AUGUST 2026 - WINNERS

 

We are extremely proud to announce the winners for the August contest (in alphabetical order).
Congratulations!!!

Best Comedy

Best Duo (Abdelslam Laroussi Rouibate, Marion Bernard)

Abracadabra

Anaïs El Omari

France

Best Drama

Best First Time Director

Best Actress (Anuska Martínez)

Best Supporting Actress (Manuela Torrijos)

Best Young Actor

Best Duo (Anuska Martínez, Manuela Torrijos)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Davinia Alcaide)

Behind a smile - Detrás de una sonrisa

Anuska Martínez

Spain

Best Drama

Best Producers (John Kestner, Roman Aguirre, Deborah Kay)

Best Director

Best Actor (Pieter Kloos)

Best Actress (J. Roppolo Jacobs)

Best Supporting Actor (Sean Ryan McBride)

Best Ensemble (J. Roppolo Jacob, Pieter Kloos, Sean Ryan McBride, Pete Superior)

Best Cinematography (Roman Aguirre)

Best Editing (Roman Aguirre)

Best Sound Design

Best Original Score

Best Original Screenplay (John Kestner)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Candy Domme)

Best Production Design

Damascus

John Kestner

USA

Best Mystery

Best Ensemble (Eva Mendizábal, Rafael León, Daniel Flores)

Diosito

Jorge Gracia Iniesta

Spain

Best Crime

Best Producers (Simon Schlömer)

Best Director

Best Actor (Giuseppe Tuzzolo)

Best Supporting Actor (Tom Heuser)

Best Original Screenplay (Simon Schlömer, Ingo Forsthofer, Filippo Parisi, Salem Rifi)

Best VFX (Manickaraja Palaniappan)

Fabio's Journey - Fabios Reise

Simon Schlömer

Germany

Best Experimental

Best Actress (Nikki Silvestre)

Isomer

Nikki Silvestre

USA

Best Music Video

Best Producers (Mikhail Aglaganov)

Best Editing (Kahra)

Best Original Score

La La Land

Bryant August

USA

Best Feature

Best Cinematography

Speritium

Mohamed Mdahoma

Réunion

"Abracadabra" (France) in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards"

"Abracadabra" directed by Anaïs El Omari (France) is in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards".
The Eternal City awaits you 💖
Submit your Short & Feature Film, Web Series, Documentary, Music Video, Trailer, Screenplay, Poster and Photography via "Filmfreeway" (here).  

"Fabio's Journey - Fabios Reise" (Germany) in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards"

"Fabio's Journey - Fabios Reise" directed by Simon Schlömer (Germany) is in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards".
The Eternal City awaits you 💖
Submit your Short & Feature Film, Web Series, Documentary, Music Video, Trailer, Screenplay, Poster and Photography via "Filmfreeway" (here). 

August's edition: Official Selection announced today

 

The August’s call for entries is just closed.
Our judges are working very hard to select the best of the best ✌️
Stay tuned to your email inbox, because today will announce the selected films via "Filmfreeway".
All the award winners from the different sections will be announced shortly 😀
And the new call for entries is open on "Filmfreeway" (here).
Good luck!

"Damascus" (USA) in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards"

"Damascus" directed by John Kestner (USA) is in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards".
The Eternal City awaits you 💖
Submit your Short & Feature Film, Web Series, Documentary, Music Video, Trailer, Screenplay, Poster and Photography via "Filmfreeway" (here). 

"Speritium" (Réunion) in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards"

"Speritium" directed by Mohamed Mdahoma (Réunion) is in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards".
The Eternal City awaits you 💖
Submit your Short & Feature Film, Web Series, Documentary, Music Video, Trailer, Screenplay, Poster and Photography via "Filmfreeway" (here).

"La La Land" (USA) in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards"

"La La Land" directed by Bryant August (USA) is in competition at the "Rome International Movie Awards".
The Eternal City awaits you 💖
Submit your Short & Feature Film, Web Series, Documentary, Music Video, Trailer, Screenplay, Poster and Photography via "Filmfreeway" (here).