Reale Film Festival

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8Th Edition 2024/2025
BiMonthly Winner

May – June 2025:

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Best Film
Winner: I Colori del Riscatto – Isabella Nwamaka Mascarin – Italy

Best International Film
Winner: All Kinds – Eslam Hozayen – United States
Honorable Mention: Chasing Memories – LT Weese – United States

Best American Film
Winner: Emma’s Dilemmas – Anya Migdal – United States
Honorable Mention: How To Get Rid of Spotted Lanternflies – Matthew A Haas – United States

Best European Film
Winner: Christmas Spirit – Nathaniel Charalambous – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Ritual for Crises – Åsa Rockberg – Sweden
Honorable Mention: Rinse at 590 – Georgina Willis – United Kingdom

Best Asian Film
Winner: Gaza Sound Man – Hosam Abu Dan – Palestine, Qatar
Honorable Mention: Quality control – Adem Ulaş Dönmez – Turkey

Best Italian Film
Winner: Asceso – Jacopo Iebba – Italy
Honorable Mention: Il custode del lago – Simone Bressello – Italy
Honorable Mention: Altrove – Ettore Zito – Italy

Best Lombard Film
Winner: Unfairy Tale – Letizia Zocco – Italy
Honorable Mention: Gym Classes – Gabriele Lippi – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Almost love. – Sarah Hà Duyên Ngô – United States
Honorable Mention: Rear windows – Plamena Petrova Petrova – Bulgaria
Honorable Mention: Unravelled – Brett Bower – United States

Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: Filon ktenidis – George Leontakianakos – Greece
Honorable Mention: Pillowtalk – Lola Hartland – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Bust and hustle – Nick Malakhov – United Kingdom

Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: El coleccionista – Samuel Hernández – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Signature – Nick Zerafa – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Die, die my darling – Julian Vincenzo Ricci – Italy

Best Medium Length (under 60 min)
Winner: Promised land – Jürgen Baums – Germany
Honorable Mention: Mutation – Carlo Ayhllón – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Searching for simorgh – Ambroise Prince – France, United States

Best Low-Budget Film
Winner: Nonostante tutto, tutto può cambiare – Nicola Dal Molin – Italy
Honorable Mention: A Doll’s House – José Vélez, José Antonio Alameda – Puerto Rico

Best Original Idea
Winner: Glutton – Reese Carmen Villella – United States
Honorable Mention: Dastgir is Disappearing – Khwaja Hamzah Saif – United States
Honorable Mention: Orange Like Me – Suzannah Samuel – United States

Best Debut Film
Winner: Last Gasp – Tom Cholmondeley – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: The Medicine – Sarah Dienaar – Netherlands
Honorable Mention: Lullaby for Clémence – Fabrice Drocco – Switzerland

REALITY AWARDS

Best Drama
Winner: For better or worse – Oswald Hunter – Sweden
Honorable Mention: Bushido. the choice. – Marcin Tomaszewski – Poland

Best Realistic Film
Winner: The Art of Being Seen – Martine Remi – United States
Honorable Mention: Elveda – Hüseyin Gürses – Turkey

Best Experimental Film
Winner: Exfil – Naseer Haider Siddiqui – United States
Honorable Mention: Ugly Pig – Aneta Kernova, Caroline Elise – United States
Honorable Mention: Alteration – Mats Landström – Sweden

Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: Smoke, smoke, smoke – Nando Caballero – Spain
Honorable Mention: Braids – Raegan Young – United States
Honorable Mention: Godspeed – Klāvs Liepiņš – Iceland

Best Documentary
Winner: Al-shifa hospital – Obada Albaghdadi – Qatar
Honorable Mention: Il lavoro sono io – Federico Massa, Raffaele Pizzatti Sertorelli – Italy
Honorable Mention: Flickan & hästen – Åsa Rockberg, Raitis Vulfs – Sweden

Best Animated Film
Winner: Panic switch – Cameron Red Howe – United States
Honorable Mention: The motives of the wolf – Laura Fuks – Argentina
Honorable Mention: »Fliehen um anzukommen« von Ahmad Al Bandakji – Ahmad Al Bandakji – Germany

Best Social Drama
Winner: Stefano il tramontana – Mario Blasi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Revelación – Emanuel Moreno Elgueta – Chile
Honorable Mention: Il forno dei profeti – Massimo Fersini – Italy

Best War/Western/History
Winner: A doctor of three wars – Vedat Yenerer – Australia, Turkey

Best Family Drama
Winner: Wish you were there – Janet Tyndall – United States
Honorable Mention: What ended it all – Nathan Weidner – United States

Best Female Drama
Winner: The other side – Olga Ushakova – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: Outside of me – Halimah Iman – United States

Best Comedy/Irony
Winner: Blaue wunder – Esther Wenger – Austria
Honorable Mention: Badineries – Gabriel Schmidt, Clovis Traissard – France
Honorable Mention: The devil’s symphony – Andy Winward – United Kingdom

Best Horror/Mystery
Winner: Fairytale farm – Owen Coomber – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: It changes – Luke Anthony Halstead – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Spuds – Vance Mellen Mellen – United States

Best Action/Thriller
Winner: Breach – Ross Langill – Canada
Honorable Mention: The secret box – Nikhil Bharadwaj Vanamamalai, Sourabh Burgula – India

Best Web/TV Pilot/TV Series
Winner: Burns and song – Tendayi Nyeke – Zimbabwe
Honorable Mention: Don’t mind if i don’t – fashion week – Tom Dunn – United States
Honorable Mention: 26 seconds usa docuseries: episode 1, the border crisis – Kelly Galindo – United States

Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic
Winner: Potato – Birgitta Liljedahl – Sweden
Honorable Mention: Spaceman – Luca Mib Paoloni – Italy
Honorable Mention: OF Robots and Rednecks – Kevin Davis – United States

Best Romance
Winner: Crush test – Daria Sollertinskaia – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: Until Death Do us Part – Riccardo Spiga – Italy

Best Music/Musical
Winner: The diamonds – Amy Julia Rose, Garret Ryan, Alicia Kidman – United States
Honorable Mention: Monday’s blues dreaming of Tuesday Weld – Bruce Edward Radek – United States
Honorable Mention: Michele Fraternali – devil’s cry – Michele Fraternali – Italy

Best Crime/Violence Drama
Winner: The rift – Sichigea Paul – Romania
Honorable Mention: Down came the rain – AJ Sykes – United Kingdom

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Winner: Cassandra insköld’s last word – Dan Asenlund – Sweden
Honorable Mention: Lost is my breath – Ehsan Aslani – Canada
Honorable Mention: Midwest ice age! – Douglas J. Corcoran – United States

Best Young Director
Winner: Spirit – Zoe Maturo – United States
Honorable Mention: Just a Plain Pizza Please – Easton Lilling – United States

Best Soundtrack
Winner: The Jacket – Sandra Noricks – United States
Honorable Mention: Tür… – Mathis Schuller – Germany

Best Editing
Winner: Tap – Zemario Sheppard – United States
Honorable Mention: Dragonfly mp, the pho michael story – Douglas J. Corcoran – United States
Honorable Mention: Whispers of a faith – John Pocino – United States

Best Screenplay
Winner: Alla Fine del Giorno – Julian Vincenzo Ricci – Italy
Honorable Mention: Josephine – Wayne Tunks – Australia

Best Cinematography
Winner: Belly Button – Chapter 2 Mezcal – Simon Reinert – United States
Honorable Mention: Blood On Your Teeth – Smit Patel – United States

Best Actor/Actress
Winner: In Sunshine and in Shadow – Taylor Rusch Box – United States
Honorable Mention: Speechless – Jakub Chmelar – Not Specified
Honorable Mention: Sea – Karen Vanparys – Belgium

Best Producer
Winner: Between Left and Right – Simone Terranova – United States
Honorable Mention: The Xmascist – Stuart Hunter – United Kingdom

Best Movie Poster
Winner: Wrong Address – John Simmons – United States
Honorable Mention: Apt 44 – Laura Musgrave – United States
Honorable Mention – Swine and Dine – Ronald Black – United States

Best Title
Winner: Legittima omertà – Antonio Malfitano – Italy
Honorable Mention: Produci, Consuma, Crepa – Julian Vincenzo Ricci – Italy
Honorable Mention: My friend is a giant – David R. Carter – Canada

March – April 2025:

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Best Film
Winner: The King of Forks – Raphaël Lopez – France

Best International Film
Winner: Doll – Danny Lau – Canada
Honorable Mention: The Neighbors, the last Witnesses of the Ukrainian genocide of Poles (episode 1 “Prelude”) – Jacek Mateusz Międlar – Poland
Honorable Mention: Benbodhi: Decoded – Leo Clark Ribeiro – Australia

Best American Film
Winner: Stubborn – Robert Gamperl – United States
Honorable Mention: Hermit or: The Immortality of the Crab – Oliver Cubillos – United States

Best European Film
Winner: Confrontation – Marie Abbenanti, Sandy Pujol Latour – France
Honorable Mention: Petto d’angelo – Carmine Cristini – Italy
Honorable Mention: The infinite line – Amie S. Williams – France

Best Asian Film
Winner: A Love Story in the Summer – Dan Mitchel – Japan
Honorable Mention: Mopped – Fintan Kearney – China

Best Italian Film
Winner: Ali di cera – Filippo Pigozzi – Italy
Winner: Il tempo di un ricordo – Carlo De Benedictis – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Flame of Santa Lucia – Eduardo Cocciardo – Italy

Best Lombard Film
Winner: Street Rhythms – Milan Through Colors and Sounds – Sara Emara – Italy
Honorable Mention: Perfect Frame – Gabriele Marcarini – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: The Superstitious Man – Yoni, Bori Ninova, Kalin Stanev, Elizaveta “Ellis” Malyanova – Bulgaria
Honorable Mention: A Long Night – Michael Lindsey – United States

Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: The Trip – Bongiwe Kopolo – United States
Honorable Mention: Cat People – Jill Tenney – United States

Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: The Vulture – Cristopher Fernandes de Oliveira – Brazil
Honorable Mention: Dream or Not – Angel Dobrinov Kunev – Bulgaria

Best Medium Length (under 60 min)
Winner: Rent – Lyubomir Zhelev – Bulgaria
Honorable Mention: Elephant Warriors – Roberta Anne Staley – Canada

Best Low-Budget Film
Winner: New World New Beats – Reno Anastasio – Canada
Honorable Mention: 7×4 – Alexander Sinkevich – Belarus

Best Original Idea
Winner: Man versus Ferry – Gee Stewart – Canada
Winner: Dystopia – Jonathan Taverne – France

Best Debut Film
Winner: The Leap of Success – Lorenzo Freglio – Italy
Honorable Mention: Laceless Sneakers – Jeny Poquet, Oscar Gómez – Spain

REALITY AWARDS

Best Drama:
Winner: The Plot – Jesús Cambil – Spain
Honorable Mention: Detour – Marvin Emetom – United States
Honorable Mention: La valse des adieux – Louis Salvatore Bellanti – France

Best Experimental Film
Winner: West – Vivianne Werkhoven – Netherlands
Honorable Mention: Helezon Akışkan – Cihan Abdal – Turkey
Honorable Mention: Radiate – Scott David Petill – United States

Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: Don Queerxote – Pablo Ros-Cardona – Spain
Honorable Mention: Liminal Spaces – Ernie Zahn – United States

Best Documentary
Winner: La montagna che rivive – Daniele Gangemi – Italy
Honorable Mention: Wuhlo – Coal – Maja Nagel, Julius Günzel – Germany
Honorable Mention: La casa degli angeli – Dal Paradiso all’Inferno – Pierfrancesco Cantarella, Daniele Chiariello – Italy

Best Animated Film
Winner: Ember – Howard Wimshurst – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: It’s You – Reese Morgan – United States
Honorable Mention: Forevermore – Danilo Del Tufo – Italy

Best Social Drama
Winner: A Sip of Mercy – Nijat Habibullayev – Turkey
Honorable Mention: Blood Alone – Brian Nestor – United States

Best War/Western/History
Winner: Echoes of Yesterday – AJ Sykes – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Reditus – Stephen Bouldin, Michael Kelley – United States

Best Family Drama
Winner: Red triangle – Maks Stupak – Ukraine
Honorable Mention: Reflection – Jacob Archer – United States

Best Female Drama
Winner: Reading – Sophia Indelicato – United States
Honorable Mention: Mrs. Rosinha – Kk Araujo – Brazil
Honorable Mention: Ash – Yiran Chen – United States

Best Comedy/Irony
Winner: Catharsis – Valeria Popova – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: Mimmo the Milker – Nicolò Donatello Milano – Italy
Honorable Mention: Death is Only the Beginning – Andy Winward – United Kingdom

Best Horror/Mystery
Winner: You Can Trust Me – David van Marten – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Left – Seif Abdel Raouf – Egypt
Honorable Mention: Abondoned – Bouchakour Farid – Germany

Best Action/Thriller
Winner: Amaro – Mauro Lippolis – Italy
Honorable Mention: The Return – Bohdan Donald Tanasijczuk – Canada

Best Web/TV Pilot/TV Series
Winner: Super Good Deals –  Nicolas Dejaham – France
Honorable Mention: Last Evangelist S1E1 – David Heavener – United States

Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic
Winner: Maroserana “The Quest” – Nya Rafali – United States
Honorable Mention: The Essence – Max Kirichenko – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: In Her Skin – Kazım Mutlu – Turkey

Best Romance
Winner: Shall We Play? – Jeny Poquet – Spain
Honorable Mention: Donation for the Wedding – Darya Bogachkina – Russian Federation

Best Music/Musical
Winner: Mantènnere – Holding the Sacred Sound – Diego Pani – Italy
Honorable Mention: Echo – Ariadna Fortuny Cardona – United States
Honorable Mention: Embers – Wesley Crutcher, Javon Everett, Tionnedre Tribble – United States

Best Crime/Violence Drama
Winner: Chauffeur – William Findinge – Denmark
Honorable Mention: A Diamond in the Holler – Rich Adams – United States

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Winner: King’s Betrayal – Johnathan C. Williams – United States
Honorable Mention: Good Job – Yinghan – Not Specified

Best Young Director
Winner: In and Out – Mateusz Mirczyński – Poland
Honorable Mention: A Flower to You – Nelli Nádja Kovács – Hungary
Honorable Mention: When Time Stopped – Alexandros Kouros – Greece

Best Soundtrack
Winner: Codex Olympia – Jeffrey A. Brick – United States
Honorable Mention: Apt 44 – Laura Musgrave, Eian, Modern Vintage  – United States

Best Editing
Winner: Retreat – Mari SanGiovanni – United States
Honorable Mention: Anima ex Machina – Nico Mastorakis – United States

Best Screenplay
Winner: The Days of Knight: Chapter 1 – John P Martinez – United States
Honorable Mention: Caccia Grossa – Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti – Italy

Best Cinematography
Winner: 사 (4) – Danny Lau – Canada
Honorable Mention: Ascending Beyond Shadows – Patrick Civitelli – United States

Best Actor/Actress
Winner: Finding Hero – Wenston Black – United States
Honorable Mention: Black Hole Son – Ian David Holmes – United Kingdom

Best Producer
Winner: The Last President – Bin He, Xuetao Hu, Xiaoyu Li – United States
Honorable Mention: Socrates – Ken Sagoes, Jay Deitzel, Erick Kindred, Georgianna Kindred – United States

Best Movie Poster
Winner: Veradens – Tomás Pedro – Portugal, United States
Honorable Mention: OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS – Welcome To The Next Year! (e01: 2025) – J.K. Arsyn – France

Best Title
Winner: Protasov – Laboratorio “Pier Paolo Pasolini” – Italy
Honorable Mention: Audience With A Vampyre – Daniel S. Janik, William Maltese, Setsuko Tsuchiya, Pam Hoffman – United States

January – February 2025:

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Best Film
Winner: Gioja22 – Stefano De Felici – Italy

Best International Film
Winner: I Went to See the Pantanal and It Wasn’t There – Wiland Pinsdorf – Brazil
Honorable Mention: South Georgia. In the Heart of the Wild – Andrii Andreiev – Ukraine

Best American Film
Winner: We Are People Too – Anastasiia Timmer, Anya Bogomazova – United States
Honorable Mention: Masterjam – James Curry – United States

Best European Film
Winner: The Soldier – Danyl Yevhenovych Dedkov – Ukraine
Honorable Mention: Les oubliés de l’île – Sebastien Cassen – France

Best Asian Film
Winner: Me – Lee Min Kyu – South Korea
Honorable Mention: Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One – Rajeev Amit Singh – India
Honorable Mention: Redemption By the Promenade – Fanny Ben David – Israel

Best Italian Film
Winner: The Reach – Luca Caserta – Italy
Honorable mention: Esseri Urbani – Mariasole Caio, Marco Occhionero, Camilla Parodi, Simone Pontini – Italy
Honorable mention: Margherita Sarfatti, La Regina senza Corona – Giulia Lorusso Caputi – Italy

Best Lombard Film
Winner: The Pull of the Earth – Luca d’Onofrio – Italy
Honorable mention: Give Me Your Hand – Claudio Bongiovanni, Francesco Catanese – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Three – Scott Petill – United States
Honorable Mention: Confession – Brett Bower – United States

Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: What’s Behind the Hill? – Alessandro Lucarini – Italy
Honorable Mention: Lost – Rohit Battepati – United States

Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: Heavy Weight – Sea-Hoon Jeon – Republic of Korea
Honorable Mention: Hija – Abigail Tello, Olga Pedraza-Cano – United States

Best Medium Length (under 60 min)
Winner: Outsiders – Maxime Simone – France
Honorable Mention: Alaska Long Hunters – Mark Rose – United States
Honorable Mention: Rubedo – Cecilia Bertoni – Italy

Best Low-Budget Film
Winner: Miracle à Maiori – Anouk Phéline – France, Italy
Honorable Mention: Sacred Saturday – Ömer Nusret Tanır – Turkey

Best Debut Film
Winner: Smile for the Dead – Hamilton Young Ward – United States
Honorable mention: Posh Boy – Robert Andrews Wood – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Memorie – Domenico Pace – Italy
Honorable mention: Corona – Lolo Martín – Spain

REALITY AWARDS

Best Realistic Film
Winner: Bad Day – Jess Boylan – Ireland
Honorable mention: Coercion – Ellen Coughlan – Ireland

Best Experimental Film
Winner: Perfect Wall – Sea-Hoon Jeon – Republic of Korea
Honorable Mention: Mementos – Thomas Adamicka – Germany
Honorable Mention: Repression – Jess Boylan – Ireland

Best Original Idea
Winner: Never Leave Your Side – Amber McGrath, Wayne Byrne – Ireland
Honorable mention: The Vicious Vacuum – Kate Rodriguez – United States
Honorable mention: Disconnected – Jess Boylan – Ireland

Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: Underneath the Veil – Elisa Ward – Lebanon
Honorable mention: Arthur Ave. – Joey Medina – United States

Best Documentary
Winner: Babalawo – Cyrill Noyalet – France
Honorable Mention: The Price of a Millimeter: The Struggle Within – Maksym Chuzha – Ukraine
Honorable Mention: Seeds of Sovereignty – Stuart J Tanner – United States
Honorable Mention: Onwards – Ben Wallbank – New Zealand

Best Animated Film
Winner: Justin Case and the 40 Capitalists – Raphaël Noble – France
Honorable mention: Harpo’s Blues – Sally Eckhoff – United States
Honorable mention: One Giant Waddle – Kevin David Jones – United States
Honorable mention: Jewy Jesus – Wilson & Michael Ogberefor – United States

Best Social Drama
Winner: Blind Faith – Bruce Hickey – United States
Honorable mention: Corner Man – Adam Young – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Marianna – Luigi Di Domenico – Italy

Best War/Western/History
Winner: Darlin’ – Robert Gamperl, Travis Lee Eller – United States
Honorable mention: The Museum Keepers. Chapter 1. Ivankiv – Solomiia Kozolup – Ukraine

Best Family Drama
Winner: Kiddo – Maks Nowicki – Poland
Honorable mention: Due To Love – Elisa Ward – Lebanon
Honorable mention: On Tape – Andrea Fortunato – Italy

Best Female Drama
Winner: Khadima: The Caregiver – Govind K Saji – India, United States
Honorable mention: How to Summon Ghosts – Dan Blasterio Salsano – Italy
Honorable mention: Clinging – Liat Glick – Israel

Best Comedy/Irony
Winner: Tiffany Brittany Brooke – Cevin Soling – United States
Honorable mention: All Cigarettes and No Smoke – Arda Keskin – Turkey
Honorable mention: Lie Detector – Andrey Churkin – Russian Federation

Best Horror/Mystery
Winner: The Stay – Frazer Lee – United Kingdom
Honorable mention: Creepover! – Jess Boylan – Ireland

Best Action/Thriller
Winner: Ride or Die – Joshua Shultz – United States
Honorable mention: Hellbound Fugitive – Christopher Patrick Vallone – United States

Best Web/TV Pilot/TV Series
Winner: Fragments – Joao Castello, Paulo Castello – Brazil
Honorable mention: Joy – Arthur Asriyants – United States

Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic
Winner: Lawmaker Dissent – Von Krome – United States
Honorable mention: White Bone – Keyri Soto – United States

Best Romance
Winner: Baggage – Arseniy Seroka – France
Honorable mention: Memorie – Domenico Pace – Italy
Honorable mention: Shadows of Desire – Lucio Luna – Brazil

Best Music/Musical
Winner: Girls, Angels, Melodies – Zoltán Bognár – Hungary
Honorable Mention: The Healing Process – An-J Hays – United States

Best Crime/Violence Drama
Winner: In Monster’s Hands – Christopher Sheffield – United States
Honorable mention: Double Dog Dare: The Pitch – John Theissen Jr. – United States

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Winner: Christmas, Dumpling and Tortellini – Zilong Wang – United States
Honorable mention: smokeBreak – Lisa Robertson – Canada

Best Young Director
Winner: The Visit – Nereo L Rossi – United States
Honorable mention: Roma WWF Superstar to Teacher: A Mini Documentary – Patrick Civitelli, Ethan Chaplinski – United States

Best Soundtrack
Winner: Isola – Giulia Fo – Italy
Honorable mention: Too Close – Annimieke Amtsberg, Franziska Buchali – Germany

Best Editing
Winner: Westbound – James Curry – United States
Honorable mention: How to Ruin Your Relationship with Hollywood – Šarūnas Gurklys – Lithuania

Best Screenplay
Winner: Wanted – Jess Boylan – Ireland
Honorable mention: Heavy Stuff – Emme Harris – United States
Honorable mention: With prejudice – Gary Rollinson – United States

Best Cinematography
Winner: The Last Wish – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine
Honorable mention: Five Questions – David Arrow – United States
Honorable mention: On the corner – Cecilia Bertoni

Best Vfx
Winner: Elvis the Dog – Marco Riva – Italy
Honorable mention: Neon Hell – Dave Thomas, Juan Emilio Veliz – United Kingdom

Best Actor/Actress
Winner: Double Dog Dare: The Pitch – John Theissen Jr. – United States
Honorable mention: The Package – Micheal J. Hill – Canada

Best Producer
Winner: The House I Live In – Gary Rollinson – United States
Honorable mention: A Vampire’s Kiss – Mark Francis – United States

Best Movie Poster
Winner: Cabin – Nancy O’Brien – United States
Honorable mention: Battle of the Bands – Roberta Rockwell – United States
Honorable mention: The Nightmare of the Running Ones – Ivan Kashlakov – Bulgaria

Best Title
Winner: Plainspoken – Andrew Greer – United States
Honorable Mention: Little Mother Lies – Amanda Deering Jones – United States

November – December 2024

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Best Film
Winner: The Keys – Chris Spargo – United Kingdom

Best International Film
Winner: Whenever You’re Ready – Chimaobim Nathan – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Notas de Cambio – Mauricio Uribarri – Mexico

Best American Film
Winner: Old well – Andrés Hernández Covarrubias – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Barbarie – Ciro Ayala – Argentina

Best European Film
Winner: The Crone – Catherine Kasima Kanda – Poland
Honorable Mention: Abisso Femminile – Graziella Lavanga – Italy

Best Asian Film
Winner: Devil – Hye-min PARK – Korea
Honorable Mention: A whisper – Takashi Miwa – Japan

Best Italian Film
Winner: Commodo – Elettra Gotti – Italy
Honorable Mention: My beloved – Paolo Franzelletti – Italy

Best Lombard Film
Winner: Vivere in Apnea – Enrico Berretti, Sara Bronzetti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Liberi Respiri – Lory Muratti – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Revolution or Bust – Simon Jones, Joe Bilton – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Adam – Yaniv Bloch – Israel

Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: Holding – Saber Gharazi – Iran
Honorable Mention: Thunderstory – Margaret Emdal – Norway

Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: Lucky Break – Oleg Iakovlev – Germany
Honorable Mention: Out of Control – Ole Andreas Hagen – Norway

Best Medium Length (under 60 min)
Winner: VITA – Voices of Life and Victory – Torben Skjødt Jensen – Denmark
Honorable Mention: Adelah d’Afghanistan – principessa ribelle – Patrizia Lazzari, Mariana Giurlani – Italy

Best Low-Budget Film
Winner: El Poder del Diálogo – Miguel García Bernal – Spain
Honorable Mention: Only YUDANA – Ami Mochizuki – Japan

Best Original Idea
Winner: The first image of the world – Francois Giard – Canada
Honorable Mention: Cells (Celle) – Tommaso Imbimbo – Italy

Best Debut Film
Winner: Bir Sinefilin Dramı – Özgür Nuri Çiçek – Turkey
Honorable Mention: Asla Vazgeçme – veysel Özgür Sağlam – Turkey

REALITY AWARDS

Best Drama
Winner: Portrait of a Smile – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – United States
Honorable Mention: Just a Fist – Mostafa Yeganeh – Iran

Best Realistic Film
Winner: Look in the Window – Donna-Lynne Larson – Canada
Honorable Mention: Take Your Path – Robert Velkey, Donatella Váradi, Iringó Váradi – Hungary

Best Experimental Film
Winner: Atlantic Poems – La Force – Florian Felix Koch – Germany
Honorable Mention: Stage – Kartikey Sehgal – India

Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: Secret Identity – Gurjoeth Singh Bassra – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: The Yard – Cameron Moon – United Kingdom

Best Documentary
Winner: The persistent – Eren Aybars Arpacik – Turkey
Honorable Mention: The othering – Harshit Patil, Veechika Durga Pingali – India

Best Animated Film
Winner: Memories of the little pond – Yeon Choi – United States
Honorable Mention: Oniris – Nano Bor – Argentina

Best Social Drama
Winner: Alice – Kamil Hardin – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: Scar – Manuel Loureiro – Portugal

Best War/Western/History
Winner: When the autumn comes – Pedro Moreno Del Oso – Spain
Honorable Mention: The Stones of Rome – Sean Tansey – Greece

Best Family Drama
Winner: See Me As I Go – Jamie Johnstone – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Stop Time – Paul Schwartz- United States

Best Female Drama
Winner: How Can You Be Born – Gabriella Keren Sternfeld, Ori Shemer – Israel
Honorable Mention: Soul Tide – Carmina Cordelia – United Kingdom

Best Comedy/Irony
Winner: The Notice – Yelisey Kazakevich – United States
Honorable Mention: The Kid – Tamara Aalto – Finland, Spain

Best Horror/Mystery
Winner: The Ferris Wheel – Victoria Mukhonko – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: The Staircase of Lost Dreams – Takeshi Kinugasa – Japan

Best Action/Thriller
Winner: Marteau, clé anglaise & tournevis (Hammer, Wrench & Screwdriver) – Gabriel Vilandré – Canada
Honorable Mention: Infinitesimal – Luis Costa – France

Best Web/TV Pilot/TV Series
Winner: The Celebrant – Kate Armon, Craig Smith – Australia
Honorable Mention: The Knowing: Webseries – James Brown Orleans – United States

Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic
Winner: Neon Lights – Vinicius Bellemo – Italy
Honorable Mention: An Astrophotographer’s Journey Through The Universe – William Preising – United States

Best Jobs/Works Drama
Winner: Make No Mistake – Ryan Nah – Hong Kong
Honorable Mention: The Soul’s View – Brandon Velazquez – United States

Best Romance
Winner: A Lone Streetlight – Talila Frank – Israel
Honorable Mention: Possible Love – Brandon Mcwhorter – United States

Best Music/Musical
Winner: The Girl from Fedamore – Matthew Rockett – Ireland
Honorable Mention: Piano in the Field – Joel Louis Varjassy – Canada

Best Crime/Violence Drama
Winner: I love you – Rafael Maria Friebe – Germany
Honorable Mention: Jane – Kelby Thwaits – United States

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Director
Winner: Cutting Edge – Wang Wang – China
Honorable Mention: Golden Wings: Fifty Year Flight Path – Caleb Mills Stewart – United States

Best Young Director
Winner: Stand Up Straight – Yibo Zhou – China
Honorable Mention: Ashes – Ioannis Mathioudakis – Greece

Best Soundtrack
Winner: Venus Flytrap – Marc Pubreuil – France
Honorable Mention: Picture Break – Pedro Nogueira – Portugal

Best Editing
Winner: Kumeyaay Land – Dylan Verrechia – Mexico
Honorable Mention: The Barn – Jonathan Paul Brooker, Chichester Filmmakers – United Kingdom

Best Screenplay
Winner: Lo spazio abitato e il mistero dell’acqua e della terra – Andrea Sedini, Isabelle Cedotti, Neto Leão – Italy
Honorable Mention: One Minute of Unconsciousness – Eliana Cordova – United States, Peru

Best Cinematography
Winner: Two Wheels One Job – Joel Zeiser – Ireland
Honorable Mention: A Moth on a Bomb – Oleg Stepanov – Germany

Best Vfx
Winner: Runenes Hemmeligt – Christin Unwod Dorga – Norway
Honorable Mention: Fantasia – Dian Wang – China

Best Actor/Actress
Winner: The Torn – Sagar Kohli – India
Honorable Mention: Lotus – Bryce Mackie, Brennan Collins – United States

Best Producer
Winner: Camino – Gabe McCauley – United States
Honorable Mention: L’età della pietra – Antonio Malfitano – Italy

Best Movie Poster
Winner: Darcine’s Day – Aaron Goffman – United States
Honorable Mention: To Belong – Mats Landström – Sweden

Best Title
Winner: After Death – Matthew Collins – United States
Honorable Mention: A Curious Woman – Kelby Thwaits – United States

7Th Edition 2023/2024

• Best Film of the Festival: Le dita by Viola Folador (Italy)
• Best Lombard Film: Mr. Crazy by Filippo Cristiano (Italy)
• Best Italian Film: Laundry Heroes by Vincenzo Malara (Italy)
• Best Realistic Film: Safara by Paolo Calcagni (Italy)
• Best Low-Budget Film: Fine dei giochi by Donovan Pontoriero, Davide Balluchi, Riccardo Soldà (Italy)
• Best Director: The Rat by Tommy Duncan (Iceland)

Nominees of the Season

OFFICIAL SELECTION (These films will be screened) – For “Best Film of the Season”

Nominees for selected categories
(the winner will be awarded during the festival but the film will not be screened)

Best Lombard film

Best Italian Film

Best Realistic Film

Best Documentary

Best Low-Budget Film

Best Director

BiMonthly Winner

September – October 2024

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Take Your Hands Off! – Niyazi Özyurt – Turkey
Best International Film – La ora del olvido – Tino De La Huerta – Spain
Best American Film – Farewell Song – Mauricio Molina – Colombia
Best European Film – Make Me Murder – Rahel Peker – United Kingdom
Best Asian Film – Flying Low – Xiong Wei – China
Best Italian Film – Cardiorama – Giulia Ravelli – Italy
Best Lombard film – The Whispering Peak – Pietro Vaglieri – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Undertow – Justin Taylor – Usa
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Dawn – Camila Messari – Canada
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – La sirena digitale: il suono degli ologrammi – Andrea De Rosa – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film – April Fools – Josh Block – Usa
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Memori – Nicola Garzetti – Italy
Best Drama – Post it – Carlo Prozzo – Italy
Best Experimental Film – I Feel Like A Piece Of Meat – Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz – Turkey
Best Original Idea – Arclight – Meredith Anne Malin – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Adrift – Pernille Lund – Denmark
Best Documentary – Safara – Paolo Calcagni – Italy
Best Animated Film – Metal Flower – Seoyun Kim – Republic of Korea
Best Social Drama – The Script – Keith Tendai Chanakira, Alicia Giaccone-Munn – United Kingdom
Best Sport/Inspirational – Dead ball – Peter Navarre – Usa
Best War/Western/History – Blood Fury – Inconstant Jordan – France
Best Family Drama – Bagliori – Mattia Paone – Italy
Best Female Drama – In the lap – Gopal Menon – India
Best Comedy/ Irony – Kevin at work – Louis Hickford – United Kingdom
Best Horror/Mistery – Enchantment – Adrian Tsang – United Kingdom
Best Action/Thriller – Honorbound – Tyler Skrove, Colin Hodgin – Usa
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series – Cariddi’s Graveyard: Tales of Mare Nostrum – Dan Blasterio Salsano – United Kingdom
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Sussurros do Mar – Marcos Rangel – Brazil
Best Jobs/Works Drama – The method – Jackson Martini – Russian Federation
Best Romance – Always & For Never – Melissa Papel – Usa
Best Music/Musical – Grace – Carrtoons – Usa
Best Crime/Violence Drama – The Tape Man – Nathan Shilaimon – Usa
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Beamtown – Fred Gordon – Usa
Best Young Director – Bottom-Feeder – Brandon D. Hill – Usa
Best Soundtrack – A Night Over All Nights – Wanshu Tang – China
Best Editing – Sul Filo Dei Cento Anni – Armir Curo – Italy
Best Screenplay – The Heartbreak – Tracey Jane – Usa
Best Cinematography – Cover – Martin Klabus – Slovenia
Best Vfx – L’uomo grasso – Simone Menzio – Italy
Best Actor/Actress – Gift Of Life – Beata Jutila – Usa
Best Producer – A Not So Western Story – Ravindu Jas Ranatunga – Italy
Best Movie Poster – Laura, 29 Old Compton Street – Weiqi Cai – Usa
Best Title – Baron Munchausen (Karl) – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine

HONORABLE MENTION
Seaspeaker – Parvathi Nayar – India
Voci dal Mare – Simone Gavazzi, Guido Pontecorvo – Italy
When the autumn comes – Pedro Moreno del Oso – Spain
Breasts Not Required – Seth Thompson, Hannah Sullivan – Usa
Un Asunto Imaginario – Juan Bilis – Colombia
Meet Again – Xuefei Chang – China
Birthday Dream – louwei – China
Booked it – Edward L Varnie – Usa
Why did you invite me to your wedding – Gus Black, Kevin Atwater – Usa
Feel Proud Walk Tall. A Photographer’s Journey – Matt Reed – Australia
I mormors fars spår… – Staffan Jonsson, Henrik Norman – Sweden
Richie Quake – Tree – Someday – Usa
Behind the Walls – jiarui – China
The Maker – Timothy Edgerton – Australia
The american dram – Aurora Stuppia – Italy
UnScene – Paddy Roland Mueller – Germany
Breasts Not Included – Seth Thompson, Hannah Sullivan – Usa
Bastard Toadflax – Koka Singh Arora, Juggy Arora – Usa
Soul Wars – Deanna Rashell – Usa
Dinner Breakfast Lunch – Stijn Grieten – Belgium
Ghariba & Ajeeb – Boubaker Boukhari – United Arab Emirates
Pale Blue Light Pilot – Eddy Duran – Usa
The Debate – Todd Bruno – Usa
The Origin of the World – Marco Danesi – Italy
Tomato, Big cake and Victory – Kate Tiuri – Ukraine
Afloat: Monsters and Vineyards – Cesar Alejandro Hernandez – Portugal
The Art of Growing Up – Margaret Lampert – Usa
The Final Session – Ahmed Al Aasi – Australia
Political Prisoner – Michael Boston – Usa
You are special – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine
Le Bateau de M. Benoìt – Cloè Chabert, Luca Galliano, Domenico Matteo Orlando, Claudio Santagostini – Italy
Trainspired – Stephen Shelton – United Kingdom
Senza fine – Giovanni Suriano – Italy
One Frank… – Alena Jaworowska (Suranova) – Serbia
The Days of Knight – 10-18 P Films – Usa
Sky-Sky – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine
Hammy The Hamster – Nick Casal – Usa
The Whisper 2: Natural Connection – Miroslav Petkov – Bulgaria
La casa di campagna – Marco Ottavio Graziano – Italy

