BWiFF 2021

BWiFF 20/21 Coming July 16-30 in 2021

Best of Fest

Molto Bella
Molto Bella

Audience Favorite

Far Out West
Far Out West

Best Documentary

Fraser Syndrome & Me
Fraser Syndrome & Me


BWiFF 2021 Feature Film Selections

Bone Cage (Canada), dir. Taylor Olson
Coda 77 (Spain), dir. Daniel Cabrero
Far Out West (United States), dir. Travis Chandler, Daniel Greenstone
Landlocked (United States), dir. Timothy Hall
Molto Bella (United States), dir. Alexander Jeffrey
Ribblehead (United States), dir. Tom Young
State of Agitation (Lebenon), dir. Elie Khalife


BWiFF 2021 Short Film Selections

And Then (United States), dir. Jenn Ravenna Tran
The Audition (United States), dir. Eric Liberacki
Bear and Fred (United States), dir. Keith Famie
Butter (Ireland), dir. Emma Brennan
The Carducci Talent Show (United States), dir. Anthony Fanelli
Fighting MSA: Austin Crawford’s Story (United States), dir. Phil Gioja
Forgive Me, Father (Germany), dir. Jona Schlosser
Fraser Syndrome & Me (United States), dir. Kyle Anne Grendys
Fucking Lonely (China), dir. Kayla Arend
Fugetsu-Do (United States), dir. Kaia Rose
Glitches (Taiwan), dir. Annie Chen
Heirs (Spain), dir. Txema Ballano
How To Fall in Love in a Brothel (United States), dir. Sunhui Chang
I’ll Meet You There (United States), dir. Karl Fernandez
The Inverted Woman (Spain), dir. Santi Planet
Little Games (United Kingdom), dir. Stéfane Houssier
Manasanamaha (India), dir. Deepak Reddy
Mirage (United States), dir. Kylie Daniel
A New Leash on Life (Canada), dir. Daniel Jeffery
The Peach Scarf (United States), dir. Del Sego
She Used to Laugh (United States), dir. Greg Berman
Shots of Light (Germany), dir. Christian Scharfenberg
The Single Line Theory (United States), dir. Patrick Belics
They Grow Up So Fast (United States), dir. Michael Pomaro
A War on Friendly Grounds (United States), dir. King Jaquell Martin, Deante Gray
What Was The Deal (Canada), dir. Michelle Beaudoin, Marc-Antoine Jodoin
The Woman of the House (Spain), dir. Felipe Espinosa

BWiFF 2021 Award Winners

Best Original Score
David Muñoz Pérez, Coda 77

Best Original Song
“Song for Kate” by Andrea von Kampen, Molto Bella

Best Production Design
Andrea Cabrero, Coda 77

Best Cinematography
Joel Froome, Molto Bella

Best Sound
Tim Höfer, Forgive Me, Father

Best Editing
Travis Chandler, Far Out West

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Groening as Chicky in Bone Cage

Best Supporting Actor
Valentin Rosenberger as Thomas Lehmann in Forgive Me, Father

Best Actress
Delia Kropp as Briana in Landlocked

Best Actor
Gareth Bennett-Ryan as Mark Smithson in Ribblehead

Best Screenplay
Tom Young, Ribblehead

Best Director
Alexander Jeffery, Molto Bella

Best Animation
The Peach Scarf

Best Experimental
State of Agitation

Best Music Video
Shots of Light

Best Documentary
Fraser Syndrome & Me

Best Narrative Short (Drama)
The Woman of the House

Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
A New Leash on Life

Best Narrative Feature
Molto Bella

Best of Illinois
They Grow Up So Fast

Audience Favorite
Far Out West

Best of Fest
Molto Bella

2021 Supporting Sponsors

Nicholas & Associates (Logo)
Foxhole Creative (Logo)
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