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16th Annual WMIFF Nominees - 2025.
Best Actress in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Giulia Anghelescu - Vlad The Timewalker
Patricia Bursiel - Angel's Tide
Christina Smith - Thicker Than Blood
Rheanna Trueman - A Van called Murial
Best Sup. Actress in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Patricia Place- Angel's Tide
Carol Mckenith - Thicker Than Blood
Best Director in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Anthony Williams - Thicker Than Blood
Zeph E. Daniels - Angel's Tide
Ciprian Dumitrascu - Vlad The Timewalker
Oscar Hewitt - A Van CAlled Muriel
Robert Brown Jr. - Double Blended
Cory Schwartz - The Psyhocdelics
David Clay Diaz - The Entertainer
Andre Joseph - The Last Vendetta
Woody Keith -
Best Cinematography in Feature Film
(Partial List)
David Trulli- Angel's Tide
Hasi Eldib- Chance Encounters
Julian Krubasik - The Entertainer
Vlad The Timewalker
Best Actress in Short Film
(Partial List)
Deb Jungin Kim - Lily
Gracie Holland - Life is Torture
Angie Doan - LINH 99
Angelique Alita - Somewhere in Brooklyn
Eren Stauraki - Lampros
Hana Hemmati- Stop it
Angela Andronache - Small Things
Calli Nebe - Under the Hawthorn Tree
Best Sup. Actress in Short Film
(Partial List)
Vesta Millard - Life is Torture
Casey Breneman - Under the Hawthorn Tree
Best Director in Short Film
(Partial List)
Tracy Jane - Life is Torture
Brandon D. Wilkenson - Somewhere in Brooklyn
Dion Sulerman - Amber Alert
Ali Delgoshael Stop it
Tori Layne- Under the Hawthorn Tree
Maryam Samadi - A House Near the Sun
Sanish Maharjan - Kija Puja
Women Filmmaker
(Partial List)
Carol J. Amore
Trina Davenport
Marilyn Lee Swick
Maryam Samadi
First Director
(Partial List)
Angela Andronache - Small Things
Ashkan Sepehr The Gray, the Black
Best Feature Documentary
(Partial List)
I cross the Sea With You
Persian Diary
Letters from the Battlefieldf
Bill Helman - The Woofdriver
Best Short Documentary
(Partial List)
French Camera
The World of Rap
Time is the thief off Memory
Underground Sound
Best Music Video
(Partial List)
My Face
Mercy Me
Mckenna Michels Monster -
Angelica Levoiser
Black Magic Woman
My Life Between The Reins
Best Director in DMV Films
Jasmine Deanne Andrews
Donnald Imm
Trina Davenport
Miguel Mas
Rico Mickens
Paulo Perez
Robert Brown/Ethan Evans/Raymond
Ken Lasso/Donna Britton Bukevicz
Lynai Jordan -
Best Cinematograhy in DMV Films
Dexter Brain - Night Haul
Rico Mickens - Dark Matter
Jacob Alexander - The Human Supremacist
Javier Prato - Cronofios - Connected To Love
Jason Jordan Sr. - The Volunteer
Best Actress in DMV Films (Short & Feature)
Connie Martinez- Dream-chaser
Toiya Vernon - Dark Matter
Cassandra Grant - The Road to Absolution
Rachel Mackall - The Human Supremacist
Kris Lloyd - Double Blended
Vie Lowe - The Road to Absolution
Brittany Langley - Dark Matter
Imelda Antoc Bosley - Aswang Part 2
Lyndell Banks - Double Blended
Rachel Johnson - The Volunteer
Terri Ballou - The Disciples
Best Sup.Actor in DMV Films (Short & Feature)
Nikolaus Booth - The Road to Absolution
Brian Anthony Wilson - It's All Good, Not
Mel Thomas - Bloody Addiction
Damien Lynch - The Road to Absolution
David Vega - Bloody Addiction
Jason Brown - Aswang Part 2
W. Keith Scott - The Road to Absolution
Victor Manuel - Double Blended
Derek Quick - The Disciples
Best Actor in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Filip Monteanu - Vlad The Timewalker
Tony Bravado - Thicker Than Blood
Larry Linville - Angel's Tide
Andre Joseph - The Last Vendetta
Alexander Arnold - The Entertainer
Best Sup. Actor in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Kevin Boles - Thicker Than Blood
Larry Gelman - Angel's Tide
Costel Cascaval - Vlad The Timewalker
Kris Lloyd
George Burcea - Vlad The Timewalker
Chris Corulla, Jr - The Last Vendetta
