2021 was again affected by COVID-19 and RIFTVFest produced a virtual edition only for the second year.
WINNERS:
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – Dominic Grant’s Anchor:
DOGWOOD produced by Steve Sale
SPECIAL BRENDA BLETHYN PRIZE:
MARIAM directed by Sharipa Urazbayaeva
1st COMMENDATION FOR FIRST FILM:
SAFER IN SILENCE directed by Corinne Niox Chateau
2st COMMENDATION FOR FIRST FILM:
SHELLFISH directed by Hunter Hopewell
BEST DIRECTOR:
STEVE SALE for Dogwood
BEST ACTOR:
MICHALIS SARANTIS for Defunct
BEST ACTRESS:
RUTH KEARNEY for Trouble Will Find Us
BEST SCREENPLAY:
ALEXANDER MILO BISHOF for Trouble Will Find Us
BEST UK FEATURE:
HANDSOME directed by Luke White
TROUBLE WILL FIND US directed by Alexandre Milo Bishof
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY:
THE WIND. A DOCUMENTARY THRILLER directed by Michal Bielawski
BEST UK SHORT NARRATIVE:
THE SNOW MAZE directed by Sam Cadman
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE:
MARS COLONY directed by Noel Fuzellier
BEST LOCAL SHORT:
BIRDWATCHING directed by Harry JC Reeves
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY:
ABOVE TROUBLED WATER directed by Joe Cohen
FESTIVAL COMMENDATION:
LETTER TO MY MOTHER directed by Amina Maher
BEST SHORT ANIMATION:
GONE THE LITTLE FOX directed by Takeshi Yashiro
FESTIVAL COMMENDATION:
QUARANTINE CHORUS directed by Edoardo Sartori
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT:
KEYGRIP directed by Nasos Gatzoulis
BEST WEB SERIES / TV PILOT:
THE COME UP directed by E. J. NiBlack-Gray
BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
ISAAC DELUSION – PAS L’HABITUDE directed by Léo Chadoutaud
AUDIENCE AWARD:
FREEDOM TO LEARN directed by Kate Jangra[