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Medusa Film Festival

20252024202320222021

Jury Prize

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Best Actor

  • Winners
    • Saleh Shahbazi
    • Alireza Firoozi
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Best Cinematography

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    Zero Coordinates

    William Narcis

Best Editing

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    Zero Coordinates

    William Narcis

Best Feature Documentary

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    João Ayres, Pintor Independente

    7.8 (17)
    Diogo Varela Silva(dircetor/producer)
    Sebastião Varela(producer)
    Hot Chilli Films

Best Feature Screenwriting

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    Delusional State: Television Show

    Tree Lowe(screenwriter)
    Vision Edge Media

Best Male Director

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    • Nima Valibeigi
    • Zero Coordinates

Best Mid-Length

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    Treble Me This

    Guy Nicholls
    Palm Haven Studios
    GTN Productions

Best Poster

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    Zero Coordinates

    Kimia Shamsi

Best Producer

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short Documentary

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    The Art Of Hustle: Homeless Street Artist

    Tysen Knight
    Tysen Knight Productions

Best Short Drama

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short Experimental

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short Horror

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Short Thriller

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    Zero Coordinates

    Nima Valibeigi

Best Sound Design

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    Zero Coordinates

    Farjam Arshadi

Best Trailer

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    Staycation

    7.2 (120)
    Russ Emanuel(producer, director)
    Emile Haris(writer)
    Bill Victor Arucan(executive producer)
    Russem Productions
    Alien Donut Films
    Bad Bob Productions
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    Winner

    Zero Coordinates

    William Narcis
    Nima Valibeigi

Festival Award

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Best Actor

  • Ben David Feldman
    Winner
    • Ben David Feldman
    • The Flash: Test Run
  • Hsu Chien Hsin
    Winners
    • Hsu Chien Hsin(Director)
    • Silvia Gangemi(Director of photography)
    • Bergamota
    Gorila Cinefilo Filmes
  • Hsu Chien Hsin
    Marcio Rosario
    Winners
    • Hsu Chien Hsin(Director)
    • Marcio Rosario(Actor)
    • Silvia Gangemi(Director of photography)
    • Bergamota
    Gorila Cinefilo Filmes
  • Winner
    • Felino Dolloso(actor)
    • Trumpet Player Series

Best Actress

  • Mila Troncoso
    Winner
    • Mila Troncoso(actress)
    • I Am Not Alone 2024
  • Allie Perez
    Winner
    • Allie Perez
    • Retrograde: For the Art
    Mexican Vanilla Productions
  • Aditi Sanghavi
    Winner
    • Aditi Sanghavi
    • The Flash: Test Run
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    Winner
    • Dawna Lee Heising
    • The Rose Wagon
    Peyton Slaven Productions

Best Cinematography

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    Rent-a-Man

    5.5 (126)
    Rafal Zlak
    Mysterian Film Group

Best Composer

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    The Flash: Test Run

    8.4 (8)
    Rom Dan Hoffman
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    Peace and Harmony

    Thomas G. Leary(Writer, Producer, Director, Performer)
    Mule Dog Records
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    Eternal Son

    9.0 (7)
    Sebastiano Della Bianchina
    Revolver Producciones

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Maximillian Decker
    • Retrograde: For the Art
    Mexican Vanilla Productions

Best Feature

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    The Chocolate Club

    Deborah Hadfield(director)
    Queen Bee Films

Best Feature Comedy

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    Dead End Meg

    Kenny Voelkel
    Carl Baumgartner
    Joshua J Franklin
    Nicole Brief
    Mark Owen
    Christopher Pastenes
    Janneke de Rooy
    Shane Taraschke
    Jason Basile
    Amanda Wisniewski
    Kayla Elizabeth
    Brad Case
    Simon Freitas
    C.S. Skates
    Brian Ustaszewski
    Ashley Crawford
    BK Productions
    Haunted Wonderland Productions
    Blood Pact Films

Best Feature Documentary

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    Winner

    George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom

    Armin Nasseri(director/producer)
    Kristin West(producer)
    Matt Chassin(producer)

Best Feature Experimental

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    Winner

    Ungleich

    9.4 (291)
    Rupert Joerg
    Felix Kraus
    Babette Rafael Romani
    Kristina Schippling
    Bianca Kennedy

Best Feature Screenwriting

  • Winner

    Darker Realities

    Pamela A. Perry(Pamela PerryGoulardt)
    FlyingCloud Studios

Best Female Director

  • Deborah Hadfield
    Winner
    • Deborah Hadfield(director)
    • The Chocolate Club
    Queen Bee Films

Best Male Director

  • John P Martinez
    Winner
    • John P Martinez
    • The Days of Knight: Chapter 3
    10-18 Films

Best Producer

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    Winner

    The Chocolate Club

    Jessica Brooks(producer)
    Deborah Hadfield(producer)
    Queen Bee Films
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    Winner

    The Days of Knight: Chapter 3

    9.1 (8)
    John P Martinez
    10-18 Films

Best Short

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    Winner

    I Am Not Alone 2024

    Michael J. Parks(director)
    Mila Troncoso(actor)
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    Winner

