Night of Comedy Shorts

The Night of Comedy Shorts is an event for short films of comedy, parody, experimental, absurd, alternative, satirical, tragicomic, in a nutshell unique.

Comedy films deserve more dignity within the world festival circuit, so we decided to give more space to independent films of this kind. We love genre movies and particularly comedy movies.

In this period we feel that it is essential to give more space to these films able to tell with great acumen our reality, while always hiding it behind a stand out.

The best films of each period will be part of the final selection and will be screened during the festival event on Youtube.

4th Edition – 2024

2nd Period Awards September – December 2023

MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Spael – Zane Hampton – USA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – 2 FLAWLESS – LEVY CLAUDE – France
BEST ITALIAN FILM – Milfshake – Vito Alfarano – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Midnight Frights – Clotilde COLSON, Alan Santi – Belgium
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – Tapped Out – Zane – Canada
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – Nancy Days – Indus Alelia – USA
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Jazz John – Michael Thomas Cain – USA
BEST LOW BUDGET – Bunny Jake is missing – Shane Grant – United Kingdom
BEST HORROR – The Final Cut – Robert Barhite – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – The Shed – Rachel Barrett – USA
BEST THRILLER – Special Delivery – Adam Michael – USA
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – The big cleaning – Paul Parent – France
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Una Risata ci Salverà – A laugh will save us – Michelangelo Gregori – Italy

COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – BOSS OF THE TOSS – Chris Harboldt – USA
Best Dark Comedy – 6 Feet – Swisyzinna – USA
Best Satire – Tumble Weave – Andreia Solomon Burke – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film – Bad Hair Day – Monica Gordon – USA
Best Cringe Comedy – LLVS Three Episodes – Diana Costa – USA
Best Mockumentary – Whose Voice Is It Anyway – Kate Caryer – United Kingdom
Best Stereotype Comedy – My Roommate, Death – Becca Isaias – USA
Best Physical Comedy – For the Love of the Balls -Geno Munds – USA
Best Laughing out loud Film – WordLotto – Pilot – Johnny Baca – USA
Best Experimental Comedy – Cocky Bora Bora – Hitesh Pandya – United Kingdom
Best Animated Comedy – My Digital Truth – Swen Werner – United Kingdom

TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – A Question of Y – Krystyna Łoboda – USA
BEST EDITING – Bianca – Simona Mancini – Italy
BEST SCREENPLAY – Playback – Onur Akşit – Turkey
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Ninth Life – Andy Chaplin – United Kindgdom
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Striking Out – Garrett Brenneman – USA
BEST TITLE – Ancient Evil: FrankenCock – Ryan McDonald – USA
BEST ACTOR – Finding Dan – Abraham Lopez – USA
BEST ACTRESS – Dear Liza – Adam Harper – USA
BEST POSTER – Date Wars 10 – Michael Paul Reyes – USA

SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script] – All I Want is Sex – Maurizio Lai – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – FROM THE FACE OF AN ANGEL – Frank Vespe – USA

1st Period Awards
June – September 2023

MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – The One Note Man – George C. Siougas – United Kindom
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Harvey – Aaron Carroll – Australia
BEST ITALIAN FILM – La ballata dei Miserabili – Giovanni Suriano – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – The Winning Ticket – Benoît Belvans – France
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – MacGuffin – ZONG-YI SIE – Taiwan
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – The Packages – Kevin Reeves – Canada
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Don’t Pick Up – Melanie Kaklamanis – Canada
BEST LOW BUDGET – The CoffeePot – Jared Groenewegen – Canada
BEST HORROR – Swipe Right – Lucy Turner – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – Mr. Mimoto – Govind Chandran – United Kindom
BEST THRILLER – Just Call me Jenny – Eva Louis – USA
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – BEHIND – WUN-WEI WU, YAN JHU, CHONG-YAN CHEN, YUAN-FEI WANG – Taiwan
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Down In Flames; The True Story of Tony ‘Volcano’ Valenci – William Joseph Stribling – USA

COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – Bottom Shelf Wine Connoisseurs – Brenden Davis, Meagan Johnson- USA
Best Dark Comedy –2 Truths & A Lie – Brandon Haynes – USA
Best Satire – B for Art– Anna Douare – France
Best Tragicomic Film – Best of Three– Katherine Press – United Kindom
Best Cringe Comedy – Love Hurts– Søren Bregendal, Hannah Madeleine- Denmark
Best Mockumentary – Dad Bod Dale– Carly Fawcett – Canada
Best Stereotype Comedy – Bitter Sun– Joseph Rossi – Canada
Best Physical Comedy – The Writer’s Room– Diego Ramos – USA
Best Laughing out loud Film – A funny joke – Anthony Seto – Canada
Best Experimental Comedy – Capricieux’s Quest – C.A. Nicola – USA
Best Animated Comedy – Hide Out – PIN-CHEN LIOU, KAI-YING FANG, CI-YUN CAI, HAN-NA CAI – Taiwan

TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – The colour of her eyes – Daniel Blunck – Usa
BEST EDITING –Resolution – CIAN-HUA HUANG – Taiwan
BEST SCREENPLAY – Connor’s Cake – Chris Carpenter – USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Eureka – CI-LUN SYU – Taiwan
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Gun of a preacher man – Ray Brady – United Kindom
BEST VFX – Vital Tech – Matias Luge – Germany
BEST TITLE – DRINK IN THE PAIN – E.J. Acosta, Josh Graydon, Jake Graydon, Rob Graydon, USA
BEST ACTOR – Girl Talk! – Kyle Riggs – USA
BEST ACTRESS – Men Only – Louise Mardenborough – United Kindom
BEST POSTER – NeRDMAN or (The Unexplainable Imagination of Reece Fisher) –
Erica Sherwood, Jason Lupish – Canada

SCREENPLAY
BEST SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT] – Overdue – Janna Jones – USA
BEST EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY [SCRIPT] – Birth of a Demon – the Tale of George, Groom of the Stool –
Mark A. C. Brown – United Kindom
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY (under 10 pages) [SCRIPT] – Chatter -Catherine Stanley – USA

HONORABLE MENTION
The Painter – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Under Offer – Vincenzo Pellegrino – United Kingdom
Six pieds sous terre – Matthieu Haag – France
Great Style – Martin Strange-Hansen – Denmark
Death by King Cake – Janssen Swent, David Luck – Usa
Bitter Brownies – James Carman – Usa
Who Killed The Unicorn – YU-TING LIOU – Taiwan
Train to Varanasi – Said Tulyaganov – Uzbekistan
Real Estate – Laurence Rosier Staines – Australia
Space Eye – Kevin Mainenti – Croatia
Free Lunch – Seth Kannof – Australia
Bubbas Backwoods Bacon Brew – Jerry Keys – Usa
Queen of Tårnby – Cecilie Kronborg Thomsen – Denmark
Always in Role – Lasse Gottlieb – Denmark

3RD EDITION – 2023

Best film: Night of the Daniels directed by Shaun Doogan and Ciaran McCann

Official Selection

March – June 2023 – 4th period of Awards

Best Film: Socks – Daryl Cockburn – United Kingdom
Best Foreign Film: Once Upon a Time in…Beverly Hills – Mikhail Konoplev – Usa
Best Italian Film: Ogni maledetta estate – MIchele Ciardulli – Italy
Best European Film: Love on the beach – Anne Barbier – France
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Night Drives: The Human Condition – Jono Hunter – Canada
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The Cornucopia Club – Joseph Archer – United Kingdom
Best Idea: Escape Artists – Lindley Farley – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: What did you say?! – Kiel Robinson – United Kingdom
Best Parody: Bali Frodo – Felix Benjamin Schaefer – Russia
Best Dark Comedy: Sane Men – Jess Fritz – Usa
Best Satire: Scrabble And Chill – Gautier Piton – France
Best Tragicomic Film: Just Ghost Me – Jeff Mizushima – Usa
Best Experimental Film: Shut eye – Lawton Charman – United Kingdom
Best Horror: Bleeding Heart – Ben Ashby – Usa
Best Crime/Action: The League of Assassins – Masaya Kato – Japan
Best Thriller: Hound – Benjamin Keir – United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Write Off – Emma Morley – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Capt Sanchez: Dr. Who? – Jeff Davies – Usa
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Chef’s – Olivier Roca – France
Best Screenplay [Script]: Tempting Fate – Terry Luke Podnar – Usa
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: Your Call is Important to Us – Elizabeth Lewis – Canada
Additional categories:
Best Director: The Blue Pill – Francesco D’Amore – Italy
Best Screenplay: Miror, Miror, on the Wall… – David Faure – France
Best Editing: Dragan’s Pack – Riccardo Bernasconi & Francesca Reverdito – Switzerland
Best Cinematography: Space Eye – Matija Mihalj – Croatia
Best Soundtrack: & Cut – Theo Vandergraaf – Canada
Best Vfx: Superdead – Brian Jarvis – Usa
Best Actor: Dom Bangs A Rockette – Christian Lowery – Usa
Best Actress: Friend – Johanna Taylor – United Kingdom
Best Poster: Late Check-Out – Sophie van de Pol – Netherlands
Honorable mention:
Ice Creamatorium – Joshua T McQueen – Usa
Swashcamper – Adam Swimmer – Canada
Casting Cattle Call Script – Mark L Robyn – Usa
Meet Los Parents – Joey Medina – Usa
Restrictions – Joel Junior – Usa
Boomslang 3: Your Future – Justin Schwan – Usa
The Panda – Jack Sullivan, Jonah Mann – United Kingdom
The Burglary – Samuel Bär – Germany
Irish Exit – Melissa April Tracy – Usa
Sweet deliverance – Moises Suarez, Javier Carreon – Mexico
Friend Draft – David J. Murphy, Matt Florio – Usa
Willpower – Dinos Machairas – Greece
Day_01_Mars – Paul Huenemann – Usa
Prank – Nikita Polushkin – Uzbekistan
Love Ways – Abraham Lopez – Usa
If Memory Serves – David da Silva – Canada
Meaning of Death – Charde Edney – Usa

