Old Edition
Night of Short was born in 2024 from the union of “Night of Comedy Shorts” and “Night of Drama Shorts”.
NIGHT OF COMEDY SHORTS
4th Edition – 2024
Best Film: “Javaboyz” directed by Katie Gibbons
selected films:
Title: The One Note Man
Director: George C. Siougas
Country: United Kingdom
Title: Spael
Director: Zane Hampton
Country: USA
Title: Giulietta e Romeo?
Director: Vanessa Cremaschi
Country: Italy
Title: Javaboyz
Director: Katie Gibbons
Country: USA
4th Period Awards: March – June 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Javaboyz – Katie Gibbons – USA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Dead Cat – Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet – Canada
BEST ITALIAN FILM – MARABU’ – FABIO TERIACA, JUAN PABLO ETCHEVERRY – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Death’s Intern – Peter Alan Clayborough, Magne Skagen, Audun Andreas Erikstad Løkås – Norway
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – ‘Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse’ – Vanessa Rosa – Brazil
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – True Lies – Roni Levkowitz – France
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Owen – John B. Gondos – USA
BEST LOW BUDGET – Rosi’s Phone – Christine Garbe – Germany
BEST HORROR – Chainsaw Monkey – Zoe Bell – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – TELL-TALE WANK – James Everett – United Kingdom
BEST THRILLER – Wolf Culture – William Attwood – Canada
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – PUT YOUR CART AWAY – Kevin Cate – USA
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Milan Metro – Artashes Hovanessian – USA
COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – The Society of the Snow – Parody – Julio Pañi – Ecuador
Best Dark Comedy – Tastless – Shady Mawajdeh – USA
Best Satire – This Way Up – Andreas Lambis – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film – Off-Guard – Yoav Besorai, Harry Philips, Jake Kuhn – United Kingdom
Best Cringe Comedy – A Regular Wednesday – Adrian Lungu – Hungary
Best Mockumentary – Will You Be My Daddy? – Annaleigh Stone, Zach Huber – USA
Best Stereotype Comedy – Don’t Die Hard – Tigran Sargsyan – USA
Best Physical Comedy – Just. Drop. Dead. – Yael Green – Australia
Best Laughing out loud Film – Tarot Pranks – The Granny Diaries – Deanna Rashell – USA
Best Experimental Comedy – The Roman de Remort, or the Inhumane and Villainous Fabliaux of the Final Carnaval – Marion Lessard – Canada
Best Animated Comedy – Fried Chicken & Latkes – Melique Berger – USA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – The Fisherman – Alberto Vannacci – Italy
BEST EDITING – The Building Manager – Nick Bartlett – Australia
BEST SCREENPLAY – Private: A Case for Men and Women – Laurent Ardoint, Stephane Duprat – France
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Messy Valentin – Adrian Lungu – Hungary
BEST SOUNDTRACK – The Wrench – Adrian Lungu, Ákos Kanizsai-Nagy – Hungary
BEST VFX – Close the Cabinets – Sean Louis Kelly – USA
BEST TITLE – The Ordinary in the Hidden – Swen Werner – United Kingdom
BEST ACTOR – È CAMBIATO IL MONDO – Paolo Caselli – Italy
BEST ACTRESS – The Stroller – Ashley Grace – USA
BEST POSTER – Open – Peter Jonathan Cameron – Canada
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script] – The Bookkeeper – Robert LoBianco – USA
Best European Screenplay [Script] – Parallel Lives – Peter Gould – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – Therapy – Bryan Whorton – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
This Should Be Banned! – Marcus Graham – Australia
A Night Out – Robert LoBianco – Usa
Vine-Dine – Cullen McLane – Usa
Pay Your Bill – Anne Bio – Canada
Exploding Influencers – Tate Cozza – Usa
Sal – David Kiernan – Ireland
Ye Ole Glorya – Jeffrey R Kazanjian – Usa
Kiss the Bruises – Linada Pallotta – Usa
Circus Unus Mundos or The WereClown – Paul Edward Huenemann – Usa
Submission – Phil Ginsburg – Usa
X-Mas Anonymous – Sammy Smedley – Usa
Country Club – Savannah Glenn – Usa
The End – Lily Andrews – Usa
3rd period Awards – December 2023 – March 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Giulietta e Romeo? – Vanessa Cremaschi – Italy
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Grateful Grapefruit – Sam Edward Handley – New Zeland
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Invisible Friends – Claudio Rolfi, Matteo Rolfi – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Croquis Predator – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – Octa – Global trading made clear – Joao Manoel Machado, Henrique Bueno Ribas Ribeiro, Eduardo Pereira Lubiazi – United Arab Emirates
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – Code name Sausage – Timothy Barry – USA
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Thievery Suspicion – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
BEST LOW BUDGET – A Faceful of Paint – Peter Maughan – United Kingdom
BEST HORROR – Sunset Syndication – Joseph DiTavi, Owen Thayer -USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – Bottom Of The Night– Joe Mitchell -USA
BEST THRILLER – Lithium – Ali Gulraiz – USA
BEST SCI FI – I Think She Did It – Zack Travis – USA
BEST DOCUMENTARY- Da Kink In My Lair (A Day In The Life Of A Dom) – Yulia Petrauskas – Canada
COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody- Shooting Your Own Shadow – Joseph J Parisi, Michael Amman – USA
Best Dark Comedy – Too Tinderlicious – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
Best Satire – Days Until College – Sam Rosenberg – USA
Best Tragicomic Film – Trust Me, My Mom’s a Therapist – Jackson Rane – USA
Best Cringe Comedy – Best Intentions – Martin Strange – Hansen – Denmark
Best Mockumentary – Extreme Paleo – Charlie Puritano – USA
Best Stereotype Comedy – Negative Energies – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
Best Physical Comedy – Care & Repair – Michael Cooke – United Kingdom
Best Laughing out loud Film – It’s nice out in Cannes – David Reynolds – United Kingdom
Best Experimental Comedy – Meet The Earthlings: How to Dine on Earth, Part 1 – Laurent Lichtensztajn – France
Best Animated Comedy – Klickbait Kat – Vincent Alexander – USA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – Piece Of Cake – Jack Hartley – United Kingdom
BEST EDITING – No Honor Among Thieves – Oscar Bermudez – USA
BEST SCREENPLAY – Parrot – Cameron Faulkner – Canada
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- Extreme Gravity – Lorenzo Ayuso – Spain
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Voglio vivere per sempre – Francesca De Luca – Italy
BEST VFX – Carissa Tells It All – Mike Madigan – USA
BEST TITLE – Lemonade of Love – Lars T Midthun – USA
BEST ACTOR – White Privilege – Omeed Rahmani-Khezri – United Kingdom
BEST ACTRESS – Lonesome Lady – Australia – Robert Cole
BEST POSTER – Bored Games: The Metric Week – Paul Inman- USA
SCREENPLAY
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT] – I FOLLOW YOU- Zoé Mahfouz- France
HONORABLE MENTION
The Kids’ Table – Stephen Folker – Usa
Les effaceurs – Frédérick Vin – France
Sour Grapes – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
Bffr – Erika Apelgren – Usa
The Ghost Writer – Lizzy Connolly – United Kingdom
Leftlovers – Lila Micevska – Australia
The Bar Inside an Old Circuit City – Alex Leeds – Usa
Little Issues – Jerah Milligan – Usa
Spicy Spies Always Ready – Sacha Serge Mikhaïl Pellé Kozubovski – Portugal
The genie – Fabian Rey – Puerto Rico
Nodo in gola – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
So Wrong – David Kline – United Kingdom
2nd Period Awards September – December 2023
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Spael – Zane Hampton – USA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – 2 FLAWLESS – LEVY CLAUDE – France
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Milfshake – Vito Alfarano – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Midnight Frights – Clotilde COLSON, Alan Santi – Belgium
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – Tapped Out – Zane – Canada
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – Nancy Days – Indus Alelia – USA
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Jazz John – Michael Thomas Cain – USA
BEST LOW BUDGET – Bunny Jake is missing – Shane Grant – United Kingdom
BEST HORROR – The Final Cut – Robert Barhite – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – The Shed – Rachel Barrett – USA
BEST THRILLER – Special Delivery – Adam Michael – USA
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – The big cleaning – Paul Parent – France
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Una Risata ci Salverà – A laugh will save us – Michelangelo Gregori – Italy
COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – BOSS OF THE TOSS – Chris Harboldt – USA
Best Dark Comedy – 6 Feet – Swisyzinna – USA
Best Satire – Tumble Weave – Andreia Solomon Burke – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film – Bad Hair Day – Monica Gordon – USA
Best Cringe Comedy – LLVS Three Episodes – Diana Costa – USA
Best Mockumentary – Whose Voice Is It Anyway – Kate Caryer – United Kingdom
Best Stereotype Comedy – My Roommate, Death – Becca Isaias – USA
Best Physical Comedy – For the Love of the Balls -Geno Munds – USA
Best Laughing out loud Film – WordLotto – Pilot – Johnny Baca – USA
Best Experimental Comedy – Cocky Bora Bora – Hitesh Pandya – United Kingdom
Best Animated Comedy – My Digital Truth – Swen Werner – United Kingdom
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – A Question of Y – Krystyna Łoboda – USA
BEST EDITING – Bianca – Simona Mancini – Italy
BEST SCREENPLAY – Playback – Onur Akşit – Turkey
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Ninth Life – Andy Chaplin – United Kindgdom
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Striking Out – Garrett Brenneman – USA
BEST TITLE – Ancient Evil: FrankenCock – Ryan McDonald – USA
BEST ACTOR – Finding Dan – Abraham Lopez – USA
BEST ACTRESS – Dear Liza – Adam Harper – USA