Best Screenplay in Feature Film
(Partial List)
Anthony Williams -Thicker Than Blood
Zeph E Daniels- Angel's Tide
Alexandru Molico- Vlad The Timewalker
Jesse Stewart - Chance Encounters
Andre Joseph/Chris Corulla - The Last Vendetta
Best Experimental Film
(Partial List)
Breaking Out
Freelm
Chance Encounter
Cronofios
3rd Eye
Tage in Winter
Best Actor in Short Film
(Partial List)
Aris Nikou - Lampros
Brandon D. Wilkeron - Somewhere in Brooklyn
Ryan Holcomb
Ramesh Bajracharya - Kipa
Roni Schamlian - A House Near the Sun
Best Sup. Actor in Short Film
(Partial List)
Best Cinematography in Short Film
(Partial List)
Gregory Mohn - Life is Torture
Adam Reign - Lily
Mahmoud Kameli Stop it
Ruthie Grumbine Under the Hawthorn Tree
Maryam Samadi - A House Near the Sun
Rojin Pathak- Kija Puja
Michael Lines- Amber Alert
Best Screenplay in Short Film
(Partial List)
Tracy Jane
Calli Nebe - Under the Hawthorn Tree
Roni - A House Near the Sun
Angela Andronache - Small Things
First Time Filmmaker
(Partial List)
Cory Schwartz
Connie Martinez
George Vasilakopoulis
Lin H 99
The Music Factory
WTF is Love
Cronopus
The Splint
Best Animation
(Partial List)
Best Feature Documentary in Music
(Partial List)
Mimy & Tony: The Creation of a Dream
I Dance But My Heart Is Crying
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
Bankie Banx: King of the Dune
Music for Mushroom
Best Director Documentary
(Partial List)
Alisson Duke - Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
Nara Garber - Bankie Banx: King of the Dune
Christopher Weinert - I Dance but my heart is crying
Rod Lopez - Bill Heman -The Woofdriver
Carlo Grande - Persian Diary
Kary Hyunjeong Rho - I Cross The Sea with You
Tony Succar, Santiago Díaz - Mimy & Tony
Best Director in Music Video
(Partial List)
Nicholas Nephi Peterson - Mckenna Michels Monster
Egor Gavrilin - Angelica Levoiser She walks in Beauty
Jeff Hilliard - My Face
Jay Ray Malto - Pangako
Steve Schuster - Mercy Me
Best Screenplay in DMV Films
Robert Brown
Lawrence Whitener
Will Ward
Miguel Mas
Paulo Perez
Aaron Sampson
Lynai Jordan
Best Actor in DMV Films (Short & Feature)
Bruce Dawson - The Road to Absolution
Lawrence Whitener - It's All Good, Not
Theophilus Knight - Bloody Addiction
Darrelle Brown - Double Blended
W. Keith Scott - Dark Matter
Kyeon Boyd - The Disciples
Robert Brown Jr. - Double Blended
Jae Damuier - The Volunteer
Sudaan Burton - The Disciples
Mamza Elnaggar - The Disciples
Best Sup.Actress in DMV Films (Short & Feature)
Zoe Donmoyer - The Human Supremacist
Amy Young - The Road to Absolution
Annie Gill - The Human Supremacist
Madelaines Shouse - Bloody Addiction
Karren H. Brown - Double Blended
Arlyne Spalla - The Road to Absolution
Sharon Toliver- Dark Matter
Joy Sarah Brewer - Double Blended
Dedra Simons- The Disciples
Sheila Miller - The Volunteer
Darletta Perry - Double Blended
Denise Lattimore - The Volunteer
Best Script
(Partial List)
Heartstrings (Detailed Cover Page)
Maya
First Time Actor
Sudaan Burton - The Disciples
JaeDamuer - The Volunteer
Best Original Sound-tract
(Partial List)
Masked
Music to die for
A Gloucester Fisherman
The Entertainer
The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess
The Road to Absolution
Return
Off The Grid
Best Actor in South West Asia Film
(Partial List)
Kazem Abbasi - Varza
Amir Hossein Mohebifar - Varanus
Roni Schamlian - A House Near the Sun
Best Actress in South West Asia Film
(Partial List)
Best Director in South West Asia Film
(Partial List)
Mohammad Reza Yarikia - Pari & The Witch
Kiarash Bokaeyan - Varanus
Hossein Solimani - The Blind Cases
Maryam Samadi - A House Near The Sun
Ashkan Sepehr - The Gray, The Black
Best Trailer
(Partial List)
Night Haul
It's Not You, It's Me
Trailer: Barriers in Bertie Documentary
Best South East Asia
(Partial List)
Pangako
Zindagi Hai (USA)
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