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Winners & Official Selection

Official Selection

September - 2024

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SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Mourning, By Jackie Walsh. Ireland

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Mourning, By Jackie Walsh. Ireland

           

Best Comedy Short Film

Frugalman, By Daylen Pollard, Cody Harrison. United States

           

Best Experimental Short Film

Hearsay, By Yatha Dholakia. Czech Republic

 

Best Lgbt Short Film

Enough, By Maxine Rödiger. United States

 

Best Social Short Film

Casanueva - Nytt Hus, By Raisa Fraiman Casanueva. Sweden

 

Best Horror Short Film

Illuminati Castrati, By Ani White. New Zealand

 

Best Fantasy Short Film

Echoes, By Christina Araujo. United States

 

Best Inspirational Short Film

The Attire, By Yang Hua. China

 

Best Musical Short Film

Road Not Taken, By Danyar Abdykadyr. United States

 

Best Romance Short Film

There She Goes, By Rogerio Troiani. Brazil

 

Best Indie Short Film

Morning Crossroads, By Diana Dai. Canada

           

Best Student Short Film

Before You Leave, By Antia Temprano, Jacob Johnson. United States

 

Best Animation Short Film

Learning English Idioms, By Muhammad Haziq Haikal. Malaysia

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Natural Light: The Remarkable Transformation Of A School On Detroit’s East Eight Mile, By Richard R. Murray. United States

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

Best Director In A Short Film

Jackie Walsh - Mourning

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rados Bajic - A Dream At Last

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ani White - Illuminati Castrati

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Christina Araujo-Williams - Echoes

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Diana Dai - Morning Crossroads

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Raisa Fraiman Casanueva - Casanueva - Nytt Hus

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Muhammad Haziq Haikal - Learning English Idioms

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Jackie Walsh - Mourning

 

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

R.J. Sullivan - The Pinto Variety Hour

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Christina Araujo-Williams - Echoes

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Nick Denhalter - Frugalman

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Marie-Sophie Kindle - Enough

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mourning

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Anita Yung - Morning Crossroads

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Elizabeth Wong - Morning Crossroads

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xiao Yu - The Attire

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Ren Guangze - The Attire

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Predrag Jocic - A Dream At Last

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Cathal O´Friel - Mourning

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Jelena Mirkovic - A Dream At Last

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mourning

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Hayley Robertson, Ani White - Illuminati Castrati

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Clarence Williams Iv - Echoes

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Diana Dai - Morning Crossroads

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Daniel Luke - Mourning

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Best Music Video         

A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

 

Best Web Serie

The Pinto Variety Hour, By R.J. Sullivan. United States

 

Best Screenplay Feature

David Poric / Toast, Goats‘N Guns

 

Best Poster 

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

Radko - Echoes

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Yang Hua - The Attire

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rogério Troiani - There She Goes

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Angela Andronache - Small Things

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Karl Jensen, Tylor Keith, Ani White - Illuminati Castrati

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

The Attire

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Echoes, By Christina Araujo. United States

Second Audience Award: Morning Crossroads, By Diana Dai. Canada

Third Audience Award: A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

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---OTHERS---

Best Music Video         

A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

 

Best Web Serie

The Pinto Variety Hour, By R.J. Sullivan. United States

 

Best Screenplay Feature

David Poric / Toast, Goats‘N Guns

 

Best Poster 

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---​

Best Drama Feature

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

           

Best Indie Feature

Last Kiss In Paris, By Damian Chapa. United States

 

Best War Feature

Heroes Of Halyard, By Rados Bajic. Serbia

 

Best Horror Feature

Recalculating, By Sheryl Clark. United States

 

Best Social Feature

Rare Kind, By Earl Cole. United States

 

Best Animation Feature

Tweenbot, By Hannah Samantha Simicic. New Zealand

 

Best Experimental Feature

Somewhere In Between, By Shane Daniel Van Erp. Australia

 

Best Documentary Feature

Guardians Of Umbria, By Louis Lam. United States

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Aaron Erol Ozlevi / Exile

Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Rados Bajic / Heroes Of Halyard

 