    The Flash: Test Run

    8.4 (8)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    O Tempo e a Vontade de Ficar

    Henrique Linhales Rangel
    UBI
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    Winner

    Trumpet Player Series

    9.1 (12)
    Ferry Lie(cinematographer)
    Felino Dolloso(actor)
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    Winner

    The Days of Knight: Chapter 3

    9.1 (8)
    John P Martinez
    10-18 Films

Best Short Animation

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    Drone Runner II

    Vincent Scuro
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Intoxikation

    8.2 (277)
    Kristina Schippling
    Matthias A.K. Zimmermann

Best Short Comedy

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    Winner

    The Creature from Epping Forest

    7.8 (9)
    Rodrig Andrisan(Director)
    Rodrig Andrisan Productions

Best Short Documentary

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    Winner

    Silver Pill

    Nousha Saidi
    Nousha Film
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Boxing Babylon the Story of Olympic Deva

    Alfredo De Braganza(Director/Producer/Writer)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Shoes

    Mouth That Roars
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    Winner

    Retrograde: For the Art

    Maximillian Decker
    Mexican Vanilla Productions
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    Twenty Something

    Darla Daniels
    Ralph Paras
    Austin Arnaldo
    Eddie S.
    Paul-Ford Manguelle
    Autumn T. Dang
    Limited Visual Productions

Best Short Sci-Fi

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    Winner

    Drone Runner II

    Vincent Scuro

Best Sound Design

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    People Power

    Shawn Lyon(sound mixer)

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    The Girl Made of Earth and Water

    Pamela A. Perry(Pamela PerryGoulardt)
    FlyingCloud Studios
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    Winner

    Boxing Babylon the Story of Olympic Deva

    Alfredo De Braganza(Director/Producer/Writer)

Best Short LGBTQ+

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    Bergamota

    8.7 (20)
    Hsu Chien Hsin(Director)
    Gorila Cinefilo Filmes

Nineteen Season Award

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Best Short

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    Winner

    The Girl Who Faded Away

    9.0 (8)
    Brent Heise
    Brent Heise Productions

Seventeen Season Award

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Best Comedy Short

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    Virgil and his Invisible Wife

    Richard Anthony Dunford
    Hypericum Films

Twenty Eight Season

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Best Actress

  • Grace Bozza
    Winner
    • Grace Bozza
    • The Deal
    McGregory Media Productions

Best Cinematography

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    The Deal

    8.9 (13)
    Akim Kerimov
    McGregory Media Productions

Best Composer

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    The Deal

    8.9 (13)
    Lassi Tani
    McGregory Media Productions

Best Director

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    • Jeff Smith(writer/director)
    • Orest Leere and His Marvelous, Mysterious, Malicious Empathy Machine
    White Elephant Productions

Best Short Horror

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    Orest Leere and His Marvelous, Mysterious, Malicious Empathy Machine

    Jeff Smith(writer/director)
    White Elephant Productions

Best Short Sci-Fi

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    Orest Leere and His Marvelous, Mysterious, Malicious Empathy Machine

    Jeff Smith(writer/director)
    White Elephant Productions

Tenth Season Award

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Best Actor

  • Robert L. Butler Jr.
    Winner
    • Robert L. Butler Jr.
    • The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze
    RLB JR Productions

Best Feature

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    The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

    Robert L. Butler Jr.
    RLB JR Productions

Best Feature Screenwriting

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    The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

    Robert L. Butler Jr.
    RLB JR Productions

Best Male Director

  • Blocking a scene for the “Tricia” segment of “Group”
    Winner
    • William R A Rush
    • Group
  • Robert L. Butler Jr.
    Winner
    • Robert L. Butler Jr.
    • The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze
    RLB JR Productions

Best Short Screenwriting

  • Winner

    Breach

    Geoffrey Gould(writer)
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    Winner

    Group

    8.4 (40)
    William R A Rush
    Xxena N. Rush

Best Trailer

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    The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

    Rashan Mitchell
    Robert L. Butler Jr.
    Mandy Baker
    Andrew Modeen
    Fabiola Lubin
    Marcus Porter
    Red Caldura
    Jannylee Yepez-Rodriguez
    Sonia Carrillo
    Nicole Kitchi
    Lawrence Sankey
    Angela DiMarco
    Amber-Lee-Davison
    Carolina Pizarro
    Kyla Russell
    Shep Blakk
    Marie Baker
    Alonzo Carrillo
    Thaartist Kali
    Big Ezalino
    Remy Blaustein
    Sean Puno
    Robert Violette
    London Caldwell
    Simi Sadiya
    Sone Tuvale
    Cynthia Holloway
    Tyler Watanabe
    Jason Nash
    D.L. Hall
    Nick Winter
    Natalie Mazzoni
    Tessa Klopp
    Avery Gonzales
    Dan McCormack
    Mick Loftus
    Michael E. Bell
    RLB JR Productions

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