Results Archive / 2021
The 2021 Festival
14 films · 24 awards · 5 countries · 117 placings
Winners
Best Actress · Evangeline Lilly
Best Actor · Jason Sudeikis
Best Young Artist · Thaddeus J. Mixson
Best Feature Film
Best Director
South of Heaven
Best Sound
Best Editing
Best Ensemble Cast
In The Heart Of The Machine
Best Australian Actress · Samantha Mcclurg
Best Cinematography
Best Australian Film
A Godless Country
Best Visual Effects
Ikarus
Best Music Video
Diamonds
Best Short Documentary
Garage Romantic
Best Feature Documentary
Killing Escobar
Best Australian Actor · Berlin Lu
Best Student Film
A Meal To Share
Best Web Series
Blind Bitter Happiness
Best First-Time Filmmaker · Raul Perez
Best Short Film
The Ice Cream Stop
Best Emerging Female Director
The Plumber
Best Feature Screenplay
Dads Don't Dance
Best Short Screenplay
Hail Of Bullets
Best Comic
Gorilla my Dreams: Mime of my Life
2021 Placings
Every placing exactly as announced in 2021, including finalists .
Best Comic 3 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Gorilla my Dreams: Mime of my Life, by Big Tim Stiles (Big Tim's Funny Books), AUSTRALIA
- XCT: Fractured World (Xtreme Champion Tournament), by Shaun Keenan & Ben Rosenthal, AUSTRALIA
- Crucifix Executioner: Killer Instinct, by Duncan Cunningham (Killer Comics), AUSTRALIA
Best Feature Screenplay 5 placings
Nominees
- The Adventuress, by Damien Mulvany, AUSTRALIA
- 🏆 Dads Don't Dance, by Michelle Worthington - Author, AUSTRALIA
- The Imbalance, by Naomi Lisner, AUSTRALIA
- Sea Of Pearls, by Ahmad Marouf, CANADA
- 12 Hours 2 Steal by Justin K Hayward, UNITED KINGDOM
Best Short Screenplay 5 placings
Nominees
- Christmas Feathers, by Christopher Sartorius, USA
- 🏆 Hail Of Bullets, by Joseph G Pothin, AUSTRALIA
- Fatal Ambition, by Angel Connell, USA
- Knitting Out, by Catarina De Cèzanne, PORTUGAL
- Death Offers Life, by Madhu R, INDIA
Best Feature Film 5 placings
Nominees
- In The Heart Of The Machine (В сърцето на машината), by Martin Makariev, BULGARIA
- Sold Out the movie, by Tim Dahlseid, USA
- 🏆 South of Heaven, by Aharon Keshales, USA
- My True Fairytale Film, by D. Mitry, USA
- Fires in the Dark, by Dominique Lienhard, FRANCE
Best Director 5 placings
Nominees
- Raul Perez, The ICE CREAM STOP (Short Film), USA
- Martin Makariev, In The Heart Of The Machine (В сърцето на машината) (Feature Film), BULGARIA
- 🏆 Aharon Keshales, South of Heaven (Feature Film), USA
- McClain Lindquist, The Tell Tale Heart Short Movie, AUSTRALIA
- Tim Dahlseid, Sold Out the movie, USA
Best Actor 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Jason Sudeikis, South Of Heaven (Feature Film), USA
- Thai "The Thaiga" Edwards, The ICE CREAM STOP (Short Film) USA
- Sam Bardwell, Sold Out the movie (Feature Film), USA
- Shea Whigham, South Of Heaven (Feature Film), USA
- Alexander Sano, In The Heart Of The Machine (В сърцето на машината) (Feature Film), BULGARIA
Best Young Artist 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Thaddeus J. Mixson, South Of Heaven (Feature Film), USA
- Paul Luke Bonenfant, Household Demons (Short Film) USA
- Igor Van Dessel, Fires In The Dark (Feature Film), FRANCE
- Chloe-Jean Vincent, FadingNumbers (Short Film), AUSTRALIA
