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Sep 02, 2022
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Cinequest In Person / Feature Film Premieres and AWARDS

CINEQUEST FESTIVALS WRAP & ANNOUNCE AWARDS

Cinequest Virtual + In Person 2022 Award Wiinners

 

Renowned as the future of film and a bastion of film & media-tech discovery, Cinequest wrapped its In-Person Film Festival in the Silicon Valley. Previously this year, Cinequest's groundbreaking virtual event called Cinejoy served the globe online. Combined the Cinequest Festivals presented 107 Feature & 108 Short World & U.S. Film Premieres with 701 artists presenting, and audience participants from 53 countries and all 50 united states. 



 

CINEQUEST AUDIENCE AWARDS 2022:



AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST COMEDY

  • Dealing With Dad
  • Last Chance Charlene



AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST DRAMA

  • Trust
  • What We Do Next



AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST SCI-FI, HORROR, THRILLER

  • Discontinued
  • Fanga



AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST DOCUMENTARY

  • Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition
  • We Were Hyphy



AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM

  • Freedom’s Path



 

CINEQUEST JURY AWARDS 2022:

 



BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE: DRAMA

Tehranto

Director: Faran Moradi

Producer: Jacqueline De Niverville



BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE: COMEDY

Alpha Male

Directors: Katarzyna Priwieziencew, Igor Priwieziencew

Producer: Katarzyna Priwieziencew



BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE: SCI-FI, HORROR, OR FANTASY

The Day I Found a Girl in the Trash

Director: Michal Krzywicki

Producer: Natalia Bednarska



SPECIAL JURY MENTION: SCI-FI, HORROR, OR FANTASY

The Family

Director: Dan Slater

Producers: Adam Booth, Dan Slater



BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Out in the Ring

Director: Ryan Bruce Levey

Producers: Darren Dean, Ryan Bruce Levey, Brad Webb



BEST FEATURE: NEW VISIONS AWARD

Trust

Director: Almog Avidan Antonir

Producers: Max Landwirth, Kate Spare, Jennifer Levinson, Almog Avidan Antonir



BEST FEATURE: GLOBAL VISION

Salma’s Home

Director: Hanadi Elyan

Producer: Nathan Bennett



BEST TELEVISION PILOT/WEBISODE

Fatima

Director: Daniel Martin Rodriguez

Producer: Daniel Martin Rodriguez



BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: DRAMA

Love, Dad

Director: Diana Cam Van Nguyen

Producers: Karolína Davidová



BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: COMEDY

The Gangbuster

Director: Mark Adderley

Producer: Nadia Sawalha



BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

The Hangman at Home

Directors: Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot

Producers: Lana Tankosa, Nikolic Emmanuel-Alain, Raynal Pierre Baussaron, Katayoun Dibamehr, Avi Amar, Marc Bertrand



BEST HORROR, THRILLER, SCI-FI SHORT FILM

Mirage

Director: Sil van der Woerd

Producers: Trent, Angelo Schuurmans, Oak Motion Pictures



BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

First Down

Director: Carrie Stett

Producers: Carrie Stett, Whitney Clinkscales



BEST MUSIC VIDEO

John L - Black Midi

Director: Nina McNeely

Producer: Megan Gutman



BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

Little Sky

Director: Jess X. Snow

Producers: Andreas Nicholas, Eris Qian



 

VIRTUAL AND AUGEMENT REALITY AWARDS 2022:

 



Best AR

CrimeDoor



Best VR: Interactive

The Leap



Best VR: Animation

Once Upon a Story: The Boy's Triple Dream



Best VR: Narrative

Icarus



Best VR: Immersive

Marco & Polo Go Round



Best VR: Innovation

The Passengers



Best VR: Documentary

the root is more important than the flower



Best VR: Artistic

5 Stages of Drowning



Best VR: Horror

Haunted by the Future



Best VR: Social Impact

Container



Best Student VR

Home in the Distance

 

Cinequest  Partners (partial list)

James Boyce Trust & Kris Otis, The Wolff Family, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), Kaiser Permanente, ZOOM (NASDAQ: ZM), Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Agile Ticketing Solutions, T.J. & Valeta Rodgers, Jennifer Krach, Ramona Reichl, Eddie Lira, Metro, NBC Bay Area, San Francisco Examiner, Telemundo 48, Content, iHeartMedia, El Observador, The Continental Bar Lounge & Patio, TETRA Hotel, AC Marriott Sunnyvale, Backstage, The Morrison & Foerster Foundation, City of San Jose, SV Creates, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, and Redwood City Arts Commission.



About Cinequest:  Cinequest fuses innovation with the arts to empower great creations and to connect audiences, youth, artists, and innovators with these creations and with each other—forging community, joy, and our future. Set in Silicon Valley, Cinequest’s uniqueness, impact, and legacy result from applying this powerful integration of creativity and technology to democratize opportunity and to transform lives. Cinequest does this through the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, Cinejoy Virtual Festival, Maverick Studio, and Picture The Possibilities global youth programs.



About Creatics: Creatics Enterprises is a Cinequest partner, providing the online platform for the Cinejoy Virtual Festival. 



Please watch The Story of Cinequest.  

Please watch Cinejoy Highlights.


 

Cinequest In Person occurs August 16-29 in San Jose CA / Silicon Valley 

 

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