November – December 2024
November – December 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Film
Winner: The Keys – Chris Spargo – United Kingdom
Best International Film
Winner: Whenever You’re Ready – Chimaobim Nathan – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Notas de Cambio – Mauricio Uribarri – Mexico
Best American Film
Winner: Old well – Andrés Hernández Covarrubias – Mexico
Honorable Mention: Barbarie – Ciro Ayala – Argentina
Best European Film
Winner: The Crone – Catherine Kasima Kanda – Poland
Honorable Mention: Abisso Femminile – Graziella Lavanga – Italy
Best Asian Film
Winner: Devil – Hye-min PARK – Korea
Honorable Mention: A whisper – Takashi Miwa – Japan
Best Italian Film
Winner: Commodo – Elettra Gotti – Italy
Honorable Mention: My beloved – Paolo Franzelletti – Italy
Best Lombard Film
Winner: Vivere in Apnea – Enrico Berretti, Sara Bronzetti – Italy
Honorable Mention: Liberi Respiri – Lory Muratti – Italy
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Winner: Revolution or Bust – Simon Jones, Joe Bilton – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Adam – Yaniv Bloch – Israel
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes)
Winner: Holding – Saber Gharazi – Iran
Honorable Mention: Thunderstory – Margaret Emdal – Norway
Best Standard Short (between 10 and 20 minutes)
Winner: Lucky Break – Oleg Iakovlev – Germany
Honorable Mention: Out of Control – Ole Andreas Hagen – Norway
Best Medium Length (under 60 min)
Winner: VITA – Voices of Life and Victory – Torben Skjødt Jensen – Denmark
Honorable Mention: Adelah d’Afghanistan – principessa ribelle – Patrizia Lazzari, Mariana Giurlani – Italy
Best Low-Budget Film
Winner: El Poder del Diálogo – Miguel García Bernal – Spain
Honorable Mention: Only YUDANA – Ami Mochizuki – Japan
Best Original Idea
Winner: The first image of the world – Francois Giard – Canada
Honorable Mention: Cells (Celle) – Tommaso Imbimbo – Italy
Best Debut Film
Winner: Bir Sinefilin Dramı – Özgür Nuri Çiçek – Turkey
Honorable Mention: Asla Vazgeçme – veysel Özgür Sağlam – Turkey
REALITY AWARDS
Best Drama
Winner: Portrait of a Smile – Grant Clover, Michael Metzler Jr. – United States
Honorable Mention: Just a Fist – Mostafa Yeganeh – Iran
Best Realistic Film
Winner: Look in the Window – Donna-Lynne Larson – Canada
Honorable Mention: Take Your Path – Robert Velkey, Donatella Váradi, Iringó Váradi – Hungary
Best Experimental Film
Winner: Atlantic Poems – La Force – Florian Felix Koch – Germany
Honorable Mention: Stage – Kartikey Sehgal – India
Best Inclusive Film (LGBTQ+)
Winner: Secret Identity – Gurjoeth Singh Bassra – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: The Yard – Cameron Moon – United Kingdom
Best Documentary
Winner: The persistent – Eren Aybars Arpacik – Turkey
Honorable Mention: The othering – Harshit Patil, Veechika Durga Pingali – India
Best Animated Film
Winner: Memories of the little pond – Yeon Choi – United States
Honorable Mention: Oniris – Nano Bor – Argentina
Best Social Drama
Winner: Alice – Kamil Hardin – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: Scar – Manuel Loureiro – Portugal
Best War/Western/History
Winner: When the autumn comes – Pedro Moreno Del Oso – Spain
Honorable Mention: The Stones of Rome – Sean Tansey – Greece
Best Family Drama
Winner: See Me As I Go – Jamie Johnstone – United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: Stop Time – Paul Schwartz- United States
Best Female Drama
Winner: How Can You Be Born – Gabriella Keren Sternfeld, Ori Shemer – Israel
Honorable Mention: Soul Tide – Carmina Cordelia – United Kingdom
Best Comedy/Irony
Winner: The Notice – Yelisey Kazakevich – United States
Honorable Mention: The Kid – Tamara Aalto – Finland, Spain
Best Horror/Mystery
Winner: The Ferris Wheel – Victoria Mukhonko – Russian Federation
Honorable Mention: The Staircase of Lost Dreams – Takeshi Kinugasa – Japan
Best Action/Thriller
Winner: Marteau, clé anglaise & tournevis (Hammer, Wrench & Screwdriver) – Gabriel Vilandré – Canada
Honorable Mention: Infinitesimal – Luis Costa – France
Best Web/TV Pilot/TV Series
Winner: The Celebrant – Kate Armon, Craig Smith – Australia
Honorable Mention: The Knowing: Webseries – James Brown Orleans – United States
Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Futuristic
Winner: Neon Lights – Vinicius Bellemo – Italy
Honorable Mention: An Astrophotographer’s Journey Through The Universe – William Preising – United States
Best Jobs/Works Drama
Winner: Make No Mistake – Ryan Nah – Hong Kong
Honorable Mention: The Soul’s View – Brandon Velazquez – United States
Best Romance
Winner: A Lone Streetlight – Talila Frank – Israel
Honorable Mention: Possible Love – Brandon Mcwhorter – United States
Best Music/Musical
Winner: The Girl from Fedamore – Matthew Rockett – Ireland
Honorable Mention: Piano in the Field – Joel Louis Varjassy – Canada
Best Crime/Violence Drama
Winner: I love you – Rafael Maria Friebe – Germany
Honorable Mention: Jane – Kelby Thwaits – United States
TECHNICAL AWARDS
Best Director
Winner: Cutting Edge – Wang Wang – China
Honorable Mention: Golden Wings: Fifty Year Flight Path – Caleb Mills Stewart – United States
Best Young Director
Winner: Stand Up Straight – Yibo Zhou – China
Honorable Mention: Ashes – Ioannis Mathioudakis – Greece
Best Soundtrack
Winner: Venus Flytrap – Marc Pubreuil – France
Honorable Mention: Picture Break – Pedro Nogueira – Portugal
Best Editing
Winner: Kumeyaay Land – Dylan Verrechia – Mexico
Honorable Mention: The Barn – Jonathan Paul Brooker, Chichester Filmmakers – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay
Winner: Lo spazio abitato e il mistero dell’acqua e della terra – Andrea Sedini, Isabelle Cedotti, Neto Leão – Italy
Honorable Mention: One Minute of Unconsciousness – Eliana Cordova – United States, Peru
Best Cinematography
Winner: Two Wheels One Job – Joel Zeiser – Ireland
Honorable Mention: A Moth on a Bomb – Oleg Stepanov – Germany
Best Vfx
Winner: Runenes Hemmeligt – Christin Unwod Dorga – Norway
Honorable Mention: Fantasia – Dian Wang – China
Best Actor/Actress
Winner: The Torn – Sagar Kohli – India
Honorable Mention: Lotus – Bryce Mackie, Brennan Collins – United States
Best Producer
Winner: Camino – Gabe McCauley – United States
Honorable Mention: L’età della pietra – Antonio Malfitano – Italy
Best Movie Poster
Winner: Darcine’s Day – Aaron Goffman – United States
Honorable Mention: To Belong – Mats Landström – Sweden
Best Title
Winner: After Death – Matthew Collins – United States
Honorable Mention: A Curious Woman – Kelby Thwaits – United States
