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Medusa Film Festival

20252024202320222021

Jury Prize

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Best Actress

  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Winner
    • Dawna Lee Heising
    • Dark Classics
    Eye on Excellence Productions

Best Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Albertina

    8.2 (13)
    Luiz Fernando F. Machado(director)
    Companhia Boanova Cinema Regional

Best Feature All Genres

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves

    6.1 (211)
    Aki Aleong
    Conchita Gonzales Aleong
    Ari Shan Aleong
    Dawna Lee Heising
    Dustin Ferguson
    ACE Studios
    Mustard Seed Media Group
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves

    6.1 (211)
    Aki Aleong
    Conchita Gonzales Aleong
    Ari Shan Aleong
    Dawna Lee Heising
    Dustin Ferguson
    ACE Studios
    Mustard Seed Media Group

Best Male Director

  • Winner
    • Nima Valibeigi
    • Wound
  • Winner
    • Nima Valibeigi
    • Wound
  • Winner
    • Luiz Fernando F. Machado(director)
    • Albertina
    Companhia Boanova Cinema Regional

Best Mid-Length

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wound

    Nima Valibeigi
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wound

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wound

    Nima Valibeigi
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wound

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Routine

    7.9 (25)
    Russ Emanuel(producer, director)
    Emile Haris(writer)
    Bill Victor Arucan(executive producer)
    Russem Productions

Best Short Comedy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Throne Alone

    Jason Gregg
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Cancerous Cycle

Best Short Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Belle-Ile in Acadie

    8.2 (7)
    Phil Comeau

Best Short Screenwriting

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Trailer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Routine

    7.9 (25)
    Russ Emanuel(producer, director)
    Emile Haris(writer)
    Bill Victor Arucan(executive producer)
    Russem Productions

Festival Award

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Best Actor

  • Reluctant Detective World Premier 2014
    Winner
    • Christopher Annino
    • Covid Karma
    Orange Mittai Productions
  • Winner
    • Kiarash Pourmohammad
    • Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca
    • Pedro Sánchez
    • Lion

Best Actress

  • Kassandra Escandell
    Winner
    • Kassandra Escandell
    • Hands of Destiny
  • Winner
    • Mina Sohrabizade
    • Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca
  • Sophie Ablett
    Winner
    • Sophie Ablett
    • The Treehouse
    • Tania Mercader
    • Lion

Best Animation Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Derelict

    7.7 (14)
    Dante D'Anthony
    Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
    Dawna Lee Heising
    Olas Hayes Productions

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Memory Lane

    James Lenzie
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

    Hamed Zhian
  • [object Object]

    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Juanma Postigo

Best Director

  • Tom Phillips
    Winner
    • Tom Phillips(Producer)
    • Chasing the Dead
    Higher Ground Productions
  • Davide Melini
    Winner
    • Davide Melini
    • Lion

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Life Drawing

    Sharia Lynn Davis
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Bloom

    8.5 (11)
    Luke Gil
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

    Hamed Zhian
  • [object Object]

    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Daniel Salinas

Best Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Ronins

    Toshi Asaka
    Kohji Katoh
  • [object Object]
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    Chest

    4.5 (417)
    Aaron Irons(writer)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Killers at Play

    6.7 (31)
    Larry Degala
    Cards-at-Play Films
    12th Season
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    We Need Rent Money

    5.8 (8)
    Blake Laitner
    Laitner Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Vengeance Served Cold

    4.4 (44)
    Jacqueline White
    Shaan Davis
    Brian Mclaughlin
    Dayevis Studios
    Aardvark Bazaar Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Still Human

    9.0 (121)
    David Albert Habif(Director)

Best Feature All Genres

  • Winner

    Best Feature Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vengeance Served Cold

      4.4 (44)
      Jacqueline White
      Shaan Davis
      Brian Mclaughlin
      Dayevis Studios
      Aardvark Bazaar Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Covid Karma

      9.0 (23)
      Biju Viswanath
      Christopher Annino
      Orange Mittai Productions

    Best Feature Screenwriting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath the Trees

      Sophia Porter
      Tracy Morse
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brothers of Babylon

      Gabriel Womack(Writer)
      Best Feature Screenwriter - 14th Season
    • Winner

      Hangman

      Shlok Shukla(Writer)

