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Winners & Official Selection

Official Selection

February - 2024

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SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Katele, By John Harvey. Australia

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

The Girl With The Fork, By Ignacio Maiso. United Kingdom

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Katele, By John Harvey. Australia

              

Best Comedy Short Film

Horror Blind Dates 3.0, By Isaac Pradel Leal. Spain

 

Best Lgbt Short Film

Queen, By Kai Nealis. United States

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Ai Anthology, By Geoffrey De Valois. United States

 

Best War Short Film

Mendirman, By Nadir Sabirov, Khurshid Sabirov. Uzbekistan

 

Best Poetic Short Film

Cross Your Mountain, By Migo. China

 

Best Fantastic Short Film

Pinwheel Horizon , By Ian Ebright. United States

 

Best Indie Short Film

Sunbathe, By Lucas Gonzalez. Brazil

 

Best First Short Film By The Director

The Bubble, By Li Wang. France

 

Best Student Short Film

Bark Back, By Isaac Hall Prevatt. United States

 

Best Microshort Film

Food & Health Living Lab For The Improvement Of The Quality Of Life, By Jose Miguel Soriano. Spain

 

Best Animation Short Film

Night Of The Dancing Cranes, By Erina Kawai. Japan

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Our Rebellious Hearts, By Talamieka W Brice. United States

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--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards  ---

Best Director In A Short Film

Ian Ebright / Pinwheel Horizon

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

John Harvey / Katele

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

The Youth / Octa - Global Trading Made Clear     

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Talamieka Brice / Our Rebellious Hearts

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Wang Li / The Bubble

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mafalda Lorijn / Margot Can't Sleep

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Dmytro Marusov / Octa - Global Trading Made Clear  

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Wang Li / The Bubble

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Walter Waia, John Harvey / Katele

 

Best Lead Actor Short Film

Sunbathe

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Cassie Stires / Pinwheel Horizon

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Elma Kris / Katele

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xiaoya Liu / Cross Your Mountain

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Daniel Macarthur / Katele

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film
Wang Yihao / The Bubble

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Haley Watson / Pinwheel Horizon

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Jono Voyce / Katele

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Alexandra Bird / Octa - Global Trading Made Clear

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mendirman

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Tailang Li / Cross Your Mountain

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Donald Moriarty Iv, Isaac Prevatt / Bark Back

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kyle Garrett / Car Colors - Old Death

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Leon Rodgers / Katele

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Night Of The Dancing Cranes

 

Best Production In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)

Mitia Muravev, Maria Zotman, Marchant Bellingan, Diwan De Beer / Octa - Global Trading Made Clear

Mendirman

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Gillian Moody, John Harvey / Katele

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Star Soltan / New Me

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Night Of The Dancing Cranes

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Brendan J. Hogan, Paul Eric Miller / Pinwheel Horizon

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Meleta Buckstaff / Pinwheel Horizon

Costume Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mendirman

 

Best Vfx In A Short Film

Chace Biddle, Todd Sheridan Perry, Luke Swain, Rogelio Salinas / Pinwheel Horizon

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Pinwheel Horizon , By Ian Ebright. United States

Second Audience Award: Night Of The Dancing Cranes, By Erina Kawai. Japan

Third Audience Award: Mendirman, By Nadir Sabirov, Khurshid Sabirov. Uzbekistan

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---OTHERS---

Best Commercial Video

Octa - Global Trading Made Clear, By Joao Manoel Machado, Henrique Bueno Ribas Ribeiro, Eduardo Pereira Lubiazi. Saint Lucia

 

Best Music Video            

New Me, By Chico Bennett. United States

 

Best Art Video

Beneath The Soil, By Peter Edward Hartwig. Australia

 

Best Web Serie

Smile Library, By Bernardo Bibancos. Brazil

 

Best Feature Screenplay 

Proud Girls, By Leslie Flannery. United States

 

Best Book Theatre

Medusa: As Told By Kevo, By Kevo Aregbe. United States

 

Best Poster 

The Bubble, By Li Wang. France

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Feature

Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain, By Shu Su. China

              

Best Indie Feature

Alcohol, By Carlo Fusco. Italy

 

Best Experimental Feature

Motivational Minute: Encouraging Words For Christians In Transition, By Tawana Gardner. United States

 

Best Social Feature

Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union, By Chad Gracia. Ukraine

 

Best Thriller Feature

The Girl With The Fork, By Ignacio Maiso. United Kingdom

 

Best First Feature Film By The Director

A Goal Against Memory, By Pablo Fernando Vergara. Chile

 

Best Documentary Feature

From One World To Another, By Jean Marimoutou. French Guiana

 

Best Half Length Documentary

World War Ii: The Shipwrecks Of Truk Lagoon, By Christian Wehrle. Germany

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--- FEATURE FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Feature Film

Ignacio Maiso / The Girl With The Fork

Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Chad Gracia / Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union

