BWiFF 2022

BWiFF 2022, July 15-21

Best of Fest

Still from 'Come On Time'
Come On Time

Best of Illinois

Still from 'Goodbye Janet'
Goodbye Janet

Audience Favorite

Still from 'Last Chance Charlene'
Last Chance Charlene


2022 Feature Film Selections

  • 2020: A Comedy Special (United States)
    dir. Joe Kaiser
  • The Eternal Flame (Israel)
    dir. Ranni Midyan
  • A Handful of Water (Germany)
    dir. Jakob Zapf
  • Him & Her (United States)
    dir. Ice Mrozek
  • Last Chance Charlene (United States)
    dir. Tony Gapastione
  • The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun (United Kingdom)
    dir. Philip Larsen
  • NIJARI 니자리 (Republic of Korea)
    dir. Hong Sang Jin
  • Roman Candle (United States)
    dir. Joe Blank
  • Sweet Disaster (Germany)
    dir. Laura Lehmus
  • The Ugly Truth (Germany)
    dir. Krishna Ashu Bhati

 

2022 Short Film Selections

  • Baba (Australia)
    dir. Firass Dirani
  • Beneath Us (Canada)
    dir. Fasial Lutchmedial
  • Black Action Figures (United States)
    dir. Dave Steck
  • Broken Dolls (United States)
    dir. Adam Andrew Holguin
  • cheKmate (United States)
    dir. Carlos Garcia, Jr.
  • Come On Time (United Kingdom)
    dir. Chris Vernon
  • Corsair (United States)
    dir. George Cederquist
  • Do No Harm (United Kingdom)
    dir. Douglas King
  • Eureka (United States)
    dir. Miida Chu
  • Family First (United States)
    dir. Jared Leighton
  • Fireflies (United States)
    dir. David Perkins, Elijah Durnell
  • Goodbye Janet (United States)
    dir. Will Schneider
  • High Ceilings (United States)
    dir. Danilo Dayani
  • Home Along the Rails (United States)
    dir. Justin Leyba
  • House Sitters (United States)
    dir. Alexander Jeffery, Paul Petersen
  • The Little Drummer Boy (United States)
    dir. John Gray
  • Prisoner #1616 (United States)
    dir. Michael Fodera
  • Stairs (United States)
    dir. Jeph Porter
  • The Phoenix (United States)
    dir. Regina Pigsley
  • There’s Something in the Silence (United States)
    dir. Mike Castro
  • We The Fishes (Sweden)
    dir. Rouzbeh Noori

2022 Screening Schedule

July 15, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Sweet Disaster + Short Selections

July 16, 2022 • 3:00 pm
The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun

July 16, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Him & Her + Short Selections

July 17, 2022 • 3:00 pm
The Ugly Truth

July 17, 2022 • 7:00 pm
The Eternal Flame + Short Selections

July 18, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Nijari + Short Selections

July 19, 2022 • 7:00 pm
2020: A Comedy Special + Roman Candle

July 20, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Last Chance Charlene + Short Selections

July 21, 2022 • 7:00 pm
A Handful of Water + Short Selections

2022 Award Winners

Best Original Score
Hong Sang Jin, NIJARI

Best Sound
William Tabanou, Eureka

Best Production Design
Derrick Hinman, Him & Her

Best Supporting Actress
Lena Urzendowsky as Yolanda in Sweet Disaster

Best Supporting Actor
Cameron James Matthews as Dino in Last Chance Charlene

Best Cinematography
Qingzhuo Wang for Eureka

Best Screenplay
Patrick Kleven & Philip Staal for The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun

Best Editing
David Higgs for Come on Time

Best Director
Joe Blank for Roman Candle

Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Audrina Miranda as Charlie in The Phoenix

Best Actor
Jürgen Proknow as Konrad Hausnick in A Handful of Water

Best Actress
Friederike Kempter as Frida in Sweet Disaster

Best Music Video
Fireflies

Best Documentary Short
Come On Time

Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Do No Harm

Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Prisoner #1616

Audience Favorite
Last Chance Charlene

Best Documentary Feature
The Eternal Flame

Best Narrative Feature
Sweet Disaster

Best of Illinois
Goodbye Janet

Best of Fest
Come On Time

2022 Blue Glass Awards

2022 Supporting Sponsors

HomeLight (2022 Supporting Sponsor)
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