio Fasoli, Francesco D’Auria, Gianluigi Trovesi & Daniele Di Bonaventura for Artists’ Voices (Italy)
– Best Sound Design to:
+ The Mpassa: A Second Chance (USA), produced and directed by Joel Lawrence Holzman
– Best Historical Subject to:
+ Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist (USA), produced and directed by Cynthia Lukas
– Best Medical Subject to:
+ Can’t Stop The Sun From Shining (USA), produced and directed by Dr. Teresa Mular
Short Documentary Category
– Best Short Documentary to:
+ HUNI (Brazil), produced and directed by Dani McCormick
– Best Director to:
+ Kaia Rose for Fugetsu-Do (USA)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Joseph Tamas & Aaron Torres for Anima (USA), directed by Jennifer Jessum
– Best Music Score to:
+ Fugetsu-Do (USA), produced and directed by Kaia Rose
– Best Sound Design to:
+ HUNI (Brazil), produced and directed by Dani McCormick
– Best Historical Subject to:
+ Fugetsu-Do (USA), produced and directed by Kaia Rose
– Best Medical Subject to:
+ HUNI (Brazil), produced and directed by Dani McCormick
Animation Category
– Best Animation Film to:
+ Desert Waltz (USA), directed and produced by Alan Rosenfeld
Experimental Category
– Best Experimental Film to:
+ Lobsterium (Norway), produced by Hannah Karine Giske
– Best Director to:
+ Hannah Karine Giske & Thor Lonning Aarrestad for Lobsterium (Norway)
– Best Actress to:
+ Hannah Karine Giske in Lobsterium (Norway)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Hunros Jorna (UK), produced and directed by Mickey Smith & Allan Wilson
– Best Music Score to:
+ A Blaze of Feather in Hunros Jorna (UK)
– Best Sound Design to:
+ Lobsterium (Norway), produced by Hannah Karine Giske
Music Video Category
– Best Music Video to:
+ The Internet – Olive Tree & Little Big (Russia), produced by Nastya Antipova, directed by Alina Pasok & Iliya Prusikin
– Best Director to:
+ Alina Pasok & Iliya Prusikin for The Internet – Olive Tree & Little Big (Russia)
– Best Cinematography to:
+ Miguel Andrade for Unique (Portugal)
– Best Music (ex aequo) to:
+ Maestro Jay “Blue Jay” Jourden for We Need to Know (There’s Happiness in Our World) (USA), Video Directed by Jay Jourden
+ Portuguese duo Feral for Unique (Portugal), video directed by Miguel Andrade
The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta 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 – HERE.
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