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Winners & Official Selection

Official Selection

July - 2023

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SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Pick And Roll, By Kexi Meng. China

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Meera, By Dilip Harnarayan Dixit. India

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

Transgressing, By Alessandro Repetti. United Kingdom

           

Best Comedy Short Film

Lonely Island, By Kristie Kish. United States

           

Best Experimental Short Film

The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria

 

Best Thriller Short Film

The Trash Man, By Milan Smith. United States

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Chat-33, By Haofan Wang, Mengxi Liu. Canada

 

Best Social Short Film

Let Her Sing, By Siamak Dehghanpour. United States

 

Best Historical Short Film

A Work Of Heart, By Sager L'khrebani Al Nuaimi. United States

 

Best Sports Short Film

Pick And Roll, By Kexi Meng. China        

 

Best Short Film Made In Quarantine

Spaz, By Anu Vaidyanathan. Luxembourg

 

Best Indie Short Film

Audition, By Gino Zhang. China

 

Best Microshort Film

Lawyers Of China, By Xiaolei Bai. China

 

Best Animation Short Film

Slowly Waking, By Sara Schiavone. United Kingdom

 

Best Characters Created For Animation

Sara Schiavone / Slowly Waking

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Nearby Planet, By Antonio Maria Cortese. Italy

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

Best Director In A Short Film

Sager Al Nuaimi  / A Work Of Heart

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Alessandro Repetti /Transgressing

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mouayed Zabtia / Story Of Godia

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Kristie Kish / Lonely Island

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sara Schiavone / Slowly Waking

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Kexin Meng / Pick And Roll

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Enni Red /Transgressing

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sager Al Nuaimi / A Work Of Heart

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sara Schiavone, Niamh Elain / Slowly Waking

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Taylor Mckenna / A Work Of Heart

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Wasof Al Khweldi / Story Of Godia

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Daisy Fernandez / A Work Of Heart

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Audition

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Transgressing

 

Best Young Actor In A Short Film

Bingqi Huang / Pick And Roll

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Transgressing

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ghada Ali / Story Of Godia

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Yanzhe Ma / Pick And Roll

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Transgressing

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Haoyuan Li / A Made Man

 

Best Cinematography In Documentary A Short Film

Antonio Maria Cortese / Nearby Planet

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Sager Al Nuaimi / A Work Of Heart

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ola Elforjani / Story Of Godia

 

Best Editing In A Short Film /Ex Aequo)

Li Wan / Pick And Roll

Transgressing

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Chunxun Zhang / Pick And Roll

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Charlie Chaoli Sun / A Work Of Heart

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Riley Burke, Cyclawoman / Lonely Island

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Yifan Hu / Pick And Roll

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sager Al Nuaimi  / A Work Of Heart

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Antonio Maria Cortese / Nearby Planet

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Sara Schiavone / Slowly Waking

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Black Goblin / Transgressing

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Sager Al Nuaimi / A Work Of Heart

 

Best Vfx In A Short Film

Jason Zhang / Pick And Roll

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: A Work Of Heart, By Sager L'khrebani Al Nuaimi. United States

Second Audience Award: Transgressing, By Alessandro Repetti. United Kingdom

Third Audience Award: Slowly Waking, By Sara Schiavone. United Kingdom    

  

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---OTHERS---

Best Web Serie

Story Of Godia, By Mouayed Zabtia. Libya

 

Best Poster 

Fear No Weevil: Hauntings In The City Of Progress, By Ericka Boussarhane. United States

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Feature

Miracle  Band, By Chunling Xu. China

           

Best Comedy Feature

The Sovereign, By Farah Ysvette Mourad Vera. United States

 

Best Horror Feature

Fear No Weevil: Hauntings In The City Of Progress, By Ericka Boussarhane. United States

 

Best Animation Feature

Sword And Sorrow, By Emad Rahmani, Mehrdad Mehrabi. Turkey

 

Best Thriller Feature

Monster Grizzly, By Richard Douglas Jensen. United States

 

Best Children Feature Film

The Vacation Show, By Xionghao Jin. China

 

Best First Feature Film By The Director

Meera, By Dilip Harnarayan Dixit. India

 