July – August 2024

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Le dita – Viola Folador – Italy
Best International Film – Strings – Ava Pearson, Eleanor Smith, Nina Zandvliet – United Kingdom
Best American Film – The Boxing Ring – Emily Gutierrez – Canada
Best European Film – Taiji Cove – Sasha Gromova – Russia
Best Asian Film – Lust for freedom – Jakub Zajac – Viet Nam
Best Italian Film – Codename Fury – Giuliano Emanuele – Italy
Best Lombard film – Mr. Crazy – Filippo Cristiano – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Whippy – James Rooke – United Kingdom
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Bad Genius – Chris Wu – Usa
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – 26 Seconds ISIS Sex Slaves – Kelly Galindo – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – Disorders – Giovanni Margotto – Italy
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Chasing The Midnight Sun – Dario Di Agostino – Italy
Best Drama – Scarlett – Andrea Karime Marbán – Mexico
Best Experimental Film – Flâneurs – Ivano Lollo – Italy
Best Original Idea – Abaddon – Geoffroy C. Dedenis – France
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – L’animale – Diego Finocchiaro – Italy
Best Documentary – NoisyVision – Glauco Tortoreto – Italy
Best Animated Film – Charcoal Dust – Ian Dooley – Usa
Best Social Drama – The Librarian – Chuqiao Pan – United Kingdom
Best Sport/Inspirational – Montenero – Alessandro Luongo – Italy
Best War/Western/History – The Lost Mountaineers – Andrea Andreotti, Diego Busacca – Italy
Best Family Drama – Apart – Luca Pirero – Sweden
Best Female Drama – Limbo – Giuseppe Fazio – Italy
Best Comedy/ Irony – Unprofessional – Drew Schettler – Usa
Best Horror/Mistery – The song of the mad god – Sixtum – Usa
Best Action/Thriller – Maybe I Am the Villain – Max Presement – Canada
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series – Your Democracy – Gloria Jene’ Browne-Marshall – Usa
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Ghosts in the Blood – Raphael Buisson Enlas – Usa
Best Jobs/Works Drama – Fiamme nel mare – Gabriele Giannini – Italy
Best Romance – Single Use – Finn Hyndman – New Zealand
Best Music/Musical – Riding out the storm – Bruce Alan Johnson – Usa
Best Crime/Violence Drama – God in the Valley – Christian Colbert – Usa
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – The rat – Tommy Duncan – Iceland
Best Young Director – Legacy of Sins – PakShing Chow – Usa
Best Soundtrack – Miss Dress – Panos Boras – Greece
Best Editing – Humans Don’t Come With Instructions – Arnoldas Alubauskas – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay – One Man – Peter Efthymiou – United Kingdom
Best Cinematography – A First and a Last – Sam Shi – China
Best Vfx – Four Episodes from 1984 – Marshall Peterson – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – Demolition – Lacey Claire Rogers – Usa
Best Producer – Skin – Ilayda Cetinkaya – Usa
Best Movie Poster – My Boyfriend’s Girlfriend – Zirui Wang – China
Best Title – Roma Tomatoes – Christina Kljunich – Usa

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Father’s Mountains – XiaoJun Tan – China
Petit Ange – Samuel James Thomson – United Kingdom
The Lipstick – Qianhuiji – China
Left-Behind Children – Yuanyuan Zhao – China
Boreana – Emanuel Toffolo, Jordan Carraro – Italy
ReNEWed_The Second Take – Leanne Read – Canada
La Balzana – Luca Marconato – Italy
Calling – Raaj Rao – United Arab Emirates
She’s My Best Friend (and I Hate Her) – Candy Guard – United Kingdom
L’altra faccia della montagna – Markus Otz – Switzerland
The forest of the honey bees – Erwan Le Gal – France
Nix’s Symphony – Karina Loerchner – Canada
Go Fish – Riya Agarwal – India
Operazione Madonnina – Emilio Emma – Italy
What Happened at Don’s? – Eden Gamliel – Usa
Made of Stars – Kaiyue (Ethan) Guan – Usa
Sheep – Brian May – Ireland
The Barn – Jonathan Paul Brooker, Chichester Filmmakers – United Kingdom
The Night of Purple Horrors – Kadri Nikopensius, Rebeka Põldsam – Estonia
L’ultimo Asino – Angelo Urbano – Italy
Shaping Kulture – Joseph Vialpando – Usa
Sketchy Characters – Jacob French – Usa
Arcipelago – Clayton D. Moss – Australia
Empty – Andrea Ferrarello – Italy
Lost All Care – Chris Wu – Usa
When He Comes Home – Roberto Leite – Brazil
This Is Not Heaven Yet – Alina Idiyatova – Russia
Scratches – Daniel Lama – Italy
Keeper of the Night Sky – Karina Loerchner – Canada
Insomnia – Paul Utkay – Canada
The Night Has Come – Amir Salyanov – Turkey
UnderTs- la storia raccontata dal sottosuolo – Andrea Crevatin – Italy
Christian – Chuqiao Pan – United Kingdom
Covid Thoughts – Stewart Brodian – Usa
Katabasis – Daniel Morris – Usa
E questo mi basta – Antonella Emilio – Italy
Adomania – Vitória de Almeida Klotz – Germany
Race & Surfing: A Brief History – Claire Pinegar, Jeremy Asher Lynch – Usa
Out of body – Sisy M Gómez Peña – Cuba
Awakening – Alex Culberson – Usa
Shahroor – Yafa Ezzat Shahroor, Mo’men Ghanim Hasanain – Palestine

May – June 2024

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Soul Flyers – Wingsuit au coeur de l’île de la Réunion – Thibault Gachet – France
Best International Film – Wie All Die Anderen – Max Bommas – Poland
Best American Film – Cachot – Samueldavid John Baromeo – Curaçao
Best European Film – The Inspiring Team – Alexander Borisov – Russian Federation
Best Asian Film – Aria′s storage heaven – Zhijuan Wu – China
Best Italian Film – Laundry Heroes – Vincenzo Malara – Italy
Best Lombard film – Building – Federico Magni – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Eye of the Beholder – Jared Patterson – New Zealand
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Tales From The Bridge: The Artist and The Muse – Boa Campbell – Japan
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – Àsaka – D ( Edduardo Viera ) – Spain
Best Low-Budget Film – The Legend of Aegis – Anzel Van Zyl – South Africa

REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Straight out of Compton – Mark Hammett – United Kingdom
Best Drama – The price of tears – Nicolas Spanoudis – France
Best Experimental Film – Foundation – Bo Mao – China
Best Original Idea – Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse – Vanessa Rosa – Brazil
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Vile – John A. Schwab – Usa
Best Documentary – S’Élever – Víctor Pérez Pelayo – Spain
Best Animated Film – Jimmy and baby – Paul Robertson – Australia
Best Social Drama – The Ninny – Aleksandr Shigorin – Russian Federation
Best Sport/Inspirational – Road to Jirgalan – Lorenzo Fattor – Croatia
Best War/Western/History – De Tocht Alleen – Michiel Kole – Netherlands
Best Family Drama – The Conversation – Liliya Galieva – Russian Federation
Best Female Drama – Besties, Borders, and Barks – Inga Moren Tapias – Usa
Best Comedy/ Irony – The Painter – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Horror/Mistery – The Mine – Alessandro Sivieri, Daniel Lama – Italy
Best Action/Thriller – Retrace – Ario Shakarami – Canada
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series – Morse Code – Travis Nicholson – Usa
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Dopamining – Jyot Bhalla – Australia
Best Romance – Kordovero 22 – Gal Primack Najari – Israel
Best Crime/Violence Drama – Brothers – Dorian Goto Stone – Japan

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Daydream – William Bruno O’Keefe – Usa
Best Young Director – Forever Drive – Anna Maria Dimitropoulou – Greece
Best Soundtrack – There She Goes – Rogerio Troiani – Brazil
Best Editing – Destini Incrociati – Andrea Vulcano – Italy
Best Screenplay – Ossesione – Max Galante – Usa
Best Cinematography – The Chasers of Tornado Alley: Touching the Sky – Martin Lisius – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – Trumpet Player – Felino Dolloso – Australia
Best Producer – Oltre il Silenzio – Fabio Riccobono, Francesco Pensabene – Italy
Best Movie Poster – A Vampire’s Kiss – Mark Francis – France
Best Title – Peak – Daniele Martinoni – Italy

HONORABLE MENTION
Gudrid the Fair – Luca Centoni – Usa
Longing For The Unfound – Chastity Yocum – Usa
Po Cat 1 Part 1 – Yiling Lu – China
Se you latte – Natalie Dale – Canada
Pulse – Laura Russ – Germany
Angel – Margarita Ruseva – Bulgaria
You’re a FOB: Fresh Off the Boat – Oreoluwa Johnson – United Kingdom
Nostalmagia – Simon Sciacovelli – Usa
Serve No Purpose – Amr AL-Karmy – Egypt
Tango to go – Alina Levshin – Germany
In the Puddle – Joanna Lechowska – Poland
The Heir – Nikita Tuzov – Russian Federation
Vienna is calling – Alexander Bruckner – Austria
Community Interrupted – Franco Sacchi – United Kingdom
Poison – Wayne Tunks – Australia
Momento Mori – Fabio Servullo – Brazil
Anime nel fango – Ettore Zito – Italy
A little preyer – Takashi Miwa – Japan
Bad Lunch – Sneha Lourdes Mendes – India
Moonflight – Christian Thamm – Germany
Immortal – Carlton Salter – Usa
Uno di fronte all’altro – Barbara Patarini – Italy
A Snail Tale – Ashley Wong – Usa
Sidewalk Stories – Vugar Tahirov, Elmar Bayramov – Usa
L’ora alternativa – Mouadh Ben mohamed, Ali Ben mohamed – Italy
Hooked – Anjan Biswa – Nepal
Tangent to a Curve – Craig Lew – Usa
Sweet Dreams – Boris Loning – Netherlands
Ci Andiamo? – Franco Blandi – Italy
The Collector – Nikhail Asnani – United Kingdom
Hvngry Ghost – Henry West – Usa
Arch- – Ahmad Mohamed Alariqi – United Arab Emirates
La Bête du Fjord – Anaëlle Morf, Alexandre Rufin – Canada
Concrete Rose – Amanda M. Ramirez – Usa

March – April 2024:

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – The Mail Thief – Abbas Abbas, Mhamad Hamadan Eidy – Lebanon
Best International Film – Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins – Essmat Sophie – Norway
Best American Film – The Last Butterfly – Sizhuo Li – Usa
Best European Film – She Talks In Her Sleep – Paul Taylor – United Kingdom
Best Asian Film – Xiao Chun – Xinghao He – China
Best Italian Film – L’America ca è – Tatiana Forese – Italy
Best Lombard film – Hira – Emanuele Colognese – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Mirage – Hanson Ma, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang – Usa
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Fomo – Andrew Gelao – Australia
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – Giulietta e Romeo? – Vanessa Cremaschi – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film – Malarema – Giovanni Suriano – Italy
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – A Year Apart – Ocean Chin – China
Best Drama – Bygone Spring – Soo Oh Bang – Usa
Best Experimental Film – The Yesterday – Benita Vera von Sass – Canada
Best Original Idea – Do not disturb – Eslam Hozayen – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Wonderful City – Francisco Malta – Brazil
Best Documentary – Miles in bello. Juan Bernier en la guerra de los españoles – Juan Antonio Bernier Blanco, Rafael Bernier Blanco – Spain
Best Animated Film – Dog – Apartment – Priit Tender – Estonia
Best Social Drama – Semplice – Valerio Giuseppe Cammarata, Chiara Maria Cammarata – Italy
Best Sport/Inspirational – RugbyTown Season 2 – Patrick Guthrie – Usa
Best War/Western/History – The Soldiers (Mother Ukraine—Layers of War) – Linda Pallotta – Usa
Best Family Drama – Thanks to Cancer I look Prettier than Ever – Ana Valentina Benjamin – Germany
Best Female Drama – Ana Paula – Leigh Marling – Canada
Best Comedy/ Irony – BFFR – Erika Apelgren – Usa
Best Horror/Mistery – L’ispettore Robles e la sfida del generale Carter – Adalberto Lombardo – Italy
Best Action/Thriller – Unicorns & Rainbows – Eden Rize – Israel
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series – High Strung – Daniel McDougall – Canada
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Dave Gentic & Headgun – Samuel Van Geesbergen – Belgium
Best Jobs/Works Drama – Backstage – Andrea Merelli – Italy
Best Romance – A beleza no amor esquecido – Nelson Yabeta – Brazil
Best Music/Musical – All My Life – Lisa Törnqvist – Usa
Best Crime/Violence Drama – Shoeless in the Woods – David Vorderstrasse – Usa
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Vardo – Kostas Kaloudiotis – Greece
Best Young Director – Evil with evil – Adam Fleury – France
Best Soundtrack – Jigen Daisuke – Simone Papi, Arianna Vox – Italy
Best Editing – Homo Homini Lupus – Agostino Di Cio – Italy
Best Screenplay – Arasan Yemali Adimai Muttal – Karthikbalan M – India
Best Cinematography – Disciple – Boston Enderle – Usa
Best Vfx – Tech-No – Chantelle Richards – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – Untitled – Maya Jain – Canada
Best Producer – Mais Je Veux Quitter La Fête – Tiffany Lauren Bennicke – Canada
Best Movie Poster – The Last Take – Brian Foyster – Usa
Best Title – Under False Colors – Mickaela Bradford – Usa

HONORABLE MENTION
Error: Logic – Ari Rubenstein – Usa
No Longer on the Map – Ati Maier – Spain
Window – Vasya Grishina – Russian Federation
De Maquettebouwer – Constant Willems – John Post – Netherlands
Antipolis – Kaspar Jancis – Estonia
Love is (for the) Hopeless – Onur Bilmen – Germany
Fame Juice – Bailey Curbow, Julie Volkamer – Usa
Fuck this shit, love me! – Daniel Path – Czech Republic
The Seal of Death 2 – Harris Josey – Usa
The Dishreader – Fernando Haro – Brazil
If I Knew – Piro Gjylameti – Greece
The Drop-Off – Sydney Kaiser – Usa
Spellbound – Nicola Hepp – Netherlands
Belles paroles – Mohamed Ouaddah – France
Uncertain Body – Joëlle Wider – Switzerland
Nothing we say can change what we’ve been through – Francesca de Bassa – United Kingdom
Nightingale redux – Michael Müller – Austria
Under dictatorship of a zero – Mikhail Ezhov – Bulgaria
Johnny Jr. – Lily Andrews – Usa
Guardami – Gina Simone – Italy
Run Away – Christina Spaar – Switzerland
Nailed it! – Maria Laura Vella Clark – Malta
Sheltered from Time – Sadie Duarte – Spain
The portrait of the last hope – Mea Tsintsadze – Georgia
Il Mistero dell’ Acqua perduta – Lorenzo Pompei – Italy

January – February 2024

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Insetti – Greta Zamparini – Italy
Best International Film – Armenia – Jaqueline Rauter – Austria
Best American Film – Domino Springs – Dan Hertzog – Usa
Best European Film – Love and Lust According to Meisner – Jonas Grimas – United Kingdom
Best Asian Film – Never – Wang Wang – China
Best Italian Film – Cablò – Giorgia Macrino – Italy
Best Lombard film – Un giorno felice – Federico Mamone – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Cortex – Wesley Adam Klingele – Usa
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – La La Sagna – Agostino Di Cio – Italy
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – Dieci tipi di nero – Emilio Neri Tremolada – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film – Fine dei giochi – Donovan Pontoriero, Davide Balluchi, Riccardo Soldà – Italy

REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Quando piove a Baden-Baden – Alessandro Soetje – Italy
Best Drama – L’ultimo sogno – Davide Maria Marucci – Italy
Best Experimental Film – Escape from eden – 跃 董 – China
Best Original Idea – Chambre 13 – Léa Damian – France
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Broken Finger – April (Xinzhen) Yang – China
Best Documentary – Cassino Then and Now – Paolo Ameli – Italy
Best Animated Film – Block – Jake Logan Robbins – Usa
Best Social Drama – Wild People – Maria Petrova – Russian Federation
Best Sport/Inspirational – Eighth Year – Renard Cheren – Usa
Best War/Western/History – 1620 Battle of Rakovnik – Dimitri Kanjuka – Czech Republic
Best Family Drama – Knife, Chocolate – Hooshmand Varaei – Iran
Best Female Drama – Le troiane – Chiara Del Bove – Italy
Best Comedy/ Irony – E Fu Veneto – Samuele Schiavo – Italy
Best Horror/Mistery – The Visit – Davide Pagliaro – Italy
Best Action/Thriller – Inspired – Nebal Shafi – Usa
Best Web/TV Pilot/Tv Series
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Just Try – Dustin Hawkins – Usa
Best Jobs/Works Drama – Modify – Philip Alexander Orihuela – Usa
Best Romance – The Girl Who Faded Away – Brent Heise – Usa
Best Music/Musical – Emblem of the Age – Egor Lisovoy, Polina Kulbachevskaia – Russian Federation
Best Crime/Violence Drama – Dojo – Armin Alic – Usa

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – 《Daybreak》 – Fang Zirong – China
Best Young Director – Sur les sentiers éveillés – Axel Dahan – France
Best Soundtrack – Monfrà – Antonio Palese – Italy
Best Editing – Dreams of Ocean – Alan Shi – Usa
Best Screenplay – Nodo in gola – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
Best Cinematography – Amici Invisibili – Claudio Rolfi, Matteo Rolfi – Italy
Best Vfx
Best Actor/Actress – Un Sorso di Vita 2.0 – Valentina Bivona – Italy
Best Producer – La salvezza – Andrea Recchia – Italy
Best Movie Poster – Filmmakers on hold – Christine Jezior – Germany
Best Title – Nina Sings the blues – Toni Cazzato – Italy

HONORABLE MENTION

Polvere – Paolo Carboni – Italy
The Pain of Being – Jes Pace – Malta
Dall’alba al tramonto – Vincenzo Ardito – Italy
Le Cri – Tom Pozzo di Borgo – France
The touch – Nikolay Aristarkhov – Russian Federation
Remember me – Lukas Olszewski – Germany
No decision – Hyunjin Lee – Usa
The Deal – Jeno Hodi – Hungary
The Unsilenced Women’s Empowerment And The Battle For Survival – Tosit Ghatane – Nepal
Ga-me – Flavio Papa – Italy
Direction – Marco Mazzi – Italy
Abbrivio: l’inerzia di una barca che scivola sull’acqua – Filippo Pigozzi – Italy
Bew Boodadoo – Leandros Panagoulakos – Netherlands
Christmas isn’t like a movie – Barbara Patarini Valenza, Leonardo Barone – Italy
Yours – Flaminia Graziadei – United Kingdom
The Carrier – Andrei Turcan – Germany
The Observers – Evgeny Sychev – Russian Federation

November – December 2023:
MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Bubbles – Meri Dishnica – Italy
Best International Film – To see – Mika Lipman – Russian Federation
Best American Film – Dead in the Water – David Wittkower – Usa
Best European Film – Circuit – Mats Landström – Sweden
Best Asian Film – Curve – Dan Zeng – China
Best Italian Film – Emozioni dietro il palco – Valerio Polverari – Italy
Best Lombard film – RUSTAM – A Muay Thai Story – Laura Pronestì – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Mediatation‧MeditationⅡ – Joanna&rubens – Taiwan
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Lullaby for the cat – Andrey Gil – Ukraine
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – The Silver Team and the ’38 World Cup Final – István Borsody – Hungary
Best Low-Budget Film – Entracte – Kimia Khalaj, Saeed Heshmati – Iran

REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – In a 100 years – Hektor Bille Hornsleth – Denmark
Best Drama – Borderline – Théo Coudiere – France
Best Experimental Film – Towards The Sun – Mats Landström – Sweden
Best Original Idea – VR Grampa – Ché Baker – Australia
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Zastavnice_ki – Miha Mohorič – Slovenia
Best Documentary – Our Brothers’ and Sisters’ Keepers – Maximilien Saint-Cast – France
Best Animated Film – WolfHunters – Chris Oconnell – Usa
Best Social Drama – Ci conosciamo già – Filippo Ruggieri – Italy
Best Sport/Inspirational – Stay in the Game – Jared Jacobsen – Usa
Best War/Western/History – Bounty for Bernadette – Andreas Elsener – Switzerland
Best Family Drama – Boter – Mark Uwimana Marcel – Belgium
Best Female Drama – Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations – Ying Chu – Australia
Best Comedy/ Irony – Batter Brain – Jordan Sclater – United Kingdom
Best Horror/Mistery – A tooth for a tooth – Livio Bondi – United Kingdom
Best Action/Thriller – The calling – Andy Ordoñez – Colombia
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic – Bat Diary – Silvano Plank – Italy
Best Jobs/Works Drama – Dario – Paolo La Naia – Italy
Best Romance – Only the Lovers – Jocelyn Jihyun Koo – Usa
Best Music/Musical – Between Here and Gone – Sadie Duarte – Spain

TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Chomp – Ben Nixon – Australia
Best Young Director – Lemons – Sophia Emmett, Theo Shorrocks – United Kingdom
Best Soundtrack – Entrevista Compulsória – Fernando Haro – Brazil
Best Editing – Syntropia – Andrea Pellerani – Switzerland
Best Screenplay – The Pain of Being – Jes Pace – Malta
Best Cinematography – Steps – Muhittin Özkan – Turkey
Best Vfx – Awake – Harrison Vincent – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – How a “Son of a Gun” is made – Nóra Kozák – Hungary
Best Producer – Thank you Sam – Angelica Abramovitch – Sweden
Best Movie Poster – Where Have U Been – Liam Torres – Usa
Best Title  – Snail – Renato Fimene – Usa

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Dall’altro lato – Tommaso Barba – Italy
Outside Francisque – Francisco Del Ryo – France
Evacuee – Omid Yousefi – Iran
Mi sembra di viaggiare con te – Gabriele Perni – Italy
Dante, el prisionero de la torre – Frank Reyes – Spain
On The Melting of Snow – Jonas K U Grimas – United Kingdom
1768 giorni – Marco Gallo – Italy
Happy BirthGay – Niv Manzur – Israel
Mixed memories – Katherine Adams – Canada
Short stories about life – Kostiantyn Mishchenko – Usa

6Th Edition 2022/2023

AWARD:

Best Film:  Scaltri Ingenui

Audience Choice: I Walk With Ghosts

Official Selection

Orizzonti Territoriali Section

BiMonthly Winner
September – October 2023
MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Hunting – Luca Colliva – United Kingdom
Best American Film – Mid Iris – McCready Brothers – Usa
Best European Film – Scherben – Philipp Fröhlich, Dominik Gross – Germany
Best Asian Film – The Caged Bird – Xi Wen Liu – China
Best Italian Film – Absence – Ludovica De Feo – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Grandma’s Smile – Ho Lung Chan – China
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Transmission – Mats Landström – Sweden
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – LE VOCI DEL SANT’ELIA – Emanuel Cossu – Italy
Best Drama – Losing Elizabeth – Lucinda Bopf, Anna MacMahon, Suzanne Webcke – Australia
Best Documentary – Sunny Boy – Morgan Le Faucheur – France
Best Animated Film – The Front Line – Taekyu Kwon – Korea, Republic of
Best Low-Budget Film – Paleface – Matt Long – Usa
Best War Film – My Best Life – Jason Durgana – Canada
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – The Job – Tatiana Wanda Doroshenko – Australia
Best Experimental Film – ALL THE STUFF THAT’S IN YOUR HEAD – Antony Mann – Australia
Best Original Idea – The Rose – Andrew Froening – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Toska – Tommaso Barba – Italy
Best Fight for your Rights – Dogma – Fernando García Arias – Colombia
Best Green – Before the Oil – Roel Swierenga – Netherlands
Best Black Power – Amina – Christie Fewry – United Kingdom
Best Jobs/Works – Down in Flames: The True Story of Tony Volcano Valenci – William Joseph Stribling – Usa
Best Irony – 10 YEARS – Lawton Charman – United Kingdom
Best Violence – Once Upon A Midnight – Vicky Wanless – Australia
Best Female Perspective – Carrie’s Conversation – Paul Cartwright – Usa
Best Social Impact – For Old Times’ Sake – Prajwal HP, Ankith Anil, Karan S Suri, Bharat Hegde, Hrithik S, Ankit Sagar, Ankul Dev – India
Best Futuristic – Second Gen – Mike Madigan – Usa
Best What If – Alice, meu pai! – Fernando Cunha Jr – Brazil
Best Absurd FF – Saint-Sacrifice –Jean-Claude Leblanc
Best Hope – Valeria – Olga Khoreva – Russian Federation
Best Family – Laugh With Me – Karen Liebau McPherson – Austrlia
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Igor and Gashta – Momo Casablanca, Alain Julfayan – Usa
Best Young Director (under 25y) – Bloody Date – Danilo Proh – Italy
Best Soundtrack – Dissociating Vulnerability – Taiki Satou – Japan
Best Editing – The Lonely Body – Tim Brown, Jacob Dalton – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay – The Devil Makes Work – Colin O’Reilly – United Kingdom
Best Cinematography – Wormhole – Reza Nahvi – Iran
Best Vfx – NICK 2040 – Cesar Turturro – Argentina
Best Actor/Actress – BIRDS – Helena Zadro-Jones – Australia
Best Producer – The Guess Who – George A Johnson, Randy Erwin – Canada
Best Movie Poster – The Silent People – Keith O’Grady – Ireland
Best Title – OPD – François Charles – France
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – Aquarius – Jordan Fo – France

SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay  – The Receipt – Robert LoBianco – Usa
Best American Screenplay  – Grandma Böse – Alicia Hayes – Usa
Best European Screenplay – Mind the gap! – Ciro Russo – Italy
Best Italian Screenplay – All i want is sex – Maurizio Lai – Italy
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) – The Good Son – Catherine Stanley – Usa

Honorable Mention
Morning After – Elijah Chandler – Usa
Cover – Ehsan Majouni – Iran
Catharsis – Abdel Hafidh – France
The Biscuit Tin – AJ Sykes – United Kingdom
CUT – Luca Vines, Ashton Crompton – Australia
Artery – Marek Suchenia – Poland
Waves – Jessica Graham – Usa
I am Graziella – Giuseppe Anthony Di Martino – Italy
Take Away – Mihirr Upadhyay – India
Men Only – Keir Black – United Kingdom
Leggende Rusticane – Lorenzo Muscoso – Italy
Nicotine – Luca Vines – AustraliaGli anni migliori – Olga Fantò – ItalySpiraling – Dawn Garcia – Usa
Waiting for You – Janna Jones – Usa
La flash – A trilogy – Catherine Stanley – Usa
The Fairest Thing on This Black Earth – Jenn Fonteyn – Usa
Flensing – Matt Jeston – Australia
I break every time her voice breaks – Ana Armengod – Usa

July – August 2023

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – I Walk With Ghosts – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – Usa
Best American Film – What Hides Within – Nathanael Molnár – Usa
Best European Film – LES MAUVAIS JOURS FINIRONT – Stéphane Elmadjian – France
Best Asian Film – Departure – Takayuki Yoshikawa – Japan
Best Italian Film – Notte di marzo – Gianni Aureli – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Little me, Egotrip – Tyana Rendič – Slovenia
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Missing Clue – Alexandra Dragnea, Alex Mazzaev – Romania
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – From the Heart of America – Richard Evan Boardman – Usa
Best Drama – Yohiro – Luigi Di Domenico – Italy
Best Documentary – Axé, Salvador! – Domenico Rodolfo Grillone – Italy
Best Animated Film – Take Care – Kaylee Anne Hatfield – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – Carne e Sangue – Griff Scially – Usa
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – The Red Barn – Precious King – Usa
Best Experimental Film – Jeleń – Piotr Smolenski, Marcin Wójcik – Poland
Best Original Idea – Men in Cars – Molly Vernon – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Toska – Tommaso Barba – Italy
Best Fight for your Rights – Incognito – Joey Moe – Denmark
Best Green – B for Art – Anna Douare – France
Best Jobs/Works – Archeìo – Jonathan Moratal – Switzerland
Best Irony – Been Here Before – Nathan Benham – United Kingdom
Best Violence – Scrap Head – Igor Gabriel – Belgium
Best Female Perspective – Decisions – Bar Mardix – Israel
Best Social Impact – L’ attimo in cui… – Gianluca Sia – Italy
Best Futuristic – Man in the Mountain – Dennis Trombly – Usa
Best What If – The Disappearance of Evelin Gale – Jan Fabris – Slovenia
Best Absurd FF – A Espuma e o Leão – Cláudio Jordão – Portugal
Best Hope – The path of Maria – Morgan Davidsen – Brazil, Norway
Best Family – Les arbres sont bleus – Mélanie Grancourt – France
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Burning Red – Fabrizio Ancillai – Italy
Best Young Director (under 25y) – TRIM – Josiah Persad – Usa
Best Soundtrack – Bunuelesque – Daniel Nissenbaum – United Kingdom
Best Editing – The Assassin’s Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands – Trevor Mayes – Usa
Best Screenplay – The System – Bryan McGlothin – Usa
Best Cinematography – Seductive Devotion – Destin Gerek – Usa
Best Vfx – A Taco – Antonio Rotunno – Mexico
Best Actor/Actress – Say My Name – Rhoyce Nova – Australia
Best Producer – Revenge – Dewi Reijs – Netherlands
Best Movie Poster – A Knock – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Title – Life Like This – Abraham Lopez – Usa
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – In a Tamasic World – Camilla Martini – Italy

SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay – Your Call is Important to Us – Elizabeth Lewis – Canada
Best American Screenplay – The Lies That Bind Us – Audey Cuff – Usa
Best European Screenplay – Out Of Adversity – Elliot Stanton – United Kingdom
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) – A Life Unexamined – Catherine Stanley – Usa
Best Italian Screenplay – Quella notte – Olga Fantò – Italy

Honorable Mention
Space Station Village EP6: The Carved Agreement – Yi-Feng Kao – Taiwan
Where are you from? –  Juan Cristiani – Uruguay
Pesto – VESPA – Pawel Stokajlo, Piotr Smolenski – Poland
KATAGMAN – Ramon Castillanes Tenoso, Peter D Deocos – Philippines
Rage – Ross Langill – Canada
December Fades – “Sunrise” – Joel Umbaugh – Usa
Ghostfree – Susanne Palm – Taiwan
Il ritorno – Michele Azzarito – Italy
A Musical Box – Abraham Lopez – Usa

May – June 2023:

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Scaltri Ingenui – Fabio Longagnani – Italy
Best American Film – Fresh Air – Sarah Cayce, Kendal Miller – Usa
Best European Film – Two and a Half Minutes – Sonny Michael Chohan – United Kingdom
Best Asian Film – Don’t Play with fire – Aashish Rego – India
Best Italian Film – 18 Marzo – Beppe Manzi – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Half-Light – Martina Savoca-Guay – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Thread of Remembrance – Stephanie El Khoury – Lebanon
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – The Red Creek Sessions – Justin Harris – Usa
Best Drama – Deserter – Rodrigo Tavares – Portugal
Best Documentary –  Fado: The Music of The Portuguese Soul – Olena Tumanska – Canada
Best Animation – AD 1202 – Tomislav Gregl – Croatia
Best Low-Budget Film – Ali’s Realm – Mario Torres Jr – Usa
Best War Film – Trois Balles – Lopez Damien – France
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Death to My Hometown – Luke Tom Worrall – United Kingdom
Best Experimental Film – Daydream on Monady – Frederic Chen – China
Best Original Idea – Happy Like Joplin – Jean-Baptiste Mauduit – Ireland
Best Fight for your Rights – Quiet – Victoria Malinjod – United Kingdom
Best Green – Under Si: – Morgan Le Faucheur – France
Best Black Power – Waiting for Time – Steve Dodsworth – United Kingdom
Best Jobs/Works – The Blue Pill – Francesco D’Amore – Italy
Best Irony – & Cut – Theo Vandergraaf – Canada
Best Violence – Five Teenagers Walk Into a Bar – Vivian Sorensen – Usa
Best Female Perspective – The Liminal World – Klaudia Makowska – Poland
Best Social Impact – Film Dreams about her Childhood – Li-Ming Cheng – Taiwan
Best Futuristic – Static – Jamin Mears – Usa
Best What If – Underwater – Nicolas Seguel – Switzerland
Best Absurd FF – Sunday Roast – Olof Berghe – Sweden
Best Hope – The One-Way Ticket – Melika Rezapour – Germany
Best Family – The Talk – Gabriela Lima – Usa
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Born to ride, at age four and a half I lost my leg – Gildas Nivet, Tristan Guerlotté – France
Best Young Director (under 25y) – Estrema Unzione – Diego Finocchiaro – Italy
Best Soundtrack – Cornerboy – Kai Kurve – Germany
Best Editing – Parasomniac – Ethan Maxwell Go Go – Taiwan
Best Screenplay –  Adam In Aeternum – Pedro Jaen R. – Spain
Best Cinematography – Candlelight – Ryan Lee Taylor – Usa
Best Vfx – Dark Lens – Christophe Lenoir – France
Best Actor/Actress – The Summers of your Winter – Nerea Camacho – Spain
Best Producer – In the eyes of a child – Marco Ferrara – Itay
Best Movie Poster – Irreversible Imprints – Carlos Manuel Mora – Usa
Best Title – Who I Am – Dan Hewitt Owens – Usa
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – The Curse of KK Hammond “What’s the Weatherman Done?” – Tom Hughes – United Kingdom

SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay – Timebound – Danny Phillips – New Zealand
Best American Screenplay – Ice Creamatorium  – Joshua T McQueen – Usa
Best European Screenplay – Blood on my hands – Tyson Green – United Kingdom
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) – Stuck – Adam Swimmer – Canada
Honorable Mention
I’m Dreaming of You – Eddie Reid – Usa
Red Panda – Marty Stalker – Ireland
Tom and Luce – Muxel Paule – France
Shells – Gianluca Passarelli – Italy
Growers – Charlie Wood – United Kingdom
Speak KDSK – Dana Darie – Canada
Una verità rubata – Rosa Maria Mauceri – Italy
The Old Lady and The Boxer – Camilo Diaz – Usa

March – April 2023

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Dig – G.J.Hewitt – United Kingdom
Best American Film – Upstream, Downriver – Maggie Burnette Stogner – Usa
Best European Film – Reverse – Christophe Lenoir – France
Best Asian Film – Stalemate – Harish K.P – India
Best Italian Film – Il Ritorno – Ugo Moriano – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Is God the Same Here – Jerod Wood – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Attitude For Hope – Almarin Fisher
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – Rastas’ Journey ‘Home’ – Maria Stratford – Australia
Best Drama – Ginny’s Enterprise – Suzanne Marie Moreau – Canada
Best Documentary – THE FLAME – The Art and the History of Lampworking – Emanuel Toffolo – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film – The Huntress – Johann Schultz, Jan Eilert Haskamp – Germany
Best War Film – World War II US Army Airborne Tribute – Tommy Andersoan – Usa
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Last minute – Joel Junior – Usa
Best Experimental Film – I dream My dream – Monique van Kerkhof, Bo Oudendijk – Netherlands
Best Original Idea – The Appartment – Bruno Cabanis – France
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Macho digital – Michael John Heatley – United Kingdom
Best Fight for your Rights – The Knock – Marcus Liversedge – United Kingdom
Best Green – The Woman Who Stops the Wind – Vesna Marich – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best Black Power – My Brother Wes – Tom Suzuki – Usa
Best Jobs/Works – Giuli – It Was A Dream – Meri Gelagutashvili – Germany
Best Irony – Meet Los Parents – Joey Medina – Usa
Best Violence – Envelop (e) – Walter G Mecham – Usa
Best Female Perspective – Anna – Julia Roesler – Germany
Best Social Impact – Gamers Nightmare – Frank Lehmann – Germany
Best Futuristic – Dust and Data – William Macchia – Usa
Best What If – Hidden Lives – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Absurd FF – Speaker – Alan Hamwan – United Kingdom
Best Hope – Te Veo – Jenny Pomares – Usa
Best Family – The Woman from Bar Blue – Jalal Masarwa – Israel
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – Gnothi Seauton – Elodie Lorquet – France
Best Young Director (under 25y) – With love, Stella – Camryn Kanew – Usa
Best Soundtrack – Me (with You) – Emma Nadeau – Usa
Best Editing – The Vanishing of Sidney Gomez – Mohammad Baig – Canada
Best Screenplay – Bryson’s Battle – Morgan Gullett, Anthony Gery – Usa
Best Cinematography – My Promised Land – Siggi Kjartan – Iceland
Best Vfx – The Importance of Strange Perceptions – Moe Taylor – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – Queen of Diamonds – Carlotta Banat – United Kingdom
Best Producer – Phoam – Be Aware – Mei Fa Tan – Switzerland
Best Movie Poster – Night Voices – Bradley Hawkins – Usa
Best Title – Follow The White Rabbit – Emily Attwood – United Kingdom
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – DIVA Orchestra – Time in a Bottle – Aurelien Durand – France

SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay
Brotherly Hate – Elliot Stanton – UK
Best American Screenplay
Dinner with Dante – Katherine Diane Schimmel – Usa
Best European Screenplay
Sweet Reflection – Elliot Stanton – UK
Best Asian Screenplay
Hey Home, Hellooo – Pouya Pirhosseinloo – Iran
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages)
Gallows Hill – Cory Rowe – Usa

Honorable Mention
Rodion Yudanov: Govori Gospode – Alexander Perfilyev – Russian Federation
Every Summer, in July – Andreas Scheffer – Germany
Roots, diaspora and war – Phil Comeau – Canada
Perception – Jon Cohen – Australia
Time Zones – Robert Cook – Usa
Swashcamper – Adam Swimmer – Canada
In A Box – Liam MacDonald – Canada
The Disaster – Serkan Çalışkan – Turkey
The Betrayal – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Curling – Michael Lucas Lindenskov – Denmark
The Market – Victor Atkins – Usa
The Polycees – Celia Jaspers – New Zealand
Under – Abraham Lopez – Usa

January – February 2023:

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – the Curious Woods – Sej Saraiya – Usa
Best American Film – Freezerburn – M, Gatewood – Usa
Best European Film – A father – Christophe Olivier Predari – Belgium
Best Asian Film – The Day, at the Beach, 那天，那海 – “Cindy” Di Xin – China
Best Italian Film – The Wrong Guy – Alberto Scisco, Andrea Navicella – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Landmark – Hunter La Salle – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – That Was Delicious – Nela Wagman – Usa
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – The Bench – Jon Pegg – United Kingdom
Best Drama – Blueberry – Claire Chubbuck – Usa
Best Documentary – Louie (KR.ONE) Gasparro 5POINTZ – Eirini Alligiannis – Usa
Best Animated Film – The Stranger – Maria Niazmand, Mandana Niazmand – Iran
Best Low-Budget Film – BREXIT Field Trip – Fritz H Kohle – Netherlands
Best War Film – Unhealthy Origin – Claudiu Cristian Prisecaru – Romania
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Anbirkum Undo – Arul Sankar S – India
Best Experimental Film – La Vigilessa – Osea Cipriani – Italy
Best Original Idea – Fighter Pilots of Vietnam – Carolina Gratianne – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Veni Etiam – Alex Hai, Mahtab Mansour – France
Best Fight for your Rights – The Real Beauty – Mathias Rat, Rossella Gabriele – Italy
Best Green – Michael Malone, Portrait of an American Organic Farmer – Gary Beeber – Usa
Best Black Power – Gabriel’s Daughter, The Life and Legacy of Clara Brown – Sharon Shepard-Levine – Usa
Best Jobs/Works – The Muse – Max Karpylev – Usa
Best Irony – Unhired Guns – Matt Florio – Usa
Best Violence – The Bar Fight – Tyler Bradley – Usa
Best Female Perspective – Giovanna – Cesare Rossi – Italy
Best Social Impact – Volunteer – Jon Cohen – Australia
Best Futuristic – Utopia – Angela Andersen, Claus Kleber – Germany
Best What If – Culicidae – Greg Moran – Australia
Best Absurd FF – Mansplaining – Manolo Castro – Mexico
Best Hope – Exhausted – Ryan Lee Cornnor – Usa
Best Family – The Messenger – Serkan Çalışkan – Turkey
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – The Algorithm – Natasha Krishnan, Prasanna Paul – Canada
Best Young Director (under 25y) – Anxieties – Louis Bennies – Germany
Best Soundtrack – Gianmarco Bellini: Gulf War POW – Maria Luisa Forenza – Italy
Best Editing – Love Me, Please – Raul Menjivar – Usa
Best Screenplay – Via Lactea – Genário Neto, Thiago Neto – Brazil
Best Cinematography – CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History – Maggie Jones, Brad Jones – Usa
Best Vfx – Villa Never – Lisha Liang – Italy
Best Actor/Actress – Rearranged – Ashna Sharan – Usa
Best Producer – The Feature – Chad Sanders – Usa
Best Movie Poster – Stationheads – Stu Gamble – Hungary
Best Title – Dandelion – Joey Moe – Denmark
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – The Swans – Arthur Pereira – France
SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay
Things! – Henry P. Gravelle – Usa
Best American Screenplay
Shine, Baby, Shine – Sean Taylor – Usa
Best European Screenplay
Karma – Michael Ringdal – Norway
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages)
Futurity Infinite – Danny Cotton – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION
Life Reborn – Marcel Barragan – Panama
Sun King Rising “No. 6 Magnolia Avenue” – Dante Ludovici – Usa
World of Diamonds – Jennifer Pierce – Usa
Finding the Line – An Exploration of Structural Integration – Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa – Switzerland
The Last Goodbye – Jack Peter Mundy – United Kingdom

November – December 2022:
MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film – Precursor – Marco Castiglione – Italy
Best American Film – Jewel of the Dragon’s Skull – Josh Minnie – Usa
Best European Film – O Mà ! – Vincent Launay-Franceschini – Francia
Best Asian Film – The Stranger – Sameer Naik – India
Best Italian Film – Indagine su un uomo insopportabile – Lorenzo Baldi – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – The Droste Effect – Richard Dijkema – Netherlands
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Affair – Gary Rollinson – Usa
Best Medium Length (from 30 to 60) – A Better Place – Jennifer Fearnley – United Kingdom
Best Drama – Deadly Sin – Matt Jeston – Australia
Best Documentary – Oltre – Roberto Guideri – Italy
Best Animated Film – The boy and the owl – Mário Gajo de Carvalho – Portugal
Best Low-Budget Film – Crushed – Gary Rollinson – Usa
Best War Film – Solitary – Maninder Chana – Canada
Best Sport – RugbyTown – Patrick Guthrie – Usa
REALITY AWARDS
Best Realistic Film – Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes – Pat Mitchell – Usa
Best Experimental Film – Agua de Vinagre – Frédérique Menant – France
Best Original Idea – Only A Rat – Christopher Francis – Usa
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+) – Sudore d’Agosto – Armando Di Lillo – Italy
Best Fight for your Rights – Violator – Luigi Bonizzato – Italy
Best Black Power – Jillian’s Peak – Frank Blenman – Usa
Best Jobs/Works – Dad – Vin Colella – Usa
Best Irony – Evelyn Dupree & The Case of the Century Star – Josh Minnie – Usa
Best Violence – Gun of a Preacher man – Ray Brady – United Kingdom
Best Female Perspective – Double Rainbow – Stefania Montesolaro – Italy
Best Social Impact – Superheroes – Rafael de Andrade – Brazil
Best Futuristic – Sexed – Lydia Anne Stander – South Africa
Best What If – I Just Want The Sh*t – The Gecko – Usa
Best Absurd FF – Kung Fu Scriptures – Kadi Tsang – Usa
Best Hope – Table Rebels – Merlin Slamanig, Johann Schultz – Germany
Best Family – Ti racconto tuo padre – Daniele Gangemi – Italy
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director – The Shortest Night of Summer – Benjamin Carlucci – Usa
Best Young Director (under 25y) – The Bridge – Scott McMillan – United Kingdom
Best Soundtrack – Navigator: Lt. Col. Ken Murray – Daniel Leonard Bernardi – Usa
Best Editing – All I Want – Lance Murphy – Usa
Best Screenplay – Trust – David Eisenstark – Usa
Best Cinematography – Priceless – Dejan Jovanov – Macedonia
Best Vfx – a-Sleep – Lance Murphy – Usa
Best Actor/Actress – Brotherhood – Joe Sabatino – Usa
Best Producer – Rotor – Malena Perrot – France
Best Movie Poster – Manic Lover – Luuk Audenaerde – Netherlands
Best Title – In Your Dreams – Mike Krohn – Usa
OTHER AWARDS
Best Music Video – Lunardcode: the light – Vincenzio Carubia – Usa
Best Italian Music Video – Come Vincere La Timidezza – Italy
SCREENPLAY SECTION (SCRIPT)
Best Short Screenplay
I Feel Everything – Eric La Febre – Usa
Best American Screenplay
Sour coconut – Irlanda Marlene Martinez – Mexico
Best European Screenplay
Deadline To Death – Elliot Stanton – United Kingdom
Best Italian Screenplay
I Need You – Emanuele La Placa – Italy
Best Super Short Screenplay (under 10 pages)
While My Sex Doll Gently Weeps – Blake Blake Hoss – Usa
HONORABLE MENTIONS
That’s what I’m gonna do – Michaël Theus – Nicolai Tchetchelachvili – Switzerland
The Eight – Dan T. Hall – Usa
A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty – Ty Brueilly – Usa
The Dishwasher – Shelly NunChucks, Donnie Soares, seng2kx – Usa
Light lines – Jonas Blaser – Switzerland
Luck Be A Lady – Elliot Stanton – United Kingdom
Cobra K.I.A. – Ray Brady – United Kingdom

5Th Edition 2021/2022

AWARD
BEST FILM – What do we do? – Roderick Fenske
Official selection 2022

(Orizzonti Territoriali Section)

BIMonthly Winner

September/October 2022

Best Film – Un’ultima volta – Stefania Montesolaro – Italy

Best International Film – Empty Spaces – Lukas Hanulak – Canada
Best European Film – High-rise poets – Nicola Scholz – Germany
Best Italian Film – Parla che ti sento – Idria Niosi – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Porcelain Doll – Cecilia Seaward – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Everything is in your hands – Sven Greif – Slovenia
Best Drama – Man To Man – Shehroze Khan – United Kingdom
Best Comedy – Troubled – Rob Cuollo – Usa
Best Horror / Mystery – Psychoz – Diego and Alexis Perrotte – France
Best Thriller – The Door – Andrew Froening – Usa
Best Action / Crime – Dead Men And Devils – Robert W. Filion – Usa
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy – Korla – Josef Cauchi – Malta
Best Documentary – Confini – Piero De Luca, Massimiliano Aiello – Italy
Best Animated Film – Buon Ferragosto – Claudia Miatello – Canada
Best Experimental Film – Boombox (The God of The Dance)– Christian Candido – Italy
Best Original Idea – The Chair – Alain Legend Raymond – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – The Road – Sergiy Luchyshyn – Ukraine
Best Realistic Film – Palma – Alexe Poukine – France
Best Music Video – I Am! – Adamo Mastrangelo – Italy
Best Director – Sei sicuro che la ami? – Cristian Goffredo Miglioranza – Italy
Best Soundtrack – There is exactly enough time – Siegfried Friedrich – Austria
Best Editing – Encounters – Marley Diangelo – Usa
Best Screenplay – Off Side – Sophie Martin – France
Best Cinematography – The Night Before the Wedding 新婚前夜- 阿齊 – China
Best Vfx – My father in spite of… – Lcharles Degreat – Côte d’Ivoire
Best Actor – Ultimi Attimi – Giuseppe Santostefano – Italy
Best Actress – Sugar People – Sara Klimoska – Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Best Movie Poster – Con le nostre mani – Emanuel Cossu – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (Script) – El Vals – Alycya Magaña – Usa
Best Short Italian Screenplay (Script) – Hotel Solitudine – Pal Kolndrekaj – Italy
Best Short International Screenplay (Script) – The Caress of Your Voice – Caroline Rovello – Usa

Honorable mention
Children of the Sun – Quincy Davis – Usa
Spirit Level – Eoin Heaney – Ireland
Sanctuary of Her – Geoff Poister – Usa
Il Parco della Palude di Onara – Gianluca Doremi – Italy
Darren The Inspirer: Look, Listen, and Feel Me – Derrick Neil Spruill – Usa
Another Case Closed – Peppe De Marco – Italy
No Lie – Konan David Markosy – France
Gun and Run – Paul Vivona, Nicholas Simmons – Usa
The Savior of Coney Island – Gary Beeber – Usa
Hope for Christmas – Alexandre Belke – Canada
Betrayed – Ewan Gorman, Dagmar Scheibenreif – United Kingdom
The Exiled – Fabio Montesano – Germany
NU Bossa 3 Places – Kostiantyn Mishchenko – Usa
Letanios – Manuel Hai – Colombia
CRISPR – David Edwards – Usa
Too Little, Too Late – Sammy Simmans, John Ryder – United Kingdom
Millennials Addiction – Alex D’Antona, Fabiano Tagarelli – Italy
An Ever After Drama – Michelle Lynn – Usa
Jicarilla Gold – Tony Schweikle – Usa
Boy and a Suitcase – Minsoo Kang – Canada
Black People Don’t Tango – Robert Xavier Clark – Usa
Phedra Soap – Umberto Squitieri – Italy
Subterreus – Edoardo Edoardo, Francesca Talia Adami – Italy
25 Aprile – La libertà vista con gli occhi di chi voleva distruggerla – Simone Ciulli – Italy

July / August 2022:

Best Film – Ataraxia – Haley Seppa – Usa
Best International Film – Shakes – Tom Child – United Kingdom
Best European Film – Presque – Paul-André Robin – France
Best Italian Film – 121 – Matteo Mavero – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Moussa on the roof – Iacopo Fulgi, Valerio Maggi – France
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Sunlight – Laurence Rosier Staines – Australia
Best Drama – Backyard Blackbird – Andrew Huggins – Usa
Best Comedy – HoneyDough – Jillian Vitko – Usa
Best Horror / Mystery – F**k Love – Erika Lynn Jolie, Jenny Thach – Usa
Best Thriller – Ombré Ma Fí – “Payment Withheld” – Charli Brown – Usa
Best Action / Crime – The Vigilante – Francesco Audino – Italy
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy – The eye: calanthek – Aaron Sims – Usa
Best Documentary – 48.000 Names – Roel Swierenga – Netherlands
Best Lgbtq+ Film – Das Duas Uma – Bernardo Gomes de Almeida – Portugal
Best Experimental Film – Floor 14 “Avarice” – Chuck Price – Usa
Best Original Idea – Till Eye Die – Paul-Lou Lemieux – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – No Witnesses – Matt Jeston – Australia
Best Realistic Film – La lastra – Niccolò Donatini – Italy
Best Music Video – Behute – Ljubba Stefanovic – Serbia
Best Director – Second Birth 野猫 – Shihan Tan – China
Best Soundtrack – We’re Coming Back – Francesco Maffei – Italy
Best Editing – The Frog Leaps – Marzio Bartolucci – Italy
Best Screenplay – Blood Buddies – Suzanne Marie Moreau – Canada
Best Cinematography – Lock Notes – Nicola Schito – Italy
Best Vfx – Amber – Sashia Dumont – Usa
Best Actor – The package – Martin Brisebois – Canada
Best Actress – Mystic Minnie – Sarah O’Toole – Ireland
Best Movie Poster – Perla – Alessandro Porzio – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (Script) – Happy Boy – Frank J. Avella, Jorge Ramirez – Usa
Best Short Italian Screenplay (Script) – Roadside – Alessandro Russo – Italy
Best Short International Screenplay (Script) – Hello Chester – Australia Kincannon – Usa

Honorable mention
Animal Magnetism – Barbara Yoshida – Usa
Rise of the Accenniri – Charli Brown – Usa
Uncle tony – Robert Clem – Usa
Girl of My Dreams – Austin Pope – Usa
Blxck Cxsper – amandine Navarro – Canada
Le reve – Frédérique di Scala – France
S.O.S. – Eduardo Grajeda Ramirez – Mexico
Let’s Reveal – Toni Cervantes – Spain
Hollywood Post 43’s Last Stand – John Mendoza – Usa
Africa Day! – Eyette Rose Green – Usa
Follow You – John Utter – Usa
Salt of the Earth – Jacob Peter Richardson, Thomas Elliot Van Kalken – Australia
Landing – Victor Atkins – Usa
Star Spy – Peppe De Marco – Italy
A Woman’s Voice – Robert Bruce Ing – Canada
Railroad crossing with rain – Luigi Salerno – Italy
The Seventh Seal – Jacek Krawczyk – Poland
Bulletproof Bandit – Madeleine Gleason Derveloy – Usa
State of Mind – Jordyn Braaten – Usa
Aelita: Dream Big – Olga Antimony – Canada
1965 | Panreal, um edifício de Nadir Afonso – José Paulo Santos – Portugal
Dissociating Vulnerability – Nobuo Nakagawa – Japan
Come un colpo di pistola – Antonio Claudio Marinato – Italy
Ashray – The Ultimate Refuge – Anurag Mitra – India
Seasoning of the Soul – Charli Brown – Usa
In the locked upper room – James B. Saunders – Usa
Jopel – Clifton Dave Abuan – Usa
Close The Loop – Dario Vero – Italy
Presagio – Marco Vulcano – Italy
Real Cowboy – Kevin Rex Luck – New Zealand

May / June 2022:
Best Film – Soror – Gabriele Lazzaro – Italy
Best International Film – After – Alex Kim – Republic of Korea
Best European Film – La reina de las Marismas – Mario Leclere – Spain
Best Italian Film – Lo sfregio – Alessandro Chirico – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Bittersweet Luck – Bálint Szekeres – Hungary
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Red Bond – Imad Jack Karam – Greece
Best Drama – Fuori dalla città – Brace Beltempo, Domenico Lombardini – Italy
Best Comedy – Fig Jam – Frank J. Avella – Usa
Best Horror / Mystery – The Cathedral – Turlough Ó Cinnéide – Ireland
Best Thriller – Schmetterling – Kevin Edwards – Usa
Best Action / Crime – The Case – Patrick House – Usa
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy – Shift – James Croke – Australia
Best Documentary – Waves and Ice – Sabine M. Probst – Iceland
Best Animated Film – Invaders – Georgi Petrov Terziev – Bulgaria
Best Experimental Film – Copy Shop – Virgil Widrich – Austria
Best Original Idea – Waterloo – Francesco Selvi – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film – Downing The Anchors – Nathanial House – Usa
Best Realistic Film – Bullshit – Borys Shusterman, Mykhailo Ozerov – Ukraine
Best Music Video – I see the light – Aashish Rego – India
Best Director – Tutto Crolla – Stefano Recchia – Italy
Best Soundtrack – One More Bite – Yaxing Lin – Usa
Best Editing – Horizon – Daniele De Muro – Italy
Best Screenplay – Rage – Gary A Wales, David Penman – United Kingdom
Best Cinematography – Oh, Little Spark! – Red Williams – United Kingdom
Best Vfx – Another Dimension – Giovanni Toro – Italy
Best Actor – End of spring – Toru Fujimoto – Mexico
Best Actress – Blue Light – Adelaide Hicks – Usa
Best Movie Poster – Washday – Kath Akuhata-Brown – New Zealand
Best Short Screenplay (Script) – Beautiful Sunshine – JW Richardson – Usa
Best Short International Screenplay (Script) – The Dead Plains – Paul Corricelli – Usa
Honorable mention
Bring it Back – John D Cranman – Usa
My name is Shaun – Ann Topolsky – Poland
Love and Lust – Rebecca Kirsh, Paula Lauzon – Usa
Reverse – Ignazio Vacca – Italy
Rinti – Rrammy Srivastav, Sanjeeva Srivastava – Italy
Stay With Me – Mikkel Palmbo Jeppesen – Denmark
Italiana – Diego Fiorani – Italy
Still Hunting – Chris Vinan – Usa
The Resilient Larsons – Kalyan Mantri – Usa
Beautiful Violence – Joey Medina – Usa
Walk Away – Brian Quintero – Canada
The Holding Room – Samuel J Punto – Germany
Cheesecake & Rainbow Tights – T.C. De Witt – Usa
Uncut – Mark Hensley – Usa
Toda la Noche – Dennys Rodríguez – Mexico
White Female – Sarah Falkiner – Usa
It Takes Time To See – Deborah Fort – Usa
Manzil – Muhammad Safwan Aslam – Pakistan
Holestepper – Sergio Fernández Muñoz – Paru
Evirything is explained – Oliver simon – France
In Defence of Our Lands – Manu Valcarce – United Kingdom
Wing Chun “The Next Generation” – Malcom Marcus Jennings – Usa
Guns A Blazing – Tiffany Colling
Letters – Hazrat Wahriz – Canada
Velo – Alberto Kampann – Spain