    Best Female Director

    • Lena Baez
      Winner
      • Lena Baez(director)
      • Distorted Mirrors
    • Winner
      • Jane Ashmore
      • Love

    Best Male Director

    • On the Set of "Hate Thyself"
      Winner
      • Shivaan Makker
      • Pastiche
    • Nick Hiratsuka
      Winner
      • Nick Hiratsuka
      • Bloom
    • Robbie Dias
      Winner
      • Robbie Dias
      • Hands of Destiny
    • Winner
      • Nima Valibeigi
      • Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

    Best Med Length Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pastiche

      8.7 (16)
      Shivaan Makker

    Best Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      7 7

      8.7 (16)
      Kate Mior
      SpaceCowboy.io

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pastiche

      8.7 (16)
      Shivaan Makker
      Sullivan McGuffin
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

      Nima Valibeigi
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Fabel Aguilera
      LV Hair

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Man and the Smoking King

      Josh Maslaki
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Goodbye

      9.4 (5)
      Federica Alice Carlino
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dieabolical

      9.3 (8)
      Ray Brady(director)
      Aron Rapacioli(actor)
      Ann Reis(actress)
      Annika Ulrich(actress)
      Antigone Duchesne(actress)
      Sandrine Isenbart(actress)
      Cathleen Vovsey(actress)
      Liudmila Rehbinder(actress)
      Georgia Moir(actress)
      Megan Florence(actress)
      Rita Oom(actress)
      Joran Zeitler(actor)
      Mark Normandy(producer)
      David B. Craik(producer)
      David Shine(director of photography)
      Anne Nauth-Misir(producer)
      International School of Screen Acting (ISSA)
      UKFILM.CO
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An Obscure Voyage

      Dave Murray
      DIT Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      UnOrdinary Love

      Amanda Glass
      Curtis Brown
      Nice But Feisty
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Forgive or Forget

      Charlotte Sharland
      Moonchild Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jigging

      Emma Zadow(Writer/Actor/Co-director)
      Alex Shipman(DOP)
      Screen South
      BBC Arts Production

    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One

      Dante D'Anthony
      Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
      Dawna Lee Heising
      Olas Hayes Productions

    Best Short Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Subscribe

      5.4 (8)
      Kenny Hotz
      Matt Marek
      Nate Mills
      Cinefornia
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just Another Day in Reno

      Nicolas Bullentini
      Mad Wife Productions I

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Trust Game

      8.7 (19)
      Aaron Dykes(writer/director)
      Melissa Dykes(director/producer)
      Truthstream Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      D-CYPL: Beats, Rhymes and Creation

      Greg L. Hines(Producer)
      Christopher T. Collins(Sound Track)
      Sound Mind Films
      Mindless Sound Records
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mind + Body = Self Love

      Attila(director/producer)
      Atka Films
      Just Act Films
    • [object Object]

      Mind + Body = Self Love

      Attila(director/producer)
      Atka Films
      Just Act Films

    Best Short Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Loved Me

      Greg L. Hines(director)
      Stephen C. Sebastiao(actor)
      Vernae Taylor(actress)
      Sound Mind Films
      Mindless Sound Records
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On-Off Licence

      Mark Field
      A.M.N Collective
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

      Nima Valibeigi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God, is That You?

      Maya Gray

    Best Short Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unconscious

      9.4 (76)
      Christos Arfanis
      Red Light Independent Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Purple Case

      Kostya Yezagelian
      David Sarian
      Greg S. Reid
      Unreal Video Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Succor Forlorn

      7.0 (5)
      Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hiems Ex Machina; Winter Cinematic Experiments

      Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman(director)
      Black UniGryphon
      Best Short Experimental Hiems Ex Machina; Winter Cinematic Experiments

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tell Tale Heart

      9.0 (70)
      McClain Lindquist
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elbows

      7.2 (10)
      Hayden Hewitt(Director)
      Daz Lawrence(producer)
      Ken Sunter(executive producer)
      Black Octopus Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      T'ho aspettata da una vita

      James La Motta(director)
      Source of Emotions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sandman

      Brooke deRosa
      Trial Run Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Welcome to Oneg

      Delphine Batier
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      MAYA the Sacrifice (Teaser)

      Paolo Bertola(director)
      Zatori Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lunatic

