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2024/2025

  • Best Film – High Stand – Péter Karácsony – Hungary
  • Best Italian Film – Il mondo è nostro – M. V. Pinnavaia, G. A. Lo Cascio – Italy
  • Best International Film – Infinitésimal – Luis Costa – France
  • Best Director – Okupação da TSF – Rui Simões – Portugal
  • Best Screenplay – Sketchy Characters – Jacob French – USA
  • Best Editing – Catharsis, Ascension and Hell Raving – Andrea Sardu – Italy
  • Best Braggadocio – Parking Review – Davide Curto – Italy


FINALISTS:
BILDUNG – FEDERICO MAGNI – ITALY
CATHARSIS, ASCENSION AND HELL RAVING – ANDREA SARDU – ITALY
CLOWN – VINCENZO CARICARI – ITALY
HIGH STAND – PÉTER KARÁCSONY – HUNGARY
IL MONDO È NOSTRO – M. V. PINNAVAIA, G. A. LO CASCIO – ITALY
INFINITÉSIMAL – LUIS COSTA – FRANCE
NOT QUITE A SQUARE – ALEXANDER HOLLINS -AUSTRALIA
OKUPAÇAO DA TSF – RUI SIMÕES – PORTUGAL
PARISH – EÓIN HEANEY – IRELAND
PARKING REVIEW – DAVIDE CURTO – ITALY
SKETCHY CHARACTERS – JACOB FRENCH – USA
THE (UN)FORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS… – G. A. GONZALEZ, L. RAMÍREZ – MEXICO
THE WANDERER OF THE MONTAGNETTE…….. – JACQUES MICKE – FRANCE
THERE IS NO END TO THIS STORY – COSIMA FREI – SWITZERLAND
SIXTH PERIOD AWARDS

MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM: CHAUFFEUR – WILLIAM FINDINGE – DENMARK
BEST ITALIAN FILM: SELFIE – ADRIANO SPADARO – ITALY
BEST EUROPEAN FILM: ZMIENA – PIERRE RENVERSEAU – FRANCE
BEST EXTRA-EUROPEAN FILM: THE COLORS OF SILENCE – MIGUEL ANGEL URINA – COLOMBIA
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM: THE FAREWELL – HÜSEYIN GÜRSES – TURKEY
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA: NOT QUITE A SQUARE – ALEXANDER HOLLINS – AUSTRALIA

GENRE FILM AWARDS
BEST DRAMA: LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN – WILL DAMERON – USA
BEST COMEDY: THE STORK – STEPHEN GALLACHER – UK
BEST TRAGICOMIC: MANUSCRIPTS – MAHDI IRAVANI -IRAN
BEST HORROR: NEBBIA – LISA ROVO – ITALY
BEST THRILLER & CRIME: SELFIE – ADRIANO SPADARO – ITALY
BEST SCI-FI: CAP AND TRADE – MICHAEL MARENTETTE – CANADA
BEST DOCUMENTARY: SOMEDAY AGAIN – KAJETAN ŁUKASZ POCHYLSKI – POLAND
BEST ANIMATION: FALL – ZHENGYAN LI – CHINA
BEST WAR & ACTION: THE RETURN – BOHDAN DONALD TANASIJCZUK – CANADA
BEST MUSIC & ROMANCE: L I OVE – SERGEY HAMILTON – RUSSIAN FEDERATION
BEST ARTHOUSE: NOT QUITE A SQUARE – ALEXANDER HOLLINS – AUSTRALIA

TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR: THE FAREWELL – HÜSEYIN GÜRSES – TURKEY
BEST YOUNG AUTHOR (UNDER 30): PROTASOV – LAB. “PIER PAOLO PASOLINI” – ITALY
BEST SOUNDTRACK: CAP AND TRADE – MICHAEL MARENTETTE – CANADA
BEST EDITING: THE COLORS OF SILENCE – MIGUEL ANGEL URINA – COLOMBIA
BEST SCREENPLAY: LEAD – HENRIK SUMMANEN – SWEDEN
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: MORGANA – ANDREA PRANDOLINI – ITALY/JAPAN
BEST ACTRESS: HOW TO SUMMON GHOSTS – LUDOVICA SISTOPAOLI – ITALY
BEST ACTOR: BLACK HOLE SON – IAN DAVID HOLMES – UK
BEST MAKE-UP, HAIRSTYLING OR COSTUMES: ZMIENA – PIERRE RENVERSEAU – FRANCE
BEST VFX: RAPTURE: NIMBUS REBORN – JJ ERINGA – UK
BEST MOVIE POSTER: RAPTURE: NIMBUS REBORN – JJ ERINGA – UK

