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Semi & Finalists 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The awards ceremony will be held in the emblematic “La Nacional” space at 239 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011.
The awards ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The awards ceremony will be presented by the Catalan composer and singer MEÏA SANTIAGO and entertained on piano by the composer Hayley Lam.

https://filmfreeway.com/AphroditeFilmAwards/tickets/129305

 

Best Fiction Feature Film

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
If I Could Ride 2021 Shawn Welling United States
Rite of the Shaman 2021 Alicia Oberle Farmer United States

 

Best Documentary Feature Film

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Money on the Mat: The Jeff Glover Story 2022 Roy Dean United States
the 3rd side 2022 honar ahmed jabbar Iraq
Thirai Virutham 2022 Sugumar Shanmugam India

 

Best Fiction Short Film

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
The Della Morte Sisters 2019 Bill Sorvino United States
M23 – Cargo/ Mechanical 2021 Levon Manoukian United States
INDELIBLE 2021 Shane Rock Nelson United States
Ocean Wings 2022 Jhosimar Vasquez United States

 

Best Animated Short Film

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Unconditional Love 2022 Wallis Liu United States

 

Best Under 5 Minute Short Film

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Zoom In. 2022 Laura Fanelli United States
Respirations 2022 Rémi Tournier France

 

Best Director

 

Director Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Levon Manoukian M23 – Cargo/ Mechanical 2021 Levon Manoukian United States
Nino Oz Trust Me 2021 Nino Oz United Kingdom
Shane Rock Nelson INDELIBLE 2021 Shane Rock Nelson United States
Jhosimar Vasquez Ocean Wings 2022 Jhosimar Vasquez United States

 

Best Actor

 

Actor Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Mahmoud Mahmoud Ocean Wings 2021 Jhosimar Vasquez United States
Aryan Shyam Antha Naal 2021 Vivy Kathiresan India

 

Best Actress

 

Actress Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Massa Daoud Ocean Wings 2022 Jhosimar Vasquez United States
Anna Maria Mojo Trust Me 2021 Nino Oz United Kingdom

 

Music Videos

 

Project Title Date Directors Country of Origin
Time (a musical short) 2022 Levi Wise-Kenneth Catoe Jr. United States
Far Away Man 2022 William (Wil) Bryant Allen Australia
Baby Song by Wicked Kiss (extended with credits/gag reel) 2022 Luke Holwerda United States

 

Best Piece of Music (Only Music)

 

Project Title Date Composer Country of Origin
OVERRUN (for strings) 2022 GimEnez Bros Spain
The Exodus 2020 Andrew Donovan United Kingdom
What I’ve been through 2022 Fabiano Montesano Germany

 


 

 

 

Finalists Quarterly edition January-March 2022

 

