2022 ReelHeART Film and Screenplay Winners Announced – 18th Annual

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We Are Pleased to Announce the Winners of #ReelHeART2022

Honorable Mention

• No Exit
  Dir. Kathy “K” Tao – 1^st Time Filmmaker Category
• Elephants In The Room
  Dir. Thomas Florek, Dir. Doug Gentile – Music Video Category
• Bird’s Kingdom (鸟的王国)
  Dir. Alson Zhao (赵皓天) – Animated Film Category
• Through My Eyes
  Dir. Candice Macalino – Short Documentary Category

Best Vertical Film

• Your Spark
  Dir. Maksim Kubarka – Belarus

Best Music Video

• Megalomania – Featuring Aisles
  Dir. Bernardo Quesney – Chile

Best Animated Film (Music Video)

• Video Killed The Radio Star
  Featuring Ori Dagan, Simone Denny
  Dir. Miguel A Rueda-Gonzalez – Canada

Best Thesis Film

• Something Must Happen (Valami történjen)
  Dir. Dániel Botos – Hungary

Best First Time Filmmaker  (Short Film)

• Ten Months
  Dir. Amie Song – USA

Best First Time Filmmaker (Feature Film)

• The Girl In The Straw Hat
  Dir. David James Schultz – USA

Best Web Film/ Web Series

• Wienerland
  Dir. Jan Woletz – Austria
  Dir. Stefan Polasek – Austria

Best Experimental Film (Short)

• HeartWork
  Dir. Benjamin Filinson – USA

Best Experimental Film (Feature)

• Ailleurs Partout (Elsewhere, Anywhere)
  Dir. Vivianne Perelmuter – Belgium
  Dir. Isabelle Ingold – Belgium

Best LGBTQ Film

• Disporya
  Dir. Mark Ezovski – USA

Best Dance Film

• To Be Near You
  Dir. Ali Kenner Brodsky – USA
  Dir. Jarret Blinkhorn – USA

Best Choreographed Dance Film

• Alow
  Dir. Tanja Bombach
  Choreographer – Phoenix Chase-Meares – Germany
  Choreographer – Jos McKain – Germany

Best Fashion Film (Dance)

• Alow
  Dir. Tanja Bombach – Germany
  

Best Documentary Short

• Only Human
  Dir. Katerina Giannakopoulou – Germany

Best Documentary Feature

• Father
  Dir. Dir. Deng Wei – China

Best Music Related Film

• Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums
  Dir. Soren Sorenson – USA

Best Action Film

• Hideout (藏匿處)
  Dir. Yen Kuang Chen – Taiwan

Best International Feature Film

• Wienerland
  Dir. Jan Woletz – Austria
  Dir. Stefan Polasek – Austria

Best Film Short

• Spots
  Featuring Music by Greg Mulyk
  
• Dir. Tammy Salzl – Canada
  

Best Feature Film (*Comedy)

• Hairy
  Dir. Maximillian Aguiar – USA
  *Inaugural Award Year 2022

Best Wardrobe

• Wienerland
  Wardrobe/Costume Design
  Ale Elsbacher

Best Production Design

• Wienerland
  Production Design
  Christof G. Dertschei
  Christian Filarowski
  

Best Cinematography

• Wienerland
  DOP – Ulrich Neuburg

Best Editing

• Ailleurs Partout  (Elsewhere, Anywhere)
  Editor – TBA

Best Sound

• Wienerland
  Sound Engineer – Horst Schnattler

Best Original Score/Original Music

• Megalomania – Featuring Aisles
  Dir. Bernardo Quesney – Chile
  Germán Vergara = Guitarist, Songwriter, Vocals
  Rodrigo Sepúlveda = Guitarist
  Felipe Candia = Drummer
  Daniel Concha = Bassist
  Juan Pablo Gaete= Keyboardist
  Israel Gil = Lead Singer

Best Actor

• Wienerland
  David Wurawa as “Kramer” – Austria

Best Actress

• Ten Months
  Grace Lin – USA/China

Best Ensemble Cast

• Fig Jam
  Dir. Frank J. Avella – USA
• Carlotta Brentan as “Brenda”
• Alex Haynes as “Teddy”

ReelHeART Spirit Award

• Only Human
  CineMars Production Team
  Films for SocialImpact
  Matteo Sant’Unione + Team

Best of Fest – Founders Award

• Wienerland
  Dir. Jan Woletz – Austria
  Dir. Stefan Polasek – Austria
  Producer David Wurawa  – Austria
  Producer Christof G. Dertschei

WRITING AWARDS

Top Short Screenplays

• The End Of Us – Screenwriter, Lorena Chiles – USA
• Bris Me Goodbye – Screenwriter, Elinor Mead Howells USA 2^nd
• Refractions – Screenwriter, Paula Rossman USA 3^rd

Top Feature Screenplays

• Krunk!
  Screenwriter, Bodie Williamson – Australia
  
• Reapers
  Screenwriter, Ethan Chen – USA 2^nd

Top TV Pilot

• Transport
  Screenwriter Shea E Butler  – USA
  

Best Overall Script (Across All Writing Categories)

• La Locura: The Madness (TV Pilot)
  Screenwriters, Rod Luzzi, George Deihl, Sam Cadman – USA/UK

NB All Scripts Compete For Best Overall from Both our Competitions

• ReelHeART International Film And Screenplay Festival
• ReelHeART International Script Competition