October – December 2024 – 2nd period Awards
These are the winners of awards of October – December 2024 – 2nd period Awards
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Best Film: Summer Games – Maurizio Barbarossa – Italy
Best International Film
WINNER: Misfire – Joshua Ian Calder – Australia
HONORABLE MENTION: Hic Sunt Dracones – Shako – Germany
Best Italian Film
WINNER: Senza fine – Giovanni Suriano – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Island for rent – Salvatore Cubeddu, Elio Turno Arthemalle – Italy
Best European Film
WINNER: Rock-a-bye – Spencer Anderson – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION: Greta – Charo Anaya – Spain
Best Asian Film
WINNER: igol – Nafiseh Zohari – Iran
HONORABLE MENTION: Wild Horses – Wenjie Lee, Zhengyang Yin – China
Best American Film
WINNER: Marteau, clé anglaise et tournevis – Gabriel Vilandré – Canada
HONORABLE MENTION: Marble Me Free – Diane Leslie Kaufman – United States
Best Lombard film
WINNER: Tredici a tavola – Sara Serinelli – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Non Existence – Emilio Jan Gritti Morlacchi – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
WINNER: Orange Blues 24 – Alyssa Dann – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Forever Welcome – Jonathan Silva – United States
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
WINNER: Indigenous Economics ENOUGHNESS The Prequel – Chris Eyre, Lonnie Anderson –
HONORABLE MENTION: Meat Un – Daniel Wilson – United States
Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
WINNER: Dreaming Vincent – Christian Candido – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Lotus – Bryce Mackie, Brennan Collins – United States
Best Medium Lenght (under 60 min)
WINNER: Lizziehead – Martin William Daniels – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ebb & Flow – Maria Busz – United Kingdom
A Vampire’s Kiss – Mark Francis – United States
Best Original Idea
WINNER: Clown – Vincenzo Caricari – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: After Death – Matthew Collins – United States
Best Low Budget Film
WINNER: Brett’s Special – Ryan Neil Butler – Australia
HONORABLE MENTION: Obsession – Elliott Grey Taylor, Angela Grimm – United States
Best Nocturnal Film
WINNER: Run – John Anthony – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: The Wolf in the Well – Adam Zanzie – United States
Best AI Film
WINNER: Clockwork City – Szilvia Szakács – Hungary
HONORABLE MENTION: Dark Skies All Around – Barbara Fritz, Szilvia Adrienn Szakács – Hungary
Best Experimental
WINNER: The Dream Life of Cleo de Merode – Julian Semilian – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: 5 Impressions of Marilyn Monroe in the Bathroom – Suzan Averitt – United States
Best Debut Film
WINNER: Show yourself – Riccardo Vinciguerra – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Streetlight People – Emily Pink Dwyer – Australia
NIGHT AWARDS
Best Parody
WINNER: The Delivery – Adriano Murolo – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: The Brat Snack – Casey Poma, Ralph Blanchard – United States
Best Dark Comedy
WINNER: A Quare Racket – Zoe Carlin – Ireland
HONORABLE MENTION:Swimmers – John Anthony – United States
Best Satire
WINNER: Dummy – Lee Thomas Cortopassi – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Hairball – Nancy O’Brien – United States
Best Tragicomic Film
WINNER: The Threshold – Walter Rastelli – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Alejandro! – Christopher A. Brown – United States
Best Mockumentary
WINNER: Sui Tetti di Chi Dorme – Antonello Pisano Murgia – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Rutland Vermont Happening – Albert Gilberti – Usa
Best Documentary
WINNER: Capra Libera Tutti – Alessia Camposeo – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: The Mosleys – Anthony Golden Jr. – United States
Best Dystopian Sci-Fi
WINNER: Monarch – Stefano Scaramuzzino – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: The Promise – Jay Carney – United States
Best Comedy Sci-Fi
