3rd Babel Film Awards: Winners & Red Carpet Photos
The winners of the 3rd Babel Film Awards were announced this past weekend! The competitions this year involved films made in our after-school activities, our 48-hour film competition and short films made by student filmmakers in Hong Kong.
Awards in the Open Competition were presented by a roster of filmmakers and film teachers, including actress Natalie Hsu 許恩怡, who is a leading talent in the local film scene! Other award presenters included Bipin Karma, an actor from the film “Hand Rolled Cigarettes,” filmmakers Anson Chung and Wendy Zhang, as well as film teachers Edward Bruce and Janine Ward.
Congratulations to everyone who took home awards this year!
Open Competition Winners
Best Short Film: “Life Continues” (Moses Lai, Chinese International School)
Best Director: Moses Lai (“Life Continues”)
Best Screenplay: Moses Lai (“Life Continues”)
Best Actor: Bryn Folpp (“Macbeth Street”)
Best Actress: Sonakshi Shrivastava (“As You Wish”)
Best Cinematography: Caleb Pang (“7 More Minutes”)
Best Editing: Nicholas Tanner (“Cortisol”)
Best Sound Design: Rachell Lee (“As You Wish”)
Babel 48 Winners
Best 48-Hour Film: “Do You Want to Be a Millionaire” (Chinese International School, Hong Kong)
1st Runner Up: “The Ritual” (Chadwick International, South Korea)
2nd Runner Up: “The Virus” (Singapore School, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Indonesia)
Special Mention: “Qiu” (Canadian International School, Hong Kong)
Audience Award: “Stillpoint” (British School Jakarta, Indonesia)
After-School Category Winners
Secondary Competition
Best Film: “1983” (American School Hong Kong)
1st Runner Up: “Bottle” (Canadian International School of Hong Kong)
2nd Runner Up: “Scary Larry” (Chinese International School)
Primary Competition
Best Film: “The Note” (German Swiss International School)
1st Runner Up: “Expectation vs Reality” (Canadian International School of Hong Kong)
2nd Runner Up: “A Day in 80 Seconds” (Christian Alliance International School)
Photos by Hannah Liu
