Here are the awards for the March 2024 Black & White Film Festival season. Over 800 films were submitted and these are the best of the best from around the world today. We are proud to showcase these amazing films that fall under the black & white umbrella.
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: TOM AND HIS ZOMBIE WIFE
Best 1 Minute Film: TRUTH IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Best Black & White with Colour Film: GAP
Best Cinematography: BERGAMOT
Best Comedy Film: I HATE F**KIN TECHNOLOGY
Best Direction: HOMECOMING
Best Documentary: A DAY WITH A POLE DANCER
Best Drama: BRUEHM’S CLOSET
Best Environmental Film: SHOWDOWN AT TIGER BEACH
Best Experimental Film: MACBETH’S DREAM
Best Film Noir: DRUG FORCE YUKUZA EIGA
Best Horror Film: GOOD NIGHT
Best Installation Film: REV
Best Long Form Short Film: CAROL’S BETRAYAL
Best Love Story Film: RUIN
Best Music Video: GREEN SWEATER
Best Performances: TUONELA
Best Short Film: THE TOAST
Best Story: NOVATURIENT
Best Student Film: A LESSON FROM THE GEESE
Best Sound & Music: THE BICYLE
See info for each film:
TOM AND HIS ZOMBIE WIFE, 80min., UK
Directed by Kevin Short
Tom will do anything to keep the love of his wife alive. Even kill for her. Then, they will dance again.
http://www.tomandhiszombiewife.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tomandhiszombiewife
https://twitter.com/K4KFilms
https://www.instagram.com/k4kfilms
HOMECOMING, 30min., Bangladesh
Directed by S M Kamrul Ahsan
Joya is returning home on sudden notice. Apparently that her dad is very sick. Is it just sickness or is there something more than that? Her uncle has come to the boarding school to take her back home. Before leaving, Joya’s friend tells her that she has to come back. The film portrays the unrest political situation and threats to the minority community of East Pakistan during 1966-67. She goes through flashbacks and memories with her caring father Ashok Mitre. The world around her, all the sights and sounds of her surroundings, make her ready for stepping into the next phase of life- another uncertainty.
GAP, 18min., Russia
Directed by Elena Muchnaya
caught in a pause
https://www.instagram.com/elenaaa.m/
BERGAMOT, 15min., Brazil
Directed by Hsu Chien
Inspired by real events. Bergamot, the name that tangerine receives in southern Brazil. This fruit with such a characteristic smell and for many, an aphrodisiac, will trigger a night of seduction, sensual dancing, blood and revenge on an ordinary night in Rio de Janeiro. Bergamot, is a Thriller/Horror/LGBTQ film released in July 2023, and already participated over 56° Film Festivals in Brazil and All Over The World winning 24 Awards so far. SEVENTEEN as “Best Film”, One as “Best Director”, One as “Best Photography” , Three as “Best Screenplay” and Two as “Best Actor ( Marcio Rosario). Bergamot also got nominated 18 Times on “Best Screenplay” and “Best Actor” and “Best Art Director” categories.
https://www.instagram.com/bergamota_o_filme/
BRUEHM’S CLOSET, 15min., USA
Directed by Ramona Taylor
REV, 12min., Russia
Directed by Elena Muchnaya
SHOWDOWN AT TIGER BEACH, 10min,. USA
Directed by Paul Cater Deaton
As an homage to Lloyd Bridges, Sea Hunt, and the black & white television shows of his youth, documentary filmmaker Paul Cater Deaton brings us Showdown at Tiger Beach. On location 25 miles off the coast of Grand Bahama, PCD joined an expedition with Epic Diving and shark shooter extraordinaire, Joe Romeiro, for some of the most high-voltage diving of his life. At times surrounded by 12 large tigers and dozens of other sharks, the divers found a target-rich environment for filming animal behaviors. Working in open water and without cages, Deaton captures heart-stopping human interaction.
http://www.paulcaterdeaton.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Paul-Cater-Deaton-Underwater-Filmmaker
https://twitter.com/PaulCaterDeaton
DRUG FORCE YUKUZA EIGA, 7min., USA
Directed by Lawrence Hussey
When Saitama Prefecture in Japan suffers a rash of flamethrower attacks from organized crime, the leaders call the Drug Force.
