Rome International Movie Awards (2021)

Rome International Movie Awards

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Best Mystery

Winner
Where Is Lucy?
9.2 (5)

Best Original Score

Winner
Andetaget
Andreu Jacob(composer)
Vendela Brännborn Production

Best Poster

Winner
The Great Salami Breakout
Josie Montano
Montano Productions
Winner
Andetaget
Redrow(VFX ARTIST)
Vendela Brännborn Production

Best Romantic Film

Winner
Paris: Time After Time
Ronnie Bugay

Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Josef Säterhagen(actor)
Andetaget
Vendela Brännborn Production
Winner
Franco Oppini
Sacrificio disumano

Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Francesca Nunzi
Sacrificio disumano

Best Thriller

Winner
Sacrificio disumano
4.2 (7)
Pierfrancesco Campanella

Best Trailer

Winner
The Great Salami Breakout
Josie Montano
Montano Productions

Best Western

Winner
Killer Miller
7.3 (14)

Best Young Actress

Winner
Caterina Messina(actress)
PrimaVera

August Award

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Best Actor

Winner
Henrik Norman
Stroke of Midnight

Best Actress

Winner
Kiri Hartig
Breaking & Entering

Best Cinematography

Winner
Breaking & Entering
Stefano Milla(cinematographer)
Motu Productions

Best Director

Winner
Michael William Hogan
Breaking & Entering

Best Feature Film

Winner
Exchange Eternal
Paint Vk
Dark Static Productions

Best Mystery

Winner
A Dark Visit
Roger Betancourt(director)

Best Sci-Fi

Winner
Over the Skyline
Marco Gentili
Goodfellas Motion Pictures

Best Sound Design

Winner
A Dark Visit
Roger Betancourt(sound designer)

Best Young Actor

Winner
Luca Lorenzi
Over the Skyline

September Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
Courtney St. Gelais
Sierra Berkeley Fisher
Lady Film Media
Winner
The Death of an Artist
Daria Sarmientos(actress)
Derek McAlister(actor)

Best Action

Winner
Ravage
Dondi Inferno Productions

Best Actor

Winner
Jeremy Irvine
Cognition
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Actress

Winner
Barbara Spevack
When the Ticking Stops

Best Animation

Winner
Smithy
Xi Chen(director)
song titles, mouse city suite

Best Cinematography

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
David Ruzicka

Best Comedy

Winner
No fitness - no love
Yuri Maslak
Olga Tugaeva
I.E. Yuri Maslak

Best Costume Design

Winner
Cognition
6.5 (2.6K)
Heidi Miller
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Director

Winner
Michael Moutsatsos
Ravage
Winner
Ravi Ajit Chopra
Cognition
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Documentary

Winner
Committed to the Craft
Think Global Media Group

Best Drama

Winner
Tears of Guilt
Daniel Harrington(director)

Best Editing

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
Lea Marie Heller
David Shaw

Best First Time Director

Winner
Kamran Qureshi
Only Love Matters

Best Horror

Winner
When the Ticking Stops
Barbara Spevack
UniCornis

Best LGBT

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
Lisa Marie Tedesco
Lady Film Media

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Winner
When the Ticking Stops
Nicola Sturrock
UniCornis

Best Original Score

Winner
Fadi Awad - Till the End
Fadi Awad

Best Original Screenplay

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
Lisa Marie Tedesco
Lady Film Media

Best Producer

Winner
Cognition
6.5 (2.6K)
Ravi Ajit Chopra
Col Goudie
Michael Wood
Michael R. Demmerle
Zhe Zhang
John Lesand
Zein Kurdi
Rob van den Bragt
Adom Frempong
Andrew Masanto
David Sheldon-Hicks
Patrick Spreng
Chris Swney
Anthony Alleyne
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Production Design

Winner
Spin
9.2 (12)
David Shaw
Lady Film Media

Best Romantic Film

Winner
Only Love Matters
9.1 (33)
Iram Qureshi(producer)
Kamran Qureshi(executive producer)
KQ Movies

Best Sci-Fi

Winner
Cognition
6.5 (2.6K)
Ravi Ajit Chopra
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Special Makeup

Winner
Ravage
Melayni Gracia Gage

Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Andrew Scott
Cognition
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Lucy Russell
Cognition
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Trailer

Winner
Cognition
6.5 (2.6K)
Ravi Ajit Chopra
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Young Actor

Winner
Milo Panni
Cognition
A Talash Video Centre Production

Best Young Actress

Winners
Yuri Maslak
Olga Tugaeva
Yana Derlish
No fitness - no love
I.E. Yuri Maslak

October Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
Ofelia
Beatriz Aguirre
Guillermo Romano

Best Actor

Winner
Stephen Sorrentino
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat
Even Stephen Productions

Best Actress

Winner
Carly Bayer
Luv 2 Dance

Best Cinematography

Winner
Pierre & Jeanne
7.2 (9)
Vincent Le Borgne
Sazia Films
Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)
Jason Lamar Ricketts
Jay Podmore

Best Comedy

Winner
Luv 2 Dance
Madeline Leary

Best Costume Design

Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)

Best Crime

Winner
The Decipio
8.8 (12)
Jason Gullifer
Alexander Klebanoff
Deon Williams

Best Dark Comedy Short

Winner
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat
7.1 (8)
Stephen Sorrentino
Even Stephen Productions

Best Director

Winner
Marco Gosalvez
Como tú

Best Documentary Feature

Winner
The Dalai Lama: Scientist
7.9 (119)
Dawn Gifford Engle
Winner
Committed to the Craft
Nathan Taupez Scinto
Think Global Media Group

Best Documentary Featurette

Winner
Göz Açip Kapayincaya Kadar
7.2 (79)
Cem Adiyaman(director)
GoGo Project
GO Yapim

Best Documentary Short

Winner
Emily's Do
Gary Beeber

Best Drama

Winner
Como tú
Marco Gosalvez
Rehearsal
Omar Aziz

Best Editing

Winner
The Decipio
8.8 (12)
Jason Gullifer
Selinda Zhou
Winner
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat
7.1 (8)
Eric Carosella

Best Feature Film

Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)

Best First Time Director

Winner
Fabiola Stevenson
Ofelia

Best Original Score

Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)
Reid Anderson
Winner
Fake World
Sean Skye Mengis

Best Producer

Winner
The Decipio
8.8 (12)
Alexander Klebanoff
Deon Williams

Best Production Design

Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)

Best Romantic

Winner
Ofelia
Fabiola Stevenson

Best Sci-Fi

Winner
A Movie with Subtitles
Ömer Faruk Aykut

Best Sound Design

Winner
A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat
7.1 (8)
Cole Sansom
Winner
Enemy of the Heart
9.0 (23)
Jason Lamar Ricketts
Jay Podmore

Best Special Make up

Winner
The Decipio
8.8 (12)
Christine Serrano

Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Paco Moya
Como tú

Best Trailer

Winner
Apocalypse
Roberto Loiacono(director)
F.D.T. Studio
Winner
Case# 3809 - The Eldritch Mortician
Jose G. Evangelista

Best VFX

Winner
Case# 3809 - The Eldritch Mortician
Jose G. Evangelista

Best Young Actor

Winner
Jack O'Connor
Enemy of the Heart

Best Young Actress

Winner
Ludovica D'Antona(actress)
Apocalypse
F.D.T. Studio
Winner
Noelia Finocchiaro
Fake World

Honorable Mention

Winner
Rehearsal
Omar Aziz

November Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Shannon Brown
Carla Abruzzo
Two 9 Productions

Best Acting Ensemble

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Shannon Brown
Carla Abruzzo
Ric Morgan
Bruce Spielbauer
Suzette Brown
Two 9 Productions

Best Actor

Winner
Shannon Brown
For Hannah
Two 9 Productions

Best Actress

Winner
Carla Abruzzo
For Hannah
Two 9 Productions

Best Costume Design

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Gary Nocco
Two 9 Productions

Best Director

Best Director First Film

Winner
Alireza Beigi
The Cemetery

Best Experimental Film

Winner
Seam
Alireza Beigi
Winner
Potemkin village
Prakhar Gautam
Parindey Storytellers

Best Feature Film

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
John Wesley Norton
Two 9 Productions
Boomstick Films
S2 Digital Films

Best Featurette Documentary

Winner
The Dalai Lama: Scientist
7.9 (119)
Dawn Gifford Engle
Ivan Suvanjieff
Elizabeth Holloway
PeaceJam Productions

Best Original Score

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
DC McAuliffe
Two 9 Productions

Best Original Screenplay

Winner
Master Speesa!
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Monica Malek-Yonan

Best Producers

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Suzette Brown
John Wesley Norton
Two 9 Productions

Best Production Design

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Crystal Forlano
Two 9 Productions

Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Suzette Brown
For Hannah
Two 9 Productions
Winner
Bruce Spielbauer
For Hannah
Two 9 Productions

