–BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*WHY AM I ALIVE/Vilen Novak / Ukraine

*HOY/ Ricardo B’atz’ / El Salvador

*THE STICKY SIDE OF BAKLAVA/ Maryanne Zehil / Canada
THE WINNER IS:

*WHY AM I ALIVE/Vilen Novak / Ukraine

-BEST ACTOR AWARD: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*VIKTOR ZHDANOV FOR “WHY AM I ALIVE” Ukraine

*JEAN NICOLAS VERREAULT FOR “THE STICKY SIDE OF BAKLAVA” Canada

*JUNG MING KANG FOR “LIGHT SLEEP” Korea

THE WINNER IS:

*VIKTOR ZHDANOV FOR “WHY AM I ALIVE” Ukraine

-BEST ACTRESS AWARD: 

THE NOMINATION ARE:

*AITZIBER GARMENDIA FOR “FROM ME” Spain

*SARAH HENOCHSBERG FOR “DIRTY HANDS” France

*SARA VIDORRETA FOR “VALERIA” Spain
THE WINNER IS:

*AITZIBER GARMENDIA FOR “FROM ME” Spain

-BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD: 

THE NOMINATION ARE:

*FORBIDDEN WOMANHOOD/ Maryam Zahirimehr / Iran

*WHY AM I ALIVE/Eugene Mitko / Ukraine

*LIGHT SLEEP / Jitaek Bae / Korea
THE WINNER IS:

*FORBIDDEN WOMANHOOD/ Maryam Zahirimehr / Iran

-BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*AKI HUTTUNEN FOR “NORTHERN QUALITY” Finland

*RICARDO A. LEIVA FOR “HOY” El Salvador

*DANIIL DEDKOV FOR “WHY AM I ALIVE” Ukraine

THE WINNER IS:

*AKI HUTTUNEN FOR “NORTHERN QUALITY” Finland

-BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*WITH A GUN IN THEIR HANDS/ Omar Tuero/ Spain

*HOPE/ Vjosa Abazi/ Kosovo

*THE GOLD MACHNE/ Grant Gee/ Peru

THE WINNER IS:

*WITH A GUN IN THEIR HANDS/ Omar Tuero/ Spain

-BEST SHORT FILM AWARD:
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*THE PROMENADE/ Nico Falcone Georgiadis / Sweden

*MANUEL/ Mario d’ anna & Stefano Mangoni /Italy

*IMITITATION YAKUZA / Kentaro Yamagishi/Japan

THE WINNER IS:

*THE PROMENADE/ Nico Falcone Georgiadis / Sweden

-BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD: 
THE NOMINATION ARE:

*AGAINST THE GROUND/ Gianinni Semedo Moreira, Jamila Hache/ Venezuela

*ASTRONAUTS/ Pauline Moreau/ France

*MONTAIN BEAR / Jeremy Northcote/Australia
THE WINNER IS:

*AGAINST THE GROUND/ Gianinni Semedo Moreira, Jamila Hache/ Venezuela

-BEST ANIMATION AWARD: 

THE NOMINATION ARE:

*THE BOY AND THE MOUNTAIN/Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal/ Chile

*ALL THOSE SENSATIONS IN MY BELLY/ Marko Djeska/ Croatia

*RETURN TO THEIR ORIGIN/ Hsin-Rou Shiau/ Taiwan

THE WINNER IS:

*THE BOY AND THE MOUNTAIN/Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal/ Chile

-BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD:

THE NOMINATION ARE:

*THE AUTISM CYCLE: Parent- Provider-Organizations/Eurydice Roman/US

*A LOVE LETTER TO ESTONIA/ Nicholas Amorim /Estonia

*THE SOLDIER’S UNIFORM/ Gary Kent/Australia

THE WINNER IS:

*THE AUTISM CYCLE: Parent- Provider-Organizations/Eurydice Roman/US

SPECIAL AWARDS:

-BEST DIRECTOR AWARD:
*HOY/ Ricardo B’atz’ /El Salvador

-BEST HUMAN RIGHT AWARD:

*HOPE/ Vjosa Abazi/Kosovo

-Outstanding Achievement in Documentary

*GRANT GEE FOR “THE GOLD MACHNE” Peru

-Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking

*ARBEN THACI FOR “THE VANISHED” North Macedonia

*MARIO d’ ANNA & STEFANO MANGONI FOR “MANUEL” Italy

*KENTARO YAMAGSHI FOR “IMITITATION YAKUZA” Japan

-Outstanding Achievement in Animation

*MARKO DJESKA FOR “ALL THOSE SENSATIONS IN MY BELLY” Croatia

Congratulations to all winners of the 2022 IFFNY, 11th Edition.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the overwhelming support received in making our 11^th Edition of 2022 IFFNY a Great Success.

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International Filmmaker Festival of New York (IFFNY)

2022 Official Selection Results – 11^th Edition

Congratulations to all participants of IFFNY 2022. It has been a great pleasure receiving your projects, they were all amazing. This year we received 844 applications out of which 60 projects are selected for the 11th Edition of IFFNY 2022. 

