MIIFF WINNERS
2023
Feature Films
Peripheric Love by Luc Walpoth (BEST FILM).
The Woddafucka Thing by Gianluca Vallero (BEST COMEDY).
The Muse by Max Karpylev (BEST DRAMA).
Melchior the Apothecary by Elmo Nüganen (BEST HORROR).
Les Abîmés by Maxime Lorgerie (BEST ACTION).
Gaganachari by Arun Chandu (BEST SCIENCE FICTION).
When Time Got Louder by Connie Cocchia (BEST LGBTQIA+).
Bird of Paradise by Reza Amidi (BEST THRILLER, BEST EDITING ).
Motherboard by Igor Santos Bastos (BEST ANIMATED).
Cras by Jack Crawford (BEST STUDENT).
Perceived Reality by Gijs Besseling (BEST EXPERIMENTAL).
Lissa’s Trip by Jeffery Lando (BEST SOUNDTRACK, BESTSPECIAL EFFECTS).
Darwin’s Fox by NBen Scharf (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY).
ID by Kiran Kondamadugula (BEST ACTOR, Rakesh Galebhe).
Rudy by Shona Auerbach (BESTACTRESS, Esther McCormick ).
When Time Got Louder by Connie Cocchia (BEST DIRECTOR).
Short Films
The last party by Matteo Damiani (BEST SHORT).
Scomparire by Daniele Nicolosi (BEST SCIENCE FICTION).
Cookies by Alessandro Stigliano (BEST COMEDY).
Mayfly by Keith Andreen (BEST DRAMA).
Dorme sepolto by Somni Montresor (BEST HORROR).
Diversion by Simon Heymans (BEST THRILLER).
Takbir by Jordi Calvet (BEST ACTION).
Virium by Margarita Faneitte (BEST BEST LGBTQIA+).
Friendly Fire by Tom Koryto Blumen (BEST ANIMATED).
Ogni Tre Giorni by Mark Petrasso (BEST MOBILE, FRIDA AWARD).
Little Yellow Flower by Chien-Ping Lin (BEST EXPERIMENTAL).
E. by Catalin Ciocea (BEST STUDENT).
ELISABETH by Caroline Laure, Eliane Tillette (BEST DIRECTOR).
Ruins- Episode One; Golden Immortal by Emir Mavitan (BEST PRODUCTION, CINEMATOGRAPHY).
Diamond in the dirt by Hussain Mohamed Hassan, Sean Kardar (BEST EDITING).
The door by Pierre H. Ollier (BEST SOUNDTRACK).
Story of a lunch break by Marco Del Mastro (BEST ACTOR, Daniele Natali).
Alba by Ricardo Soto (BEST ACTRESS, Isabella Valera).
Documentaries
UNDER [SI:] by Morgan Le Faucheur (BEST DOC).
The Voice of Thaïs by David Casals Roma (BEST DIRECTOR, BEST PRODUCTION, BEST EDITING).
Other Categories
Little Big – Generation Cancellation by Alina Pasok, Ilia Prusikin (BEST MUSIC VIDEO).
A Vital Flat by Josep Rodglá (BEST WEB SERIES PILOT).
Nature Made Multivitamin by Sarab Sahni (BEST ADVERTISING).
The Pickleball Killer by Jim Carroll (BEST FEATURE FILM ORIGINAL SCRIPT).
El Vals (The Waltz) by Alycya Magaña (BEST SHORT SCRIPT).
2022
Feature Films
Never Sit Down by Razvan Lacatus. (BEST FILM).
Sweet Disaster by Laura Lehmus (BEST COMEDY).
Verona by Ane Siderman (BEST DRAMA).
Remnants by Kevin Khachan (BEST HORROR).
The Siege 2 by Mark Lakatos (BEST ACTION).
Futra Days by Ryan David (BEST SCIENCE FICTION).
Grounds of Hope by Lionel Bernardin (BEST DIRECTOR).
Good Enough by Mike Spears (BEST LGBTQIA+).
October 22 by Nauwroz Khan (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY).
Broken Blooms by Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio (BEST ACTOR, Jeric Gonzales).
Shanghai Story by Andrej Iliev (BESTACTRESS, Emilie Ohana).
Short Films
Judgement by Ippolito toto Simion (BEST SHORT, BEST LGBTQIA+, BEST EDITING).
Mi Querido Juan Manuel by José Luis López (BEST DIRECTOR).
You ask me what’s in my mind? by Weiqi Cai (BEST PRODUCTION, BEST SOUNDTRACK, BEST ACTRESS – Baihetiyaer Saibiya).
KOLD by Marley Hasselbach (BEST DRAMA, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY).
