The 2022 PAECA winners have been announced! This is the place to see who won the 11th Prince of Prestige Academy Awards including who took home Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor, and Best Performance by an Actress honors.
2022 PRINCE OF PRESTIGE ACADEMY AWARD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Karel Roden
WINNER
Paeca®: 1 Nomination, 1 Win
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Karel Roden is the leading actor in the feature-length film Nightline (2022). Karel Roden was born on May 18, 1962, in Ceské Budejovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is known for RocknRolla (2008), Orphan (2009), Hellboy (2004), and The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
Themo Melikidze
Hamlet/Horatio
Radhakrishnan Parthiban
Shadow of the Night,
Qian Zhao
Lucky
Andrew Burdette
Hamlet/Horatio
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Varalakshmi Sarathkumar
WINNER
Paeca®: 1 Nomination, 1 Win
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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar is the leading actress in the feature-length film Shadow of the Night, original title: Iravin Nizhal, (2022). She is also known for her roles in Vikram Vedha (2017), Sarkar (2018), and Tharai Thappattai (2016). Varalaxmi Sarathkumar was born on March 5, 1985, in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Despina Apostolidou
Phoenix 2021/A Survival Guide
Barbora Bockova
Nightline
Ana Maria Estrada
A Stranger at the Funeral
Xijuan Zhu
Empty Nest
BEST U.S. MADE SHORT FILM
The End
WINNER
Paeca®: 5 Nominations, 2 Wins
After watching her gallant knight die at the end of the film, it’s up to the determined Princess Hilderose to take matters into her own hands to stop her love and earn her happily ever after.
Director: Alexandria Siah
Prey
Distance
CINEMATIC DIRECTION
Shadow of the Night
WINNER
Paeca®: 5 Nominations, 3 Wins
Nandhu, a wealthy, film financier is absconding from the media and the police, wanted in connection with a suicide he may be responsible for. With his wife and child gone, fallen prey to the rumours, he finds no will to stick around.
Director: Radhakrishnan Parthiban
The Deepest Love
Lucky
Nightline
Hamlet/Horatio
Guan C·X8129
Phoenix 2021:
A Survival Guide
Lucky
The wicked
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
A stranger at a Funeral
WINNER
Paeca®: 3 Nominations, 1 Win
The death of Roberto took by surprise, to this emerging family. In the wake, an unknown man that no one knew, arrived and was very moved by Roberto's death. Who is this stranger who came to the funeral? What mystery does involves this man?
Director: Ana Maria Estrada Cardenas
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
The Shadow Between Us
WINNER
Paeca®: 1 Nomination, 1 Win
To address ongoing civil unrest following the death of George Floyd, a Black dancer and a White choreographer embark on a journey to heal the divide.
Dir. Lance Murphey
Shelter
'L Prascondù
The Biological Aging Challenge
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Nightline
WINNER
Paeca®: 4 Nominations, 2 Wins
A bittersweet tale around a live interview radio broadcast that changes the lives of several innocent people. After lying low in the USA for almost 20 years, Radek makes a surprise visit to his home city of Prague.
Director: Robert Sedlacek
Empty Nest
Shadow of the Night
The Deepest Love
BEST SHORT FILM
The End
WINNER
Paeca®: 5 Nomination, 2 Win
After watching her gallant knight die at the end of the film, it’s up to the determined Princess Hilderose to take matters into her own hands to stop her love and earn her happily ever after.
Director: Alexandria Siah
A Stranger at the
Funeral
Guan C·X8129
lucky
The Sound Eye
COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Shadow of the Night
WINNER
Paeca®: 3 Nominations, 5 Wins
Nandhu, a wealthy, film financier is absconding from the media and the police, wanted in connection with a suicide he may be responsible for. With his wife and child gone, fallen prey to the rumours, he finds no will to stick around..
Director: Radhakrishnan Parthiban
Far Away Man
The End
Destiny -from
the musical
"This is Love"
HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
Prey
WINNER
“Original Concept”
Prey is an autobiographical film about a child struggling to cope with their innocence being forcibly taken away.
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Director: Mali Crosby