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Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

20242023202220212020

Jury Prize

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Best Actor

  • Skyler Pinkerton
    Winner
    • Skyler Pinkerton(Actor)
    • Stray Dogs
    Low Light Pictures

Best Editor

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Into Invisible Light

    6.7 (51)
    Chad Tremblay

Best Feature Script

  • Winner

    Review

    Jonathan Zarantonello
    Emergency Exit Pictures

Best Original Music

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Stray Dogs

    4.4 (131)
    Adam Gascho(Composer)
    Low Light Pictures

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Champ of Champs

    Keith Large
    K Lens UK

Best Score

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Stray Dogs

    4.4 (131)
    Jason Halogen(Composer)
    Low Light Pictures

Best Animated FIlm

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    Dystopia

    6.0 (9)
    Bellopropello(director)

Best Animated Film

  • [object Object]

    Shadowland

    Bellopropello(director)

Best TV Pilot Script

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    Blame it on Igor

    Richard Meiman
    Jon Wachter
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    Blame it on Igor

    Richard Meiman
    Jon Wachter

August Award

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Best Director

  • Winner
    • Vanda Ladeira
    • Alder

Best Women's Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Darling Christopher

    Clare-Louise English(director)
    Hot Coals Productions

Best short film

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    Winner

    The Nothing

    Alex Armando Torres(director)
    Arawak Films
  • [object Object]

    The Annunciation

    4.8 (34)
    WonChan Sohn(director)

One Minute Film - Films under the duration of 60 seconds

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Freedom of the People

    7.9 (9)
    Mark Finbow(director)
    Eastern Association Productions

Best Documentary Short

  • [object Object]

    Belle-Ile in Acadie

    8.2 (7)
    Phil Comeau

Best Narrative Feature

  • [object Object]

    Zu den Sternen

    7.3 (36)
    Nicolai Tegeler
    iLikeStories (iLS-Films)

September Award

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Best Horror

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Petra

    Andreas Avgousti(Director)

Best Romance Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Manasanamaha

    8.3 (222)
    Deepak Reddy

Best Sci-Fi Movie

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    First Signal

    3.3 (12K)
    Mark Lund

Best Supporting Actor

  • Russell Simpson
    Winner
    • Russell Simpson
    • Love Is Not Love
    Triskelion Entertainment

Best TV Pilot Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dodging Her Bullet

    Richard Meiman
    Jon Wachter

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    Black Heart, Red Hands

    8.9 (10)
    Russell Southam(producer)
    Adam Spinks(producer)
    Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
    Little Big Film Company

Short Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Sweet Buttercup 2021 (Feature)

    Bridget Pervalle

Best Feature Screenplay

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    Love Like the 80's

    Christan van Slyke
    Jedediah Parker
    Tammie Smith
    Smith International Productions

Best Short Film

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    Black Heart, Red Hands

    8.9 (10)
    Russell Southam(producer)
    Adam Spinks(producer)
    Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
    Little Big Film Company
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    Saving Robin Williams

    Lawrence Whitener(writer/director)
    David Langlitz(producer/director)
    Marc Lapadula(senior producer)
    Donald Imm(director/producer)
    Mark Fronk(director of photography)
    D.J. Ohlow(editor)
    Roger Kabler(actor)
    Vicki Axton(producer)
    Kimberley Bright(Producer)
    Richard Zane(co-producer)
    Diane Alexis Wolcott(field producer)
    Brenda Moore(supervising producer)
    Penny Nichols(plaque)
    Mary Agnes Shearon(executive producer)
    Kelly L. Moran(co-executive producer)
    JoAnn Abbott(costume designer)
    Andrea M Robinson(makeup artist)
    Richard Anthony Harris(foley editor)
    Russ McIntosh(art director)
    Katrina Wiechmann(associate producer)
    DOG-e The Movie

Best Silent Film

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    New Heaven

    Swati Chugh(Director)
    Independent Production

Short film

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    Looking for a New Place to Begin

    7.8 (11)
    Henrique Sauer(director)

October Award

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Best Actress

  • Alejandra Gollas
    Winner
    • Alejandra Gollas
    • Love Is Not Love
    Triskelion Entertainment

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Love Is Not Love

    5.7 (42)
    Steven Fadellin
    Triskelion Entertainment

Best Comedy - Feature

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    Winner

    Gam Cam Grrl

    4.9 (62)
    Michael Paul Girard(producer)