      Paolo Bertola(VFX Supervisor)
      Zatori Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonata Para Un Calendario

      Carmen Rosa Vargas(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trust Me

      Delly Allen(producer)
      Nino Oz(director)
      Anna Maria Mojo(writer)
      Charline Garnier(writer)
      Rebellion Army
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mátalos y no vuelvas sola

      6.3 (7)
      Enrique Novials(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Last Call

      Rick Shepherd
      Sarang Sharma
      Are We Rolling Yet Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

      Nima Valibeigi

    Best Short Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crimson Red

      Greg L. Hines(Director)
      Stephen C. Sebastiao(Cinematographer)
      Raissa Nelson(Actress)
      Sound Mind Films
      Mindless Sound Records
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coffee with Friends

      Jimmie Rogers
      Eagle Road
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pastiche

      8.7 (16)
      Shivaan Makker
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Karma Highway

      Jim Cannatelli
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stitches

      Colin David MacDonald
      Nicole Barron
      onStream Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hands of Destiny

      9.1 (12)
      Robbie Dias
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini
      Fabel Aguilera
      LV Hair
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Down and Out in Vampire Hills

      8.6 (45)
      Craig Railsback
      Renah Wolzinger
      Dawna Lee Heising
      Eye on Excellence Productions
      Railsback Productions
      Renzone Music
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fallen Elves

      Kenneth Perkins
      Failsafe Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

      Nima Valibeigi

    Best Short LGBTQ+

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Out

      Seth Chitwood
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aces

      6.5 (38)
      Jordan-Paige Sudduth
      JayPay Productions

    Best Short Poster

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Deal

      8.9 (13)
      McGregory Frederique(Director)
      McGregory Media Productions
      Best Short Poster

    Best Short Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Forgive or Forget

      Charlotte Sharland
      Moonchild Pictures

    Best Short Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blacked Box

      Julian Hampton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Amytal Therapy

      Filippo M. Prandi(Co-Director / Producer / Writer)
      Valentina Caniglia(Co-Director)
      Majox Films

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca

      Mohsen Mousavi
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Christian Valente

    Best Composer

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Francesco Tresca

    Best Poster

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Manuel Espinosa Quiros

    Best Short Screenwriting

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini

    First Season Award

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    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Shattered Diamond

      3.4 (167)
      Troubadour Films

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mine Since Birth

      Lily Rogers(actress)
      Jazzmen Gentle(actress)
      Shanita Brown(writer/director)
      Henrique Eller(cinematographer)
      Chris Fierro(editor)
      Whitney L.(actress)
      Erik Helsen(actor)
      Hajj Gentle Jr.(production assistant)
      O'rius Brown(production assistant)

    Thirteen Season Award

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    Best Actor

    • Ben Cable
      Winner
      • Ben Cable
      • Don't Be Afraid

    Best Short Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Pivot

      Chris Harcum
      Elephant Run District

    Best Short Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No

      Kalyan Mantri(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Don't Be Afraid

      Matthew Winters
      Ben Cable

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Doll's Postman

      Mazahir Rahim
      Rahim Films

    Best Short Poster

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No

      Kalyan Mantri(director)

    Sixteen Season Award

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    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Being a Dog

      7.1 (7)
      Felix Swahn(director)
      Swahn Productions

    Best Short Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Disconnected

      Hervé Remion(director)
      Plan D Films

    Eighteen Season Award

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    Best Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Family Forest

      Louis Mouchet

    Seventeen Season Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brume

      8.8 (5)
      Hanna Marie Biørnstad(director of photography)

    Best Female Director

    • Maureen Payne-Hahner
      Winner
      • Maureen Payne-Hahner(Director)
      • Brume

    Best Mid-Length Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brume

      8.8 (5)
      Maureen Payne-Hahner(Director)

    Best Short Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Phone Gal

      Laura Lewis-Barr
      Inspirare Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Being a Dog

      7.1 (7)
      Felix Swahn(director)
      Swahn Productions

    Tenth Season Award

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Elsewhere

      Kerry Fleming
      333 Productions

    Eighth Season Award

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    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Downing the Anchors

      Nathanial D. House(director)

    Best Male Director

    • Nathanial D. House
      • Nathanial D. House(director)
      • Downing the Anchors

    Second Season Award

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    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dystopia

      6.0 (9)
      Bellopropello(director)

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