Holidays 365 International Film Festival™ Awards
are announced!
Holiday Filmaganza™ 2021 Winners
Santa Fake
Director: J.M. Burris
United States
Best U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Audience Award – Narrative Feature Film
Best Ensemble Acting Narrative Feature Film
Best Screenplay Narrative Feature Film –
J.M. Burris
Best Editing Narrative Feature Film –
Michael Taylor
Best Original Score Narrative Feature Film –
Ryan Beveridge
J.M. Burris
Michael Taylor
Ryan Beveridge
Against The Current
Director: Óskar Páll Sveinsson
Iceland
Shooting Star Award
Special Jury Recognition
Mazel a Tajemstvi Lesa
[Martin And The Magical Forest]
Director: Petr Oukropec
Czech Republic
Grand Jury Prize
Best International
Narrative Feature Film
Best Directing Narrative Feature Film –
Petr Oukropec
Best Cinematography Narrative Feature Film –
Lukáš Teren
Best Sound Design Narrative Feature Film –
Anders Wasserfall, Richard Müller
Best Visual Effects Narrative Feature Film
Lukáš Teren
Anders Wasserfall, Richard Müller
Al-Sit
(Best Female Filmmaker)
Best Director Short Film – Suzannah Mirghani
Best Supporting Actress Short Film – Rabiha Mohammed Mahmoud
Best Cinematography Short Film – Khalid Awad
The Strange Incident In Room 36
(Best First-time Filmmaker)
Best Actor Short Film – Robin Czerny
Best Sound Design Short Film – Jan B. Meister
Maman Pleut des Cordes [Mum Is Pouring Rain]
Director: Hugo De Faucompret
France
Audience Award – Animated Short Film
Visionary Award – Animated Short Film
Best Directing Animated Short Film –
Hugo De Faucompret
Best Screenplay Animated Short Film –
Lison D’Andréa, Hugo De Faucompret
Best Original Music Score Animated Film–
Pablo Pico
Akwaaba
The Awakening
Director: Sybil D. Jatta
United States
Best U.S.
Documentary Feature Film
Kosher Beach
Director: Karin Kainer
Israel
Best International
Documentary Feature Film
Thanksgiving
Director: Hortense Lingjaerde
United States
Best U.S.
Narrative Short Film
Best Supporting Actor Short Film –
Connor Linnerooth
Come Close To Me
Director: Pablo Fidanza
Argentina
Best Ensemble Performance Short Film
Best Editing Short Film – Sofia Montes
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
Your Spark
Director: Maksim Kubarka
Belarus
Best Vertical Film
Reven og Nissen [The Tomten And The Fox]
Directors: Are Austnes
& Yaprak Morali
Norway
Best Animated Short Film
Best Editing Animated Short Film
Best Sound Design Animated Short Film – Baard H. Ingebretsen
Helicopter Mom
Director: Heewon Jeong
United States
Best Student Animated Film
Wish Upon A Snowman
Director: Miu Nakata
United States
Student Animated Short Film
Stu v. Drew
Directors: Braden Swope
& Ethan Hammock
United States
Best Student Film
Best Actors Student Film – Anthony Candell, Kevin M. Connolly
Best Editing Student Film
Diwaloween
Director: Shane Sakhrani
Singapore
Special Jury Recognition
Best Actress Short Film –
Daisy Irani
New Year's Eve @Sunny's
Director: Bob Giraldi
United States
Best Screenplay Short Film
Da Humbug
Director: Johnny Schumann
United Kingdom
Special Jury Recognition
Droid Story
Special Jury Recognition
Summer 2021 Winners
Kapsalon Romy
[Romy's Salon]
Director: Mischa Kamp
Netherlands
Grand Jury Prize
Best International Narrative Feature Film
Best Director Feature Film – Mischa Kamp
Best Screenplay Feature Film – Tamara Bos
Best Cinematography Feature Film –
Melle van Essen
Best Editing Feature Film – Sander Vos
Best Actress Feature Film – Vita Heijmen
Best Supporting Actress – Beppie Melissen
Best Supporting Actress – Beppie Melissen
As We Are
Director: Michael R. Faulkner
United States
Shooting Star Award
Special Jury Recognition
The Good Hearts Club
United States
Best Independent Narrative Feature Film
Best Sound Design Feature Film – Evan Michael Hart
Best Ensemble Acting Award
Postpartum
Germany
Alice Guy Blaché Award
(Best Female Filmmaker)
Best Director Short Film – Henriette Rietz
All American Kids
United States
Red Ryder Award
(Best First-time Filmmaker)
Best U.S. Documentary Short Film
The World's Gone Nutz
Director: Daniel Robert Cohn
United States
Audience Award
Visionary Award – Animated Short Film
Best Original Music Score –
Daniel Robert Cohn
Five, A Mother's Journey
United States
Best U.S.
