HRIFF Winners 2022

BEST FEATURE FILMS

"Camping Trip" by Leonardo & Demian Fuica.
​In the summer of 2020, two couples decide to go on a COVID era camping trip after months of being in lockdown. The freedom of nature and the company of their best friends offer the group a rare sense of normality, but though secluded, they're not alone. What started as a fun-filled vacation quickly turns into a test of loyalty and survival and suddenly the pandemic is the least of their worries.

​"Skagit" by Nick Thompson
Four friends leave Seattle for a weekend in a remote, rain-soaked corner of Washington State's rustic Skagit Valley. The foreboding October landscape begins to warp their minds, plunging each of them into alternate realities where they must grapple with personal demons, sexual tensions, and a sinister natural world as they claw their way back to sanity.

CATEGORY WINNERS

Animation

Documentary (Short)

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Made in Hastings

Micro Movie

Music Videos

Student Film

Comedy

Documentary (Feature)

Experimental Film

Film Noir

LGBTQ+

Micro-Budget Movie

Music Videos

Science Fiction

 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
"Grace" by Konstantin Egerndorfer

BEST DIRECTORS
Demian & Léonardo Fuica for "Camping Trip"
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BEST EDITING
"Skagit" by Nick Thompson

BEST MISE EN SCENE
"Strange Waters" by Rowena Amos & Andy McLeod

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"Fat White Family: Moonbathing in February" by Niall Trask

BEST PERFORMANCES
Linda Marlowe in “A Hymn for Her”
Caitlin Cameron in “Camping Trip”
Bill Fellows in “Splinter”
Anabella Rich in “Home is Where I Lay”
Jackson Bachelor in “Home is Where I Lay”

BEST SCREENPLAY
"The Other One" by Lukas Baier

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Are We Monsters" by Seb Cox
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THE SPIRIT OF HASTINGS AWARD
"FLUFFYPUNK" by Thomas Harman
"UNDER A PAGAN SKY" by Helen Browning