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WorldFest-Houston

58th Edition

WorldFest-Houston

where:Houston (USA)
when:April 24th - May 4th, 2025
address:9898 Bissonnet, Suite 650
Houston, Texas 77036 - USA
tel:+1713 965-9955
email:entry@worldfest.org
website:www.worldfest.org
deadline:January 31st, 2025
entry form:Submission at Filmfreeway.com

WorldFest-Houston International Film screens just 55-60 feature film premieres, with a complete and absolute emphasis on the American and International Independent feature films and with a continuing annual spotlight on an individual country and its films.
More than 1,000 intl filmmakers attend each year, plus over 200 from China. WorldFest also offers competition in TV Production, Documentary, Corporate & Business Films, Student & Experimental, TV Commercials, Film & Video Production, Music Videos, New Media (Interactive, Web Sites & 3D Productions), Screenplays, Print and Radio.
Actually WorldFest is 12 Major film & video competitions in one event, unlike Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, which are just 2 competitions for shorts and features only. Because of our 12 major competitions and the 200+ sub-categories, WorldFest does give a lot of awards, but they are both earned and deserved. No awards are given in any category unless the scores from the juries are high enough to place for honors. Overall only 15-20% of the total category entries actually win an award at WorldFest. However, everyone attending the Grand Awards Gala wins an award, as we only invite the actual winners, which makes for a delightful and enjoyable evening, since there are no disappointed “nominees” that do not win anything.

  • participations
2024
2023
2022
2021

  • Trash by Francesco Dafano, Luca Della Grotta: Independent Theatrical Features - Animated - Silver Remi

  • The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Rosario Brucato: Bronze Remi Award

2020

  • Bene ma non benissimo by Francesco Mandelli: Gold Remi for Best Rising Star (Francesca Giordano)

  • Bottoms Up by Brunella Filì: Gold Remi for Best Documentary

  • Brother by Beppe Tufarulo: Gold Remi

  • Ferine by Andrea Corsini: Gold Remi

  • None Like Us by Volfango De Biasi: Grand Remi Award for Best Feature Film, Gold Remi for Directing, Gold Remi for Best Actress (Sarah Felderbaum)

  • Selfie by Agostino Ferrente: Bronze Remi

  • L'Urlo by Francesco Barilli: Platinum Remi

2019
2018
2017
2016

  • Amori elementari by Sergio Basso: Official Selection - Gold Remi in the category Family/Children Films, Best Rising Star to Cristiana Capotondi

  • Cain's Shadow by Antonio De Palo: Official Selection Shorts

  • Il giocatore invisibile by Stefano Alpini: Official Selection - Special Jury Award

  • Luci spente by Edoardo Lomazzi: Official Selection - Gold Remi Award for Animated Film

  • Magic World by Raffaele Schettino: Panorama Italia - Platinum Merit Award

  • Second Spring by Francesco Calogero: Official Selection - Gold Remi Award in the category Foreign Film

  • Vorrei che fosse notte by Claudio Pelizzer: Gold Remi Award

  • The Wait - L'Attesa by Tiziana Bosco: Official Selection - Gold Remi Award for Best Screenplay

  • WAX: We Are the X by Lorenzo Corvino: Official Selection

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