CAROL’S BETRAYAL, 28min., Spain
Directed by Jose Luis Pedrero
Following the sudden suicide of Carol, a lively and outgoing teenager, Police Inspector Elisa Macías begins to investigate the possible causes that led to the young girl taking her own life. As she digs deeper and deeper, she will discover that not everything is as it seems. Based on a true story.
https://www.asismaval.com/carol
https://www.instagram.com/asismaval/
THE TOAST, 15min., Italy
Directed by Rossella Bergo
The narrative is built around several episodes in the daily lives of five characters (three females and two males), taken either at work in the fields or in playful moments set in the local landscape of the banks of the great river and the sea, pine forests and countryside. During daring encounters and surreal meals, the most contrasting human emotions turn into a general holiday, and will lead to the celebration of life in its various aspects.
http://www.laclownessa.com/
NOVATURIENT, 6min., Portugal
Directed by Carina Duarte
Having come of age, a young woman finds herself forced to face and accept her past in order to finally live in the present.
A DAY WITH A POLE DANCER, 5min., Italy
Directed by Michelangelo Torres
In “A Day with a Pole Dancer” (director’s cut), we delve into the life of Valentina Venditti, a talented pole dance instructor. We explore significant themes such as self-esteem, passion, community, and self-determination through her deep connection with pole dance.
http://www.michelangelotorres.net/
https://www.instagram.com/michelangelotorres/
THE BICYLE, 4min., UK
Directed by Francesco Gabriele
An elderly woman decides to hide her medicine instead of taking it, causing her to reminisce about the past.
I HATE F**KIN TECHNOLOGY, 4min., USA
Directed by Kevin Short
A short film about a man’s frustration as he struggles to come to terms with a day of one technological glitch after another.
RUIN, 4min., Canada
Directed by André Melanson
A tragic mythic love story
GREEN SWEATER, 3min., Poland
Directed by Małgorzata Szyszka
GREEN SWEATER And when you lose everything, you have nothing And the body will deceive you. It appears like a bird from paradise .. Longing for a green sweater Longing for a parrot blouse Longing for the Mexican frill Longing for a green sweater. For yourself, for all of you.
A LESSON FROM THE GEESE, 3min,. USA
Directed by Matthew U. Agustin
Litter can harm wildlife in many ways. When wildlife ingests garbage, it may block their airways or fill up their stomachs, causing them to choke or starve to death. Geese fly in a perfect V formation. Studies have shown that flying in this way and using this kind of “teamwork. Working as a team and helping out can be as easy as properly disposing of our garbage, recycling when possible, and picking up any trash we find. In groups where there is encouragement, productivity is greater. In a fast-paced working environment, remembering to provide recognition and encouragement to each other (including the leaders) is vital to keeping teams motivated and achieving their goals
TUONELA, 2min., Finland
Directed by Andrea Hackl
A TALE ABOUT BIRTH AND DEATH
https://andreahackl.com/tuonela/
TRUTH IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, 1min.,
Directed by Lena Mattsson
Truth is in the eye of the beholder is inspired by Ruth Hubbard’s essay, “Science, Facts and Feminism”, and explores Hubbard’s thesis that the perception of truth is subjective.
https://www.lenamattsson.tv/
https://www.facebook.com/lena.mattsson1
https://twitter.com/lenamattssonart
https://www.instagram.com/lenaismattsson/
GOOD NIGHT, 1min., Brazil
Directed by Paulo Leao
Strange sounds surrounding home
MACBETH’S DREAM, 1min., UK
Directed by Ian Floodgate
Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth’s Dream is a visionary experimental film with a twist.
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