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2014 Rhode Island International Film Festival
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) proudly announces the award winners for its 18th annual festival awards ceremony held at The Metcalf Auditorium at the RISD Museum  in downtown Providence, RI.  To see the complete list, please go to this URL: http://www.film-festival.org/award14.php.

Audience Choice Awards will be tabulated and released later this week.  
 
With more than 250 feature length, documentary and short films from 62 countries and 34 states across the U.S. were screened during the six-day Festival at locations throughout the state of Rhode Island. 
 
Films were selected from a record entry base of over 5,400 submissions, and this year's Festival included 93 World, North American and US Premieres.
 
BEST SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

BEST SHORT FILM

GRAND Prize: (RIIFF's Offical Academy Nomination)   

"Jennah" - Meryem Benm'Barek, Belgium, 2014

 

First Prize: "Keys to Heaven" - Hamy Ramezan, Finland/Turkey, 2014

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

GRAND Prize: (RIIFF's Offical Academy Nomination)  

"Scattered" - Lindsay Lindenbaum, US, 2014

 

First Prize: "Secret World of Foley" - Daniel Jewel, UK, 2014

Tied With: "Showfolk" - Ned McNeilage, US, 2013

 
Festival Award Winners

BEST FEATURE

GRAND Prize: "M Cream" - Agneya Singh, India, 2014

First Prize: "Ben's at Home" - Mars Horodyski, Canada, 2013
Tied with: "Desert Cathedral" - Travis Guti�rrez Senger, USA, 2014: "Desert Cathedral" - Travis Guti�rrez Senger, USA, 2014    
 

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

GRAND Prize: "Quebekoisie" - Melanie Carrier, Canada, 2013

First Prize: "Hotline" - Tony Shaff, US, 2014

 

BEST COMEDY SHORT

GRAND Prize: "Je suis une Actrice(I am an actress)" - Benoit Lach, France, 2014

First Prize: "Future Hero" - Ramin Serry, US, 2013

 

BEST ANIMATION

GRAND Prize: "The Present" - Jacob Frey, Germany, 2014

First Prize: "Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story" - Mike Ambs, Paul Foyder, Regino Roy III, Whitfield Scheidegger, Greg Shewchuk, US, 2014

Tied With: "Tea with the Dead" - Gary Gill, Ireland, 2014

 

BEST CHILDREN'S ANIMATION

GRAND Prize: "COWS (Moosic Video)" - Sandra Boynton, US, 2014

 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

GRAND Prize: "ReConception" - Joe Petrilla, US 2014

First Prize: "Load" - Niv Shpigel, Robert Moreno, Israel 2014

 

BEST DIRECTOR

GRAND Prize: "Hsu Ji Behind Screen" - Thomas Rio, France, 2012

 

DR. J. GERALD LAMOUREUX AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

Presented to a filmmaker and artist who represents the spirit of cultural exchange between the United States and Canada.

"Bernard Le Grand (Bernard the Great)" - Marie-H�l�ne Viens, Philippe Lupien, Canada, 2013

 

SOLDIERS AND SACRIFICE AWARD

Celebrating Stories That Commemorate America's Heroes.

GRAND Prize: "Flying the Feathered Edge" - Kim Furst, US, 2014

First Prize: "King High Remembers" - Michelle Opitz, Brandon Krajewski, US, 2014

 

DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD

GRAND Prize: "August Heat" - Matthew James Thompson, US 2014

First Prize: "After Ella" - Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness, US, 2014

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

GRAND Prize: (Winner of the Panavision Award and recipient of $10,000 in production equipment)  

"Mein Letztes Konzert (My Last Concert)" - Selcuk Zvi Cara, Germany, 2014

First Prize: "Remembering the Fallen (Un dernier Souffle)" - Julien Grincajgier, France, 2014

 

RIIFF NEW ENGLAND DIRECTOR'S AWARD

GRAND Prize: "Invisible" - Dionisio Traverso, US, 2014

 

RIIFF DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD

GRAND Prize: "Muted" - Rachel Goldberg, US 2014

First Prize:"TSCH�SS PAPA (Goodbye Papa)" - Hendrik Maximilian Schmitt, Germany, 2014

Tied With:"Red Robin" - Michael Wechsler, US, 2014

 

HEARTS, MINDS, SOULS AWARD

Celebrating Films that Reflect the Jewish Experience.

