HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM CARNIVAL
WINNERS
(JULY-AUG 2023)
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
What a Match
Directed by Björn Granberg Ahlmark
Sweden
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CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
DOCTOR HYPOTHESES
Acted by VICENTINI GOMEZ
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture
Acted by Tatsuya Abe
Japan
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Graduation
Acted by YIWEN CAO
Hong Kong
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Girl on the beach
Acted by Prithvi Hatte
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Regional exchange center, IRISO
Acted by Maki Kuwabara
Japan
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CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
No Boundaries
Cinematographed by Jaeun(Jay) Chin
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Girl on the beach
Cinematographed by Anil Singh
India
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CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
The Night before the Wedding
Directed by 阿齊
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
No Boundaries
Directed by jaeun(Jay) Chin
Korea, Republic of
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When Death Comes Knocking
Directed by Danny Lopez
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
TARA-The Journey of Love & Passion
Directed by Kumar Raj ( Rajendrakumar M. R. )
India
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UMOYA
Directed by JASON STERLING
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
DAY9
Scored by Michael Beliveau
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Michael Malott's Bed of Nails
Scored by Michael Malott
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Girl on the beach
Scored by Ajay Singha
India
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CATEGORY: Comedy Short
WINNER
Death by King Cake
Directed by Janssen Swent, David Luck
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The AC is too high?
Directed by Masashi Yamashita
Japan
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CATEGORY: Crime Short
WINNER
The Night before the Wedding
Directed by 阿齊
China
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CATEGORY: Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
Enter the Room
Directed by Harry Waldman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
UMOYA
Directed by JASON STERLING
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
Sowers of the Soul
Directed by Malgorzata Szyszka
Poland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Creators
Directed by Shamil Aliyev
Azerbaijan
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Alaska Long Hunters
Directed by Mark Rose, Mark Rose
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
No Boundaries
Directed by jaeun(Jay) Chin
Korea, Republic of
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Louie (KR.ONE) Gasparro 5POINTZ
Directed by Eirini Alligiannis
United States
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CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Al Hayat
Directed by Shemej Kumar
Kuwait
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
you feeling this?!?
Directed by Yan Hui Chew
United Kingdom
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Bytes Dreams are Made of
Directed by Alessandro Amaducci
Italy
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Secrets, Dreams, Faith and Wonder: A Visual Music Film by Stephen T. Pope and Friends
Directed by Stephen Travis Pope
United States
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CATEGORY: Family/Children Film
WINNER
THE ZOO (Chidiakhana)
Directed by MANISH Tiwary
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hector heat stroke
Directed by MICKE
France
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CATEGORY: Feature Script
WINNER
Box of Hope
Written by Glenna Goodman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
South of Main Street (125 pg feature)
Written by Robert Gately
United States
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The Pickleball Killer
Written by Jim Carroll
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Review
Written by Jonathan Zarantonello
United States
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Templin Highway
Written by William Prosser
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
No Boundaries
Directed by jaeun(Jay) Chin
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Down to Earth
Directed by Eric Roger Williams
Norway
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Invader and Defender
Directed by YIWEN CAO
Hong Kong
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
A Church in Chelsea
Directed by Tassos Rigopoulos
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
VYARTH
Directed by VIJAY PANDURANG CHAUGULE
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LACRIME DI VENTO .
Directed by DAMIANO ROSSI
Italy
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Girl on the beach
Directed by Monjoy Joy Mukerji
India
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Regional exchange center, IRISO
Directed by Mitsuo Kurihara
Japan
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CATEGORY: Film on Disability Issue
WINNER
Appropriate Social Response Number 3
Directed by Steve Downey
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Unconquered
Directed by John Parr
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
Michael Malott's Bed of Nails
Directed by Michael Malott
United States
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
Emerging from the Shadows
Directed by Mark Stas
Belgium
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
FUTUREMAN
Directed by Adam Wade
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Omnipotent Resolution
Directed by Uniqueness
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CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
Pierre & Jeanne
Directed by Clémentine Célarié
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FOSSIL of JUNE
Directed by Hiroshi Toda
Japan
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LA TOMATINA 111 min/feature/India
Directed by SAJEEVAN ANTHIKAD
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Midnight Montage Book of Consequences
Directed by Michael McLaren
United States
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RED FAUST
Directed by Zsolt Pozsgai
Hungary
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When Death Comes Knocking
Directed by Danny Lopez
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
I'M HERE
Directed by Vilma Kartalska
Bulgaria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Resolve
Directed by Jay Richards
Australia
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Little me, Egotrip
Directed by Tyana Rendič
Slovenia
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
ESSENCE ON TIME FRAMES
Directed by Luis Dias
Portugal
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METEMPSYCHOSIS 2021
Directed by Sam Iwata aka Liu, Michael Shih
China
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The Night before the Wedding
阿齊
China
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Bad Day
Written by Glenna Goodman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Once Upon a Pool
Written by Adam Swimmer
Canada
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CATEGORY: Silent Film
WINNER
Picture Me This
Directed by DEAN MORGAN
United States
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CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
METEOR
Written by Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone
Canada
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM
Directed by LARRY SANBORN
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
360° Walking Miami Beach, Florida
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
COSMIC CAVERNS (Piano Under the Stars)
Directed by Juan Carlos Vidal, Claudio recabarren
Chile
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