VIIIth Ramsgate International Film Festival – the Palmarès

List of the winners of the WIIIth Ramsgate International Film Festival

After six days of an exceptional edition, the winners were announced by Deputy Festival Director, John Whitaker. They were decided by the Jury composed of the Festival’s Patron, Brenda Blethyn, who chooses the winner of the Best First Time Director of a Feature Film, actress and writer Claire-Elizabeth Terry, producer Michael Alden, director, writer and producer Sasha Bennett, actress Baz Russell, documentary director Dan Blackwell, author Harrison Hickman, director Peter Lyden, French producer Véronique Siegel, digital content producer Revell Dixon, filmmaker and photographer Alžbeta Bulíková, artist Sequin Kay, actress and filmmaker Francesca Jex, TV, American television producer, director and screenwriter Stan Zimmerman.

Feature Films

Dominic Grant Anchor
MOTHER VALLEY
by Carlos Chahine

Brenda Blethyn Prize
SOLAR WIND ALLEY
by Anastasia Lobkovski

Best Narrative Feature
HANS CROSSES THE RUBICON
by Corne van Rooyen

Best Documentary Feature
TIGHT: THE WORLD OF INDIAN BODY BUILDING
by Elliott Gonzo

Best Experimental Feature
REMI MILLIGAN: LOST DIRECTOR
by Samuel Lodato

Best Actor
Rahul ROY
for WALK directed by Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta

Best Actress
Jessica BOSS
for UNNAMED also directed by Jessica Boss

Short Films

Best World Narrative Short
IN 100 YEARS
by Hektor Bille Hornsleth

Best UK Narrative Short
HARD TIMES
by Elliott Gonzo and Elliot Warren

Best Documentary Short
SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS
by Roman Willi

Best Local Short
BASEMENT DWELLERS
by Leonardo Krolo

Best Animation Short
IN HALF
by Jorge Morais Valle

Best Experimental Short
LUNATIC
by Robin Noorda

Best Web Series/TV Pilot
LILY’S TURN
by Rouhollah Hejazi