quarterly festival

All the quarterly nominees and winners will be announced in our website, twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A press release will be sent to the winners to help them promote and distribute their films. PIFF is an important network for new filmmakers. Filmmakers will have the opportunity to publish the film poster, synopsis, stills and trailers in our website and social media.

We want to promote and support new independent filmmakers providing them the best opportunities to meet people, make contacts as well as being recognized with awards for their talent. We strive for showcasing your film to new audiences.

Winners

2º QTR 2020

We are happy to announce the WINNERS for THE Prague International Indie Film Festival, 2º QRT, 2020.

BEST SHORT

ANNA | DEKEL BERENSON | UKRAINE

BEST FOREIGN SHORT

SOUTH WIND | ZHOU TIANYU | CHINA

BEST STUDENT SHORT

VIOLENT NIGHTS | CHRISTIAN GHOSN | USA

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

ONESELF | CAROLIEN VAN MAASWAAL | NETHERLANDS

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

KOPACABANA | MARCOS BONISSON & KHALIL CHARIF. BRAZIL

BEST ANIMATION

LOST AND FOUND | SHIMON ENGEL & OFER WINTER. ISRAEL

BEST PRODUCER

THE SEA | MEGAN STEWART

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

KNEELING SHEEP | HAI RIHAN

BEST MALE DIRECTOR

ANNA | DEKEL BERENSON

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

CIRCULAR | ALI J. DALLOUL

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

DOFFICE | TANGUY THIRION

BEST HAIRSTYLE & MAKE UP

DOFFICE | FLORENCE JASSELETTE

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

DOFFICE | ELISE ABRAHAM

BEST SOUND DESIGN

DOFFICE | VICENT CAHAY

BEST EDITING

1971 | MAGNUS HÄLL

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

KNEELING SHEEP | FEI YE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

THE LIGHT THIEF | DAVID HERAS

BEST ACTOR

THE TELL-TALE HEART - A MUSICABRE | DANNY ASHKENASI

BEST ACTRESS

THE SEA | ANNA FRIEL

BEST ACTOR DEBUT

UNTITLED (SANS TITRE) | ARTHUR PROVOST

BEST ACTRESS DEBUT

MICKY | MIKHALA HOFFMAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1971 | PETER MÖRLIN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

LET HER KNOW | LIHAN WANG

BEST ENSEMBLE

THANKS! WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

KOPACABANA | ARNALDO BRANDÃO

BEST SCRIPTWRITING

SHORT CALF MUSCLE | VICTORIA WARMERDAM

BEST STUDENT MALE DIRECTOR

VINCENT | GABRIELE DI SAZIO

BEST STUDENT FEMALE DIRECTOR

THEY WON'T LAST | PORTLYNN TAGAVI

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

RETIREMENT | JOSHUA M. THOMAS

Honorable Mention

2º QTR 2020

We HAD SO MANY GOOD MOVIES SO WE DECIDED TO MENTION THE ONES THAT COULD BE ON THE WINNERS SESSION for THE Prague International Indie Film Festival, 2º QRT, 2020.

BEST SHORT

BEST STUDENT SHORT

GAY AS IN HAPPY: A QUEER ANTI-TRAGEDY | JORDANA VALERIE ALLEN-SHIM. CANADA
AFRONTE | BRUNO VICTOR & MARCUS AZEVEDO. BRAZITHEY
CALL ME MIHAJLO | ZUKO GARAGIC. BOSNIA
THEY WON'T LAST | PORTLYNN TAGAVI. USA

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

BEST EXPERIMENTAL

TO A GOD UNKNOWN | SAMANTHA CASELLA. ITALY
WELTSCHMERZ | LISA MAUSBACH. GERMANY
BED (working title) | LUCY CAMPBELL. UK
ONLY THE WORLD ENDS | PRAJDNIK AWASTHI. AUSTRALIA

BEST ANIMATION

BEST PRODUCER

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

BEST MALE DIRECTOR

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST HAIRSTYLE & MAKE UP

RUTH | EMMA TAYLOR
THE BALLAD OF JOHN ST. GEORGE | ANDREA STEELE
AWFUL DREAMS | YUN NAM

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

ANNA | DEKEL BERENSON
KNEELING SHEEP | CELINA LIN
THE LIGHT THIEF | SILVIA PRIETO
RUTH | RACHEL BROWN

BEST SOUND DESIGN

DYSTOPIA | BELLOPROPELLO
KOPACABANA | LUCAS DEMPS
THE INCOMPLETE | ALIREZA ALAVIAN
LOST AND FOUND | TAL STEINBERG

BEST EDITING

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

2077 - SOMEWHERE ON PLANET EARTH | PETER ZEITLINGER
BUTTERFLY | CHRIS ROLDAN

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST ACTOR DEBUT

BEST ACTRESS DEBUT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

LUCKY STAR | ADAM MITCHELL
UNTITLED (SANS TITRE) | CHRISTIAN DE DADELSEN
LET HER KNOW | DINUO QUAN

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

ANNA | ALINA CHORNOGUB
THE LOBBYISTS | MELANIE BELLOCK
VINCENT | BEAU GARRETT

BEST ENSEMBLE

UNTITLED (SANS TITRE)
LET HER KNOW
RAINY SEASON IN NAIROBI
SHORT CALF MUSCLE
ON THE BARE EARTH

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

BEST SCRIPTWRITING

BEST STUDENT MALE DIRECTOR

VIOLENT NIGHTS | CHRISTIAN GHOSN
AFRONTE | BRUNO VICTOR & MARCUS AZEVEDO
THEY CALL ME MIHAJLO | ZUKO GARAGIC

BEST STUDENT FEMALE DIRECTOR

GAY AS IN HAPPY: A QUEER ANTI-TRAGEDY | JORDANA VALERIE ALLEN-SHIM
A BETTER TOMORROW | HAO HAO YAN

Official Selection

2º QTR 2020

We are happy to announce the official selection for THE Prague International Indie Film Festival, 2º QRT, 2020.

FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY