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WorldFest Houston

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    Grand Award

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    Music Video

    • Winner

        Strays Don't Sleep

      6.2 (5)
      Matt Riddlehoover(segment "martin luther ave.") (segment "for blue skies")
      The Barnes Brothers(segment "love don't owe you anything")
      Gorman Bechard(segment "cars and history")
      Matt Boyd(segment "pretty girl - bonus version") (segment "april's smiling at me")
      Martin Glenn(segment "pretty girl") (segment "night is still")
      Neilson Hubbard(segment "martin luther ave.") (segment "for blue skies")
      Jared W. Johnson(segment "spirit fingers")
      Matthew Ryan(segment "martin luther ave.") (segment "for blue skies") (segment "falling asleep with you")
    • Winner

        El gusano

      7.7 (12)
      Christopher Rutter

    Platinum Award

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    Animated Films and Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Magic Cellar

      4.8 (31)
      Firdaus Kharas

    Best Cinematography

    • Winner

        The Vessel Pitches

      7.9 (25)
      Michael Akman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Undo

      D. Gregor Hagey

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        You Did What?

      4.4 (245)
      Jeff Morris

    Best Ethnic Themed Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mother's Dance

      8.6 (8)
      Nadav Gal

    Best Experimental Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dare

      5.4 (15)
      Peter Zhmutski

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        FotoSynthese

      5.9 (13)
      Jens Leske(director)
      fuerst-myschkin entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Azadi

      8.0 (45)
      Anthony Maras

    Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Thumb Pow

      7.6 (17)
      Joseph M. Clark IV
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Meeting

      6.7 (7)
      Michaela von Schweinitz

    Directing Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Recalled

      7.5 (27)
      Michael Connors

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Finite

      6.3 (55)
      Dusty Culbertson(director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Carhenge: Genius or Junk?

      8.8 (13)
      David Liban
      Tinyfist Films

    Original Comedy/Short Subject Film & Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Press or Say '2'

      7.8 (19)
      Michael Goldstrom
      Mye Hoang

    Screenplay - Action/Adventure

    • J.J. Alani
      Winner
      • J.J. Alani
      For "Gilgamesh".

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Gold Fever

      Stephen Purvis

    Short Subject Film & Video Awards - Comedy Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Law & Order: Sport Utility Vehicle

      8.6 (45)
      Mark S. Porro

    Short Subject Film & Video Awards Comedy - Romantic

    • Winner

        Life Happens

      7.8 (16)
      Bryan Stratte

    Television & Cable Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Naturally, Sadie

      6.3 (1.1K)
      David Winning
      For the episode "Double Jeopardy".
    • Winner

        Life Happens

      7.8 (16)
      Bryan Stratte

    Gold Special Jury Award

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    Feature Films

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      Winner

        Half Empty

      6.6 (57)
      Robert Peters

    Gold Award

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    Animated Short

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      Winner

        The Hot Sand

      Josh Negrin(director)
      Ingo Neuhaus(director)
      Lex Medlin(producer)

    Behind The Scenes Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Divine

      7.2 (13)
      Mike Dilley
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Aachen University: A Look Inside

      Tim Lauterborn

    Best Director

    • Shawn Welling
      Winner
      • Shawn Welling
      • House of Dreams: The Planet Funk Story

    Best Editing, Short Subject

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Certain Tempo

      Caitriona Cantillon

    Best Original Comedy

    • Winner

        El gran salto

      6.8 (5)
      Belen Lemaitre
      Luis David Sansans

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Truce

      5.6 (151)
      Matthew Marconi

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Milky Way

      6.6 (51)
      Nick Haines-Stiles

    Comedy

    • Winner

        Mr. Malikai Battles the Aeroplane

      8.5 (14)
      Drew Blatman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A-List

      5.7 (1.7K)
      Shira-Lee Shalit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Boy-Next-Door

      8.3 (64)
      Travis Davis

    Computer Generated/CGI/Mixed Media

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Wishing Well

      8.6 (20)
      Rod Maxwell

    Documentary Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        American Jouster

      8.2 (9)
      Richard Alvarez

    Documentary Short

    • Winner

        3 in 34

      6.2 (21)
      Jae Song

    Low Budget Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Dark

      3.2 (199)
      Letia Clouston

    Music and Live Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Two Ton Tuesday Live

      William H. Molina

    Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Fetching Cody

      6.5 (1.5K)
      David Ray

    Screenwriting

    • Winner

        Role Play

      Harlen Wall

    Short Film

    • Winner

        Role Play

      Paul Stark
      Stark Productions

    Short Film for Family & Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Janie

      6.7 (30)
      Christine Shin

    Short Subject Film and Video Awards - Dramatic Original

    • Winner

        The Unfolding

      7.8 (19)
      Ian Thompson

    Television & Cable Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Naturally, Sadie

      6.3 (1.1K)
      David Winning
      For the episode "Year of the Dragon".

    Television and Cable Production - TV Series - Family/Children

    • Winner

        Kid Guides

      Ira Winkler
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Self Medicated

      5.7 (967)
      Monty Lapica(director)
      Tommy Bell(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Jeremiah's Secret

      Jennifer Tadlock
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Projektionen

      7.2 (35)
      Boris Schaarschmidt

    Silver Award

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    Animation - Best of Category

    • Winner

        DeathMatch

      D.C. Sayre

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Moosecock

      7.4 (56)
      Jim Staskauskas

    Best Low Budget Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Longest Yard Sale

      6.5 (38)
      Vince Parenti

    Cinematography - Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Tradition of My Family

      7.1 (41)
      Austin De Besche

    Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Voice of the Cicadas

      7.8 (37)
      Sergio Tovar Velarde

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Director's Cut

      3.6 (143)
      Hernán Findling

    Horror/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nightmares

      6.9 (16)
      Darren Ward

    International Short Films

    • Winner

        Melodrama

      7.1 (52)
      Filip Marczewski

    Original Short Narrative - Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Last Time We Were...

      7.3 (23)
      M.F. Bernier
      Regi Davis
      Jennifer Fontaine

    Romance Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        David & Layla

      5.5 (901)
      J.J. Alani

    Short Subject - Directing

    • Winner

        And the Sun Stopped Shining

      Barry Stricke

    Television & Cable Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mr. K: A Common Man with Uncommon Vision

      Rudy Poe
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Induction

      7.7 (16)
      Elan Glasser

    High School Level

    • [object Object]

        Hallowed Be Thy Name

      Eric Smith

    Bronze Award

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    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Rapid Eye Movement

      5.4 (54)
      Omer Reis

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Down in New Orleans

      6.5 (53)
      Nathan Grubbs
      Richard Elias

    Ethnic/Cultural Film or Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Burundi: A Troubled Nation, a New Tribe

      Craig D. Forrest

    Film and Video Art

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Penal Colony

      7.9 (16)
      Sibel Guvenc

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Documentary (Under 60 Minutes)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Malt Shop in the Sky

      7.2 (15)
      Vince Williams

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Music - Shorts

    • Winner

        Fred

      7.6 (12)
      Robert M. Clark

    Independent Student Film & Videos - College Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        1944

      Levi Hawkinson

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Welcome to Earth

      6.7 (96)
      Michael Mongillo

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Risk

      Angel de Santi

    Original Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bad Habits

      8.3 (13)
      Jeremy Rogers
      David Accampo

    TV show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Weight of the World

      9.5 (97)
      Brent E. Huffman

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Drama (Adaptation)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Yellow Bird

      7.1 (16)
      Jessie Wallace

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Karen Blixen: Out of This World

      7.1 (17)
      Marcus Mandal
      Anna von Lowzow
      Nordisk Film
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Turning Points of History

      7.7 (43)
      Nadine Pequeneza(writer/director)
      Barna-Alper Productions
      Connections Productions (CPTV)
      tt2282609

    Dramatic Short Film, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Reflections of a Life

      7.4 (43)
      Kathi Carey

    Dramatic Short-Original

    • Winner

        Heartburn

      Barry Stricke

    Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom

      6.6 (62)
      Robert Child

    Short Film

    • Winner

        Heartburn

      Barry Stricke

    Suspense/Thriller - Short Subject

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Paradox

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Jeremy Haccoun
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mooie wereld

      6.9 (9)
      Coco Schrijber

    Gold Remi Award

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    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        No Menus Please

      7.5 (17)
      Eddie Shieh(director)
      Red Rope Productions

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Draw the Line: An Animator's Showcase

      Steven Fischer

    Dramatic Original Screenplay

    • Winner

        The Ruins of Oz

      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Houdini

      Steven Fischer

    Short Film Screenplay

    • Winner

        Role Play

      Harlen Wall(writer)
      Stark Productions

    Bronze Remi Award

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    Independent Shorts Awards - Family / Children Category

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Roberto the Insect Architect

      8.1 (28)
      Galen Fott
      Jerry Hunt
      Weston Woods Studios

    Russian-American Award

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    Best International Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Konjanik

      7.0 (565)
      Branko Ivanda(Director)
      Séptima Ars

    Platinum Remi Award

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    Cinematography - Nature & Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Deadly Summer

      6.7 (17)
      Peter Lamberti(executive producer)
      Aquavision TV Productions

    Directing, Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Writer's Pub

      6.4 (18)
      David Dunn Jr.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        My Backyard Was a Mountain

      7.3 (108)
      Adam Schlachter

    Film & Video Production - History & Archaeology

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Footsteps of Goliath

      Video Vision Film Inc.

    Film & Video Production Awards - Public Health

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        One in Eight: Janice's Journey

      8.7 (10)
      Cynthia A. McKeown(director)

    Platinum Remi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Man and Jeep

      Peter Findlay
      Barna-Alper Productions

    TV Series - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Exorcists: The True Story

      7.0 (43)
      Christopher Rowley(director)
      John Whitcher(editor)

    Grand Remi Award

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    Best of Show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Life Among Whales

      8.5 (51)
      Uncommon Productions

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    Academy Awards, USAActor AwardsBAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalBFI London Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    April 21, 2006 - April 30, 2006

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    Houston, Texas, USA

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