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Winners & Official Selection

Official Selection

March - 2024

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SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Song Of The Conscripts, By Chonglang Fan, By China

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Red Sea Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure, By Christian Wehrle. Germany

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Gift Of Life, By Mohammed Alshehhi. United States

                       

Best Comedy Short Film

The Coffee Shop, By David Wenzel. United States

 

Best Experimental Short Film

Boogeyman, By Gonzalez Samuel. Spain

 

Best War Short Film

Vita Nova, By Dmytro Zavora. Ukraine

 

Best Horror Short Film

The Foot Of The Bed, By Matthew Speak. United States

 

Best Super Short Film

Echoes From The Merge, By Patricio Verdi Brusati, Javier Jauregui. Argentina

 

Best Historical Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts, By Chonglang Fan, By China

 

Best Musical Short Film

Civilization Of Equality, By Ibrahim Albuainain. Qatar

 

Best Action Short Film

Dojo, By Armin Alic. United States

 

Best Indie Short Film

Choc-Chips, By Giuseppe Abba. United Kingdom

           

Best Student Short Film

Waiting In The Wings, By Sam Brown. United States

 

Best Animation Short Film

New Idea, By Marko Bosanac. Serbia

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Freeland, A White Grass Story, By Justin Harris. United States

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

Best Director In A Short Film

Chonglang Fan / Song Of The Conscripts

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sam Brown / Waiting In The Wings

 

Best Director In A Documentary Short Film

Nopparat Ecker, Breck Ecker / Provincial Fight

 

Best Direction In Animation Short Film

Ibrahim Albuainain / Civilization Of Equality

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Giuseppe Abba / Choc-Chips

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Josef Reding / Vita Nova

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tyler Sacks, Greg James Blount / The Coffee Shop

 

Best Screenplay In A Documentary Short Film

Jose Miguel Soriano / Ñuñuyachiy: Breastfeeding With Affection And Care

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Beata Jutila / Gift Of Life

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Angela Gonzalez / Waiting In The Wings

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film

Colin Mensell / Gift Of Life

 

Best Team Performance In A Short Film

The Coffee Shop

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Adam Crampsey / Waiting In The Wings

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Irtaza Qadeer / Gift Of Life

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jon Paul / Dojo

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Armin Alic / Dojo

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mohammed Alshehhi / Gift Of Life

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Simon Kang /Civilization Of Equality

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Moises Pereira / Dojo

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Vanessa Mantofa, Allison Kim  / Waiting In The Wings

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mohammed Alshehhi & Sharwari Kale / Gift Of Life

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Yueyang Feng / Song Of The Conscripts

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Ognjen Milošević / New Idea

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Simon Kang/ Civilization Of Equality

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Song Of The Conscripts

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Best Vfx In A Short Film

Pablo Brancatella, Javier Jauregui & Team / Echoes From The Merge

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Civilization Of Equality, By Ibrahim Albuainain. Qatar

Second Audience Award: Gift Of Life, By Mohammed Alshehhi. United States

Third Audience Award: Waiting In The Wings, By Sam Brown. United States

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---OTHERS---

Best Trailer Or Teaser

Kill Two Birds, By Marjoe Aguiling. United States

 

Best Music Video         

Grief's Embrace, By Samuel Laubscher. United States

 

Best Poster 

The Nuclear Tea Party, By Dmytro Alexandrovich Masibroda. Ukraine

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Indie Feature

William And Fred, By Helga Landauer. United States

 

Best War Feature

The Nuclear Tea Party, By Dmytro Alexandrovich Masibroda. Ukraine

 

Best Musical Feature Film

Nine Years, By Haley Muraleedharan, Gabriel Fernández-Gil. United Kingdom

 

Best Social Feature

Burden Of Debt, By Georgi Vasilev. Bulgaria

 

Best Feature Film Made In Quarantine

As This Happens, By Enrique Medina, Juan Bernardo Rivero. Mexico

 

Best Documentary Feature

Red Sea Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure, By Christian Wehrle. Germany

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Haley Muraleedharan, Gabriel Fernandez-Gil / Nine Years

 

