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"Madrid Fiesta Film Award"

Fernando A Fisher

Best Actor

An exciting survival adventure located in a slum neighborhood living in an area controlled by the mafia and violence Martin seeks to obtain his first Boxing championship to make the leap to the professional level as one of the most promising boxers in the country while seeking to grow his talent to give a better life to his girlfriend, Martín is unexpectedly challenged by tragedy and it confronts him when he encounters another reality of cynicism, revenge and courage, anonymously he takes on the task of facing the violence with his own hands regaining control of the area, This unusual success unleashes the fury of the mafia who decides to put an end to this unknown vigilante resulting in a domino effect for the search of our untamed hero.

Benjamin Klein, Blake Switzer

Best Student Film

College freshman Alex Wilder tries to break away from his life-long identity as a theater kid, but after getting caught up with a corrupt fraternity crowd, his life begins to spiral.

Paula M Froehle

Feature Documentary,
Best Biographical Film

The Faraway Nearby follows the tragic life of pioneer physicist Joseph Weber, whose pursuit of gravitational waves takes him on a dizzying journey from the height of acclaim to the depths of despair and disdain when he breaks the cardinal rule of science and clings to his ideas though his results can't be duplicated. Physicists, artists, and other creatives explore the emotional side of discovery and question whether the risk is worth the journey.

Santiago Cueto

Best Director, Best Cinematographer

Abel es un luchador de lucha libre que busca salvar su carrera de la ruina total con una última pelea.

Emma Rozanski

Best Feature

If the cowboy boot fits, wear it. The arrival of a stray horse triggers a series of events in Bernicia’s life that alters her world as she slowly takes on the persona of a cowboy. Through her journey, she must overcome several obstacles that threaten her newfound desires. EL VAQUERO is an uplifting drama about self-determination.

Veronica Relano

Short Documentary

We invite you on a journey to the Gulf of California in Baja California Sur. Once called the "aquarium of the world" by the legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau for its staggering biodiversity, the area is a true wonder to behold. Somos OceanoS’ newest documentary, "El Espíritu de Nuestro Mar” delves deep into the interdependent relationship between the local communities and this vibrant sea. The documentary explores the enchanting Isla Espíritu Santo, a classified UNESCO World Heritage site and a crown jewel of the Mexican government. However, despite its natural beauty and ecological significance, the island now faces a wave of challenges. And, as a result, so do the inhabitants of Baja California Sur. Through personal interviews and captivating visuals, the film asks critical questions about the future of the National Marine Park of Espíritu Santo. What can we learn from yesterday, and what can be done today to ensure a better tomorrow? Through the eyes of local residents, we find the answers in "El Espíritu de Nuestro Mar”

Brent Kinetz

Best Scriptwriter

A boss faces the unexpected when a pair of employees suffer one too many of his platitudes. Or was it his clichés? Or was it just his bad math?

Octavian Repede

Best Historical Film

When the young recruit Candidus is dispatched to the newly formed Roman Province Dacia, in the savages territories of the Dacian rebels, he is the witnessing the strange and mystycal death of the Centurion Cassius Liberius, in its fragile balance between reality and superstition.

Peter Vincent Carlos

Best Actress

A grieving mother copes with her daughter's death by buying a doll in her memory.

Julian Manuel Heinke, Julian Niklas Wolf

Best Nightmare Horror Film

A young man invites his girlfriend's parents round to his house for dinner to get to know them. During the evening together, he is overcome by traumatic memories that he had previously kept under control. In the fight against his dark self, he has to make a drastic decision. An evening that decides between life and death.

Giovanni M Zelko

Best Producer, Best Composer

Filmed with true Independent filmmaking spirit in 97 shooting days over a two year period, L.A. 4ORCE is a gritty neo-noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles in the midst of an historic crime wave. Two veteran Los Angeles homicide detectives track down a gang of arms dealers responsible for a quintuple murder that has captivated the country. Meanwhile, the four husbands of the women killed in the "Salon Slaughter" deal with their loss as they learn to protect themselves from the escalating crime that threatens them and the city. Frustrated with the unsolved murders of their wives and their own encounters with criminals, the four men take matters into their own hands and bring frontier justice to the streets of L.A. Fate soon collides together the lives of the detectives, arms dealers and four vigilantes at a climactic surprise ending. Filmed on location in L.A., N.Y.C., D.C. *This Screener is the Festival Cut with a runtime of 120 min. The full length Extended Cut will be available upon request. **The uploaded Screener is currently in the final stages of Post Production for completion of VFX, Sound Mix & Color.

Nelson Botter Jr, Fernando Alonso

Supernatural

During a total solar eclipse, four girls visit a mysterious witch's house looking for a magical ritual, but something goes wrong and they find themselves trapped in a dimensional limbo, where the SoulCatcher rules... And only one of them is allowed get out of there alive.

María Elena González

Best Unproduced Script

Justin Taylor

Best Animation

Margaret takes the train into the city, as she does every morning, plunging herself into a sea of commuters, memories, & anxiety.

Maurizio Barbarossa

Best Short

After carrying a heavy burden throughout his life, Bruno, who is now elderly, recounts an incident from his adolescence in 1942, when an innocent game between boys turned into a great tragedy.

Ruben Machado

Best First Time Filmmaker

Leo and his little daughter, Mia, have managed to leave Cuba behind and arrive in the United States, looking for a new life, they live at the south of Miami on a ranch borrowed from Miguel (the dealmaker). Despite the difficulties, Leo is determined to reunite his family, since his wife is still trapped at the Mexican border, trying to cross illegally to join them. The cost of the crossing had been agreed upon at $10,000, but immigration laws have changed, and the price has increased to $15,000, a sum that Leo does not have. Under pressure from Miguel and with time against him, Leo works tirelessly to get the extra money. However, the coyotes known as "The toughs", who are in charge of crossing his wife, begin to suspect that Leo is cheating on them and delaying payment. They threaten to take drastic measures if they don't receive the remaining money soon. As the tension increases, Miguel, the friend who offered them shelter at the ranch, tries to help, but everything gets out of control when "the toughs" decide to act and Leonardo's life takes an unexpected turn in just one second.