
2021 MALIBU FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
AUDIENCE CHOICE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
SKIP HER
Director: Sara Key
AUDIENCE CHOICE U.S. SHORT FILM
FLUSH LOU
Director: Madison Stewart Leonard
AUDIENCE CHOICE DOCUMENTARY
HIGH SURF WARNING
Directors: Paul Taublieb & Susan Cooper
AUDIENCE CHOICE FEATURE FILM
BLUE NIGHTS
Director: Julian Berger
JURY AWARDS
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
WITHOUT A WHISPER - KONNÓN:KWE
Director: Katsitsionni Fox
BEST ANIMATED FILM
GON, The Little Fox
Director: Takeshi Yashiro
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SAM'S DECISION
Cinematographer: Luke Leonard
VÉRITÉ FILMMAKING AWARD
THE SOUND OF JAPANESE CULTURE
Directors: Laura Innocenti, Giacomo Callistri
BEST DOCUMENTARY
KISS THE GROUND
Directors: Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell
BEST SHORT FILM
THE GODS OF SUMMER
Director: Cristiana Di Palma
BEST FEATURE FILM
BLUE NIGHTS
Director: Julian Berger