January – March 2023 – 3rd period of awards

Best Film: Night of the Daniels – Shaun Doogan, Ciaran McCann – Ireland
Best Foreign Film: If One Plays Music – Rob Hampton – Usa
Best Italian Film: E quindi? – Alessandro Villamira – Italy
Best European Film: Stationheads – Stu Gamble – Hungary
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Stickers – Xiang-Yi Guo – Taiwan
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Heart and Soul – Yi-Chun Peng – Taiwan
Best Idea: The Cost Of Money – Robbie Ryde – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: More Than You Know – Simon Talvend Gillner – Australia
Best Parody: A Job – Andre Pironi – United Kingdom
Best Dark Comedy: Saxjob – Gabriel Raimondi – Brazil
Best Satire: Timmy’s Sunday – Justin Borland – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: The Courier – Bence Kotány – Hungary
Best Experimental Film: Toxic Positivi-tea – Katie Hutch – Usa
Best Horror: A Knock – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Fortissimo – Victor Cesca – France
Best Thriller: Life Like This – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Frankie and Benny – Markus Meedt – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: Daddy – Chen-De Li – Taiwan
Best Docu/Mockumentary: On, In & Under the Sava – Rožle Bregar, Rok Rozman – Slovenia
Best Screenplay [Script]: The Red Dahlia – Barry Murphy – Ireland
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Done By Five – Nigel Weight – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: Postage Due – Janna Jones – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Beep – Allan Plenderleith – United Kingdom
Best Screenplay: Hotdog – Anaëlle Morf – Switzerland
Best Editing: The Feature – Derek Diamond – Usa
Best Cinematography: Shine on us – Shang-Yan Jiang – Taiwan
Best Soundtrack: Tadada – Otw Music Studio – Taiwan
Best Vfx: Welcome to EVAZ – Akisai M – Japan
Best Actor: The Betrayal – Rob Shiells – Usa
Best Actress: L’Entente Cordiale – Sarah Keita – Canada
Best Poster: The Leak – Adam Nelki – United Kingdom
Honorable mention:
Broca – Luis Oliva – Canada
The Plankton – Xin-Ya Shi
Where are you? – Ying-Heng Huang – Taiwan
Tiger – Yi-Xiang Wang – Taiwan
Hoagie – Michael Du Vide – Usa
The Heist – Mike Voutsinos – Usa
Curling – Michael Lucas Lindenskov – Denmark
A Streetcar Named Desire – Bence Kotány – Hungaey
Unhired Guns – Matt Florio – Usa
The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture – Victor Hampson – United Kingdom
Loss and gain in translation – Shihyun Wang – Italy
Bat Diary – Diario del pipistrello – Silvano Plank – Italy
Slaughterhouse – Chance Fuerstinger – Usa
Smoke Alarm – Justin Borland – Usa
My Funny Valentine ( the story of Allen Collins) – Kevin Overton – Usa
Good Session – Larry Rosen – Usa

September – December 2022 – 2nd period of Awards

Best Film: MeTube: August sings ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ – Daniel Moshel – Austria
Best Foreign Film: Spy v Spia – Cristo Zambone – Usa
Best Italian Film: Io sono Matteo – Loris Di Pasquale – Italy
Best European Film: Heirs to fall in love – The first date – Philip Spaar – Switzerland
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Ashes to Ashes – George Zouvelos – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The Devil’s Smoke Alarm – Luis Tovar, Daniel O’Reilly – Usa
Best Idea: Service Me! – Tom Cavanaugh – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: The Loggers – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Parody: Pulp Friction – Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: Mr. Murphy – Sigurvin Eðvarðsson Falk, Rútur Skæringur Sigurjónsson – Iceland
Best Satire: Sexed – Lydia Anne Stander – South Africa
Best Tragicomic Film: Many Happy Returns – Niina Walter – Germany
Best Experimental Film: A Small Act of Courage – Dylan Brody – Usa
Best Horror: Old Time Radio: Your Move – Joel Harlow – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Hidden Lives – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Best Thriller: Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes – Pat Mitchell – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Culicidae – Greg Moran – Australia
Best Animated Film: Lovely Rita – Elena Madrid – Switzerland
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Deep Soria – Pedro Estepa Menéndez – Spain
Best Screenplay [Script]: Pietro Aretino at the Pearly Gates – James Fitzmaurice – United Kingdom
Best European Screenplay [Script]: The F**k It List – Lisa Service – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script]: The Dishwasher – Shelly NunChucks, Donnie Soares, seng2kx – Usa
Additional categories:
Best Director: Caged – Jeff Perreca – Usa
Best Screenplay: All Jokes aside! – George Zouvelos – Usa
Best Editing: Stay Tuned – Kamran Shahnawaz – Pakistan
Best Cinematography: Wendy & Vee – Andrew Conder – Australia
Best Soundtrack: The Cableblue : A Galbani & Alvalle Story – Yann Corbon – France
Best Vfx: The Packages – Kevin Reeves – Canada
Best Actor: It’s Sunny Outside – Michael Robert Kessler – Usa
Best Actress: Perceptions – Julia Borsellino – Canada
Best Poster: Christmas Threesome – Devon Ferguson – Canada