March / April 2022:
Best Film – What do we do? – Roderick Fenske – Usa
Best International Film – The bath – Anissa Daoud – Tunisia
Best European Film – Birdy – Cristina Ballesteros – United Kingdom
Best Italian Film – Digital For Humanity – #SkillandoItalianTour – Alessandro Maso, Raffaele Petrigliano – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Sundown – Bob Brill – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – The Little Wizard – George Carvalho – Usa
Best Drama – Tikchbila Tiwliwla – Youssef Laalioui – Marocco
Best Comedy – Badsheet – Andrii Lantukh, Luis Quijano – Usa
Best Horror / Mystery – Essentials of Survival – Candace Duffy Jones – Usa
Best Thriller – Sex, drugs and murder in the first degree – Anthony Bates – Usa
Best Action / Crime – A Long Look At the Devil – Tyson Whitney – Usa
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy – Enfin – Johan Humes – France
Best Documentary – You Arrive – Mark A. Krupa – Canada
Best Animated Film – The Lamb – Richie Valentino – Australia
Best Lgbtq+ Film – Aces – Jordan-Paige Sudduth – Usa
Best Experimental Film – I feel you staring – Flora Koller – United Kingdom
Best Original Idea – Essence on time frames – Luis Dias – Portugal
Best Low-Budget Film – Living colors – Alicia Hayes – Usa
Best Realistic Film – Worthy of Survival – Skyler Cooper – Usa
Best Music Video – Alien Danger with Raven van Slender – James Balsamo – Usa
Best Director – REB13TH – Phillip B Goldner – Usa
Best Soundtrack – Marie-Luise – Hervine De Boodt – Germany
Best Editing – AVIO – Absence of Vitality in the Intact Organism – Mattia Paone – Italy
Best Screenplay – The Blind Date – Mihir Dhirajlal Upadhyay – India
Best Cinematography – Gobi Children’s Song – Sas Carey – Usa
Best Vfx – Till This Day – Atanas Nikolaev Baev – Bulgaria
Best Actor – Reconciled – Stephen Eric McIntyre – Canada
Best Actress – She – Chrysanthe Pappas – Usa
Best Movie Poster – Amori – Stefano Ceccarelli, Gabriele Anastasio – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (Script) – That Which Maybe Known – Nikki Smallwood – Usa
Honorable mention
Troubadours celestes – Hervine De Boodt – France
Logout of IT – Aleksandr Paramonov – Ukraine
A Horse Called Possum – Tori Layne – Usa
Turn of Fate – Melissa Stanton – United Kingdom
The order – Jean Buschmann – Usa
Miguel and Patricia – Mike Gómez – Spain
Relativity Redux – Ramona L. Taylor – Usa
Bloom – Elia Pavoni, Andrea Citi – Italy
Before I Sleep – Victoria Shefer – Germany
Beneath – Morgan Le Faucher – France
Do it tomorrow – Francesco Chiot – Italy
MATA-the island’s gaze – CHENG Li-Ming – Taiwan
End Game – Bruce H Gill – United Kingdom
Downstairs – Christopher Aaron – Austria
Giovanni Rossi Made in Italy – Corrado Calda, Giusy Cafari Panico – Italy
Generic – Barbara Bargiel – Usa
Gravida – Hannah Sullivan – Usa
Satisfy You – Michael Ringdal – Spain
The Chief – Aundra Michael Segrest – Usa
Skat – Michael Boston – Usa
Gone Again – Jeffrey Round, Davina Hader – Canada
Em Hassoun – Elie Sahyoun – Lebanon
Invisible Children of LA – Maryana Palmer – Usa
Digital Asylum – Nick Stanchev – Bulgaria
Danny’s Red Box – Michael Slowe – United Kingdom
Don’t Talk About the Children – CJ Cottone – Usa
One More Guest? – Edilberto Restino – United Kingdom

January/February 2022

Best Film – Working Stiff – Jan Vardøen – Norway
Best International Film – Cognition – Ravi Ajit Chopra – United Kingdom
Best European Film – Belief – Masud Akhond – Sweden
Best Italian Film – Manuel – Mario d’Anna, Stefano Mangoni – Italy
Best Super Short (under 10 minutes) – Birthday Bash – Shireen Crutchfield – Usa
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes) – Once Upon A Memory – Stephan Bookas – United Kingdom
Best Drama – Käpt’n – Ben Blaskovic – Germany
Best Comedy – Revenge of a Grandmother – Timur Örge – Switzerland
Best Horror / Mystery – Fatherland – Panya Zhu – Thailand
Best Thriller – Voicemail – Tari Kristine Robinson – Usa
Best Action / Crime – Conflict – Chozy Aiyub, Malik J Ali – Usa
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy – God’s Whisper – Christian Charles Kotey – Malta
Best Documentary – La Nave – Hans Wilschut – Netherlands
Best Animated Film – Homeward Clown – Allison Power – Usa
Best Lgbtq+ Film – What Being a Woman Means to Me – Ezra Brain – Usa
Best Experimental Film – Time Frame(s) – Christian D. Bruun – Usa
Best Original Idea – Psychogenic Fugue – Sandro Miller – Usa
Best Low-Budget Film – In a Moment’s Notice – Alec Carlos – Canada
Best Realistic Film – Marucchí – the Moroccan – Luigi Serino – Italy
Best Music Video – Marloe – Remember Me – Michael S.U. Hudson – United Kingdom
Best Director – Routine – Russ Emanuel – Usa
Best Soundtrack – 1982 Italy-Brazil – Alessandro Della Villa, Alessandro Moscatt – Italy
Best Editing – Cani Affamati – Felice Antignani – Italy
Best Screenplay – Lisa & Emma – László Bús – Hungary
Best Cinematography – The Treehouse – Nicholas Winter – United Kingdom
Best Vfx – Butterflies – Sandro Miller – Usa
Best Actor – Nut Cracker – Joey Morris – Usa
Best Actress – Find-A-Friend – Kera O’Bryon – Usa
Best Movie Poster – The Shell – Yanni Dellaportas – Australia
Best Short Screenplay (Script) – Mother – Jesse Leaman – Australia
Best Short Italian Screenplay (Script) – Uno scrittore nell’oscurita’ – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
Best Short International Screenplay (Script) – The System – Joe Territo – Usa
Honorable mention
Screenplay Contest First Prize – Carl Clark – Usa
It’s my world, dog! – Jeremy Fairman – Usa
Il Mito Del Quadrifoglio – Claudio Rolfi, Matteo Rolfi – Switzerland/Italy
Just Bake Cookies – Quinn Early – Usa
Invisible Hand – Matthew Taylor – Usa
King – Peter Dobson – Usa
Fix – Mohau Michael Mannathoko – South Africa
Diyar Hisma – Fahd Fayz – Saudi Arabia
Nut Cracker – screenplay – Alexandra Billington – United Kingdom
Insurrection – Larry Ruiz – Usa
It’s Not My Fault – Julie Stackhouse, Tom Schmitt – Usa
Elena – Brooke Harter Butterworth – Usa
Collar – Russ Emanuel – Usa
Fools, Gold – Jim Allison – Usa
Life of Fiction – Noémi Santo – Usa
Ecstasy – Sandro Miller
Isolation – Soheil Mosharraf – Usa
Roundel – Barbara Andress, Cynthia De Cecco, Fil Kewanyama – Usa
You are my Man – Nici Brueckner – Germany
Invisible – Andres Eguiguren, Joaquina Lopez – Usa
The Parallel – Luke Daniel Ayers – United Kingdom
Slaughterhouse – Marco Antonio Gosalvez Devesa – Spain
Identity – Danny Phillips – New Zealand
Justin and the Werloobee – Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo – Usa
She Knows Her Place – Paula J. Leon – Usa
No More – Fabricio Estevam Mira – Brazil
Blue and Yellow – Christopher Combs – Japan
Hell – Sandro Miller – Usa
Distinti Saluti – Martin Basile – Italy
Il Passaggio – Giulio Alesse – Italy
Inara – Prashant Negi – India
The Dealer on Campus – Susan Daniel – Australia
June – Dwayne Cameron – New Zealand
Les anges font le ménage – Valérie Lecomte – Canada
Werewolf – Carmine Cristini – Italy
Kala – Carlo Falconetti – Italy
Flash/Crash – Angelo Perez Lebbink – Netherlands
Black Constellation – Jaime Urquiza – Mexico
Brian’s Party – Joshua Mozes – Usa
Sedalia – Thomas McKinnon – Usa
I Am Papua New Guinea – Sandro Miller
The Derelict – Dante D’Anthony – Usa
La Chimera – Niccolò Notario – Italy
Doomsday Devices – Zane Rerek – Usa
The Magician – Brielle S. Carroll – Usa
Sunday lunch – Marta Maria Gervasutti – Italy

4th Edition: 2020/21

Monthly Winner

NOVEMBER 2021

Best Film
The prison of Zarqa – Ian Cardinali – Italy

Best International Film
Before the Underground Vol.1 – Nikki Smallwood – Usa

Best Italian Film
Clara – Francesco Longo – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Sam’s Decision – Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho – Usa

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Transcendance – Javier Antonio Castro – Costa Rica

Best Drama
Finale – Anthony Vander – United Kingdom

Best Comedy
In light of the current situation – Jean-Marc Moutout – France

Best Horror
The Ride – Joshua Charperrin Woodard – Usa

Best Thriller
Lights – Prakash Gandhi Natarajan – India

Best Action/Crime
Daughter – Athena Mandis – United Kingdom

Best Sci-Fi
Eryx and the Void – Kody Newton – Usa

Best Documentary
The War to End all Wars… and its American Veterans – Daniel Leonard Bernardi – Usa

Best Original Idea
Alone Together – Vanja Dimitrova – Netherlands

Best Low-Budget Film
The Bells – Ishan Parikh – Usa

Best Realistic Film
One Last Time – Ernesto Rowe – Argentina

Best Music Video
Black City Nights – Nathan Castiel – Usa

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Jesse James Gang Rides Again – Deborah May Kurtz – Canada

Best international short Screenplay [Script]
The Ready Heart – Caroline Rovello – Usa

Best Director
Apnoia – Vanessa Payri – Canada

Best Soundtrack
The Dying Man – Alistair Shah – United Kingdom

Best Editing
Trio – Igor Chekin – Russian Federation

Best Screenplay
Eduardiando – Achille Concerto – Italy

Best Cinematography
Link Sar – Graham Zimmerman – Usa

Best Actor
Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? – Tilen Lapajne – Slovenia

Best Actress
What an idiot – Marielys Adriana Marrero – Puerto Rico

Best Movie Poster
The Key – Leonardo Candidi – Usa

Honorable mention
Faux Depart – Cayron Eric – France
var-hami – Ilaria Pezone – Italy
Breakdown – Matt Palmer – Usa
Fighting MSA Austin Crawford’s story – Phil Gioja – Usa
Bella Bimba – George Leontakianakos – Greece
Chocolate Milk – J.W. Cox – Usa
Dogs – Luca Giacomelli , Matteo Marchi – Italy
Night, Mother – John Patrick Lowrie – Usa
Emergency Broadcast – Nathanial Holt – Usa
Livia, the Frescoed Lady – Cynthia De Cecco, Nanette Hofer – Usa
This Case & My Life – Ana A P Braunstein – Usa
The Jubilee Cake – Wayne Hazle – Usa
Loving Goodbyes – Marjo Tokkari, Sami Myllys – Finland
A Bard for the Ages – Brian Barsuglia – Usa
Otherside Paranormal – Mary johnson – Usa
Paint Job – Victor Hollingsworth – Usa

OCTOBER 2021

Best Film
Eunuch – Félix Gómez Amaya – Mexico

Best International Film
There goes that life – Arantxa Hurtado – Sweden

Best Italian Film
Sale e pepe – Iuliana Tintori – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Damon e la marijuana – Alex Romanello – Italy

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Beyond the Roadblocks – Andrew Flakelar – Australia

Best Drama
The Gatecrasher – Siamak Kashefazar – Iran, Islamic Republic of

Best Comedy
Read Between the Lines – Adante Watts – Usa

Best Horror
Judge – J.W. Cox – Usa

Best Thriller
Tête Brûlée – Emanuel Malak – France

Best Action/Crime
Sara and the Animals – Joel Austin – Usa

Best Documentary
Just Before Dawn – Jen Marlowe – Usa

Best Animated Film
Novalis – Chris Powell – Usa

Best Original Idea
Terminal – Dane Liberatore – Usa

Best Low-Budget Film
Sometimes Melissa – Anna Rihtere – United Kingdom

Best Realistic Film
Manzanal – Jon Ayon – Usa

Best Music Video
Amour – Andres Soler – Usa

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Interstate 80 – David L. Anderson – Usa

Best European short Screenplay [Script]
Last Request – Dave Fulton – United Kingdom

Best international short Screenplay [Script]
In need of a king – Juliano Angeliano – Usa

Best Italian short Screenplay [Script]
In segno del mio amore – Emanuele La Placa – Italy

Best Realistic Short Screenplay [Script]
Jesus In the Air – Peggy Mann – Usa

Best Comedy Short Screenplay [Script]
Last of the Bad Ones – Dave Bean – Usa

Best Sci-Fi Short Screebplay [Script]
Why Are You Not Scared – Juliano Angeliano – Usa

Best Director
Stay With Me – Mark Owen – United Kingdom

Best Soundtrack
Constancia – Francisco Gacuya – Usa

Best Editinghttp://shortmoviedatabase.com/amy_movie/sale-e-pepe/
Zenerù – Andrea Grasselli – Italy

Best Screenplay
Dead-end – Anna Hidegföldi – Hungary

Best Cinematography
Gray – Jason Rinaldi – Usa

Best Actor
Dear Juan Manuel – Miguel Angel Jenner Redondo – Spain

Best Actress
#Fail – Shanie-Lee Smith – Australia

Best Movie Poster
The List – Heliya Alam – Usa

Honorable mention
Floaters – Brian Robinson – Ireland
“The Hope” – Ferocious Dog – Justin Griffiths – United Kingdom
Freedom – C.G. Ryche – Usa
Intermission – David C. Whiteman – Usa
Tu Amigo – Maria Hernandez, Christopher Hernandez – Usa
Hunny-Bunny – Jayden Barrial – Usa
Black Dress – Jason Rinaldi – Usa
Ottocentonovantasei nuvole – Andrea Basile – Italy
Di viaggi e di ghiaia – Andrea Colbacchini – Italy
Mountain Bear – Jeremy Northcote – Australia
La pena – Ignazio Vacca – Italy
En Suite – Geoffrey Cantor – Usa
716 – Daniel Leahey – Usa
Singularity – Timothy Takeuchi – Usa
A Cost of Freedom – James Carey – Usa

SEPTEMBER 2021

Best Film
Light Fantastic – Ned Caderni – United Kingdom

Best International Film
The Final Act – Jules Cales – France

Best Italian Film
The Red Death – Rodolfo De Maistre, Alberto Scisco – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
No fitness – no love – Yuri Maslak, Olga Tugaeva – Russian Federation

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
The Divorce – Jackson Tozer – Australia

Best Drama
Tommy’s Shoes – Kyle Porter – Australia

Best Comedy
Joys of Pregnancy – Stacey Marbrey – Usa

Best Horror
Black Vulture – Justin Sulham – Usa

Best Thriller
Yes, Darling! – Stanislav Shelestov – Russian Federation

Best Action/Crime
Whitey Web Series – Donald Watson

Best Documentary
The Story of Cuba – Eyal Gamili Holtzeker – Usa

Best Animated Film
Don’t Croak – Daun Kim – Usa

Best Original Idea
Coffee With Friends – Jimmie Rogers, Autumn Rogers – Usa

Best Low-Budget Film
The Zone – Paolo Maggi – Italy

Best Realistic Film
√√ Last Seen – Lindsei Barros – Usa

Best Music Video
Baby GIrl – Louise Anna Stevens – United Kingdom

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Dying To Learn – Leroy J Barrett III – Usa

Best European short Screenplay [Script]
In The Flesh – J.P. Lawrence – Portugal

Best international short Screenplay [Script]
A New Conversation – Usa – Rob Sheely

Best Italian short Screenplay [Script]
Bau Bau Tu – Federico Pieri – Italy

Best Realistic Short Screenplay [Script]
Desperately Looking for the Yellow Bag – Evelyne Gauthier – Canada – Louise Anna Stevens –

Best Comedy Short Screebplay [Script]
Love, Cupid – Spencer Stephens

Best Director
Anna – Vincenzo Palazzo – Italy

Best Soundtrack
The Lost Voyager – Gavin Lloyd – Usa

Best Editing
Fly By – Denny Shoopman – Usa

Best Screenplay
The child is hiding in the woods – Francesco Maffei – Italy

Best Cinematography
Ghost Ships – Trey Davis – United Kingdom

Best Actor
BAiL – Danny Sapani – United Kingdom

Best Actress
Double Entendre – Simone McIntyre – United Kingdom

Best Movie Poster
Timber – Viktor Alsbjer – Sweden

Honorable mention
The Return: A Covid-19 Story – Jeff Huang – Usa
Why I Stream – R. W. McGrath – Usa
HERO – A Tribute to Frontline Healthcare Workers – Richard Oliver – Usa
Hitched – Keir Beck – Australia
The Lawn Brothers – Patrick McNeil – Canada
Fountain of Age – Bruce Barker – Usa
Poppy Joins a Cult – Cat Limket – Usa
Something To Do With Purpose – James Short – United Kingdom
6 years later – Erwan Gobilliard – Spain
The Old Lady and The Boxer – Bernadette Chapman – Usa
Around Every Corner, Part 1 – Francesco Nuzzi – Usa
Should Be Giraves – John S McCloskey – Usa

JULY/AUGUST 2021

Best Film
The Cat – Usa – Mary Apick

Best International Film
The Hideaway – Usa – Jane Stephens Rosenthal

Best Italian Film
Aria – Italy – Brace Beltempo e Barbara Sirotti

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
A martyr of the pen – United Kingdom – Alan Hamwan

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
The Warning – Spain – Miguel Gomez Canales