Best sound design

Winner
For Hannah
5.8 (76)
Jacob Brown
Two 9 Productions

December Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
The Fishnet Hypothesis
5.4 (8)
Elizabeth Fields
Trever Bowen
Woodland Studios

Best Actor

Winner
Elizabeth Fields
Welcome Home
Woodland Studios

Best Actor Revelation

Winner
Malik Gervais-Aubourg
Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
Babel films

Best Actress Revelation

Winner
Charlee-Ann Paul
Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
Babel films

Best Comedy Feature Script

Winner
Master Speesa!
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Monica Malek-Yonan

Best Dark Comedy

Winner
The Fishnet Hypothesis
5.4 (8)
Elizabeth Fields
Woodland Studios

Best Director

Winner
Eric Piccoli
Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
Babel films

Best Documentary (Feature)

Winner
Yaruki
5.6 (16)
Eadweard R. York

Best First Time Director

Winner
Elizabeth Fields
The Fishnet Hypothesis
Woodland Studios

Best Horror

Winner
Welcome Home
Elizabeth Fields
Woodland Studios

Best LGBTQ

Winner
Bi the Way
Samuel Vargas
Vargas Production

Best Music Video

Winner
Elyaz: Remember Home
Mauro Elias Morone(Director)

Best Original Score

Winner
Elyaz: Remember Home
Mauro Elias Morone(songwriter)

Best Poster

Winner
Master Speesa!
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Monica Malek-Yonan
Winner
Master Speesa!
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Monica Malek-Yonan

Best Production Design

Winner
Bi the Way
Samuel Vargas
Vargas Production

Best Short Film - Comedy

Winner
Bizzarro e Fantastico
8.2 (37)
Kris Krainock

Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Sarah-Maxine Racicot
Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
Babel films

Best Webseries

Winner
Je voudrais qu'on m'efface
8.6 (180)
Eric Piccoli
Babel films

January Award

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BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM

Winner
Exchange offer
9.0 (16)
Saunak Mitra
Colour Purple Films

Best Actress

Winner
Roberta Barbiero(actress)
Stem Cell

Best Director

Winners
Mehrad Sepahnia(Director)
Atefeh Kheirabadi(Director)
Kommen und Gehen
Winner
Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio(director)
Stem Cell
Winner
Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio
Stem Cell

Best Documentary Featurette

Winner
Under Threat
Ewa Stankiewicz(director)

Best Experimental

Winner
Kommen und Gehen
Mehrad Sepahnia(Director)
Atefeh Kheirabadi(Director)
Winner
Un giorno per volta
Maurizio Nardi
(Director)

Best Fantasy

Winner
Surreal Night (remastered)
Besnik Prekazi(Director)
Shem Asllani(Director)
TrackWays Film

Best First Time Director

Winner
Yuanting Tina Luo
The Anniversary

Best Horror

Winner
Lace Monster
Adam Fiske(director)

Best LGBTQ

Winner
The Light Touch
3.0 (242)
Robert MacLean
Pretentious Pictures

Best Original Score

Winner
Un giorno per volta

Best Producer

Winner
Breadcrumbs
Lilia Le Dieu
Winner
Breadcrumbs
Sholpan Murabuldayeva

Best Screenplay

Winner
Un giorno per volta
Loredana Di Nolfo(writer)

Best Special Makeup

Winner
Stem Cell
5.3 (36)
Sara Sacchi(makeup artist)
Dario Saini(makeup artist)

Best Supporting Actor

Winner
M.K. Raina
Exchange offer
Colour Purple Films

Best Thriller

Winner
Stem Cell
5.3 (36)
Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio(director)
Winner
Stem Cell
5.3 (36)
Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio

Best Music Video - January 2021

Highland Home
8.0 (5)
Dan Schaefer
Rex Post

February Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
Student fitness
Yuri Maslak
Olga Tugaeva
Yana Derlish
Daria Bondarenko
I.E. Yuri Maslak

Best Acting Ensemble

Winner
Fair Play (remastered)
Besnik Prekazi(Director)
Visar Kasa(Actor)
Vjosa Selmani(Actress)
Vesa Nishliu(Actress)
Aashi Saraf(Actress)
Ali Hoti(Actor)
Ibrahim Damati(Director)
Islam Damati(Actor)
Edis Tuna(Actor)
Fidan Tuna(Actor)
Enes Xhemili(Actros)
Andi Pllana(Actor)
Mentor Tahiri(Actor)
TrackWays Film

Best Actress

Winner
Andrea Adamson
Sirin

Best Animation

Winner
LightFall
Hermann Kayode
Winner
Justin and the Werloobee
Ellen Weisberg Ken Yoffe
Lonely Lane Productions

