NORTH HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

(2022)

 

Thanks to all filmmakers who submitted their great films to NoHoIFF 2022! We watched so many amazing films in each category and now we are thrilled to announce the winners:

 

Best Experimental Film

1. Escape From Reality, Directed by George Michael Liviakis, 2021, United States
2. Knife, Chocolate, Directed by Hooshmand Varaei, 2022, Iran - WINNER
3. Testing Station, Directed by Anne Gart, 2022, United Kingdon

 

Best Animation

1. The Best Ham Sandwich According to a Fish, Directed by Jessica Xu, 2022, United States
2. Lights, Directed by Adél Palotás, 2022, Hungary - WINNER

 

Best First Film

1. Generation Z, Directed by Joyce A Jones, 2021, United States
2. Freezing Dream, Directed by Rozhan Ajamian, 2022, Iran - WINNER
3. La Ou Tu Seras, Directed by Sam Hurlimann, 2022, Switzerland

 

Best Short Film - Fiction

1. A Haircut for the Hina Doll, Directed by Minoru Mizoguchi, 2022, Japan
2. Chemistry, Directed by Allison Sano, 2022, United States - WINNER
3. The Madness Store, Directed by Alex Guéry, 2022, France
4. The Migrant, Directed by Xinyu Xu, 2020, China - Honorary Mention
5. Phoenix 2021/A Survival Guide, Directed by Stilvi Psilopoulou, 2021, Greece

 

Best Short Film - Documentary

1. Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion, Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero, 2020, Spain - WINNER
2. The Kids Are Still Here, Directed by Christopher Ninness, 2020, United States
3. Quarantine Chronicles, Directed by Denise Khumalo, 2022, United States

 

Best Feature Film - Fiction

1. The Greatest Of All Tina, Directed by Brody Gusar, 2022, United States - WINNER
2. Lady of The City (Shahrbanoo), Directed by Maryam Bahrololumi, 2020, Iran
3. Michael, Directed by Guillaume Bouiges & Emmanuel Collet, 2020, France
4. Pessoas, Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero, 2020, Spain - Honorary Mention
5. Regional Exchange Center, IRISO, Directed by Mitsuo Kurihara, 2021, Japan

 

Best Feature Film - Documentary

1. #HIPLET, Directed by Sonia Machado-Hines & Terence Bernie Hines, 2022, United States - Honorary Mention
2. Black Daddy The Movie, Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor, 2021, United States
3. Childfree, Directed by Sara Bahramjahan, 2020, Iran
4. Lost and Found, Directed by Kevin Roman, 2022, United States - WINNER
5. Yesterday's illusions, Today's illusions, Directed by Payam Avarwand, 2022, Germany

 

Best Director

1. Allison Sano for Chemistry, 2022, United States - Honorary Mention
2. Arturo Dueñas Herrero for Pessoas, 2020, Spain
3. Brody Gusar for The Greatest Of All Tina, 2022, United States - WINNER
4. Kevin Roman for Lost and Found, 2022, United States
5. Minoru Mizoguchi for A Haircut for the Hina Doll, 2022, Japan
 

Best Screenplay

1. Maryam Khodabakhsh for World Cup, 2021, Iran
2. Martha Elva Rodriguez for Identification, 2020, United States
3. Minoru Mizoguchi for A Haircut for the Hina Doll, 2022, Japan
4. Ryan Christopher Lee for Chemistry, 2022, United States - WINNER
5. Xinyu Xu for The Migrant, 2020, China - Honorary Mention
 

 

Best Cinematography

1. Alex Guéry for The Madness Store, Directed by , 2022, France - WINNER
2. Barry Markowitz for Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room, 2022, United States - Honorary Mention
3. Chad Sano for Chemistry, 2022, United States
4. Christopher Ninness for The Kids Are Still Here, 2020, United States
5. Junwei Han for Spade K, 2022, China
 

Best Actor

1. Ali Tabe Imam for World Cup, 2021, Iran
2. Arturo Dueñas for Pessoas, 2020, Spain - Honorary Mention
3. Pablo Reva for The Madness Store, 2022, France
4. Riku Tanaka for A Haircut for the Hina Doll, 2022, Japan - WINNER
5. Samir Harrag for Big Guy, 2020, United States

 

Best Actress

1. Christina Ricucci for Chemistry, 2022, United States
2. Fereshteh Sadrorafaei for Lady of The City (Shahrbanoo), 2020, Iran - WINNER
3. Genevieve Guimond for My Life, My Life, My Life., 2020, Canada - Honorary Mention
4. Greta Fernández for Pessoas, 2020, Spain
5. Mahsa Ghoreishi for Naji, 2020, Iran

 

Best Teaser Trailer

1. Childfree, Directed by Sara Bahramjahan, 2020, Iran - WINNER
2. Generation Z, Directed by Joyce A Jones, 2021, United States
2. The Kids Are Still Here, Directed by Christopher Ninness, 2020, United States
4. Michael, Directed by Guillaume Bouiges & Emmanuel Collet, 2020, France

 

Best Poster

1. Childfree, Directed by Sara Bahramjahan, 2020, Iran
2. Open House, Directed by Aedan Molina, 2021, United States - WINNER
3. Pessoas, Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero, 2020, Spain