Project Title Completion Date Directors Country of Origin Duration Project Type Categories
Stars in the head 2022 Etienne Larragueta France 0:03:52 Documentary, Experimental, Music Video Best Music Video
So much to see – Lake Porovesi – Around the year 2022 Pekka Juhani Honkakoski Finland 0:16:47 Documentary, Short Best Documentary Short Film
Purple Case 2022 David Sarian, Kostya Yezagelian United States 0:30:00 Short Best Fiction Short Film
Thoughts Run Life 2022 Sin Wei Lee Malaysia 0:00:58 Experimental, Short, Other Best Commercial
She’s The Protagonist 2021 Sarah Carlot Jaber Belgium 0:14:01 Short Best Fiction Short Film
Series Pilot: The Damned Thing 2021 B. R. Tatalovic United States 0:30:00 Television, Web / New Media Web / TV Series
Let’s Leave the Planet! 2021 Chelsea B Lockie United States 0:07:59 Short Best Fiction Short Film
Don’t Cry 2021 Linzy Attenborough United Kingdom 0:05:00 Short Best Commercial
Laura’s Choice 2020 Sam Lara, Cathy Henkel Australia 1:46:00 Documentary, Feature, Television Best Documentary Feature Film
Sedalia 2021 Dustin Gene Chitty United States 0:13:31 Short, Student Best Fiction Short Film, Best Director – Ficction (Additional Category), Best Actor (Additional Category)
INSURRECTION 2021 Maurice Micallef Malta 1:30:00 Documentary
Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Director – Documentary (Additional Category)
A hymn to Hecate (Pluto’s Return) 2022 Mat Gordon United States 0:04:30 Music Video Best Music Video
Can’t Wait 2022 Joy Fillmore Greene United States 0:08:00 Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short Best Experimental Short Film
CandyFight 2022 Eduardo Saenz Santiago Spain 0:09:42 Short Best Fiction Short Film
American Fangs – We Stand Apart 2016 Brooks Cruzen United States 0:03:08 Music Video Best Music Video
A Feast That Never Comes [10m] 2022 Maria Juranic United States 0:09:59 Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other Best Music Video
The Cost of Denial 2021 Huw Christi United States 1:22:00 Documentary, Feature Best Documentary Feature Film
Kill them all and don’t come back alone 2021 Enrique Novials Spain 0:24:50 Short Best Fiction Short Film, Best Actress (Additional Category)
Broken Dolls 2022 Adam Andrew Holguin United States 0:13:17 Experimental, Short, Student Best Fiction Short Film, Best Experimental Short Film
The Man Who Has Eight 2020 Steven Shade United States 0:27:28 Short
Best Fiction Short Film, Best Director – Ficction (Additional Category)
DELIVERANCE 2020 Michaël Rué Switzerland 0:12:11 Short Best Fiction Short Film
The Man and The Smoking King 2021 Joshua Maslaki United States 0:06:30 Short
Best Fiction Short Film, Best Director – Ficction (Additional Category), Best First Time Filmmaker (Additional Category), Best Actor (Additional Category)
Children 2021 Elaine Cristina Melo Not Specified Best Photography (Photography Contest)
S.A.D – The Movie 2020 GUILHERME GEHR Italy 0:09:00 Animation, Experimental, Short Best Animation Short Film
Love Is the Light 2022 Douglas Heil Not Specified 0:03:34 Song Best Piece of Music (Only Music)
Alice Alice Alice 2021 Celine Dayan-Bonilla United States 0:02:10 Experimental, Short Best Under 5 Minute Short Film
OddBall Adventures: The Slide 2021 Collin Bogert, David Allsop United States 0:06:34 Animation, Short, Web / New Media Web / TV Series
The Island Episode: The Movie 2022 Collin Bogert, David Allsop, Caleb Couvion United States 0:38:50 Animation, Feature, Short Best Animation Short Film, Best Director – Animation (Additional Category)
OBSESSIONS 2021 Aashish Chanana United States 2:00:00 Feature Best Director – Ficction (Additional Category)
HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew’s Five’s Nine 2020 R David Foster Canada 0:05:00 Animation Best Animation Short Film
The Clay and The Girl | Original Music 2021 George Breadman Greece 0:00:00 Film Score Best Piece of Music (Only Music)
The Year I Wasn’t There 2021 Kicca Tommasi Italy Best Photography (Photography Contest)
Momentary Lapse of Happiness 2019 Steven Bogdonas United States 0:03:29 Song Best Piece of Music (Only Music)
Looking forward to the Asian Games 2022 hu li huai China 0:01:26 Experimental, Short Best Commercial
Star Wars – Together 2021 Justin Christie Canada 0:04:00 Animation Best Under 5 Minute Short Film
Undercover 2019 Razieme Iborra United States 0:04:24 Music Video Best Music Video

 

 

 

Semi-finalists Quarterly edition January-March 2022

 

Project Title  Date Directors Country of Origin Duration Project Type
AGONY 2021 Loïc Guinebault France 0:11:26 Short
6 2022 Mort Cohen United Kingdom 0:03:11 Music Video
Paranoia 2021 Marcello Davis Australia 0:04:26 Music Video
Endlich 2021 Tristan Krebs United States 0:07:28 Experimental, Short
Blood Dust 2022 Batya G. Cruz United States 0:14:48 Short
Sweaty Balls 2021 Jack Quint United States 0:03:30 Experimental, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
Cosmic Storm 2021 Tane McClure, Sandra Stenzel United States 0:03:41 Music Video
42 Ideals of Maat 2022 Heather Regal Salmon, Donny Regal United States 0:04:44 Experimental, Music Video, Short, Web / New Media
Marie-Luise 2021 Hervine De Boodt Germany 0:23:00 Short
Ayni (Reciprocity) 2022 Rita Panahi United States 0:25:23 Documentary, Short