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Best Istanbul Film Festival

202220212020

Jury Prize

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Best Cinematography

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      Latir Amargo

    Iñaki Gorraiz

Best Original Music

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      Blaming and Shaming

    Ben Van Vlissingen(composer)
    Rob Underhill(producer)
    Joya Joseph(director)
    Wake Drama

Best Short Comedy

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    Winner

      A Stand for Damaged Fame

    Matthew Sauvé(actor)
    David Luck(writer)
    Norman Korpi(actor)
    Jenn Gannon(actor)
    Jennifer Weeks(actor)
    Luck Films

December Award

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Best Male Performance

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      The Uncatchable

    Hidde Knoppert
    José Bibián
    BL Producties

Best Istanbul Film Festival Award

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Best Cinematography

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    Winner

      Salvador Dali

    7.2 (18)
    Akzhol Bekbolotov(Cinematographer)
    Eldiar Madakim(Director/Produser)
    Nurbek Aibashov(Produser)
    Meder Suyundukov(Produser)
    Aitysh Film
    Kyrgyzfilm

Best Director

  • Alicia Oberle Farmer
    Winner
    • Alicia Oberle Farmer
    • Rite of the Shaman
    Zepstone Media

Best Editor

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    Winner

      Inheritance

    Cécile Guillard Jubeau(editor)
    Les Films de la Main Heureuse
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      Jesters Paradise

    Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann

Best Experimental Short Film

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      Siesta Ultima/The Last Nap

    Halasius Bradford
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      The neglect vision

    9.0 (17)

Best Female Performance

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      El Vacío que Esteban dejó

    Lilibeth Taveras
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      Time

    Lundon Knighten

Best First-Time Director

  • Ben Hooton
    Winner
    • Ben Hooton(director)
    • Confession Day
    Little Flame Films
  • BTS shot from the NNPDF Family Conference 2025 in North Carolina, USA
    Winner
    • John Lee Taggart
    • Invisible Manners
    Niemann-Pick

Best Inspirational Film

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    Winner

      Decades: Chaos theory

    Sina Moazeni(director)
    Capilano University

Best Short Drama Film

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      The Final Doubt

    9.5 (18)
    Kirandeep Karnati(director)

Best Short Film

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      Karakurt

    Mina Soliman
    Braveheart Media Production
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      L'Appartement

Best Short Horror/Crime/Thriller Film

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      Badlands

    7.6 (9)
    Gabriel Chicano(director)

Best Short Thriller Film

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      Até que ponto?

    Ricardo Soares(writer)
    Kleber Paredes(director of photography)
    Rodrigo Boechat(Original Soundtrack)
    João Vieira(edited by)
    Paulo Miguez(Producer Director)
    Fifo Benicasa(coordinating producer)
    Robson Maia(art direction by)
    Mariane Cassimiro(first assistant director)
    Djalma Soares(direct sound)
    Carlos Toré(re-recording mixer)
    Guilherme Bezerra(assistant cinematographer)
    Bruno Leiroza(graphic design)
    Mariana Schmidt
    Nara Monteiro(actress)
    César Cardadeiro(actor)
    Sueli Guerra(actress)
    Maria Lúcia Monteiro(actress)
    Daniel Chagas(actor)

Best Student Filmmaker

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      My bolshe nikogda ne zabludimsya vmeste

    6.7 (24)
    Eugene Koshin(director)
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      Rotte

    Niek de Jongh

January Award

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Best Cinematography

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      Azrael

    Alexander Bieraugel(cinematographer)
    PhoenixWorks Films

Best Director

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    • Eve Zhao
    • Contingency
  • Winner
    • Maksym Tuzov(director)
    • The Righteous One

Best Short Horror/Crime/Thriller Film

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      It Comes for You

    Salvatore La Padura

February Award

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Best Director

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    • Rossano B. Maniscalchi
    • In the Ring

Best Feature

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      Praying the Hours

    7.8 (12)
    Lauralee Farrer
    Burning Heart Productions

Best Short Animation

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      Don't Cry

    Hisham Zreiq(director)
    Hisham Zreiq Production

Best Short Drama Film

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      Missing You

    George Leontakianakos

March Award

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Best Music Video

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      Jayce Landberg: Promise of Asgaard

    Erik Jayce Landberg

April Award

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Best Cinematography

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    Winner

      Next Station

    Salama Abdo

Best Short Horror/Crime/Thriller Film

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      Stoker

    Alessandro Onorato

Best Istanbul June Award

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Best Editor

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      BrightMinds

    Tan Chai
    BrightMinds

Best Male Performance

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      Aion

    Arsi Nami
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      Jardín de Capuleto

    Andrei Gromyko
    Left Hand Pictures

Special Gold

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Best Cinematography

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      Chaara

    6.8 (107)
    Adarsh Gupta(Director)

Best Director

  • Todd Lien
    Winners
    • Todd Lien
    • Yifu Li
    • Always Come in Second
    iStage Entertainment
  • Chandler Balli
    Winner
    • Chandler Balli(director)
    • Sect
    Virtual Sunset Studios

Best Experimental Short Film

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      Revival of Tone

    Crystalina
    Valeria Fesyuk

Best Feature Drama Film

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      Khorfakkan

    6.3 (192)
    Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi(writer)
    Ben Mole(director)
    Maurice Sweeney(director)

Best Feature Film

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      Making Wolf s Path

    1.0 (15)
    Carlo Fusco

July Award

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Best Director

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    • Heidy Torres
    • Getting Aria Back

Best Female Performace

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      Double Rainbow

    Stefania Montesolaro

September Award

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Best Director

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    • Adnan Çagin Dogan
    • The Douchebag
  • Miguel Miller
    Winner
    • Miguel Miller
    • Antes Del Mictlan

Best short film

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      L'Appartement

    Bruno Cabanis

Special Golden Winner

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      Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free

    6.7 (47)
    Ivan Suvanjieff
    Dawn Gifford Engle
    Elizabeth Holloway
    PeaceJam Productions

August Award

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Best Cinematography

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      For I Am Dead

    9.0 (18)
    Dominika Podczaska

Best Short Drama Film

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      Chocolat Viennois

    Elie Vilmin(director)
    Cinma Prods
    BybiProduction

Special Silver Award

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Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Sanna Toivanen
    • Clever Box

Best Director

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    • George Leontakianakos
    • Timeless Dialogue

Best Documentary Film

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      By the Lake... Stin poli pou vrehei mono mia fora to hrono

    Giorgos Tsantikos

Best Music Video

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      She's an Instagram Model

    Keith Orlando Harris

Best Feature Documentary

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Best Feature Documentary

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      Soldiers' Loves Forever

    Zeljko Mirkovic
    Optimistic Film

May Award

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Best Director

  • Winner
    • Giselle Turner
    • How to Cope with Serial Killing

October Award

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Best Director

  • Ravi Ajit Chopra
    Winner
    • Ravi Ajit Chopra
    • Cognition
    A Talash Video Centre Production
    Digital Boulevard

Best Male Performance

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      Uprooted

    Nicholas B. York

Best Short Film

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      Perfect Loot

    Anatoly Tarabrin

Silver

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      The Beyond

    Daniel Maurer
    Frédéric Gonseth Productions

Special Golden Winner - Best Short Film

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      Like a PowerPoint

    8.0 (6)
    Pat Bradley
    Melanie Gretchen
    Bougainvillea Red Productions

Best Short Film

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Best Short Film

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      Duplicitous Minds

    Catalina Yue
    Sari Colt
    Pixie Entertainment

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