Films from H264 Distribution (winner of the Special Contribution prize) were heavy in numbers but it was Sacrebleu Productions (last year’s recipient of the Special Contribution prize) whose film Freedom Swimmer was honored with the Gold Sovereign film prize. H264 did very well though, including Frimas by Marianne Farley nabbing Dog Tooth (third prize), Lune taking the Writing award, and Male Performance for Steve Laplante (Like the Ones I Used to Know).
Paule Beaudoin’s Neige – also H264 – shared two prizes with Cansu Boğuşlu’s Down From the Clouds, for Cinematography and Directing. Two prizes also went to Kati Egely’s When It Came From the Earth and Lynn Tomlinson’s Ten Degrees of Strange – both animations.
Elsewhere, the Mara Deren Short Film Innovation Prize went to documentary filmmaker and humanitarian, Dayna Reggero. The Red Lantern for second placed film was award to August Sky (Jasmin Tenucci), while the young Belgian actress Salomé Dewaels won Female Performance for Plaque. Check out the full list of winners below:
Special Contribution Prize
H264 Distribution
Sound
Freedom Swimmer
Music
Ruth Hillar, Sebastián Cúneo (When It Comes From the Earth)
Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize
Dayna Reggero
for her insightful, essential documentaries but also her human spirit to make the world more aware of itself through her various projects.
Mixed Media
Ten Degrees of Strange AND When It Comes From the Earth
Visual Design
Ten Degrees of Strange (Lynn Tomlinson)
Cinematography
Down From the Clouds AND Neige / On My Way
Editing
The Mirror
Male Performance
Steve Laplante (Like the Ones I Used to Know)
Dog Tooth (Film Third Prize)
Frimas (Marianne Farley)
Female Performance
Salomé Dewaels (Plaque / Gold Plated)
Red Lantern (Film Second Prize)
August Sky (Jasmin Tenucci)
Directing
Paule Beaudoin (Neige / On My Way) AND Cansu Boğuşlu (Down From the Clouds)
Gold Sovereign (Grand Film Prize)
Freedom Swimmer (Olivia Martin-McGuire)