BEST POSTER – Date Wars 10 – Michael Paul Reyes – USA
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script] – All I Want is Sex – Maurizio Lai – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – FROM THE FACE OF AN ANGEL – Frank Vespe – USA
1st Period Awards
June – September 2023
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – The One Note Man – George C. Siougas – United Kindom
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Harvey – Aaron Carroll – Australia
BEST ITALIAN FILM – La ballata dei Miserabili – Giovanni Suriano – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – The Winning Ticket – Benoît Belvans – France
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – MacGuffin – ZONG-YI SIE – Taiwan
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – The Packages – Kevin Reeves – Canada
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Don’t Pick Up – Melanie Kaklamanis – Canada
BEST LOW BUDGET – The CoffeePot – Jared Groenewegen – Canada
BEST HORROR – Swipe Right – Lucy Turner – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – Mr. Mimoto – Govind Chandran – United Kindom
BEST THRILLER – Just Call me Jenny – Eva Louis – USA
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – BEHIND – WUN-WEI WU, YAN JHU, CHONG-YAN CHEN, YUAN-FEI WANG – Taiwan
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Down In Flames; The True Story of Tony ‘Volcano’ Valenci – William Joseph Stribling – USA
COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – Bottom Shelf Wine Connoisseurs – Brenden Davis, Meagan Johnson- USA
Best Dark Comedy –2 Truths & A Lie – Brandon Haynes – USA
Best Satire – B for Art– Anna Douare – France
Best Tragicomic Film – Best of Three– Katherine Press – United Kindom
Best Cringe Comedy – Love Hurts– Søren Bregendal, Hannah Madeleine- Denmark
Best Mockumentary – Dad Bod Dale– Carly Fawcett – Canada
Best Stereotype Comedy – Bitter Sun– Joseph Rossi – Canada
Best Physical Comedy – The Writer’s Room– Diego Ramos – USA
Best Laughing out loud Film – A funny joke – Anthony Seto – Canada
Best Experimental Comedy – Capricieux’s Quest – C.A. Nicola – USA
Best Animated Comedy – Hide Out – PIN-CHEN LIOU, KAI-YING FANG, CI-YUN CAI, HAN-NA CAI – Taiwan
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – The colour of her eyes – Daniel Blunck – Usa
BEST EDITING –Resolution – CIAN-HUA HUANG – Taiwan
BEST SCREENPLAY – Connor’s Cake – Chris Carpenter – USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Eureka – CI-LUN SYU – Taiwan
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Gun of a preacher man – Ray Brady – United Kindom
BEST VFX – Vital Tech – Matias Luge – Germany
BEST TITLE – DRINK IN THE PAIN – E.J. Acosta, Josh Graydon, Jake Graydon, Rob Graydon, USA
BEST ACTOR – Girl Talk! – Kyle Riggs – USA
BEST ACTRESS – Men Only – Louise Mardenborough – United Kindom
BEST POSTER – NeRDMAN or (The Unexplainable Imagination of Reece Fisher) –
Erica Sherwood, Jason Lupish – Canada
SCREENPLAY
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT] – Overdue – Janna Jones – USA
BEST EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT] – Birth of a Demon – the Tale of George, Groom of the Stool –
Mark A. C. Brown – United Kindom
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY (under 10 pages) [SCRIPT] – Chatter -Catherine Stanley – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
The Painter – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Under Offer – Vincenzo Pellegrino – United Kingdom
Six pieds sous terre – Matthieu Haag – France
Great Style – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
Death by King Cake – Janssen Swent, David Luck – Usa
Bitter Brownies – James Carman – Usa
Who Killed The Unicorn – YU-TING LIOU – Taiwan
Train to Varanasi – Said Tulyaganov – Uzbekistan
Real Estate – Laurence Rosier Staines – Australia
Space Eye – Kevin Mainenti – Croatia
Free Lunch – Seth Kannof – Australia
Bubbas Backwoods Bacon Brew – Jerry Keys – Usa
Queen of Tårnby – Cecilie Kronborg Thomsen – Denmark
Always in Role – Lasse Gottlieb – Denmark
3RD EDITION – 2023
Best film: Night of the Daniels directed by Shaun Doogan and Ciaran McCann
Official Selection
| The Italian-Woman Dictionary | Gilberto Pietresato | Italy |
| MeTube: August sings ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ | Daniel Moshel | Austria |
| Night of the Daniels | Shaun Doogan, Ciaran McCann | Ireland |
| Socks | Daryl Cockburn | United Kingdom |
March – June 2023 – 4th period of Awards
Best Film: Socks – Daryl Cockburn – United Kingdom
Best Foreign Film: Once Upon a Time in…Beverly Hills – Mikhail Konoplev – Usa
Best Italian Film: Ogni maledetta estate – MIchele Ciardulli – Italy
Best European Film: Love on the beach – Anne Barbier – France
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Night Drives: The Human Condition – Jono Hunter – Canada
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The Cornucopia Club – Joseph Archer – United Kingdom
Best Idea: Escape Artists – Lindley Farley – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: What did you say?! – Kiel Robinson – United Kingdom
Best Parody: Bali Frodo – Felix Benjamin Schaefer – Russia
Best Dark Comedy: Sane Men – Jess Fritz – Usa
Best Satire: Scrabble And Chill – Gautier Piton – France
Best Tragicomic Film: Just Ghost Me – Jeff Mizushima – Usa
Best Experimental Film: Shut eye – Lawton Charman – United Kingdom
Best Horror: Bleeding Heart – Ben Ashby – Usa
Best Crime/Action: The League of Assassins – Masaya Kato – Japan
Best Thriller: Hound – Benjamin Keir – United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Write Off – Emma Morley – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Capt Sanchez: Dr. Who? – Jeff Davies – Usa
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Chef’s – Olivier Roca – France
Best Screenplay [Script]: Tempting Fate – Terry Luke Podnar – Usa
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: Your Call is Important to Us – Elizabeth Lewis – Canada
Additional categories:
Best Director: The Blue Pill – Francesco D’Amore – Italy
Best Screenplay: Miror, Miror, on the Wall… – David Faure – France
Best Editing: Dragan’s Pack – Riccardo Bernasconi & Francesca Reverdito – Switzerland
Best Cinematography: Space Eye – Matija Mihalj – Croatia
Best Soundtrack: & Cut – Theo Vandergraaf – Canada
Best Vfx: Superdead – Brian Jarvis – Usa
Best Actor: Dom Bangs A Rockette – Christian Lowery – Usa
Best Actress: Friend – Johanna Taylor – United Kingdom
Best Poster: Late Check-Out – Sophie van de Pol – Netherlands
Honorable mention:
Ice Creamatorium – Joshua T McQueen – Usa
Swashcamper – Adam Swimmer – Canada
Casting Cattle Call Script – Mark L Robyn – Usa
Meet Los Parents – Joey Medina – Usa
Restrictions – Joel Junior – Usa
Boomslang 3: Your Future – Justin Schwan – Usa
The Panda – Jack Sullivan, Jonah Mann – United Kingdom
The Burglary – Samuel Bär – Germany
Irish Exit – Melissa April Tracy – Usa
Sweet deliverance – Moises Suarez, Javier Carreon – Mexico
Friend Draft – David J. Murphy, Matt Florio – Usa
Willpower – Dinos Machairas – Greece
Day_01_Mars – Paul Huenemann – Usa
Prank – Nikita Polushkin – Uzbekistan
Love Ways – Abraham Lopez – Usa
If Memory Serves – David da Silva – Canada
Meaning of Death – Charde Edney – Usa
January – March 2023 – 3rd period of awards
Best Film: Night of the Daniels – Shaun Doogan, Ciaran McCann – Ireland
Best Foreign Film: If One Plays Music – Rob Hampton – Usa
Best Italian Film: E quindi? – Alessandro Villamira – Italy
Best European Film: Stationheads – Stu Gamble – Hungary
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Stickers – Xiang-Yi Guo – Taiwan
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Heart and Soul – Yi-Chun Peng – Taiwan
Best Idea: The Cost Of Money – Robbie Ryde – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: More Than You Know – Simon Talvend Gillner – Australia
Best Parody: A Job – Andre Pironi – United Kingdom
Best Dark Comedy: Saxjob – Gabriel Raimondi – Brazil
Best Satire: Timmy’s Sunday – Justin Borland – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: The Courier – Bence Kotány – Hungary
Best Experimental Film: Toxic Positivi-tea – Katie Hutch – Usa
Best Horror: A Knock – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Fortissimo – Victor Cesca – France
Best Thriller: Life Like This – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Frankie and Benny – Markus Meedt – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: Daddy – Chen-De Li – Taiwan
Best Docu/Mockumentary: On, In & Under the Sava – Rožle Bregar, Rok Rozman – Slovenia
Best Screenplay [Script]: The Red Dahlia – Barry Murphy – Ireland
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Done By Five – Nigel Weight – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: Postage Due – Janna Jones – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Beep – Allan Plenderleith – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay: Hotdog – Anaëlle Morf – Switzerland
Best Editing: The Feature – Derek Diamond – Usa
Best Cinematography: Shine on us – Shang-Yan Jiang – Taiwan
Best Soundtrack: Tadada – Otw Music Studio – Taiwan
Best Vfx: Welcome to EVAZ – Akisai M – Japan
Best Actor: The Betrayal – Rob Shiells – Usa
Best Actress: L’Entente Cordiale – Sarah Keita – Canada
Best Poster: The Leak – Adam Nelki – United Kingdom
Honorable mention:
Broca – Luis Oliva – Canada
The Plankton – Xin-Ya Shi
Where are you? – Ying-Heng Huang – Taiwan
Tiger – Yi-Xiang Wang – Taiwan
Hoagie – Michael Du Vide – Usa
The Heist – Mike Voutsinos – Usa
Curling – Michael Lucas Lindenskov – Denmark
A Streetcar Named Desire – Bence Kotány – Hungaey
Unhired Guns – Matt Florio – Usa
The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture – Victor Hampson – United Kingdom
Loss and gain in translation – Shihyun Wang – Italy
Bat Diary – Diario del pipistrello – Silvano Plank – Italy
Slaughterhouse – Chance Fuerstinger – Usa
Smoke Alarm – Justin Borland – Usa
My Funny Valentine ( the story of Allen Collins) – Kevin Overton – Usa
Good Session – Larry Rosen – Usa
September – December 2022 – 2nd period of Awards