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS
RAPTURE: NIMBUS REBORN – JJ ERINGA – UK
HAPPINESS IS A COLD BEER – PAULO B. MENEZES – PORTUGAL
SPUDS – VANCE MELLEN MELLEN – USA
THE SIZZLE STARS INTERGALACTIC GALAXY TOUR – INDUS ALELIA – USA
THE DEVIL’S SYMPHONY – ANDY WINWARD – UK


FIFHT PERIOD AWARDS

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film: “A Short Trip” – Erenik Beqiri – ALBANIA
Best European Film: “oKupação da TSF” – Rui Simões – PORTUGAL
Best Extra-Europ. Film: “You Don’t Say” – Jeffrey D. Simon – USA
Best Italian Film: “Il mondo è nostro” – M. V. Pinnavaia, G. A. Lo Cascio – ITALY
Best Low Budget Film: “Falling Rocks” – William Sash – UK
Best Original Idea: “Backend” – David Pountain – UK

GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Drama: “If June never fades” – Philipp Boukhors, Theo Carow – GERMANY
Best Comedy: “GOT GUTS” – Georgia Leigh-Taylor – UK
Best Tragicomic: “AKRASIA” – Raffael Fiano – ITALY
Best Horror: “COPE [illustrations of the mind]” – Snovonne ‘Sno’ Drake – ITALY
Best Thriller & CRIME: “Sons & Broken Noses” – Colin Fleming – IRELAND
Best Sci-fi: “BOUND BY MOTION” – Matt Mantou – UK
Best Documentary: “Cosmonauts Like Chewing Gum” – Veselina Dashinova, Aline Helmcke – BULGARIA
Best Animation: “T-ZERO” – Vicente Nirō – PORTUGAL
Best War & action: “After Death:” – Matthew Collins – USA
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series: “CROMAESCOPE” – Alvaro Beltran Janes – SPAIN
Best Music & romance: “My Husband Is A Dog” – SARA JORDAN – UK
Best Arthouse: “When I see you” – Marianna Vesku – ROMANIA

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: “Aurum” – Marco Gentili – SAN MARINO
Best Young Author (under 30): “GARAGE SALE” – Tim Eterno – USA
Best Soundtrack: “Talon Club” – Lorenzo Catapano, Andrea Fiorucci – ITALY
Best Editing: “Double Devil Dose” – Jay Carney – USA
Best Screenplay: “The Inevitable” – Giuseppe Nasca, Federico Mosca – ITALY
Best Cinematography: “The Root” – Saber Gharazi – IRAN
Best Actress: “Mahsati” – FARGANA ABDULLAYEVA – ROMANIA
BEST Actor: “SOGGETTO OBSOLETO” – Claudio Abbiati – ITALY
Best Make-up, Hairstyling or Costumes: “Secrets of the Runes” – Christin Unwod Dorga – NORWAY
Best VFX: “A Missing Second” – Mart Sander – ESTONIA
Best Movie Poster: “Aurum” – Marco Gentili – SAN MARINO

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS
“A Missing Second” – Mart Sander – ESTONIA
“CROMAESCOPE” – Alvaro Beltran Janes – SPAIN
“Stone Age” – Antonio Malfitano – ITALY
“Psychedelic Delusion” – Wilson & Michael Ogberefor – USA
“COLLATERAL EVIL” – Kaat Rybak – Netherlands


FOURTH PERIOD AWARDS

MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM: “THE AMERICAN DREAM” – AURORA STUPPIA – ITALY
BEST EUROPEAN FILM: “INFINITESIMAL” – LUIS COSTA – FRANCE
BEST EXTRA-EUROPEAN FILM: “THE (UN)FORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS OF KIKA AND PEDRO” – GERMÁN AGUILA GONZALEZ – MEXICO
BEST ITALIAN FILM: “CLOWN” – VINCENZO CARICARI – ITALY
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM: “CARDIORAMA” – GIULIA RAVELLI – ITALY
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA: “ABSOLUTION” – CHARTER STARK, IGOR PENDING, TALIA JEAGAR – USA

