London 2017 Winners
19/02/2017A huge congratulations to all the nominees who attended our London 2017 awards night. The calibre of films present this year once again did not disappoint. Filmmakers from around the world brought their talents to our screens and worked collectively over the festival week to support each other and forge new friendships and alliances, unlocking future opportunities and filmmaking ventures. Our awards ceremony marked the final night of our festival and awarded the best in each of our categories with a prestigious trophy award. Here is a rundown of our amazing winners.
Unproduced Script Winners
Perfect Couple/Lale
Berrin Ilhan
Deirdre of the Sorrows
Mr. Lyons
A Woman Untitled
Charles William Lane
Colour me Jane
Elsa McRae
Redbone
Ned Eckhardt
The Wonderful
Demitra Papadinis
Damsels in Diamonds
Vivek Kumar
Film Winners
Best Animation or Animated Sequence
One Per Person
Nasheet Zaman
Jacquelyn ‘Jac’ Piette
Melissa Nemcek
Brian L. Tan ‘BLT’
Scientific & Educational Award
Searching for the Animal
Dani Goggel
Francisco Pulgarin
Victor Gaviria
Best Costume
The Open
Sarah Pariset
Best Editing of a Documentary
Outcaste – The House that Carol Built
Colin Graham
Laura Graham
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Like Notes of Music – Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff the Landscape Painter
Michael Magee
Michael Spindler
Jeff Turick
Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary
Attempt on the State
Andrzej Tarkowski-Kiliszewski
Best Foreign Language Documentary
March
Hirokazu Tsunoda
Best Director of a Short Documentary
The Checklist Effect
Lauren Anders Brown
Best Short Documentary
Dancing in the Dark
Mary Jennings
Kathy Gibbons
Best Director of a Feature Documentary
Outcaste – The House that Carol Built
Colin Graham
Laura Graham
Best Feature Documentary
An Open Door
Noel M.Izon
Sharon DelMendo
Stacey Brumbaugh
Best Hair, Makeup & Body Design
20 Years
Dramatics Inc
Best Original Score
A Reason to Leave
Paul Fincham
Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Film
The Bench – Your Every Thought is Mine
Kevin Phillips
Emma Wheeler
Matthew McCarthy
Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film
Zeitgeist Protest
Joe Blondin
Best Cinematography in a Foreign Language Film
Southern Edge of the Cloud
Thierry Arbogast
Best Director of a Short Foreign Language Film
Love is Color Blind
Jiaqi Liu
Best Short Foreign Language Film
Forgiveness
Rima Irani
Best Supporting Actress in a Foreign Language Film
Orange
Gizem Erdogan
Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Language Film
The Lady From Satsuma
Masayuki Deai
Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film
DeXit- The Next Refugee Will Be You
Jarah Maria Anders
Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film
Journey Notes
Giulio Neglia
Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature Film
Ito ~ 1000 Year Princess
Yasushi Fuluichi
Best Foreign Language Feature Film
Tatara Samurai
Hirotaka Mori
Best Sound Design
Random Karma
Randy Paul Ayres
Best Visual Effects
Frame Switch
Erik DeFries
Joseph A. Schrengohst
Best Original Screenplay of a Short Film
The Admired
Jacqueline Murphy
Leonid Andronov
Lynne Newton
Best Editing of a Short Film
The Bridge
Tom Schneider
Best Cinematography in a Short Film
The Watchers
Vincent Pascoe
Best Short Comedy
The Last Laugh
Paul Hendy
Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film
Chocolate
Amy Argyle
Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film
That’s Opportunity Knocking
Moronai Kanekoa
Best Lead Actress in a Short Film
The Admired
Jacqueline Murphy
Best Lead Actor in a Short Film
Stuck in the Middle
Kris Swinnen
Best Director of a Short Film
Finding Fortune
Kayli Fortun
Best Short Film
Prey for Me
Ryan Stowell
Best Story
Promises Halimo Can’t Keep
Paula Palacios
Jury Award
The System
Keith Kelly
Talented New Filmmaker
Father
Lella Satie
Best Original Screenplay of a Feature Film
Untitled (a film)
Chris Loizou
Best Editing of a Feature Film
Permanent
J. Poisson
Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
Untitled (a film)
Federico Alfonzo
Best Feature Comedy
Cherry Pop
Best Feature Film
Random Karma
Randy Paul Ayres
Best Supporting Actress
Yellow Fever
Nahanni Johnstone
Best Supporting Actor
Diversion End
Andres Faucher
Best Lead Actress
A Reason to Leave
Alice Bird
Best Lead Actor
Tomodachi
Jacky Woo
Best Director
Bad Frank
Tony Germinario
Best Film
A Reason to Leave
Norman Gregory
Carolyn Weldon