As we reach the end of the 8th year of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, we have come to that part of the show where we announce the winners of the Roll of Honour for the Competition Selection.
Special Contribution Prize – the child cast from Lucia (Victoria Rivera)
Mixed Media – Mileidy Fernandez, Angie White (Bloom)
Sound Design – Josh Gerson, Rolando Nadal, Laura Beckner (Willing To Go There)
Cinematography – Jessica Dowse, Oscar Partridge (My Condolences To Your Future Lovers)
Original Music – Masami Tomihisa, Electric Foley & Music, Robert Mayson (Pigeon)
Male Performance – Claude Laroche (La Traversée)
Visual Design – Terry Watson, Jay Dizon, Anne Valliant (Astonishing Little Feet)
Editing – Julia Mendoza Friedman (A Nice Little Film About A Nice Little Death)
Bronze Bell (Third prize) – Astonishing Little Feet (Maegan A Houang) / La Traversée (Ève Saint-Louis)
Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize – Lauren Minnerath – for stirring performances of strong female characters in two beautifully relevant short films – Clare and The Morning After
Writing – Ève Saint-Louis (La Traversée)
Silver Sword (Second Prize) – Clare (Lauren Minnerath)
Female Performance – Shavvon LinLeann, Michele Panu (Apart, Together)
Directing – Maegan A Houang (Astonishing Little Feet)
Gold Sovereign (Grand Prize) – A Nice Little Film About A Nice Little Death (Julia Mendoza Friedman) / Apart, Together (Olivia Hang Zhou)