GENRE FILM AWARDS
BEST DRAMA: “THE AMERICAN DREAM” – AURORA STUPPIA – ITALY
BEST COMEDY: “MATCH POINT” – JOSLYN ROSE LYONS – USA
BEST TRAGICOMIC: “MESSY VALENTIN” – ADRIAN LUNGU – HUNGARY
BEST HORROR: “GOBELIN” – LEONARDO GASPERONI – ITALY
BEST THRILLER & CRIME: “ORNAMENTAL BIRD” – ANA K. CRUZ – USA
BEST SCI-FI: “HEARTIFICIAL” – PAUL WEISS – GERMANY
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “THE TASTE OF HONEY” – MOHAMMAD RAKIBUL HASAN – BANGLADESH
BEST ANIMATION: “GUZZLE BLOOD” – CHRISTY KARACAS, LUCA DEPARDON – USA
BEST WAR & ACTION: “THE DAYS OF KNIGHT” – JOHN P MARTINEZ – USA
BEST WEB/TV PILOT/TV SERIES: “LOS ASPIRANTES” – MARÍA YOLANDA BROWN MELIÁN, KEVIN RAMOS FERNÁNDEZ – SPAIN
BEST MUSIC & ROMANCE: “THE (UN)FORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS OF KIKA AND PEDRO” – GERMÁN AGUILA GONZALEZ – MEXICO
BEST ARTHOUSE: “FLÂNEURS” – IVANO LOLLO – ITALY

TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR: “HOME” – SONIA SUVÉLOR – FRANCE
BEST YOUNG AUTHOR (UNDER 30): “CARDIORAMA” – GIULIA RAVELLI – ITALY
BEST SOUNDTRACK: “LAURA, 29 OLD COMPTON STREET” – AMY YU, CHANG XU – USA
BEST EDITING: “THE GREAT BASIN!” – ERIC WEEKS – USA
BEST SCREENPLAY: “LE VEDOVE DELL’ORNITOSORTE” – ANWAR DEFRANCESCO – ITALY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “MEMORI” – SIMONE BIAGINI- ITALY
BEST ACTRESS: “HOW CAN YOU BE BORN” – ORI SHEMER – ISRAEL
BEST ACTOR: “HOME” – LOAN BECMONT – FRANCE
BEST MAKE-UP, HAIRSTYLING OR COSTUMES: “LUNGS” – ADRIANNA EWA POLCYN – UK
BEST VFX: “HEARTIFICIAL” – PAUL WEISS – GERMANY
BEST MOVIE POSTER: “GOBELIN” – LEONARDO GASPERONI – ITALY

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS
“PANTS LABYRINTH” – SIMON JONES, KAYLEE NICHOLAS – UK
“IMOGEN” – KEVIN JOHN FIGES – UK
“MOUNTAIN MAN” – ANTHONY B. FRAZIER – USA
“IN BROAD DAYLIGHT” – JULIAN BONNIN – PORTUGAL
“THE LEGEND OF THE BUM-BARIAN” – KEL OWENS – USA


THIRD PERIOD AWARDS

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film: “High-Stand” – Péter Karácsony – Hungary
Best European Film: “On The Corner Of Nowhere” – Finn O’Toole – UK
Best Extra-European Film: “What The Hell?” – Adar Wadislavski – Israel
Best Italian Film: “Sei così reale” – Erika Errante Baruffaldi – Italy
Best Low Budget Film: “Promulgate” – Daniel Neofetou – UK
Best Original Idea: “Sketchy Characters” – Jacob French – USA

GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Drama: “Echo and reverberation” – Fernanda Taleb – Argentina
Best Comedy: “The Packages” – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Tragicomic: “Il fagiano” – Emanuele Giacometti – Italy
Best Horror: “Thirty2” – Tim Luna – Germany
Best Thriller & Crime: “On The Corner Of Nowhere” – Finn O’Toole – UK
Best Sci-fi: “Four Episodes from 1984” – Marshall Peterson – USA
Best Documentary: “I want to shot a film” – Gino Zhang – China
Best Animation: “Joe” – Matt Haro – USA
Best War & action: “On The Corner Of Nowhere” – Finn O’Toole – UK
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series: “Stige Legacy – Joe D’s Chronicle” – Giuseppe Farci – Italy
Best Music & romance: “The Passenger” – Frank Quatrone – USA
Best Arthouse: “This is This” – Keith Sargent – UK

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: “I Wanted to be a Ballerina” – Isabel Seixas, Leo de Souza Santos – Brazil
Best Young Author (under 30): “Peggy In My Dreams” – Evelina Groll – Canada
Best Soundtrack: “NORTHEASTERN TREES” – Shane Joseph Hurley – USA
Best Editing: “Sheep” – Brian May – Ireland
Best Screenplay: “I Love You” – Horst Tran – Germany
Best Cinematography: “Four Episodes from 1984” – Frank Prinzi – USA
Best Actress: “Killer Love” – Chloe O’Shea – USA
BEST Actor: “The Land of Nowhere” – Zongsheng Liu – China
Best Make-up, Hairstyling or Costumes: “Dopamining” – Jyot Bhalla – Australia
Best VFX: “Nostalmagia” – Simon Sciacovelli- USA
Best Movie Poster: “Six-string boy” – Andrea Panni – Italy