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Paul Nyamekye
    • Trust
    Tinpauls Pictures

Best Documentary Feature

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    Winner

    The Conscience of Clothing

    Patrick Hasso Kohl

Best Documentary Narrative Short

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    Winner

    Saving Robin Williams

    Lawrence Whitener(writer/director)
    Donald Imm(producer/director)
    Mark Fronk(director of photography)
    D.J. Ohlow(sound editor)
    Audrey Berg(set decorator)
    JoAnn Abbott(makeup artist)
    Roger Kabler(actor)
    Bruno Bavota(composer)
    Mary Agnes Shearon(executive producer)
    Christopher Inlow(field producer)
    DOG-e The Movie
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    Havasu: In the Eye of the Storm

    Jamon Holmes
    Nine-20-Films

Best Feature Script

  • Winner

    Table for Two?

    Warren Paul Glover

  • DeCodeMe

    Warren Paul Glover

Best Feature Script or Screenplay

  • Frank A. Gaimari
    Winner
    • Frank A. Gaimari
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood

    Frank A. Gaimari(writer)

Best Narrative Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Love Is Not Love

    5.7 (42)
    Stephen Keep Mills
    Triskelion Entertainment

Best Short Screenplay

  • Winner

    Evening of the Evil Eye

    Angel Connell(screenwriter)
    Parousian Pictures

Best Thriller

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night of the Forgotten

    5.5 (15)
    Beau Marie
    MarieFilms

Quarantine Stories

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Virus Hits Home

    8.8 (6)
    Burnham Holmes(Writer / Director / Producer)
    Rain & Neon Productions
    Klami/Holmes Productions
  • [object Object]

    14 Days

    Jillian Vitko

Best Drama

  • [object Object]

    A Date in the Dark

    8.9 (18)
    Singara Mohan

Best International Short Film

  • [object Object]

    That's Life

    Daniel Booroff
    Schmetterling Productions

Best Silent Film

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    The Vibes

    Mark Tyler Rénfro

November Award

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Best Actor

  • Torrey B. Lawrence
    Winner
    • Torrey B. Lawrence
    • The Annunciation

Best Actress

  • Nikki Estridge
    Winner
    • Nikki Estridge
    • Don't Make it Awkward

Best Comedy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Don't Make it Awkward

    Nikki Estridge

Best Documentary Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    4/8 Beirut

    Patrick Hasso Kohl

Best Horror

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Camping Fun

    5.6 (64)
    Thomas Burke
  • [object Object]

    He Rang

    Jorge Harrington(producer)
    Sam Patzer(director)
    Abe Alford(actor)
    Patrick Grimaldo(actor)

Best Narrative Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd

    7.0 (34)
    Uwe Schwarzwalder

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Song of the Sea

    7.7 (12)
    Pierre-André Le Leuch

Best Web/TV Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Classified: The Time Traveler

Best Documentary

  • [object Object]

    Call for a Poetic City

    8.3 (11)
    Elisabeth Felson
    Steppenwolves Films

December Award

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BEST Thriller (Main Category):

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    Winner

    Clash

    Orlando Giraldo(Director/ Producer)
    Magafin Productions

Best Actor

  • Jörg Reichlin
    Winner
    • Jörg Reichlin
    • Am Rande der Zeiten
  • Jamie Muscato
    • Jamie Muscato
    • The Colour of Spring
    Winter Light Productions
  • Oswaldo Salas
    • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
    • Holestepper

Best Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Life and Dreams of Ergo Phizmiz

    Iain Chambers(Producer and Director)
    Alex Tweddle(Executing Producer)
    Two Hares Running
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Life and Dreams of Ergo Phizmiz

    Iain Chambers(director/producer)
    Alex Tweddle(executive producer)
    Two Hares Running
  • [object Object]

    Surviving Burkitts

    Alex Tweddle
    Angry Man Pictures
  • [object Object]

    Marabou Feathers

    Tracy Ann Chapel
  • [object Object]

    Our Shot

    8.8 (6)
    Sage Christian Drake(director)
    Charlotte Wallis(producer)
    Marcy Balbas(executive producer)
    Cheryl Oldham(executive producer)
    Angelita Bushey(associate producer)
    Drakebank Productions
  • [object Object]

