FFTG Awards Film Fest 2021

Official Winners 

Best Film of the Fest

People Choice Film of the Fest

Spirit Award

Best Screenplay of the Fest

Best Female Filmmaker of the Fest

Best NewWave Filmmaker of the Fest

Best Documentary Short

Winner

“Perspective Shift” – Episode #2 – Prue Stevenson

Documentary Films

Australia

English

00:28:00

Nominees

Breathing In

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:10:01

FAULA

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

sc

00:14:00

Space Rocks!

Documentary Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Ireland

English

00:02:53

take a trip

Documentary Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

Greece, United Kingdom

Greek

00:30:00

Unbroken: Saving Belize’s Jaguar Corridor

Documentary Films

Belize, United States

English

00:12:48

Best Experimental Short

Winner

Aquatoria

Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

Ukraine

English

00:30:00

Nominees

Portrait Of A Puppet

Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:15:16

Rebirth of Venus

Experimental Films

Netherlands

English

00:09:00

THE BEGINNING OF OUR END

Experimental Films, Short Films under 15 mins

India, United Arab Emirates

English

00:11:45

WORKING MAN

Experimental film (short), Short Films under 15 mins

India

English

00:07:57

Best Short Under 5 Minutes

Winner

A Fistful of Coins

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Portugal

Portuguese

00:04:59

Nominees

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:01:34

Space Rocks!

Documentary Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Ireland

English

00:02:53

Stalker

Short Films under 5 Minutes

Brazil

English

00:03:00

TIMELY

Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:04:45

Best Quarantine – Themed Film

Winner

QUARANTINE (I keep you company)

Ultra Short Films

Italy

Italian

00:01:00

Nominees

ALONE

Quarantine Film

United States

English

00:14:04

Anormal

Quarantine Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Turkey

Turkish

00:04:59

Horizons

Debut Director, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United Kingdom

English

00:11:22

In our hands

Quarantine Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Algeria

English

00:03:00

Best Music Video

Winner

Coming Down to the Wire… Wedding Mash-Up

Short Films under 5 Minutes, Wedding film

United States

English

00:02:37

Nominees

“WAKE UP”

Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Hindi

00:05:00

I bow to thee O Mother

Experimental Films, Music Video, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India

Hindi

00:04:26

Ms.Granny -That Day will come!

Female Filmmaker, Music Video, Short Films under 15 mins

India

Hindi

00:05:36

Open Water

Experimental Films, Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Germany, Poland

English

00:04:48

Best Mobile Film

Winner

THE BALCONY

Debut Director, Mobile Film, Short Films under 15 mins

Ukraine

Russian

00:10:00

Nominees

Deadly – C

Mobile Film, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India

Hindi

00:05:00

Finding Freedom

Mobile Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

South Africa

English

00:03:00

Best Fashion Film

Winner

The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari

Documentary Films, Fashion Films, Feature Films

United States

English

01:05:00

Nominees

Guilty

Fashion Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Russian Federation

English

00:01:15

OUR FAVORITE PLACE

Fashion Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Spain

Spanish

00:01:35

Best Ultra Short Film

Winner

MIDNIGHT STORIES: Morgan

Ultra Short Films

Australia

English

00:01:00

Nominees

I Stand Proud

Female Filmmaker, Ultra Short Films

Ghana, United Kingdom

English

00:00:59

Malcum

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Ultra Short Films

Canada, United Arab Emirates, United States

English

00:00:59

PARADOX

Short Films under 5 Minutes

India

English

00:03:00

QUARANTINE (I keep you company)

Ultra Short Films

Italy

Italian

00:01:00

The Mirage of Inadequacy

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Ultra Short Films

Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

English

00:01:00

Best Animation Film

Winner

On / Off

Animation Films, Short Films under 15 mins

Argentina

English

00:07:00

Nominees

Bird

Female Filmmaker, New Wave filmmaker (Student), Short Films under 5 Minutes

Taiwan, United Kingdom

English

00:04:35

The Bridge

Animation Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Australia

English

00:01:45

The Hitman’s Brother

Animation Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:03:12

Until Next Bite

Animation Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:02:35

Best Lockdown – Themed Film

Winner

Emma and the Squares

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film

United States

English

00:26:59

Nominees

Anormal

Quarantine Film, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Turkey

Turkish

00:04:59

Horizons

Debut Director, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United Kingdom

English

00:11:22

QUARANTINE (I keep you company)

Ultra Short Films

Italy

Italian

00:01:00

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

Best NewWave FilmMaker Male

Winner

The World’s Best Film

Documentary Films, Feature Films

Australia, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

English

01:29:00

Nominees

LA DER DES DER

Debut Director, Short Films under 15 mins

France

French

00:08:18

PARADOX

Short Films under 5 Minutes

India

English

00:03:00

The Crab Basket

Feature Films

Chile

Spanish

01:15:37

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Best NewWave FilmMaker Female

