Best Short
GRAND: “Gone Fishing”, Chris Jones, Director, United Kingdom
First: “New Boy” Steph Green, Director, Ireland
Second: “Absolutely Positive” Kate Brown, Director, Netherlands
Best Feature:
GRAND: “The Full Picture” Jon Bowden, Director, USA
First: “This Beautiful City” Ed Gass-Donnelly, Director, Canada
Tied with: “Tobiro No Muko” (Left Handed) Laurence Thrush, Director, Japan
Second: “Wherever You Are” Rob Margolies USA
Best Feature Documentary:
GRAND: “Accelerating America” Timothy Hotchner, Director, USA
First: “The Wrecking Crew” Denny Tedesco, Director USA
Tied with: “Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes ” Peter Rosen, Director, USA
Second: “Small Voices” Heather Connell, Director U S A, Cambodia
Best Documentary Short
GRAND: “Trip to Hell & Back” Stu Maddux, Director, USA
First: “Swim Lessons: The Nick Irons Story” Alex Houston, Director, USA
Second: “Art in Darkness” Naomi Wise, Director USA & Canada
Directorial Discovery Award:
“Ancestor Eyes” Kalani Queypo, Director, USA, and
“The Graduates” Ryan Gielen, Director, USA
International Discovery Award:
GRAND: “Romans 12:20” The Shammasian Brothers, Directors, United Kingdom
First: “Sotto Il Mio Giardino” Andrea Lodovichetti, Director, Italy
Second: “The Pond” Sonja Phillips, Director, United Kingdom
Tied with: “Spielzeugland”(Toyland) Jochen Alexander Freydank, Director, Germany
RIIFF Director’s Choice Award
“Next Floor” Denis Villeneuve, Director, Canada
“Helping Hand” International Humanitarian Award
Given annually to a film or filmmaker that inspires social change, community outreach and a better understanding of the world in which we live
“Hakim” Ismail Sahin, Director, Germany, Tanzania
Providence Film Festival
GRAND: “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women” Nancy Porter, Director, USA
First: “Commit to the Line” Rachelle Dermer, Director, U S A, Canada
Second: “Inside the Outside” Leigh Medeiros, Director, USA
Editing:
GRAND: “Blackspot” Ben Hawker, Director, New Zealand
First: “Satellites & Meteorites” Paul Mullen (Picture Editor); Rick Larkin, Director, United Kingdom
Tied with: “My Inventions” Tony Dean (Picture Editor); Robert Holbrook, Director, Canada
Screenplay:
GRAND: “Model Rules” Marlyn Mason, Screenwriter; Ray Nomoto Robison, Director, USA
First: “Chasing the White Dragon” Kathilynn Phillips, Screenwriter/Director, USA
Second: “The Drummer” William Block, Screenwriter/Director, USA
Best Experimental:
GRAND: “eclipse” Mark Lapwood, Director, India, Australia, New Zealand
First: “Tongue of the Hidden” David Anderson, Director, United Kingdom
Tied with: “Ikigai” Brian Quigley, Director, Canada, Japan
Second: “Kataude” Akemi Tachibana, Director, Japan
Alternative Spirit:
GRAND: “Bi the Way” Brittany Blockman, Josephine Decker, Directors, USA
First: “The Back Room” Greg Ivan Smith, Director, USA
Tied with: “Karl Rove, I Love You” Dan Butler and Phil Leirness, Directors, USA
Best Soundtrack:
GRAND: “Crazy” Rick Bieber, Director, USA
First: “Of All the Things”, Jody Lambert, Director, USA & Philippines
Second: “I Can Tell the World”, Coleen Hubbard, Larry Bograd, Directors, USA
Best Original Musical Composition (Score):
GRAND: “The Flyboys”, Music by Lisle Moore, USA
First: “Varmints”, Music by Johann Johannson, United Kingdom
Second: “Victor y la Maquina”, Music by Javier Romanos & José Antonio Pérez García, Spain
KIDSEYE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
KidsEye (Films Made for Kids):
GRAND: “Anita’s Africa”, Beverley Reid, Director, Canada, Uganda
First: “Mandy & Lester”, Lena Beug, Director, USA
Second: “Red Sneakers”, Michele Meek, Director, USA
KidsEye (Films Made by Kids):
GRAND: “tiny pillows …” Joseph Procopio, Director, Canada
Best Comedy Short
GRAND: “Bill” John Salcido, Director, USA
First: “Parachute” Lucas Fleischer and Paul Grellong, Directors, USA
Second: “Speed Dating” Crystal Liu, Director, USA
Tied with: “Struck” Taron Lexton, Director, USA
Best Animation:
GRAND: “Varmints” Marc Craste, Director, United Kingdom
First: “This Way Up” Adam Foulkes; Alan Smith, Directors, United Kingdom
Second: “El Mono” Minchung Cho, Director, USA
NEW ENGLAND STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Undergraduate Student: (AVID AWARD)
GRAND: “Lover Boy” Zia Anger, Director, USA
First: “No Wind, No Waves” Julian Anthony Higgins, Director, USA
Best Graduate Student:
GRAND: “Haber” Daniel Ragussis, Director, USA
First: “The Wall” Michael Lloyd Green, Director, USA
Tied with: “The Replacement Child” Justin Lerner, Director, USA
Best Acting:
GRAND: “Leaving Barstow” Kevin Sheridan, Actor, USA
First: “Happy New Year” Michael Cuomo, Actor, USA
Second: “Plainview” Ryan Driscoll, Actor, USA
Best Cinematography
GRAND: “Zum Dritten Pol” (The Third Pole), Denis Ducroz (Cinematographer/DP), Germany, France, Nepal, Switzerland
First: “Megalopolis” Roberto Cimatti (Cinematographer/DP), U S A, Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt, Japan, China, Italy
Second: “Janey Mary,” Seamus Deasy (Cinematographer/DP), Ireland
Special Jury Prize
“Certifiably Jonathan” Jim Pasternak, Director, USA
Vortex Sci-Fi & Fantasy:
GRAND Sci-Fi: “Afterville” Fabio Resinaro & Fabio Guaglione, Directors, Italy
First Prize Sci-Fi: “H5N1” Roberto De Feo, Director, Italy
GRAND Fantasy: “Hugo” Nicholas Verso, Director, Australia
First Prize Fantasy: “The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist” Max Sacker, Director, Germany
Viola M. Marshall Audience Choice Awards
Most Popular
Grand Prize:
“Between the Folds ” (Vanessa Gould, Director) USA
Best Documentary
Grand Prize:
“Salute – The Movie” (Matt Norman, Director) Australia
Tied with: “Got Facts on Milk?” (Shira Lane, Director) USA
1st Place:
“Leave No Soldier” (Donna Bassin, Director) USA
Best Feature
Grand Prize:
“How to Be” (Oliver Irving, Director) United Kingdom
Tied with: “Were The World Mine” (Tom Gustafson, Director) USA
First Place:
“Village Barbershop” (Chris Ford, Director) USA
Best Short
Grand Prize:
“Hold On” (Doug Olear and Jackie Julio, Directors) USA
Tied with: “Hole in the Paper Sky” (Bill Purple, Director) USA
1st Place:
“Curse of Micah Road” (Alec Asten, Director) USA