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WorldFest Houston

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    Grand Award

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bitter/Sweet

      5.5 (358)
      Jeff Hare

    Best First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Una notte blu cobalto

      4.8 (112)
      Daniele Gangemi

    Platinum Award

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    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I Am So Proud of You

      8.1 (2.1K)
      Don Hertzfeldt

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • D.J. Holloway
      • Pie & Coffee

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        It All Begins at Sea

      6.2 (76)
      Eitan Green

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Remote

      8.3 (48)
      Marc Roussel
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Paihnidi gia dyo

      8.6 (41)
      Stelios Koukouvitakis

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Better Life

      8.8 (24)
      Luis Reneo(director)
      Altamira Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Dreaming

      6.5 (47)
      Anthony Green
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Worth

      8.1 (109)
      Kathi Carey

    Best Short or Student Film

    • Winner

        Midori

      Kevin Luu
      Kelly Luu

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Asteroid Trackers

      7.1 (21)
      Kelly McKeown
      Anne Marie Varner
      John Morrison
      Dan Riskin
      Ziya Tong
      Steven Hunt
      Exploration Production

    Ecology/Environment/Conservation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Karearea: The Pine Falcon

      Sandy Crichton

    Editing - Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In Doubt

      Christoph Baumann

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stellina Blue

      6.1 (185)
      Christina Mauro

    First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Una notte blu cobalto

      4.8 (112)
      Daniele Gangemi

    Graduate Level Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Dark

      7.5 (71)
      Alex Fazeli

    Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Open Your Eyes

      6.8 (55)
      Susan Cohen

    Independent Short Subject Film and Video - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Small Multiple

      8.4 (12)
      Daniel Piatt

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Thread

      4.2 (11)
      Maria Lo Orzel
      Stanley J. Orzel

    Independent Short Subjects-Films & Video - Comedy Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        About Face

      7.4 (12)
      Marc Kelsey

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Historical/Period Piece

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kings of the Evening

      6.2 (325)
      Andrew P. Jones

    Live Action-Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Chef's Letter

      5.4 (159)
      Sybil H. Mair
    • Winner

        The Far Side of the Glass

      Hiroko Kobayashi

    Nature & Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Uakari: Secrets of the English Monkey

      7.7 (17)
      Peter von Puttkamer
      Sheera Von Puttkamer

    Original Comedy (Short)

    • Winner

        The New Job

      Monika Schurmann

    Romantic-comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love & Justice

      7.2 (13)
      Carl Knutson

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pudge

      6.5 (26)
      Annie Bradley(director)
      CFC Distribution
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Oktober

      Mike Dehghan
      Georg Dehghan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Blackwater

      7.9 (27)
      Konstantinos Frangopoulos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love & Justice

      7.2 (13)
      Carl Knutson
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Rolling

      Justin Dec

    Short Film - Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Breaking News

      8.5 (12)
      Jeremiah Edmonds
      Michael Spangler

    Short Film - Student

    • Winner

        Lesson in Humility

      8.0 (6)
      Thomas Zinsli

    Short Live Action Narrative - Little Or No Dialogue

    • Winner

        Heroic Bloodshed

      Tyler Williams
      Simon Fon

    Suspense / Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        El desconocido

      7.3 (24)
      Rafael Piñero

    Television and Cable Production - Directing - Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Last Chance School

      Barbara Sundstrom(producer)
      Rozanne Damone Curtis(director)
      Cross Wind Productions

    Television and Cable Production - TV Special-Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Papa Said, We Should Never Forget

      David Druckenmiller(producer/director/editor)

    Travel/Tourism

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Chef's Domain

      Leanna Crouch
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kings of the Evening

      6.2 (325)
      Reginald T. Dorsey
      Andrew P. Jones
      Robert Page Jones

    Gold Award

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    Action Adventure

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pig Hunt

      4.7 (2.8K)
      James Isaac
      Robert Mailer Anderson

    Best Director

    • Shawn Welling
      Winner
      • Shawn Welling
      • The Messenger: 360 Days of Bolivar

    Best Dramatic Adaptation

    • Winner

        Richard Wurmbrands: Taps on the Walls

      Adam Ropp

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Death of Alice Blue

      5.6 (95)
      Park Bench
      Alex Appel

    Best Narrative Short

    • Winner

        Cheating Hearts

      5.8 (8)
      Felix Martiz
      Kenneth Faulkner
      Daniel Woltosz

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Shadows in the Sun

      5.9 (565)
      David Rocksavage
      Margaret Glover

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Interpretation

      7.4 (802)
      Lin Oeding
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Arc of a Bird

      7.8 (21)
      Hugh Schulze

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Death of Alice Blue

      5.6 (95)
      Park Bench
      Alex Appel

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

      8.6 (19)
      Robert Tagliaferri

    College Level Student Productions

    • Winner

        The Death of Roger

      Andrew Ritter

    Comedy-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Animated American

      7.6 (37)
      James Baker
      Joe Haidar

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Automorphosis

      7.6 (48)
      Harrod Blank
      Blank Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Straight Street

      Vince Williams
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dawn...