Uncut by Mark Hensley (BEST COSTUME-MAKE UP, BEST ACTOR – Sam Meader).
Palla di pelo by Giovanni Roviaro (BEST ACTION).
Adam In Aeternum by Pedro Jaen R. (BEST FANTASY).
Losing It by Sascha Vernik (BEST ANIMATED).
Dancing with the wind by Benny Lau (BEST MOBILE).
Clotheslined by Patrick Chemali (BEST EXPERIMENTAL).
BOTS by Steve Beta (BEST SCIENCE FICTION).
LEAVES by Paul Oliver Davis, Julia L. Rosengren (BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS).
Intense Practice to Improve Performance by Yasser Shafiey (BEST COMEDY).
7 MINUTES IN HELL by Shane Spiegel, Justin Reager (BEST HORROR).
Vlada Goes to London by Arti Savchenko (BEST STUDENT).
Le Varou by Marie Heyse (BEST THRILLER).
Documentaries
I’ll tell you about your father by Daniele Gangemi (BEST DOC).
Bullets over Marseille by Gordan Matic (BEST DIRECTOR).
Warehouse 12 – The Story of Beirut Blast by Paul Russell, Andrea Vogt (BEST PRODUCTION).
A dream called Vendée by Niccolò Maria Pagani (BEST EDITING).
Other Categories
Mad Scientists by Antonia Tong (BEST TRAILER).
MEMOREALITIES – Wonderful Disease by Oleg Nalivkin (BEST MUSIC VIDEO).
Le Réseau by Matthieu Barbaray (BEST WEB SERIES).
WE ARE AVAILABLE | Origo Studios x weareEnigma by Máté Majoros (BEST ADVERTISING).
The Sicken by Danny Alex (BEST FEATURE FILM ORIGINAL SCRIPT).
Phantom by Korea Black, Gianna Rose (Best Short Script).
2021
Best Feature Film: “L’Afide e la Formica” by Mario Vitale.
Best Foreign Feature Film: “The Perfect David” by Felipe Gómez Aparicio.
Best Documentary: “In prima linea” by Matteo Balsamo, Francesco Del Grosso.
Best Short Film: “Essence” by Baptiste Chabot.
Best Music Video: “Libertà” – Peppe Lana by Gianni Cannizzo.
Best Web Series: “Resistance” by Maxime Chefdeville.
Best Commerical: “Non so dove, ma insieme” by Luca Finotti.
Best Original Script: “Il prezzo di un’emozione” by Giuseppe De Vuono; “Youth & Age Flower” by András Attila.
Frida Award: “It’s Me, Sarah” by Fabiola Andrade; “The Vow” by Charles Sweeney.
Best Director (Feature Film): Christian Monnier for “A Fishy Business in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon”.
Best Director (Documentary): Dario Butelli for “Blind Vision”.
Best Director (Short Film): Albin Wildner for “Dogwatch”.
Best actors: Giuseppe Fiorello (L’Afide e la Formica), Michelle Girolami (Implanted), Mahmoud Abu Jazi (A dead sea), Laura Bayston (Hollow).
Best Cinematography: “I work at the cemetery” by Oleksii Taranenko; “Ferry Ticket” by Jiawei Shen.
Best Editing: “Bone Cage” by Taylor Olson; “La pescatora” by Lucia Lorè.
Best Animation: “On / Off” by Nicolas P. Villarrea.
Best Horror: “Tekenchu” by Carlos Matienzo Serment.
Best Experimental Film: “Haiku” by Martin Gerigk.
2020
Best Feature Film: “Toprak” by Sevgi Hirschhäuser
Best Documentary: “Se ti abbraccio non aver paura” by Niccolò Maria Pagani
Best Short Film: “L’oro di famiglia” by Emanuele Pisano
Best Short Documentary: “Chi di voi non è nato qui” by Mario Blaconà
Best Music Video: “Dermot Kennedy/Giants” by Oriol Puig
Best Web Series: “Qui Pro Quo” by Alessandro Bardani
Frida Award: “Leaving to live“ by David Rodrigues
Best Director (Feature Film): Xuan Liu for “Bloom”
Best Director (Documentary): Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell for “Kiss the Ground”.