FEATURE FILMS:

*HOY/ Ricardo B’atz’ /1h 8 min / El Salvador

*THE STICKY SIDE OF BAKLAVA/ Maryanne Zehil / 1h 28min/ Canada

*WHY AM I ALIVE/Vilen Novak / 2H/ Ukraine

*THE VANISHED/ Arben Thaci / 1h 40min/ North Macedonia

*MESSED UP/ Acquiline Isabelle N Mkhosie / 01:31:57/ South Africa

*LIGHT SLEEP / Jitaek Bae / 1h 11min / Korea

*FORBIDDEN WOMANHOOD/ Maryam Zahirimehr / 01:36:06/ Iran

*THE WOODMAN / Koutaiba Al-Janabi / 1h 16min/ Iraq

*NORTHEN QUALITY/ Tuukka Matti Johannes Temonen /1h 45min / Finland

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY:

*SOMTHING AIN’T RIGHT/ Susan Ruth Downs, MD, Alex Voss/ 01:11:59/US

*THE GOLD MACHNE/ Grant Gee/ 01:30:00/ Peru

*MATIAS’ TREE/ Pilar Perdomo Munévar/ 01:10:00/Colombia

*JANITOU/ Amine Hattou/ 01:21:00/ Algeria

*OF LAND AND BREAD/ Ehab Tarabieh/ 01:28:30/Israel

*HOPE/ Vjosa Abazi/49:49/ Kosovo

*SPANISH OLIVE GROVE / Fco Javier Fernandez Bordonada/76 min/Spain

*WITH A GUN IN THEIR HANDS/ Omar Tuero/106 min/ Spain

SHORT FILMS:

*THE BATH/ Anissa Daoud / 15min/ Tunisia

*FROM ME/ Imanol G. Gurrutxaga / 15min/ Spain

*ALTERNATIVE/ Archil Gugberidze / 8min/ USA

*THE RIFLEMAN/ Aurelien Recoing / 24min/ France

*ONE OF US LEFT THE PHOTO/ Malas Twins / 15min/Syria

*LAGEN/ Jan Muhlethaler/ 4min/ Switzerland

*NOT FAR OUT/ Beran Ergun / 11min/ Germany

*ANIMALS/ Carlos Tampe / 20min/ Chile

*TOAD/ Hongshi Zhong / 25min/ USA

*DIRTY HANDS/ Rosselet Ruiz Helene / 20min/ France

*TERJE SOFIE/ Malin Hannesdatter Sunde / 12min/ Norway

*VALERIA/ Alejandro San Martin / 15min/ Spain

*A PEEK INSIDE THE CHRISTCHURCH INTERNET TROLL AGENCY/ Lucinda Jones and Genevieve Kent / 13min/ New Zealand

*11 HOURS/ Maysoon Hussein / 9min/ Lebanon

*HOLD FOR APPLAUSE/ Gerald B. Fillmore / 5min/ USA

*URGE TO LIVE / Alexandra Roca / 26min/ USA

*THE PROMENADE/ Nico Falcone Georgiadis / 15min/ Sweden

*VAL / Ursula Monteiro / 15min/ Brazil

*MANUEL/ Mario d’Anna / 19min/ Italy

*HIKIKOMORI/ Borja Crespo / 13min/ Spain

*A NIGHT IN THE COSMICO/ Luis Da Val / 18min/ Spain

*ONE SHOT/ Xie Yiwei/ 11:49/ China

*CONSOLATION/ Alice Hong /18min /South Korea

*JASON BROWN/ Fabrizio Sergi/ 20 min/ Italy

*IMITITATION YAKUZA / Kentaro Yamagishi/30min/Japan

SHORT DOCUMENTARY:

*VITROL/ Mark Clauburg/25mn/ US

*A LOVE LETTER TO ESTONIA/ Nicholas Amorim/14:21/Estonia

*THE SOLDIER’S UNIFORM/ Gary Kent/38min/ Australia

*THE AUTISM CYCLE: Parent- Provider-Organizations/Eurydice Roman/29:47/US

*RE-IMAGINE MY ANCESTORS BY MAGDA FULGER/ Mihnea Cernat/5:05/Romania

MUSIC VIDEO:

*A YEAR OF SUNDAYS/ Dameme Jeremie / 3min/ USA

*ASTRONAUTS/ Pauline Moreau/ 5:25/France

*AGAINST THE GROUND/ Gianinni Semedo Moreira, Jamila Hache/ 3:39/ Venezuela

*MONTAIN BEAR / Jeremy Northcote/ 3:19/ Australia

*FLOATING BLUE / AKISAI M / 5:14 min/ Japan

ANIMATION:

*RETURN TO THEIR ORIGIN/ Hsin-Rou Shiau/4:34 / Taiwan

*I LOVE YOU JESUS / Julia Maria Marchowska/3:55/ Poland

*THE BOY AND THE MOUNTAIN/Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal/11:23/Chile

*ALL THOSE SENSATIONS IN MY BELLY/ Marko Djeska/ 13:19/ Croatia

*BLACK & WHITE/ Jesús Pérez, Gerd Gockell/ 5:30/ Switzerland

Total: 844 applications

Selected: 60 projects

Countries: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Austria, France, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Israel, Kosovo, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Slovenia, Singapore , Italy, Norway, Spain, Macedonia, China, Japan, Korea, Israel,  Belgium, Romania, New Zealand, Ukraine, Moldova, Ireland, Netherlands, Vietnam, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico,  Poland, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Greece, Georgia, Finland, El Salvador, Colombia, Estonia, Tunisia, Chile, Iran,  Taiwan, Venezuela, Uruguay, Syria, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Belarus, Bulgaria, Algeria and India.

Category 6:

-Feature Film

-Short Film

-Feature Documentary

-Short Documentary

-Animation

-Music Video

Awards for 2022:

*Best Feature Film

*Best Short Film

*Best feature Documentary

*Best short Documentary

*Best Animation

*Best Music Video

*Best Actor Award

*Best Actress Award

*Best Screenplay Award

*Best Cinematography

Festival will be held from May 23-26, 2022 

More info coming soon: www.iffny.com

IFFNY 2021 Schedule