LRIFF Winners 2021
BEST FILM (AUDIENCE CHOICE)
“EATING CARS” by Trevor Hollen "EATING CARS" is the story of Max (Lexi Pappas), a failed writer, who goes in search of her estranged girlfriend while simultaneously trying to unload a large quantity of drugs she stole off her bosses to pay for a trip back East to care for her dying mother. She may, or may not, have her dead sister in the trunk of her car. ‘EATING CARS’ was filmed in a single warehouse location during in an intense 8-day shoot, and the Brechtian minimalism, the constant breaking of the fourth wall and guessing-game about what the hell is going on, draws us ever closer into Max’s mad world. Our overall feeling is that ‘Eating Cars’ hails from a refreshingly new directorial voice. BEST 16mm FILM
“Black Fish” by Giulio Melani & Nicola Gurrieri |
BEST FEATURE FILM
“TO NOWHERE” by Sian Astor-Lewis The film is a gritty, intimate day-in-the-life drama about two adolescents on the edge. At its core, it is a no-holds-barred exploration of trauma and abuse in relationships. While this is tough to watch at times, it succeeds where so many other films fail in handling the subject matter with nuance and realism. The actors are all expertly cast and directed. There is the floaty, faraway Tulip (Lilit Lesser), who is dominated by the nihilistic and tortured Finn (Josefine Glaesel), and the misfit uncle (Orlando Seale) who flits through the film on his own strange journey. The locations, the shore of the Thames, the record store, dance studio, Soho sex shop, pub and homes, add to the film’s sense of total authenticity. This goes for the narrative too, which steadily unfolds towards its finale.
BEST ANIMATION
“Undine" by Sjaron Minailo |
BEST COMEDY
“TIM” by Andrew Barella & Michael Luke 
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“FLUFFY PUNK” by Thomas Harman 
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Excluded” by Sarah Wishart & EachOther Foundation 
BEST DRAMA
“Danny Boy” by Cory DeMeyers 
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Keith” by AF Webb 
BEST LGBTQ+ FILM
“Lessons” by Sam Sccombe 
BEST MICRO-BUDGET FILM
“Natural Causes” by Benjamin Sadd 
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Brutal Honesty” by Jake Isaac 
RUNNERS-UP
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BEST COMEDY
“Easy Said Up High” by Lena Stamm & Janin Stenzel 
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“The Boy and the Bear” by Rose Collis 
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“MOMMY OR DADDY?” by John H. LaDue Jr. & Jennifer LaDue Miyagawa 
BEST DRAMA
“CALIFORNIA” by Tracy Mathewson 
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Smoking No Smoking” by Gavin Irvine 
BEST FANTASY/HORROR
“Riverboat” by Jack Burney 
BEST FILM MADE IN LONDON
“Yeah, Yeah” by Rodrigo Mella 
BEST MICRO MOVIE
“2020” by Helena Antonio 
BEST STUDENT FILM
“Rottweiler” by Jonny Powell 
ADDITIONAL AWARDS (SHORT FILMS)CINEMATOGRAPHY
"TIME & TIDE" by Lamar Bonhomme RU: "2020" by HELÉNA ANTONIO DIRECTOR Tracy Mathewson for "CALIFORNIA" RU: Jack Burney for "RIVERBOAT" RU: Mickey Cornwell for "Court No 5" EDITING "MUDLARKS" by Dominic Gilday "MATER MORTIS" by Rishi Gandhi RU : "LIVING PROOF" by Joe Bloom & Caleb Hughes MISE-EN-SCENE "TIDE & TIDE: A TRIOLOGY" by Justin Spray, Marc Green, Jonathan Stow RU: "THE TICK" by Massimo & Giacomo Poli PERFORMANCES GUY REMMERS & ASHLEY BYAM IN "LESSONS" SOTONYE OGAN IN "YEAH, YEAH" SOPHIE BIRNIE SMITH IN "CALIFORNIA" ORIGINAL SCORE "CRUISING: OTHER WAYS OF LOVE" by Abdullah Qureshi, Music by Zan RU: "CAUGHT ON EARTH" by Eva von Sichart & Zan Lipinski SCREENPLAY "I AM YOUR SISTER" by Claudia Priddy & Zoë Ellender RU: "LAID" by Daniel York Loh SPECIAL EFFECTS "FEARFULLY MADE" by Jamie Foreman RU: "SHOJON-THEOREM" by Craig Heathcote SPIRIT OF LONDON AWARD GARY KEMP: FOR PHENOMENAL SUPPORT OF THE CAPITAL’S INDEPENDENT CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: MUSIC, FASHION, FILM & THEATRE ADDITIONAL AWARDS (FEATURE FILMS)BEST FEATURE FILM
"TO NOWHERE" by Sian Astor-Lewis RU: "ANONYMOUS" by Alasdair Mackay CINEMATOGRAPHY "TO NOWHERE" by Sian Astor-Lewis RU: "EATING CARS" by Trevor Hollen DIRECTOR Alasdair Mackay for "ANONYMOUS" RU: Trevor Hollen for "EATING CARS" EDITING "ELECTION NIGHT" by Neil Monaghan RU: "UNINTENTIONHELL" by Balbeer Bahi MISE-EN-SCENE "ELECTION NIGHT" by Neil Monaghan RU: "EATING CARS" by Trevor Hollen PERFORMANCES TO NOWHERE: LILIT LESSER AS “TULIP” TO NOWHERE: JOSEFINE GLAESEL AS “FINN” ANONYMOUS: KARENINA ANGELIQUE AS “LIV” ANONYMOUS: PHIL WOLFF AS “PETER” SCREENPLAY "EATING CARS" by Trevor Hollen RU: "CAMPING TRIP" by Leonardo & Demian Fuica SCORE "UNINTENTIONHELL" by Balbeer Bahi RU: "TO NOWHERE" by Sian Astor-Lewis |