Honorable mention:
Why Not Me? – Michele Achilli – Italy
Evelyn Dupree & The Case of the Century Star – Josh Minnie – Usa
The Loneliness of Lizards – Christopher Kaufmann – Germany
Almost Home Alone – Lisa Marie Tedesco, Johnny Kraszewski – Usa
Missing Manhood – Joshua Nelson – Usa
Chocolate Monsters 2 (Baseball) – Nicky Naudé – France
IRL – Pamela Jikiemi – United Kingdom
Love Story – Michael Lester – Usa
Drunk Shitstory – Alex Vance – Canada
Lost Angels – Vincent Tissier – Usa
Comte – Natalia Ryss – Canada
Talking In Circles – Heidi Kaufman, David Navarro – Usa
ED: A Love Story – Abraham Lopez – Usa
Parent Teacher Night – Isaiah Lostutter – Usa
What is it? With L.C.Smith – Jo Burke – United Kingdom
Nobody Gets Hurt – MaryAnn Keyser – Usa
Awkward Endeavors – Derek Frey – Usa

June – September 2022 – 1st period of Awards

Best Film: The Italian-Woman Dictionary – Gilberto Pietresato – Italy
Best Foreign Film: He Said What Now? – Brooke Jacoby, Ashley Jacoby – Usa
Best Italian Film: Giovanni e la Bicicletta – Gianpaolo Pupillo – Italy
Best European Film: Lawn of the dead – Petteri Stavén – Finland
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Crazy Tango – Akisai M – Japan
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): The rookie – Clifford Milner – United Kingdom
Best Idea: Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast – Jeremy Mowery – Usa
Best Low Budget Film: Paint Job – Victor Hollingsworth – Usa
Best Parody: Kaijuburbia! – Bailey Oliver, Nathan Henry – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: The Chronicles of Diablos – Lawton Lee Charman – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film: On all fours – Dale Fabrigar – Usa
Best Experimental Film: Only those with empty pockets can sing to the thief’s face – Ilaria Pezone – Italy
Best Horror: Love Sucks – Larry Rosen – Usa
Best Crime/Action: No Witnesses – Matt Jeston – Australia
Best Thriller: Origami – Delphine Berger – France
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Down To Earth – Maxwell Sternlicht – Usa
Best Animated Film: Pondering Potatoes – Kessiah Leah Arthur – United Kingdom
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Tabatha Brown: A Special Project – Angela Harrer – Australia
Best Screenplay [Script]: Adaptationing “Night School” – Zach Jansen – Usa
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Joe & Kendra – Paige Compton – Usa

Additional categories:
Best Director: Something Old Something New – Christina Babinsack – Usa
Best Screenplay: Dead Serious: PoC – Alix Oliver – Usa
Best Editing: How we do – Pete Macnamara – Usa
Best Cinematography: Recycled Love – Nick Pernisco – Usa
Best Soundtrack: Never Mime – Joe Griffenberg – Usa
Best Vfx: Hollywood Post 43’s Last Stand – John Mendoza – Usa
Best Actor: Pandemic Spy – Brooks Livermore – United Kingdom
Best Actress: Unexpectedly Expecting – Keigo Unohara – Japan
Best Poster: Surprise – Philip Lee – Usa

Honorable mention:
Death by Chocolate – Mark L Robyn – Usa
Zero Patience – A Day of Monkey Radio – Marc Raco – Usa
Sexual Proclivities of Twenty-Somethings in Modern America – Zach Jansen – Usa
Darwin’s Duckling – Enrique Vazquez – Usa
Welcome to the Club – Nikos Kourou – Greece
Critch Audition Slate 2022 – Jake Delaney, Neil King – Canada
Mis Mous – Michael C. Garrigues – Usa
Borgo the Thinker – Max Ward – United Kingdom

2ND EDITION – 2022
AWARDS:
Best film of this second edition of the “Night of Comedy shorts”: CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine direct by Andrea WALTS

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Break – Rick Reischman – Usa
CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine – Andrea WALTS – Italy
The Missing Dildo – Vseant Nath, Robert Pralgo – Usa
Flanders – Eric L Thompson – Usa
Il pranzo della domenica – Marta Maria Gervasutti – Italy
Beatrice – Gian Piero Rotoli – Italy

6th Period Awards – March 2022 – June 2022

Best Film: Beatrice – Gian Piero Rotoli – Italy
Best Foreign Film: The Naked Truth – Tim Barry – Usa
Best Italian Film: Pure Love – Lorenzo Cammisa – Italy
Best European Film: Revolution – Xavier Diskeuve – Belgium
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Celebrity Dreamphone – Daryl Henry Della – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Karma – Montant Quentin – France
Best Idea: Stop Motion: The Making Of – Kessiah Arthur – United Kingdom
Best Low Budget Film: An Ordinary Adventure – Roberto Zorfini – Canada
Best Parody: Aping Edwin Porter – James O’Donnell – United Kingdom
Best Dark Comedy: Working Stiff – Jan Vardøen – Norway
Best Satire: The house with one man – Dan Tudor – Romania
Best Tragicomic Film: Fuori Campo – Giorgio Chiantese – Italy
Best Experimental Film: Parla che ti sento – Idria Niosi – Italy
Best Horror: Charlie’s Toys – Ryan Lutz – Usa
Best Crime/Action: Beautiful Violence – Joey Medina – Usa
Best Thriller: Bozonova – Cris Graves – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Jesus Rides A Harley – Michael Boston – Usa
Best Animated Film: Johnny Spittoon – Neil Whitman – United Kingdom
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Il Primo Passo – Ugo D’Eramo – Italy
Best Screenplay [Script]: Every Other Night – Mark Cline – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: A Cavendish Discovery of Witchraft – James Fitzmaurice – United Kingdom
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Pausa Pranzo – Davide Lo Schiavo, Claudia Palermiti – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Death by Chocolate – Mark L Robyn – Usa