Winner

Bird

Female Filmmaker, New Wave filmmaker (Student), Short Films under 5 Minutes

Taiwan, United Kingdom

English

00:04:35

Nominees

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:01:34

Isolation Celebration

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United Kingdom

English

00:06:41

Ju-bin

Female Filmmaker, New Wave filmmaker (Student)

Republic of Korea

Korean

00:19:35

Until Next Bite

Animation Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:02:35

Best Screenplay Short

Winner

Secrets Of The Forbidden City

Screenplay Short

United States

English

00:00:00

Nominees

7 Minutes

18 years & below, Short Script

United States

English

Chicken Sh*t

Screenplay Short

United States

English

00:00:00

Best Concept

Winner

HoneyDough

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:09:56

Nominees

an eight letter word starting with A

Female Filmmaker, New Director (first short), Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:13:00

FAULA

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

sc

00:14:00

PARADOX

Short Films under 5 Minutes

India

English

00:03:00

Remembrance

Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:15:00

Best Debut Director Male

Winner

Kasturi A story of Untoucable man

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:24:43

Nominees

The Fix

Debut Director, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:21:47

The Unseen Evolution

Debut Director, Documentary Films, Short Films under 15 mins

Netherlands

Dutch

00:09:36

Us Against Them

Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:13:01

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Best Debut Director Female

Winner

One-way mirror

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker

Russian Federation

Russian

00:24:59

Nominees

54 YEARS LATE

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:31:39

an eight letter word starting with A

Female Filmmaker, New Director (first short), Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:13:00

Ms.Granny -That Day will come!

Female Filmmaker, Music Video, Short Films under 15 mins

India

Hindi

00:05:36

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

This Is An Invitation

Female Filmmaker, New Wave filmmaker (Student), Short Films under 5 Minutes

Germany, Switzerland

English

00:04:10

TROLL

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 40 minutes

United Kingdom

English

00:29:57

Best LGBTQ Film

Winner

Kings & Queens

LGBTQ+, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:28:42

Nominees

TRADE

Feature Films, LGBTQ+

United States

English

01:15:00

Best 18 Years & Below Film

Winner

Incursion

18 years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:07:58

Nominees

Nobody

18 Years & below, Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:02:48

The Beauty and the Dishcloth

18 Years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

France

French

00:10:00

The Shoes

18 Years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:07:00

Best Experimental Feature

Winner

DILEMMA: SOME ADULTS STORY

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Feature Films

India

Tamil

01:48:58

Nominees

The Lesser Road

Experimental film (feature)

Canada, United States

English

00:45:02

The Mosquito Philosophy

Experimental Films, Feature Films

India

Tamil

01:10:46

Best Documentary Feature

Winner

The Son We Lost

Documentary Films, Feature Films, Female Filmmaker

United States

English

01:17:01

Nominees

Karabakh. The lost world

Feature Films

Russian Federation

Russian

00:48:48

The pictures come at night

Documentary film (feature), Female Filmmaker

Germany

German

00:45:00

The United States of Fashion Designer Elie Tahari

Documentary Films, Fashion Films, Feature Films

United States

English

01:05:00

The World’s Best Film

Documentary Films, Feature Films

Australia, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

English

01:29:00

Best Feature Film Of The Fest

Winner

TRADE

Feature Films, LGBTQ+

United States

English

01:15:00

Nominees

Bloody Romeo

Feature Films

Canada

English

02:07:40

Oh My Ghost

Feature Films

India

Marathi

01:57:56

Best Film Title Of The Fest

Winner

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

Nominees

Isolation Celebration

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United Kingdom

English

00:06:41

One-way mirror

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker

Russian Federation

Russian

00:24:59

Sweet Taste of Darkness

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

Iran

Persian

00:20:00

The World’s Best Film

Documentary Films, Feature Films

Australia, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

English

01:29:00

TROLL

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 40 minutes

United Kingdom

English

00:29:57

Special Mention Best Film Title Of The Fest

Winner

The World’s Best Film

Documentary Films, Feature Films

Australia, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

English

01:29:00

Nominees

Best Writer

Winner

Autumn Never Dies

Short Films under 40 minutes

United Kingdom

English

00:25:16

Nominees

“Perspective Shift” – Episode #2 – Prue Stevenson

Documentary Films

Australia

English

00:28:00

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

The Shoes

18 Years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:07:00

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Honorable Mention Best Film Writing

Winner

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

Nominees

Best Cinematography

Winner

Nominees

“WAKE UP”

Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Hindi

00:05:00

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

TRADE

Feature Films, LGBTQ+

United States

English

01:15:00

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Best Editing

Winner

Space Rocks!