 

Best Director In A Documentary Feature

Jean Marimoutou / From One World To Another

 

Best Female Director In A Feature Film

Shu Su / Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

William R.A. Rush / Group

 

Best Screenplay In A Documentary Feature

Juan Carlos Vergara / A Goal Against Memory

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Oleh Mosiychuk / Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Don Scribner / Group

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Dylan Baldwin / The Girl With The Fork

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Shan'er Lee  / Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Feature Film

Francesca Hayman / The Girl With The Fork

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Artem Ryzhykov / Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union

 

Best Cinematography In A Documentary Feature

Christian Wehrle / World War Ii The Shipwrecks Of Truk Lagoon

 

Best Lighting In A Feature Film

Matthew J. Hicks / The Girl With The Fork

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Nika Shova / Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

Jialin Yi / Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Fernando Gimeno / The Girl With The Fork

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Shu Su / Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain

 

Best Production In A Documentary Feature

Christian Wehrle / World War Ii The Shipwrecks Of Truk Lagoon

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

Nikita Budash / Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union

 

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LIVE SCREENING

Katele, By John Harvey. Australia

Pinwheel Horizon , By Ian Ebright. United States

Night Of The Dancing Cranes, By Erina Kawai. Japan

Mendirman, By Nadir Sabirov, Khurshid Sabirov. Uzbekistan

Octa - Global Trading Made Clear, By Joao Manoel Machado, Henrique Bueno Ribas Ribeiro, Eduardo Pereira Lubiazi. Saint Lucia

The Bubble, By Li Wang. France

Cross Your Mountain, By Migo. China

Sunbathe, By Lucas Gonzalez. Brazil

Our Rebellious Hearts, By Talamieka W Brice. United States

Beneath The Soil, By Peter Edward Hartwig. Australia

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OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

Short Films

AI Anthology, By Geoffrey De Valois. United States

Attractive, By Lukas Cornejo. Chile

Bark Back, By Isaac Hall Prevatt. United States

Beneath The Soil, By Peter Edward Hartwig. Australia

Car Colors - Old Death, By Kyle Garrett. United States

Cross Your Mountain, By Migo. China

Food & Health Living Lab For The Improvement Of  The Quality Of  Life, By Jose Miguel Soriano. Spain

Horror Blind Dates 3.0, By Isaac Pradel Leal. Spain

Hottest Sounds, By Brian Billionaire. United States

Impulsive, By Marcel Páez. Colombia

Interview, By Giulio Maglicchi. Italy

Katele, By John Harvey. Australia

Margot Can't Sleep, By Mafalda Lorijn. United Kingdom

Mendirman, By Nadir Sabirov, Khurshid Sabirov. Uzbekistan

New Me, By Chico Bennett. United States

Night Of The Dancing Cranes, By Erina Kawai. Japan

Octa - Global Trading Made Clear, By Joao Manoel Machado, Henrique Bueno Ribas Ribeiro, Eduardo Pereira Lubiazi. Saint Lucia

Our Rebellious Hearts, By Talamieka W Brice. United States

Pain, By Tom Beryl. United States

Pinwheel Horizon , By Ian Ebright. United States

Poverty, By Richard López. Venezuela

Queen, By Kai Nealis. United States

Rhomboid Major, By Monica Goldberg. Australia

Secret Life, By Cassie Bowie. United States

Smile Library, By Bernardo Bibancos. Brazil

Sunbathe, By Lucas Gonzalez. Brazil

The Bubble, By Li Wang. France

The Real Siege, By Jiby Jacob. Australia

Truth And Reason, By Gina Beauvier. France

Unwanted Behavior, By John Reed. United States

 

Feature Films

A Goal Against Memory, By Pablo Fernando Vergara. Chile

Alcohol, By Carlo Fusco. Italy

Cactus, By Julen Podolsky. Poland

From One World To Another, By Jean Marimoutou. French Guiana

Group, By William R.A. Rush. United States

Gulag Eros Of The Russian Mind: Sex In The Soviet Union, By Chad Gracia. Ukraine

Justice And Injustice, By Arián Bastian. Spain

Motivational Minute: Encouraging Words For Christians In Transition, By Tawana Gardner. United States

Opportunist, By Judit Carmichael

Plum Blossoms Have Fallen All Over The South Mountain, By Shu Su. China

The Girl With The Fork, By Ignacio Maiso. United Kingdom

Victim Of Religions, By Adolf Petters. Germany

World War Ii: The Shipwrecks Of Truk Lagoon, By Christian Wehrle. Germany

 

Screenplay

Lirios, Martina Rodríguez. Argentina

Medusa: As Told By Kevo, By Kevo Aregbe. United States

Proud Girls, By Leslie Flannery. United States

 

Poster

Beneath The Soil, By Peter Edward Hartwig. Australia

Sunbathe, By Lucas Gonzalez. Brazil

The Bubble, By Li Wang. France

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