Best Cinematography

Winner
Sirin
Austin Farmer

Best Comedy

Winner
Student fitness
Yuri Maslak
Olga Tugaeva
I.E. Yuri Maslak

Best Crime

Winner
The Buzzer
8.5 (11)
Paolo Iavarone(producer)

Best Director

Winner
John Cheney
Sirin
Winner
Maurizio Nardi
Un giorno per volta

Best Documentary Short

Winner
Flushing
Sihan Cui(director)

Best Editing

Winner
Stages
Tom Gambale
MediaRacket

Best Experimental Film

Winner
Stages
Camille DeBiase
MediaRacket

Best First Time Director

Winner
Paolo Iavarone(director)
The Buzzer

Best Horror

Winner
Deep Hours
8.8 (5)
Luciano Ivanov(producer)
Alexandros Yiasemi(producer)
Lone Batch Productions

Best LGBTQ Schort

Winner
U Up?
6.3 (53)
Viktoria Szemeredy

Best Original Score

Winner
Sirin
Marden Pond

Best Original Screenplay

Winner
Sirin
John Cheney

Best Sound Design

Winner
Stages
Tom Gambale
MediaRacket

Best Thriller

Winner
Sirin
John Cheney

Best VFX

Winner
Justin and the Werloobee
Ellen Weisberg Ken Yoffe
Lonely Lane Productions

Best Web Series

Winner
Lower East Asides
9.8 (10)
Steve Becker

Best Young Actor

Winner
Visar Kasa
Fair Play (remastered)
TrackWays Film

Best sound design

Winner
Deep Hours
8.8 (5)
Hristo Dobrev(Sound Design)

Honorable Mention

Winner
Un giorno per volta
Claudio Amendola

March Award

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Best Acting Duo

Winner
Miss Mary Mack
8.7 (7)
Sydney Lovering
Lexie Lovering
Pink Boots Productions

Best Acting Ensemble

Winner
The Prince of North West
7.9 (20)
Todor Tragmar
Raffy Elliston
Richard Goss
James Mackie
Lloyd Morris
Kieran Slade
Oliver Jolliffe
Robert Killalay
Hindolo Koroma
Lisa Ronaghan

Best Actor

Winner
Chris Kerson
Rendezvous

Best Actress

Winner
Jessica Sharples
Jen, 28
Winner
Katarina Morhacova
Rendezvous

Best Animation

Winner
The Game Just Got Real
Bellopropello(director)

Best Comedy

Winner
The Tyro
Rami Hilmi(writer/director)
CHUMS Productions and All You Can Eat Films
Winner
The Guest - A Lockdown Story
Andrea Lombardo

Best Costume Design

Winner
Kaali Maati
9.3 (11)
Sanket Sawant

Best Crime

Winner
The Prince of North West
7.9 (20)
Todor Tragmar

Best Director

Winner
Seth Kozak
Rendezvous

Best Documentary Feature Film

Winner
Kaali Maati
9.3 (11)
Hemantkumar Mahale
HMG Entertainments

Best Documentary Featurette

Winner
The Love of Jesus
Holger Klussmann

Best Documentary Short

Winner
Belle-Ile in Acadie
8.2 (7)
Phil Comeau

Best Experimental

Winner
Les Petites Ailes' Mr. Blue
Inés Klein Alas

Best Feature Film

Winner
The Take Out Move
8.2 (54)
Andrew Simonian
Standard Media Company

Best First Time Director

Winner
Hemantkumar Mahale
Kaali Maati
HMG Entertainments

Best Make-up & Hairstyling

Winner
Rendezvous
9.2 (25)
Nikki Neal(key hairstylist & key makeup artist)
Emma Urquhart(assistant hairstylist & assistant make-up artist)

Best Music Video

Winner
Whirling Desert - Iasi Ensemble
Iasonas Psarakis(director)
Nikolas Gkinis(director)

Best Mystery Film

Winner
Rendezvous
9.2 (25)
Seth Kozak(producer)
Bob Kovacs(co-producer)
Joseph Kozak(executive producer)
Sean Washington(executive producer)
Will Tucker(executive producer)
A.W. Kozak(executive producer)
Mike Sutton(executive producer)
Bryan Nix(executive producer)
Mary-Clare McKenna(executive producer)
Deb Schmidt(executive producer)
Kelby V. Brake(executive producer)
Joshua Lasky(executive producer)
Dave Hickey(executive producer)
DET 4 Films