2017 GOLDEN FOX AWARD WINNERS
Best Narrative Feature Film
Steppe Man directed by Shamil Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Best Documentary Film
A Captain Unafraid directed by Charles O’Brien (Ireland)
Best Short Film
Take Me Away directed by Sun Ji (Singapore)
Best Student Film
Setback of the Spirit directed by Sa’ed Arouri (Jordan)
Best Experimental Film
Structures of Nature directed by Martin Gerigk (Canada)
Best Postmodern Film
P I R A N H A directed by Elcid Asaei (UK)
Best Director
Caroline Jules for Torments of Love (France)
Best Cinematography
Sourabh Waghmare for Anamnesis (India)
Best Editing
Oliver Goetzl for Jungle Book Bear (Germany)
Best Sound Designing
Dawa Lepcha for Dhokbu: The Keeper (India)
Best Actor
Matthew Sauvé for One Night Stand (Canada)
Best Actress
Maite Uzal for Olvido (Spain)
Best Debut Filmmaker
Arudra Saravanakumar Mathaiyan for 93 Notout (India)
Best Animated Film
Agrinoui directed by Alexis Chaviaras (Cyprus)
Best Family / Children Film
Soneri directed by Nilesh Arun Kunjir (India)
Best Educational Film
A Small Step for a Man, a Giant Smile for Mankind directed by Bernarda Avsenik and Alenka Fajfar Gnezda (Slovenia)
Best Film on Disability Issue
AXioMA directed by Elisa Possenti (Italy)
Best Film on Religion
The Sultan and The Saint directed by Alexander Kronemer (USA)
Best Film on Women
Kanika directed by Pushkar Manohar (India)
Best Women’s Film
Between Seconds directed by Nora Jaenicke (USA)
Best LGBT Film
A Tale with Christ and Jesus directed by Oldren Romero (Cuba)
Best Horror / Science Fiction Genre Feature Film
Dead Again directed by Dave Silberman (South Korea)
Best Free Speech Film
I don’t like her directed by Javad Daraei (Iran)
Best Performing Arts Film
Equilibrium directed by Patrick Foch (France)
Best One Minute Film
Decay directed by Matilda Wikingson (Sweden)
Best Silent Film
Goes Without Saying directed by Pierre Sabrou (France)
Best Young Filmmaker (Under 18)
I-Jen Chiu for Praxis (Taiwan)
Best Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
A Bridge Between Two Worlds directed by Pascal Gélinas (Canada)
Best Travel Film
Antarctica directed by Andrii Andreiev and Artem Gordina (Ukraine)
Best Drone Film
Ludovico Einaudi & Greenpeace “Elegy for the Arctic” directed by Raul Alaejos (Spain)
Best VR / AR / 360º Video
Sepsis directed by Michael Wall (Sweden)
Best Web and New Media
Hyperconnexion directed by Debru Nicolas (France)
Best Mobile Film
Auikyani directed by Harold González Chavarría (Nicaragua)
Best Television / Pilot Program or Series
Treading Yesterday directed by Craig Bettendorf (USA)
Best Music Video
Brass Wires Orchestra – Youth directed by Filipe Correia dos Santos (Portugal)
Best Film Score / Soundtrack
Dark Waves: Bellerofonte composed by Alexander Cimini (Italy)
Best Trailer / Teaser
Who Is The Superhero directed by Antonio Valvo (Italy)
Best Feature Script
Lions of the Sea written by Jessi Thind (Canada)
Best Short Script
Untouchable Thief written by James M. Freeman (USA)