Best Director In A Documentary Feature

Christian Wehrle  / Red Sea Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure

 

Best Female Director A Feature Film

Helga Landauer / William And Fred

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Dmytro Masibroda / The Nuclear Tea Party

 

Best Screenplay In Documentary Feature Film

Juan Bernardo Rivero, Alo Valenzuela / As This Happens

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Paul Lazar / William And Fred

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Lucy Blott / Nine Years

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Ivailo Draganski / Burden Of Debt

 

Best Lighting In A Feature Film

Creative Agency Arecina / Burden Of Debt

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Dmytro Masibroda / The Nuclear Tea Party

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Elitsa Vasileva / Burden Of Debt

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Christian Wehrle  / Red Sea Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Shannon Mae Toyne, Aimee Sowerby / Nine Years

 

Best Team Performance In A Feature Film

Lucy Blott, Sam Waites, Sushil Chudasama, Julie Lockey, Katie Clayton, Jack Mcgarry, Annabelle Fernando, Eliette Muralee / Nine Years

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LIVE SCREENING

Song Of The Conscripts, By Chonglang Fan, By China

Vita Nova, By Dmytro Zavora. Ukraine

Boogeyman, By Gonzalez Samuel. Spain

Civilization Of Equality, By Ibrahim Albuainain. Qatar

Dojo, By Armin Alic. United States

New Idea, By Marko Bosanac. Serbia

Waiting In The Wings, By Sam Brown. United States

Gift Of Life, By Mohammed Alshehhi. United States

Freeland, A White Grass Story, By Justin Harris. United States

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OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

Short Films

Boogeyman, By Gonzalez Samuel. Spain

Choc-Chips, By Giuseppe Abba. United Kingdom

Civilization Of Equality, By Ibrahim Albuainain. Qatar

Dojo, By Armin Alic. United States

Echoes From The Merge, By Patricio Verdi Brusati, Javier Jauregui. Argentina

Freeland, A White Grass Story, By Justin Harris. United States

Frozen, By Piriuv Patel. India

Gift Of Life, By Mohammed Alshehhi. United States

Grief's Embrace , By Samuel Laubscher. United States

He Did What He Wanted, By Paul Ward. Australia

I Know Who I Am, By Zane Price. United States

Kill Two Birds, By Marjoe Aguiling. United States

Missing Footsteps, By Daniel Sousa. Portugal

New Idea, By Marko Bosanac. Serbia

Ñuñuyachiy: Breastfeeding With Affection And Care, By Jose Miguel Soriano, Ricardo Macian. Spain

Past, By Fred Reed. United States

Power Struggle, By Jack Wright. United States

Protagonists, By Dylan Wilson. United States

Provincial Fight, By Breck Ecker, Nopparat Ecker. United States

Psilo For All, By Daniel Montoya. United States

Sinners, By Logan Cruz. Venezuela

Song Of The Conscripts, By Chonglang Fan, By China

The Coffee Shop, By David Wenzel. United States

The Dreams, By Maya Allen. Panama

The Foot Of The Bed, By Matthew Speak. United States

The Tan Man, By Greg James Blount. Not Specified

Vita Nova, By Dmytro Zavora. Ukraine

Waiting In The Wings, By Sam Brown. United States

 

Feature Films

As This Happens, By Enrique Medina, Juan Bernardo Rivero. Mexico

Bad Decisions, By Brody Hall. United States

Burden Of Debt, By Georgi Vasilev. Bulgaria

Death, By Buster Gray. Germany

For Life, By Kayden Ortiz. Colombia

Nine Years, By Haley Muraleedharan, Gabriel Fernández-Gil. United Kingdom

No Phone, By Elijah Travis. United States

Red Sea Brother Islands A Scuba Dive Adventure, By Christian Wehrle. Germany

The Nuclear Tea Party, By Dmytro Alexandrovich Masibroda. Ukraine

William And Fred, By Helga Landauer. United States

 

 

Poster

Boogeyman, By Gonzalez Samuel. Spain

Song Of The Conscripts, By Chonglang Fan, By China

The Nuclear Tea Party, By Dmytro Alexandrovich Masibroda. Ukraine

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