Couch Film Festival Summer 2021 Edition
Winners in RED, Nominees in BLACK
Best of the Festival
Best Film of the Festival: No Stars Anymore by Lukasz Rog (Poland)
1st Runner Up: Limbo by Hsin Yu Chang (UK)
2nd Runner Up: Velvet Crush by Michael Boston (USA)
3rd Runner Up: Trinkets by Kenny Heintz (Canada)
Honourable Mentions for Best Film:
Sami by Alicia Lopez (Bolivia)
The Big Nobody by Jono Robertson (USA)
Eschaton by Skyler Thomas (USA)
Dirty Laundry by Alex Forgues (Canada)
Encased by Pablo G. Herrero (Spain)
In Their Eyes by Arnaud Blin (France)
Chance Encounter by Ryan Bryant (USA)
Category Semi-Finalists
1:00-5:00 Minutes
Best Animation North America
Thoughts by Annika Gonzalez (Canada)
The Eastern Tower by Gillian Partyka (USA)
Not Until You Dance by Anthony Thurman (USA)
Stolen by Christina Giordano (USA)
Something Fishy by David Creighton (Canada)
Bordermouse by Liqian Xu (Canada)
Best Animation International
Glow! by Giovanna Guarnieri Saraiva and Isabella Wagner (Brazil)
Vaxxed by Hannah Simicic (New Zealand)
The Time Machine by Max F. D'Eramo (Ireland)
Sign by Bodnar Oleh (Ukraine)
Sugarmoon - Under the Sea by Harriett Bradbury (UK)
Best Comedy North America
Poor Connection by Namratpal Singh Basra (Canada)
Paper Football by Emily Ziegler, Paul Vasquez and Gabriel Guzman (USA)
How to Survive A Horror Movie: Rule #43 by Danny Di Giovine (Canada)
Yearning for Work by Lukas Dexter (USA)
A Hint of Flint by Heather Perluzzo (Canada)
Best Comedy International
The Companion by Helen McKenzie Ross (Australia)
Answers by Ben Lovejoy (UK)
The Time Machine by Max F. D'Eramo (Ireland)
True Friends by Mattias Königsson (Sweden)
Best Dance Film
Waiting Room by Didier Mulleras (France)
Home 23.20 by Didier Mulleras (France)
Peach of the Sun by Chess Dillon-Reams (UK)
Best Documentary
Transalp Waterline Tour by Cara Urban (USA)
The Highline Extreme 6.000 : Moleson by Cara Urban (USA)
Pandamnic! by Philip Snyder & Robert M. Snyder (USA)
Best Drama North America
Bitter Coffee by Stephanie Terrero and Richard Nieves (USA)
Cortesía de la Casa by Telio F. Espinoza (Mexico)
Dana+David by McKenna Rea Nalow (USA)
Best Drama International
Panphobia by Lazarus Gerofotis (Greece)
Rocks and Crows by Anne Thorens (Switzerland)
Jeremy by Jorge Pacheco and Simon Koolwijk (Germany)
Best Experimental
Amnesha by Taryn Edmonds (UK)
Inferno by Nick Maizlin (Canada)
Still by Alison MacDonald (Canada)
Return to the Beach by Nolan Schmidt (USA)
Best Music Video North America
Heartbreak by Jessica Gillette and Vincenzo Carubia (USA)
Unforgettable by Michael McCallum (USA)
The Love Story of Shi Su - Too Soon by Shihyun Wang (USA)
The Love Story of Shi Su - Tears of Red Petals by Shihyun Wang (USA)
Best Music Video International
Sugarmoon - Under the Sea by Harriett Bradbury (UK)
Lorn & Dolor - The Woods by Polina Trofimova (Russia)
The Love Story of Shi Su - Everlasting by Shihyun Wang (Taiwan)
The Love Story of Shi Su - Fading Dreams by Shihyun Wang (Taiwan)
Best Student Film
