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WorldFest Houston

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    Platinum Award

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    Screenplays - Teleplays/Short Screenplays

    • SD Comic-Con 2023 - FLAT EARTHER filmmaker panel
      Winner
      • Brian James Crewe
      Film Crewe Productions

    Shorts - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

      7.7 (29)
      Russ Emanuel(director)
      Paul Hickman(executive producer / writer)
      Howard Nash(producer)
      Ryan T. Husk(producer)
      Innomagic Productions

    Gold Special Jury Award

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    Grand Jury Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stolen Dough

      8.0 (2.6K)
      Stefano Da Fre
      Laura Pellegrini
      A.J. Desimone
      Nolan Kelly
      Brandon Delosreyes
      Rosso Films International

    Gold Award

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    Computer Generated/CGI/Mixed Media

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Prophecies in action - Tui Bei Tu

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Climate Baby Dilemma

      7.6 (96)
      Victoria Lean
      Stuart Henderson
      90th Parallel Film and Television Productions

    Long short family/children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Boy wanted

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Music video - new artist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amazing Grace - Mary's life

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Ken Peters(Vocalist)
      James Chen(producer)

    Social/Economic Issues F&V Prdns

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Take me hom

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    World Peace and Understanding

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Destination Poland

      Shihyun Wang(director)

    Silver Award

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    Experimental Fantasy/horor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nostradamus' Doomsday Chapter (II)

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(writer)

    Experimental Films and Video - 601

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace 7: How to prevent and heal?

      Larissa Burak
      Didi Stewart
      Youxin Yang
      Art Exploration

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Dramatic-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The one hundred

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Omicron according to Nostradamus

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Omicron according to Nostradamus

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Guiding through - The spirit of Music

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Zen Won(producer)

    Independent Theatrical Films Docu Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love Rules

      Shihyun Wang

    Long Short Historical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ernest

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Bronze Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        wishes for the new year

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Zen Won(actor)
      James Chen(producer)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tornado's tomorrow

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Long short documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Decode the mystery - A youtuber turned filmmaker

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Special Jury Award

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    Feature Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Le Naméssime

      Xavier Mussel
      Parallaxe films

    Special Jury Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Miró

      7.4 (32)
      Oriol Ferrer
      Set Màgic Audiovisual
      Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)

    Career Achievement Award

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    • David Winning
      Winner
      • David Winning(director)
      "For his long and dedicated work in the USA & CANADA for the Past Thirty Years"

    Gold Remi Award

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    Best Actor

    • Aki Avni
      Winner
      • Aki Avni(Aki Avni)
      • Let the Party Begin

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Goodnight, August

      Emily Steele(Director)
      Dannette Steele(Producer)
      Melanie Brining(Executive Producer)
      Christopher Wilson(Actor)
      Scarlett Brining(Actor)
      Christian Eaves(Cinematographer)
      Thomas Marshall(Cinematographer)
      Michael Mau(Actor)
      Briana Curtis-Wilson(Actor)

    Best Short Film (Science Fiction)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lost in the Sky

      7.2 (134)
      Simon Öster(director)
      Kevin Gullberg(writer/producer)

    Comedy - Black / Dark

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Snow White Dies at the End

      6.4 (157)
      Kristijan Risteski

    Comedy - Original Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Poor Tax

      7.5 (28)
      Alec Bewkes

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s

      6.8 (138)
      Alessandro Melazzini(director)
      Alpenway Media

    Historical Shorts

    • [object Object]
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        The Battle of Honey Springs

      Bryan Beasley
      Jaime Roman
      Jon Roman
      Bob Ross
      Inasmuch Foundation

    Long Shorts Live Action/Narrative

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Little Yellow Flower

      7.2 (6)
      Lin Chien-Ping

    Rising Star - Actress

    • EmmaRain Welling
      Winner
      • EmmaRain Welling
      • Mission from Outer Space
      Welling Films

    Short Subject - Nature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Disturbed

      Michael-Claude Winfield

    Shorts - Computer Generated / CGI / Mixed Media / 3D

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Meet Cute

      Shawn Patrick Tilling(director, producer, writer, animator)

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        September Babies

      4.6 (372)
      Julien Wagner
      Samira Sahli(producer)
      Damian Derungs
      The Hub Media
      Steepfaceproductions

    Wellness

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Wolf Connection

      Peter von Puttkamer
      David Casselman
      Ecoflix

    Bronze Remi Award

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    Best Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lotería

      6.5 (47)
      Mehdi Moniri

    Best Feature Film - Christian

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sveta Petka - Krst u pustinji

      7.1 (415)
      Hadzi-Aleksandar Djurovic(director)

    Best Live Action / Narrative

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Cabeceo

      Brian James Crewe(Director, Writer, Producer)
      Matt Keil(Producer)
      George Feucht(Cinematographer)
      Barrie Wise(Editor)
      Film Crewe Productions
      Dasco Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Nocturne

      Fan Xun Lilac
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Oleander

      Andrew Pollack(Director)
      J. Connor Bjornson(Cinematographer)