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS
“Butter Fiction – Jean Christophe Defranoux – France
“I want to shot a film” – Gino Zhang – China
“Bildung” – Federico Magni – Italy
“The Game” – Kurt Grech – Malta
“A deadly threesome” – Rodrig Andrisan – UK


SECOND PERIOD AWARDS

MAIN CATEGORIES:
BEST FILM: “THALIA’S NIGHTMARE” – BORIS WOLFFGARDT – GERMANY
BEST EUROPEAN FILM: “URANIAN SONS” – MIGUEL MARTÍN BETANCOR – GERMANY
BEST EXTRA-EUROPEAN FILM: “THE WAY” – OKAN BATUR – TURKEY
BEST ITALIAN FILM: “CATHARSIS, ASCENSION AND HELL RAVING” – ANDREA SARDU – ITALY
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM: “PARKING REVIEW” – DAVIDE CURTO – ITALY
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA: “PARISH” – EÓIN HEANEY – IRELAND

GENRE FILM AWARDS:
BEST DRAMA: “BORN TO DIE ON MY WAY” – JIAXIANG KANG – CHINA
BEST COMEDY: “NAILED IT!” – MARIA LAURA VELLA CLARK – MALTA
BEST TRAGICOMIC: “NOTHING ODD ABOUT THAT” – OLOF BERGHE – SWEDEN
BEST HORROR: “MIND SHADOWS” – HENRIQUE GUIMARÃES – BRAZIL
BEST THRILLER & CRIME: “LIFE IS A GIFT” – BENOIT ACARD – FRANCE
BEST SCI-FI: “NO LONGER ON THE MAP” – ATI MAIER – SPAIN
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “KUMEYAAY LAND” – DYLAN VERRECHIA/FAUSTO DIAZ – MEXICO
BEST ANIMATION: “TUCK AND ROLL” – NNAMDI OGUCHI ANYAELE – USA
BEST WAR & ACTION: “DOJO” – ARMIN ALIC – USA
BEST WEB/TV PILOT/TV SERIES: “TANK TALK” – MIKE SALVA – USA
BEST MUSIC & ROMANCE: “THERE SHE GOES” – ROGERIO TROIANI – BRAZIL

TECHNICAL AWARDS:
BEST DIRECTOR: “VARDO” – KOSTAS KALOUDIOTIS – GREECE
BEST YOUNG AUTHOR (UNDER 30): “THE WIND OF MEMORIES” – MICHELE RAIMONDO GUIDACCI – ITALY
BEST SOUNDTRACK: “THE DISHREADER” – RUI BAROSSI – BRAZIL
BEST EDITING: “EVIL WITH EVIL” – ADAM FLEURY – FRANCE
BEST SCREENPLAY: “EAT THIS” – MATTEO BOCCHI – ITALY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “AETERNA” – CAYETANO GONZALEZ – SPAIN
BEST ACTRESS: “BUT I WANTO TO LEAVE THE PARTY” – TIFFANY LAUREN BENNICKE – CANADA
BEST ACTOR: “ANGEL” – STEFAN IVANOV MAVRODIEV – BULGARIA
BEST VFX: “PEGASUS HIGHWAY” – ETHAN GRAHEK/RYAN DE ROOY – AUSTRALIA
BEST MAKE-UP, HAIRSTYLING OR COSTUMES: “COVER” – LUCIJA KRAJNIK – SLOVENIA
BEST MOVIE POSTER: “INSIDE” – IONEL RICATTI – ITALY

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS:
“IL COLPO DI CALORE DI ETTORE” – JACQUES MICKE, ASSOCIATION GROUPEMENT CINÉMA PROVENÇAL – FRANCE
“CATHARSIS, ASCENSION AND HELL RAVING” – ANDREA SARDU – ITALY
“PARKING REVIEW” – DAVIDE CURTO – ITALY
“EAT THIS” – MATTEO BOCCHI – ITALY
“A MEXICAN HORROR MOVIE: DUBBED” – TRAVIS NICHOLAS ZARIWNY – MEXICO

