Santorini Film Festival Explained

Santorini Film Festival
Location:	Santorini, Greece
Established:	2018
Founders:	HFP

Santorini Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by HFP, held in July in Santorini, an island in the southern Aegean Sea, Greece. The festival was first held in June 2018 and takes place annually to promote independent cinema in the area and globally.^[1]

The festival

Santorini Film Festival was first started in June 2018 by HF Productions, and is held annually at the open air screening venue, Cinema Kamari in Santorini.^{[2] [3]}

Santorini Film Festival awards winners

2018

The following are the event winners of the 2018 Santorini Film Festival:^[4]

• Best Feature Film: Funny Story (2018), director Michael J. Gallagher
• Best Drama Feature: Nour (2017), director Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour
• Best Director: Gaslighting (2018), director Tina Matzat
• Best Feature Documentary: Calm In Chaos (2017), director Tracey Cochrane
• Best Greek Film: Heimlich (2017), director Kostas Bakouris
• Best Writer: Blind Sighted
• Best Screenplay: Reflections
• Best Short Film: Alone
• Best Short Documentary: Little Fiel (2017), director Irina Patkanian
• Best Music Video: KCPK: The End (2017), director Loïc Andrieu
• Best Music (In a Film): The Astronot (2018), director Tim Cash, composer Pennan Brae
• Best Experimental: Maria's Silence (2017), director Cesare Bedogne
• Best Comedy Short: Fisolofia
• Best Drama Short: De Vlakte (Clearing) (2016), director Margo Mot

2019

The following are the event winners of the 2019 Santorini Film Festival:^[5]

• Best Feature Film: Buck Run (2019), director Nick Frangione
• Best Comedy Feature: Love Possibly (2018), directors Che Grant and Michael Boccalini
• Best Director: 安 (Lullaby) (2019), director Ray Du
• Best Feature Documentary: Trace (2019), directors Raluca Bejan and Ioan Cocan
• Best Greek Film: The Surface of Things (2017), director Nancy Biniadaki
• Best Writer: The Greek Passage (2019), writer Lorenzo Guarnieri
• Best Screenplay: Time Police: the Curious Case of the Devil Dogs, writer Scott Simpson
• Best Short Film: Emma (2019), director Abin Abraham
• Best Short Documentary: Neither Roses, Nor Daisies (2019), director Jeunghae Yim
• Best Music Video: Rooftops
• Best Music (In a Film): Petit Four (2019), director Kalainithan Kalaichelvan, composer Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
• Best Experimental: Transient Passengers (2018), director Natalia Hermida
• Best Comedy Short: O.I.
• Best Drama Short: Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016), director Andrew Kotatko
• Best Producer: Cassidy Red (2017), producers Brooks Yang and Matt Knudsen
• Best Cinematographer: One Sunny Day
• Special Mention: Exodus (2018), director Kiran Dhoot
• Best Animation: Two Balloons (2017), director Mark C. Smith
• Best Student Director: Blue Noise (2019), director Jonah Moshammer

Notes and References

1. Web site: HiSubmit - Santorini Film Festival . HiSubmit . 27 October 2019.
2. Web site: Santorini Film Festival. FilmFreeway. en. 27 October 2019.
3. News: Santorini Film Festival Call for Entries. 16 October 2019. University Film & Video Association. 27 October 2019.
4. Web site: 2018 Winners - Santorini Film Festival . Santorini Film Festival . 27 October 2019 . en.
5. Web site: Winners 2019 - Santorini Film Festival . Santorini Film Festival . 29 October 2019 . en.