Difficult by Nicholas Egizio (USA)
Hello Frisco by Ava Bounds (UK)
Vaxxed by Hannah Simicic (New Zealand)
CooPURRation by Sarah Cartlidge (Canada)
happy people. by Celine Freud (Canada)
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Bordermouse by Liqian Xu (Canada)
Dana+David by McKenna Rea Nalow (USA)
You May Feel by Joe Greenwell (USA)
UN-Frozen Assets by Stuart Ross (USA)
Primordial Enchantments by Dwayne Jahn (Germany)
Best Actor
Preston T. Francis - Oscar Parker: Director's Cut by Preston T. Francis (USA)
Timofey Kokorin - Smiley by Gulzhan Sitakhmetova (Russia)
John Gerofotis - Panphobia by Lazarus Gerofotis (Greece)
Java Eladisoy - Call by Javanshir Zeynalov (Java Eladisoy) (Canada)
Best Actress
Helen McKenzie Ross - The Companion by Helen McKenzie Ross (Australia)
Hannah Chandler - Answers by Ben Lovejoy (UK)
Andrea Chelesu - Fortune by Emory Rice (USA)
Rubí Raygoza - Cortesía de la Casa by Telio F. Espinoza (Mexico)
Best Cast
Paper Football by Emily Ziegler, Paul Vasquez and Gabriel Guzman (USA)
The Author: Chapter Three by Elvert Bañares (Philippines)
Relativity Lattice by Kieran Peters (Canada)
Interference by Chloe Shelton (USA)
Best Cinematography
Cara Urban - Transalp Waterline Tour by Cara Urban (USA)
Gulzhan Sitakhmetova - Smiley by Gulzhan Sitakhmetova (Russia)
Ben Lovejoy - Answers by Ben Lovejoy (UK)
Java Eladisoy - Call by Javanshir Zeynalov (Java Eladisoy) (Canada)
Best Writer
Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D. - Sentient by Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D. (USA)
Vincenzo Carubia and Ronny Minuche - Heartbreak by Jessica Gillette and Vincenzo Carubia (USA)
Ruth Ann Somerville and Gabrielle Adair - Let's Fight God by Ruth Ann Somerville and Gabrielle Adair (Canada)
Nicholas Egizio - Difficult by Nicholas Egizio (USA)
Best Director
Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D. - Sentient (USA)
Anne Thorens - Rocks and Crows (Switzerland)
Chloe Shelton - Interference (USA)
Danny Di Giovine - How to Survive A Horror Movie: Rule #43 (Canada)
5:01-10:00 Minutes
Best Animation
Man on the Moon by Sean Conway and Oliver Jackson (Australia)
Leaplives by Jonathan Manuel Camargo Labeau (USA)
Burn Out by Margot Gordon (USA)
Another Pack by George Nelson (USA)
Best Comedy
SirCooly's Easter Short Dawg! by Christina Barton and Nolan Schmidt (USA)
Numbers by James Lessard (Canada)
The Davenport Diaries by Chris Crandall and Erik Howard (USA)
Honest Living by Jacob Douglass (USA)
Your WISH Shall Come True by Praveen Kumar Kummari (Canada)
HoneyDough by Jillian Vitko (USA)
True Friends by Mattias Königsson (Sweden)
Best Drama North America
Cam by Calvin J Walker (USA)
Tartarus by Mathew Ouzounis (Canada)
Eve of Parting by Alyssia Abbigail Medeiros (Canada)
Honest Living by Jacob Douglass (USA)
Could You Leave by Tarek Jad (Canada)
Disappear by Veronica Narang (USA)
Best Drama International
True Friends by Mattias Königsson (Sweden)
Milas Tagebuch (Milas Diary) by Gabriel Da Silva (Switzerland)
