2022 SIFC AWARD WINNERS

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Animation

 “A Bargain For God”

“Goodnight Mr. Vincent Van Gogh” 

 Winner for Best Animation

“On Wenlock Edge”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in New Media 

“NAKUSA”  

WINNER for Best New Media

“A Mighty Endeavor”  

The Golden Era Humanitarian Film Award for Documentary 

“Faces After Suicide” 

 The Golden Era Humanitarian Film Award for a Narrative Film 

“Goodnight Mr. Vincent VanGogh”  

Alan Parsons Award for Best Music Video 

“Stand Up” 

 Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement  in Original Musical Score - Short Film “The Hit” 

 Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement  in Original Musical Score - Featurette “Liam & May”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement  in Original Musical Score - Feature Film 

“Hashtag Blessed: The Movie” 

Alan Parsons Award for Best Original Score in a Short Film 

“Who Goes There”  

Alan Parsons Award for Best Original Score for a Featurette  

“The Magical Beacon Stone”  

Alan Parsons Award for Best Original Score for a Feature  

“Neon Bleed “
“Sorority”  

The Lorna Moon Award for Excellence in Composing
Erica D for “The Monologue”  

The Lorna Moon Award for Excellence in Directing 
Helen Alexis Yonov for “The Gesture and The Word”  

The Lorna Moon Award for Excellence in Producing
Sarah Bullion & Katherine Cronyn for “Cold Call”  

The Lorna Moon Award for Excellence in Screenwriting 

Katherine Cronyn - “Cold Call”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Cinematography for a Short Film Ludovica Isidori - “Cold Call”  

Juan Anchia Award for Best Cinematography - Short Film
Deangelo Harding - “Danny Boy”
Megan Stacey - “Who Goes There”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Cinematography for a Featurette  

Jason Weidner “Mara: The Seal Wife” 

Juan Ruiz Anchia Award for Best Cinematography - Featurette  

Sarah Thomas Moffat “Liam and May”   

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Cinematography - Feature Film
Andrew Fronczak - “Neon Bleed”  

The Juan Ruiz Anchia Award for Best Cinematography - Feature Film
Duncan Johnson - “Caralique”    

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Screenwriting - Short Film
“Who Goes There”
“At the Strawberry Stand”  

Award Winner for Best Screenplay - Featurette
“Age of Bryce”   

Vanguard Award for Cinematic  Achievement in Screenwriting - Featurette
“The Gesture and the Word”  

Best Screenplay - Featurette
Uisdean Murray - “Mara: The Seal Wife”

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement in Screenwriting - Feature Film
“Neon Bleed”  

Best Screenplay - Feature Film 

Avril E. Russell - “All on a Summer’s Day”

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Documentary Short  Film or Featurette

The Year of Haydn - Covid Can't Stop the Music 

Best Documentary Short Film or Featurette  
Lindsey Doolittle - Faces of Suicide  

Best Documentary Feature
"Who is James Payton”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Excellence in Acting by a Child Actor  

Kali Funston - “Caralique”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Original Musical Score
Major Dodson - “Age of Bryce”  

 
Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Ensemble Cast in a Short Film 

“Alien Guy Tim”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Ensemble Cast in a  Featurette

“Mara: The Seal Wife”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film  “Neon Bleed”  

Best Ensemble Cast in a Short Film
“The Legend of Leatherface”  

Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette 

“Rogue: The Western”  

Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film
“Sorority”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Patrick Lewis in  “Neon Bleed”  

Best Supporting Actor
Sam Gittins - Sorority  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by a Supporting Actress 

Hélène Cardona “Caralique”  

Best Supporting Actress  
Kate Dickie - Sorority   

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement by an Actor - Short Film
Patrick McElroy for Alien Guy Tim  

Best Actor in a Short Film
Jett Jansen - “Danny Boy”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement  by an Actor in a Featurette 
James Michael Tyler - “The Gesture and the Word”  

Best Actor in a Featurette
Bryan Larkin - “Everything Was Fine"

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement by an Actor- Feature Film 

Marcus Grüsserr - “The Ugly Truth”  

Best Actor in a Feature Film
Jamie Sives - “All On A Summer’s Day”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Actress in a Short Film
Elisabeth Kanettis - “At The Strawberry Stand”  

Best Actress In A Short Film
Katheryn Peña - The Monologue

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Actress in a Featurette 

Sarah Pritchard (Sine) - “Mara: The Seal Wife”  

Best Actress in a Featurette 

Oyemen Ehikhamhen - “Rogue: The Western” 

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by an Actress in a Feature Film 

Sophie Kennedy Clark - “Sorority” 

Best Actress in a Feature Film

Antonia Thomas - All On A Summer’s Day   

And the 2022 Indie Spirit Award Winners:

“New Signs for Animation” 

“Just a Man and a Woman”

“Hashtag Blessed:The Movie”

"Dog Star” 

“Dreams From the Edge” 

“Jimmy’s Tale” “Doppleparents”

 “Autumn Never Dies”

 “Don’t Let Go” “Wrong Time, Wrong Space”

 “First Time” 

“Boredom”

 “Fools-proof” 

“Dancers Grown Up” 

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Directing A Documentary Featurette or Short The Year of Haydn: Covid Can’t Stop the Music

Best Director Documentary Featurette or Short  

Leslie Dolittle - “Faces After Suicide”   

Best Director Of a Documentary Feature Film

Oliver Guy-Watkins - “Who Is James Payton”  

Award Winner for Best Director of a Music Video 

Nathan Meckel - “Stand Up”   

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Directing of a Short Film  

Diane Musselman - “The Monologue”   

Award for Best Director Short Film  

Ryan Graff - “Black Moon” 

Matt Fackrell - “Who Goes There”   

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement in Directing - Featurette 

Bryan Larkin - “Everything Was Fine”  

Award Winner for Best Director - Featurette

Uisdean Murray - “Mara: The Seal Wife”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement by a Director of a Feature Film

James Webber - “Sorority”  

Award for BEST DIRECTOR, FEATURE FILM 

Avril E. Russell - “All On A Summer’s Day” 

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement for an International Short Film 

“Cold Call“

“The Hit”  

Award Winner for Best International Short 

“Danny Boy” 

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement for an International Featurette

“Rogue The Western”


“Liam and May”   

Award Winner for Best International Featurette 

“Christmas”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement for an International Feature 

“Caralique”   

Award Winner for Best International Feature 

“The Ugly Truth”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement for a Student Film

 “Anywhere But Here”  

Winner for Best Student Film

“Phosphene”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement - Short Film 

“The Legend of Leatherface”   

Award for Best Short Film 

“Age of Bryce”  

Vanguard Award for Cinematic Achievement - Featurette 

“Liam and May”   

Award for BEST Featurette 

“Rogue: The Western”  

Vanguard Award For Cinematic Achievement Feature Film 

“Sorority”   

Best Feature Film

“All On A Summer’s Day”  

Festival Producer’s Choice 

“Black Moon”  

Festival Director’s Choice 

“Christmas”  

Audience Choice Award 

"Mara: The Seal Wife"

Best of Festival 

"All on A Summer's Day"