BEYOND THE CURVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

JANUARY-FEBRUARY RESULTS, 2020-2021

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

WINNER

Welcome Lion of France..! by Nestor Zapata

COMPETING FINALISTS:

the INHERENT RACONTEUR presents: P.I. for HIRE by David Ryan

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

WINNER

Facing In/Facing Out by Hanne Larsen

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Lost in Avalon by Luciana Lambert
ALONE by Jason Pitts
Encore! by Mikey Giudice, Jack Judd
The Lost Wife by Patrick Crellin
Irredeemable Gray by Carlos Vera Santiago
Silver Flask by C.S. Hughes
Satanic Key by Bruno Miguel Resende
VOICES by Jasper noland, Maurice Jackson , Kayla Sullers
Give Her, Her Pearls by Lia Fortier

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

santa’s night out by bobby obermite
Le choix de Sofia (One last thing) by Alain Deslongchamps
Old Hearts Cafe by Cameron Gallagher and Ken Holmes

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

WINNER

SHADOWS IN THE BOX by Vaintino

COMPETING FINALISTS:

We Will Grow by Anna Keel
MicroKansas – Tribulation by Bobby Obermite
Border-Ball by Joel Tauber

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:

West Virginia – Covid and Hunger Collide by Brian Boenau
Birth Wars by Janet Jarman

SPECIAL MENTION

Fighting MSA Austin Crawford’s story by Phil Gioja

​ We Will Grow by Anna Keel MicroKansas - Tribulation by Bobby Obermite Border-Ball by Joel Tauber ​ BEST FEATURE SCRIPT or SCREENPLAY(Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Pooling to Paradise by Caytha Jentis

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Dream a Little Dream by Ellis Barrowman
SOS United States by Mark Lund
The Waltz by Ava Davis
The Mortality Game by Ed Vela
Silence by anupama mandloi
Exit Three by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio
SWANS IN THE DARK by Emmanuel Martin Di Feliciantonio

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

WINNER

SOFI K – Fall Back Down (Official Lyric Video) by Anders Sundstedt

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Los Maderos de San Juan by Bradley Oliver Wilkinson-Vega
HUNTED (Werewolves of the Astral Plane) by Lisa Hammer
Woman’s Enlightenment by Koutaro Ishida

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

WINNER

After This by Kaitlyn Clare

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Love and Loneliness in an Advanced Technological Age by Warren Paul Glover
Awesome McCoolname “Scientific Peril” by Adam Ristau
Hungry Eyes by Jason John Cicalese

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

WINNER

Third Time Ice-Cream by Oshri Cohen

COMPETING FINALISTS:

B&B by Monty Dickson

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

WINNER

Windswept by Deric Olsen

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

WINNER

Heart Whispers by Ash Verwiel

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

Winner

MADRE LUNA by Daysi Burbano H.

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Chitthiyaan – The Letters by Swati Chugh
Cloud Gazing by Dianne Diep
Give Her, Her Pearls by Lia Fortier

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

WINNER

Justin and the Werloobee by Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Rhino N’ Bird by Bradley Oliver Wilkinson-Vega, Tamir Rawlings

BEST Drama (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Le choix de Sofia (One last thing) by Alain Deslongchamps

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Rubble by Chandler Chapman

BEST HORROR (Main Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Hunger by Manu Herrera

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Charlotte’s Net by James Dobbins Jones

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

WINNER

MARELD by Ove Valeskog

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Basil-Thyme’s Baby by Colleen White, Kirby Cernosek, Colleen White, Brendt Reil, Eben Moore​
The Mechanics of Intimacy by Benjamin Filinson
Reflections & Projections by Benjamin Filinson
THE IMAGE by Farbod Ardebili

BEST DIRECTOR (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Rhoda Wilson for Christmas With The King

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

WINNER

#itsnotfunny by Mario Massaro

BEST ACTRESS(Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Luciana Lambert, Karen-Eileen Gordon for Lost in Avalon

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Brandy Seymour for Rubble
Eleanor Burke for Emotional Distress
Daniella Michieli for Waiting For Nicko
Woonyea Han for THE IMAGE

BEST EDITOR (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Colleen White for Basil-Thyme’s Baby

Best Cinematographer (Sub Category): BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Anna Keel for We Will Grow

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Benjamin Filinson for The Mechanics of Intimacy

Quarantine Stories (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER.

I s o l a t i o n by Carlos E. Pacheco

Best Comedy (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Emotional Distress by Matt Holt, Wayne Kelly

Best Trailer (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

SHIFT by CHRIS BEAR ADAMS

Best Silent Film (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

The moods of these days by Woonyea Han

COMPETING FINALISTS:

My Memories When Depressed by Dimi Hardorff

Best Background Score BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Mera Royle, David Kilgallon for The Lost Wife

Best Sci-Fi Movie (Main Category) BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Everything I Learned Came From the Television by Jeremy Stewart

Best Student Film (Main Category)BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Family Dinner by Candice QUAN ( QUAN QUAN )

COMPETING FINALISTS:

Ream by Jacob Minor