4th Period Awards: March – June 2024
MAIN CATEGORIES
BEST FILM – Javaboyz – Katie Gibbons – USA
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Dead Cat – Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet – Canada
BEST ITALIAN FILM – MARABU’ – FABIO TERIACA, JUAN PABLO ETCHEVERRY – Italy
BEST EUROPEAN FILM – Death’s Intern – Peter Alan Clayborough, Magne Skagen, Audun Andreas Erikstad Løkås – Norway
BEST MICRO SHORT (UNDER 5 MINUTES) – ‘Little Martians: Dear Human, My Muse’ – Vanessa Rosa – Brazil
BEST SUPER SHORT (BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES) – True Lies – Roni Levkowitz – France
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA – Owen – John B. Gondos – USA
BEST LOW BUDGET – Rosi’s Phone – Christine Garbe – Germany
BEST HORROR – Chainsaw Monkey – Zoe Bell – USA
BEST CRIME/ACTION – TELL-TALE WANK – James Everett – United Kingdom
BEST THRILLER – Wolf Culture – William Attwood – Canada
BEST SCI-FY/FANTASY – PUT YOUR CART AWAY – Kevin Cate – USA
BEST DOCUMENTARY – Milan Metro – Artashes Hovanessian – USA
COMEDY AWARDS
Best Parody – The Society of the Snow – Parody – Julio Pañi – Ecuador
Best Dark Comedy – Tastless – Shady Mawajdeh – USA
Best Satire – This Way Up – Andreas Lambis – United Kingdom
Best Tragicomic Film – Off-Guard – Yoav Besorai, Harry Philips, Jake Kuhn – United Kingdom
Best Cringe Comedy – A Regular Wednesday – Adrian Lungu – Hungary
Best Mockumentary – Will You Be My Daddy? – Annaleigh Stone, Zach Huber – USA
Best Stereotype Comedy – Don’t Die Hard – Tigran Sargsyan – USA
Best Physical Comedy – Just. Drop. Dead. – Yael Green – Australia
Best Laughing out loud Film – Tarot Pranks – The Granny Diaries – Deanna Rashell – USA
Best Experimental Comedy – The Roman de Remort, or the Inhumane and Villainous Fabliaux of the Final Carnaval – Marion Lessard – Canada
Best Animated Comedy – Fried Chicken & Latkes – Melique Berger – USA
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR – The Fisherman – Alberto Vannacci – Italy
BEST EDITING – The Building Manager – Nick Bartlett – Australia
BEST SCREENPLAY – Private: A Case for Men and Women – Laurent Ardoint, Stephane Duprat – France
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Messy Valentin – Adrian Lungu – Hungary
BEST SOUNDTRACK – The Wrench – Adrian Lungu, Ákos Kanizsai-Nagy – Hungary
BEST VFX – Close the Cabinets – Sean Louis Kelly – USA
BEST TITLE – The Ordinary in the Hidden – Swen Werner – United Kingdom
BEST ACTOR – È CAMBIATO IL MONDO – Paolo Caselli – Italy
BEST ACTRESS – The Stroller – Ashley Grace – USA
BEST POSTER – Open – Peter Jonathan Cameron – Canada
SCREENPLAY
Best Screenplay [Script] – The Bookkeeper – Robert LoBianco – USA
Best European Screenplay [Script] – Parallel Lives – Peter Gould – United Kingdom
Best Short Screenplay (under 10 pages) [Script] – Therapy – Bryan Whorton – USA
HONORABLE MENTION
This Should Be Banned! – Marcus Graham – Australia
A Night Out – Robert LoBianco – Usa
Vine-Dine – Cullen McLane – Usa
Pay Your Bill – Anne Bio – Canada
Exploding Influencers – Tate Cozza – Usa
Sal – David Kiernan – Ireland
Ye Ole Glorya – Jeffrey R Kazanjian – Usa
Kiss the Bruises – Linada Pallotta – Usa
Circus Unus Mundos or The WereClown – Paul Edward Huenemann – Usa
Submission – Phil Ginsburg – Usa
X-Mas Anonymous – Sammy Smedley – Usa
Country Club – Savannah Glenn – Usa
The End – Lily Andrews – Usa