Official Selection 2022

A selection of films for screening and a selection of films with the Official Selection will be published here on December 29, 2021.

WINNERS AND Official Selection 2021

You can read last season's results here: https://bestfilmawards.com/best-film-awards/best-director-award

WInner BEST DIRECTOR AWARD 2021 - ANNA

Anna, a middle-aged single mother, lives in a small industrial town in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. She works in a meat processing plant, lives in a rundown apartment and dreams for a better life for herself and her 16-year-old daughter.

Desperate for a change, she is lured by a radio advertisement to attend a party organized for foreign men who are touring the country, searching for love. Despite not having been out for years she decides to take part in the event.

At the party, Anna is confronted with the realities of old age, with the American men's real intentions, and by her underaged daughter who is also attending the event. Both mother and daughter realize the absurdity and indignity of the situation and abandon their dream for a better life.

Director: Dekel Berenson (United Kingdom)
Time: 15 min
Premiere: Festival de Cannes 2019
Grand Prix Best Film Awards and financial reward 5,000.00 USD