Documentary Feature Film
Les Grandes Claques
[Like The Ones I Used To Know]
Canada
Best International
Narrative Short Film
Best Director Short Film – Annie St-Pierre
Best Cinematography Short Film –
Étienne Roussy
Best Actress Short Film – Lilou Roy-Lanouette
Baba's Next Chapter
China
Best International
Documentary Short Film
Chase!!
Directors: Hiroki Kawanami, Tommaso Barbetta
Japan
Visionary Award – Short Film
Best Editor Short Film – Tommaso Barbetta
Esperanza
United States
Best U.S. Student Film
Nostalgia
Vietnam
Best International Student Film
o28
Directors: Otalia Caussé, Geoffroy Collin, Louise Grardel, Antoine Marchand, Robin Merle, Fabien Meyran
France
Best Animated Short Film
Best Editing Animated Short Film
Justin And The Werlobee
Directors: Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo
United States
Best Screenplay Animated Short Film –
Ellen Weisberg, Ken Yoffe
Moonlight The Monster And The Fashion Show
Director: April Yu
United States
Young Filmmaker Award
Love & Stuff
Director: Judith Helfand
United States
Special Jury Recognition
Dad's Divorce
Director: Jesper Sichlau
Denmark
Special Jury Recognition
Best Actor Short Film –
Tommy Kenter
Best Supporting Actor Short Film –
Jesper Ole Feit Andersen
Best Supporting Actress Short Film –
Mathilde Passer
Best Sound Design Short Film –
Joachim Nyholm
Dad Magnet
Directors: Daphne van den Blink
Belgium
Special Jury Recognition
Twin Trees
Director: Emannuel Ollivier
France
Special Jury Recognition
Spring 2021 Winners
A Cambodian Winter
Director: Forest Wise
Cambodia
Grand Jury Prize
Best International Narrative Feature Film
Best Director Feature Film – Forest Wise
Best Screenplay Feature Film – Forest Wise
Best Cinematography Feature Film –
Jaime Reynoso
Best Actress Feature Film – Pim Chan
Best Supporting Actor – Kith Cheang
Best Supporting Actress – Chamroeun Taing
Chance of Showers
Director: Michelle Bossy
United States
Shooting Star Award
Best Comedy Short Film
Best Screenplay Short Film –
Alex Ellis, Julie Craig
Best Actress Short Film – Alex Ellis, Julie Craig
The Blue Cape
Director: Alejandra López
United States
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Director Short Film – Alejandra López
Best Cinematography Short Film –
Santiago Benet Mari
Best Actor Short Film – Yanniel A. Arce Rivera
The Missfits
Director: Ellie Wen
United States
Alice Guy Blaché Award
(Best Female Filmmaker)
Best Documentary Short Film
Keep Your Head Up, Sweet Pea!