      8.3 (31)
      Lee Phillips

    Dramatic Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Angela's Decision

      6.8 (72)
      Gena Ellis
      Mat King

    Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        El descubrimiento

      8.1 (22)
      Alonso Alvarez(director)
      Daniel Blasquez(producer)
      Anna Villareal(unit production manager)

    Graduate Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        AB Negative

      8.2 (17)
      Letia Clouston

    Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ed Gein: The Musical

      6.1 (81)
      Steve Russell
      Dan Davies
      DaviesRussell

    Independant Short Subject - Science Fiction

    • Winner

        Mayfly

      8.5 (26)
      Richard Purves

    Independent Short Subjects - Films & Video - Cinematography - Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Blind Spot

      6.9 (19)
      Tom Lembcke

    Independent Short Subjects-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

    • Winner

        Winter

      5.3 (16)
      Valerio Ventura
      Gay Lawrence

    Political Commentary

    • Winner

        The What Is

      Dan Speerin
      Vince Kesavamoorthy
      Alan So

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Inebriatus Rex

      6.0 (7)
      Sharad Kant Patel
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Audience

      David Eng

    Short Film Competition: Suspense/Thriller

    • Winner

        Family Recipes

      8.0 (19)
      Cosmos Kiindarius

    Student Film & Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        10 Minutes

      Alexander Leontaritis

    Television and Cable Productions - Copywriting

    • Winner

        Science Olympiad Promotion Video

      Ed Sharpe
      Karen Conzelman

    Theatrical Feature Films - Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Flying By

      4.3 (357)
      Jim Amatulli
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Baghdad Express

      6.6 (58)
      Nimer Rashed

    Silver Award

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    Best Director

    • Emmy Award win in Cannes, 2018
      Winner
      • Matt Bloom
      • Small Things

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Small Things

      7.0 (8)
      Matt Bloom
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nightclub Story

      8.1 (27)
      Jeffrey P. Nesker
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Get Happy

      7.0 (15)
      Mark Payne

    Best Short Film (14 and Under)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Art of the Deal

      Emilio Mazur

    Creative Excellence

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bosch: Presidente en la frontera imperial.

      8.4 (21)
      René Fortunato

    Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Holy Mountain

      8.1 (19)
      Chris D. Nebe(director)
      Monarex Hollywood Corporation
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Truth Be Tolled: TURF Special Edition

      William H. Molina

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Forgiveness

      6.0 (8)
      Mariusz Kotowski
      Bright Shining City Productions

    Independent Short Subject Films and Videos

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Woodshed Shade

      8.1 (10)
      Giacomo Arrigoni

    Original Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Rushin'

      8.2 (8)
      Michael Darling

    Performance Arts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nothing to It

      W. Ross Wells
      Merideth Melville
      Raul Casares
      Richard Lacy
      Jarrod Gullet
      Jack Massing
      Michael Galbreth
      Everett Taasevigen
      Ball Bob
      Tracy Jemison
      Scott Marett

    Screenplays - Teleplays/Short Screenplays

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lab Rats

      7.0 (66)
      Louis Rosenberg
      Outland Pictures

    Short Film

    • Winner

        The Christmas Conspiracy

      6.6 (127)
      Jennifer Clary(Director)
      Jenkev Productions

    Short Film for Family & Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        On the Edge

      Barbara Sundstrom
      Cross Wind Productions

    Student Screenplay

    • Winner
      • Jennifer Acres
      For "Bottom of the Bottle"

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Relapse

      8.8 (33)
      Guillermo F. Navarro

    TV Series - Informational

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Breeder of the Pack

      6.5 (8)
      Leanna Crouch

    TV Special - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mischief

      7.6 (26)
      Lee Phillips

    Bronze Award

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    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Flores para el soldado

      Francisco Javier Garza
      Daniel Galo
      Iván García Hernández

    Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        7 Days of Yellow

      4.6 (43)
      Perla Faye Humphrey

    Directing - Shorts

    • Winner

        Man Down

      7.5 (14)
      Mark Sanders

    Dramatic Original Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Rockabilly Baby

      6.4 (57)
      Ken Farmer

    Fantasy/Horror

    • Winner

        Blink

      Damian Horan

    First Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Turbid

      5.9 (12)
      George Fok

    Graduate Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Carmen & Marcello

      9.2 (38)
      Tony Cammarata

    Independant Short Subject - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Weird Tales #2: Into Death Valley's Underground

      Ted Faye
      James Markham Hall Jr.

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Barking Water

      6.3 (223)
      Chad Burris

    Low Budget Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Eggshelland

      8.3 (16)
      Christopher Noice

    Original Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Larry (the Actor)

      8.7 (12)
      Eric Poydar
      Brett Portanova

    Screenplay - Romance

    • Winner
      • Jennifer Acres
      For "A Weekend to Remember"

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Viko

      7.5 (25)
      Larysa Kondracki

    Short film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Open Air

      6.6 (12)
      David Paterson

    Single Breaking News Story Coverage

    • Winner

        The Laura Gaff Hit and Run Accident: Search for the Driver

      Ed Sharpe

    Student Film Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Zwischen Licht und Schatten

      8.6 (15)
      Fabian Gießler

    Television and Cable Production - TV Special-Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Comedy Now!

