IFFNY 2021 Nomination & Awards

 
 
 
 

CONGRATULATIONS  to all winners of the 2021 IFFNY, 10th Edition.

 
 
-BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES/ Zaza Buadze/ UKRAINE 
* INVISIBLE LOVE/ Xiang Guo/ VIETNAM 
* WITHOUT SKIN/ Lars Bergbom & Christian Johansson/ SWEDEN
THE WINNER IS:
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES/ Zaza Buadze/ UKRAINE 
 
-BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR FEATURE FILM: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*GREG ELLWAND for Jasmine Road/ CANADA
*HARUN REHA PAKOGLU for In my Dream/ TURKEY
*GIANCARLO RUIZ for King of the Party/ MEXICO
THE WINNER IS:
*GREG ELLWAND for Jasmine Road/ CANADA
 
-BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR FEATURE FILM: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*AIXA KAY for Jasmine Road/ CANADA
*VICTORIA DYRSTAD for Without Skin SWEDEN
*NATALIA POLOVINKA for Mother of Apostle / UKRAINE
THE WINNER IS:
*NATALIA POLOVINKA for Mother of Apostle/ UKRAINE
 
-BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
* IN MY DREAM/ Murat Çeri/ TURKEY 
* KING OF THE PARTY / Salomon Askenazi/ MEXICO
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES/ Zaza Buadze/ UKRAINE
THE WINNER IS:
* IN MY DREAM/ Murat Çeri/ TURKEY 
 
BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*JASMINE ROAD by Warren Sulatycky/ CANADA
* IN MY DREAM by Murat Çeri/ TURKEY
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES by Ratha Makeenkova & Zaza Buadze/ UKRAINE
THE WINNER IS:
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES by Ratha Makeenkova & Zaza Buadze/ UKRAINE
 
-BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT/ Matthew Nevin/ IRELAND
*ON THE FRONT LINE/ Matteo Balsamo & Francesco Del Grosso/ ITALY
*CORCHED LAND/ Antonio Ferrer/ SPAIN
THE WINNER IS:
*ON THE FRONT LINE/ Matteo Balsamo & Francesco Del Grosso/ ITALY
 
-BEST SHORT FILM AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*STUFF/ Malu Janssen / NETHERLANDS
*THUS BEGAN ANTOINE’S DOWN-GOING/ Paul Rigoux/ FRANCE
*ANTIOTPAD/ Tin Zanic/ CROATIA
THE WINNER IS:
*STUFF/ Malu Janssen / NETHERLANDS
 
-BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR SHORT FILM: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*CARL MALAPA/Prague /FRANCE
*ANDRES LIDIN HANSEN/ Let me in/ NORWAY 
*BERNARD TOMIC/ Antiotpad/ CROATIA
THE WINNER IS:
*CARL MALAPA/Prague /FRANCE
 
-BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR SHORT FILM: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*ANNA CASAS/ The woman of the house/ SPAIN
*LYANKA GRYU/ Soyka/ USA
*LIM SE MI/ First day/ KOREA
THE WINNER IS:
*ANNA CASAS/ The woman of the house/ SPAIN
 
-BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*BEAUTIFUL WOUNDS/ Sarah Scherer/ UK
* BIG YELLOW TAXI/ Matt Mahurin/ CANADA
* CLASS REUNION /Mihnea Cernat / ROMANIA
THE WINNER IS:
* BIG YELLOW TAXI/ Matt Mahurin/ CANADA
 
-BEST ANIMATION AWARD: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*ON/OFF/ Nicolas P.Villarreal/ ARGENTINA
*LILIANA/ Milanka Fabjancic/ SLOVENIA
*ALAMPA – STORM/ Artemy Ortus/ RUSSIA
THE WINNER IS:
*ON/OFF/ Nicolas P.Villarreal/ ARGENTINA
 
-BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:
*MAMMA by Pablo Cirès/ FRANCE
*THE LAST LIGHTKEEPER by Niamh Hayes/ IRELAND
* BEYOND THE CITY SKYLINE/ Tom Franz/ USA
THE WINNER IS:
* BEYOND THE CITY SKYLINE/ Tom Franz/ USA
 
-BEST PRODUCTION AWARD: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:
* UTOPIA, THE MOVIE/ Edith Tapia/ PERU
* MOTHER OF APOSTLES/ Dmytro Ovechkin/ UKRAINE
* KING OF THE PARTY / Isaac Cherem, Cecilia Parodi & Salomon Askenazi/ MEXICO
THE WINNER IS:
* KING OF THE PARTY / Isaac Cherem, Cecilia Parodi & Salomon Askenazi/ MEXICO
 
SPECIAL AWARDS:
-BEST DIRECTOR AWARD:
* SPARTAK PECANI for BOLERO IN THE ELDER HOUSE/ ALBANIA
 
-BEST EDITING AWARD:
* WITHOUT SKIN/ Lars Bergbom & Christian Johansson/ SWEDEN
 
-BEST HUMAN RIGHT AWARD:
*CORCHED LAND/ Antonio Ferrer/ SPAIN
 
-Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
VELIBOR COVIC for I was 10 years old/ MONTENEGRO
 
-Outstanding Achievement in Directing
ARBER KRASNIQI for Back Home/Kosovo
 
-Creative Innovation in Animation Award 
*LILIANA/ Milanka Fabjancic/ SLOVENIA
 
-Honorable Mention
*ONE MORE JUMP by Emanuele Gerosa/ ITALY
 
– Honorable Mention
*THE LAST LIGHTKEEPER by Niamh Hayes/ IRELAND
 
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this jubilee edition a great success!