FIRST PERIOD AWARDS

Best Film: “E65” – Alex Reutter – Germany
Best European Film: “There is no end to this story” – Cosima Frei – Switzerland
Best Asian Film: “The club of gods” – Hardik Parikh – India
Best American Film: “The girl who faded away” – Brent Heise – USA
Best Italian Film: “Le Troiane” – Chiara Del Bove – Italy
Best Low Budget Film: “A sudden gust of wind” – Elias Lederer – UK
Best Original Idea: “Mourir à l’aube” – Elisabet Prandi – Spain

GENRE FILM AWARDS
Best Drama: “Lullaby for the cat” – Andrew Gil – Ukraine
Best Comedy: “Shooting your own shadow” – Joseph J. Parisi, Michael Amman – USA
Best Tragicomic: “E65” – Alex Reutter – Germany
Best Horror: “The ace of spades” – Alessio Leombruni – Italy
Best Thriller: “The Housesitter” – Lisa Mason Lee, James Ehman – USA
Best Sci-fi: “Bat Diary” – Silvano Plank – Italy
Best Documentary: “Where the tracks lead” – Kate Bromley – Canada
Best Animation: “Yvonna” – Romain Le guillerm – Canada
Best War: “Mourir à l’aube” – Elisabet Prandi – Spain
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series: “Nancy Days” – Indus Alelia – USA
Best Music: “The girl who faded away” – Brent Heise – USA

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director: “Brotherhood” – Maggie Grant – USA
Best Young Director: “Grateful grapefruit” – Sam Edward Handley – New Zealand
Best Soundtrack: “Untold pieces” – Petar Mrdjen – Czech Republic
Best Editing: “A new day” – Luis Sanchez-Gijon – USA
Best Screenplay: “Snail” – Renato Fimene – USA
Best Cinematography: “The Silhouette in The Dark” – Maria Francesca Brancaccio, Gioia Ducci – Italy
Best Actor: “Between Here and Gone” – Iván Gisbert – Spain
BEST ACTRESS: “Missing” – Marjana Sanjuan – USA
Best Producer: “Snail” – Renato Fimene – USA
Best Make-up, Hairstyling or Costumes: “The club of gods” – Hardik Parikh – India
Best Title: “V!ZON – Title Sequence” – Elijah Scott – USA
Best Movie Poster: “Split self” – Rosger Toledo, Mariana Flores, Jeniffer Flores – USA

BEST BRAGGADOCIOS
“the wanderer of the montagnette……..” – Jacques Micke, Association Groupement Cinéma Provençal – France
“Bat Diary” – Silvano Plank – Italy
“DRACULA, Son of the Devil” – Brian Pinkus, Chris Völkle – Switzerland
“Between Here and Gone” – Sadie Duarte – Spain
“Nancy Days” – Indus Alelia – USA

2023

  • Best Film – ScAM POETRY – Carlo Piscicelli – Italy
  • Best International Film – Was That a Yes? – Ray MacDonnacha – Ireland
  • Best European Film – La chanson – Riccardo Bernasconi, Francesca Reverdito – Switzerland
  • Best Italian Film – Film Rosa – Silvia Bertocchi – Italy
  • Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Es Navidad – Rubén Pascual Tardío – Spain
  • Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes) – Screener – Pedro Florêncio – Portugal
  • Best Drama Film – La Fosa Cubital – Jared Jacobsen, Lorena Diaz – Mexico
  • Best Genre Film – Saint-Sacrifice – Jean-Claude Leblanc – Canada
  • Best Original Idea – Io sono Graziella – Giuseppe Anthony Di Martino – Italy
  • Best Low Budget Film – Brearth – Julio Del Alamo – Spain
  • Best Documentary – Screener – Pedro Florêncio – Portugal
  • Best Animation Film – La soglia – Nicolò Tonani, Sofia Gasparetti, Simone Colombo – Italy

Additional Categories:

Technical Awards:

  • Best Director – Fiore – Alberto Mattea – Italy
  • Best Editing – Was That a Yes? – Ray MacDonnacha – Ireland
  • Best Screenplay – ScAM POETRY – Carlo Piscicelli – Italy
  • Best Cinematography – La chanson – Riccardo Bernasconi, Francesca Reverdito – Switzerland
  • Best Soundtrack – Film Rosa – Silvia Bertocchi – Italy
  • Best Producer – 18 marzo – Erika Ponti, Beppe Manzi – Italy

Actor/Actress Awards:

  • Best Actor – Lilli – Emanuele Cristaldi – Italy
  • Best Actress – Io sono Graziella – Graziella Carpintieri – Italy

Additional Award:

  • Best Poster – Saint-Sacrifice – Jean-Claude Leblanc – Canada

Official Selection
Film Rosa – Silvia Bertocchi – Italy
Screener – Pedro Florêncio – Portugal
Fiore – Alberto Mattea – Italy
Was That a Yes? – Ray MacDonnacha – Ireland
Es Navidad – Rubén Pascual Tardío – Spain
La chanson – Riccardo Bernasconi, Francesca Reverdito – Switzerland
Brearth – Julio Del Alamo – Spain
La Soglia – Nicolò Tonani, Sofia Gasparetti, Simone Colombo – Italy
18 Marzo – Beppe Manzi – Italy
ScAM POETRY – Carlo Piscicelli – Italy
Saint-Sacrifice – Jean-Claude Leblanc – Canada
La Fosa Cubital – Jared Jacobsen, Lorena Diaz – Mexico
I am Graziella – Giuseppe Anthony Di Martino – Italy
Lilli – Emanuele Cristaldi – Italy
Honorable mention
A Father – Christophe Olivier Predari – Belgium
The Girl with the Mousy Hair – Thalia Kent-Egan – United Kingdom
Horizon – Daniele De Muro – Italy
Millennials Addiction – Alex D’Antona, Fabiano Tagarelli – Italy
Giovanna – Cesare Rossi – Italy
DIG – G J Hewitt – United Kingdom
The Last Party (L’ultima Festa) – Matteo Damiani – Italy
Stationheads – Stu Gamble – Hungary
O Mà ! – Vincent Launay-Franceschini – France
So What? – Alessandro Villamira – Italy
A Waste of Time – Harrison Stengle – United States
Follow The White Rabbit – Emily Attwood – United Kingdom
Means to an End – Tanya M. Wheeler – New Zealand
Neven – Adrián Adamec – Slovakia
Head in the Clouds – Kaylee Tan – United States
Maschere Di Legno (Wooden Masks) – Alexander Vanegas Sus – Italy
Happy Like Joplin – Jean-Baptiste Mauduit, Laurence Clifford – Ireland
The Winning Ticket – Benoît Belvans – France
Transcendence – Juliana Loomer – Norway
The Rose – Andrew Froening – United States
Today I Wrote Nothing – Keith Sargent – United Kingdom
Because It Pleases Me – Tara Quart, Grace Perry – United States
DOT – Sucking Leech – Luis Manuel Quiroga – Spain
Semi-finalist
The Package – Marc Desaulniers – Canada
Trust – Delara Rasouli – United States
A Beautiful Woman Dies Twice – Marina Sasina – Russian Federation
Tourettes & I – Jack RH O’Sullivan – United Kingdom
There Is Exactly Enough Time – Oskar Salomonowitz – Austria
The Stranger – Sameer Naik – India
Solitary – Maninder Chana – Canada
The Silence Between – John Carlin – United Kingdom
5 More Minutes – Alberto Niculae – Romania
Maple Leaf – Connor Raithby – United Kingdom
SNUG – Ithiell YIsrael – United States
Light – Lidia Riccardi – Italy
Mister Time – Julien Gonzalez, Ludovic Gonzalez-Pioli, Vincent Gonzalez-Pioli – France
The Venetian Twins – Tom Grey Martin – Switzerland
Magpie – Paige Jones – United States
The Wrong Guy – Alberto Scisco, Andrea Navicella – Italy
I Dream My Dream – Monique van Kerkhof, Bo Oudendijk – Netherlands
Sisterly Love – Thea Balich, Tom Knight – United Kingdom
Time – Petra de Nijs – Netherlands
Dividing Line – Viktória Szemerédy – Hungary
Ten on Five – Doreon Johnson – United States
The Dolls Doctor – Lucia Vita – Italy
Sunday Roast – Olof Berghe – Sweden
The Blue Pill – Francesco D’Amore – Italy
The Duel – Lopez Damien – France
Ali’s Realm – Mario Torres Jr – United States
The Liminal World – Klaudia Makowska – Poland
Parasomniac – Ethan Maxwell Go Go – Taiwan
Departure – Takayuki Yoshikawa – Japan
Toska – Tommaso Barba – Italy
Autumn Leaves – Edoardo Magliarella – Italy
Giulietta e Romeo? – Vanessa Cremaschi – Italy
Dark Lens – Christophe Lenoir – France
Where Are You From? – Juan Cristiani – Uruguay
Bunuelesque – Gregory Wait – United Kingdom
