Hamptons Film Festival awards: ‘This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ wins Narrative Feature
The 28th Hamptons International Film Festival, presented by HamptonsFilm, today announced their award winners at a virtual ceremony. Handing out over $29,500 in cash awards and $130,000 in goods and services. This year’s festival is running October 8 – 14 with virtual screenings and drive-ins.
THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, won the Award for Best Narrative Feature. COLLECTIVE (COLECTIV), directed by Alexander Nanau, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures and Participant on November 20th. ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS, directed by Mariana Saffon received the Award for Best Narrative Short Film, and THE GAME (DAS SPIEL), directed by Roman Hodel, won for Best Documentary Short Film. Both Short Films will qualify for Academy® Awards consideration.
This year’s narrative and documentary jury was comprised of Co-owner of Mandeville Films and Television and producer on films including THE AERONAUTS, WONDER, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE FIGHTER, and THE PROPOSAL, Todd Lieberman; Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work includes the award winning documentaries THE STATE OF ARIZONA, A CLASS APART and FARMINGVILLE, and his latest film BAD HOMBRES, Carlos Sandoval; and Film Critic for Time Magazine & Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, Stephanie Zacharek.
The festival’s opening night film and World Premiere of WITH DRAWN ARMS, directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, was awarded the 2020 Brizzolara Family Foundation Award to Films of Conflict and Resolution.
Closing night film ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, directed by Regina King, was presented with the Victor Rabinowitz & Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice. The annual award is handed to a film that exemplifies the values of peace, equality, global justice and civil liberties, and is named after iconic civil rights lawyer Victor Rabinowitz and his wife Joanne Grant, an author, filmmaker and journalist. The award is named in honor of two people who spent their entire lives fighting for those values.
ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS, directed by Mariana Saffon was awarded the inaugural Peter Macgregor Scott Memorial Award. This award recognizes narrative short filmmakers and rewards creative approaches to solving practical production challenges in the service of storytelling and comes with a $10,000 cash prize.
Two new awards from New York Women in Film & Television honor an outstanding female filmmaker who has demonstrated exceptional artistic vision and dedication to their craft.
FAREWELL AMOR, directed by Ekwa Msangi was awarded the New York Women in Film & Television Award for Directing which comes with a $2,000 prize. CODED BIAS, directed by Shalini Kantayya was awarded the New York Women in Film & Television Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking, and a $1,000 cash prize.
The festival also announced the recipients of the University Short Film Awards, short films highlighting the extraordinary talent and achievements of five exceptional students. Each will receive a $500 cash prize. Awardees include HEADING SOUTH, directed by Yuan Yuan (NYU Tisch School For The Arts); PARACHUTE, directed by Katherine Tolentino (Brooklyn College); ROUND 0, directed by Sonia Ladidà Schiavone (Icelandic Film School); TAPE, directed by Jojo Erholtz (American Film Institute); TO THE DUSTY SEA, directed by Héloïse Ferlay (Ensad – École Nationale Supérieure Des Arts Décoratifs).
“In this year that has been unlike any other, we are so thankful for the filmmakers who shared their views of the world with us,” said David Nugent, HamptonsFilm Artistic Director. “More than ever we will draw inspiration from their creativity and passion to bring us together through the craft of film.”
“As always, we could not be more thrilled for the opportunity to host the Hamptons International Film Festival and showcase such dynamic talent to our audience,” said Anne Chaisson, HamptonsFilm Executive Director. “We thank all of the filmmakers and distributors who shared their films with us, and congratulate all of the winners.”
Additional information on HamptonsFilm’s year-round programming, including the Now Showing series, SummerDocs Program, and recently established Flashback Friday and Summer Drive-In Series can be found on the website. HIFF supporters for this year’s festival included corporate sponsors Netflix, The Seltzer Group at JP Morgan, Silvercup Studios, Apple Original Films, and the official media sponsors WNBC and The East Hampton Star, The Purist and is grateful for the long-term support from NYSCA and Suffolk County.
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONGRATULATES THE 2020 WINNERS:
The HIFF Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature
THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Cash Award Value $3,000 + In-Kind Goods/Services Value: $82,500
HIFF Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature
COLLECTIVE (COLECTIV), directed by Alexander Nanau
Cash Award Value $3,000 + In-Kind Goods/Services Value: $20,000
The HIFF Award Winner for Best Narrative Short Film
ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS, directed by Mariana Saffon
Cash Award Value $500
The HIFF Award Winner for Best Documentary Short Film
THE GAME (DAS SPIEL), directed by Roman Hodel
Cash Award Value $500
The 2020 Brizzolara Family Foundation Award to Films of Conflict and Resolution
WITH DRAWN ARMS, directed by Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi
Cash Award Value $5,000
Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, directed by Regina King
Cash Award Value $2,000
The Peter Macgregor Scott Memorial Award
ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS, directed by Mariana Saffon
Cash Award Value $10,000
New York Women in Film & Television Award for Directing
FAREWELL AMOR, directed by Ekwa Msangi
Cash Award Value $2,000
New York Women in Film & Television Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
CODED BIAS, directed by Shalini Kantayya
Cash Award Value $1,000
University Short Film Awards
HEADING SOUTH, directed by Yuan Yuan
PARACHUTE, directed by Katherine Tolentino
ROUND 0, directed by Sonia Ladidà Schiavone
TAPE, directed by Jojo Erholtz
TO THE DUSTY SEA, directed by Héloïse Ferlay
Cash Award Value $500
HIFF Narrative & Documentary Feature Jury
Todd Lieberman, Co-owner of Mandeville Films and Television, and producer of THE
AERONAUTS, WONDER, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017), THE FIGHTER, and THE PROPOSAL, among others.
Carlos Sandoval, Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work includes the award winning documentaries THE STATE OF ARIZONA, A CLASS APART and FARMINGVILLE, and his latest film, BAD HOMBRES.
Stephanie Zacharek, Film Critic for Time Magazine & Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
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