Best Film: MeTube: August sings ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ – Daniel Moshel – Austria
Best Foreign Film: Spy v Spia – Cristo Zambone – Usa
Best Italian Film: Io sono Matteo – Loris Di Pasquale – Italy
Best European Film: Heirs to fall in love – The first date – Philip Spaar – Switzerland
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Ashes to Ashes – George Zouvelos – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The Devil’s Smoke Alarm – Luis Tovar, Daniel O’Reilly – Usa
Best Idea: Service Me! – Tom Cavanaugh – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: The Loggers – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Parody: Pulp Friction – Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: Mr. Murphy – Sigurvin Eðvarðsson Falk, Rútur Skæringur Sigurjónsson – Iceland
Best Satire: Sexed – Lydia Anne Stander – South Africa
Best Tragicomic Film: Many Happy Returns – Niina Walter – Germany
Best Experimental Film: A Small Act of Courage – Dylan Brody – Usa
Best Horror: Old Time Radio: Your Move – Joel Harlow – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Hidden Lives – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Thriller: Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes – Pat Mitchell – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Culicidae – Greg Moran – Australia
Best Animated Film: Lovely Rita – Elena Madrid – Switzerland
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Deep Soria – Pedro Estepa Menéndez – Spain
Best Screenplay [Script]: Pietro Aretino at the Pearly Gates – James Fitzmaurice – United Kingdom
Best European Screenplay [Script]: The F**k It List – Lisa Service – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: The Dishwasher – Shelly NunChucks, Donnie Soares, seng2kx – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Caged – Jeff Perreca – Usa
Best Screenplay: All Jokes aside! – George Zouvelos – Usa
Best Editing: Stay Tuned – Kamran Shahnawaz – Pakistan
Best Cinematography: Wendy & Vee – Andrew Conder – Australia
Best Soundtrack: The Cableblue : A Galbani & Alvalle Story – Yann Corbon – France
Best Vfx: The Packages – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Actor: It’s Sunny Outside – Michael Robert Kessler – Usa
Best Actress: Perceptions – Julia Borsellino – Canada
Best Poster: Christmas Threesome – Devon Ferguson – Canada
Honorable mention:
Why Not Me? – Michele Achilli – Italy
Evelyn Dupree & The Case of the Century Star – Josh Minnie – Usa
The Loneliness of Lizards – Christopher Kaufmann – Germany
Almost Home Alone – Lisa Marie Tedesco, Johnny Kraszewski – Usa
Missing Manhood – Joshua Nelson – Usa
Chocolate Monsters 2 (Baseball) – Nicky Naudé – France
IRL – Pamela Jikiemi – United Kingdom
Love Story – Michael Lester – Usa
Drunk Shitstory – Alex Vance – Canada
Lost Angels – Vincent Tissier – Usa
Comte – Natalia Ryss – Canada
Talking In Circles – Heidi Kaufman, David Navarro – Usa
ED: A Love Story – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Parent Teacher Night – Isaiah Lostutter – Usa
What is it? With L.C.Smith – Jo Burke – United Kingdom
Nobody Gets Hurt – MaryAnn Keyser – Usa
Awkward Endeavors – Derek Frey – Usa
June – September 2022 – 1st period of Awards
Best Film: The Italian-Woman Dictionary – Gilberto Pietresato – Italy
Best Foreign Film: He Said What Now? – Brooke Jacoby, Ashley Jacoby – Usa
Best Italian Film: Giovanni e la Bicicletta – Gianpaolo Pupillo – Italy
Best European Film: Lawn of the dead – Petteri Stavén – Finland
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Crazy Tango – Akisai M – Japan
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The rookie – Clifford Milner – United Kingdom
Best Idea: Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast – Jeremy Mowery – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: Paint Job – Victor Hollingsworth – Usa
Best Parody: Kaijuburbia! – Bailey Oliver, Nathan Henry – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: The Chronicles of Diablos – Lawton Lee Charman – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film: On all fours – Dale Fabrigar – Usa
Best Experimental Film: Only those with empty pockets can sing to the thief’s face – Ilaria Pezone – Italy
Best Horror: Love Sucks – Larry Rosen – Usa
Best Crime/Action: No Witnesses – Matt Jeston – Australia
Best Thriller: Origami – Delphine Berger – France
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Down To Earth – Maxwell Sternlicht – Usa
Best Animated Film: Pondering Potatoes – Kessiah Leah Arthur – United Kingdom
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Tabatha Brown: A Special Project – Angela Harrer – Australia
Best Screenplay [Script]: Adaptationing “Night School” – Zach Jansen – Usa
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Joe & Kendra – Paige Compton – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Something Old Something New – Christina Babinsack – Usa
Best Screenplay: Dead Serious: PoC – Alix Oliver – Usa
Best Editing: How we do – Pete Macnamara – Usa
Best Cinematography: Recycled Love – Nick Pernisco – Usa
Best Soundtrack: Never Mime – Joe Griffenberg – Usa
Best Vfx: Hollywood Post 43’s Last Stand – John Mendoza – Usa
Best Actor: Pandemic Spy – Brooks Livermore – United Kingdom
Best Actress: Unexpectedly Expecting – Keigo Unohara – Japan
Best Poster: Surprise – Philip Lee – Usa
Honorable mention:
Death by Chocolate – Mark L Robyn – Usa
Zero Patience – A Day of Monkey Radio – Marc Raco – Usa
Sexual Proclivities of Twenty-Somethings in Modern America – Zach Jansen – Usa
Darwin’s Duckling – Enrique Vazquez – Usa
Welcome to the Club – Nikos Kourou – Greece
Critch Audition Slate 2022 – Jake Delaney, Neil King – Canada
Mis Mous – Michael C. Garrigues – Usa
Borgo the Thinker – Max Ward – United Kingdom
2ND EDITION – 2022
AWARDS:
Best film of this second edition of the “Night of Comedy shorts”: CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine direct by Andrea WALTS
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Break – Rick Reischman – Usa
CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine – Andrea WALTS – Italy
The Missing Dildo – Vseant Nath, Robert Pralgo – Usa
Flanders – Eric L Thompson – Usa
Il pranzo della domenica – Marta Maria Gervasutti – Italy
Beatrice – Gian Piero Rotoli – Italy
6th Period Awards – March 2022 – June 2022
Best Film: Beatrice – Gian Piero Rotoli – Italy
Best Foreign Film: The Naked Truth – Tim Barry – Usa
Best Italian Film: Pure Love – Lorenzo Cammisa – Italy
Best European Film: Revolution – Xavier Diskeuve – Belgium
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Celebrity Dreamphone – Daryl Henry Della – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Karma – Montant Quentin – France
Best Idea: Stop Motion: The Making Of – Kessiah Arthur – United Kingdom
Best Low Budget Film: An Ordinary Adventure – Roberto Zorfini – Canada
Best Parody: Aping Edwin Porter – James O’Donnell – United Kingdom
Best Dark Comedy: Working Stiff – Jan Vardøen – Norway
Best Satire: The house with one man – Dan Tudor – Romania
Best Tragicomic Film: Fuori Campo – Giorgio Chiantese – Italy
Best Experimental Film: Parla che ti sento – Idria Niosi – Italy
Best Horror: Charlie’s Toys – Ryan Lutz – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Beautiful Violence – Joey Medina – Usa
Best Thriller: Bozonova – Cris Graves – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Jesus Rides A Harley – Michael Boston – Usa
Best Animated Film: Johnny Spittoon – Neil Whitman – United Kingdom
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Il Primo Passo – Ugo D’Eramo – Italy
Best Screenplay [Script]: Every Other Night – Mark Cline – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: A Cavendish Discovery of Witchraft – James Fitzmaurice – United Kingdom
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Pausa Pranzo – Davide Lo Schiavo, Claudia Palermiti – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Death by Chocolate – Mark L Robyn – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Fase 3 – Omar Nedjari – Italy
Best Screenplay: Le Pompon – David Hourrègue – France
Best Editing: La Vera Storia di Amerigo Bertolazzi – Giacomo Beschi – Italy
Best Cinematography: Something Different – Federico Muchnik – Usa
Best Soundtrack: Musicians of Mischief – Christina Alexander – Usa
Best Vfx: Feast – Jeff Scott Hamm – Usa
Best Actor: Le souffle du diable – Nicolas Thiery – France
Best Actress: The Paranormal Communicator – Alex Song-Xia – Usa
Best Poster: A Handkerchief’s Tale – Jessica Lau – Netherlands
Honorable mention:
Wunder Date – Kevin McCray – Usa
Friendzombie – Luigi Giuseppe Mammana – Italy
Real Heroes Don’t Die – Roman Mitichyan – Usa
Call now – Cody Hawley – Usa
Night Dicks: Miami – Daryl Henry Della – Usa
Rustic Lemonade – Andrew F.C. Wall – Canada
Wheel Gone Kid 3-Rolling In It – Wayne Kelly – United Kingdom
Mr. Winslow’s Bell – Jimmy Martin – Usa
Birthday Bash – Shireen Crutchfield – Usa
Noseworthy – Carlo Essagian – Canada
What Else Is On? – Diego Orozco – Usa
A Sort of Madness – David Matthew Barnes – Usa
The Great Salami Breakout – Josie Montano, Liam V Power – Australia
Murphy’s Law – Leslie Nelson – Usa
(Just) Balloons – Zahm Waters – Canada
Ready to Go – Lynda Reiss – United Kingdom
Something for the Weekend – Nicola Morris, Rupert Bogarde – United Kingdom
Boutique Hotel “The Sisters” – Andrew Vandaele, Ulrica de la Mar – Netherlands
Sexist Commercials – Laura Edwards – United Kingdom
Cagney and Hooch – John Altobello III – Usa
5th Period Awards December 2021 – March 2022
Best Film: Il pranzo della domenica – Marta Maria Gervasutti – Italy
Best Foreign Film: Teddy’s Here – Paul Chambers, James Oliver – United Kingdom
Best Italian Film: Le buone maniere – Valerio Vestoso – Italy
Best European Film: In light of the current situation – Jean-Marc Moutout – France
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): The Leaf Blowerers – Joe Bor – United Kingdom
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Mark & Sebastian – Andrew Hawtrey – Usa