      5.6 (292)
      Ron Sparks

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Director

    • Jeff Hare in A Lover Betrayed (2017)
      Winner
      • Jeff Hare
      • Bitter/Sweet

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lahore

      6.3 (593)
      Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Shadows in the Sun

      5.9 (565)
      David Rocksavage

    Best First Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sifir Dedigimde

      5.7 (545)
      Gokhan Yorgancigil

    Best Short

    • Winner

        Amor autoadhesivo

      7.6 (18)
      Leticia Christoph
      Pablo Barbieri Carrera
      Super Simple

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Aftermath: Population Zero

      6.8 (1.6K)
      Karen Wood
      Cream Productions

    Drama Short

    • Winner

        I passi dell'anima

      7.7 (6)
      Matteo Galante

    Feature Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Palo Pinto Gold

      3.7 (142)
      Glynn Praesel(Producer)
      Robert A. Nowotny(Producer)
      Steve Schmidt(Producer)
      Anthony Henslee(Producer)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Coxwell & Gerrard

      8.3 (11)
      Stephen Lategan(producer)
      Lategan Media Group

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

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Moon Beat

      Kevin Stirling

    Remi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Neshoba

      7.8 (103)
      Micki Dickoff
      Tony Pagano

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Chili & Cheese: A Condimental Rift

      Joe Pingue(director)

    Short Film/Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Jabbawaki

      Sean Conly

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Fatal Secrets

      4.0 (487)
      Meir Sharony
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tender as Hellfire

      8.0 (33)
      Jason Stone
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Rhapsody

      8.0 (55)
      Max Cusimano
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        All for Liberty

      6.7 (79)
      Clarence Felder
      Chris Weatherhead
      Ron Mangravite
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Courting Condi

      7.7 (58)
      Sebastian Doggart

    Career Achievement Award

    Edit
    • Patricia Neal
      Winner
      • Patricia Neal

    Gold Remi Award

    Edit

    Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Panic

      5.9 (519)
      Laokoon Filmgroup

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Prinsipe sabong

      Yeng Grande(director)
      When Armie Met Monty Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Case for Israel: Democracy's Outpost

      5.3 (47)
      Gloria Z. Greenfield
      Michael Yohay
      Doc Emet Productions
      Political/International Issues

    Experimental Film and Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tongue Bully

      8.7 (12)
      Annie Bradley(director)
      Acetylene Films

    Independent Short Subject Award - Family / Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Do Unto Otters

      7.4 (17)
      Galen Fott(director)
      Bigfott Studios
      Weston Woods Studios

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Green Film

      5.3 (41)
      Andrew Williamson
      Juggernaut Pictures

    Television and Cable Production - TV Special-Documentary

    • Winner

        The Sky's the Limit

      David Brady
      Bradley David Productions

    Bronze Remi Award

    Edit

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

    • Winner

        Autism: Made in the U.S.A.

      5.3 (50)
      Gary Null(executive producer)
      Richard Polonetsky(supervising producer - television version)
      Manette Loudon(senior producer)
      Gary Null & Associates

    Independent Shorts Awards - Family / Children Category

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I'm Dirty!

      7.7 (34)
      Galen Fott(director)
      Bigfott Studios
      Weston Woods Studios

    Television and Cable Production - TV Special-Documentary

    • Winner

        Unmasking the Pagan Christ

      8.0 (10)
      David Brady
      David Brady Productions

    Platinum Remi Award

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    Best Short - Suspense Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        La dernière leçon du parrain

      8.1 (15)
      Emmanuel Fricero(director)
      Fricero Films

    Directing, Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Time Management

      9.4 (5)
      Paul Stark(director)
      Stark Productions

    Dramatic original screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        King's Heart

      Svilen Kamburov

    Film & Video - Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Almond Sorters

      8.9 (8)
      Sibel Guvenc
      Kybele Films

    Nature & Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Chasing Wild Horses

      8.1 (29)
      Matt Trecartin(director)
      Arcadia Entertainment

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Countdown

      7.2 (15)
      Jordan Canning(director)

    Short Subject Craft Awards - Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Magritte Moment

      5.0 (28)
      Ian Fischer
      Fischtick Productions

    Special Jury Prize

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Aftermath: Population Zero

      6.8 (1.6K)
      John Whitcher(editor)
      Cream Productions

    Silver Remi Award

    Edit

    Medical/Treatments/Procedures

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Changing a Mind

      8.8 (9)
      Sondra Martin Hicks(director)
      HeartStone Pictures
      Winds Of Fire Entertainment

    Eastman Kodak Crystal Vision Award

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tender as Hellfire

      8.0 (33)
      David Robert Jones

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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 17, 2009 - April 26, 2009

    Event location

    Houston, Texas, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.worldfest.org/

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