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vortex

2022 FLICKERS' VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY &
HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE 23rd ANNUAL EVENT

75 films from across the globe vied for adjudicated genre awards

 

 

Vortex 2019

 

PROVIDENCE, RI –A phantasmagoric symphony of international genre films were given there due with the wrap of the 23rd Annual Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival through adjudicated awards. The Festival celebrated and showcased imagination and creativity in filmmaking and included fifteen (15) World and U.S. Premieres. In all, 75 films were selected from over 2,400 genre submissions, representing 15 countries. This year’s Festival was planned, developed and curated by Shawn Drywa, Vortex Program Director and creator of the annual genre Festival with Shawn Quirk, RIIFF Program Director.

 

This year's Festival included a return of its popular H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour over a two-day period presented in collaboration with the RI Historical Society, special programming on the RI PBS series, “doubleFEATURE,

 

The 2022 festival included screenings in Providence at Johnson and Wales University and AS220's Black Box Theater. A special episode of the Flickers’ series “doubleFEATURE” aired on RI PBS.

 

The full schedule for this year’s Festival can be found here: http://www.rifilmfest.org and https://prog.tsharp.xyz/en/riiff/23

 

"After two years of hybrid screenings, we were able to host our first fully in-person edition of Vortex since the start of the pandemic. The energy and enthusiasm was palpable with our attending filmmakers, and it was simply a joy to be able to share their work in person with our impassioned audience. ” said Shawn Drywa, Vortex Program Director.

 

“Vortex has always prided itself on showcasing the best genre films from the independent film community and this year was no exception. From Australia to Italy, France, and Lebenon these films represent the vanguard of genre filmmaking from across the globe, and showcase a rising generation of filmmakers, who are redefining genre films for the next generation of cinephiles."

 

“We are proud to see that this sidebar to RIIFF has become an important cultural event for the State and an international draw for filmmakers and audiences. This year saw an exceptional number of filmmakers, cast and crew coming from Australia, Italy and throughout the United States,” he added.

 

“We are thrilled to see Vortex continue to evolve as a festival and highlight some of the most innovative and nuanced genre films currently being produced on the global stage.” noted Shawn Quirk, RIIFF’s Program Director.

 

Winners of the 2022 Festival Awards:

 

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“The Night Nurse” | Directed by: Tim Delaney | United States, 2021

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Button Man” | Directed by: Josh Todaro | Australia, 2021

 

Tied with:

“Escalation” | Directed by: Christian Bachini | Italy, 2021

 

BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Heartless” | Directed by: Haukur Björgvinsson | Iceland, 2021

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Chimera” | Directed by: Andrew Lee Ryan | United States, 2022

 

Tied with:

“BEBE AI” | Directed by: Rebekah Fortune | United States, 2022

 

BEST FANTASY SHORT FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“The Empyrean” | Directed by: Hannah Smith | Australia, 2019

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Human Trash” | Directed by: Aitor Almuedo Esteban | Spain, 2020

 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Drifter” | Directed by: Joost Jansen | Ireland, 2022

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Buzzkill” | Directed by: Peter Ahern | United States, 2022

 

Tied with:
“Xanadu”| Directed by: Marina Waltz | United States, 2022

 

BEST FEATURE HORROR FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Moon Garden” | Directed by: Ryan Stevens Harris | United States, 2022

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“The Marshmallow Mystery Tour” | Directed by: Jeff Beals & Matthew Beals
| United States, 2021

 

H.P. LOVECRAFT AWARD:

“Fishwife” | Directed by: Beth Park | United Kingdom, 2021

 

Best Horror Comedy:

GRAND PRIZE:

“The Dead Collectors” | Directed by: Brendan Cleaves | United Kingdom, 2021

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Plant Story” | Directed by: Kelly Polk | United States, 2022

 

Tied with:

“Pretty Pickle” | Directed by: Jim Vendiola | United States, 2022

 

BEST SCI-FI COMEDY:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Talk To The Can” | Directed by: Jordan H. Elliot | United States, 2021

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Tim Travers & the Time Traveler's Paradox” | Directed by: Stimson Snead | United States, 2021

 

BEST DIRECTOR:

Kelsey Bollig | “Kickstart My Heart” | United States, 2021

 

BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Space Chaser - Remnants of Technoloty” | Directed by: Lucas Fiederling | Germany, 2021

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Typhoon - We're in it” | Directed by: Ryan Strong | United States, 2021

 

Directorial Discovery Award:

Wesley Wang | director of “Mute” | 2021

 

Best Screenplay:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Lebensraum” | Written/Directed by: Hannes Maar | Germany, 2022

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Unexpected Delivery” | Directed by: Dagmar Scheibenreif | United Kingdom, 2022

 

Best Overall Performance - Adult:

GRAND PRIZE:

Terra Layne | “Chimera” | Directed by: Andrew Lee Ryan | United States, 2022

 

Best Overall Performance - Youth:

GRAND PRIZE:

Haven Lee Harris | “Moon Garden” | Directed by: Ryan Stevens Harris | United States, 2022

 

Best Special Effects:

GRAND PRIZE:

“Moon Garden” | Directed by: Ryan Stevens Harris | United States, 2022

 

FIRST PRIZE:

“Escalation” | Directed by: Christian Bachini | Italy, 2021

 

This year’s Vortex programming is sponsored by the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Rhode Island Film & Television Office, The Providence Tourism Council, ACT/Providence, Cox Media, WLNE ABC6, Eurochannel, RISCA, Johnson and Wales University, WSBE RI PBS, the RI Historical Society, the RWU School of Humanities, Arts and Education, RWU Department of Communication, Graphic Design and Web Development, THE RWU HAWK'S HERALD, The RWU Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA) and the RWU American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA).

 

The next edition of the Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Festival will take place October 16-22, 2023.

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Sponsors for 2022:

 

RIFilmcox

PTCWSBE

ProvGnarragansett

ProvC

The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Providence College.

RWU

JWU

Johnson & Wales College of

Arts & Sciences

 

euroRISCA

 

diabol

 

 

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