WINNER: The Bottle – Xavier Mesme – France
HONORABLE MENTION: Fractal Weapon – David Pellicer, Daniel Navarro – Spain
Best Philosophical Film
WINNER: Where Is Now – Michaela Lind – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Fortunale – Giulia Badalassi – Italy
Best Existential Drama
WINNER: Good Choice, Joseph – James Farrell – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION: Dante, el prisionero de la torre – Frank Reyes – Spain
Best Action Drama
WINNER: Mute, Deaf & Blind – Tom Block, Raúl Piñero – Germany
HONORABLE MENTION: A Family Matter – John Anthony – United States
Best Crime Drama
WINNER: A Family Matter – John Anthony – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Bleed – Max August – Canada
Best Noir
WINNER: Lunenklang – Daniel Wolters – Germany
HONORABLE MENTION: Jane – Kelby Thwaits – United States
Best Drama Thriller
WINNER: Ghapan – Ehsan Mousavian – Iran
HONORABLE MENTION: Out of Control – Ole Andreas Hagen – Nor
Best Psychological Thriller
WINNER: Convoluted – Mohamed Fareed – Bahrain
HONORABLE MENTION: The Box – Angela Andronache – United States
Best Fantasy Drama
WINNER: Bat Diary – Silvano Plank – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Pants Labyrinth – Simon Jones, Kaylee Nicholas – United Kingdom
Best Historical Drama
WINNER: Secrets of the Runes – Christin Unwod Dorga – Norway
HONORABLE MENTION: ÀSAKA – D (Edduardo Viera) – Spain
Best Romantic Drama
WINNER: ATLS – Mishka Balilty – Canada
HONORABLE MENTION: The Feeling Part – Jesse Lowell Anholt – United States
Best Family
WINNER: Apart – Luca Pirero, Karl Martin – Sweden
HONORABLE MENTION: A Long Journey – Mira Kim – Republic of Korea
Best Horror
WINNER: Whispers on Red Lake – Adrian Campbell – Canada
HONORABLE MENTION: Reality – Alan Luna – Argentina
Best Surreal Film
WINNER: The Dance of the Nain Rouge – Eric Millikin – United States
HONORABLE MENTION:
Almanach – Saba Noneshvili – Germany
Alchemy – Brandon Polanco – United States
Best Animation
WINNER: Bubbleman Superstar Mission El Cobra – Alban Gily, Thierry Bonneau – France
HONORABLE MENTION: Oniris – Nano Bor – Argentina
Best LGBTQ+
WINNER: 11 Blocks To Go: The Bet – Nathaniel P. Claridad – Usa
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
WINNER: Monochromic – Katie Farmin – Usa
HONORABLE MENTION: Lo spazio abitato e il mistero dell’acqua e della terra – Neto Leão – Italy
Best Young Director
WINNER: Strings – Ava Pearson, Eleanor Smith, Nina Zandvliet – United Kingdom
HONORABLE MENTION: Your Song – Mirela Araujo – United States
Best Soundtrack
WINNER: The Culters – Jody Shane Dean – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Water – Corinne Duchesne – Canada
Best Editing
WINNER: The Great Basin! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Desert – Eric Weeks – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Tapped Out – United States
Best Screenplay
WINNER: Gobelin – Leonardo Gasperoni – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Sunset Phenomena – Linda Pallotta – Usa
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Baron Munchausen (Karl) – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine
HONORABLE MENTION: You are special – Ilya Noyabrev – Ukraine
Best Vfx
WINNER: Committed – Jennie Jarvis – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Warrior Shi-Kan – José Bibian – Netherlands
Best Actor/Actress
WINNER: A Love Not Lost – John Anthony – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Mountain Man – Doug Reiser – United States
Best Producer
WINNER: Just Like Every Morning – Claudio Rossi Massimi – Italy
HONORABLE MENTION: Cassandra Venice – Hugo Justin Teugels – Belgium
Best Makeup, Hairstyling or Costumes
WINNER: Glaistig – Tatjana Bluchel – United States
HONORABLE MENTION: Brim Broome Boulevard – PJ Magerko-Liquorice – Usa
Best Title
WINNER: We Have Bleach – Aisha Salaudeen – Nigeria
HONORABLE MENTION: Its Me – Fraser Clements – United Kingdom
Best Movie Poster
WINNER: Downgrade – Szilvia Szakács – Hungary
HONORABLE MENTION: The Basket Lady – Jerilynn Arnold, Joey Lopez – United States
