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2024 WMIFF Winners – World Music & Independent Film Festival

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2024

15th Annual WMIFF 2024 Winners

Best Feature Documentary
Motherhood of Captives

Best Documentary in Music
Cuba My Soul

Best DMV Documentary
The Dogmatics

Best Animation
Sock Puppets

First Time Filmmaker
Something Divine

Best DMV Short Script
My Private Line to God

Best DMV Feature Script
Pressure Pleasure Pain

Best Director in Music Video
Adam Lukowski, Ego

Best Rock
Kingdom of Tyrants

Best Pop Music Video
Ego

Best Country Music Video
They Don’t Make Em Like Willie Anymore

Best HipHop
Belong

Best Cinematography in SouthWestern Film
Cocoon

Best SouthWestern Director in Short Film
Maryam Weiss, The Pledge

Best Actress in SouthWestern Film
Mashid Delavari, Ink Painting

Best Actor in SouthWestern Film
Milad Shajareh, Cocoon

Best Cinematography in Feature Film
Draculaw

Best Screenplay in Feature Film
Scott Deschaine, Draculaw

Best Director in Feature Film
Allan Nichols, Dead Ringer

Best Actor in Feature Film
Joshua Greene, Draculaw

Best Actress in Feature Film
Ewa Konstanja Bulhak, A Time for Summer

Best Sup. Actor in Feature Film
Josh Mostel, Dead Ringer

Best Actor in Short Film
Spencer Bang, A House for My Family

Best Actress in Short Film
Alexandria Rey, Good Girl

Best Director in Short Film
Jenny Kleisman, Good Girl

Best Cinematography in Short Film
Nick and Andrea The Verdict

Best Screenplay in Short Film
Lolita Naronovich, The Reunion

Best Cinematography in Short Film (DMV)
Rico Mickens, Autonomous

Best Cinematography in Feature Film (DMV)
Lance & Wendy Hill

Best Sup. Actor in Short Film (DMV)
Vince Eisenson, The Last Epic Ride

Best Sup. Actress in Short Film (DMV)
Imelda Antoc Bosley, Aswang

Best Sup. Actress in Feature Film (DMV)
Linda Whiting, Stripped from Insanity

Best Young Actress
Trinity Antoc Bosley, Trinity

Best Director in Short Film (DMV)
Rico Mickens, Autonomous

Best Screenplay in Short Film (DMV)
Stef Sung / Vincent Seng, A Memory

Best Screenplay in Feature Film (DMV)
Edwin Maker, Stripped from Insanity

Best Director in Feature Film (DMV)
DRXP, Crazy Love

Best Actor in Feature Film (DMV)
Sterling Morse, Stripped from Insanity

Best Actress in Feature Film (DMV)
Olivia Keu, Stripped from Insanity