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WorldFest Houston

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    Grand Award

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    Best Experimental Film/Video

    • Winner

        Longo sendeiro de pedra

      Pablo Millan

    Best Theatrical Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Before the Rains

      6.5 (2.2K)
      Santosh Sivan

    Platinum Award

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    Animated Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Yellow Sticky Notes

      6.6 (115)
      Jeff Chiba Stearns

    Animation

    • Winner

        Carbon Footprint

      7.4 (9)
      Matt Lambert
      Jellyfish Pictures

    Best Director

    • David Winning
      Winner
      • David Winning
      • Swamp Devil
    • David Winning
      Winner
      • David Winning
      • Black Swarm

    Best Narrative Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Coyote Funeral

      7.6 (51)
      Phelps Harmon
      Jason May

    Best Science-Fiction Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Artifacts

      3.5 (371)
      Giles Daoust
      Emmanuel Jespers

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        It Rises from the East

      Sudeep Kanwal

    Comedy-Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Password

      7.7 (29)
      Carl Knutson
      Ouat Media

    Computer Generated/CGI/Mixed Media

    • Winner

        A meiga chuchona

      Pablo Millan

    Directing Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Waiting

      6.5 (209)
      Yuri Shapochka

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        MARS: Phoenix Odyssey

      Exploration Production

    Dramatic

    • Winner

        Breast Pump & Blender

      Elizabeth Gorcey

    Dramatic Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Trail End

      8.3 (30)
      Shannan Keenan

    Dramatic-Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Spike Up

      6.9 (39)
      Anthony Maras

    Editing

    • Winner

        Boyfriend Latte

      5.3 (37)
      Marc Roussel

    Family / Children

    • Winner

        Pauls Opa

      7.6 (7)
      Ove Sander

    Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Severed

      4.5 (2.3K)
      Carl Bessai

    Film and Video Production Awards

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Absent

      7.6 (23)
      Ian Clay

    Independent Experimental Film & Video - Dramatic

    • Winner

        Mojado

      5.8 (6)
      Angela Trevino

    Independent Film & Video - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Not Broken

      Armando Ibanez

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Historical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Weird Tales #1 Death Valley's Ancient Underground

      4.8 (13)
      James Markham Hall Jr.
      Ted Faye

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Reflections

      6.2 (178)
      Barry L. Caldwell

    Nature and Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Saving Luna

      8.6 (123)
      Suzanne Chisholm
      Michael Parfit

    Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Wormhole Chasers

      7.3 (13)
      Greg Zymet

    Screenwriting Competition - Family

    • Winner
      • Richard Alvarez
      For "The Christmas Closet".

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
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        Kinds of People

      Ryan Ashton

    Short Subject Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Glasses

      8.3 (65)
      Dwayne Buckle

    Student Category

    • Winner

        Welcome to Basin City

      George Renner

    Television and Cable Production - TV Special-Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Pagan Christ

      6.6 (49)
      David Brady
      David Brady Productions

    Theatrical Action / Adventure Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Death Game

      4.5 (123)
      Evgeny Afineevsky

    Theatrical Action/Adventure Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Death Game

      4.5 (123)
      Evgeny Afineevsky

    Titles

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tattered Angel

      6.7 (28)
      Will Benson

    Travel / Tourism

    • Winner

        Bon Voyage!

      Jami Teirikari

    Gold Special Jury Award

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    Television & Cable Productions - Best Director

    • David Winning
      Winner
      • David Winning
      • Blood Ties
      For episode "5:55".

    Gold Award

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    Action/Adventure for a Theatrical release

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ray of Sunshine

      Jennifer Tadlock

    Best Comedy - Adaptation or Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!

      5.2 (1.1K)
      Martin Guigui
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!

      5.2 (1.1K)
      Evgeny Afineevsky

    Best Documentary Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Secrets of the Silk Road

      8.1 (16)
      Chris D. Nebe(director)
      Monarex Hollywood Corporation

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Slam

      5.4 (244)
      Jonathan Lim

    Best Screenplay

    • Winner

        Beneath the Airlie Oak

      Frank Trimble

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        You Me and Captain Longbridge

      7.8 (24)
      Caroline Carver
    • Winner

        The Quickie

      8.5 (26)
      Cosmos Kiindarius

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Broken Fences

      4.5 (198)
      Troy McGatlin

    College Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Escape from the Fire

      7.7 (42)
      Joel Dunn

    Directing - Shorts

    • Winner

        The Hardest Job

      Mark Sanders

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Clean Freak

      8.4 (14)
      Christopher J. Hansen

    Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love

      8.0 (122)
      Kirstie Palmer

    Family / Children

    • Winner

        Mommy! Mommy! There's a Monster on the Stairs!