Best Drama
Restless – Denmark – Asger Krøjer Kallesøe

Best Comedy
Making babies – Sweden – Miriam Kaukosalo

Best Horror
Lucinda – Usa – Philip Cornwall

Best Thriller
Ghosts That Cry in the Dark – Australia – Kain Baigent

Best Action/Crime
Hi John – United Kingdom – Jordan Pitt, Sinitta Monero

Best Documentary
Trustfall – Norway – Stefan David Witts

Best Animated Film
A Drawing – Usa – Brad Condie

Best Original Idea
In a Whole New Way – Usa – Jonathan Fisher

Best Low-Budget Film
Snow Kissed – Usa – Riggsby Lane

Best Realistic Film
About Us – China – King Cao

Best Music Video
Broken – Australia – Daniel Le

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Cycle – Usa – Frances Loy

Best European short Screenplay [Script]
The torch – Alexandra Metaireau – France

Best international short Screenplay [Script]
Old Friends – Usa – Aaron Sprecher

Best Realistic Short Screenplay [Script]
Ripple – United Kingdom – Rory Tasker

Best Comedy Short Screebplay [Script]
Dead, Just Like You – Usa – Bill Albert

Best Director
Brother Troll – Faroe Islands – Gudmund Helmsdal

Best Soundtrack
Tella – Philippines – Zachary Conlu

Best Editing
White – United Kingdom – Sean Harris, Montserrat Lombard

Best Screenplay
Coney Island – Usa – Theodore Shivers

Best Cinematography
The Vow – Usa – Charles Sweeney

Best Actor
Refuge – Turkey – Mete Boyar

Best Actress
Leo – Switzerland – Lilly Fleur Pointeaux

Best Movie Poster
Love exhaustion – Switzerland – Sam Janot

Honorable mention
Room 501 – Marc Castaldo – Canada
The Out-Fit – Usa – Jessica Rookeward
We’re leaving tomorrow – Viet Nam – Chi Huyen Mai
Wasabi – Usa – John F McCarney
Dev Bird – Usa – E.C. Timmer
Memento Mori – Spain – Simon O’Corra
Pigeon – Usa – Paul Sliwinski
Of Gods And Monsters – United Kingdom – Andrew Griffin
Hungry Eyes – Usa – Jason John Cicalese
The Blood Machine – Usa – John McCloskey
The Train – Sweden – Robert (Bob) Dolman,
Gunilla Bergerham, Maria Fahl Vikander, Christian Eddan Knell
Bless Me Father – Usa – Joe Starzyk
Pushback – Netherlands – Roel Swierenga
All The Lonely People (A Cure For Loneliness) – United Kingdom – Paul J Lane
Domino Springs – Usa – Dan Hertzog
A Solemnly Questioning Air – Usa – John McCloskey
Fading – United Kingdom – Hayley Osborne
Spiteful Ghost – Usa – Reggie Luck
Love – Brazil – Anaya Music
Lost Citizens – United Kingdom – Sebastiana Etzo, Carla Etzo
Termite Samurai – Usa – George Carvalho
Gags – Italy – Michael Fantauzzi
The moth man – Italy – Marco Porziella
The Vessel – Usa – Anthony Piseno
The Red Pearl Queen – Spain – Miguel Ángel Romero Yepes
Munich Rising – Usa – Michael Du
Time – Usa – Mario Luis Telles
The Van – Usa – John Terranova

JUNE 2021

Best Film
Plan C – Usa – James Mills

Best International Film
Lotus – France – Angelika Fürstler, Austin Ahlborg

Best Italian Film
Long Live the Panda – Italy/Netherlands – Bo van der Meer , Roswitha de Boer

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Chlore – Canada – Valérie Lecomte

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Hunter – Russian Federation – Igor Chernikevich

Best Drama
Happy New Year – Denmark – Morten Jensen, Sabine Thun, Tobias Lunn Nielsen

Best Comedy
Barista – United Kingdom – Jay Oliver Yip

Best Horror
Bunny – Italy – Alex Romanello

Best Thriller
72 Hours – Mexico – Christian Durán

Best Action/Crime
Cheyenne – France – Gerard Corporon

Best Documentary
The Clown Without A Mask – Usa – Oskar Dektyar

Best Animated Film
Forget Me Not – Usa – Courtney LeBlanc, Saige Guevara

Best Original Idea
Hope is our super power – Usa – Diego Osorio

Best Low-Budget Film
Changing Times – Usa – Bernie Golias, Antonio Harper

Best Realistic Film
Check/mate – Usa – Skipper elekwachi

Best Music Video
Change – Spain – Gyöm Go

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Say It – Usa – Jaimy Gardner

Best Director
A Tree Fell Today – United Kingdom – Oliver Crawford

Best Soundtrack
How to Make Electronic Music – Usa – Rob Thompson

Best Editing
Court Number 5 – United Kingdom – Andy Kemp

Best Screenplay
Duel – Philippines – Alfonso Sales

Best Cinematography
Kalliope’s From Fear to Freedom – Usa – Kalliope Barlis

Best Actor
The Happiest Couple Alive – Netherlands – Jeremy Ford

Best Actress
Poetry of Leaves – United Arab Emirates – Anju R. Menon

Best Movie Poster
Fuck The Honeymoon – United Kingdom – Joshua Thornton-Allan

Honorable mention
Making of Making Nothing – Switzerland – Barbara Erni
The Elevated Ground – Usa – Aleksandra Ferentc
Rowdy Jackson, The scout & the tracker
Our State. Their Lives. Your Call. – Usa – Rob Pero, Ryan Freng
Body For You – Usa – Joe Chilcott
Alaska Long Hunters 44 – Usa – Mark D. Rose
Down river – Usa – Flynn Donovan
Low Heat – Usa – John Carroll DeShazier
Loners (Beijing Diaries) – Canada – Hasan Qureshi
ENPA Latiano – A Story of Animal Love – Italy – Paola Ghislieri
Strangers – Usa – Joel Junior
I Walk On – Poland – Dorota Fórmanowska
Sunny side Up – Germany – Yann les Jours
Peace Marc – Tell Me – Usa – Cristian Omar Jimenez
Monster In Your Head – Usa – Kurt S. Mason
Silence With You – Usa – Allie Duke
A choice – France – Lopez Damien
The Switch Documentary – Usa – Marline Russell
Pumping Iron – A Sweat Fueled Transformation – Usa – Mischa Bubnash
‘Manitas – Usa – Elvia Susana Rubalcava
Hustlers – Australia – Kyle Porter

MAY 2021

Best Film
The Gaze – Korea – Wonjin Kim

Best International Film
Shevolution – Usa – Seidy Lopez

Best Italian Film
Locked – Italy – Igor Maltagliati

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
On / Off – Argentina – Nicolas P. Villarreal

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Visual ASMR – Japan – Onesal Studio

Best Drama
Resemblance – Usa – Kevin James ONeill

Best Comedy
Unsustainable AF – Usa – Parker Damm

Best Horror
Skin and Bone – Usa – Riley Cusick

Best Thriller
Pastiche – Usa Shivaan Makker

Best Action/Crime
Run – France – Lopez Damien

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Dissolved Girl – Usa – Kai Kaldro

Best Documentary
Until We Get Home – Usa – Scott McCullough

Best Animated Film
Alephia 2053 – Lebanon – Jorj Abou Mhaya

Best Original Idea
Le Choix de Sofia – Canada – Alain Deslongchamps

Best Low-Budget Film
Poop Lovers – Italy – Pastaacolazione

Best Realistic Film
This Day That Year – Usa – Ritendra Datta

Best Music Video
Elevator – Usa – Joe Chilcott

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Casablanca – Belgium – Dale Hogarth, Giorgio La Rosa

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
Chantoto’o – Usa – Jesse Gasca Garcia

Best European Short Screenplay [Script]
Youth & Age Flower – Hungary – András Attila Farkas

Best Director
Hotel Raahgir – India – Ektara Collective

Best Soundtrack
Mappe Of: The Isle of Ailynn – Canada – Edward Platero

Best Editing
There’s No Hell Like Home – Australia – Russell Southam

Best Screenplay
Favourite – Italy – Martin Basile

Best Cinematography
Badia, una montagna di divertimento – Italy – Riccardo Barbieri

Best Actor
No Ordinary Life – United Kingdom – Jag Sanghera

Best Actress
Smoking Kills – France – Julie Coste

Best Movie Poster
Vuoi un po’ d’acqua? – Italy – Mary Poltroni, Simona DI Napoli

Honorable mention
Bottom – Mexico – José Terreros
For Love of the Land – Usa – Cynthia Matty-Huber
Piece of cake – Belgium – Antoine vans
Flirting with Food – Japan – Paul Edward Foulkes
Lady Hunters – Usa – Angela Atwood
Happy Birthday! – Canada – Claudia Miatello
What The Devil Said – Usa – Chris Hall
Eddy’s World – Usa – Lyn Goldfarb
Impact – Usa – Jeff Huang
Lea – Italy – Nora Jaenicke
Velvet Crush – Usa – Michael Boston
Accepted – Netherlands – Stefano Di Pietro
3 – Australia – Peter Koevari
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie – India – Amar Jeet
Écocide – France – Liliane Mutti
The Henderson House – Usa – Jason Jones, Adonay Jones
Exist – Victor Isaac Perez – Usa
Angelo – Italy – Manuele Moriconi

APRIL 2021

Best Film
Deathmate – Italy – Luca Di Paolo

Best International Film
The Great Artist – Usa – Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Best Italian Film
Draculo – Italy – Riccardo Di Gerlando

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Pet Plant – Usa – Savon Highsmith

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
0110 – Usa – Taehoon Park

Best Drama
Crocodile – Switzerland – Caroline Wloka

Best Comedy
Choices – Usa – Ron Fulmer

Best Horror
The Request – Mexico – Paco Espinoza

Best Thriller
This modern man is beat – Usa – Alex Merkin

Best Action/Crime
A Serpent by the Nest – Usa – Brandon Lazenko

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Anomaly – France – Michael Jeanpert

Best Documentary
The Miracle Storm – Usa – Amy Jacobson

Best Animated Film
On / Off – Argentina – Nicolas P. Villarreal

Best Original Idea
Magnificent Beast – Usa – Charles Wiedman

Best Low-Budget Film
Dealbreaker – Usa – Dustin Hawkins

Best Realistic Film
Against my will – France – Nils Lane

Best Music Video
Out of Reach – The ShopWindow – United Kingdom – Darren Stokes

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Over and Out – Usa – Callie LeClaire

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
One More California… – Usa – Dean H Huh

Best Director
The Chased – United Kingdom – Emily Isaacs, Gino Isaacs

Best Soundtrack
The Passerby – Belgium – Ruben De Gheselle

Best Editing
Social advertising “Мisbirth” – Finland – Valeria Eremeeva

Best Screenplay
Grievance – Usa – Daryl Peck

Best Cinematography
The Watchman – France – Chris Moreira

Best Actor
Love in the Age of COVID – Canada – Noaman Rahin

Best Actress
Sandy and the Common Creature – Australia – Elizabeth Beilharz

Best Movie Poster
Double Edged – Canada – Cliona Concetta

Honorable mention
The Spirit of Pioneers – Spain – César Rozas
Sacred Vow – Usa – Ramona Leigh Taylor
If once again – India – Rohit Mukherjee
FriDgid – Bulgaria – Devina Vassileva
Last Words: Katherine – Usa – Jim McQuaid
The Troll – United Kingdom – Yennis Cheung
75 Cents – Usa – Safi Jafri
The Siege – Hungary – Mark Lakatos
Deerstalker – Usa – Richard Marra
Honeymoon on Park Street – Australia – Ruvek Maharaj
Yucky Da! (Good health.) – United Kingdom – Michaela Hughes

MARCH 2021

Best Film
Milk – New Zealand – Celia Jaspers

Best International Film
The Secret Walls – France – Anne Charrin, Lise Charrin, Aude Charrin, Jean-Marie Gatin

Best Italian Film
Un giorno per volta – Italy – Maurizio Nardi

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Before The Fern – Usa – Tara Rule

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Behind the glass – Spain – Pedro de la Llave

Best Drama
Father – Usa – Gleb Osatinski

Best Comedy
When We Were Younger – Usa – Fred Beery

Best Horror
The Carducci Talent Show – Usa – Anthony Fanelli

Best Thriller
Thicker Than Water – United Kingdom – Matthias Salzburger

Best Action/Crime
Three Days Gone: Based on the Life of Lucas Snow – Usa – Scott McCullough

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
An Invitation to Tea – Usa – Desiree Abeyta

Best Documentary
Seven Thousand Souls – Czech Republic – Sanjin Miric, MA

Best Animated Film
The Working Man – Usa – Tim Searfoss

Best Original Idea
The blue light stays on – Usa – Allison Andresini

Best Low-Budget Film
Cleveland Allegories – Usa – Mikhail Tot

Best Realistic Film
Pressure Baby – Canada – Tim Riedel, Paul Bettings

Best Music Video
Shade On Me – Usa – George Thelen

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
I had an Affair, or Did I? – Usa – Barbara Holstein

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
The In-Between Years – Usa – Bryan Williams, Brandon Beard-Reed

Best Director
Gratification – Mexico – Andrés Hernández Covarrubias

Best Soundtrack
Man Sick Rogue – United Kingdom – Ashwin Mohan

Best Editing
HomeTown – Usa – Mikhail Tot

Best Screenplay
Virginia, Forever – Usa – Jordan Campbell

Best Cinematography
What if – Usa – Tammy Klembith

Best Actor
The Ice Cream Stop – Usa – Thai Edwards

Best Actress
Kings & Queens – Usa – Emily Kokidko

Best Movie Poster
Lemons – Usa – Simon Werdmüller von Elgg

Honorable mention
The Flowers of Rojava – A Feminist Revolution in Northern Syria – France – Selene Verri
I’ve Heard This Before – United Kingdom – Lewis Benjamin Peck, Christopher Walthorne
Shilo’s War – Usa – Jela Okpara
The Bench – United Kingdom – Mr G Taylor
Life Was Wonderful – Usa – Toy Alan
The Power of Connection – Change The World By Changing Your Perception – Usa – Isabel Hundt
Garage Romantic – New Zealand – Dan Sadgrove
Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion – Usa – Jessica Gould
Grey – Canada – Marc Castaldo
Last Wish – Bangladesh – Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko
Jessie – Usa – John F. McCarney
Big Little Sis – Usa – Jody Prusan
Milas Diary – Switzerland – Gabriel Da Silva
Inheritance – Usa – Sailaja Bandyopadhyay
Alone – Usa – SDM
Suddenly Vulnerable – an isolation story – Australia – Christian Mushenko
You Don’t Own Me – Canada – Jenell Diegor
His Shadow – Canada – Hrachya Tokmajyan
Burnout – Usa – Stephen Province
Inseparable – Usa – Jon Mill

FEBRUARY 2021

Best Film
This No Land – Belgium – Alexander Decommere

Best International Film
I am here – Poland – Adam Nowak

Best Italian Film
La scelta – Italy – Manuel Juri Vitali

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Robin – Ireland – Shane McCabe

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Deep Hours – Bulgaria – Luciano Ivanov

Best Drama
Salt in the Wound – Usa – Chase Yi

Best Comedy
Deadline – Usa – Antonio Harper , Bernie Golias

Best Horror
The House Guest – Usa – David Walton Smith

Best Thriller
Candy – Israel – Omer Reis

Best Action/Crime
Ark Exitus – Usa – Johnny Yong Bosch

Best Sci-Fi
Lucie unbowed – France – Denis Gouzerh

Best Documentary
Il capitano è fuori a pranzo – Italy – Tekla Taidelli

Best Animated Film
K.I.T. – Usa – Brandon Hill

Best Original Idea
Go South – Usa – Luke Covert

Best Low-Budget Film
Across The River – Norway – Thorkell August Ottarsson

Best Realistic Film
Blood Steel – United Kingdom – Goodill Tim

Best Music Video
Madrenatura – Italy – Francesco Chiot

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
The Cardigan – Usa – Dara Padwo-Audick

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
I am here . Usa – Francisco Solorzano

Best Italian Short Screenplay [Script]
Ext. Evening – Italy – Luigi Salerno

Best European Short Screenplay [Script]
Hobgoblin Gennel – United Kingdom – James Fitzmaurice

Best Director
Anxiety – Canada

Best Soundtrack
Fù – Australia

Best Editing
Feed Your Muse – Usa – Brendan Beachman

Best Screenplay
When a Black Man Walks Home – Usa

Best Cinematography
Can’t Go Home Again – United Kingdom

Best Actor
Final Curtain – Ireland – Stuart Cullen

Best Actress
Reptile House – Canada – Sharai Rewels

Best Movie Poster
Hai paura? – Italy

Honorable mention
Little Victories 100 years of Clovelly Rugby League – Australia – Nicholas Carroll
This Time – Usa
Universal Law N˚5 – Brazil
#BTSD – Usa
Iris – France
Panic in Valley City – Usa
Diary of a deaf young woman – France
Harley Quinn – Blazing Shadows – Germany
The Last stroll of Serge K – France
Drama 19 – Spain
October Loner – United Kingdom
In The End – Canada
Breach – Usa
The Perfect Husband – Usa
Stella: a Social Media Obsessive in the Age of Covid-19 – United Kingdom
The Big Apple – Usa
#lockdown – United Kingdom
Special – Usa
La macchinina rossa e blu – Italy
I bow to thee O Mother – India
Wake Up – India
Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion – Usa

JANUARY 2021

Best Film
Moth – Russian Federation – Arseny Nazaruk

Best International Film
Seul – France – Theo Coudiere

Best Italian Film
Astrea – Italy – Marco Testoni

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
L’Amour Cinema – Germany – Gloria Rodenas

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Pauper – Usa – Neil Watson

Best Drama
Oranges & Lemons – New Zealand – Robyn Grace

Best Comedy
Our Song – Usa – Jordan Henderson

Best Horror
Mirror Game – Usa – Angie Rowntree

Best Thriller
Burial Ground – Mexico – Einar Brodden

Best Action/Crime
Clann – United Kingdom – Aaron O’Neill

Best Sci-Fi
Serafin – Switzerland – Carmela Schönenberger

Best Documentary
Luca Primon from forest to concert hall – Italy – Claudio Piovesana

Best Animated Film
The Peach Fuzz – Usa – Jake Weber

Best Original Idea
Spleen – Canada – Maxime Duval

Best Low-Budget Film
Aurora – Italy – Massimiliano Gallo

Best Realistic Film
Estilo Americano – Usa – Miriam Kruishoop

Best Music Video
Ankobo+Kaboo Wakangenei – Russian Federation – Felix Umarov

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Run Kara – United Kingdom – Henry Thompson

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
Guérisseur-Héros – United Kingdom – Danny Cotton

Best Director
Poison – Iceland

Best Soundtrack
Division – Usa

Best Editing
The Zoom Gatekeeper – Usa

Best Screenplay
Vista Runaway – Hong Kong

Best Cinematography
The two missing hours – Usa

Best Actor
Breadcrumbs – Usa

Best Actress
Apart, Together – Usa

Best Movie Poster
Ingredients – Canada

Honorable mention
Bathtub Chronicles – Usa
ENIGMA, The Fallen Angel – India
The Final Wish – Usa
Echoes of Kerberos – Usa
Escape from a good prison – Slovakia
Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story – Usa
Negative Space – Usa
Hallucinated – Saudi Arabia
Armonie della città – Italy
Man of the Harvest – Usa
Him – Australia – Rebecca Ann Bentley
Pandemic diaries: a new beginning – Greece
Observantium – Usa
After This by Kaitlyn Clare – Usa