    Once A Fury

    8.9 (10)
    Jacqueline Rhodes
    Morrigan House
  • [object Object]

    An Endless Summer

    Patrick Crellin
    Dark Avenue Film

Best Drama

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Holestepper

    7.2 (11)
    Sergio Fernandez(director)

Best Narrative Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Colour of Spring

    8.5 (39)
    Paul Andrew Kimball(director/producer)
    Ron Foley MacDonald(producer)
    Andrew Mark Sewell(executive producer)
    Winter Light Productions
  • [object Object]

    Trade

    4.4 (135)
    Trae Briers
    FFAM Group

Best Queer Narrative

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Once A Fury

    8.9 (10)
    Jacqueline Rhodes
    Morrigan House

Best Supporting Actor

  • Nathan Nolan
    Winner
    • Nathan Nolan
    • The Colour of Spring
    Winter Light Productions
  • Richard Stephenson Winter
    Winner
    • Richard Stephenson Winter
    • Empty Shelf

Best Supporting Actress

  • Ellie Heydon
    Winner
    • Ellie Heydon
    • The Colour of Spring
    Winter Light Productions

Best Web Series Pilot

  • Winner

    Mafia Heart: Guardian at the Gate

    Pamela A. Perry
    FlyingCloud Studios

Best Women's Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Honour Me

    8.5 (8)
    Alex Tweddle
    Angry Man Pictures

Finalist Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Silke Koidl
    • Am Rande der Zeiten

Finalist Best Director

  • Jörg Reichlin
    Winner
    • Jörg Reichlin
    • Am Rande der Zeiten

Finalist Best Drama

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    Winner

    Am Rande der Zeiten

    8.8 (9)
    Jörg Reichlin

Finalist Best Narrative Feature

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    Winner

    Am Rande der Zeiten

    8.8 (9)
    Jörg Reichlin

Finalist Best Supporting Actor

  • Uwe Schwarzwalder
    Winner
    • Uwe Schwarzwalder
    • Am Rande der Zeiten

Outstanding Achievement Award (Best Short Film)

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    Winner

    Empty Shelf

  • [object Object]

    Hopeless Romantic

    7.2 (9)
    Stephen Beason
    Stephen Beason's Dogwood Studios
    Vela Entertainment

Best Actress

    • Isabella Roy
    • Empty Shelf
  • BAFTA Nominee's Party 2017
    • Alexa Morden
    • The Colour of Spring
    Winter Light Productions

Best Director

  • On location filming The Colour of Spring
    • Paul Andrew Kimball
    • The Colour of Spring
    Winter Light Productions

Best Short Film

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    Howitzer Tales

    Michael Gafner
    Adam Ristau
    Jennifer DiBlasio
    MaW Filmworks
  • [object Object]

    An Endless Summer

    Patrick Crellin
    Dark Avenue Film

Best Short Script or Screenplay

    • Lee McShane

Finalist Best Silent Film

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    Beatrice

    Vincenzo De Sio(producer)

February Award

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Best Short Film

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    When We Prey on Them

    Ronald Dillard Jr.
    Shirod Greene
    Ron Winston Entertainment
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    Unbrotherly Love 2022

    Ronald Dillard Jr.
    Ron Winston Entertainment

BCIFF Award of Excellence

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Best Web Series Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

    Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
    Association Actio
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    Winner

    Luna, the Witch

    6.6 (11)
    Seth Chitwood(producer)
  • [object Object]

    Visions of a Vivid Life

    Levi Eddie Aluede(director)
    Steph Green(producer)
    Elliott Jones(co-producer)
    Future First Productions

Best Actress

  • Alexa Hartman - Headshot
    • Alexa Hartman
    • Luna, the Witch

Best Documentary (Narrative/Short)

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    The Family Forest

    Louis Mouchet
    Néovision

Best Student Film

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    With New Eyes

    5.2 (15)
    George Leontakianakos
    Konstantinos Gourgiotis
    Alexandra Dyranis-Maounis

Best Woman's Film

  • Legit

    Eve Austin
    Different Duck Films

April Award

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Best Romance

  • [object Object]

    15 Roses

    Mike Provenzano
    Joe Schufreider
    AMOE Productions

Honorable Mention

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Feature Film

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    Silent Angel

    Omer Sarikaya(Director)

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