      Robert McCallum

    Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        13 Hours in a Warehouse

      3.9 (982)
      Dav Kaufman

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dead Man's Luck

      4.7 (121)
      Max Perrier

    Feature film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Perfect Sport

      7.5 (110)
      Mark Sayre
      Zach Mann
      Anthony O'Brien
      Dion Emory

    Independent Short Subjects - Fantasy/Horror

    • Winner

        Dans la corde

      Marc Alépée

    Live Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Oh, Simone

      Stuart Gatt

    New Technology

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sounds

      3.5 (143)
      Ryan Humphries

    Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sounds

      3.5 (143)
      Ryan Humphries

    Screenwriting

    • Winner
      • Tod Ciaciuch
      For "I Hate My Job"

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The River on Randolph Street

      7.3 (17)
      Zahik Rizvi
    • Winner

        The Bumblebee Man

      7.7 (59)
      Ryan Cavan
      Alex Heaslip
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Southern Backtones Forever

      7.3 (32)
      W. Ross Wells

    Short Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Enfants terribles

      6.2 (374)
      Terry Nemeroff

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        American Venus

      4.2 (224)
      Bruce Sweeney

    Television & Cable Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pants in the Family

      5.4 (39)
      Lionell Hilliard

    Television & Cable Production, Pilots

    • [object Object]
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        As for Me & My House

      6.2 (9)
      Lionell Hilliard

    Theatrical Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Federal Case

      8.1 (80)
      Brian Stewart

    Visual/Special EFX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Happily Ever After

      8.3 (17)
      Lidia Sheinin
      Gary Cohen

    World Peace and Understanding

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Everest: A Climb for Peace

      8.6 (36)
      Billy D. Marchese
      Lance Trumbull
      Lisa Tauscher
      Laticia Headings
      Jill Sharer
    • Winner

        Demption

      7.6 (27)
      Jason Neudecker
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sick

      6.4 (43)
      Mike Rymer

    Silver Award

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        68 Pages

      6.2 (46)
      Sridhar Rangayan

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Quiet Company: Live from Studio 6A

      Cameron McCasland
      New Valiant Productions

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Distrust

      6.5 (18)
      Josh Mann

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Canvas

      Arlene Bogna

    Comedy Feature

    • Winner

        Float

      8.4 (21)
      Calvin Simmons
      Paul Kolsby
      Hope Simmons

    Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Marco Polo's Roof of the World

      8.7 (11)
      Chris D. Nebe(director)
      Monarex Hollywood Corporation

    Low Budget

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sounds

      3.5 (143)
      Ryan Humphries

    Original Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Cursing Hanley

      7.6 (26)
      Kelly Harms

    Short Film for Family & Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Voor een paar knikkers meer

      7.9 (61)
      Jelmar Hufen

    Short Film: Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Haunted

      Michael Halper

    Suspense/Thriller - Short Subject

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Missing Piece

      Alexander Galant
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        3 Peaks 3 Weeks

      8.2 (8)
      Michael Brown

    Independent Shorts - Cinematography

      • Calendar

      Bernard Garceau III

    Bronze Award

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    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Marcelino and Bartolomeo: Bye-Bye!

      4.9 (22)
      Mario Pochat

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Rabia

      7.2 (137)
      Erick M. Crespo
      Grizz Ali

    Best Directing - Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Counter-Blow

      7.1 (19)
      Matthan Harris

    Best Documentary

    • Winner

        Been Down That Muddy Road: The Legend of Joe Barry

      Carol Carimi
      Robin Acutt
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The End

      6.5 (321)
      Nicola Collins

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Federal Case

      8.1 (80)
      San Banarje

    Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Big Jump

      5.8 (5)
      Stephen Burrows
      Sean Hobbs

    Dramatic Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Federal Case

      8.1 (80)
      Trisha Ray

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Marital Bliss

      8.1 (34)
      Tony Cammarata

    Family/Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Three Apples Fall

      7.7 (8)
      Alex Dale
      Linda Warden

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Federal Case

      8.1 (80)
      Trisha Ray

    Screenplays - Romance

    • Winner
      • Tod Ciaciuch
      For "The Incredibly Simple Life of Rocky Macalister"

    Short: Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        On Second Thought

      Curtis Pollock

    Suspense Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Summer Scars

      5.1 (725)
      Julian Richards

    Theatrical Feature Film and Video, Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Erased

