2017 INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS RESULTS
The winners of this year’s International Film Competition were announced at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s 2017 Programme Launch in Paisley on Thursday 14th September.
These engaging and inspiring titles that address mental health will be celebrated at our International Film Awards. The event takes place at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow on the evening of Thursday 12th October. The Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one of the winning films, will be announced on the night.
All of the honoured films, along with other Official Selections from the competition, will be screened at the CCA between the 12th and 15th of October. See the full programme and book tickets here.
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
Thu 12 Oct, CCA
2017 INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD WINNERS
BEST ANIMATION
THE WAVES
Oscar Lewis
An artist returns to his work after suffering a mental breakdown.
Sat 14 Oct, 11am | Men, Interrupted I
COMMUNITY AWARD
GAMBLING WITH MINDS
Genevieve Clay-Smith
Mental health advocates voice their lived experiences of the Australian care system.
Fri 13 Oct, 1pm | Community Counts
EXPERIMENTAL AWARD
WATERFALL
Tom Lock Griffiths
Memory and grief are shown to be embedded in a resonant landscape, as though lurking underwater.
Fri 13 Oct, 11am | with Vivian, Vivian
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
HUM
Nathan Fagan
A singer-songwriter discovers that his music helps him to deal with schizoaffective disorder.
Thu 12 Oct, 2pm | Music Matters
Sat 14 Oct, 11am | Men, Interrupted I
BEST MID-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
VIVIAN, VIVIAN
Ingrid Kamerling
A grieving director tries various means to get inside the head of her sister, lost to suicide.
Fri 13 Oct, 11am
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BECOMING CARY GRANT
Mark Kidel
The man who hid his insecurities behind a Hollywood mask of charm and sophistication is revealed.
Sat 14 Oct, 7.30pm
BEST SHORT DRAMA
Y
Gina Wenzel
Laura’s alienation, aloofness and lack of direction are challenged through meeting Safi, a refugee.
Fri 13 Oct, 5pm | International Shorts
BEST FEATURE DRAMA
SUMMER 1993
Carla Simón
Orphaned six-year-old Frida faces the first summer with her new adoptive family, and tragedy’s aftermath.
Fri 13 Oct, 8pm
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
COPING
Edem Dotse
An aunt and her nephew quarrel when she decides to send her schizophrenic husband to a prayer camp.
Sat 14 Oct, 1.30pm | Men, Interrupted II
VOICES OF EXPERIENCE AWARD
SPIKE
Ian Tierney
A soldier who served in Northern Ireland recovers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sat 14 Oct, 11am | Men, Interrupted I
YOUTH PERSPECTIVE AWARD
OVERLOVE
Lucas Helth
Olivia’s obsessive-compulsive disorder clouds her relationship with her younger brother.
Fri 13 Oct, 10.30am | Youth Perspective
Fri 13 Oct, 5pm | International Shorts