top of page

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
 



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
 


Vesta Millard -            Life is Torture
Casey Breneman  -       Under the Hawthorn Tree    
 

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 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

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

Women Filmmaker
 


Carol J. Amore
Trina Davenport
Marilyn Lee Swick
Maryam Samadi

First Time Filmmaker


Cory Schwartz
Connie Martinez
George Vasilakopoulis
Lin H 99
 

First Director


Angela Andronache -          Small Things
Ashkan Sepehr                   The Gray, the Black


The Music Factory
WTF is Love
Cronopus
The Splint

Best Animation
 

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 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 Music Video
 

My Face                              
Mercy Me                            
Mckenna Michels Monster - 
Angelica Levoiser                
Black Magic Woman            
My Life Between The Reins 

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 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 Screenplay in DMV Films
Robert Brown Jr.
Lawrence Whitener
Will Ward
Miguel Mas
Paulo Perez
Aaron Sampson
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 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 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.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 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 Script
Heartstrings (Detailed Cover Page)
Maya

First Time Actor
Sudaan Burton -  The Disciples
JaeDamuer -         The Volunteer
 

Best Original Sound-tract

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
Kazem Abbasi - Varza
Amir Hossein Mohebifar -   Varanus
Roni Schamlian -           A House Near the Sun

Best Director in South West Asia Film

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

Night Haul
It's Not You, It's Me
Trailer: Barriers in Bertie Documentary

Best South East Asia

Pangako
Zindagi Hai (USA)

  • Facebook Clean
bottom of page