Best Idea: ZzZen – storia d’amore e di zanzare – Flavio Verde – Italy
Best Low Budget Film: Humpty – Britt Migs, Adam Centrella – Usa
Best Parody: Akkad Bakkad – Ujjwal Pandey – India
Best Dark Comedy: Birdy – Cristina Ballesteros – United Kingdom
Best Satire: The Feeling Expert – Jamie Anderson – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: Unclog Us – Zachary T. Gauthier – Canada
Best Experimental Film: Drawing with Rachel – Rachel Suffian – Usa
Best Horror: Affannato – Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur – Canada
Best Crime/Action: Who? – Justin Stearns – Usa
Best Thriller: Monster In A Box – Noah Weisel – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Venganza – Joey Agbayani – Philippines
Best Animated Film: Flower Power – Jirair Garabedian – Canada
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Triumph of William Henry Harrison – Daniel Glick – Usa
Best lgbt film: Disability – Laura P. Valtorta – Usa
Best Screenplay [Script]: Power of the P – Shawna Baca, Oskar Toruno – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: The Death Wish Foundation – Chas Harrington – United Kingdom
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Uno scrittore nell’oscurita’ – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Spot-Free Cleaning Advertisement – Chris Warner – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Santi in tre portate – Nicolò Donnantuoni – Italy
Best Screenplay: Velvet Crush – Michael Boston – Usa
Best Editing: The Last Nap – Halasius Bradford – Usa
Best Cinematography: 5 Ways 2 Die – Daina Papadaki – Cyprus
Best Soundtrack: Phoning It In – David Levin – Usa
Best Vfx: Werewolf With a Knife – Fran Hevia – Mexico
Best Actor: The Plan – Brandon Allan – Usa
Best Actress: Worst Case Scenario – Jaclyn Tuchman – Usa
Best Poster: The Train Ride – Andreas Bøggild Monies – Denmark
Honorable mention:
The Quest of Jacob Junior – Halasius Bradford – Usa
Aliens On Halloween – Riker Lynch – Usa
Horizon of Success – Damien Megherbi – France
Rumbo: First Pee – Lauro Chartrand-DelValle – Canada
A House Divided – Rob Goldman – Usa
Haunted hotel – J. Stuart Gray – Usa
Wicked Plans – Lee Chambers – Canada
Razor – Zander Schaus – Usa
Shaggy Finds His Way – Daniel Wanamaker – Usa
Love Sick – Alec Palumbo – Usa
Rewired – John M Kerner – Usa
Elbows – Hayden Hewitt – United Kingdom
Goodbye Fairyland – Piotr J. Lewandowski, Carsten Strauch – Germany
Tippy Toes – Ajit Dias – Usa
Searching for Sasquatch “Professional treatment of an interesting subject.”
Professional Bully – Jillian Howell – Usa
The Procedure – Adrian Griffin – Canada
Finding Freyja – Nick Buckland – Australia
Like Father, Like Son – Matt Mills – Usa
Le cornichon était masqué – Cédrick Spinassou – France
Tits & More – Michael Slowe – United Kingdom
4th Period Awards September – December 2021:
Best Film: Flanders – Eric L Thompson – Usa
Best Foreign Film: Dad for hire – Aaron Scully – Australia
Best Italian Film: Annoying Asmrrrr – Ilaria Pezone . Italy
Best European Film: Love and Lust According to Meisner – Jonas Grimas – United Kingdom
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Balthazar & Snirt – Jim Patrick McCullough, Anthony Ladesich – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): What I Want – Sébastien Bonfanti, Félix Métayer-Mathieu – France
Best Idea: The Summoning – Raphael Stompe – Austria
Best Low Budget Film: Fashionably Late – Matt Mitchell – United Kingdom
Best Parody: Laws of the Can – Aydan Fabian – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: Albert Rose’s funeral – Florian Sanchez – France
Best Satire: Lava Platos – Albion Sabani – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: L’uomo nudo – MArco Vescovi – Italy
Best Experimental Film: Lifeliners – Ryosuke Sugawara – Japan
Best Horror: Miniatures – Matias Luge – Germany
Best Crime/Action: The Investigators – Teddy Pryor – Usa
Best Thriller: The Running Man 2020 – Jonas Grimas – United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: The Cost Of Living – Alice Trueman – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: Don’t Croak – Daun Kim – Usa
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Ghost Tours (of Québec) – Anaëlle Morf – Switzerland
Best Screenplay [Script]: Santa – Turning a HO HO HO into a housewife – ChiCheese Rivera – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: First Prize – Carl Clark – Usa
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Lonely room – Luigi Salerno – Italy
Additional categories:
Best Director: Vita Novax – Davide Porzio – Italy
Best Screenplay: Let’s Make a Movie – Dave Farese, Stepen Vanderpool – Usa
Best Editing: HomeTown – Mikhail Tot – Usa
Best Cinematography: The Last Christmas – Ryan Port – Canada
Best Soundtrack: Are We Dead Yet? – Lilly Urban – Usa
Best Vfx: VR Grampa – Ché Baker – Australia
Best Actor: Showcase – Sam Beasley – Usa
Best Actress: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee – Amelia Bartlett – Usa
Best Poster: Bye Bye Buddy – Dylan Trupiano – Usa
Honorable mention:
Home Invasion – Carl B.Clark – Usa
Packages from the Amazon – Brandon J Jones – Usa
America’s Most Haunted Spooky Ghost Hunting Adventures
In The Paranormal – Christopher Mancuso – Usa
The Fairy – Gaston Stabiszewski – Germany
Exhausted Minds – Jeremy J Reagan – New Zealand
The Bar – Michael Alexander McDougall – Indonesia
Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero – Danny Woodburn – Usa
Mr. Right? – Tari Kristine Robinson – Usa
The story of Cuba – Eyal Gamili Holtzeker – Usa
Jägermeister – Coldly wasted – Lea Staron – Germany
Heaven’s Back Door – Jeremy J Reagan – New Zealand
Chocolate Milk – J.W. Cox – Usa
Gary – Andrew Hawtrey – Usa
Damn – Jorge Antares – Puerto Rico
Memestopia – Alberto Dalla – United Kingdom
Past Due – Janna Jones – Usa
Hidden Secrets – Lauren (lala) Robbins – Usa
Backstop Doogan – Patrick Mallek – Usa
Glove Story – Arantxa Hurtado – Sweden
Smalls – Claire Hogan – United Kingdom
Æ Lighthouse – Tobias Enevoldsen – Denmark
3rd Period Awards June – September 2021:
Best Film: The Missing Dildo – Usa – Vseant Nath, Robert Pralgo
Best Foreign Film: Milk and Cookies – Usa – GianCarlo Fernandez
Best Italian Film: Orbite Tangenti – Italy – Niccolo’ Valentino
Best European Film: Squish – Belgium – Xavier Seron
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Il Telecomando – Italy – Riccardo De Angelis, Valentina Adamo
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Dibbouk – France – Léonard Kahn, Pierre Barbier
Best Idea: Airbnboom – Usa – Chozy Aiyub
Best Low Budget Film: New York – Usa – Brady Brandwood
Best Parody: #Nomadlife – Usa – Artie Brennan
Best Dark Comedy: That thing between us – Denmark – Dave Michael Guller Grønvall-Pedersen
Best Satire: Wives Of The Skies – Usa – Honey Lauren
Best Tragicomic Film: Brian: An Accidental Trilogy – Usa – John Frazier McClellan, Charles Marks
Best Experimental Film: Vita di M. – Italy – Marco Troiano
Best Horror: Immersion – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf
Best Crime/Action: Entangled snake – Japan – Takayuki Kojima
Best Thriller: Barry – Ireland – John Robert Brown
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: In Reflection – Usa – Greg Popp
Best Animated Film: Les Locataires stuff the ballots – France – Adrien Fournier
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Beast Underneath – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf, Alexandre Rufin
Best Screenplay [Script]: Desperately Looking for the Yellow Bag – Canada – Evelyne Gauthier
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Sour Grapes – Ireland – John Lennon Cohen
Additional categories:
Best Director: NXT – Usa – Yiran Bai
Best Screenplay: Take 28 – United Kingdom – Nidhi Gupta
Best Editing: The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry – Sweden – Emil T. Jonsson
Best Cinematography: Tonight’s Moving Picture… Cold Cash –
United Kingdom – Jack Caffrey
Best Soundtrack: Mountain People – Norway – Sascha Taylor Larsen
Best Vfx: The Snail – Usa – David Charles Bird
Best Actor: Way Up There – United Kingdom – Rick Bithell and Jamie Kellett
Best Actress: Dead Man – Usa – Sarah Yoho
Best Poster: The Sherlock Sharma Mistri – United Kingdom – Manoj Anand
Honorable mention:
Diversity and Desolation – Usa – Michael Kureth
The First Jewish Surfer – Usa – Brett Maline
Teachers Lounge – Usa – Arlene Lagos
Western in a Nutshell – Usa – Jeremy T Fairman
Ignition – Australia – Dylan Kai Harris
Thumb Wrestler – Usa – Michael Thomas Cain
Silence With You – Usa – Allie Duke
…LOVEHOTEL…~The Guide to Japanese Midnight culture~ – Japan – Kaichi Sato
Quest for Fire 2 – France – Alexandre Franchet, Stephane Labat
The Untold Story of Mild Sauce – Usa – Anton Deshawn
Fork, Knife, & Chainsaw – Usa – Hudson Flynn
Otto Pussy – Reunion – Serge Payet
Anosmia. Please – Usa – John McCloskey
Undersea News – Usa – Noah Gleason
Fokking Short – Usa – Ismaël Lotz, Chris M Allport
Revenge – New Zealand – Bertrand Remaut
Skullcrush – Australia – Liam Fitzgibbon
Creeped Out – Matt Holt
Mùa dịch – Viet Nam – Bico FGS
Making babies – Sweden – Miriam Kaukosalo
The Casserole Brigade – Usa – B. Rain Bennett
2nd Period Awards – March – June 2021:
Best Film: CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine – Italy – Andrea Walts
Best Foreign Film: Baggage – United Kingdom – Lewis Ward, Sophie Goodman
Best Italian Film: The Cuckoo´s Nest – Italy – Thomas Perathoner
Best European Film: Accidental Lead – Norway – Thorkell August Ottarsson
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Dickie – Belgium – Wouter Bongaerts, Koen Saelemaekers, Simon Cornelis
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Sex & Betrayal – France – Chris Moreira
Best Idea: Roman Ruin – Usa – Justin Hartough
Best Low Budget Film: On / Off – Nicolas P. Villarreal – Argentina
Best Parody: The Rest – Usa – Kate Robards
Best Dark Comedy: Little Things – United Kingdom – Steven Alan Green
Best Satire: The Butter – Usa – Mackenzie Barmen, Brandon Patterson
Best Tragicomic Film: Once Beautiful Woman – Usa – Frankie Guerrero, Jr.
