2021 Award Winners
2021 Competition Winners
Snow Leopard Award for Best Film - Brighton 4th (Georgia), Levan Koguashvili, director
Snow Leopard Award for Best Actor - Tolepbergen Baisakalov for Fire (Kazakhstan)
Snow Leopard Award for Best Actress - Arawinda Kirana for Yuni (Indonesia)
Snow Leopard Distinction Award for Directing - Eran Kolirin, Let it Be Morning (Israel)
Snow Leopard Special Jury Award for production - Yusif (Lebanon), Houssein Haidar, producer, screenwriter, and actor and Mohammed Kazem Fayad, director
Snow Leopard Audience Award – Shambala (Kyrgyzstan), Artykpai Suyundukov, director
Dr. Dao and Dr. Linh Filmmaker Cash Award of $10,000 - Shambala (see above)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Scholarship Award of $5000 - On the Silk Road (Uzbekistan), Sherzod Nazarov, director
Our Snow Leopard Award was specially designed and executed by sculptor, Sir Daniel Winn.
2021 Honorees
The Bruce Lee Award, presented in partnership with the Bruce Lee Foundation - Andy Cheng, actor, stuntperson, and martial artist.
Snow Leopard Award for Outstanding Cinematic Achievement - Chloé Zhao, director
Snow Leopard Lifetime Achievement Award – France Nuyen, actress
Snow Leopard Rising Star Award – Mayling Ng, actress
Ladies Tiffany Circle/Red Cross Courage to Dream Award - Lady Maiden Alex Ibru, publisher, chairman and CEO, The Guardian Newspapers (Nigeria), humanitarian, and film producer
Winn Slavin Humanitarian Award - Kieu Chinh, actress
One Heart Award - Her Royal Highness of Cambodia, Norodom Arunrasmy, princess, politician, and diplomat, in honor of her father, King Norodom Sihanook, statesman, royal, and filmmaker.
Angel Benefactor Award –Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles (KCCLA). Dr. Wijin Park, KCCLA director accepted the award
Angel Benefactor Award - Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Helen Hoehne, HFPA President, and Lena Basse, journalist, accepted the award
2021 Partnering Program
Young Filmmakers Showcase
Best New Director - Zhengda Qiu, Salvation
Best Production Team - Haochen Sun / Hanxi Wei, Hello LA
Best Actor - WenJun Zhao, Yuan
Best Short Film - Wanrong Li, Huazi and Cat