BWiFF 2020

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Best of Fest

Brindisi
Brindisi

Audience Favorite

Resisterhood
Resisterhood

Best of Illinois

Little Nations
Little Nations


BWiFF 2020 Feature Film Selections

Brindisi (United States), dir. Nika Burnett, Alessandro Marino
Five Years North (United States), dir. Zach Ingrasci, Chris Temple
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (United States), dir. David Midell
Resisterhood (United States), dir. Cheryl Jacobs Crim
Triple Take (United States), dir. Nick Nanton
When All That’s Left is Love (United States), dir. Eric Gordon
Woman of the Photographs (Japan), dir. Takeshi Kushida

 

BWiFF 2020 Short Film Selections

Brought to You by Satan (United States), dir. Holly Laurent
The Butterfly Cage (France), dir. Hélèna Serra, Maxime Sabisik
A Cut Above (United States), dir. Kate Houle
Dear Aunt Noa (United States), dir. Dana Aliya Levinson
Extra Innings (United States), dir. John Gray
Family (United States), dir. David L. Bradburn
Gabrielle (United States), dir. Nicola Rose
Hide and Seek (United States), dir. Thomas Nicol, Andrew Gleason
The Hollow Hours (Australia), dir. Shane Anderson
Hypoxia (United States), dir. Christian P. Gridelli, Hunter Norris
Kill: Norwood (United Kingdom), dir. Lexy Anderson
Little Nations (United States), dir. Maria Allred
Muedra (Spain), dir. Cesar Díaz Meléndez
Mug (Ireland), dir. Eoghan Moloney
Northern Light (France), dir. Fanny Lecendre
Office Song (United Kingdom), dir. Marcus Markou
Remember When (United States), dir. Paola Ossa
The Shot (United States), dir. Adan Canto
Sock (United States), dir. Robert Postrozny
Sui Caedere (Italy), dir. Fabrizio Accettulli
The Sweatshirt (United States), dir. Jonah Saesan
Swept Away (United States), dir. Thomas Grascoeur
Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room (United Kingdom), dir. Daisy Squires, Lou Marillier, Sophia Seymour
Too Close to the Sun (United States), dir. Jonas Morganstein
VR Workplace (Japan), dir. Yuki Takashima
Waiting by the Phone (United States), dir. Olivia Jensen
Watermark (United States), dir. Rebecca Maddalo
Wonderland (United States), dir. Bradley Thomas

BWiFF 2020 Award Winners

Best Original Score
Doz3r Gang & Lil Bo$$, Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room

Best Sound
Aaron Hill, Waiting by the Phone

Best Production Design
Lena Rush, Hypoxia

Best Editing
Alejandro Valdes-Rochin, Five Years North

Best Cinematography
Yu Oishi, Woman of the Photographs

Best Ensemble
Office Song

Best Supporting Actress
Olivia Perez as Vanessa in Remember When

Best Supporting Actor
Toshiaki Inomata as Saijo in Woman of the Photographs

Best Actress
Nika Burnett as Vera, Alice, and Katerina in Brindisi

Best Actor
Eoghan Moloney as John ‘Snake Eyes’ Griffin in Mug

Best Screenplay
Nika Burnett and Alessandro Marino for Brindisi

Best Animation
Muedra

Best Music Video
Too Close to the Sun

Best Director
Nika Burnett and Alessandro Marino for Brindisi

Best Documentary Short
Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room

Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Mug

Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Brought to You by Satan

Best Documentary Feature
Five Years North

Best Narrative Feature
Brindisi

Best of Illinois
Little Nations

Audience Favorite
Resisterhood

Best of Fest
Brindisi

2020 Supporting Sponsors

Nicholas & Associates (Logo)
Foxhole Creative (Logo)
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