Additional categories:
Best Director: Fase 3 – Omar Nedjari – Italy
Best Screenplay: Le Pompon – David Hourrègue – France
Best Editing: La Vera Storia di Amerigo Bertolazzi – Giacomo Beschi – Italy
Best Cinematography: Something Different – Federico Muchnik – Usa
Best Soundtrack: Musicians of Mischief – Christina Alexander – Usa
Best Vfx: Feast – Jeff Scott Hamm – Usa
Best Actor: Le souffle du diable – Nicolas Thiery – France
Best Actress: The Paranormal Communicator – Alex Song-Xia – Usa
Best Poster: A Handkerchief’s Tale – Jessica Lau – Netherlands

Honorable mention:
Wunder Date – Kevin McCray – Usa
Friendzombie – Luigi Giuseppe Mammana – Italy
Real Heroes Don’t Die – Roman Mitichyan – Usa
Call now – Cody Hawley – Usa
Night Dicks: Miami – Daryl Henry Della – Usa
Rustic Lemonade – Andrew F.C. Wall – Canada
Wheel Gone Kid 3-Rolling In It – Wayne Kelly – United Kingdom
Mr. Winslow’s Bell – Jimmy Martin – Usa
Birthday Bash – Shireen Crutchfield – Usa
Noseworthy – Carlo Essagian – Canada
What Else Is On? – Diego Orozco – Usa
A Sort of Madness – David Matthew Barnes – Usa
The Great Salami Breakout – Josie Montano, Liam V Power – Australia
Murphy’s Law – Leslie Nelson – Usa
(Just) Balloons – Zahm Waters – Canada
Ready to Go – Lynda Reiss – United Kingdom
Something for the Weekend – Nicola Morris, Rupert Bogarde – United Kingdom
Boutique Hotel “The Sisters” – Andrew Vandaele, Ulrica de la Mar – Netherlands
Sexist Commercials – Laura Edwards – United Kingdom
Cagney and Hooch – John Altobello III – Usa

5th Period Awards December 2021 – March 2022
Best Film: Il pranzo della domenica – Marta Maria Gervasutti – Italy
Best Foreign Film: Teddy’s Here – Paul Chambers, James Oliver – United Kingdom
Best Italian Film: Le buone maniere – Valerio Vestoso – Italy
Best European Film: In light of the current situation – Jean-Marc Moutout – France
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): The Leaf Blowerers – Joe Bor – United Kingdom
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Mark & Sebastian – Andrew Hawtrey – Usa
Best Idea: ZzZen – storia d’amore e di zanzare – Flavio Verde – Italy
Best Low Budget Film: Humpty – Britt Migs, Adam Centrella – Usa
Best Parody: Akkad Bakkad – Ujjwal Pandey – India
Best Dark Comedy: Birdy – Cristina Ballesteros – United Kingdom
Best Satire: The Feeling Expert – Jamie Anderson – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: Unclog Us – Zachary T. Gauthier – Canada
Best Experimental Film: Drawing with Rachel – Rachel Suffian – Usa
Best Horror: Affannato – Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur – Canada
Best Crime/Action: Who? – Justin Stearns – Usa
Best Thriller: Monster In A Box – Noah Weisel – Usa
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Venganza – Joey Agbayani – Philippines
Best Animated Film: Flower Power – Jirair Garabedian – Canada
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Triumph of William Henry Harrison – Daniel Glick – Usa
Best lgbt film: Disability – Laura P. Valtorta – Usa
Best Screenplay [Script]: Power of the P – Shawna Baca, Oskar Toruno – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: The Death Wish Foundation – Chas Harrington – United Kingdom
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Uno scrittore nell’oscurita’ – Giuseppe De Vuono – Italy
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] : Spot-Free Cleaning Advertisement – Chris Warner – Usa

Additional categories:
Best Director: Santi in tre portate – Nicolò Donnantuoni – Italy
Best Screenplay: Velvet Crush – Michael Boston – Usa
Best Editing: The Last Nap – Halasius Bradford – Usa
Best Cinematography: 5 Ways 2 Die – Daina Papadaki – Cyprus
Best Soundtrack: Phoning It In – David Levin – Usa
Best Vfx: Werewolf With a Knife – Fran Hevia – Mexico
Best Actor: The Plan – Brandon Allan – Usa
Best Actress: Worst Case Scenario – Jaclyn Tuchman – Usa
Best Poster: The Train Ride – Andreas Bøggild Monies – Denmark