    Best Original Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Salvation

      Zane

    Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lotería

      6.5 (47)
      Ali Atshani
      Mahdi Mansouri
      Ehsan Valipourzand
      Hamed Feizidizaji
      Rana Nabavi
      Sadra Doroudianhomayouni
      Kasra Doroudian Homayouni
      American Brightlight Film Productions

    High School Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Well-dying

      Junhyeok Kim

    Shorts - Family / Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mom's war time stories

      James Chen(director)
      Shihyun Wang(writer)

    TV Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Cloaked Realm

      7.6 (16)
      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander

    Platinum Remi Award

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    Best Director

    • Mariusz Brozek at San Antonio Film Festival 2024
      Winner
      • Mariusz Brozek(director)
      • Big Little Words

    Best Feature Film - Romance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas

      7.4 (2.8K)
      David Winning(director)

    Best Screenplay (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pripyat

      Alicia Hayes

    Best Short - Suspense Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        La Telaraña

      Dan Husted(director)
      Jordan Martin(producer)
      Caedyn Serna(producer)
      Josh Romer(producer)

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Teller's Camp

      6.3 (100)
      Jared Zabel

    Environment, Ecology

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Last Stand

      6.3 (10)
      Peter von Puttkamer
      David Casselman
      Ecoflix

    Live Action Short - Narrative (Little or No Dialogue)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stolen Dreams

      Justin Ferrato
      Gashouse Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stolen Dreams

      Daniel Maldonado(producer)
      Gashouse Films

    Platinum Remi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Fairy Dress

      Neha Srivastava(writer)

    Platinum Remi Award in Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sombras Brancas

      6.0 (73)
      Fernando Vendrell(director)
      DAVID & GOLIAS

    Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Erik

      9.4 (18)
      David Kodheli(writer/director/producer)
      FilmaFilmaFilma Productions

    Silver Remi Award

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    Animated (Clay & Other)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Glint Thicket

      Isaias Zai Gallardo(director)
      Miguel Lucero
      Taylor Gibbons
      Robert Villarreal
      Virgowave
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Nightmare

      Yihui Cece Jiao(director)

    College Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Copping Justice

      Alexandra Dunlop
      Annalee Dimpfel

    Conservation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Saving the Dancing Bears

      Peter von Puttkamer
      David Casselman
      Erik Martin Oberholtzer
      Ecoflix

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

      6.2 (67)
      Vladislav Alex Kozlov
      Natalia Dar Kozlov
      Dreamer Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pressed

      Michelle Elise Harding
      Scott Knowlton
      Daniel Merlin Miller
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Scenario

      9.3 (13)
      Evan Richards

    Shorts - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ti racconto tuo padre

      Daniele Gangemi(Director)

    Shorts Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stay

      Sonya Padalka

    Grand Remi Award

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Miranda's Victim

      6.7 (2.7K)
      Michelle Danner
      All in Films
      Navesink River Productions
    • [object Object]

        Snow White Dies at the End

      6.4 (157)
      Kristijan Risteski

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Choice

      Anna Primiani(Actress)
      Nicole Papadopoulos(actress)
      Best in Show-Grand Prize Winner 2023

    Rising Star Award

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    Rising Star Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Miró

      7.4 (32)
      Álvaro Requena
      Set Màgic Audiovisual
      Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)

    Finalist Award

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    Best Screenplay

    • Winner

        Kairn: Mates of the Alliance

      Fionne Foxxe Farraday
      O.W. Tuthill
      Tara Walker

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Painted Face

      Guan Lichen(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Childhood

      Guan Lichen(director)

    Long Shorts - Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love Lost and Found

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Long Shorts - Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        No money, no credit, no problem

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Warm winter

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Remote energy healing in action

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Zen Won(actor)
      James Chen(producer)

    Long Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Who am I?

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A fight I did not pick on

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Randy Monterey(writer)
      Zen Won(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Stain Resistant

      Shruti Tewari

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Matches

      Blake Vaz
      Valagardo Productions

    Short comedy black/dark

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        End of a fairytale

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Shorts - Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Loss and gain in translation

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Shorts - Historical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Queen Elizabeth

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Shorts - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lost angel - Ernest

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      James Chen(producer)

    Silver Remi

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    Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Cloaked Realm

      7.6 (16)
      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        American Pot Story: Oaksterdam

      8.1 (13)
      Dan Katzir
      Ravit Markus
      New Love Films

    Shorts - Suspense / Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Strings

      Rodrigo Moreno Fernandez
      Jesus Enrique Treviño Mendoza
      Lupita Campos
      Pink Ape Media Consulting

    Remi Award

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    Short film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Made in Heaven

      Elizabeth Chang
      Yiqing Zhao
      Suz Vera
      Fearless Cutie Pie Productions
      Georgian Pine Entertainment

    Shorts Craft - Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Beautiful Zither

      Li Li(makeup artist)

    Shorts Craft - Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Beautiful Zither

      Wen Liu(sound editor)

    Best screenplay-Teleplay

    • [object Object]

        DIE: Deadly Invisible Enemies

      Harold L. Brown

    Short Film - Family/Children Film

    • [object Object]

        Stars in our dreams

      Shihyun Wang

    Special Jury Remi

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    Special Jury Remi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mission from Outer Space

      8.0 (90)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

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