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​BIAFF 2020- DIAMOND AWARDS
Still from 'Deer Damage'.
Angel Meadow
Still from 'Everything Really Natural?'.
Can't Hide It
Still from 'Golnesa'.
Dead Air
Still from 'Highly Likely'.
Dearly Departed
title
film maker / from
Angel Meadow
Bolton Moviemakers (Ian Crowther) / Bolton
Can't Hide It
Richard Miller / ​Staffordshire
Dead Air
Geoff Harmer / ​Hampshire
Dearly Departed
Elise Martin & Jess Bartlett / ​East Sussex 
Disco Dynamite​
Tom Clover / Bristol
Oh Mom!
Jan Gruszka / Poland
Painting, The
Joan Paüls / Spain
Umai
Ińkár Ábdirash / ​Kazakhstan
Still from 'Kage (Shadow)'
Disco Dynamite
Still from 'Making Friends as the World Ends'.
Oh Mom!
Still from 'Sheltered'.
The Painting
Still from 'The Swimming Pool'.
Umai
Diamond Award means... 
​There are no specific criteria for Diamonds. The judges select the eight best films in the competition.
Clearly each rating will inevitably cover a range of attainment levels, and will be subjective to some degree; film is a work of art not science.
Please also be aware that the general standard of films drifts over time.
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