During the 2022 WIFI Film Festival, 29 films from nine countries were shown on Washburn’s campus, the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library and ArtsConnect. The following is a list of award winners along with the films that were nominated for awards in each category. You can also watch the awards show on WIFI’s Facebook Page.

Golden Bowtie Award / Best Film Overall: “Eloise Lou​”

Nominations: “Bear” and “Censor of Dreams”

Golden Ichabod Award: “Pro Play”

Nominations: “Parallel Universe,”  “First Game – an NEK Documentary,” and “L’appel du vide”

Ivy Sunderji Screenwriting Award:  “Furever Love”

Allan Holzman Award for Special Achievement in Editing: “Furever Love”

Best Directing – Narrative:  “The Letter Room”

Nominations: “Bear” and “Censor of Dreams”

Best Directing – Documentary: “Hellbender in the Blue”

Nominations: “Pacing the Pool” and “Mirror”

Best Cinematography – Narrative: “Censor of Dreams”

Nominations: “When the Rain Sets In” and “The Letter Room”

Best Cinematography – Documentary: “Tierra del Fuego”

Nominations: “Hellbender in the Blue” and “land and flower”

Best Editing – Narrative: “Censor of Dreams”

Nominations: “Bear” and “Censor of Dreams”

Best Editing – Documentary: “Hellbender in the Blue”

Nominations: “Pacing the Pool” and “land and flower”

Best Sound Design: “Censor of Dreams”

Nominations: “A Morsel of Love” and “Jim of Earth”

Best Production Design: “Censor of Dreams”

Nominations:  “Jim of Earth” and “Triangle”

Best Costume Design: “Bear”

Nominations: “Sin and Repent” and “Censor of Dreams”

Best Title Design: “When the Rain Sets In”

Nominations: “Eloise Lou” and “Hellbender in the Blue”

Best Actor: “The Letter Room”

Nominations: “Censor of Dreams” and “Eloise Lou”

Best Actress: “Bear”

Nominations: “Eloise Lou” and “Triangle”

Social Progress: “Hellbender in the Blue”

Nominations: “The Letter Room” and “Triangle”