The Corona Effect by Youssef Agerbo Halabi (Denmark)
Best Experimental
Colony by Didier Mulleras (France)
Photalgia by Michael McCallum (USA)
The Raven (Lost Lenore) by Jermaine Wells (USA)
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Eraser by Philip Snyder and Robert M. Snyder (USA)
Photalgia by Michael McCallum (USA)
The Hunger by Stan Freeman (USA)
Best Thriller
The Devil's Cup by Greg Flakus (USA)
Prologue by Rune Asak (Denmark)
Perfect Selfie by Di Lu (USA)
The Self-Seers by Matthew David Ridley (Korea)
Best Student Film
My Girl, Skelly by Abraham David (Canada)
Deadline by Luke Hawkins (USA)
George Floyd: Say Their Names by Christopher R. Owens and Alyssa Dann (USA)
Best Actor
Joshua Reed - Cam by Calvin J Walker (USA)
Michael Crha - Ouroboros by David Francis Clarke (Canada)
Petrus Özer - Get Through The Day by Reza Tavakoli and Alexander Dinamarca(Sweden)
Best Actress
Kenneisha Thompson - Cam by Calvin J Walker (USA)
Pernille Svendsen - The Corona Effect by Youssef Agerbo Halabi (Denmark)
Jillian Vitko - HoneyDough by Jillian Vitko (USA)
Best Cast
Q Mommas by Ashna Sharan (USA)
Perfect Selfie by Di Lu (USA)
Eviction Conviction by Jeff Vande Zande (USA)
Best Cinematography
Nick Name - Prologue by Rune Asak (Denmark)
Alexander Dinamarca - Get Through The Day by Reza Tavakoli and Alexander Dinamarca(Sweden)
Blake Vermette - Ring Bearer by Adam Yarish (Canada)
Best Writer
Veronica Narang - Disappear by Veronica Narang (USA)
Ashna Sharan - Q Mommas by Ashna Sharan (USA)
Ryan C. Harris - Reunion by Ryan C. Harris (USA)
Best Director
Mauro A. Diaz and Jesus Rouco - NO EXCUSES, The Greatest Fight (USA)
Adam Yarish - Ring Bearer (Canada)
Ben Frondorf - Ortiz's Gate (USA)
10:01-20:00 Minutes
Best Comedy
Holestepper by Sergio Fernández Muñoz (Peru)
Pretty Metal by Mikhail Tot (USA)
TangoX (with a Sequel) by Alessandra Guarino (Italy)
Me vs. The Universe by Wyatt Lasche (USA)
Best Documentary
Organ by Franc Kopic (Slovenia)
Quake and Chaos - Doomsday Timeline According to Nostradamus by Shihyun Wang (USA)
Remi Wonders - The Interns by Jim Wang (Taiwan)
Remi Wonder - Energy Vs Covid 19 by Chris Weng (USA)
Best Drama North America
Phoenix by Calvin Joseph Walker (USA)
Overlook by Patryk M. Szmidt (Canada)
The Waiting Man by Adam Michael (USA)
Fish Don't Have Maps by Jessie Fidler (USA)
Best Drama International
Mrcha by Daniel Abrham (Eritrea)
Kader (Destiny) by Derya Baykan (Turkey)
Loves, With Love by Jomin Chan Po-man (Hong Kong)
Before It Melts by Chan Tsz Yan Elson (Hong Kong)
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Moonfall by Odessa Ferreira and Zakari Thibodeau (Canada)
No Truces of Teal and Crimson by Victoria Araújo (Brazil)
Noria 452-B by Nölwenn Roberts (France)
Control by Erica Miller (USA)
Virum by Granit Neziri and David Teymouri (Sweden)
Best Thriller
Alex Fernandez's Sasha by Alex Fernandez (USA)
The Last Session by Shashone Lambert Short (USA)
The Eve by Luca Machnich
Call of Duty Short Film Fanmade by Bronwin October (South Africa)
