The Austin Film Festival (Aff) has announced the 2022 Film Competition Jury and Audience Award winners alongside the Screenplay Competition winners. In the festival, writers are recognized for their contribution to film, television, theatre and new media. The competitions received over 5,000 film submissions and over 10,000 script submissions.
Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature: Welcome, Violeta!, written by Fernando Fraiha & Inés Bortagaray, directed by Fernando Fraiha
Documentary Feature: With this Light, directed by Nicole Bernardi-Reis & Laura Bermúdez
Comedy Vanguard Feature: The Library Boys, written/directed by Zane Borg
Dark Matters Feature: The Domestic, written/directed by Brad Katzen
Narrative Short: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, written/directed by Ana Yang
Student Short: Sammy, Without Strings, written by Will Henderson, III & Ralph Parker, III, directed by Ralph Parker, III
Documentary Short: Gina, directed by Kathryn Prescott
Animated Short: Rosemary A.D. (After Dad), directed by Ethan Barrett
Produced Digital Series: Serjan Bratan, written by Alisher Utev & Sergei Litovchenko,...
Film Jury Awards
Narrative Feature: Welcome, Violeta!, written by Fernando Fraiha & Inés Bortagaray, directed by Fernando Fraiha
Documentary Feature: With this Light, directed by Nicole Bernardi-Reis & Laura Bermúdez
Comedy Vanguard Feature: The Library Boys, written/directed by Zane Borg
Dark Matters Feature: The Domestic, written/directed by Brad Katzen
Narrative Short: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, written/directed by Ana Yang
Student Short: Sammy, Without Strings, written by Will Henderson, III & Ralph Parker, III, directed by Ralph Parker, III
Documentary Short: Gina, directed by Kathryn Prescott
Animated Short: Rosemary A.D. (After Dad), directed by Ethan Barrett
Produced Digital Series: Serjan Bratan, written by Alisher Utev & Sergei Litovchenko,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Daniyar Alshinov, Asel Kaliyeva, Azamat Marklenov, Yerlan Prynsetov, Alamat Sakatov, Rustem Zhaniyamanov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Dulgya Akmolda | Written by Yernar Nurgaliyev, Daniyar Soltanbayev, Ilyas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov, Alisher Utev, Aybasov Zhandos | Directed by Yernar Nurgaliyev
We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though that Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It is the first film from Kazakhstan that we’ve reviewed. How does this bloody black comedy from a country better known for producing Mma fighters than movies fare?
Dastan (Daniyar Alshinov) is stressed out by the thought that he’ll soon be a father. He’s even more stressed out by his wife Zhanna (Asel Kaliyeva) constantly nagging and screaming at him. So he decides that a weekend spent fishing with his buddies Arman (Azamat Marklenov) and Muram (Yerlan Prynsetov) is just what he needs. The fact none of...
We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though that Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It is the first film from Kazakhstan that we’ve reviewed. How does this bloody black comedy from a country better known for producing Mma fighters than movies fare?
Dastan (Daniyar Alshinov) is stressed out by the thought that he’ll soon be a father. He’s even more stressed out by his wife Zhanna (Asel Kaliyeva) constantly nagging and screaming at him. So he decides that a weekend spent fishing with his buddies Arman (Azamat Marklenov) and Muram (Yerlan Prynsetov) is just what he needs. The fact none of...
- 2/25/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Daniyar Alshinov, Asel Kaliyeva, Azamat Marklenov, Yerlan Prynsetov, Alamat Sakatov, Rustem Zhaniyamanov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Dulgya Akmolda | Written by Yernar Nurgaliyev, Daniyar Soltanbayev, Ilyas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov, Alisher Utev, Aybasov Zhandos | Directed by Yernar Nurgaliyev
We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though that Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It is the first film from Kazakhstan that we’ve reviewed. How does this bloody black comedy from a country better known for producing Mma fighters than movies fare?
Dastan (Daniyar Alshinov) is stressed out by the thought that he’ll soon be a father. He’s even more stressed out by his wife Zhanna (Asel Kaliyeva) constantly nagging and screaming at him. So he decides that a weekend spent fishing with his buddies Arman (Azamat Marklenov) and Muram (Yerlan Prynsetov) is just what he needs. The fact none of...
We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though that Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It is the first film from Kazakhstan that we’ve reviewed. How does this bloody black comedy from a country better known for producing Mma fighters than movies fare?
Dastan (Daniyar Alshinov) is stressed out by the thought that he’ll soon be a father. He’s even more stressed out by his wife Zhanna (Asel Kaliyeva) constantly nagging and screaming at him. So he decides that a weekend spent fishing with his buddies Arman (Azamat Marklenov) and Muram (Yerlan Prynsetov) is just what he needs. The fact none of...
- 8/10/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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