I Walk With Ghosts – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – United States
The Kid Behind The Iron Door – Farnaz Samiinia – United States
Black Sheep – Jamie Sage Cotton – United States
Cover – Ehsan Majouni – Iran, Islamic Republic of
Edge of Alright – Martin McDougall – United Kingdom
Carrie’s Conversation – Paul Cartwright – United States
Rumore – Alex Romanello – Italy
You’re Early – Felix Wollner – Germany
Foreigner – Giovanni A Lodigiani – United States
Hoppòpolla – Pier Glionna – Italy
Carma – Sunny Na – United States
When War Is Over – Simone Massi – Italy
Angustia – Sebastian Harrer – Germany
Quarter-Finalist
Moshpit – Logan Charron – Canada
Any Old Sunday – Sebastien Duattis – France
In Your Dreams – Mike Krohn – United States
Reverse – Christophe Lenoir – France
Spaces Untouched – Leah Jacob – Netherlands
Takbir – Jordi Calvet – Spain
Moussa on the Roof – Iacopo Fulgi, Valerio Maggi – France
Tiny Mad Animals – David Maybrick – United Kingdom
Hello – Ziwei Zhao – China
Lile – Nino Shonia – Georgia
Combray – Delia Fernández, Gonzalo Gómez-Ullate – Spain
A Conversation with Solitude – Janiv Oskár, Ilona Lehtonen – Finland
Cargo – Steve Simmons – United Kingdom
I am a Ghost Today – Benjamin Carlucci – United States
An Eye for an Eye – André Rodrigues – Portugal
Berlin. Everything’s-Changed Place – Wolfgang Friedrich Müller – Germany
Matekulli – Mashal Baloch – Pakistan
Road Home – Stepan Sokolov – Russian Federation
Every Summer in July – Andreas Scheffer
Speaker – Alan Hamwan – United Kingdom
Wayfarer – Dimitris Nikou – Greece
Don’t Choke – Sonny Baez – United Kingdom
Naptime – Dearie David Boyer
Quadro Janas & Corelli – Jean Detheux – Canada
The Weight of You – Dylan Kussman – United States
Two Knights – Piotr Szkopiak – United Kingdom
The Heist – Mike Voutsinos – United States
Footage – Bil Richardson – United States
Five Teenagers Walk Into a Bar – Vivian Sorensen – United States
The Trash Man – Milan Smith – United States
Processing… – Tanner Richard Craft – United States
The Heaviest Order – Peter Böving – Germany
Sidelined – Romain Fleury – France
Sight – Hariom Mehta – India
Prayer of The Birds – Yevgeniya Regent – Ukraine
Adam In Aeternum – Pedro Jaen R. – Spain
Buttons – Tolepbergen Baisakalov – Kazakhstan
Mogu and Perol – Tsuneo Goda – Japan
The Slow Run – Jason Borruso – Switzerland
The Foam and the Lion – Cláudio Jordão – Portugal
On Her Behalf – Iraj Habashi – Iran
Definitely Soy – Ruben Zaccaroni – United States
Salvation – Christopher Jay Mack – France
Centaur – Lars B. Frahm – Denmark
Love Hurts – Søren Bregendal, Hannah Madeleine – Denmark
Catch The Mackerel – Lasse Gottlieb – Denmark
Antipodes – Elena Motiejunaite, Lyja Maknaviciute – Lithuania, Spain
Cut – Luca Vines, Ashton Crompton – Australia
For Old Times’ Sake – Prajwal HP, Ankith Anil, Karan S Suri, Bharat Hegde, Hrithik S, Ankit Sagar, Ankul Dev – India
Artery – Marek Suchenia – Poland
The Devil Makes Work – Colin O’Reilly – United Kingdom
Resignifying the Landscape – Bebete Viégas, Guga Lemes – Brazil
The Lonely Body – Tim Brown, Jacob Dalton – United Kingdom
First Refusal – Courtney Sanello – United States
Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations – Ying Chu – Australia
Weekend – Markus Johansson – Sweden
Beyond The Curtain – Tom Sys, Erik Sopracasa – United States
There is no point in dying – Cédrick Spinassou – France
A Tooth for a Tooth – Livio Bondi – United Kingdom
Nasty Water – Frank Luchs – Switzerland
Playback – Onur Akşit – Turkey