GRAND Prize: "Tikotin- A Life Devoted to Japanese Art" - Santje Kramer, Various Countries, 2013

First Prize: "Complicit" - Michael Ivan Schwartz, US, 2014

 

ECHOES OF EARTH AWARD

Celebrating the Resonant Spirit of Creativity through World Music.

GRAND Prize: "The Newport Effect" - Beverly Penninger and Alyson Young, 2013, US

Tied With:"Journey 4 Artists" - Michele Noble, US 2013

 

BEST EDITING

GRAND Prize: "Las Cieni (The Shadow Forest)" - Andrzej Cichocki, Poland, 2014

First Prize: "Toutes des Connes (Life's a Bitch)" - Francois Jaros Canada, 2014

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

GRAND Prize: "12th of Never" - Fadi Hindash, Netherlands, 2013

First Prize: "Fiddler's Cross" - Michael McMahon, Ireland, 2014

 

RISING STAR AWARD

GRAND Prize: "Sandrine" - Leoni Amandin (actress), SWITZERLAND, 2014

 

FLICKERS INTERNATIONAL VISION AWARD

Breaking down international cultural barriers through film.

GRAND Prize: "The Algerian" - Giovanni Zelko, US, 2014

First Prize: "50 Kisses" - Chris Jones, UK, 2014

 

"HELPING HAND" INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Given annually to films or filmmakers who inspire social change and community outreach and strive to better the world in which we live.

GRAND Prize: "From the Sky" - Ian Ebright, US, 2013

First Prize: "Under the Same Sun" - Sameh Zoabi - Palestinian Territories, Israel, U S A

 

PROVIDENCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD

Presented annually to a New England director whose work brings cinematic excellence to an international audience. 

GRAND Prize: "Haven Brothers: The Original Food Truck: Haven Brothers Legacy of the American Diner" - Jeff Toste, US, 2014

 

ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (LGBTQ) SHORT

GRAND Prize:  "Le Retour" - Yohann Kouam, France, 2013

First Prize: "Taglia Corto!(Cut it Short!)" - Filippo Demarchi, Switzerland 2012

 

ALTERNATIVE SPIRIT AWARD (LGBTQ) FEATURE

GRAND Prize: "The Last Straight Man" - Mark Bessenger , US, 2014

First Prize: "Out to Kill" - Rob Williams, US, 2014

 

KIDSEYE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD

GRAND Prize: "Der Kreislauf (A Handful)" - Katrien Vermeire, Belgium, 2014

First Prize: "The Vow" - Lina Roessler, Canada, 2014

Tied First With: "Go Fish" - Kristin Skye Sargent, Australia 2014

 

GREEN PLANET AWARD

Celebrating the vision of man's shared humanity and achieving sustainability on our planet.

GRAND Prize: "Oil and Water" - Francine Strickwerda, Laurel Spellman Smith, US, 2014

FIRST Prize: "Silent River" - Jason Jaacks, Steve Fisher, MEXICO, 2014

 

VORTEX SCI-FI & FANTASY AWARD

GRAND Prize: "Another World" - Eitan Reuven, Israel, 2014

First Prize: "Dustland" - Jacob Lundgaard Andersen, US, 2014

 

FILMMAKER OF THE FUTURE AWARD

Presented to a filmmaker whose vision excites audiences and judges alike about the potential to produce compelling and successful films in the future.

GRAND Prize:  "Le Devoir (The Duty)" - Justin Wu, Canada, 2013

 

BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD

GRAND Prize:  "Paper Kite" - Qinshu Zuo, China, 2013

First Prize: "The Whistler" - Peter Ferris Rosati, US, 2013

 
Youth Jury Award Winners
Awards were chosen and presented by Nick Palermo and members of our Youth Film Jury.

BEST SHORT FILM
"The Landing" - Josh Tanner, Australia, 2012 

BEST LGBTQ FILM
"KUMA HINA" - Joe Wilson, US, 2013

BEST FEATURE FILM
 "2 Temps, 3 Movements" - Christophe Cousin, CANADA, 2013

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
"Showfolk" - Ned McNeilage, US, 2013 

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