KIFF Winners - Winter 2024

DARK SIGNALS

Justin B. Head (USA)

Best Episodic Content

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DOJO

Armin Alic (USA)

Best Fight Coreography

Best Action Film

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[Nominee - Best Cinematography]

[Nominee - Best Production Design]

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DREAMS OF THE PAST

Dmitri Frolov (RUSSIA)

Best Short Film - Gold Award

Best Director - Short Film

Best Editing

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[Nominee - Best Costume Design]

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EXTENSION
Guy Pearson (UK)

Best VFX

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FORGIVENESS, TEN YEARS WITHOUT SPRING

Philip Brenke (GERMANY)

Best Soundtrack

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HAMLET WITHIN

Ken McMullen (UK)

Best Feature Film - Gold Award

Best Director - Feature Film

Sir. Ian McKellen - Best Actor in a Feature Film

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[Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film - Gabriella Wright]

[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - Dominique Pinon]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Joseph A Mauro, Ezekiel N. Drews (USA)

Best Low Budget Feature Film

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[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - Dan Davies]

[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - A.J. Laird]

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HIRA

Emanuele Colognese (ITALY)

​Best Romance Film

[Nominee - Best Song]

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IN A TAMASIC WORLD

Camilla Martini (ITALY)

​Best Song

Best Production Design

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IN BETWEEN

Christie Pawluch (CANADA)

​Best First Time Filmmaker

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JOURNEY TO THE ORIGIN OF BUDDHISM

Britta Jeromin (GERMANY)

Best Documentary

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L'AMOUR EST TEMPS DE REFLECTS

Yann Richebourg (FRANCE)

Best Student Film

[Nominee - Best Experimetal Film]

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MARIE

Guillaume Huynh Quan Suu, Rémy Alonso (FRANCE)

Best Women Film

Fleur Lafosse - Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film

[Nominee - Best Actress in a Short Film - Héloise Ménat]

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MEAT

Christopher Eric Outridge (USA)

[Nominee - Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film - Nate Rollins]

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NIGHTMARE

Christopher Eric Outridge (USA)

Best Horror Film

Best Sound Design

John Joyner - Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film

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NOT WITHOUT GLOVES

Lena Mattsson (SWEDEN)

[Nominee - Best Experimental Film]

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POPCORN SHRIMP AND DISHWATER

Jack Schurman (USA)

Best Short Film - Silver Award

Best Cinematography

Best Innovative/Avant-Garde Film

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[Nominee - Best Director]

[Nominee - Horace Gold - Best Actor in Short Film

[Nominee - Best Trailer]

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REMI MILLIGAN: LOST DIRECTOR

Samuel Lodato (UK)

Best Trailer

Silver Award - Best Poster

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ROSWELL DELIRIUM

Richard Bakewell (USA)

Best Feature Film - Silver Award

Reginal VelJohnson - Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film

Dee Wallace - Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film

Kayden Tokarski - Best Young Actress/Actor

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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[Nominee: Anthony Michael Hall - Best Actor in a Feature Film]

[Nominee - Best Young Actress/Actor - Conor William Barrett]

[Nominee - Best Actress in a Feature Film - Ashton Solecki]

[Nominee - Best Director]

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SHOES

Denise Rose (UK)

Best Female Filmmaker

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[Nominee - Best Young Actress/Actor - Othmane Air Bahouse]

[Nominee - Best Short Film]

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THE ADVENTURES OF CJ

Gaby Day (USA)

[Nominee - Best Short Script]

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THE CORRIDOR

Santiago Hernandez (SPAIN)

[Nominee - Best Trailer]

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THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY

Brent Heise (USA)

[Nominee - Best Music Video]

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THE QUEEN OF HEARTS 

Johan Andrén (SWEDEN)

Izadora Burenstrand - Best Actress in a Short Film

Best Costume Design

Best Western Film

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THE STONES OF ROME

Sean Tansey (GREECE)

[Nominee - Best Experimental Film]

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THE TABLEHERDER

Aleksandr Tretiakevich (RUSSIA)

[Nominee - Nominee - Best First Time Filmmaker]

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THE TEST FLIGHT

Isaiah Willis (USA)

Best Young Director - Isaiah Willis

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THREE COUPLES FREED

Geoffrey Pheasant (UK)

Best Actress in a Feature Film - Betty Fay

[Nominee - Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film - Giedre Jackyte]

[Nominee: Best Low Budget Feature Film]

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TEDDY CUDDLES

Christopher Eric Outridge (USA)

Silver Award: Best Short Script

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TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Olaf Lenz (GERMANY)

Best Experimental Film

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VIRGIN MOJITO

Kata Varga (HUNGARY)

Best Short Script - Gold Award

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WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES

Andrew Littlefield (USA)

Best Comedy

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WITHOUT YOU

Al Friedman (USA)

Al Friedman - Best Actor in Short Film

Best Drama Film

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[Nominee - Best First Time Filmmaker]

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YELLOW DAISY BUTTERFLY

Diek Grobler (SOUTH AFRICA)

Best Animated Film

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[Nominee - Best Short Film]

[Nominee - Best Soundtrack]

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YOU DON'T KNOW ME

Coco Bigles (USA)

Best Music Video

[Nominee - Best Female Filmmaker]

[Nominee - Best Young Director]

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YOU, ME AND THE NIGHT SKY

Vincent Rosas (USA)

Best Produced Screenplay

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[Nominee - Best Actor in Short Film - Nick Renaud]

[Nominee- Best First Time Filmmaker]

[Nominee - Best Drama Film]