Best Experimental Film: Jimmy’s Tale – Usa – Daniel Hart Donoghue
Best Horror: Immersion – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf
Best Crime/Action: Diamond Heist – Usa – Dianna Ippolito
Best Thriller: Finch & Bean – Usa – Rasheed Stephens
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Murray Ghost – Usa – Brian Herskowitz
Best Animated Film: Hunter – Russian Federation – Igor Chernikevich
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Socially Distant Social Club
– United Kingdom – Jamie McBrien
Best Screenplay [Script]: The Pizza Paradox – Usa – John McCloskey
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Beautiful Taxi – Italy – William Mussini
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Ext. Evening – Italy – Luigi Salerno
Additional categories:
Best Director: Marie & Larry – Switzerland – Benoît Dietrich
Best Screenplay: Hey Jude – South Africa – Peter Heaney
Best Editing: Roadkill – Usa – Jessica Mastro
Best Cinematography: Typical Love Story – Canada – Patrick Hodgson
Best Soundtrack: Stalled – Usa – Emmet Sheehan
Best Vfx: Script – Italy – Piero Cannata
Best Actor: Uber Thoughts – Usa – Victor Zachary
Best Actress: Big Weekend Plans – Usa – Ashley Bouchahine
Best Poster: Hamelin – Spain – Silvia Conesa
Honorable mention:
Patrick is Outside – Germany – Carsten Woike
Barista – United Kingdom – Jay Oliver Yip
Gut Punch! – Usa – Brian J. Gililland
A Mid-morning Conversation – Usa – Adam Neubauer
Boomslang – Usa – Trevor Ryan
Domo Dreams – Jack Wdge
And Action! – Usa – Tara Berrett
The Chefs – Usa – Jacob H Hansen
ASMR for White Liberals -Usa – John Connor Hammond
Hanging Buddy – Usa – John Kestner
6 – Usa – Braxton Fannin
Kaiba The Kidd – Usa – Ben Morris
The Blue Marble – Usa – Ralph Toporoff
1st Period Awards – January – March 2021:
Best Film: Break – Usa – Rick Reischman
Best Foreign Film: The Watchmaker – Usa – Charlie Fonville
Best Italian Film: Mamma – Italy – Ileo Psoas
Best European Film: The Man Who Wanted To Sleep – France – Thibault Lang-Willar
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Tedhe – India – Anant Tiwari
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): A good Cause – Spain – Miguel Aguirre
Best Idea: You, me & Eveline – Israel – Tom Ra’anan
Best Low Budget Film: Interview – Usa – Rob Pugliese
Best Parody: Sh*t Queen – Usa – Amber Patee Adams
Best Dark Comedy: Hacking Santa – Usa – Matt Brandseth
Best Satire: First Contact: Alien Idioms – Usa – Tyler J. Oakley
Best Tragicomic Film: Always Keep Positive – Germany – Till Vill
Best Experimental Film: Loser – Usa – Vanessa M. H. Powers
Best Horror: Inner Voices – Usa – Duncan Kinzie
Best Crime/Action: Teenage Love – Canada – Alex Chung
Best Thriller: The Switch – Canada – Christopher Cho
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Blockfiction – Germany – Jakob Günther, Marvin Nartey, Felix Rockel
Best Animated Film: The Light Before Christmas – Usa – Tyler J. Oakley
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Just a Regular Couple – Norway – Sondre Fristad
Best Screenplay [Script]: Fuck Netflix – Panagiotis Kountouras
Additional categories:
Best Director: Good Head – Usa – Matt Servitto
Best Screenplay: The Bodega – Usa
Best Editing: The Battle of the Faith – Canada
Best Cinematography: I’ve Heard This Before – United Kingdom
Best Soundtrack: Matty Boy – United Kingdom
Best Vfx: Sky Dancer Grow Up – Usa
Best Actor: Deadline – Usa – Bernie Golias
Best Actress: A Long Weekend – Usa – Seraphim Thayer
Best Poster: The Duel – Usa
Honorable mention:
Be Positive – Ireland – Brian Durcan
Panic in Valley City – Usa – Antonio Harper, Abby Burton
Fairview – Usa – Sam Clark
B&B – Usa – Monty Dickson
Waking Godot – Canada – John B Lowe
The Misfit – United Kingdom – Chris Tailor
Anxiety – Usa – Maarten Swaan
Vinegar to Honey – Usa – Jay Pennington
Pandemic Buddies – Usa – Brad Cruz
Just Graduated – Brazil – Bruno Alcântara
Pearl of Wisdom – Usa – Marlene Sharp
Learning to Cuss – Usa – Corey Foxx
The Bench – United Kingdom – Mr G Taylor
1ST EDITION – 2021
AWARDS:
Best film – Cuckoo!
Best Italian film – Homecoming
Best Animation film – Duodrom
Best Low Budget – Chilli Pepper
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Raudy’s Story
BEST ANIMATION FILM – Duodrom
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – The young man and Death
BEST PARODY FILM – The Green Giant
BEST TRAGICOMIC FILM – Asynchron
BEST HORROR / MYSTERY / CRIME – Cabin Ban
BEST SCI-FY / FANTASY / ACTION – Say Hi
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Il vestito rosso
Best Super Short (0-5 min) – Robert the Robot
Best Satire – If Zoom Was Around in 1988…
Best mini short (5-15 min) – Appetite
Best family movie – Bouillabaisse
Best Dark Comedy – Grandma & The Skeleton
BEST DIRECTOR – La triste vita del Mago
BEST EDITING – Say Hi
BEST SCREENPLAY – Il figlio del senator Borlotti
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Autumn Never Dies
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Goccia Cinese
BEST ACTOR – Star
BEST ACTRESS – American Marriage
BEST TRAILER – Snake oil
BEST POSTER – Sorry, I don’t understand
Honorable Mention:
Freewheelin’
Le tueur du lac maudit
Il manuale delle cose da veri uomini
Insurance can be sometime a dangerous game!