Honorable mention:
The Quest of Jacob Junior – Halasius Bradford – Usa
Aliens On Halloween – Riker Lynch – Usa
Horizon of Success – Damien Megherbi – France
Rumbo: First Pee – Lauro Chartrand-DelValle – Canada
A House Divided – Rob Goldman – Usa
Haunted hotel – J. Stuart Gray – Usa
Wicked Plans – Lee Chambers – Canada
Razor – Zander Schaus – Usa
Shaggy Finds His Way – Daniel Wanamaker – Usa
Love Sick – Alec Palumbo – Usa
Rewired – John M Kerner – Usa
Elbows – Hayden Hewitt – United Kingdom
Goodbye Fairyland – Piotr J. Lewandowski, Carsten Strauch – Germany
Tippy Toes – Ajit Dias – Usa
Searching for Sasquatch “Professional treatment of an interesting subject.”
Professional Bully – Jillian Howell – Usa
The Procedure – Adrian Griffin – Canada
Finding Freyja – Nick Buckland – Australia
Like Father, Like Son – Matt Mills – Usa
Le cornichon était masqué – Cédrick Spinassou – France
Tits & More – Michael Slowe – United Kingdom

4th Period Awards September – December 2021:

Best Film: Flanders – Eric L Thompson – Usa
Best Foreign Film: Dad for hire – Aaron Scully – Australia
Best Italian Film: Annoying Asmrrrr – Ilaria Pezone . Italy
Best European Film: Love and Lust According to Meisner – Jonas Grimas – United Kingdom
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Balthazar & Snirt – Jim Patrick McCullough, Anthony Ladesich – Usa
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): What I Want – Sébastien Bonfanti, Félix Métayer-Mathieu – France
Best Idea: The Summoning – Raphael Stompe – Austria
Best Low Budget Film: Fashionably Late – Matt Mitchell – United Kingdom
Best Parody: Laws of the Can – Aydan Fabian – Usa
Best Dark Comedy: Albert Rose’s funeral – Florian Sanchez – France
Best Satire: Lava Platos – Albion Sabani – Usa
Best Tragicomic Film: L’uomo nudo – MArco Vescovi – Italy
Best Experimental Film: Lifeliners – Ryosuke Sugawara – Japan
Best Horror: Miniatures – Matias Luge – Germany
Best Crime/Action: The Investigators – Teddy Pryor – Usa
Best Thriller: The Running Man 2020 – Jonas Grimas – United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: The Cost Of Living – Alice Trueman – United Kingdom
Best Animated Film: Don’t Croak – Daun Kim – Usa
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Ghost Tours (of Québec) – Anaëlle Morf – Switzerland
Best Screenplay [Script]: Santa – Turning a HO HO HO into a housewife – ChiCheese Rivera – Usa
Best European Screenplay [Script]: First Prize – Carl Clark – Usa
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Lonely room – Luigi Salerno – Italy

Additional categories:
Best Director: Vita Novax – Davide Porzio – Italy
Best Screenplay: Let’s Make a Movie – Dave Farese, Stepen Vanderpool – Usa
Best Editing: HomeTown – Mikhail Tot – Usa
Best Cinematography: The Last Christmas – Ryan Port – Canada
Best Soundtrack: Are We Dead Yet? – Lilly Urban – Usa
Best Vfx: VR Grampa – Ché Baker – Australia
Best Actor: Showcase – Sam Beasley – Usa
Best Actress: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee – Amelia Bartlett – Usa
Best Poster: Bye Bye Buddy – Dylan Trupiano – Usa
Honorable mention:
Home Invasion – Carl B.Clark – Usa
Packages from the Amazon – Brandon J Jones – Usa
America’s Most Haunted Spooky Ghost Hunting Adventures
In The Paranormal – Christopher Mancuso – Usa
The Fairy – Gaston Stabiszewski – Germany
Exhausted Minds – Jeremy J Reagan – New Zealand
The Bar – Michael Alexander McDougall – Indonesia
Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero – Danny Woodburn – Usa
Mr. Right? – Tari Kristine Robinson – Usa
The story of Cuba – Eyal Gamili Holtzeker – Usa
Jägermeister – Coldly wasted – Lea Staron – Germany
Heaven’s Back Door – Jeremy J Reagan – New Zealand
Chocolate Milk – J.W. Cox – Usa
Gary – Andrew Hawtrey – Usa
Damn – Jorge Antares – Puerto Rico
Memestopia – Alberto Dalla – United Kingdom
Past Due – Janna Jones – Usa
Hidden Secrets – Lauren (lala) Robbins – Usa
Backstop Doogan – Patrick Mallek – Usa
Glove Story – Arantxa Hurtado – Sweden
Smalls – Claire Hogan – United Kingdom
Æ Lighthouse – Tobias Enevoldsen – Denmark

