LRIFF Winners 2020
BEST FILM (AUDIENCE CHOICE)
“See You Tomorrow” by Zuheir Kredieh 
BEST FEATURE FILM
“ARMYLLIS” by Tom Lawes “Bursting with talent, Amaryllis delights with its camera-on-the-run cinematography, infectious score, cool vibe and above all, visual storytelling. As retro as it is futuristic . . .”
In a bid to escape her overbearing, alcoholic mother, a talented teenage skater reaches out to a charismatic drug dealer, but is his affection all that it seems? Tom Lawes is best known for owning and restoring UK’s oldest working cinema, The Electric in Birmingham, and for directing the critically acclaimed documentary ‘The Last Projectionist' that charts the history of cinemas, focusing on the role of the projectionist during the digital switchover. The film received UK theatrical distribution, playing in over 80 cinemas along with many international festival screenings. BEST ANIMATION
“Bolero17” by Garri Bardin |
BEST FILM
“Remember when we used to take the train” by Patricio Alfaro “Exemplary film d'art et d’essai – worthy of Agnès Varda, Chris Marker and Chantal Ackerman.” “A voyage through the mundane into art – filled with pathos and evocative images of London.” This short film explores a love-hate triangle between the filmmaker, his partner and the city of London. It was made not with archives, but with images that represent a distant past. Its landscapes and the audiovisual identity of its locations are used to construct the intimate story of a couple of Chilean immigrants, with opposing but very distinct Latin personalities. Distance, adaptation, change, displacement, immigration, loss, nostalgia and memories are all ideas that are incorporated into a documentary that talks about the real and the fictitious, about the stories that we inhabit over time to feel comfortable in strange places. LONDON SPIRIT AWARD
“Londoners by Revolution Productions (Holborn Community Association) 
BEST COMEDY
“Stop & Search” by Harry Jackson |
BEST CORONADIARY
“Dream Between” by Eleni Ordans & Luther Ford 
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Stalking Chernobyl” by Iara Lee 
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Cry of Silence” by Mara Cracaleanu 
BEST FANTASY/HORROR/SCI-FI
“The Cunning Man” by Ali Cook & Zoë Dobson 
BEST FILM MADE IN LONDON
“Remember when we used to take the train” by Patricio Alfaro 
BEST MUISC VIDEO
“Wholesome OKR” by Jude Lilley 
BEST STUDENT FILM
“Joseph Turns 42” by Paul Maziere 
RUNNERS-UP
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“The Home for Broken Toys” by Holly Butcher 
BEST DRAMA
“Dinosaur” by Mori Thomson 
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“What is Mine?” by Ramzia Jawar 
BEST LGBTQ+
“See You Tomorrow” by Zuheir Kredieh 
BEST MICRO MOVIE
“Organ Failure” by Alex Sultoon 
BEST NO/LOW BUDGET PRODUCTION
“The Boy Who Thought He Could Fly” by Emma Pitt 
Additional AwardsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Wake” by Katie Beard & Naomi Turner Runner-Up: “Dream Between” BEST DIRECTOR: Tom Lawes for “AMARYLLIS” Runner-Up: Lili Matta for “86 Melrose Avenue” BEST EDITING “What Is Mine?” Runner-Up: “I’ll Have Another” BEST MISE-EN-SCENE “Joseph turns 42” Runner-Up: “I’m From a Place” BEST SCORE “AMARYLLIS” Runners-Up: “Wake” & “Calling for Change” BEST PERFORMANCE Ariyon Bakare in “Waiting for Time” Lola Nekrasova in “MOTR” by Andrei Konst SCREENPLAY “See You Tomorrow” by Zuheir Kredieh Runner-Up: “Lavender” by Andrew Ball-Shaw BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS “Adam & Eve” Runner-Up: “The Second Hearing” 
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