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RAGFF
RETRO AVANT GARDE FILM FESTIVAL
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RETRO AVANT GARDE
FILM FESTIVAL
CAIRO
DUE TO THE ONGOING MILITARY SITUATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND GAZA
AND THE NEAR POSIBILITY THAT EGYPT MIGHT ENTER THE CONFLICT.
THE LIVE SCREENINS IN CAIRO ARE BEING PLACE ON HOLD.
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WE EXPECT THE SITUATION BECOME MORE STABLE
SO THE LIVE SCREENINGS ARE BEING SCHEDULED FOR
APRIL 2024
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IF YOU LIKE TO JOIN US ON AN INTERVIEW NOW,
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR UPCOMING RAGFF CAIRO 2023 PARTICIPANTS INTERVIEWS,
THESE INTERVIEWS WILL HAPPEN STARTING DECEMBER
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Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
Best Retro Avant Garde Feature Film
Winner
When the Seedlings Grow
Dir. Reger Azad Kaya
Syrian Arab Republic
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Finalist
There and Back
Dir. Oleg Asadulin
Russian Federation
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Best Retro Avant Garde Short Film
Winner
Walls Beneath Our Feet
Dir. Antti Suniala
Finland
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RAGFF Feature Films
Winner Drama
Mehrunisa
Dir. Sandeep Kumar
Austria
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Winner Fantasy
Shaakuntalam
Dir. Gunasekhar Karri
India
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Winner Horror
Afterwards
Dir. Stephen Wallis
Canada
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Winner Art
MUJINA Pass
Dir. Hiroshi Toda
Japan
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Winner Noir
The Performance
Dir. Stephen Wallis
Canada
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Winner Experimental
The Africologist : Chronicles of Africa
Dir. Valerio Lopes
Cape Verde
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Winner Surrealism
Santa Guerra
Dir. Samantha Casella
Italy
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Winner Expressionist
The Court Jester
Dir. Luis Rosemberg Filho
Brasil
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Finalist Feature Films
Drama
The Group ( Balagam )
Dir. Venu Yeldandi
India
Art
Velvet &
Dir. Alexandre Asparuh
Czech Republic
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RAGFF Short Film
Winner
The Trial
Dir. Kamel Ben Ouanes
Tunisia
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Dos Bros Force
Dir. Jyothi Kalyan Sura
United States
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A’wan Al Kheir
Dir. Farah Gomaa
Egypt
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Red Pen
Dir. Abdou EL MESNAOUI
Morocco
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Fei
Dir. Yuanchang Wang
China
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The Red Dress
Dir. Marwah Ghazi
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Honorable Mention Films
Human Rights
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Winners
Feature Films
Palestine Report
Dir. Atsushi Kadowaki
Japan
Short Films
Sace
Dir. Ose Oyamendan
Nigeria
Bras
Dir. Waleed Hosen
State of Palestina
Children of the Sun, Keep it Up
Dir. Jyun Wu
Taiwan
Bouchaib
Dir. Ali Boudra
Morocco
Kath Duncan – The Untold Struggle for civil rights
Dir. Ray Barron Woolford FRSA
United kingdom
Jury’s Award
Winners
Feature Films
The Engine Inside
Dir. Darcy Wittenburg,
Dir. Darren McCullough,
Dir. Colin Jones,
Anthill Films
Canada
Whetu Marama – Bright Star
Dir. Toby Mills
Dir. Aileen O’Sullivan
New Zeland
Behind Gates
Dir. Cosson Chinepoh
Cameroon
And Outside life goes on
Dir. Daniel Maurer
Switzerland
Black Cockatoo Crisis
Dir. Jane Hammond
Australia
Nyam
Dir. Retji Dakum
United States
Helping Chalo
Dir. Emmanuel Mwape
Zambia
Short Films
Zoe
Dir. Carmelle Netto
Central African Republic
Talk, my Doctor
Dir. Heba Ellekawy
Egypt
Cigarette
Dir. Lama Naamneh
State of Palestina
Dajla : Cinema and Oblivion
Dir. Arturo Duenas Herrero
Spain
La Lixeira – The Invisibles ‘Dignity’
Dir. Guido Galante
Dir. Antonio Notarangelo
Italy
Muhammad Sato, The Japanese Muslim
Dir. Atsushi Kadowaki
Japan
Best Documentary Feature Film
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Winner
Shepherds of the Earth
Dir. Iiris Harma
Finland
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Finalist
Stone through Time.. The Dry Stones of Kythnos
Dir. Yiannis Spiliopoulos
Greece
Best National Documentary Short Film
Winner
Behind the Fabulous Picture
Dir. Yossef essam farouk
Egypt
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Best Documentary Short Film
Winner
Cape to Carthage
Dir. D’Arcy Doran
Dir. Allan Wilson
United Kingdom
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Dance Under the Sea
Dir. Antonio Maria Cortese
Italy
Etiopia : Gente in Camino
Dir. Aldo Fancesco Gaido
Italy
Left Out
Dir. Rock PJ
Cameroon
To the Unkown Architect
Dir. Walid Siti
United Kingdom
Retro Feature Film
Winner
D.O.A
Dir. Kurt St. Thomas
United States
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Finalist
The Long Hollywood Night
Dir. Joss Refauvelet
United States
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Retro Short Film
Winner
Seaside Azan
(for a Lover of Pearl)
Dir. Andrew Kamel
United States
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Best Drama Short Film