3rd Period Awards June – September 2021:
Best Film: The Missing Dildo – Usa – Vseant Nath, Robert Pralgo
Best Foreign Film: Milk and Cookies – Usa – GianCarlo Fernandez
Best Italian Film: Orbite Tangenti – Italy – Niccolo’ Valentino
Best European Film: Squish – Belgium – Xavier Seron
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Il Telecomando – Italy – Riccardo De Angelis, Valentina Adamo
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Dibbouk – France – Léonard Kahn, Pierre Barbier
Best Idea: Airbnboom – Usa – Chozy Aiyub
Best Low Budget Film: New York – Usa – Brady Brandwood
Best Parody: #Nomadlife – Usa – Artie Brennan
Best Dark Comedy: That thing between us – Denmark – Dave Michael Guller Grønvall-Pedersen
Best Satire: Wives Of The Skies – Usa – Honey Lauren
Best Tragicomic Film: Brian: An Accidental Trilogy – Usa – John Frazier McClellan, Charles Marks
Best Experimental Film: Vita di M. – Italy – Marco Troiano
Best Horror: Immersion – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf
Best Crime/Action: Entangled snake – Japan – Takayuki Kojima
Best Thriller: Barry – Ireland – John Robert Brown
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: In Reflection – Usa – Greg Popp
Best Animated Film: Les Locataires stuff the ballots – France – Adrien Fournier
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Beast Underneath – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf, Alexandre Rufin

Best Screenplay [Script]: Desperately Looking for the Yellow Bag – Canada – Evelyne Gauthier
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Sour Grapes – Ireland – John Lennon Cohen

Additional categories:
Best Director: NXT – Usa – Yiran Bai
Best Screenplay: Take 28 – United Kingdom – Nidhi Gupta
Best Editing: The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry – Sweden – Emil T. Jonsson
Best Cinematography: Tonight’s Moving Picture… Cold Cash –
United Kingdom – Jack Caffrey
Best Soundtrack: Mountain People – Norway – Sascha Taylor Larsen
Best Vfx: The Snail – Usa – David Charles Bird

Best Actor: Way Up There – United Kingdom – Rick Bithell and Jamie Kellett
Best Actress: Dead Man – Usa – Sarah Yoho

Best Poster: The Sherlock Sharma Mistri – United Kingdom – Manoj Anand

Honorable mention:
Diversity and Desolation – Usa – Michael Kureth
The First Jewish Surfer – Usa – Brett Maline
Teachers Lounge – Usa – Arlene Lagos
Western in a Nutshell – Usa – Jeremy T Fairman
Ignition – Australia – Dylan Kai Harris
Thumb Wrestler – Usa – Michael Thomas Cain
Silence With You – Usa – Allie Duke
…LOVEHOTEL…~The Guide to Japanese Midnight culture~ – Japan – Kaichi Sato
Quest for Fire 2 – France – Alexandre Franchet, Stephane Labat
The Untold Story of Mild Sauce – Usa – Anton Deshawn
Fork, Knife, & Chainsaw – Usa – Hudson Flynn
Otto Pussy – Reunion – Serge Payet
Anosmia. Please – Usa – John McCloskey
Undersea News – Usa – Noah Gleason
Fokking Short – Usa – Ismaël Lotz, Chris M Allport
Revenge – New Zealand – Bertrand Remaut
Skullcrush – Australia – Liam Fitzgibbon
Creeped Out – Matt Holt
Mùa dịch – Viet Nam – Bico FGS
Making babies – Sweden – Miriam Kaukosalo
The Casserole Brigade – Usa – B. Rain Bennett

2nd Period Awards – March – June 2021:
Best Film: CAPTAIN T – la condanna della consuetudine – Italy – Andrea Walts
Best Foreign Film: Baggage – United Kingdom – Lewis Ward, Sophie Goodman
Best Italian Film: The Cuckoo´s Nest – Italy – Thomas Perathoner
Best European Film: Accidental Lead – Norway – Thorkell August Ottarsson
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Dickie – Belgium – Wouter Bongaerts, Koen Saelemaekers, Simon Cornelis
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): Sex & Betrayal – France – Chris Moreira
Best Idea: Roman Ruin – Usa – Justin Hartough
Best Low Budget Film: On / Off – Nicolas P. Villarreal – Argentina
Best Parody: The Rest – Usa – Kate Robards
Best Dark Comedy: Little Things – United Kingdom – Steven Alan Green
Best Satire: The Butter – Usa – Mackenzie Barmen, Brandon Patterson
Best Tragicomic Film: Once Beautiful Woman – Usa – Frankie Guerrero, Jr.
Best Experimental Film: Jimmy’s Tale – Usa – Daniel Hart Donoghue
Best Horror: Immersion – Switzerland – Anaëlle Morf
Best Crime/Action: Diamond Heist – Usa – Dianna Ippolito
Best Thriller: Finch & Bean – Usa – Rasheed Stephens
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Murray Ghost – Usa – Brian Herskowitz
Best Animated Film: Hunter – Russian Federation – Igor Chernikevich
Best Docu/Mockumentary: The Socially Distant Social Club
– United Kingdom – Jamie McBrien

Best Screenplay [Script]: The Pizza Paradox – Usa – John McCloskey
Best European Screenplay [Script]: Beautiful Taxi – Italy – William Mussini
Best Italian Screenplay [Script]: Ext. Evening – Italy – Luigi Salerno

Additional categories:
Best Director: Marie & Larry – Switzerland – Benoît Dietrich
Best Screenplay: Hey Jude – South Africa – Peter Heaney
Best Editing: Roadkill – Usa – Jessica Mastro
Best Cinematography: Typical Love Story – Canada – Patrick Hodgson
Best Soundtrack: Stalled – Usa – Emmet Sheehan
Best Vfx: Script – Italy – Piero Cannata

