Lift-Off Season Awards 2022
Celebrating the best of the 2022 season, the Lift-Off Season Awards recognises the most talented filmmakers from around the globe.
Throughout the year, Lift-Off Global Network screens hundreds of incredible indie films from emerging talents. Season Award nominations are awarded throughout the season from our 27 international Lift-Off Film Festivals, Showcases and Labs.
Best Feature Live Action Narrative
DOWN IN PARIS
Antony Hickling
Of Fish and Men
Stefanie Klemm
Turbo Cola
Luke Covert
THE FRAGILE KING
Tristan Holmes
Best Feature Documentary
Dreaming an Island
Andrea Pellerani
Kosiak
Szczepaniak Grzegorz
Brothers by Choice
Gabriel Mattar
Best Short Live Action Narrative
Snake Trail
Shicong Zhu
Arkansas, etc.
Brandon Tyler
Tiny Vessel
Daphne Schmon
Little Berlin
Kate McMullen
Blue Morpho
Sarah Lopez
Best Short Documentary
RARE ENOUGH
Ryan Lovell
So Loud the Sky Can Hear Us
Lavinia Xausa
THE NINE WHEELS
Santiago Burin des Roziers
The Story of Lola ya Bonobo.
Leon Haberkorn
Breaking the Walls
Pavel Buryak
Best Animation
The Forbidden Zone
Zach Tolchinsky
Mileage
Fuzzie Die Studios
Candlelight
Scott Newton
Best Art Direction
Call
Deniz Arora
For I Am Dead
Patricia Delso Lucas
A Man of the People
Xianhe Lei
Huazi and Cat
Jiarui Guo
Impetus
Benjamin Knoebl
Best Post-Production
51 States
Cass Virdee
Chimera
Andrew Lee Ryan
Nocturne
Jordy Tempelman
Bleu Morpho
Sarah Lopez
Circular Ruins
Zeyu Wang
Best Director
Kate McMullen
Little Berlin
Alex Igbanoi
The Half You Hate
Mel Mah
DEAR MOM
Tristan Shepard
Robin
Shicong Zhu
Snake Trail
Paul James Houghton
From Under The Bridge: When Bullies Become Trolls
Best Cinematography
Nomination
Arkansas, etc.
DOP
Luis Gutierrez
Heart of Rose Hip
Theis Emil Christensen
Bleu Morpho
François Dutil
Kassandra
Farahad Ghaderi
O, GLORY!
Csaba Kondor
Best Acting Ensemble
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Best Screenplay
Nomination
The Other One
Written by
Christine Heinlein & Martin Dolejs
Nomination
Heaven on the 4th Floor (EP1)
Written by
Singing Chen
Nomination
Mamma
Written by
Aslak Danbolt
Nomination
Voices
Written by
Omar Khan
Nomination
TWO STARS SHORT
Written by
Zak Klein
Best Actor
Nomination
James Harkness
For
Burn On Arrival
Nomination
Siff Andersson
For
Anna!
Nomination
Dermot Crowley
For
Harold & Mary
Nomination
Ami Park
For
DEAR MOM
Nomination
Nick Check
For
Arkansas, etc.
Nomination
Sarah Spale
For
Of Fish & Men
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Lie Still
Ida Marie Meurs-Gerken
Ground Control
Thor Zing Lodberg
Peanut
Taihra Swaine
HEGOAK
Andoni Betbeder
Anna!
Martin Norén
Another Sheep
Ziwen He