Documentary Films, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Ireland

English

00:02:53

Nominees

“WAKE UP”

Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Hindi

00:05:00

Remembrance

Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:15:00

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

VOICEE

Short Films under 40 minutes

India

Malayalam

00:34:30

Best Music

Winner

“WAKE UP”

Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Hindi

00:05:00

Nominees

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

take a trip

Documentary Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

Greece, United Kingdom

Greek

00:30:00

The Beauty and the Dishcloth

18 Years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

France

French

00:10:00

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

Best Actress In A Supporting Role

Winner

BAHAAR

Best Short Film, Short Films under 40 minutes

India

Hindi

00:25:15

Nominees

Kings & Queens

LGBTQ+, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:28:42

MIDNIGHT STORIES: Morgan

Ultra Short Films

Australia

English

00:01:00

The Beauty and the Dishcloth

18 Years & below, Short Films under 15 mins

France

French

00:10:00

The Social Doctor

Short Films under 40 minutes

United Kingdom

English

00:20:00

Best Actor In A Supporting Role

Winner

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

Nominees

Autumn Never Dies

Short Films under 40 minutes

United Kingdom

English

00:25:16

LA DER DES DER

Debut Director, Short Films under 15 mins

France

French

00:08:18

The Mosquito Philosophy

Experimental Films, Feature Films

India

Tamil

01:10:46

TRADE

Feature Films, LGBTQ+

United States

English

01:15:00

Best Short Film Of The Fest

Winner

Us Against Them

Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:13:01

Nominees

Kasturi A story of Untoucable man

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:24:43

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Best Film On Social Issues

Winner

“Perspective Shift” – Episode #2 – Prue Stevenson

Documentary Films

Australia

English

00:28:00

Nominees

an eight letter word starting with A

Female Filmmaker, New Director (first short), Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:13:00

Kasturi A story of Untoucable man

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:24:43

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

Us Against Them

Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:13:01

Best Actor

Winner

TRADE

Feature Films, LGBTQ+

United States

English

01:15:00

Nominees

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

Kasturi A story of Untoucable man

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

India, United States

Hindi

00:24:43

Remembrance

Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:15:00

The Lesser Road

Experimental film (feature)

Canada, United States

English

00:45:02

Best Actress

Winner

Dark Hearts

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:18:00

Nominees

Coming Down to the Wire… Wedding Mash-Up

Short Films under 5 Minutes, Wedding film

United States

English

00:02:37

One-way mirror

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker

Russian Federation

Russian

00:24:59

Remembrance

Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:15:00

Sweet Taste of Darkness

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

Iran

Persian

00:20:00

Best Female FilmMaker Of The Fest

Winner

One-way mirror

Debut Director, Female Filmmaker

Russian Federation

Russian

00:24:59

Nominees

an eight letter word starting with A

Female Filmmaker, New Director (first short), Short Films under 15 mins

Australia

English

00:13:00

Coming Down to the Wire… Wedding Mash-Up

Short Films under 5 Minutes, Wedding film

United States

English

00:02:37

Emma and the Squares

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film

United States

English

00:26:59

HoneyDough

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:09:56

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

Best Director

Winner

The Plumber

Female Filmmaker, Quarantine Film, Short Films under 15 mins

United States

English

00:06:12

Nominees

CABU CABU 011

Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:15:00

Faded Memories

Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 15 mins

Italy

Italian

00:11:00

The Day I Had To Grow Up

Female Filmmaker

Canada, United States

English

00:20:00

Z=1

Short Films under 40 minutes

Norway

English

00:24:59

Honorable Mention Best Wedding Film

Winner

May the World Not Carry You

Animation Films, Female Filmmaker, Music Video, Short Films under 5 Minutes

Poland

Polish

00:03:33

Honorable Mention Best Concept By NewWave Female FilmMaker

Winner

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 5 Minutes

United States

English

00:01:34

Honorable Mention Best Concept By NewWave Male FilmMaker

Winner

Malcum

Debut Director, Experimental Films, Ultra Short Films

Canada, United Arab Emirates, United States

English

00:00:59

Honorable Mention Best Editing

Winner

Aquatoria

Experimental Films, Short Films under 40 minutes

Ukraine

English

00:30:00

Honorable Mention Best Actor

Winner

Dark Hearts

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:18:00

Special Mention Best Film

Winner

Dark Hearts

Experimental Films, Female Filmmaker, Short Films under 40 minutes

United States

English

00:18:00

Best NewWave FilmMaker Of The Fest

Winner

The Crab Basket

Feature Films

Chile

Spanish

01:15:37