BEYOND THE CURVE IN TERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
JANUARY-FEBRUARY RESULTS, 2020-2021
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Welcome Lion of France..! by Nestor Zapata
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
the INHERENT RACONTEUR presents: P.I. for HIRE by David Ryan
BEST SHORT FILM (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Facing In/Facing Out by Hanne Larsen
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Lost in Avalon by Luciana Lambert
ALONE by Jason Pitts
Encore! by Mikey Giudice, Jack Judd
The Lost Wife by Patrick Crellin
Irredeemable Gray by Carlos Vera Santiago
Silver Flask by C.S. Hughes
Satanic Key by Bruno Miguel Resende
VOICES by Jasper noland, Maurice Jackson , Kayla Sullers
Give Her, Her Pearls by Lia Fortier
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:
santa's night out by bobby obermite
Le choix de Sofia (One last thing) by Alain Deslongchamps
Old Hearts Cafe by Cameron Gallagher and Ken Holmes
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (NARRATIVE/SHORT)FILM (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
SHADOWS IN THE BOX by Vaintino
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:
West Virginia - Covid and Hunger Collide by Brian Boenau
Birth Wars by Janet Jarman
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SPECIAL MENTION
Fighting MSA Austin Crawford's story by Phil Gioja
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We Will Grow by Anna Keel
MicroKansas - Tribulation by Bobby Obermite
Border-Ball by Joel Tauber
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BEST FEATURE SCRIPT or SCREENPLAY(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Pooling to Paradise by Caytha Jentis
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Dream a Little Dream by Ellis Barrowman
SOS United States by Mark Lund
The Waltz by Ava Davis
The Mortality Game by Ed Vela
Silence by anupama mandloi
Exit Three by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio
SWANS IN THE DARK by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
SOFI K - Fall Back Down (Official Lyric Video) by Anders Sundstedt
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Los Maderos de San Juan by Bradley Oliver Wilkinson-Vega
HUNTED (Werewolves of the Astral Plane) by Lisa Hammer
Woman's Enlightenment by Koutaro Ishida
BEST SHORT SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
After This by Kaitlyn Clare
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Love and Loneliness in an Advanced Technological Age by Warren Paul Glover
Awesome McCoolname "Scientific Peril" by Adam Ristau
Hungry Eyes by Jason John Cicalese
BEST WEB SERIES PILOT (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Third Time Ice-Cream by Oshri Cohen
COMPETING FINALISTS:
B&B by Monty Dickson
BEST WEB SERIES PILOT SCRIPT (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Windswept by Deric Olsen
BEST QUEER NARRATIVE(SHORT/FEATURE/DOCUMENTARY) (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Heart Whispers by Ash Verwiel
WINNER
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Best Women's Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
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MADRE LUNA by Daysi Burbano H.
COMPETING FINALISTS:
Chitthiyaan - The Letters by Swati Chugh
Cloud Gazing by Dianne Diep
Give Her, Her Pearls by Lia Fortier
BEST ANIMATED FILM (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Justin and the Werloobee by Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Rhino N' Bird by Bradley Oliver Wilkinson-Vega, Tamir Rawlings
BEST Drama (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Le choix de Sofia (One last thing) by Alain Deslongchamps
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Rubble by Chandler Chapman
BEST HORROR (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Hunger by Manu Herrera
COMPETING FINALISTS:
Charlotte's Net by James Dobbins Jones
Best Experimental Film (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
MARELD by Ove Valeskog
COMPETING FINALISTS:
Basil-Thyme's Baby by Colleen White, Kirby Cernosek, Colleen White, Brendt Reil, Eben Moore​
The Mechanics of Intimacy by Benjamin Filinson
Reflections & Projections by Benjamin Filinson
THE IMAGE by Farbod Ardebili
BEST DIRECTOR (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Rhoda Wilson for Christmas With The King
One Minute Film - Films under the duration of 60 seconds (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
#itsnotfunny by Mario Massaro
BEST ACTRESS(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Luciana Lambert, Karen-Eileen Gordon for Lost in Avalon
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Brandy Seymour for Rubble
Eleanor Burke for Emotional Distress
Daniella Michieli for Waiting For Nicko
Woonyea Han for THE IMAGE
BEST EDITOR (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Colleen White for Basil-Thyme's Baby
Best Cinematographer (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
Anna Keel for We Will Grow
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COMPETING FINALISTS:
Benjamin Filinson for The Mechanics of Intimacy
Quarantine Stories (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER.
I s o l a t i o n by Carlos E. Pacheco
Best Comedy (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Emotional Distress by Matt Holt, Wayne Kelly
Best Trailer (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
SHIFT by CHRIS BEAR ADAMS
Best Silent Film (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
The moods of these days by Woonyea Han
COMPETING FINALISTS:
My Memories When Depressed by Dimi Hardorff
Best Background Score BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Mera Royle, David Kilgallon for The Lost Wife
Best Sci-Fi Movie (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Everything I Learned Came From the Television by Jeremy Stewart
Best Student Film (Main Category)BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
WINNER
Family Dinner by Candice QUAN ( QUAN QUAN )
COMPETING FINALISTS:
Ream by Jacob Minor