BEYOND THE CURVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

AUGUST – SEPTEMBER RESULTS, 2020

BEST SHORT FILM (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Le Grand Paradis By Rottier Natacha.

COMPETING FINALISTS:

​Wholeheartedly BY Theo Francocci
The Lost Pen BY Beraat GOKKUS
Black Heart, Red Hands BY Russell Southam
Remember the kindness BY BEN CORREA
IS IT MY TURN BY shelagh carter
On Floating Bodies BY Sibi Sekar
à la mémoire de Lune (French subtitles) BY Johnny Zito
Paula + Francesca BY Erika Randall
Super Bois BY
727101 BY Gregory Mandry
Bloodlines BY Todd Royal
Distant BY Holly Lucas
The Book of Babel By Helene Le Roux.

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Love is not Love By Stephen Keep Mills.

BEST DOCUMENTARY (NARRATIVE/SHORT) (MAIN CATEGORY): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Volga’s Chroniques By Didier Feldmann.

COMPETING FINALISTS:

LIVING ON THE EDGE – DEGLAMOURIZING BOLLYWOOD.
Don’t Dis My Ability Documentary short film By Elliott Hedley.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

Finding Elijah By Yolonda Johnson-Young.

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT or SCREENPLAY(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Methodists By Jonathan Kinch

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Lured BY Frank J. Avella
Love Like the 80’s BY Jedediah Parker, Christan Van Slyke
The Time in Between
Trilogia della Morte BY Saul Berenbaum
And We Were Left Darkling BY Lynn Elliott
Maybe I Like it That Way (updated)
Finding Andy Cohen BY ANDERSON ROSENTHAL
Taboo Candy BY Jean Galliano
SAY NOTHING BY Jon Freda, Letty Serra

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

“What Am I Afraid Of” By Calvin Kai Ku, Ken Newman

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

​Gymnopédie No. 2: Vivian Roost Rework (Project XII) By Alexandre Gamot, Alexis Goldenberg.

BEST SHORT SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Living in Color By Theo Francocci.

BEST WEB SERIES PILOT (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

FLIMSY – PILOT EPISODE By CODY KEARSLEY

BEST QUEER NARRATIVE(SHORT/FEATURE/DOCUMENTARY) (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Paula + Francesca By Erika Randall.

COMPETING FINALISTS:

LEGIT By Jordan Elizabeth Gelber , Thomas Kohut.
Incredible Machine GlassBody By Katarina Poljak.
FAKEBOOK THE MOVIE By Kimber Leigh.
I’m Sinner By JAY DOGRA.

BEST MIDNIGHT MOVIES (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

ATTENTIONSPAM By Kilo Watts, The Drone , Ahhtension Planet Arts.

BEST WOMAN’S FILM(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Paula + Francesca By Erika Randall

BEST ANIMATED FILM (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Hallucination Dream Sequence By Benjamin Gardner.

QUARANTINE STORIES(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

SNAPSHOTS By GIORGIO MESSINA, STEFANIA SIMONI.

BEST COMEDY (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

My Slug Made a Porno By Spud!

BEST STUDENT FILM (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Song of the Sea By Pierre-André Le Leuch.

BEST HORROR (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Petra By Andreas Avgousti.

BEST ROMANCE (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Manasanamaha By Deepak reddy.

BEST SILENT FILM(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Sound of Silence By Donald Wilson..

BEST SCI-FI FILM(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

First Signal By Mark Lund.

BEST DIRECTOR (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Alder By Vanda Ladeira.

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Wholeheartedly By Theo Francocci
The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie By Ken Sagoes
THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME By marc saez
Before Anything You Say By Shelagh Carter
Terraforma By Drew MacPowell.

BEST PRODUCER (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Terraforma By Drew MacPowell.

BEST EDITOR(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Terraforma By Drew MacPowell

BEST ACTOR (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Billy By Sam Tomlinson, Thomas Savoury

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Remember the kindness By BEN CORREA {AUGUSTE DUMAY}
Before Anything You Say By Shelagh Carter {Kristen Harris}
L A R A By George Blagden. {George Blagden}.

BEST ACTRESS (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

LASTCALL By Mathieu Baillargeon

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Love is not Love By Stephen Keep Mills

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

TABLXS  By Brittny Williams, Juanita Ingram, Esq.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Love is not Love By Stephen Keep Mills.

BEST THRILLER(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Black Heart, Red Hands By Russell Southam.

BEST DRAMA (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Death Offers Life – last moments of Vincent Van Gogh By Saheer Abbas.