BEYOND THE CURVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

JANUARY – FEBRUARY RESULTS,  2022

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

WINNER

Safe House 1618 By Calvin T. Shepherd

COMPETING NOMINEES

Zebra Girl By Stephanie Zari

End Flux By Douglas Albert Ewen

Best Short Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Then, Again By Edward Laurence Thompson, Hannah Elizabeth Richardson

COMPETING NOMINEES

Overwritten By Jack Ruefli

One: Bullet By Tamiz U. Rezvi

Unbrotherly Love By Ronald Dillard Jr. 

Possessed by Aliens By Demeter Lorant

Before A Painting By Nathan Tosoni

Martha’s Day By Sofia Monzerratt

Disappear By Veronica Narang

Buried By Nik Hassinger

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Breakfast at the Bodega By Marina Barham 

Wine and Fox By Chuanfa Wan

Best Documentary (Narrative/Short) (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Desire To Live By Mariam Avetisyan

COMPETING NOMINEES

Searching for Camelot: The Quest By Roger Paradiso

Berlin – Life Behind the Wire By Stephen Kitchener

Journey To Reformation By Jeffrey Scott Richards

My Life as a Piece of Space Debris By Damien Donnelly

Em Hassoun By Elie Sahyoun

When The Rare Orchid Blooms By Sarah MacGregor 

The March for hope and justice By Charles Allen Thomas

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Bringing Assad To Justice By RONAN TYNAN

Best Feature Script or Screenplay (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER 

Winter Solstice By Armand Arekian

COMPETING NOMINEES

The Finders of Nabi Dosi By Alexis P. Johnson

War of the Worlds By Prince John Chaber

EarthJacked By Marco Ruggio 

Birthday Boy By Michael Jonathan Gellis

Once There Were Stories By Lynn H. Elliott

Best Short Script or Screenplay (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER 

Lovely Sunshine By Kristina Batiste

COMPETING NOMINEES

Natures Law By Robbie Buckley

YESTERDAY NEVER ENDED By BRYAN HUYNH

Best Web Series Pilot (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Ruby/The Foot (series) By Nick Michael

COMPETING NOMINEES

Kahdiak’s Kitchen: Season 2 – Episode 1 By Seng 2kx

Self-Help Series 2 By Bethan Williams, Tom Bridger

Good Morning R.I.P. (EP3) By Luke Jacunski

Best Web Series Pilot Script (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Sword & Gun Pilot By Elyssa Catalfano

Best Music Video (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Sunny Cowell- Nothing Else By Tedra Wilson, Chavon Henderson

COMPETING NOMINEES

Hey Look at Me By Craig Herron

Twilight By Anaya Music

New York Tango By Pablo Raul

Victor Hugo – A Vianden By James Chan-A-Sue

“Gaslighted” (Official Music Video by Banjii & Mayuri) By Mayuri

Jeff Hilliard – Consensual By Jeff Hilliard, Joey Danger

Best Midnight Movie (Any Genre) (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Best Women's Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Zebra Girl By Stephanie Zari

COMPETING NOMINEES

About Time By Anne E. Witte

Horse Heroes By John Badalamenti

Don’t Cry By Linzy Attenborough

Best Animated Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Two Different Kinds of Love By Alyce Vest

COMPETING NOMINEES

Almost Christmas By Xinyuan Zhao

Lost and Found By Craig Herron

Canadian Gothic By Apostolos Peter (Tolyak)) Kouroumalis

 

Best Trailer (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

MAYA the Sacrifice (Trailer) By Maria Brenda Acopiado- (Co-director), Paolo Bertola

COMPETING NOMINEES

Trailer Message By Francisco A Gacuya jr

Best Comedy (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Self-Help Series 2 By Bethan Williams, Tom Bridger

COMPETING NOMINEES

The Time Travellers By Jack Judd

Tylonoxicateroid By J. Samuel Ryan

Cinnamon By Michael Bliss

Best Student Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Passing By Michael Ashcraft

 

COMPETING NOMINEES

Almost Christmas By Xinyuan Zhao

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

The Artist By Sebastian Li

Best Silent Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Thumbs Up! By Derrick Florence

Best Thriller (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Two Ghosts and a Gent. By Tyler P. Henry

COMPETING NOMINEES

Hush Little Baby By Michael Bliss

Best Original Music (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

House of Lies By Elizabeth Licht

COMPETING NOMINEES

CHANGES By Derrick Florence

Hey Look at Me By Craig Herron

Twilight By Anaya Music

Best Queer Narrative (Short/Feature/Documentary) (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

One Minute Film - Films under the duration of 60 seconds (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

East Grand Blvd By MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO

Best Horror (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Whistle By Zach Price

COMPETING NOMINEES

The Siren of the Apparition By Michael Macias

Sister By Colin Denhart

Best Romance (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Dreamover By Roman Olkhovka

COMPETING NOMINEES

Sugar Beach By Noely Mendoza

Best Drama (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Private Death of Lizzy Siddal By Malga Kubiak

Quarantine Stories (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

CHANGES By Derrick Florence 

COMPETING NOMINEES

MEETING By Martin Keady

Best Director (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER 

Jack Ruefli for Overwritten

COMPETING NOMINEES

Xinyuan Zhao for Almost Christmas

Stephanie Zari for Zebra Girl 

Anaya Music for Twilight

Sofia Monzerratt for Martha’s Day

 

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Jeffrey Scott Richards for I Think He’ll Be Alright

Best Producer (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Anaya Kunst and Marcio Alves for Twilight

 

COMPETING NOMINEES

Peter Bahlawanian for The Desire To Live

Best Editor (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Mariam Avetisyan for The Desire To Live

Best Actor (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Alex Arco for Overwritten

COMPETING NOMINEES

Drew G Sicard and Niels Hanrath for Voices

Best Actress (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Jade Anouka for Zebra Girl

COMPETING NOMINEES

Gigi Youngblood for Hush Little Baby

Best Background Score : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The Desire To Live By Mariam Avetisyan

Best Experimental Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Noise By José Ramón da Cruz

COMPETING NOMINEES

Mister D By Gary Beeber

Best Action / Adventure Film (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Long Live Chainsaw By Darcy Wittenburg