Shadowbirds by John Sciarretta (USA)
Best Actor
Oswaldo Salas - Holestepper by Sergio Fernández Muñoz (Peru)
Tedros Brhane - Mrcha by Daniel Abrham (Eritrea)
Lo Chun Yip (Siu Yea) - Before It Melts by Chan Tsz Yan Elson (Hong Kong)
Best Actress
Erena Afewerki - Mrcha by Daniel Abrham (Eritrea)
Nicole Daley - Crescendo by Stephen Papadimitriou (Canada)
Emily Kay - Alex Fernandez's Sasha by Alex Fernandez (USA)
Best Cast
Phoenix by Calvin Joseph Walker (USA)
No Truces of Teal and Crimson by Victoria Araújo (Brazil)
Pretty Metal by Mikhail Tot (USA)
Best Cinematography
Abel. T// - Mrcha by Daniel Abrham (Eritrea)
Taylor Page - Pretty Metal by Mikhail Tot (USA)
Thomas Cassard, Roma Legrand and Emilien Marret - The First Jellyfish by Sébastien Pesle (France)
Best Writer
Dilan Krief - Moonfall by Odessa Ferreira and Zakari Thibodeau (Canada)
Sébastien Pesle - The First Jellyfish by Sébastien Pesle (France)
Stephen Papadimitriou - Crescendo by Stephen Papadimitriou (Canada)
Best Director
Victoria Araújo - No Truces of Teal and Crimson (Brazil)
Nölwenn Roberts - Noria 452-B (France)
Stephen Papadimitriou - Crescendo (Canada)
20:01-30:00 Minutes
Best Documentary
The Ballad of Gia & Frankie Documentary by John Victor Ambrose (USA)
Covid Mystery - What Happened in Mexico? by Shihyun Wang (USA)
Daybreak, Sunset, Cow Milk by Marina Fomenko (Russia)
2OLEGEND - Tribute to a Legend by Parker Brothers (UK)
The Death of a Taxi Driver by Ken Peters (USA)
Best Drama
Alex Fernandez's Two by Alex Fernandez (USA)
Self Isolation by David Goyak (Canada)
Bottleneck by James Weicker (Canada)
La Suite by Jose Manuel Montilla Carrasco (Spain)
Maiko by Daisaku Yamamoto (Japan)
Best Experimental
Careae by Katharina Valentina (Germany)
A Darkened Sun by Thomas Jansson (Sweden)
2OLEGEND - Tribute to a Legend by Parker Brothers (UK)
Best Thriller
Self Isolation by David Goyak (Canada)
Goodnight, Bella by Clyde Capistrano (Canada)
Plague of Contentment by JP Seehra (Canada)
Best Actor
Micah Armstong - Self Isolation by David Goyak (Canada)
Damon Jackson - Crazy Expectations by Robert Short (USA)
Adam Muxlow - Goodnight, Bella by Clyde Capistrano (Canada)
Best Actress
Katharina Valentina - Careae by Katharina Valentina (Germany)
Rebecca Evans - A Darkened Sun by Thomas Jansson (Sweden)
Sophie Underwood - Bottleneck by James Weicker (Canada)
Best Cast
Alex Fernandez's Two by Alex Fernandez (USA)
The Single Man by Gabrielle Adkins (USA)
Plague of Contentment by JP Seehra (Canada)
Best Cinematography
Marina Fomenko - Daybreak, Sunset, Cow Milk by Marina Fomenko (Russia)
Clyde Capistrano - Goodnight, Bella by Clyde Capistrano (Canada)
Bizhan Darvishpour - Blizzard by Ramtin Kouchaki Hassankiadeh (Iran)
Best Writer
John Victor Ambrose - The Ballad of Gia & Frankie Documentary by John Victor Ambrose (USA)
Shashone Lambert Short - Crazy Expectations by Robert Short (USA)
Jose Manuel Montilla Carrasco, Raphael Cavalieri and Nicolas Verriere - La Suite by Jose Manuel Montilla Carrasco (Spain)
Best Director
