MICFF WINNERS 2020

List of Winners in Additional Categories

Best Director

WINNER MICFF GOLD (Russia)

Tatiana Fedorovskaya
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)

Synopsis:
Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.

MICFF SILVER (Italy)

Emanuele Pisano
The Family Gold (Italy)
A young petty thief and a male robbery. Among the stolen Goods, an object captures his attention: not gold, not silver and not ancient memorabilia, but something much more precious than the worth returning.

SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)

Sagnik Chatterjee
Duggi (India)

Uma, a 28-year-old corporate employee lives with her husband somewhere near Bagmari bazar (Kolkata). Having a huge professional pressure with several overtimes, night shifts and office tours, she couldn't manage to meet her father since last 1.5 years, even though her father also lives in the same city.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Korea)

MJ Kim
Juicy Girl (Republic Of Korea)

‘Juicy Girl’ is based on events surrounding the murders of several of the many Korean women committed by US Army personnel since the Korean War of the 1950’s.

HONORABLE MENTION (Colombia)

JAIME ANDRÉS ROA
EL Arrimo (Colombia)

A farm divided into two parts unleashes a fight to the death between Carlos and Humberto, two peasant brothers who dispute to have the greatest amount of land in the inheritance that their father left them.

Best Screenplay

WINNER MICFF GOLD (UK)

Dekel Berenson
Anna (United Kingdom)

MICFF SILVER (India)

Swapnil Kapure
Poet In Two Worlds (India)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION (India)

Nishant Jethva
Mai Kal Marega

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Colombia)

Jaime Andres Roa Ariza
EL ARRIMO (Colombia)

HONORABLE MENTION (UK)

Eliot Gelberg-Wilson
Moshe & Amira

When a Jewish boyfriend and Muslim girlfriend's families meet for the first time, an unexpected incident threatens their relationship.

Best Actor In Lead Role

MICFF GOLD (Italy)

Danilo Arena
The Family Gold (Italy)

MICFF SILVER (India)

SANJAY THAKUR
Poet In Two Worlds (India)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION (Russia)

Yakov Belorusov
Mum's Hairpins (Russia)

Jewish shtetl, Ukraine, 1941. A box with mother’s hairpins – the only thing left from his family – is Yasha’s last chance to escape German invaders and rescue his new friend, a wounded goat kid.