Best Young Director A Feature Film      

Hannah Samantha Simicic - Tweenbot

 

Best Female Director A Feature Film

Sheryl Clark - Recalculating

 

Best Director In A Documentary Feature

Louis Lam - Guardians Of Umbria

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Rados Bajic, Dusan Kovacevic, Strahinja Madzarevic  / Heroes Of Halyard

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Earl Cole / Rare Kind

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Adam Davenport / Heroes Of Halyard

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Mahir Gunsiray / Exile

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Saadet Isil Aksoy / Exile

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Olga Kent / Last Kiss In Paris

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Ahmet Bayer / Exile

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Mustafa Ziya Ulkenciler / Exile

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Turker Inanoglu, Yilmaz Ekmekci / Exile

 

Best Production In A Documentary Feature

Rare Kind / Earl Cole

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Boris Caksiran / Heroes Of Halyard

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LIVE SCREENING​

Mourning, By Jackie Walsh. Ireland

A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

The Pinto Variety Hour, By R.J. Sullivan. United States

Learning English Idioms, By Muhammad Haziq Haikal. Malaysia

Hearsay, By Yatha Dholakia. Czech Republic

The Attire, By Yang Hua. China

Illuminati Castrati, By Ani White. New Zealand

Echoes, By Christina Araujo. United States

Casanueva - Nytt Hus, By Raisa Fraiman Casanueva. Sweden

Morning Crossroads, By Diana Dai. Canada

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OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

Short Films

3 Poems By Dickinson, By Andrew Coons. United States

A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

Before You Leave, By Antia Temprano, Jacob Johnson. United States

Behave Badly, By Lane Wright. United States

Cancer, By Amari Castillo. Cuba

Casanueva - Nytt Hus, By Raisa Fraiman Casanueva. Sweden

Do You Know Him?, By Sylvia Stewart. Canada

Echoes, By Christina Araujo. United States

Enough, By Maxine Rödiger. United States

False Advertising, By Brady Roberts. United States

Frugalman, By Daylen Pollard, Cody Harrison. United States

Hearsay, By Yatha Dholakia. Czech Republic

I Don't Know Why?, By Sergio Price. United States

Illuminati Castrati, By Ani White. New Zealand

Learning English Idioms, By Muhammad Haziq Haikal. Malaysia

Mommy Come Home, By Susan Johnston. United States

Morning Crossroads, By Diana Dai. Canada

Mourning, By Jackie Walsh. Ireland

Natural Light: The Remarkable Transformation Of A School On Detroit’s East Eight Mile, By Richard R. Murray. United States

Paris, By Warren Bailey Sanders. United States

Road Not Taken, By Danyar Abdykadyr. United States

Small Things, By Angela Andronache. United States

The Attire, By Yang Hua. China

The Big News, By Hank Castillo. Puerto Rico

The Pinto Variety Hour, By R.J. Sullivan. United States

The Watchman, By Russell Gutierrez. Colombia

There She Goes, By Rogerio Troiani. Brazil

Truckers On The Road, By Pitar Patel. India

 

Feature Films

Caresses, By Roman Miller. Australia

Dream, By Shane Daniel Van Erp. Australia

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

Guardians Of Umbria, By Louis Lam. United States

Heroes Of Halyard, By Rados Bajic. Serbia

I Found Myself, By Graham Scott. United States

Just One More Game, By Levi Walker. United States

Last Kiss In Paris, By Damian Chapa. United States

Night Lamp, By Mason Davis. United States

Rare Kind, By Earl Cole. United States

​Recalculating, By Sheryl Clark. United States

Somewhere In Between, By Shane Daniel Van Erp. Australia

Tweenbot, By Hannah Samantha Simicic. New Zealand

 

Screenplay

Great Things, By Marco Andreu. Spain

Maritimo. By Soriah Mattheus. Germany

Toast, Goats‘N Guns, By David Poric. Germany

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Poster

A Dream At Last, By Vernny Arguello Vargas. Costa Rica

Exile, By Aaron Erol Ozlevi. Turkey

Recalculating, By Sheryl Clark. United States

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