Best Documentary Feature

Axé, Salvador!, By Domenico Rodolfo Grillone. Italy

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Dilip Dixit / Meera

Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Richard Douglas Jensen / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Female Director A Feature Film

Chunling Xu / Miracle Band

Female Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film

Ericka Boussarhane / Fear No Weevil Hauntings In The City Of Progress

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Richard Douglas Jensen / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Junhao Leng / Miracle Band

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Sanjay Parmar / Meera

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Richard Douglas Jensen / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Chuanying Li / Miracle Band

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Heena Varde / Meera

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Feature Film

Meijuan Xi / Miracle Band

 

Best Young Actor In A Feature Film

Hexuan Guo / The Vacation Show

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Suraj Kurade / Meera

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Sterling Brown, Anna Khristoforova / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Chér Xavier / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

Alap Desai - Meera

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Zhang Yongxing Huang Di / The Vacation Show

Editing Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Steven Antselevich, Dimitri Antselevich, David Antselevich / Monster Grizzly

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Khushanu Dixit / Meera

Production Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Domenico Grillone / Axé, Salvador!

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

The Vacation Show

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Shahin Pejhan, Arash Babayi / Sword And Sorrow

 

Best Team Performance In A Feature Film

Miracle Band

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LIVE SCREENING

Pick And Roll, By Kexi Meng. China

A Work Of Heart, By Sager L'khrebani Al Nuaimi. United States

Transgressing, By Alessandro Repetti. United Kingdom

Slowly Waking, By Sara Schiavone. United Kingdom

Lonely Island, By Kristie Kish. United States

Story Of Godia, By Mouayed Zabtia. Libya

Nearby Planet, By Antonio Maria Cortese. Italy

Lawyers Of China, By Xiaolei Bai. China

The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria

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OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

Short Films

35 Years, By Dawson Dunne. Canada

A Made Man, By Yixuan Li. China

A Work Of Heart, By Sager L'khrebani Al Nuaimi. United States

Anxious, By Ringo Ash. United Kingdom

Audition, By Gino Zhang. China

Better Than Before, By Elric Espinoza. Ecuador

Changing, By Shelton Beck. United States

Chat-33, By Haofan Wang, Mengxi Liu. Canada

Consent, By Wyatt Barry. United States

Eat Drink Man Woman, By Gino Zhang. China

Filtration, By Archer Wright. United States

I Told You, By Marina Cabrera. Colombia

Lawyers Of China, By Xiaolei Bai. China

Let Her Sing, By Siamak Dehghanpour. United States

Lonely Island, By Kristie Kish. United States

Lost father, by Wanti Liu. China

Look, By Kail Valdebenito. Chile

Nearby Planet, By Antonio Maria Cortese. Italy

Pick And Roll, By Kexi Meng. China

Practices, By Paul Wood. United States

Slowly Waking, By Sara Schiavone. United Kingdom

Spaz, By Anu Vaidyanathan. Luxembourg

The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria

The Shoes We Wear, By Anderson Hauptli. United States

The Shoes We Wear, By Anderson Hauptli. United States

The Trash Man, By Milan Smith. United States

Transgressing, By Alessandro Repetti. United Kingdom

Turned Out: The Prequel , By Austin J Rhodes. United States

Very Close, By Keitan Maccaa. Jordania

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Feature Films

I Ask You A Question?, By Payton Chapman. Australia

I Fell In Love, By Willow Carlisle. Germany

The Vacation Show, By Xionghao Jin. China

Meera, By Dilip Harnarayan Dixit. India

Sword And Sorrow, By Emad Rahmani, Mehrdad Mehrabi. Turkey

Fear No Weevil: Hauntings In The City Of Progress, By Ericka Boussarhane. United States

Miracle  Band, By Chunling Xu. China

Axé, Salvador!, By Domenico Rodolfo Grillone. Italy

Monster Grizzly, By Richard Douglas Jensen. United States

The Sovereign, By Farah Ysvette Mourad Vera. United States

Story Of Godia, By Mouayed Zabtia. Libya

 

Poster

Sword And Sorrow, By Emad Rahmani, Mehrdad Mehrabi. Turkey

The Trash Man, By Milan Smith. United States

Fear No Weevil: Hauntings In The City Of Progress, By Ericka Boussarhane. United States

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