Awards 2024: Global Nonviolent Film Festival (Full List)

The 13th annual edition of the Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2024 has come to an end on October 7th. A total of 28 films from 16 countries have competed for awards given by the jury and by the organizers of the event. Here is the complete list of awards:

ORGANIZER’S AWARDS

BEST ACTUALITY SUBJECT IN A DOCUMENTARY

• SOS – THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME: NUCLEAR POWER’S LEGACY (USA) – Directed by James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan and Morgan Peterson

BEST ACTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC VIDEO

• Olga Matsyna in LALLA’S DAUGHTER (Italy) – Directed by Claudio Tombini and Riccardo Marongiu | Music Band: Rari Ramarri Rurali

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC VIDEO

• Star Htoo (aka Star2) in RUN AWAY (USA) – Directed by Chico Bennett

JURY AWARDS

The?jury was composed, in first-name alphabetical order, by: Alberto Nacci from Italy—musician, director, and producer; Genevieve Sulway from Australia—actor, writer, director, and producer; Martyn Le Roux from South Africa—writer, director, and producer; Nikita Hattangady from the United States—writer, director, producer, and children’s book author; and Sas Carey from the United States—director, producer, and published author.

Here are the awards given by the jury:

MUSIC VIDEO

BEST MUSIC

• Opium Blue for NOCEANS (United Kingdom)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Accept Cookies for NOCEANS

BEST DIRECTOR

• Claudio Tombini and Riccardo Marongiu for?LALLA’S DAUGHTER (Italy)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (ex equo)

• LALLA’S DAUGHTER – Produced by Claudio Tombini

and

• NOCEANS – Produced by Accept Cookies

SHORT ANIMATION

BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILM

• UNSTOPPABLE BEAT (United Kingdom) – Produced by Dr. Benjamin Worku-Dix and?Directed by Luke Dye-Montefiore and Rufus Dye-Montefiore

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

BEST MUSIC

• Jack McKenzie for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS (Switzerland)

BEST MEDICAL SUBJECT

• NUNUYACHIY: BREASTFEEDING WITH AFFECTION AND CARE (Spain, Peru) – Produced by Jose Miguel Soriano and Directed by Jose Miguel Soriano and Ricardo Macian

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Roman Willi for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS

BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)

• Roman Willi for SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS

and

• Tilo Wondollek for WOLFMAN (Germany)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (ex equo)

• SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS – Produced by Roman Willi

and

• WOLFMAN – Produced by Tilo Wondollek

SHORT FILM

BEST EDITING

• Ankit Bidyadhar for CR7 (India)?

BEST MUSIC

• Ankit Bidyadhar for CR7

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Tom Hill for PINCH (United Kingdom)

BEST ACTOR

• Ellis J. Wells in PINCH

BEST ACTRESS (ex equo)

• Helen Laurens in PINCH

and

• Camilla Roman in FORTYSOMETHING (Norway)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Swapnil Keny for CR7

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (ex equo)

• Josh Hunter Daw and Isaac King for PINCH

and

• Ramaprasad Nandigam for CR7

BEST DIRECTOR

• Tom Hill for PINCH

BEST SHORT FILM

• PINCH – Produced by Tom Hill

FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL

BEST EDITING

• Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME (New Zealand)

BEST MUSIC

• Eros Cartechini for WATERPARK IN THE WINTER (USA)

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Alex Suszko and Kiele Sterner for WATERPARK IN THE WINTER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME

BEST DIRECTOR

• Costa Botes for WHEN THE COWS COME HOME

BEST FEATURE EXPERIMENTAL FILM

• WHEN THE COWS COME HOME – Produced by Costa Botes

FEATURE DOCUDRAMA

BEST EDITING

• Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND (Italy)

BEST MUSIC

• Max Fuschetto, Andrea Andrillo, Irma Toudjian, Arnaldo Pontis and Matteo Casula for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST ACTRESS

• Renata Manca in THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Maurizio Abis for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST DIRECTOR

• Giovanni Coda for THE BRIDE IN THE WIND

BEST FEATURE DOCUDRAMA

• THE BRIDE IN THE WIND – Produced by Francesco Paolo Montini

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

BEST MUSIC

• Roberto Fischer for EXPEDITION AMAZONIA: MATSES – THE JAGUAR PEOPLE OF PERU (Germany)

BEST MEDICAL SUBJECT

• TOOTHACHE – THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT ORAL HEALTH CARE INEQUITY – (USA) – Produced by Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes, Dr. Michal Herman, and Andrea Wiley

BEST HISTORICAL SUBJECT (ex equo)

• WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? (Australia) – Produced and Directed by Christine Belford and Carolyn Corkindale

and

• STONES (Hungary) – Produced and Directed by Gy?rgy Dobray

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Roberto Fischer for EXPEDITION AMAZONIA: MATSES – THE JAGUAR PEOPLE OF PERU

BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)

• Alec Goldberg and Boson Wang for SITTING IN THE FIRE (USA)

and

• Dr. Teresa Mular for EXTREME REFLECTIONS (USA)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (ex equo)

• SITTING IN THE FIRE – Produced by Vaughn Miles and Ryan Connors, and Directed by Alec Goldberg and Boson Wang?

and?

• WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? – Produced and Directed by Christine Belford and Carolyn Corkindale

FEATURE FILM

BEST EDITING

• Benedetto Atria and Alberto Masi for PRIVATE PETER (Italy)?

BEST MUSIC

• Giancarlo Schiaffini for PRIVATE PETER

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Gianfilippo Pedote, Giliano Carli, and Enrica Carli for PRIVATE PETER

BEST ACTRESS (ex equo)

• Ondina Quadri in PRIVATE PETER

and

• Mohadeseh Ghorbani in PARVIN

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Sadegh Souri and Mirabbas Khosravinezhad for PARVIN (Iran)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Matteo Calore for PRIVATE PETER

BEST DIRECTOR (ex equo)

• Giliano Carli and Gianfilippo Pedote for PRIVATE PETER

and

• Mirabbas Khosravinezhad for PARVIN

BEST FEATURE FILM

• PRIVATE PETER – Produced by Francesco Bonsembiante, and Directed by Giliano Carli and Gianfilippo Pedote

The Awards Show – Video Presentation (58 minutes) can be watched on GlobalCinema.online:

PLAY VIDEO

The 28 films that have competed at the festival, continue streaming and can be watched on?GlobalCinema.online?until October 13 for free.

For full coverage of the event, read?Daria! Magazine, where daily news and articles about the selected films, written by?Will Espero, American State Senator from Hawaii and Member of the Board of?Global Film Studio, have been published.

Film Maestro?Bruno Pischiutta?and producer?Daria Trifu, members of the European Film Academy, launched the Global Nonviolent Film Festival with live screenings in theaters and public squares in the picturesque city of Brasov, Romania, in 2012. After four consecutive editions held in Brasov, the festival went online in 2016 in order to reach a worldwide audience.?Today, the Global Nonviolent Film Festival is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world. The festival is owned and organized by Canadian media company, Global Film Studio, and it is hosted annually on GlobalCinema.online in exclusivity.