DECEMBER 2020

Best Film
The fixer – Usa

Best International Film
Malocchio Moderno – Canada

Best Italian Film
Luca – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Goodbye Home – Australia

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Sanctum – Usa

Best Drama
The Last of Ian Campbell – Canada

Best Comedy
Once Beautiful Woman – Usa

Best Horror
Nova – Usa

Best Thriller
Rendezvous – Usa

Best Action/Crime
Attraction Man – Usa

Best Sci-Fi
11 Minutes – Brazil

Best Documentary
Still Sadie – Usa

Best Animated Film
Start Gate – Australia

Best Original Idea
A Conversation – Usa

Best Low-Budget Film
Monte Creek – Canada

Best Realistic Film
Ci sarà Tempo – Italy

Best Music Video
2 Down – Finland

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
The Magician’s Assistant – Usa

Best Italian Short Screenplay [Script]
I peccatori – Italy

Best International Short Screenplay [Script]
Runaway – Usa

Best Director
Not Quite Lost – Norway

Best Soundtrack
Calf Rope – Usa

Best Editing
The Wasteland – Usa

Best Screenplay
Weightless – Switzerland

Best Cinematography
A Conversation – Usa

Best Actor
Animal Work – Australia

Best Actress
The Ticket to Be – Germany

Best Movie Poster
Animal Work – Australia

Honorable mention
I Never Knew You – United Kingdom
Weapon of Choices – Usa
Non scordati di me – Usa
The Other Soul To Evie – United Kingdom
Gullible – Ireland
Fowl Crossing – Canada
Don’t Come Too Early – Poland
Destiny Station: Realm 16 – United Kingdom
Pinnacle – India
Spotty: a tortoise in the era of Covid-19 – United Kingdom
The Goblin Pact – Usa
Life Without – Ireland
Good Things… – Usa
Station 34 – Usa
Love A Good Life – Usa

NOVEMBER 2020

Best Film
10 Photographs – Canada

Best International Film
Karen – Usa

Best Italian Film
L’ultimo Scirocco – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Tram Whispers – Germany

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
The Last Step – Austria

Best Drama
Tell Tale Signs – United Kingdom

Best Comedy
Uber Thoughts – Usa

Best Horror
Ospiti – Italy

Best Thriller
Doris’s flight – Usa

Best Action/Crime
First Lesson – Usa

Best Sci-Fi
Puparia – Japan

Best Documentary
All’ombra del microfono – Italy

Best Animated Film
The Boy and The Mountain – Chile

Best Original Idea
The Cover – Australia

Best Low-Budget Film
With New Eyes – Greece

Best Realistic Film
Say You Will – Usa

Best Music Video
Kabia – Glory roads – Norway

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Agwajiing the Sanatorium – Usa

Best Director
Her Coming – Canada

Best Soundtrack
Humbucker – Usa

Best Editing
Quiet Noise – Usa

Best Screenplay
The Story of L’Homme Cirque – Switzerland

Best Cinematography
Alaska Long Hunters – Usa

Best Actor
No Daddy Daughter Dance – Usa

Best Actress
Flow – Japan

Best Movie Poster
The Monster’s Club – Usa

Honorable mention
Kenya’s Symphony – Usa
The Struggle Within [script] – Usa
Play Dead – Japan
Zoo (Volkerschau) – Usa
Dying Is Not Giving Up – Usa
2 weeks – Usa
In the Light of Day [script] – Usa
Signs & Wonders – Usa
Life without Limits – United Kingdom
Saving Robin Williams – as told in his own words – Usa
1,2…7,8…10 or How to Meet Your Other 1/2 In 10 Steps – Bulgaria
Pröwess – “Let It Ride” – Usa
Still here – Usa
Adventure Castle: Trapped in the Lab – Usa
Acts of Crisis – Brazil
Death Offers Life – last moments of Vincent Van Gogh – India
Oh What A Night – Usa
The Neighbor – Spain
Yellow Dress – Usa
Alienation – Usa
Anacronte – Argentina
Il primo singolo – Italy
In China – Usa
winter downhearted: THE XMAS MUSICAL – France

OCTOBER 2020

Best Film
Vinny Mancuso’s Rules for Good Business – Usa

Best International Film
Rosie’s Rescue – Usa

Best Italian Film
A tre chilometri dalla rivoluzione – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
The aquarium – France

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Salad Daze . Australia

Best Drama
Kay – Japan

Best Comedy
MarriageFit – Usa

Best Horror
Good Counsel – Usa

Best Thriller
Deal – Usa

Best Action/Crime
Exploration of 6 Popular Action Genres – Singapore

Best Sci-Fi
Plague UK – Twisted Reality – United Kingdom

Best Documentary
My Next Challenge – Singapore

Best Animated Film

Best Original Idea
Wish For You – Japan

Best Low-Budget Film
The Killer of Grassy Ridge – Usa

Best Realistic Film
Claire de Lune – Canada

Best Music Video
Red Red Rose – Usa

Best Director
Resolution – Usa

Best Soundtrack
This is how i lost my virginity – Usa

Best Editing
Life… – Usa

Best Screenplay
The Parker Syndrome – Usa

Best Cinematography
Alexandre le fou – Canada

Best Actor
Friendzoned – Usa

Best Actress
No Longer Perfect – Switzerland

Best Movie Poster
Seagull – United Kingdom

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Infinito – Italy

Honorable mention
9 Lives: Chapter One – Usa
Lucky Strike – Usa
Breaking & Entering [Script] – Usa
Something to Give – Usa
Dodging Her Bullet [Script] – Usa
Ashes [Script] – Usa
Meeting You…[Script] – Norway
In Their Nature – Usa
Sapiens – Chile
Burnt Blue – Usa
Runaway – Usa
We’re Fine [Script] – Usa
Irl – Usa
Un Hombre Debe Aprender – Usa
The FrontLiners – Canada
Martin – United Kingdom
Katalinka 16 – Hungary
First – Japan
A Death Perspective – Usa
Seven Wishes – France
Berberi e Speranza – Italy
Last summer – Slovenia
Can We Order First? – United Kingdom
This is I Love You – Usa
Letting Go – Australia

SEPTEMBER 2020

Best Film
A priceless crime – France

Best International Film
Victim – Australia

Best Italian Film
The Rooftop – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
Winter – China

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Deep Fears – Usa

Best Drama
Naturally – Greece

Best Comedy
The Bibcocks’ Incursion – Usa

Best Horror
The Clip – Sweden

Best Thriller
Murder Has Joined the Meeting – Usa

Best Action/Crime
I, Help Me – Slovenia

Best Sci-Fi
Girl and Robot – Ireland

Best Documentary
Skate in Perú – United Kingdom

Best Animated Film
《farewell》 – China

Best Original Idea
Short Stay – Canada

Best Low-Budget Film
They Don’t Scare Easily – Usa

Best Realistic Film
Victim – Australia

Best Music Video
All I Had – France

Best Director
Anna – France

Best Soundtrack
The Clip – Sweden

Best Editing
Petra – Cyprus

Best Screenplay
Taxi – Netherlands

Best Cinematography
the Edge – Portugal

Best Actor
The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie – Usa

Best Actress
A Short Epic About Love – United Kingdom

Best Movie Poster
Naturally – Greece

Best Short Screenplay [Script]
Gas! – Sweden

Honorable mention
The Erl King – United Kingdom
Lonely room [Script] – Italy
Silenzio Nero (L’ultima notte) – Italy
The Intimacy Coach [Script] – Usa
Chemicals Between Us – Usa
Chains – Brazil
People Show 138: Last Day – United Kingdom
Neapolitan Legends – Italy
The Wisdom of China – Usa
L’ uomo nudo – Italy
Dimmi chi sono – Italy

AUGUST 2020

Best Film
Fame – Italy

Best International Film
The Mole – Belgium

Best Italian Film
Il Tempo che Insegna – Italy

Best Super Short (under 10 minutes)
10 seconds – Bulgaria

Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
The Crisis or Handshake it Off – Norway

Best Drama
First, Last – China

Best Comedy
Scarlett, Shanghai & Me – China

Best Horror
Afraid of the Dark – United Kingdom

Best Thriller
Fugitive Zero – Usa

Best Action
No exit 2 – rise against – Denmark

Best Sci-Fi
Alice – Usa

Best Documentary
To Make a Long Story Short – Usa

Best Animated Film
Of Wolves and Men – United Kingdom

Best Original Idea
Not Your Average Bear – Canada

Best Low-Budget Film
Karl – Usa

Best Realistic Film
Letters Home – United Kingdom

Best Director
Il Tempo che Insegna – Italy

Best Soundtrack
The Garage – Usa

Best Editing
Explorers – Spain

Best Screenplay
The Angel of History – Germany

Best Cinematography
Alice – Usa

Best Actor
Where do we go from here – Italy

Best Actress
Butterflies – Usa

Best Movie Poster
Bryers Cucumber Tostino’s – Usa

Honorable mention
Dogmate – Usa
The Gliwensbourg Chronicles – France
Made In America – Usa
Ill Adjusted – Usa
5 Moons of Pluto – Australia
If you love her, let her go – France
Hermit – Usa
Be-Longing – United Kingdom
Daydream – Usa
Avernus – United Kingdom
Dream for Happiness – Bulgaria
January 14th – Usa
Lost Thekra – Usa
The Overcoat – United Kingdom
Limbo – Canada

JULY 2020
Homecoming – Best Film and Best Italian Film
Soul of Steel – Best International Film and Best Screenplay
Haute Couture – Best Super Short
Deep blue connection, 2020 Best Micro Short
Appetite – Best Comedy
Sam & Emma – Best Drama
Together – Best Horror
The Widow – Best Thriller
Innocent Goodbye – Best Action
Home for Aged Time Travellers  – Best Sci-Fi
The Silent Soldier and the Portrait – Best Documentary
Goalie – Best Animated Film
Waiting For Nicko – Best Original Idea
Wrath – Best Low-Budget Film
Célestine – Best Realistic Film
Patrick – Best Director
L’Arpège – Best Soundtrack
M O R I T U R I – Best Editing
Black Heart, Red Hands – Best Cinematography
Don’t Smoke in Bed – Best Actress
Heart Strings – Best Actor
Manasanamaha – Best Movie Poster
Honorable Mention:
How To Plan A Heist
The Girl at Number 42
The Millennial Condition
Colleagues
Lastcall
Bloodline
Paradox
The Legend Of The ChickenFish
Thursday
Shutter
Dirt
Terror from the light (m)
Caducea
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3rd Edition: 2020

AWARD

BEST FILM

Winner

Fino alla fine – Giovanni Dota – Italy

Nominee

Anna – Dekel Berenson – Ukraine/United Kingdom

Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy

Relicious – Eugenio Villani, Raffaele Palazzo – Italy

Un’altra via – Davide Arosio, Massimo Alì Mohammad ​ – Italy

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Winner

Anna – Dekel Berenson – Ukraine/United Kingdom

Nominee

Eat – Moritz Krämer – Germany

Veg girl – Alexei Zotov – Russia

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

The Wedding Cake – Monica Mazzitelli – Sweden

BEST ITALIAN FILM

Winner

Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy

Nominee

Relicious – Eugenio Villani, Raffaele Palazzo – Italy

Attacking Rome – Alessandro Casale – Italy

La scelta – Giuseppe Alessio Nuzzo – Italy

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Winner

Eat – Moritz Krämer – Germany

Nominee

Fino alla fine – Giovanni Dota – Italy

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

L’uomo che uccise James Bond – Francesco Guarnori – Italy

BEST NOT-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Winner

Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy

Nominee

Gli Arcidiavoli – Lorenzo Pullega – Italy

Un’altra via – Davide Arosio, Massimo Alì Mohammad – Italy

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

Nominee

The Wedding Cake – Monica Mazzitelli – Sweden

Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy

Veg girl – Alexei Zotov – Russia

Riccardo che rimbalzò sulle stelle – Lana Vlady – Italy

BEST EDITING

Winner

Relicious – Eugenio Villani, Raffaele Palazzo – Italy

Nominee

The Wedding Cake – Monica Mazzitelli – Sweden

Eat – Moritz Krämer – Germany

Attacking Rome – Alessandro Casale – Italy

BEST SCREENPLAY

Winner

Gli Arcidiavoli – Lorenzo Pullega – Italy

Nominee

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

Un’altra via – Davide Arosio, Massimo Alì Mohammad ​- Italy

Fino alla fine – Giovanni Dota – Italy

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner

Anna – Dekel Berenson – Ukraine/United Kingdom

Nominee

Soubrette – Marco Mingolla – Italy

Veg girl – Alexei Zotov – Russia

Un’altra via – Davide Arosio, Massimo Alì Mohammad ​- Italy

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

BEST REAL FILM

Winner

Brodo di carne – Vittorio Antonacci – Italy

Nominee

Amleto – Tekla Taidelli – Italy

Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy

Soubrette – Marco Mingolla – Italy

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Amleto – Tekla Taidelli – Italy

BEST COMEDY

Veg girl – Alexei Zotov – Russia

BEST DRAMA

La scelta – Giuseppe Alessio Nuzzo – Italy

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

The Wedding Cake – Monica Mazzitelli – Sweden

BEST SUPER-SHORT

Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada

BEST ACTOR

Attacking Rome – Alessandro Casale – Italy

BEST ACTRESS

Soubrette – Marco Mingolla – Italy

HONORABLE MENTION

Costa Morena – Livio Marsico – Italy

Cameracar Reloaded – Giorgio Carella – Italy

O.I. – N’cee van Heerden – Canada

New York Rhapsody – Salvatore D’Alia – United States

Malo tempo – Tommaso Perfetti – Italy

L’italiano che inventò il cinema – Stefano Anselmi – Italy

Genericamente – Giulio Neglia – Italy

Como Y Porque Se Ha Esfumado Don Jose – Moshe Ben-Avraham – Spain/Israel

Stop Invasione! – Leopoldo Medugno – Italy

Wrestlove – L’amore combattuto – Cristiano Di Felice – Italy, United States

SEMIFINALIST

Stop Invasione! – Leopoldo Medugno Italy
Costa Morena – Livio Marsico Italy
L’italiano che inventò il cinema – Stefano Anselmi – Italy
Prima di me – Luca Nicolosi – Italy
Discord – Zion Lacroix – United Kingdom/Italy
Nu Sheng – Ying Chen Shu – United States
Attacking Rome – Alessandro Casale – Italy
The Wedding Cake – Monica Mazzitelli – Sweden
The Afterlife Bureau – Dimiter Dimiroff – United Kingdom
Cameracar Reloaded – Giorgio Carella – Italy
Amleto – Tekla Taidelli – Italy
Anna – Dekel Berenson – Ukraine/United Kingdom
Choker – Orson Cornick – United Kingdom
‘L Prascondù – Loris Di Giovanni – Italy
Babele – Valeria Nardilli – Italy
Brodo di carne – Vittorio Antonacci – Italy
Wrestlove – L’amore combattuto Cristiano Di Felice – Italy, United States
Genericamente – Giulio Neglia – Italy
Mthunzi – Tebogo Malebogo – South Africa
Malo tempo – Tommaso Perfetti – Italy
Veg girl – Alexei Zotov – Russia
L’assurance est un plat qui se mange froid! – Daniel Jenny – France
Bien mal a qui!? – Daniel Jenny – France
La scelta – Giuseppe Alessio Nuzzo – Italy
L’ultimo crocevia – Paolo Lobbia – Italy
Social – Joey Katches – United States
Torno presto – Giovanni Bufalini – Italy
Relicious – Eugenio Villani, Raffaele Palazzo – Italy
Il grande presidente – Giovanni Basso – Italy
O.I. – N’cee van Heerden – Canada
Milk – Samiramis Kia – Canada
Cover Up – Marie-Amélie Steul – Germany
Der besuch – Christian Werner – Germany
Como Y Porque Se Ha Esfumado Don Jose – Moshe Ben-Avraham – Spain/Israel
Way Back – Per Kasch – South Africa
Greenkeeper – Lisa Pozo Nunez – Germany
Exposure – Tomas Hendriks – Belgium
Eat – Moritz Krämer – Germany
Arcadia – Marvin Meiendresch – Germany
Departures – Nicolas Morganti Patrignani – Italy
Osuba – Federico Marsicano – Italy
New York Rhapsody – Salvatore D’Alia – United States
Lindiota – Chiara Livia Arrigo – Italy
Simmetria – Michele Di Rienzo – Italy
Stood Up – Cjay Boisclair – Canada
Good Man – Onora il padre e la madre – Daniele Zinelli – Italy
War Paint – Joseph Colby Doler, Taylor Bracewell – United States
The Animator – Trent Shy – United States
Riccardo che rimbalzò sulle stelle – Lana Vlady – Italy
Non è una bufala – Niccolò Gentili , Ignacio Paurici – Italy
Il Sogno di Aimone. Una storia di Talento & Tenacia – Daniele Piervincenzi – Italy
Ogni (maledetto) giorno – Andrea Olindo Bizzarri – Italy
L’uomo che uccise James Bond – Francesco Guarnori – Italy
Vale la pena – Lorenzo Marinelli – Italy
Fino alla fine – Giovanni Dota – Italy
Gli Arcidiavoli – Lorenzo Pullega – Italy
Soubrette – Marco Mingolla – Italy
Un’altra via – Davide Arosio, Massimo Alì Mohammad ​ – Italy
Lost and Found Shimon Engel, Ofer Winter – Israel

2nd Edition: 2018

AWARD

Best short film: BISMILLAH DI ALESSANDRO GRANDE
Best feature film: THE 27TH CLUB OF MATTEO ZONI
Best international feature film: FRONTALIERS DISASTER DI ALBERTO MERONI
Best Actor: PATER FAMILIAS DI GIACOMO BOERI
Best Actress: THE HISTORY OF ARIANNA DI ALESSANDRA MIMINI
Best real-themed film: THE DAY OF PIPPO MEZZAPESA

Finalists:

OFFICIAL SELECTION

1st Edition: 2017

AWARDS:

Gionatan with a G – Best Film
Yellow’s Anxiety, 2017 – Best Italian Film
En autobiografi – Best European Film
It’s raining – Best Italian Film
Walking on water – Best Documentary
The professor’s night – Best Screenplay
Touch – Best Editing
Nausicaa – Best Soundtrack
A Casa Mia – Best Cinematography

OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Tales from the silence, 2016
Hyena, 2016
Carols, 2016
Breath, 2016
Human Fears, 2017
Uomo in mare, 2017
Subterranean Love (Ileana & Paul)

Out of competition
Getting Fat in a Healthy Way, 2015
On the Way to, 2017