Winner
Nocturnal Burger
Dir. Reema Maya
United States
At age 45
Dir. Prunuelle Sakofio
Central African Republic
Speaker
Dir. Alan Hamwan
United Kingdom
The Muse
Dir. Max Karpylev
United States
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Dir. Hussain Mohammed Alahmed
United Arabs Emirates
Tender Threads
Dir. Ouijdane Khallid
Morocco
Best Comedy Short Film
Winner
Amaal
Dir. Dibo Dibo
Egypt
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Best Noir Short Film
Winner
Adversariis
Dir. Stefan Knezovic
Italy
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Best Sci Fiction Short Film
Winner
The Prowler
Dir. Tanguy Pochoy
France
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Erik
Dir. David Kodheli
Albania
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Best Experimental Short Film
Winner
We are the Earth
Dir Zoe Rose
France
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Best Art Short Film
Winner
Crosswinds
Dir. Gregoire Verbeke
Belgium
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Best Surrealism Short Film
Winner
Our Land
Dir. Loula Burnus
Belgium
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Best Expressionist Short Film
Winner
Today’s Noose
Dir. Anna Gabriel
Armenia
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Best Fantasy Short Film
Winner
Heaven in Blues
Dir. Maurizio Vincenzi
Italy
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Best Horror Short Film
Winner
Roque
Dir. Banni Leclerc
Spain
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Ondhu Kaadina Madhyadholage
Dir. Nithish Prajwal
Dir. Amogh Ravindra
India
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Folklore Contemporary Dance
Winner
Moksh –
The Quest for Salvation
Dir. Bertwin Ravi Dsouza,
Dir. Shampa Gopikrishna
India
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Best Music Video
Winner
Konya
(Yeko feat. Mamani Keita )
Dir. Yohann Le Ferrand
France
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Dunia ( Yeko Feat. Tina )
Dir. Yohann Le Ferrand
France
Yerna Fasse ( Yeko Feat. Khaira Arby )
Dir. Soussaba Cisse
France
Rythms of Indian Ocean
Dir. Nizar Alaswad
Saudi Arabia
Charles X – Gasoline Shoes
Dir. Davy NKOUME OBIANG
France
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Best Animation
Winner
Azania Rises
Dir. Farayi Chinyanga
South Africa
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A tree once grew here
Dir. Johnnie Semerad
United States
Regeneration : the Hexi Corridor
Dir. Kechen Chen
China
Ruined - But its not my Fault
Dir. Afshar Iqbal
Pakistan
Ashes
Dir. Mostafa Mohamed Farghally
Egypt
Anemoia
Dir Zachary Karem
United States
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Best Director Feature Film
Winner
I don’t want Success
Dir. Anna Parysheva
Russian Federation
Finalist
Good guy with a Gun
Dir. John Mossman
United States
Semi-Finalist
El Placer de dar Placer
Dir. Zaza Marquez
El Salvador
Best Director Short Film
Winner
The Prowler
Dir. Tanguy Pochoy
France
Best Actor Feature Film
Winner
Nick Mancuso
The Performance
Dir. Stephen Wallis
Canada
Best Actor Short Film
Winner
Denis Lavant
Montanea
Dir. Charlotte Louis
France
Finalist
Nicholas Pople
The Nautilus Mutiny
United Kingdom
Dir. Charlotte Louis
France
Best Actress Feature Film
Winner
Farrukh Kumar
Mehrunisa
Dir. Sandeep kumar
Austria / India
Finalist
Sara Drago
I know You
Dir. Laura Angiulli
Italy
Semi-Finalist
Daria Gavrushenko
Horn and Ivory
Dir. Venet Yadav
India
Best Actress Short Film
Winner
Heba Toulan
The Window Washer
Dir Robert Marshall Tartell
United States
Finalist
Sofie Sende Iversen
Dir. Alexander Armas Kereklidis Turpin
The Architect
Norway
Best Cinematography Feature Film
Winner
The Hotel
Dir. Alexandr Baluyev
Russian Federation
Best Cinematography Short Film
Winner
Nocturnal Burger
Dir. Reema Maya
United Sates
Finalist
First Time Caller
Dir. Nate Allison
United States
Semi-Finalist
Giovanna
Dir. Cesare Rossi
Italy
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Best Edition Feature Film
Winner
Chateau Laurier
Dir. James Stewart
Canada
Best Edition Short Film
Winner
Charles X – Gasoline Shoes
Dir. Davy NKOUME OBIANG
France
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Best Original Music Short Film
Winner
I saw myself dead
Composer. Jordan Paul Rousseau
Ireland
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Finalist
Missing Moments
Dir Salvin Francis
Greece
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Semi-Finalist
Transgressing
Dir. Alessandro Repetti
United Kingdom
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Best Screenplay Feature Film
Winner
Il Morso del Ramarro
Dir. Maria Lodovica Marini
Italy
Finalist
Old Boys
Dir. Jean- Francois Amiguet
Switzerland
Semi-Finalist
Alive
Dir. Amanuel Tekle
Eritera
Best Screenplay Short Film
Winner
We Meet Again
Dir. Tina Chamsine
Lebanon
Finalist
The Cookbook
Dir. Pedro Chaves
United States
Semi-Finalist
The Avenger
Dir. Ghebru Kibreab Beraki
Eritera
Best Hair Style and Make up Feature Film
Winner
Chateau Laurier
Dir. James Stewart
Canada
Best Hair Style and Make up Short Film
Winner
1848
Dir. Alfonso Otero Mireles
Mexico
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IMAGE IN THE BACKGROUND :
RETRO AVANT GARDE
CAIRO 2023
WINNER
SHORT FILM
WALLS BENEATH OUR FEET
DIR. ANTTI SUNIALA
FINLAND
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