Naughty
Reale
Milicent
Wrath
Semifinalist:
*%#&@! GPS (Pottymouth GPS)
1-2-3-4
A Day’s Work
NIGHT OF DRAMA SHORTS
4th edition – 2024
AWARDS
Best Film: “Second Gen,” directed by Mike Madigan
selected films:
Title: Second Gen
Director: Mike Madigan
Country: USA
Title: Hunting
Director: Luca Colliva
Country: United Kingdom
Title: Beatrice
Director: Angelo Frezza
Country: Italy
Title: Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse
Director: Vanessa Rosa
Country: Brazil
4th period Awards: March – June 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – ‘Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse’ – Vanessa Rosa – Brazil
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Circle – Natalie Kerman – Spain
BEST ITALIAN FILM – The Fisherman – Alberto Vannacci – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – The Price of Tears – Nicolas Spanoudis – France
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – Nothing Odd About That – Olof Berghe – Sweden
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – Twice a Day – Shelby O’Boyle – USA
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Il lavoro è una forma di prostituzione – Gian Elio Ezael de Marco – Italy
BEST ANIMATION – The Day Before Creation – Mira Amiras – USA
BEST EXPERIMENTAL – Vital Sign – Csaba Székely – Hungary
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – A Little Prayer – Takashi Miwa – Japan
BEST LOW BUDGET – Let’s Go Camping! – Michael Rock – USA
DRAMA AWARDS
BEST ACTION DRAMA – Them – Nelly Clastrier – France
BEST CRIME DRAMA – A Family Matter – John Anthony – USA
BEST DRAMA THRILLER – The Lost Boys – Bryan Young – USA
BEST FANTASY DRAMA – Immortal – Carlton Salter – USA
BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA – The Way – Okan Batur – Turkey
BEST HORROR DRAMA – The Heritage – Julian Manuel Heinke, Julian Niklas Wolf – Germany
BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA – Never – Wang Wang – China
BEST TEEN DRAMA – Friendship – Irina Stepanova – Cyprus
BEST TRAGICOMIC – The End – Lily Andrews – USA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – Crossed Destinies – Andrea Vulcano – Italy
BEST EDITING – Forever Drive – Anna Maria Dimitropoulou – Greece
BEST SCREENPLAY – Anyway – Nicolas Maurin – France
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Vasomotor Rhinitis – Mikheil Gabaidze – Georgia
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Dave Gentic & Headgun – Samuel Van Geesbergen – Belgium
BEST VFX – Shared Psychosis – Paolo Furino, Felice Antignani – Italy
BEST TITLE – Moonflight – Christian Thamm – Germany
BEST ACTOR – Paradiso – Lenny Hernandez – USA
BEST ACTRESS – But I Want to Leave the Party – Tiffany Lauren Bennicke – Canada
BEST POSTER – Ossesione – Max Galante – USA
SCREENPLAY
BEST SCREENPLAY (SCRIPT) – Vitório Nolasco: Forbidden Desires – Luciana Soares – USA
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY (UNDER 10 PAGES) [SCRIPT] – Bad Move – SherLann D. Moore – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
Mania – Behdad Esfahbod – Canada
Sinking – Olof Thiel – Sweden
Touched – Hubert Boorder – Canada
Lexi and Alejandro – Catherine Stanley – Usa
The Bookkeeper – Robert LoBianco – Usa
Scarlett – Andrea Karime Marbán – Mexico
On a Cloud of Cotton Candy – Miranda Lunnerhag – Sweden
Pacific Edge – Maggie Grant – Usa
A Better Life – Yael Green – Australia
Futura – Lorenzo Marte – Italy
Rugiada Rossa – Claudia Guccione – Italy
This is This – Keith Sargent – United Kingdom
How’s Man Made – Edward L Varnie – Usa
Too Young For Love – Chrystal Rose – United Kingdom
Arto – Hafid Abdelmoula – Usa
The Girl Who Faded Away – Brent Heise – Usa
Trumpet Player – Felino Dolloso – Australia
3rd period Awards – December 2023 – March 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Beatrice – Angelo Frezza – Italy
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – DA CAPO A DODICI – Adamo Dionisi, Vanessa Cremaschi – Italy
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Nodo in gola – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Intoxication – Kristina Schippling, Matthias A. K. Zimmermann – Germany
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – The little romance of Will-o’-the-Wisp and Raindrop – Baptiste Denuit, Johan Denis – Belgium
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – The Packages – Kevin Reeves – Canada
BEST DOCUMENTARY – STAY PUT – STAI FERMO LÌ – Clementina Speranza – Italy
BEST ANIMATION – Under dictatorship of a zero – Mikhail Ezhov – Bulgaria
BEST EXPERIMENTAL – YOURS – Flaminia Graziadei – United Kingdom
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – The Deal – Jeno Hodi – Hungary
BEST LOW BUDGET – The Dishreader – Fernando Haro – Brazil
DRAMA AWARDS
BEST ACTION DRAMA – Dojo – Armin Alic – United States
BEST CRIME DRAMA – Wilting of the Blood Orchid – Kiresh Bedhesi – South Africa
BEST DRAMA THRILLER – My name is josy – Mayk Azzato – Germany
BEST FANTASY DRAMA – Stranded – Ian Aric – USA
BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA – The Model Maker – Constant Willems – John Post – Netherlands
BEST HORROR DRAMA – DRACULA, Son of the Devil – Brian Pinkus, Chris Völkle – Switzerland
BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA – PER SEMPRE – Angelo Frezza – Italy
BEST SPORTS DRAMA – The Winner – Marco Ferrara – Italy
BEST TEEN DRAMA – Last Results – Miguel Múzqiuz – Mexico
BEST TRAGICOMIC – Bitter Brownies – James Carman – USA
BEST WAR DRAMA – Not a long time ago – Marcus Günther – Germany
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith – Benjamin Pollack – USA
BEST EDITING – POLLY – Tom Boyd-Hall – United Kingdom
BEST SCREENPLAY – Nemesis – Adi Jani – United Kingdom
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Discharge – Ryan Metcalf – United States
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Spellbound – Nicola Hepp – Netherlands
BEST VFX – My Digital Truth – Swen Werner – United Kingdom
BEST TITLE – The melody of ashes – Jonathan Moratal – Switzerland
BEST ACTOR – Second Shot – Brent Collins – Canada
BEST ACTRESS – Zheimer – Álvaro Gabarrón – Spain
BEST POSTER – The Last Take – Brian Foyster – USA
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script] – LOST IN THE SNOW – Larry Gene Fortin – USA
Best European Screenplay [Script] – SPIRIT OF HOPE – Patricia Clarkson – Ireland
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – CHATTER – Catherine Stanley – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
ERROR: LOGIC – Ai Rubenstein – USA
The Way – Okan Batur – Turkey
Timeless Grace – Amyn Anwar Khan – Kenya
Vivid Souls – Vincent Tissier, Albi Neziri – USA
I am Rain – Onur Bilmen – Germany
Il ritorno – Michele Azzarito – Italy
E65 – Alex Reutter – Germany
The Campers – Kevin Reeves – Canada
JOPEL Chapter 2 – Clifton Abuan – USA
2nd Period Awards: September – December 2023
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Hunting – Luca Colliva- United Kingdom
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – The Biscuit Tin – AJ Sykes- United Kingdom
BEST ITALIAN FILM- TOSKA – Tommaso Barba – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM- ANTIQUARIUS – Jacek Krawczyk – Poland
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes)- I, Plinius – Paul Darroch – United Kingdom
BEST SUPER SHORT (between 5 and 10 minutes)- Crushed – Gary Rollinson – USA
BEST DOCUMENTARY- Whose Voice Is It Anyway – Kate Caryer – United Kingdom
BEST ANIMATION – Anomaly 4 – Lindsay Seers, Keith Sargent – United Kingdom
BEST EXPERIMENTAL – Urbana – Philip Alexander Orihuela – USA
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA- Armenia -Jaqueline Rauter – Austria
BEST LOW BUDGET – Butterfly – Ulrica de la Mar – Netherlands
DRAMA AWARDS
BEST ACTION DRAMA- Saint-Sacrifice – Jean-Claude Leblanc – Canada
BEST CRIME DRAMA- Carol’s betrayal – Alicia Bel, José Luis Pedrero – Spain
BEST DRAMA THRILLER- Paranoia – Peter Wiik – Denmark
BEST FANTASY DRAMA – Modify – Philip Alexander Orihuela – USA
BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA – TESLA – Kamen Sway – USA
BEST HORROR DRAMA- The Seance – Darien Gosling – Canada
BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA- REQUIEM (WITH A SIDE OF FRIES) -Kiff VandenHeuvel – USA
BEST SPORTS DRAMA – Rise And Rumble – Dusty Mitchell – USA
BEST TEEN DRAMA- RAKEL: Story About Misery – Kristján Jónsson – Iceland
BEST TRAGICOMIC- Still Life – Mats Landström – Sweden
BEST WAR DRAMA- Balas Y Boleros, a Mariachi Tale – Carlos Diaz – USA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR- Presentiment – Danny Phillips – New Zeland
BEST EDITING- 10 YEARS – Lawton Charman – United Kingdom
BEST SCREENPLAY- SEVEN – What is your sin? – Simone Ciulli – Italy
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Cerebrum – Marco WestWood Gonzalez – USA
BEST SOUNDTRACK- Ellas – Marina L. Bakica – USA
BEST VFX- Once a Boy – Balthazar Ullmann-Hamon – Canada
BEST TITLE- A Tangled Web – Emmanuel Obi Jr. – Switzerland
BEST ACTOR- I HAVE A DREAM – Vito Alfarano – Italy
BEST ACTRESS- The Rise of Whore Betsy – Simon King – USA
BEST POSTER- Facing the Shadow – Kenny Vazquez – USA
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script]- Juana and Felipe – Simon Mark O’Corra – Spain
Best European Screenplay – Look at me – Fabrice Garcia-Carpintero – France
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – A Life Unexamined – Catherine Stanley – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
Mooncheeze – Herschel Zahnd – Usa
FINA’S CHILDREN – Valerie Dalena – Usa
Cupid’s Treasures – Bryce Mackie – Usa
Forget Me Not – Terry Weston Marsh – Usa
