KIFF Winners · Winter 2024
You may find…
Sir. Ian McKellen · "The Lord of the Rings" (2001 - 2003)
Reginald VelJohnson · "Die Hard" (1988)
Dee Wallace · "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" (1982)
Anthony Michael Hall · "Breakfast Club" (1985)
Gabriella Wright · "The Tudors" (2007-2010)
Dominique Pinon · "Amelie" (2003)
Jess Salgueiro · "The Boys" (2019), "Working Moms" (2017, 2019)
Anna Maiche · "Tiny Pretty Things" (2020)
Ashton Solecki · " Roswell Delirium" (2025)
Lauren Howe · "Reacher" (2022)
In Alphabetic Order
DARK SIGNALS
Justin B. Head (USA)
Best Episodic Content
DOJO
Armin Alic (USA)
Best Fight Coreography
Best Action Film
[Nominee - Best Cinematography]
[Nominee - Best Production Design]
DREAMS OF THE PAST
Dmitri Frolov (RUSSIA)
Best Short Film - Gold Award
Best Director - Short Film
Best Editing
[Nominee - Best Costume Design]
EXTENSION
Guy Pearson (UK)
Best VFX
FORGIVENESS, TEN YEARS WITHOUT SPRING
Philip Brenke (GERMANY)
Best Soundtrack
HAMLET WITHIN
Ken McMullen (UK)
Best Feature Film - Gold Award
Best Director - Feature Film
Sir. Ian McKellen - Best Actor in a Feature Film
[Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film - Gabriella Wright]
[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - Dominique Pinon]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Joseph A Mauro, Ezekiel N. Drews (USA)
Best Low Budget Feature Film
[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - Dan Davies]
[Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - A.J. Laird]
HIRA
Emanuele Colognese (ITALY)
Best Romance Film
[Nominee - Best Song]
IN A TAMASIC WORLD
Camilla Martini (ITALY)
Best Song
Best Production Design
IN BETWEEN
Christie Pawluch (CANADA)
Best First Time Filmmaker
L'AMOUR EST TEMPS DE REFLECTS
Yann Richebourg (FRANCE)
Best Student Film
[Nominee - Best Experimetal Film]
MARIE
Guillaume Huynh Quan Suu, Rémy Alonso (FRANCE)
Best Women Film
Fleur Lafosse - Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film
[Nominee - Best Actress in a Short Film - Héloise Ménat]
NIGHTMARE
Christopher Eric Outridge (USA)
Best Horror Film
Best Sound Design
John Joyner - Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film
POPCORN SHRIMP AND DISHWATER
Jack Schurman (USA)
Best Short Film - Silver Award
Best Cinematography
Best Innovative/Avant-Garde Film
[Nominee - Best Director]
[Nominee - Horace Gold - Best Actor in Short Film
[Nominee - Best Trailer]
REMI MILLIGAN: LOST DIRECTOR
Samuel Lodato (UK)
Best Trailer
Silver Award - Best Poster
ROSWELL DELIRIUM
Richard Bakewell (USA)
Best Feature Film - Silver Award
Reginal VelJohnson - Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Dee Wallace - Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
Kayden Tokarski - Best Young Actress/Actor
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
[Nominee: Anthony Michael Hall - Best Actor in a Feature Film]
[Nominee - Best Young Actress/Actor - Conor William Barrett]
[Nominee - Best Actress in a Feature Film - Ashton Solecki]
[Nominee - Best Director]
SHOES
Denise Rose (UK)
Best Female Filmmaker
[Nominee - Best Young Actress/Actor - Othmane Air Bahouse]
[Nominee - Best Short Film]
THE ADVENTURES OF CJ
Gaby Day (USA)
[Nominee - Best Short Script]
THE CORRIDOR
Santiago Hernandez (SPAIN)
[Nominee - Best Trailer]
THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY
Brent Heise (USA)
[Nominee - Best Music Video]
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
Johan Andrén (SWEDEN)
Izadora Burenstrand - Best Actress in a Short Film
Best Costume Design
Best Western Film
THE STONES OF ROME
Sean Tansey (GREECE)
[Nominee - Best Experimental Film]
THE TABLEHERDER
Aleksandr Tretiakevich (RUSSIA)
[Nominee - Best First Time Filmmaker]
THE TEST FLIGHT
Isaiah Willis (USA)
Best Young Director - Isaiah Willis
THREE COUPLES FREED
Geoffrey Pheasant (UK)
Best Actress in a Feature Film - Betty Fay
[Nominee - Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film - Giedre Jackyte]
[Nominee: Best Low Budget Feature Film]
TEDDY CUDDLES
Christopher Eric Outridge (USA)
Silver Award: Best Short Script
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Olaf Lenz (GERMANY)
Best Experimental Film
VIRGIN MOJITO
Kata Varga (HUNGARY)
Best Short Script - Gold Award
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES
Andrew Littlefield (USA)
Best Comedy
WITHOUT YOU
Al Friedman (USA)
Al Friedman - Best Actor in Short Film
Best Drama Film
[Nominee - Best First Time Filmmaker]
YELLOW DAISY BUTTERFLY
Diek Grobler (SOUTH AFRICA)
Best Animated Film
[Nominee - Best Short Film]
[Nominee - Best Soundtrack]
YOU DON'T KNOW ME
Coco Bigles (USA)
Best Music Video
[Nominee - Best Female Filmmaker]
[Nominee - Best Young Director]
YOU, ME AND THE NIGHT SKY
Vincent Rosas (USA)
Best Produced Screenplay
[Nominee - Best Actor in Short Film - Nick Renaud]
[Nominee- Best First Time Filmmaker]
[Nominee - Best Drama Film]
Best First Time Filmmaker