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Awards 2022 – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

The Awards at the 11th Global Nonviolent Film Festival Are Announced

Watch the Video Presentation of the Awards (54 min.): 

October 10, 2022 — Hollywood, California — In a video presentation broadcast on its streaming channel today, the Global Nonviolent Film Festival announced the awards given by the Jury that is composed of the distinguished filmmakers Kostadin Bonev (Bulgaria), William Espero (USA), Annette Muller (Germany), Claudia Noble-Areff (South Africa) and Camilla Roman (Norway). A total of 38 films from 19 countries have competed at the Festival. The Jury has resolved to award 25 of those films in the following categories: Feature Film, Short Film, Feature Documentary, Short Documentary, Animation, Experimental, and Music Video. 

FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

Best Feature Film (ex aequo) to:

ABYSS IN (Greece)

Produced by Yannis Aivazis and Maria Korinthiou

Directed by Yannis Aivazis

and 

NEW MATERIAL (South Africa)

Produced by Robbie Thorpe, Ronnie Apteker and Stan Joseph

Directed by Craig Freimond

Best Director to:

Yannis Aivazis for ABYSS IN (Greece)

Best Cinematography to:

Yorgos (Don) Vaseiliadis for ABYSS IN (Greece)

Best Art Direction to:

JUPITER 2032 (USA)
Produced and Directed by Nathalie Vaglio

Best Actress to:

Clara Louise Frost in THE SISTERS KARRAS (USA)

Directed by Micah Stathis

Best Actor to:

Stavros Parcharidis in ABYSS IN (Greece)

Best Screenplay to:

Craig Freimond and Riaad Moosa for NEW MATERIAL (South Africa)

Best Music Score to:

I NEED; I WANT (USA)

Directed by Bill Liggings

Best Sound Design to:

President Kapa for NEW MATERIAL (South Africa)

SHORT FILM CATEGORY

Best Short Film to:

THE FAMILY PLANNER (USA)

Produced by Leslie Karaffa, Betina Devine and Dan Pavlik

Directed by Dan Pavlik

Best Director to:

Delphine Montaigne for OUT OF TIME (France)

Best Cinematography to:

Alireza Beigi for THE CEMETERY (Iran)

Best Art Direction to:

Ann Berljafa for THE FAMILY PLANNER (USA)

Best Actress to:

Karen Brelsford in THE FAMILY PLANNER (USA)

Best Actor to:

Timothy Huls in THE FAMILY PLANNER (USA)

Best Screenplay to:

Delphine Montaigne for OUT OF TIME (France)

Best Music Score to:

Uncle Paul Mashiane, Pinky !Xu Ramagole and Patrick Sita for KUELE (South Africa)

Directed by Jonathan Pienaar

Best Sound Design to:

Eddie David for THE FAMILY PLANNER (USA)

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY

Best Feature Documentary to:

SURVIVING PULSE: LIFE AFTER A MASS SHOOTING (USA)

Produced by Nancy McBride

Directed by Alexa Sheehan

Best Director (ex aequo) to:

Dr. Teresa Mular for CAN’T STOP THE SUN FROM SHINING (USA)

and

Brad Mays for TWO TRENTONS: AN AMERICAN CITY SPEAKS(USA)

Best Cinematography to:

Alberto Nacci for ARTIST’S VOICES (Italy)

Directed by Alberto Nacci

Best Music Score to:

Paolo Fresu, Claudio Fasoli, Francesco D’Auria, Gianluigi Trovesi and Daniele Di Bonaventura for ARTIST’S VOICES (Italy)

Best Sound Design to:

THE MPASSA: A SECOND CHANCE (USA)

Produced and Directed by Joel Lawrence Holzman

Best Historical Subject to:

KASTURBA GANDHI: ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST (USA)

Produced and Directed by Cynthia Lukas

Best Medical Subject to:

CAN’T STOP THE SUN FROM SHINING (USA)

Produced and Directed by Dr. Teresa Mular

SHORT DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY

Best Short Documentary to:

HUNI (Brazil)

Produced and Directed by Dani McCormick

Best Director to:

Kaia Rose for FUGETSU-DO (USA)

Best Cinematography to:

Joseph Tamas and Aaron Torres for ANIMA (USA)

Directed by Jennifer Jessum

Best Music Score to:

FUGETSU-DO (USA)

Produced and Directed by Kaia Rose

Best Sound Design to:

HUNI (Brazil)

Produced and Directed by Dani McCormick

Best Historical Subject to:

FUGETSU-DO (USA)

Produced and Directed by Kaia Rose

Best Medical Subject to:

HUNI (Brazil)

Produced and Directed by Dani McCormick

ANIMATION CATEGORY

Best Animation Film to:

DESERT WALTZ (USA)

Directed and Produced by Alan Rosenfeld

EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY

Best Experimental Film to:

LOBSTERIUM (Norway)

Produced by Hannah Karine Giske

Best Director to:

Hannah Karine Giske and Thor Lonning Aarrestad for LOBSTERIUM (Norway)

Best Actress to:

Hannah Karine Giske in LOBSTERIUM (Norway)

Best Cinematography to:

HUNROS JORNA (UK)

Produced and Directed by Mickey Smith and Allan Wilson

Best Music Score to:

A Blaze of Feather in HUNROS JORNA (UK)

Best Sound Design to:

LOBSTERIUM (Norway)

Produced by Hannah Karine Giske 

MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY

Best Music Video to:

THE INTERNET – OLIVE TREE & LITTLE BIG (Russia)

Produced by Nastya Antipova

Directed by Alina Pasok and Iliya Prusikin

Best Director to:

Alina Pasok and Iliya Prusikin for THE INTERNET- OLIVE TREE & LITTLE BIG (Russia)

Best Cinematography to:

Miguel Andrade for UNIQUE (Portugal)

Best Music (ex aequo) to:

Maestro Jay “Blue Jay” Jourden for WE NEED TO KNOW (THERE’S HAPPINESS IN OUR WORLD) (USA)

Video Directed by Jay Jourden 

and

Portuguese duo Feral for UNIQUE (Portugal)

Video Directed by Miguel Andrade

The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2011, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world. The international film festival is owned and organized annually by Global Film Studio, a Canadian media company that is focused on ventures that are socially conscious and nonviolent (globalfilmstudio.com).

CONTACT: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, info@nonviolentfilmfestival.com

11th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce three films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

NEW MATERIAL (USA premiere)
Feature Film, 101 min., South Africa
Directed by Craig Freimond
3 DEGREES OF CONNECTION (world premiere)
Feature Documentary, 98 min., USA
Directed by Brad Mays
HUNI (world premiere)
Short Documentary, 30 min., Brazil
Directed by Dani McCormick

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com D!

10th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce three films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

SURVIVING PULSE: LIFE AFTER A MASS SHOOTING
Feature Documentary, 73 min., USA
Directed by Alexa Sheehan
THE 3RD SIDE
Feature Documentary, 61 min., Iraq
Directed by Honar Ahmed Jabbar
ANIMA
Short Documentary, 13 min., USA
Directed by Jennifer Jessum

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine “Daria!” is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films here dariamagazine.com. IndieActivity and Fashion & Flick magazines, founded by Oladapo Bamidele and Zulfi Azad respectively, are also providing coverage of the festival.

The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2012, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world.

Contact: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, info@nonviolentfilmfestival.com

9th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce three films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

I NEED; I WANT
Feature Film, 116 min., USA
Directed by Bill Liggins
ARTIST’S VOICES (world premiere)
Feature Documentary, 50 min., Italy
Directed by Alberto Nacci
FUGETSU-DO
Short Documentary, 12 min., USA
Directed by Kaia Rose

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine “Daria!” is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films here dariamagazine.com. IndieActivity and Fashion & Flick magazines, founded by Oladapo Bamidele and Zulfi Azad respectively, are also providing coverage of the festival.