- Anna Ivanova, Я працюю на цвинтарі / I Work At The Cemetery (Feature Film), UKRAINE
Best Ensemble Cast 5 placings
Nominees
- South Of Heaven by Aharon Keshales (Feature Film), USA
- 🏆 In The Heart Of The Machine (В сърцето на машината) by Martin Makariev (Feature Film), BULGARIA
- Sold Out the movie by Tim Dahlseid (Feature Film) USA
- My True Fairytale Film by D. Mitry (Feature Film) USA
- We all lie my Darling by Pierre-Nicolas Panasci (Feature Film) AUSTRALIA
Best Actress 5 placings
Nominees
- Nicola Lambo in The ICE CREAM STOP (Short Film), UNITED STATES
- 🏆 Evangeline Lilly in South of Heaven (Feature Film) UNITED STATES
- Christine Celozzi in The Plumber (Sensorium Pictures) (Short Film) UNITED STATES
- Kelsey McMahon in Sold Out the movie (Feature Film) UNITED STATES
- Daniella Serret in We all lie my Darling (Feature Film) AUSTRALIA
Best Visual Effects 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 IKARUS (Short Film), by Shaun Escayg, UNITED STATES
- Household Demons (Short Film), by John Gray, UNITED STATES
- Remembrance (Short Film), by Shane Joseph Willis - AUSTRALIA
- In the Heart of the Machine (Feature Film) (В сърцето на машината) by Martin Makariev - BULGARIA
- Soul Prison Film (Feature Film), by Nipan Chawcharernpon - THAILAND
Best Cinematography 5 placings
Nominees
- Six Angry Women (Feature Documentary), by Megan Jones - NEW ZEALAND
- In the Heart of the Machine (Feature Film) (В сърцето на машината) by Martin Makariev - BULGARIA
- 🏆 A Godless Country (Short Film), by Jesse Richardson - AUSTRALIA
- Soul Prison Film (Feature Film), by Nipan Chawcharernpon - THAILAND
- Garage Romantic (Short Documentary), by Dan Sadgrove - NEW ZEALAND
Best Editing 5 placings
Nominees
- The Plumber (Short Film) (Sensorium Pictures), by Cate Carson - UNITED STATES
- The Last Movie Painter (Feature Documentary) (Renato Casaro - Il Film), by Walter Bencini - ITALY
- 🏆 In The Heart Of The Machine (Feature Film) (В сърцето на машината), by Martin Makariev - BULGARIA
- Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story (Feature Documentary), by Ralph Lucchese - UNITED STATES
- Household Demons (Short Film), by John Gray - UNITED STATES
Best Sound 5 placings
Nominees
- The Last Movie Painter (Renato Casaro - Il Film) (Feature Film), by Walter Bencini, ITALY
- 🏆 In The Heart Of The machine (В сърцето на машината) (Feature Film), by Martin Makariev, BULGARIA
- Six Angry Women (Feature Documentary), by Megan Jones, NEW ZEALAND
- Killing Escobar (Feature Documentary), by David Whitney, UNITED KINGDOM
- The ICE CREAM STOP (Short Film), by Raul Perez, UNITED STATES
Best Feature Documentary 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Killing Escobar, by David Whitney, UNITED KINGDOM
- Six Angry Women, by Megan Jones, NEW ZEALAND
- Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story, by Ralph Lucchese, UNITED STATES
- Unearthing Ogawa, by Steve Meixell, UNITED STATES
- The Last Movie Painter (Renato Casaro - Il Film), by Walter Bencini, ITALY
Best First Time Filmmaker 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 The ICE CREAM STOP (Short FIlm), by Raul Perez, UNITED STATES
- The Tell Tale Heart Short Movie, by McClain Lindquist, AUSTRALIA