Bespoke Dad – Thomas Jackson – United Kingdom
1st Period Awards
June – September 2023
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Second Gen – Mike Madigan – USA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Jarrod – Justin Rosniak – Australia
BEST ITALIAN FILM- In the eyes of a child – Marco Ferrara – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM- Archeìo – Jonathan Moratal – Switzerland
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes)- INCOGNITO – Joey Moe – Denmark
BEST SUPER SHORT (between 5 and 10 minutes)- Star 13 – Philip Henry – United Kingdom
BEST DOCUMENTARY- Les mauvais jours finiront – Stéphane Elmadjian – France
BEST EXPERIMENTAL – Psyche Obscura – Craig Oty – USA
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA- She with the clouds – Anastasia Sytschew – Germany
BEST LOW BUDGET – End the Sin – João Alexandre Gomes – Portugal
DRAMA AWARDS
BEST ACTION DRAMA- HIGHWAY – Douglas Alan Cunningham – USA
BEST CRIME DRAMA- “BABS” – Brette Taylor, Jack Roberts – USA
BEST DRAMA THRILLER- Dissociating Vulnerability -Nobuo Nakagawa – Japan
BEST FANTASY DRAMA – I Walk With Ghosts – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – United States
BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA –Pvt. Ravel’s Bolero – J Z Murdock – USA
BEST HORROR DRAMA- Bunuelesque – Gregory Wait – United Kingdom
BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA- Carrie’s Conversation – Paul Cartwright – USA
BEST TEEN DRAMA- ED: A Love Story – Abraham Lopez – USA
BEST TRAGICOMIC- Sweet Lies – Pascal Lebègue – USA
BEST WAR DRAMA- The Rocking Chair– Jeno Hodi – Hungary
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR- TRIM – Josiah Persad – USA
BEST EDITING- Aydan and Evan – Elizabeth Cassidy – United Kingdom
BEST SCREENPLAY- No Mas – STEPHEN MICHAEL KELLY – USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- Echoes of the Past – Alexandra Dragnea – Romania
BEST SOUNDTRACK- With Silence and Tears – Richard Steele – United Kingdom
BEST VFX- Seasoning of the Soul – Wayne “Genius” Simmons – USA
BEST TITLE- Grief – Dustin J. Robison – USA
BEST ACTOR- DANDELION – Arian Kashef – Denmark
BEST ACTRESS- Hidden Lives – Deborah Shirley – USA
BEST POSTER- A Touch of Magic – Shane LeCocq – USA
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script]- A Normal Life, Xiaoxuan Qu, China
Best Italian Screenplay [Script] – Omar, Irene Magnani, ITALY
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – Coke and A Smoke – Charli Brown – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
A Knock – Abraham Lopez – Usa
A Happy Ending – Christopher Deakin – United Kingdom
Leslie and Milton – Steven Keith Bogart – Usa
The Church of Tony Dufresne – Patrick Hodgson – Canada
The System – BRYAN LEE MCGLOTHIN – Usa
Boombox (The God of The Dance) – Christian Candido – Italy
Your Call is Important to Us – Elizabeth Lewis – Canada
Theorem – Adriano Davi – Italy
Clarity – Bryce Mackie – Usa
3rd edition – 2023
AWARDS
BEST FILM: The Witch and Herman
Official Selection:
- Title:Underwater
- Director: Nicolas Seguel
- Country: Switzerland
- Duration: 25 minutes
- Title:Cargo
- Director: Steve Simmons
- Country: United Kingdom
- Duration: 5 minutes
- Title:The Witch and Herman
- Director: Fabrizio Byron Rink
- Country: Italy
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Title:Little Anna
- Director: J Batzli
- Country: United States
- Duration: 15 minutes
March – June 2023 4th period of Awards
BEST FILM: Little Anna – J Batzli – United States
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: Ginny’s Enterprise – Suzanne Marie Moreau- Canada
BEST ITALIAN FILM: Yohiro – Luigi Di Domenico – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM: There goes that life – Arantxa Hurtado – Sweden
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes): Equality in Marriage – Joshua Marc Allen – United States
BEST SUPER SHORT (under 10 minutes): Method of Healing – Jordan Lee Douglas Sims – United States
BEST DRAMA FILM: Odd & Maud – Michael Axelsson – Norway
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Juana – Fernando Alonso Montes de Oca Martin – Mexico
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM: Blueberry II – Jonas Myrstrand – Sweden
BEST TRAGICOMIC FILM: Monster P.O.V. – Travis Nicholas Zariwny – United States
BEST HORROR: Cuckoo – Iain Bruce – United Kingdom
BEST MYSTERY: Chiaroscuro – Philip Wan – Hong Kong
BEST CRIME: Collar – Russ Emanuel – United States
BEST SCI-FY: Ali’s Realm – Mario Torres Jr – United States
BEST FANTASY: Maiken – Howard Perry – United Kingdom
BEST ACTION: The Bounty Hunter – Tim Everett, Rock Chasse – United States
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA: We haven’t understood anything – Alfonso Lugo – United States
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM: The Conflict – Stéphane Zuède – Luxembourg
subcategories:
BEST DIRECTOR: Candlelight – James Meyer – United States
BEST EDITING: The Venetian Twins – Tom Grey Martin – Switzerland
BEST SCREENPLAY: The Song – Riccardo Bernasconi – Switzerland
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Red Ribbon – Andy Marrari – Italy
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Matches – Blake vaz – United States
BEST ACTOR – Swing of Things – Charles Jones – United States
BEST ACTRESS – Five Teenagers Walk Into a Bar – Nicole Elizabeth Berger – United States
BEST POSTER: A Musical Box – Abraham Lopez – United States
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: When the Rooster Cries – SherLann D. Moore – United States
BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Il colore della notte – Blake Vaz – United States
BEST ITALIAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Lonely room – Luigi Salerno – Italy
Honorable Mention:
Julia – Víctor Muñoz – Spain
Aim Point – Keishi Suenaga – Japan
Red Panda – Marty Stalker – Ireland
Ghostlight – Melissa Stanton – United Kingdom
Your neighbor – Travis Zariwny – United States
Before We Break – Jake Alexander Williams – United States
The Pact – Clayton Landey – United States
Korla – Josef Cauchi – Malta
& Cut – Theo Vandergraaf – Canada
Star Crossed – Pat Bradley – United States
Fault – Katerina Papanastasatou – Greece
Under – Abraham Lopez – United States
Conflagration – Dwayne Alistair, Tasha Holmes – United States
The Market – Victor Atkins – United States
Half-light – Martina Savoca-Guay – United States
January – March 2023 3rd period of Awards
BEST FILM – Cargo – Steve Simmons – United Kingdom
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – A father – Christophe Olivier Predari – Belgium
BEST ITALIAN FILM – E quindi? – Alessandro Villamira – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Tomorrow, Far away – Shuping Huang – France
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes) – Two V Hill – Tee Schneider – Canada
BEST SUPER SHORT (under 10 minutes) – The Lost Verse – Walter DuRant – Usa
BEST DRAMA FILM – Life Like This – Abraham Lopez – Usa
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Finding the Line – An Exploration of Structural Integration – Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa – Switzerland
BEST ANIMATION FILM – Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate – Susan Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan – Singapore
BEST TRAGICOMIC – Dream Girl – Jeremy Max – Usa
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – Wu – Gabriel Wolf – Germany
BEST HORROR – He comes to kill – August Anthony Aguilar – Usa
BEST MYSTERY – Reverse – Christophe Leonir – France
BEST CRIME – Noir Tales – Ettore Di Gennaro – Italy
BEST SCI-FY – Fire Sky Creek – Taylor James Johnson – Usa
BEST FANTASY – Dear Felicity – Alisa Robinson – Usa
BEST ACTION – Closure – Gui Agustini – Usa
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Blood Buddies – Suzanne Marie Moreau – Canada
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM – What Could Have Been – Henry Murray – Usa
subcategories:
BEST DIRECTOR – Airmen – Alicia Borja, Logan Satterlee – Usa
BEST EDITING – Fast Food – Iain Bruce, Helen Bruce – United Kingdom
BEST SCREENPLAY – Tom and Luce – Muxel Paule – France
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Final Stage – Roel Meere – Belgium
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Letters Home – Jonah Jones – United Kingdom
BEST VFX – The Devi’s Playground – Chris J Adams – Usa
BEST ACTOR – Dying to Learn – James Reynolds – Usa
BEST ACTRESS – Giovanna – Sara Amico – Italy
BEST POSTER – Sticks and Stones – Jason Kelly Lee – Usa
script:
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Walking with Ray – Henry P. Gravelle – Usa
BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: El Paso – Henry P. Gravelle – Usa
Honorable mention:
The Betrayal – Abraham Lopez – Usa
De Nada – Sheridan Philipp – Usa
Lost and Found – Erica Miller – United Kingdom
The Unwitting Victim – Greg Martin – Usa
Insomniac – Lauren Lox – Usa
My Own Winter – John Reed – United Kingdom
A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty – Ty Brueilly – Usa
The Full Catastrophe – Yolanda Reid Chassiakos – Usa
Perfect Ten – Felicia Mead – Usa
The Trip – Juan José Farfán Bustos, Rowina Alejandra Farfán Bustos – Mexico
Bat Diary – Diario del pipistrello – Silvano Plank – Italy
Puerto Rico Tactical – Carmelo Rosario – Puerto Rico
September – December 2022 – 2nd period of Awards:
BEST FILM: The Witch and Herman – Fabrizio Byron Rink – Italy
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – The End of the Line – Max Pugh – United Kingdom