2022

AWARDS

Main Categories:
BEST FILM – Closed to the Light, 2021 Chiusi alla Luce – Nicola Piovesan – Italy / Estonia – 9 min
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Load! – Helene Madsen Smed – United Kingdom – 12 min
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Our Nest – Ola Kvamsdal – Norway – 5 min
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Una splendida giornata – Nicolò Vilardi Italy – 17 min
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes) – Mini-Croissant – Martin Basile – Italy – 3 min
BEST SUPER SHORT (between 5 and 10 minutes) – Lock Notes – Nicola Schito – Italy – 6 min
BEST DRAMA FILM – Deliver You – Massimiliano Reina – Italy – 17 min
BEST HORROR / MYSTERY – Mini-Croissant – Martin Basile – Italy – 3 – min
BEST CRIME / ACTION – Cani affamati – Felice Antignani – Italy – 10 min
BEST SCI-FY / FANTASY – The eye: Calanthek – Aaron Sims – Usa – 8 min
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – VODKA & TENA LADY eau the parfum – The sequel – Charlie G Fennel, Rimini Lazzaroni – Italy – 2 min
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM – Black Tank – Alberto Basaluzzo – Italy – 7 min
BEST DOCUMENTARY – 54 Duomo – Nicolò Piccione – Italy – 30
BEST ANIMATION FILM – Y’a bon? – Marc Faye – France – 4 min

Additional Categories:
Technical awards:
BEST DIRECTOR – Closed to the Light – Nicola Piovesan – Italy / Estonia – 9 min
BEST EDITING – Lock Notes – Beatrice Angri
BEST SCREENPLAY – Una splendida giornata – Nicolò Vilardi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – 54 Duomo – Michele Stanca
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Lock Notes – Matteo Parolini
BEST VFX – The eye: Calanthek – Aaron Sims
awards for actor / actress
BEST ACTOR – Deliver You – Nicolò Smerilli
BEST ACTRESS – Load! – Virginia Ruspini

BEST POSTER – Cani affamati

Honorable mention
That thing between us
ARIA (air)
Separation
Hassan
CRUSH ON
The Monster
A Thunderbolt for Michelle
layers of time echoing
Vlada Goes to London
Lentini
Do you want me to push you
A DEAD SEA
CO-OGNITION
Prove di Amore (Proofs of Love)
SHIFT
Round Round Round
What do we do?
Jesus Bird (Baptism in the Jordan)
SHAKES
The Road
Ashes to Ashes
L.U.N.A.

Semi-finalist
Coney Island
Never
The Janitor
Carpark
Logged out
Azul
Where I’ll Stay
Senseless
WHEN THE MORNING DAWNS
Song of the Same Night
Malformance Performance
In Mezzo Alle Terre
A*
The last chime
Backseat Daisy
Precursor
The Secret of Eternal Love
Sunday lunch
1982 Italy-Brazil
Monster
This Night Has Opened my Eyes
SONNO
Transference
The Secret of Mr. Nostoc
In the loop
Every’nparty…Nalivadi?!?
Lord Have Mercy (2022)
Way Back Home
A PLACE
Kala
Abigail
The Dream of the Songstress
The Better Angels
Shells
Film Rosa
Panther
Immersion
Romana Gioventù! – Roman Youth!

Quarter-Finalist
Another Dimension.
LELLA
LIVING THE DREAM
Shevolution
One-Hit Wonder
LA COMIDA
$700+
The Sunday of Gilda M.
Les Locataires stuff the ballots
Where do we go from here
I AM AN ISLAND
PICNIC
Idiot
The Ecstasy of Oleg
VIOLET PREVAILS
Dream Racing
They Don’t Scare Easily
INSTANTS
THE STORY OF CUBA
The Arch of time (the dream)
August, 74′
The Glass
THE BURNING RED
Light of My Life
Innsbruck. Powder. People.
Window to the World
Lauren in the Bathroom
Life is a two-way dream – Eallin lea guovttesuorat niehku
TUNNEL
Il Primo Passo
Are We Dead Yet?
Alma
Itaca
The Boy and The Mountain
5 Ways 2 Die
Dog Killer
I’m leaving
The Bodtle
Find-A-Friend
He
Mendini Proust
Static Space
Chapel of Rest
Somewhere on Earth
Vertical
Kosmonavt
Tre oneste disoccupate
Kodog
THE LORD OF GREEN COUNTRY-1887 ERRICO GAETA’S CASE
Twilight Zone: The Worst Accident in Film History
wacked..!
Call me
K2 TOG
Two and a Half Minutes
Amori
Johnny Spittoon
PRINCE IN A PASTRY SHOP
Between 7 and 8 am
Tragodia
EGO
You Arrive
SECOND BIRTH
The Conversation
PSYCHOZ
Future Alice
MUSE
Let Them Eat Cake!
Wolf + Lamb
D vitamin feast
Dystopia
Underwater
Little Boxes