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22-23 February 2020

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November 2019 WINNERS

Asian Cinematography AWARDS (ACA)

Best Film of the Month

TITLE: Once Upon A Time In…Sai Wan (Hong Kong)


DIRECTOR: Nate Ki


PRODUCER: Mani Man



Synopsis:

In 1989, there were rumors saying money became joss papers when a delivery guy returned to his restaurant after delivering food order to Room 4E of Sau Lai Building which was to be disassembled. Such rumors horrified restaurant staff members nearby as they all afraid that they would receive call from the ghost someday.

Shui, who was a staff member from Chiu Fat Restaurant, however, manipulated people’s superstition, claiming that he received order from the ghost. He stole all the money after delivering food orders while replacing the money with joss papers. His boss and colleagues were shocked as they had never thought that their restaurant was chosen and cursed!

Shui found that his trick succeed and thus decided to cheat money using the same tactics again and again…

 

“The Best film of the Month automatically qualifies as an Official Selection for the Golden Eagles AWARDS and guaranteed screening in Manila. Further film selections will qualify upon the decision of the festival selection committee from the monthly winners.”

AWARDS:


Best Asian Short Film


Best Director


All Winners of the Categories:

November 2019

Once Upon A Time In…Sai Wan<p>(Hong Kong)

Once Upon A Time In…Sai Wan

(Hong Kong)

2 AWARDS

Nate Ki and Mani Man

One Last Monster<p>(USA)

One Last Monster

(USA)

3 AWARDS

Gene Kim, Michael S. Kim and Elmer Barcenes

Atlas<p>(Poland)

Atlas

(Poland)

Best Cinematography of a Short Film

Paweł Dyllus

Closet<p>(Japan)

Closet

(Japan)

2 AWARDS

Takehiro Shindo

Shangri La<p>(China)

Shangri La

(China)

2 AWARDS

Carlo Christian Spano, Jackson Zhao and Nida Zang

Man May Love<p>(India)

Man May Love

(India)

2 AWARDS

Sareesh Sudhakaran, Anulika and Akshita Choudhary

9 to 5<p>(Greece)

9 to 5

(Greece)

2 AWARDS

Filippos Tsapekis and Stavroula Dimitriadou

Lecho<p>(Hungary)

Lecho

(Hungary)

2 AWARDS

Karoly Palfai

James Arthur feat. Travis Barker – You<p>(Germany)

James Arthur feat. Travis Barker – You

(Germany)

Best Music Video

Timon Birkhofer

Agony<p>(Korea)

Agony

(Korea)

Best Editing

Sohyun Han and Hyun-seok Shing

Bavaria<p>(Germany)

Bavaria

(Germany)

Best Drone Aerial Cinematography

Paul Hoehenberger

Bedhab<p>(India)

Bedhab

(India)

Best Visual Effects

Raju Binsale

The Nun’s Kaddish<p>(Portugal)

The Nun’s Kaddish

(Portugal)

Best Music Score

Pedro Marques

Golden Eagles AWARDS

Films selected to Live Screening - MANILA 2020

Flickering Souls Set Alight (Greece)

Flickering Souls Set Alight (Greece)

Best Cinematography of a Short Film

Petros Antoniadis

CHOCOLATE MAN <p>(Germany)

CHOCOLATE MAN

(Germany)

2 AWARDS

Julian C. Steiner

Slaughter <p>(Iran)

Slaughter

(Iran)

Best Cinematography of an Asian Short Film

Hamed Baghaeian

The Widow<p>(Japan)

The Widow

(Japan)

Best Asian Short Film

Kenjo McCurtain and Yanqiu Fei

Are You Volleyball?!<p>(Iran)

Are You Volleyball?!

(Iran)

2 AWARDS

Mohammad Bakhshi and Nima Rabiei

Living Idle<p>(India)

Living Idle

(India)

6 AWARDS

Mrs.Satyaramana & Mr.Ramana

Birth of a Pride<p>(South Africa)

Birth of a Pride

(South Africa)

2 AWARDS

Dereck Joubert & Beverly Joubert

Clinging With Hate<p>(Myanmar)

Clinging With Hate

(Myanmar)

Best Feature Film

Aww Ratha, Nyein Chan Kyaw and Wai Minn Maung

A Familiar Stranger<p>(United States)

A Familiar Stranger

(United States)

2 AWARDS

Yining Xu and Xiao Ma

Iewduh<p>(India)

Iewduh

(India)

Best Cinematography of a Feature Film

Pradip Daimary

Portrait of a Lady<p>(Canada)

Portrait of a Lady

(Canada)

2 AWARDS

Kenny Leoncito

About My Mother<p>(Japan)

About My Mother

(Japan)

Best Asian Short Film

Yumi Otsuka

Crossfire<p>(Australia)

Crossfire

(Australia)

2 AWARDS

Mert Berdilek and Alper Kasap

Keep It Light<p>(Switzerland)

Keep It Light

(Switzerland)

BEST SHORT FILM

Malika Pellicioli

Anacronte<p>(Argentina)

Anacronte

(Argentina)

3 AWARDS

Raúl Koler, Emiliano Sette, Nelson Luty

Watch Me Kill<p>(Philippines/USA)

Watch Me Kill

(Philippines/USA)

3 AWARDS

Tyrone Acierto, Barbara Acierto and Aika Rapay

A Paper House<p>(China)

A Paper House

(China)

4 AWARDS

Wei Geng

Play<p>(Poland)

Play

(Poland)

Best Student Short Film

Piotr Sulkowski

Once Upon A Time In…Sai Wan<p>(Hong Kong)

Once Upon A Time In…Sai Wan

(Hong Kong)

2 AWARDS

Nate Ki and Mani Man

Atlas<p>(Poland)

Atlas

(Poland)

Best Cinematography of a Short Film

Paweł Dyllus

A YEAR<p>(Nepal)

A YEAR

(Nepal)

3 AWARDS

Jisun Jamie Lee, Adel Morales and Keshab Pandey

Euigon<p>(Korea)

Euigon

(Korea)

2 AWARDS

Jeremiah Magoncia and Kim Andrew Surang

“The Best film of the Month automatically qualifies as an Official Selection for the Golden Eagles AWARDS and guaranteed screening in Manila. Further film selections will qualify upon the decision of the festival selection committee from the monthly winners.”

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