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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[

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