RIFF Awards
for Best Editing, Best Screenplay & Best Director

It gives us great pleasure to congratulate the winners of the RIFF Awards for their works. The Best Screenplay Award goes to Vahid Alvandifar’s dark comedy Cover about a surprising resurrection, the narration of which captivates through its timeless universal quality. The jury has awarded Best Editing to 1982 by Lucas Gallo, a smart and highly topical reflection on media mechanisms in war, based on gripping contemporary footage of the Falklands War. Best Director has been awarded to A Small Insignificant Love by Larisa Crunteanu for its complex interwoven plot levels, sensitive handling of its protagonists, and light-hearted approach to a popular reality TV format.