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2024 Festival Archive
2024 WMIFF Winners – World Music & Independent Film Festival
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Awards & Winners
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