      6.8 (29)
      Michael Halper
    • Winner

        Judgement of an Incensed Prince

      7.6 (10)
      Ryan Cavan
      Heidi Tao Yang

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Cinematography in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Crenshaw Nights

      7.3 (37)
      Jamie Urman

    Best Directing in Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Name of the Son

      7.1 (234)
      Harun Mehmedinovic

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Greetings from the Shore

      5.9 (618)
      Gabrielle Berberich
      Greg Chwerchak

    Best Feature Film - Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Metrosexual

      6.9 (96)
      Tobe Sexton(produced by)
      Adam Kaufman(executive producer)
      Kelly Farrell(co-producer)
      David Borgula(co-producer)
      The TCS Productions
      Kings Road Productions

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Extraterrestrial

      6.2 (160)
      Vladyslav Riashyn(producer)
      Star Media

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Beyaz Melek

      6.5 (7.7K)
      Mahsun Kirmizigül

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Federal Case

      8.1 (80)
      San Banarje

    Dramatic Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        This Beautiful City

      5.6 (256)
      Ed Gass-Donnelly

    Dramatic Short Film, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Burgeon and Fade

      7.3 (49)
      Audrey Cummings(director)
      Michael P. Mason(producer/editor)
      Anneli Ekborn(producer)
      Bonnie Fairweather(writer)
      Canadian Film Centre (CFC)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Dramatic-Original

    • Winner

        Interior. Bedsit - Day

      James Larkin(writer, director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Miranda & Gordon

      7.7 (15)
      Mark Lutz
      Polly Shannon
      Kerry Young
      Darren Portelli
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Stone Angel

      6.1 (1.9K)
      Kari Skogland
      Liz Jarvis

    Vision Award

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    Best Director

    • Mahsun Kirmizigül in The Miracle (2015)
      Winner
      • Mahsun Kirmizigül
      • Beyaz Melek

    Gold Remi Award

    Edit

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Critical Condition

      6.1 (23)
      Roger Weisberg
      Jilann Spitzmiller
      Heather Courtney
      Public Policy Productions
    • Winner

        Daily Planet Goes North

      Kelly McKeown
      Ken MacDonald
      John Morrison
      Steven Hunt
      Ziya Tong
      Dan Riskin
      Exploration Production

    First Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        When Autumn Sunlight Comes

      6.2 (8)
      Trung Hai Bui
      The Vietnam Feature Film Company

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • Winner

        07:17

      Eduardo Ramírez Villaseñor(director)

    Suspense/Thrillers Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Portent

      Shiva Ramanathan(director)

    Television & Cable Production - Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        About a Girl

      6.5 (496)
      Adam Tobin

    Bronze Remi Award

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    Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Stone Child

      7.2 (22)
      Christopher Martini
      Triple Martini Productions

    Original Dramatic Short

    • Winner

        Dirty Girl

      6.5 (6)
      Jennifer Clary(director)
      Jenkev Productions

    Theatrical Feature Films: Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Unforgiven Sins: The Case of the Faceless Murders

      5.5 (19)
      Perla Faye Humphrey(producer)

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

    • [object Object]

        Uncovered

      Roger Weisberg(director)
      Public Policy Productions

    Platinum Remi Award

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    Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Yellow Sticky Notes

      6.6 (115)
      Jeff Chiba Stearns
      Meditating Bunny Studio

    Best cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Real Lost World

      6.9 (82)
      Glenn Taylor
      Nenad Stevanovic
      Peter von Puttkamer
      Gryphon Productions

    Film & Video - Best Family Children Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Max's Words

      8.2 (22)
      Galen Fott(director)
      Jerry Hunt(director)
      Weston Woods Studios

    Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Marla

      8.5 (29)
      Marta Malowanczyk(director)
      Nervous Pet Pictures

    Nature & Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dive to Tiger Central

      Peter Lamberti(executive producer)
      Aquavision TV Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lions of Crocodile River

      7.2 (37)
      Gary Parker(writer)
      Billi-Jean Parker(writer)
      Aquavision TV Productions

    Silver Remi Award

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    Best Animated Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Librarian from the Black Lagoon

      8.5 (20)
      Galen Fott(director)
      Bigfott Studios
      Weston Woods Studios

    Suspense/Thriller

    • Winner

        Thirteen

      7.6 (7)
      Markham Cook(director)
      Gun Dog Films

    Grand Remi Award

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Porque hay cosas que nunca se olvidan

      6.3 (167)
      Lucas Figueroa(director)
      Mr. Monkey

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    Event date

    April 11, 2008 - April 20, 2008

    Event location

    Houston, Texas, USA

    Event links

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