Gabrielle Adkins - The Single Man (USA)
Alex Fernandez - Alex Fernandez's Two (USA)
Shihyun Wang - What Happens in Mexico Stays in Mexico (USA)
60:01-120:00 Minutes
Best Documentary
The Love Story of Su, Shi by Shihyun Wang (USA)
Mexican Eagle... Canadian Wings by Miguel Ángel Sánchez de Armas (Mexico)
The Inside Talk by Andrew Parker (USA)
Best Drama
No Greater Evil by Ethan Emmert (USA)
Seeking Oblivion by Brent Baird and Becker Brothers (Canada)
My King by Kenya Cagle (USA)
Best Thriller
No Greater Evil by Ethan Emmert (USA)
Edwin by Stuart G. Robertson (Canada)
Unwelcome Advances by Ricardo Alvarado (USA)
A Double-Edged Sword by Rob Letourneau (Canada)
Best Actor
Patrick Devaney - Unwelcome Advances by Ricardo Alvarado (USA)
Brent Baird - Seeking Oblivion by Brent Baird and Becker Brothers (Canada)
Michael Lake - Edwin by Stuart G. Robertson (Canada)
Best Actress
Ceia Zhou - The Love Story of Su, Shi by Shihyun Wang (USA)
Danea Osseni - My King by Kenya Cagle (USA)
Theresa Lee - Edwin by Stuart G. Robertson (Canada)
Best Cast
Moon Rock by William Stancik (USA)
Feet by Darci Balogh Alishouse and Terri Balogh (USA)
No Greater Evil by Ethan Emmert (USA)
Best Cinematography
Miguel Ángel Sánchez de Armas - Mexican Eagle... Canadian Wings by Miguel Ángel Sánchez de Armas (Mexico)
Stuart G. Robertson - Edwin by Stuart G. Robertson (Canada)
Ethan Emmert and Russell Emmert - No Greater Evil by Ethan Emmert (USA)
Best Writer
William Stancik - Moon Rock by William Stancik (USA)
Ricardo Alvarado - Unwelcome Advances by Ricardo Alvarado (USA)
Karen Rock - My King by Kenya Cagle (USA)
Best Director
Andrew Parker - The Inside Talk (USA)
Rob Letourneau - A Double-Edged Sword (Canada)
Darci Balogh Alishouse and Terri Balogh - Feet (USA)
Quarantine Category
BEST QUARANTINE FILM: BiFF by Lucia Helenka (UK)
1ST Runner Up: Kettling by Alan Del Castillo (Mexico)
2ND Runner Up: Players by Ava Bounds (UK)
3RD Runner Up: 2040 by Nadin Alyekhina (Russia)
Semi-Finalists:
Long Distance by Ashna Sharan (USA)
2020 by Guillermo Arriola (Mexico)
The Dead Don't Dream by Eduardo Justus (Brazil)
Day-to-Day by Sak Miranda (Brazil)
Boarding Pass by Julia Carrera (Brazil)
The Fate by José García Pérez (Spain)
Flashback by Fabio Filomena (Italy)
In The Dark by Sarah Malito (Canada)
When Everyday Became Halloween by Peter Andrew Sacco (Canada)
Is by Mona Ramezani (Iran)
Noise of Whispers by Vaibhav Jagdish Bhavsar (India)
Hey Honey by Paul Westbrook (Australia)
Pedidos (Orders) by Roberto I. Ercolalo (Spain)
The Cover by Maryam Ghasemi (Iran)
Sorrow by Stefan Teofilovic (Serbia)
Inertia by Shayan Habibi (Iran)
Homemade Cookies by Nikolaos Kakonas and Calliopi Villy Kotoula (Greece)
Flight by Dan Chen (USA)
The Right Path by Ariel Pacheco (USA)
In The Wake by Lorenza De Benedictis (Canada)
Sacrifice by Sam Kumar (India)
| WINNERS SUMMER 2021 |
| WINNERS SPRING 2021 |
| WINNERS WINTER 2020 |
| WINNERS FALL 2020 |
| WINNERS SUMMER 2020 |
| WINNERS SPRING 2020 |
| WINNERS WINTER 2019 |
| WINNERS FALL 2019 |