Best Actor: Uber Thoughts – Usa – Victor Zachary
Best Actress: Big Weekend Plans – Usa – Ashley Bouchahine

Best Poster: Hamelin – Spain – Silvia Conesa

Honorable mention:
Patrick is Outside – Germany – Carsten Woike
Barista – United Kingdom – Jay Oliver Yip
Gut Punch! – Usa – Brian J. Gililland
A Mid-morning Conversation – Usa – Adam Neubauer
Boomslang – Usa – Trevor Ryan
Domo Dreams – Jack Wdge
And Action! – Usa – Tara Berrett
The Chefs – Usa – Jacob H Hansen
ASMR for White Liberals -Usa – John Connor Hammond
Hanging Buddy – Usa – John Kestner
6 – Usa – Braxton Fannin
Kaiba The Kidd – Usa – Ben Morris
The Blue Marble – Usa – Ralph Toporoff

1st Period Awards – January – March 2021:
Best Film: Break – Usa – Rick Reischman
Best Foreign Film: The Watchmaker – Usa – Charlie Fonville
Best Italian Film: Mamma – Italy – Ileo Psoas
Best European Film: The Man Who Wanted To Sleep – France – Thibault Lang-Willar
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes): Tedhe – India – Anant Tiwari
Best Super Short (between 5 and 10 minutes): A good Cause – Spain – Miguel Aguirre
Best Idea: You, me & Eveline – Israel – Tom Ra’anan
Best Low Budget Film: Interview – Usa – Rob Pugliese

Best Parody: Sh*t Queen – Usa – Amber Patee Adams
Best Dark Comedy: Hacking Santa – Usa – Matt Brandseth
Best Satire: First Contact: Alien Idioms – Usa – Tyler J. Oakley
Best Tragicomic Film: Always Keep Positive – Germany – Till Vill
Best Experimental Film: Loser – Usa – Vanessa M. H. Powers
Best Horror: Inner Voices – Usa – Duncan Kinzie
Best Crime/Action: Teenage Love – Canada – Alex Chung
Best Thriller: The Switch – Canada – Christopher Cho
Best Sci-Fy/Fantasy: Blockfiction – Germany – Jakob Günther, Marvin Nartey, Felix Rockel
Best Animated Film: The Light Before Christmas – Usa – Tyler J. Oakley
Best Docu/Mockumentary: Just a Regular Couple – Norway – Sondre Fristad

Best Screenplay [Script]: Fuck Netflix – Panagiotis Kountouras

Additional categories:
Best Director: Good Head – Usa – Matt Servitto
Best Screenplay: The Bodega – Usa
Best Editing: The Battle of the Faith – Canada
Best Cinematography: I’ve Heard This Before – United Kingdom
Best Soundtrack: Matty Boy – United Kingdom
Best Vfx: Sky Dancer Grow Up – Usa

Best Actor: Deadline – Usa – Bernie Golias
Best Actress: A Long Weekend – Usa – Seraphim Thayer

Best Poster: The Duel – Usa

Honorable mention:
Be Positive – Ireland – Brian Durcan
Panic in Valley City – Usa – Antonio Harper, Abby Burton
Fairview – Usa – Sam Clark
B&B – Usa – Monty Dickson
Waking Godot – Canada – John B Lowe
The Misfit – United Kingdom – Chris Tailor
Anxiety – Usa – Maarten Swaan
Vinegar to Honey – Usa – Jay Pennington
Pandemic Buddies – Usa – Brad Cruz
Just Graduated – Brazil – Bruno Alcântara
Pearl of Wisdom – Usa – Marlene Sharp
Learning to Cuss – Usa – Corey Foxx
The Bench – United Kingdom – Mr G Taylor

1ST EDITION – 2021

AWARDS:

Best film – Cuckoo!
Best Italian film – Homecoming
Best Animation film – Duodrom
Best Low Budget – Chilli Pepper
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Raudy’s Story
BEST ANIMATION FILM – Duodrom
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – The young man and Death
BEST PARODY FILM – The Green Giant
BEST TRAGICOMIC FILM – Asynchron
BEST HORROR / MYSTERY / CRIME – Cabin Ban
BEST SCI-FY / FANTASY / ACTION – Say Hi
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Il vestito rosso
Best Super Short (0-5 min) – Robert the Robot
Best Satire – If Zoom Was Around in 1988…
Best mini short (5-15 min) – Appetite
Best family movie – Bouillabaisse
Best Dark Comedy – Grandma & The Skeleton
BEST DIRECTOR – La triste vita del Mago
BEST EDITING – Say Hi
BEST SCREENPLAY – Il figlio del senator Borlotti
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Autumn Never Dies
BEST SOUNDTRACK – Goccia Cinese
BEST ACTOR – Star
BEST ACTRESS – American Marriage
BEST TRAILER – Snake oil
BEST POSTER – Sorry, I don’t understand

Honorable Mention:
Freewheelin’
Le tueur du lac maudit
Il manuale delle cose da veri uomini
Insurance can be sometime a dangerous game!
Naughty
Reale
Milicent
Wrath

Semifinalist:

*%#&@! GPS (Pottymouth GPS)
1-2-3-4
A Day’s Work