BEYOND THE CURVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

 JULY – AUGUST RESULTS, 2021

Best Narrative Feature (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Girl Next by Larry Carrell

 

COMPETING FINALISTS

Penitent by Martin Webster

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

WINNER

The man who measures the World by Irene Gianeselli

COMPETING FINALISTS

You’re on Mute! by Tom Cavanaugh

I Kant Even by Marcello Marcella

Kiss the Sky by Michael Lee Buie

Mrs. H by Heather Grogan

The Roommate by Jim Cook Jr.

These Flowers by Rebecca Lowman

ROOM 1403 by MSAAKI MITSUYASU

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

INSOMNIAC by LAUREN LOX

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

WINNER

Making A Picture by Steve Osemwenkhae

COMPETING FINALISTS

PIVOT Paying It Forward by Robert Hunkele, Tom DiDonato

Thuggin’ A New Generation by Downy Doxey-Marshall

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

WINNER

Diversity and Desolation by Michael Kureth

COMPETING FINALISTS

Odd Jobs by James Lemke

The Greek Passage by Lorenzo Guarnieri

Burn by Armand Arekian

A Wedding in Morocco by Virginia Mariposa Dale

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Ben Johnson Day by Kerena Marchant

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

WINNER

Parking Lot Love by Virginia Mariposa Dale

COMPETING FINALISTS

Oscar and Joseph by Juliette Rose

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

WINNER

Fuzz & Malloy – S02E08 – Two-Thousand-Fuzz a Space Oddity by Daniel J. Pico

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

WINNER

Windward Spirits: A New Ruler by Alexander Perez, Cyrus Emami

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

WINNER

Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

COMPETING FINALISTS

Low Clouds by Matías Ezequiel Vazquez

Out There by Rachel Garlin and Michael Paim

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

WINNER

Don’t Let Go by Mel Orpen

COMPETING FINALISTS

TarGay by Rachel Garlin

Baby Grief by Tatyana Yassukovich

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

WINNER

An Orchestrated Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

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

WINNER

Don’t Let Go by Mel Orpen

COMPETING FINALISTS

INSOMNIAC by LAUREN LOX

Rage by Lenore Sagaskie

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

WINNER

Rexxi space cat – Episode 1 The Falcone Uno by Diana Kennedy

COMPETING FINALISTS

The Penguin by Matt Bissett-Johnson

Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

Best Trailer (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Small Sacrifices Series 2023 by RaeAnne Hadley

Best Comedy (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Creeped Out by Matt Holt

 

 

 

COMPETING FINALISTS

Are you Sirius? by Kristin Anne Fieseler

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

WINNER

Unspoken Casualties: The Heartbreak of the Pandemic by Cameron Lee

COMPETING FINALISTS

The Callback by Greg Dockery

KillerKravings by Eric Bendross

UNCOVERED: All Cunts Are Beautiful by Gio Formenti

Don’t Let Go by Mel Orpen

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

ROOM 1403 by MSAAKI MITSUYASU

Best Horror (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Hearts Echo by Eva Louis

COMPETING FINALISTS

MARK! by Sam Coale

ROOM 1403 by MSAAKI MITSUYASU

Best Romance (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Don’t Let Go by Mel Orpen

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

Best Thriller (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

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

WINNER

An Orchestrated Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

COMPETING FINALISTS

Girl Next by Larry Carrell

Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles by Franco Esteve

Elohim’s Theme by Serina Aramaki

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

WINNER

Bad Drones by Sam Coale

COMPETING FINALISTS

Synthetic Me by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

Best Drama (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Quarantine Stories (Main Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

walking through the pandemic (exhibition screencast) by andrew martyn sugars

 

 

COMPETING FINALISTS

Creeped Out by Matt Holt

Best Director (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

LAUREN LOX for INSOMNIAC

COMPETING FINALISTS

Larry Carrell for Girl Next

Best Cinematographer (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Larry Carrell for Girl Next

Best Actor (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Marcus Jean Pirae for Girl Next

Best Actress (Sub Category) : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

Ellen Lanese for Death of Hercules

COMPETING FINALISTS

BECCA BROOKS for INSOMNIAC

Rachel Alig for Girl Next

Best Background Score : BCIFF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

WINNER

An Orchestrated Evil Professor by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

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

WINNER

trees can hear you by andrew martyn sugars

 

COMPETING FINALISTS

Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles by Franco Esteve

W∞ – Heritage of Soul – by Takeshi Inoue