Best Director (Short Film): Alessandra Gonnella for “A Cup Of Coffee With Marilyn”
Best Director (Short Documentary): Marco Riva for “Boschi, cavar carbone”
Best actors: Jiang Xu (Bloom), Rachel Nasschaert (Le Cygne des hèros), Danilo Arena (L’oro di famiglia), Francesco Paolanton (Qui Pro Quo)
Special Mention for cultural Value (Documentary): “Flash: la storia di Giovanni Parisi” by Marco Rosson
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “Lo schiacciapensieri” by Domenico Modafferi
2019
Best Feature Film: “Il domani di Laura” by Costantino Maiani
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Feature Film): “Il domani di Laura” by Costantino Maiani
Best Short Film: “The Wind Phone” by Kristen Gerweck
Best Music Video: “May this city explode” by Giacomo Spaconi
Audience Award: “Irgendwer” by Marco Gadge
Best Director (Feature Film): Simona de Simone for “Forse era solo mal di mare”
Best Director (Short Film): Marco Gadge for “Irgendwer”
Special Mention for cultural Value (Documentary): “Sembra quasi di volare” by Alessandro Manieri
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “9 su 10” by Andrea Baroni
Special Jury Award: “Brodo di carne” by Vittorio Antonacci
2018
Best Documentary: “Waves: l’altro volto della musica italiana” by Marco D’Almo, Francesco Ferraris
Best Short Film: “Pipinara” di Ludovico di Martino
Audience Award: “Insetti” by Gianluca Manzetti
Best Music Video: “Brodinski – Split” by Pavel Brenner
Special Jury Award: “Rise of a star” by James Bort
Best Director (Short Film): Gianluca Manzetti for “Insetti”
Best Director (Documentary): Francesco D’Ascenzo for “Allafinfirinfine”
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Documentary): “Waves: l’altro volto della musica italiana” by Marco D’Almo, Francesco Ferraris
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “Guardami ora” by Alessandro Manieri
2017
Best Documentary: “Food Revolution” by Thomas Torelli
Best Music Video: “Ghost” by Zuzanna Plisz
Best Web Serie: “Nella sabbia di Brandeburgo” by Katalin Ambrus, Nina Mair, Matthias Neumann
Best Short Film: “The peculiar abilities of Mr. Mahler” by Paul Philipp
Best Actor (Short Film): André Hennicke for “The peculiar abilities of Mr. Mahler”
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Documentary): “La guerra dimenticata” by Ulrich Waller, Eduard Erne
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “Listen” by Niko Mikazde
Best Director (Short Film): Paul Philipp for “The peculiar abilities of Mr. Mahler”
Best Director (Documentary): Thomas Torelli for “Food Revolution”.
2016
Best Actor (Feature Film): Yannis Stankoglu for “Invisible”
Best Actor (Short Film): Francesco Pannofino for “Djinn Tonic”
Best Actress (Feature Film): Park Sarank for “Boy meets girl”
Best Actress (Short Film): Gloria Vonn for “Evelyn”
Best director (Feature Film): Hideyuki Tokigawa for “Cinema Angel”
Best Director (Documentary): Niu Zi for “Mind landscape”
Best Director (Short Film): Michael Binz for “Herman the German”
Best Documentary: “Unlearning” by Anna Pollio, Lucio e Gaia Basadonne
Best Feature Film: “Cinema Angel” by Hideyuki Tokigawa
Best Short Film: “The apology” by Yu Nakajima
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Documentary): “88 giorni nelle farm australiane” by Matteo Maffesanti
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Feature Film): “Invisible” by Dimitris Athantis
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “Beyond the line” by Paolo Geremei
Special Jury Award (Documentary): “The winners” by Paolo Casarolli
Special Jury Award (Feature Film): “Il nostro ultimo” by Ludovico di Martino
Special Jury Award (Short Film): “Empire” by Kristof Hoornaert
2015
Best Feature Film: “Cornea” by Jochem de Vries, Holland
Best Documentary: “Waiting for the (t)rain” by Simon Panay, France
Best Short Film: “The fantastic love of Beeboy and Flowergirl” by Clemens Roth – Germany
Best Director (Feature Film): Maria Hengge for “Sin e Illy still alive”, Germany
Best Director (Documentary): Alessio Praticò for “Sradicati”, Italy
Best Director (Short Film): Javi Navarro for “I’ve just a dream”
Best Actor (Feature Film): Juda Goslinga for “Cornea”
Best Actor (Short Film): Salvatore Esposito for “The bookmakers”
Special Jury Award (Short Film): “Pan Ruo Yun Ni” by Acheng Dong, China
Special Jury Award (Feature Film): “Angel of Nanjing” by Jordan Horovitz e Frank Ferendo, USA
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Feature Film): “Noi siamo Francesco” by Guendalina Zampagni, Italy
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Documentary): “Bola Cà, Bola Là” Luis Sousa, Portugal
Special Mention for Cultural Value (Short Film): “In god we trust” by Elefterios Zacharopoulos, France
OUR NUMBERS
10 Editions
200 Prizes Awarded
218 Movies Screened
70 Countries Involved
OUR Skills
Lorenzo Ciani
Founder
Daniele Pertici
Art Director