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16th Annual WMIFF Nominees - 2025.

Best Actress in Feature Film
 

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


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


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


Tracy Jane        -            Life is Torture
Brandon D. Wilkerson - 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
 


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
 

I cross the Sea With You
Persian Diary
Letters from the Battlefield
Rising Tides: The BOOST Legacy
Bill Helman - The Woofdriver

Best Short  Documentary

French Camera
The World of Rap
Time is the thief off Memory
Underground Sound
 

Best Music Video
 

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 Jr. /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
 

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
 

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


Kevin Boles -         Thicker Than Blood
Larry Gelman -      Angel's Tide
Costel Cascaval -    Vlad The Timewalker
George Burcea -      Vlad The Timewalker
Chris Corulla, Jr -  The Last Vendetta

 

Best Screenplay in Feature Film


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


Breaking Out
Freelm
Chance Encounter
Cronofios
3rd Eye
Tage in Winter


 

Best Actor in Short Film


Aris Nikou -                   Lampros
Brandon D. Wilkerson -   Somewhere in Brooklyn
Ryan Holcomb
Ramesh Bajracharya -      Kipa 
Roni Schamlian -            A House Near the  Sun
 

Best Cinematography in Short Film
 


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


Tracy Jane
Calli Nebe -                  Under the Hawthorn Tree
Roni  -                               A House Near the Sun
Angela Andronache -       Small Things

First Time Filmmaker


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

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

 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
 

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
Karen 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   
Elaina Braverman -      The Road to Absolutio
Teri Ballou -                The Disciples
Savonna Champ =         Aswang Part 2

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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