Director: Sophie Meissner
United States
Red Ryder Award
(Best First-time Filmmaker)
Best Student Film
The Best Gift
Director: Andrew T. Horng
United States
Audience Award
Special Jury Recognition
The Soul Of A Cyclist
Portugal
Best International
Documentary Feature Film
Ava's Silence
Director: Seyed Gholamreza Nematpour
Iran
Best International
Narrative Short Film
Sfumato
Director: Amirali Mirderikvand
Iran
Best International
Documentary Short Film
Why Can't I Be Me? Around You
Director: Harrod Blank
United States
Best Documentary Feature Film
Mi Hermano Luca
[My Brother Luca]
Directors: Carlos Algara, Catalina Serna
Mexico
Visionary Award – Animated Short Film
Best Sound Design Animated Short Film
The Toymaker
Director: Austin Simons
United States
Visionary Award – Student Short Film
Let's Talk About It!
Director: Vittorio Caratozzolo
Italy
Best Children’s Film
The Last Day Of Autumn
Director: Marjolaine Perreten
Switzerland
Best Animated Short Film
Best Directing Animated Short Film –
Marjolaine Perreten
Best Screenplay Animated Short Film –
Marjolaine Perreten
Best Editing Animated Short Film
Coffee With Exes
Director: Brett A. Hart
United States
Special Jury Recognition
Best Editing Short Film – Brett A. Hart
Mama Gloria
Director: Luchina Fisher
United States
Special Jury Recognition
On / Off
Director: Nicholas P. Villarreal
Argentina
Special Jury Recognition
Viraha
[The Longing]
Directors: Krishna Sawant,
Ashna Ranade
India
Special Jury Recognition
Scooterboy II
Director: Cody Hawley
United States
Special Jury Recognition
Kaali Maati
[Black Soil]
Director: Hemantkumar Mahale
India
Best Actor Feature Film – Omprakash Shinde
Best Editing Feature Film – Subhiraj Rajput
Best Costume Design Feature Film –
Sanket Sawant
Best Sound Design Feature Film –
Shanu Sheth
Best Original Music Score -Avinash-Vishwajeet
Another Life
Director: Victor Warren
United States
Best Sound Design Short Film – Jay Shehan
Best Supporting Actress Short Film –
Bethany Grave Milner
Kings & Queens
Director: Elmer J. Howard
United States
Best Costume Design Short Film –
Brett Bays, Elmer J. Howard
Best Supporting Actor Short Film –
Thomas Smallwood
Fall 2020 Winners
Abe
Director: Fernando Grostein Andrade
Brazil
Grand Jury Prize
Best Feature Film
Best Director Feature Film –
Fernando Grostein Andrade
Best Screenplay Feature Film –
Lameece Issaq, Jacob Kader
Best Cinematography Feature Film –
Blasco Glurato
Best Editing Feature Film – Claudia Castello,
Bruno Lasevicius, Suzanne Spangler
Best Actor Feature Film – Noah Schnapp
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film –
Seu Jorge
Best Supporting Actress Feature Film – Salem Murphy
Hanukkah
Italy
Shooting Star Award
Best Screenplay Animated Short Film – Maurizio Forestieri, Anna Lucia Pisanelli
Best Sound Design Animated Short Film
A Piece of Cake
Directors: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
United States
Best Narrative Short
Best Director Short Film –
Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Best Editing Short Film – Austin Bragg
Best Screenplay Short Film –
Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Best Actor Short Film – Rich Sommer
The Real Santa
Directors: Emily Fraser, Nicholas Berger
United States
Best Documentary Short
A Barca
[The Ferry]
Director: Nilton Resende
Brazil
Best International Short
Best Cinematography Short Film – Michel Rios
Best Actress Short Film – Ane Oliva
Belly Flop
Directors: Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon
South Africa
Best Animated Short
Best Directing Animated Short Film –
Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon
Best Editing Animated Short Film –
Matthew Lowry, Anthony Silverston
A Yearning
Director: Jihoon Kang
South Korea
Best Student Film
A Christmas Tree Love Story
Special Jury Recognition
Best Actress Feature Film – Ashley Tavares
Best Original Music Score – Valerie Hines
Love Blood Pain
Director: Magnum Borini
Brazil
Special Jury Recognition
Preheated
Directors: Luke Snedecor, Sarah Heinz
United States
Audience Award