Thank you all for your wonderful films! We had a successful third year and are preparing for year four very soon. You’re all amazing filmmakers and we look forward to seeing your work for many years to come.
Here are this year’s winners:
Grand Prix: NinjaBaby
Grand Prix Japan: 北のほうへ (To The North)
Grand Prix Documentary: Dear Audrey
Best Director: Yngvild Sve Flikke (NinjaBaby)
Best Screenplay: Rani Rani Rani
Best Lead in a Male Role: Petri Poikolainen (The Blind Man Who Didn't Want To See Titanic)
Best Lead in a Female Role: Kristine Krujath Thorpe (NinjaBaby)
Best Cinematography: 演者 (Theatrics)
Himawari Award (Presented by the Kitakyushu Film Commission):
Long Flat Balls Broken Promises
John Di Rocco Commemorative Award: Kenji Ogusu
Grand Prix Short: The Wheel
Grand Prix Short Japan: 公衆電話 (Pay Phone)
最優秀賞 「演者(Theatric)」小野寺 隆一
最優秀主演女優賞 「ニンジャベイビー」クリスティン・ソープ
最優秀主演男優賞「ブラインドマン」ペトリ ・ポイコライネン
最優秀監督賞「ニンジャベイビー」Yvgvild Sve Flikke
John Di Rocco賞(ライジングサン国際映画祭特別賞)「自転車で地球を6周して分かったこと」小楠健志
ひまわり賞(北九州フィルムコミッション特別賞)「Long Flat Balls」
ドキュメンタリー部門グランプリ「Dear Audrey」
日本短編映画部門グランプリ「公衆電話」松本動
短編映画部門グランプリ「The Wheel」
日本長編映画部門グランプリ「To the North 北のほうへ」
長編映画部門グランプリ「ニンジャベイビー」
Thank you all for your wonderful films! We had a successful second year and are preparing for year three very soon. You’re all amazing filmmakers and we look forward to seeing your work for many years to come.
Here are this year’s winners:
Grand Prix: Peace By Chocolate
Grand Prix Japan: Dreams on Fire
Grand Prix Documentary: From Hell to Hollywood.
Best Director: Yusuke Kitaguchi (Two on The Edge)
Best Screenplay: Sweetie You Won’t Believe it
Best Lead in a Male Role: Hatem Ali (Peace by Chocolate)
Best Lead in a Female Role: Tie — Minori
Hagiwara (Ruined) and Meiri Asahina (Two on The Edge)
Best Ensemble Cast: Trees of Peace
Best Cinematography: Dreams on Fire
Grand Prix Short: Loves, With Love
Grand Prix Short Japan: Meguru Goes Around Comes Around
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