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Sei sicuro che la ami? – Cristian Goffredo Miglioranza – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Sugar People – Suzana Dinevski – North Macedonia
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes) – An Autistic Film – Jason Impey – United Kingdom
BEST SUPER SHORT (under 10 minutes) – They Come Back – Zack Wilcox – Usa
BEST DRAMA FILM – Catene – SIlvia Estella Ondina Sanna – Italy
BEST ANIMATION FILM – Don’t Cry – Hisham Zreiq – Germany
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – The Silver Thread – David Goettfert – Germany
BEST TRAGICOMIC FILM – Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes – Pat Mitchell – Usa
BEST HORROR – Inadvertent – Sheridan Sinclair – United Kingdom
BEST MYSTERY – The Conversation – Les Owen – Usa
BEST CRIME – Nolan – Moe Headrick – Usa
BEST SCI-FY – Timeloop – Arne Keustermans – Belgium
BEST FANTASY – Confessions – Evette Vargas – Usa
BEST ACTION – Hell Gate Narrows – Edward Holub – Usa
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Ties – David Edwin Woodley – Australia
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM – Sofa Surfer – Michele Olivieri – United Kingdom
subcategories:
BEST DIRECTOR – Ashes to Ashes – George Zouvelos – Usa
BEST EDITING – Yubitsume – Connor Campbell – Australia
BEST SCREENPLAY – Occurrence at Mills Creek – Don Swanson – Usa
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Be Right Back – Francisco De León – Mexico
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Escape – Jill Minton – Usa
BEST VFX – Connection – Luke Zammit – Usa
BEST ACTOR – Two and a Half Minutes – Sonny Michael Chohan – United Kingdom
BEST ACTRESS – Manic Lover – Cheyenne Löhnen – Netherlands
BEST POSTER – A Ray of Sunshine – Matteo Vanni – Italy
script:
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Pripyat – Alicia Hayes – Usa
BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: With Feeling – James Furlong – Usa
BEST EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Woman Who Rose from the Water – Graham Sessions – United Kingdom
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY [ SCRIPT under 10 pages]: American Onryo – Tom Cavanaugh – Usa
Honorable mention:
Fix – Mohau Michael Mannathoko – Botswana
That’s Just Me – Dan Löwenstein Löwenstein – United Kingdom
Brotherhood – Maggie Grant – Usa
Gun and Run – Paul Vivona, Nicholas Simmons – Usa
Millennials Addiction – Alex D’Antona, Fabiano Tagarelli – Italy
Appraisal – Anna Koukouli Born – Usa
Landing – Victor Atkins – Usa
Letanios – Manuel Hai – Colombia
The Fork in the Road – Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale – Australia
Broken clew – Ioannis Symeonidis – Greece
Chipper – Shaun MacLean – Usa
The Castaway Motel – Kerry Patten – Canada
Violator – Luigi Bonizzato – Italy
In una tiepida notte di primavera – Domenico Saverni – Italy
June – September 2022 – 1st period of Awards
BEST FILM: Underwater – Nicolas Seguel – Switzerland
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: Troubled – Rob Cuollo – Usa
BEST EUROPEAN FILM: Carn – Jeff Le Bars – France
BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes): The Visitor – Robert Kouba – Switzerland
BEST SUPER SHORT (under 10 minutes): Before the Underground – Nikki Smallwood – Usa
BEST DRAMA FILM: Carma: Sunny Na – Usa
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Misty Dawn – I-lean Dover – Usa
BEST ANIMATION FILM: Christmas Present – Konstantinos P. Kakarountas – Greece
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM: Performing Land – Marielle Gonier – France
BEST TRAGICOMIC FILM: Working Stiff – Jan Vardøen – Norway
BEST HORROR: Psychoz – Diego and Alexis Perrotte – France
BEST MYSTERY: The Dream Catcher – Piotr Szkopiak – United Kingdom
BEST CRIME: Beautiful Violence – Joey Medina – Usa
BEST SCI-FY: Betrayed – Ewan Gorman, Dagmar Scheibenreif – United Kingdom
BEST FANTASY: A Gift For All Ages – Russell Webb, Alicia Wszelaki – Usa
BEST ACTION: Hunter – T.J Penton, Maxime Lecocq – Usa
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Onyx – Aguinaldo Flor – Brazil
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM: Still Hunting – Chris Vinan – Usa
subcategories:
BEST DIRECTOR – False Dawn – Remco Texer – Netherlands
BEST EDITING: Manic – Andy Cory – United Kingdom
BEST SCREENPLAY: Touched – Tim Levy – Australia
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: UnOrdinary Love – Kevin Johnson – Usa
BEST SOUNDTRACK – I won’t go anywhere – David Zhorzholadze – Germany
BEST VFX: Once I passed – Martin Gerigk – Germany
BEST ACTOR – The curious woods – John Henry Richardson – Usa
BEST ACTRESS – Ataraxia – Emily Hu – Usa
BEST POSTER: The Chair – Alain Legend Raymond – Usa
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: The Cardigan – Dara Padwo-Audick – Usa
BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Rise of the Accenniri – Charli Brown – Usa
BEST EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]:Of Gods And Monsters – Andrew Griffin – United Kingdom
BEST ITALIAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT]: Uno scrittore nell’oscurita‘ – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY [ SCRIPT under 10 pages]: Afternoon – Drew Henriksen – Usa
HONORABLE MENTION
The Lingering – CK Love – Canada
Finding Olivia – Laurie Powers Going – Usa
Life Without Electric – Jay Notley, Emily Ng – United Kingdom
Birdy – Cristina Ballesteros – United Kingdom
Antes del Mictlan – Miguel Miller Mexico
Still Hunting – Chris Vinan – Usa
Homeward Clown – Allison Power – Usa
Flow – Simon Elrahi – Australia
The Caregiver – Santo D Marabella – Usa
Faith Interrupted – Marquis Simmons – Usa
Push! – Sanelle Sibanda – Zimbabwe
The Lesser Crime – Ajit Nag – India
2nd edition – 2022
AWARDS
There is exactly enough time BEST ORIGINAL IDEA e BEST LOW BUDGET FILM
Kofi’s Dram BEST DOCUMENTARY
Roberto BEST ANIMATION FILM e BEST SOUNDTRACK
La Primera de las Mujeres Libres BEST MICRO SHORT (under 5 minutes)
Distances BEST EDITING
Behind the glass BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Brother Troll BEST TRAGICOMIC e BEST ACTOR
Single BEST ACTRESS
Julia. December 13 BEST SUPER SHORT (under 10 minutes) e BEST DRAMA FILM
Property BEST HORROR e BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Amor Fati BEST SCREENPLAY
Cycles BEST EUROPEAN FILM e BEST CRIME
The Infallible Art of Deflation BEST ITALIAN FILM
One-Hit Wonder BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM, BEST MISTERY e BEST DIRECTOR
The Hideaway BEST FILM e BEST MOVIE POSTER
Honorable Mention:
1 wacked..! Quinn Evan Reimann, Rolf Lang
2 Deathmate Luca Di Paolo
3 √√ Last Seen Lindsei Barros
4 Housekeeping Andrew Margetson
5 No balls Carlos Gonzalez, Ariel Rios, Angel Pons
6 Separation Andrew Roman Ochwat
7 We can still be friends Ewa Sztefka
8 Self-creation Ewa Sztefka
9 You Can Kiss Me Jan Jalenak
10 Apotheosis Jane Rosemont
11 Forward Jon Dorais
12 Footsteps of Suicide Thomas R. Bloom
13 Pas Touche! Florian Lidin
14 Coney Island Theodore Shivers
15 The Great Artist Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
16 Somewhere on Earth Fabrizio Rosso
17 Locked. Sean Imamkhan
18 Flash/Crash Angelo Perez Lebbink
19 Reflections Allen Smithee, Jr.
20 Leo Fabienne Mahé
21 Snow Kissed Riggsby Lane
22 The Secret Stake Society Chronicles Robert J Butler
23 Don’t Croak Daun Kim
24 Unconventional Denise Khumalo
25 Memory Lane Steven LaMorte
1st edition – 2021
AWARDS
BEST FILM A Real Man, 2019
BEST DRAMA FILM Sirens, 2020
BEST ANIMATION FILM Start Gate, 2019
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Recycling, 2021
BEST ITALIAN FILM Silenzi, 2019
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM Choker, 2019
BEST HORROR / MYSTERY / CRIME The Eve, 2015
BEST SCI-FY / FANTASY / ACTION God Glitch, 2019
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA The Last Maslow’s Day, 2020
BEST POOR FILM (low budget) Dark Lens, 2021
subcategories:
BEST TRAILER Under My Skin, 2021
BEST POSTER Silenzi, 2019
BEST DIRECTOR Home, 2020
BEST EDITING Positive, 2020
BEST SCREENPLAY This No Land, 2018
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1971, 2020
BEST SOUNDTRACK Go back 3 spaces, 2019
BEST ACTOR April Kills The Vibe, 2020
BEST ACTRESS Tell Me Who I Am, 2020
Honorable Mention:
7PM, 2020
They Don’t Scare Easily
Just in Time
Tick
Life Cycle
Property of S.P.
Reflections
Aleph
The Distanced
Gifts from Babylon
Subterranean Love: Ileana & Paul
Stolperstein
I, Too
Mothers
Affective
A man, today
Three Grand Souls
Mars Colony
Soul of Steel
The Other Side
Rosie’s Rescue
Six Foot Under Noise
Count to Five
Weightless
The Role of a Lifetime
Longer
Blud
Echoes of Kerberos
Break
Bark
Online
Lost Angeles: Prelude
A Good Man
Blood Roots
Undefeated
Corrosion
Crystal
The Shakedown
Mi.AMI
Jacks
Noch Einmal Schön
The Arborist
The Cover
La calle del Rio
Spider
Standby
Flow
Caring for Lola
Wylogowany
Welcome Home Frankie
Fools
Devil Home
Her Coming
Cuando la Rumorosa Calla
Till Mid-August
Something Safe
Cinema Mudo
Mamma
Cornered
Silenzio nero (L’ultima notte)
Medulla
6ft 6sec
Losing Grace
La Comida
Second Chance
Morituri
Boy Meets Boy
Kingdom of Stars
The Last Step
The Prospector
Joyride
Inn Love
You Can Go Now
Office Culture
Alone
Psycho Therapy
Robert the Robot
The Aquarium
The Passerby
Weekend
Acromatic
The Sunset Through the Blinds
Suivez la flèche
Don’t Lose Heart
Colpa del mare
Negative Space
These Imperfect Gifts
Haute Cuisine
Love Me Tender
Satan i Gatan
Eco Escort
Insurance can be sometime a dangerous game!
The Woman who dwells on the Mountain
Not Clickbait!!! (Gone Wrong)
I am Morgan – Stolen Freedom