The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2012, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world.

8th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce three films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

THE VOICE BEHIND THE WALL
Feature Documentary, 98 min., South Africa
Directed by Gideon Breytenbach and Riku Lätti
UNSAID WORDS
Short Animation, 3 min., USA
Directed by Stark Zhao
THE INTERNET – OLIVE TREE & LITTLE BIG
Music Video, 4 min., Russia
Directed by Alina Pasok and Iliya Prusikin

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine “Daria!” is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films here dariamagazine.com. IndieActivity and Fashion & Flick magazines, founded by Oladapo Bamidele and Zulfi Azad respectively, are also providing coverage of the festival.

The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2012, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world.

Contact: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, info@nonviolentfilmfestival.com

7th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce four films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

THE SISTERS KARRAS
Feature Film, 81 min., USA
Directed by Micah Stathis
TWO TRENTONS: AN AMERICAN CITY SPEAKS
Feature Documentary, 90 min., USA
Directed by Brad Mays
THE CEMETERY
Short Film, 3 min., Iran
Directed by Ali Reza Beigi
UNIQUE
Music Video, 4 min., Portugal
Directed by Miguel Andrade

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine “Daria!” is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films here dariamagazine.com. IndieActivity and Fashion & Flick magazines, founded by Oladapo Bamidele and Zulfi Azad respectively, are also providing coverage of the festival.

The Global Nonviolent Film Festival, founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2012, is the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world.

Contact: Global Nonviolent Film Festival, info@nonviolentfilmfestival.com

6th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce four films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

The art, culture, and entertainment magazine “Daria!” is providing the full coverage of the festival and publishing articles about each one of the selected films here dariamagazine.com

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

5th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce four films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

JUPITER 2032
Feature Film, 80 min., USA
Directed by Nathalie Vaglio
KASTURBA GANDHI: ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST (world premiere)
Feature Documentary, 68 min., USA
Directed by Cynthia Lukas
DESERT WALTZ
Short Animation, 3 min., USA
Directed by Alan Rosenfeld

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

4th Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce four films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

KUELE (world premiere)
Short Film, 21 min., South Africa
Directed by Jonathan Pienaar
WËRAPARA
Feature Documentary, 80 min., Colombia
Directed by Claudia Fischer
GOBI CHILDREN’S SONG
Short Documentary, 18 min., USA (Mongolia)
Directed by Sas Carey
HUNROS JORNA
Short Experimental, 19 min., UK
Directed by Mickey Smith and Allan Wilson

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com

3rd Day – Global Nonviolent Film Festival

In today’s Video Presentation, Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu introduce four films from the line-up.

WATCH THE PRESENTATION

OUT OF TIME (world premiere)
Short Film, 9 min., France
Directed by Delphine Montaigne
THE MPASSA: A SECOND CHANCE
Feature Documentary, 73 min., USA (Gabon)
Directed by Joel Lawrence Holzman
LEM AND MROZEK – REACTIVATION
Short Animation, 30 min., Poland
Directed by Marek Wojtasik
OPIUM BLUE’S JELLYFISH MAN
Music Video, 5 min., UK
Directed by Gabriella Buckley, Accept Cookies, Nathan Nicol

The Festival offers 38 films, documentaries, animation and experimental movies, and music videos that are streaming during the event on a pay-per-view basis. There are also free Daily Video Presentations (11 in total) and the Awards Video Presentation, in addition to the films’ trailers. For the viewers who wish to follow the entire festival, there are VIP Passes available to be purchased directly from the channel at the price of $100 each; one pass offers 7-day access to all the content. Viewers may also opt to pay-per-view for the titles that interest them most.

Global Nonviolent Film Festival takes place from September 29 to October 10. There are ten world premieres among the 38 films from 19 countries selected to compete at this year’s festival. Watch any of the films, trailers, and daily video presentations at the time of your choosing on-line at: globalnonviolentfilmfestival.com D!