- Sold Out the movie (Feature Film), by Tim Dahlseid, UNITED STATES
- Six Angry Women (Feature Doc), by Megan Jones, NEW ZEALAND
- Unearthing Ogawa (Feature Doc), by Steve Meixell, UNITED STATES
Best Australian Actor 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Berlin Lu for A Meal to Share - Deakin Honours Short Film 2020
- Brent Dunner for A Godless Country (Short Film)
- Marshall Napier for Earl's Town (Short Film)
- Kristian Boulter, for We all lie my Darling (Feature Film)
- Jesse Richardson for A Godless Country (Short Film)
Best Australian Actress 5 placings
Nominees
- Shannon Brooke, for Flat Hill (Short Film)
- Josephine Croft - Actor, for Grounded (Short Film)
- 🏆 Samantha McClurg, for A Godless Country (Short Film)
- Daniella Serrett, for We all lie my Darling (Feature Film)
- Jess Waterhouse, for Becoming Emma Braintree (Short Film)
Best Student Film 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 A Meal to Share - Deakin Honours Short Film 2020 (Short Film), by Leo Ma, AUSTRALIA
- Pop N Possum (Short FIlm), by Christian Staats & Aminah A Malek, AUSTRALIA
- The World’s Best Film (Feature Documentary), by Joshua Belinfante, AUSTRALIA
- Road Dogs (Short Film), by Emma Thomason, AUSTRALIA
- Mom the Movie (Short Film), by Austin Foxx, USA
Best Australian Film 5 placings
Nominees
- Pop N Possum (Short Film), by Christian Staats & Aminah A Malek
- 🏆 A Godless Country (Short Film), by Jesse Richardson
- Earl's Town (Short Film) , by Matt Cerwen
- We all lie my Darling (Feature Film), by Pierre-Nicolas Panasci
- A Meal to Share - Deakin Honours Short Film 2020, by Leo Ma
Best Emerging Female Director 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 🙍♀️ Cate Carson, for The Plumber (Sensorium Pictures) (Short Film) - USA
- Andrea Sheeman & Renny Grames, for Side Effect (Short Film) - USA
- Emma Thomason, for Road Dogs (Short Film), AUSTRALIA
- Anastasiya Sergienya, for Soyka (Short Film), USA
- Cinzia Angelini, for Mila (Short Film) - USA
Best Short Film 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 The ICE CREAM STOP, by Raul Perez - USA
- The Plumber (Sensorium Pictures), by Cate Carson - USA
- Side Effect, by Andrea Shreeman & Renny Grames, USA
- The Tell Tale Heart Short Movie, by McClain Lindquist - AUSTRALIA
- Mila, by Cinzia Angelini - USA
Best Web Series 4 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Blind Bitter Happiness, by Peter Feeney - NEW ZEALAND
- Motel, by Criss Gidas - AUSTRALIA
- Smile The Series, by Natalie Simonov, AUSTRALIA
- Diversity Hires, by Tevin Everett - UNITED STATES
Best Short Documentary 5 placings
Nominees
- Mycelium - An Urban Food Uprising, by Christine Schindler, Nathan Gibson - AUSTRALIA
- Through the Eyes of Children, by James Lingwood - AUSTRALIA
- One-Way Ticket (Pasaje de Ida), by Víctor Augusto Mendívil, PERU
- Hear Me Out (Hearmeoutdoco) - AUSTRALIA
- 🏆 Garage Romantic, by Dan Sadgrove - NEW ZEALAND
Best Music Video 5 placings
Nominees
- 🏆 Diamonds, by Shaun David Baker - AUSTRALIA
- Monska (C.R. Robin), by Isabella Andronos - AUSTRALIA
- Mail Box (Voicemail), by Leonardo Fiorito, Bruno Levinson, BRAZIL
- All Hours 'Before I Go', by Jonathan Creed - AUSTRALIA
- Skarlett Riot 'Human', by Shaun Hodson - UNITED KINGDOM