Award Winners
And Nominations
PEN GATE FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Best Picture
Sami
Ondrej Hraška
Best Comedy
I Mustache You
Shara Ashley Zieger
Best Documentary/PSA
Women in the Front Seat
Indy Saini
Audience Award
The Firefly Jar
Gary Fierro
Best Drama
Sweat
David Allain
Best Ensemble
The Principals Assembly
Jordan Ancel
Best Actor
Matthew McNulty
Sweat
Best Actress
Rula Lenska
Oh, Little Spark!
Best Director
Thomas Simon
Bowlhead
Rising Star Award
Joel Familier
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2022 Nominations
Best Picture Nominations
A Maiden Not Made of Clay - Shumile, Kohei Takeda
For I am Dead - Patricia Delso Lucas
Lilith - Adrian Marquez Barrios
Sami - Ondrej Hraška
Best Comedy Nominations
Care Package - Don Most
Chinese Laundry - Giorgio Arcelli Fontana
I Mustache You - Shara Ashley Zeiger
Sag Bump - James J. Labonte
Scotch, Please - Evan Schneider
Best Drama Nominations
Cadillac: A Mobster Fairy Tale - Robert Curreri
Careful - Sebastião Salgado
Nothing is Going to Change - Nicholas Burns
Oh, Little Spark! - Charlie Lyon Budden
Sweat - David Allain
Best Documentary/PSA Nominations
Embarrassed - Sir Steve McQueen
Free to Care - Chris Temple, Owen Dubeck
Rachel's Law - Cameron Ilan
The Painter - Robert Isenberg
Women in the Front Seat - Indi Saini
Best Ensemble Nominations
Cadillac: A Mobster Fairy Tale
Out: A Short Film
Purple Case
The Firefly Jar
The Principals Assembly
Best Actor Nominations
John Potvin - Cadillac: A Mobster Fairy Tale
Matthew McNulty - Sweat
Michael Way - Nothing is Going to Change
Peter Ondrejička - Sami
Tiago Lobo - Careful
Best Actress Nominations
Bonnie Wright - Sweat
Íris Cayatte - Careful
Marcus Kovár - Sami
Rula Lenska - Oh, Little Spark!
Pamela Morgan - The Principal's Assembly
Best Director Nominations
Charlie Lyon Budden - Oh, Little Spark!
David Allain - Sweat
Matthew Beltz - Four Pins
Thomas Simon - Bowlhead
Jordan Ancel - The Principal's Assembly
2022 Screenwriting Winners
Best Screenplay Short
Critics Inc
Chris Esper
Best Feature Screenplay
Jane Doe & The Stag
Bryce Breen
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