MIIFF WINNERS

2024

Feature Films
Le ragazze non piangono by Andrea Zuliani (BEST FILM). 
You’re OUT! by Katharin Mraz (BEST COMEDY). 
Seagulls sometimes howl like dogs by Guhl Geneviève (BEST DRAMA). 
The Puppetman by Brandon Christensen (BEST HORROR). 
SDI: Secret Department of Intervention by Sébastien Baccala, Thomas Khawam (BEST ACTION). 
Ozma by Keith John Adams (BEST SCIENCE FICTION). 
The Activated Man by Nicholas Gyeney (BEST DIRECTOR). 
Miles in bello. Juan Bernier at the Spanish war by Juan Antonio Bernier Blanco, Rafael Bernier Blanco (BEST LGBTQIA+). 
From Life to Life by Beka Sikharulidze (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY). 
Look At Me by Taylor Olson (BEST ACTOR: Taylor Olson). 
La Belle Dame Sans Merci  by Nikolay Bogomilov (BEST EDITING, BEST COSTUME-MAKE UP, BESTACTRESS: Bayarma Bayarma). 
In the Gaze of a Second by Lap Zhing Yeung (BEST STUDENT). 
City Of Oz by Sadik Ahmed (BEST EXPERIMENTAL). 
Scarygirl by Ricard Cussó (BEST SOUNDTRACK). 
Of Color and Ink by Zhang Weimin (BEST PRODUCTION). 
Magnifique Martinique: An island et its people by Pierre Renaud (BEST MOBILE). 
Top Flor by Jeremy Minui (BEST THRILLER).

Short Films
La mia escort by Alessandro Porzio (BEST SHORT). 
The Shepherd by Ilya Plyusnin (BEST SCIENCE FICTION). 
The Car Spotter by Martin Sandin (BEST COMEDY). 
The Jue Chalice by Weizheng Kong (BEST DRAMA). 
Salvar by Sangwook Ahn (BEST HORROR). 
Desconocidos 
by Antonio Palacios (BEST THRILLER). 
Runaway Killers by Nacho Martin (BEST ACTION). 
Emerald City by Josef Steiff (BEST BEST LGBTQIA+). 
Half Past Four by Seung-il Chon (BEST ANIMATED). 
What If by Pablo Adame (BEST MOBILE). 
Tethered by Stephen T Lally (BEST FANTASY). 
Disconnect by Teymour Tehrani (BEST EXPERIMENTAL). 
蚂蚁晚上睡在哪里 by Dean Wei (BEST STUDENT). 
Forsaken by Aziz Shennawy (BEST DIRECTOR). 
The Memory Album by Cameron Ryan Soedi (BEST EDITING). 
The ghost fire by Zhan YANG (BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY). 
Karma is a Hitch by Pierre H. Ollier (BEST SOUNDTRACK). 
The Memory Album by Cameron Ryan Soedi (BEST ACTOR, Al Dales). 
M jako Máma by Nina Bhatt (BEST ACTRESS, Angelika Sbouli). 

Documentaries
The Perfect Shot: Antarctica by Quinn Halleck (BEST DOC). 
I will Dance Again by Nousha Saidi (BEST DIRECTOR). 
Trentatrè by Raffaele Schiattarella, Raffaele Murolo (BEST EDITING). 
Sunny Boy by Morgan Le Faucheur (SPECIAL MENTION TO CULTURAL VALUE). 
His Name is Ray by Michael Del Monte (SPECIAL MENTION TO CULTURAL VALUE).

Other Categories
ELECTRICITY by Ludovic Verwaerde (BEST MUSIC VIDEO). 
Near or Far by Vanessa Magic (BEST WEB SERIES PILOT). 
A Valsesian Love Story by Corina Popa (BEST ADVERTISING). 
Meteor by Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone (BEST FEATURE FILM ORIGINAL SCRIPT). 
Together Again by Steven D Blissit (BEST SHORT SCRIPT).

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 schiacciapensieriby 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

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250 Prizes Awarded

221 Movies Screened

70 Countries Involved

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