August 27th marks the end of first quarter qualifiers for DIFF’s 2019 Live Showcase Event. Quarterly Vitruvian Award Winners will go on to screen for their shot at the Leo Award. STORYLINE Vitruvian recipients will likewise compete against other quarterly winners for The Leo in long and short format screenwriting.
Vitruvian Award Winners
Feature Film
Short Film
Documentary
Screenplay
THE DIRTY BLONDE
Screenplay: Sven James Robinson
Category: Feature
ANA
Screenplay: Jacob Cullen
Category: Feature
FACE PAINTERS
Screenplay: Giovanni Sanseviero
Category: Series / Narrative
DEADLINE
Screenplay: Serge Adam
Category: Stage Play
DOORS
Screenplay: Marcia Dinneen
Category: Web Series / Episodic
A FIRE IN THE MIND – VITRUVIAN AWARD
Screenplay: Kenneth White
Category: Feature / Adaptation
Feature Film
THE SLEEPER BY THE RIVER
Director: MANUEL SANCHEZ
Writer(s): MURIAL HARRAH-SANCHEZ
Producer(s): MANUEL SANCHEZ, JEREMY BANSTER, MARYLISE DEN HOLLANDER
WINTER IN MY HEART
Director: YE TIAN
Writer(s): LI YUNLIANG
Producer(s): SUN GUANGYANG
ROSALIE
Director: MOUSSA DJIGO
Writer(s):MOUSSA DJIGO
Producer(s):MOUSSA DJIGO
RIGHTFULLY WRONG
Director: LUCIE JARVEZ
Writer(s): LUCIE JARVES, RAYMOND WILLIAMS
Producer(s): SAMANTHA MILES
PINK
Director: AUSTIN HERRING
Writer(s): JOSH BARKEY
Producer(s): JOSH BARKEY
OCCUPANTS
Director: RUSS EMANUEL
Writer(s): JULIA CAMARA
Producer(s): HOWARD NASH, ROBERT KWARTLER
Short Film
EXTENT
Director: PAUL MICHAEL DRAPER
Writer(s): PAUL MICHAEL DRAPER
Producer(s): PAUL MICHAEL DRAPER
THE CAPE
Director: ANDREW OLSON
Writer(s): ANDREW OLSON
Producer(s): JACOB W. GILBERT, ANDREW OLSON
DOWN ON LUCK
Director: VIDAR T. AUNE
Writer(s): VIDAR T. AUNE, ROBERT A. ADAMS
Producer(s): MATHIAS DAHLSTRØM
THE SALTY SEA DOG
Director: MURAD ABIYEV
Writer(s): LALA ALIYEVA-KLYCHKOVA
Producer(s): LALA ALIYEVA-KLYCHKOVA, NARIMAN MAMMADOV
THE NOISE OF THE LIGHT
Director: VALENTIN PETIT
Writer(s): VALENTIN PETIT
Producer(s): GERMAIN ROBIN
MULTIFACIAL
Director: TAZ SKYLAR
Writer(s): TAZ SKYLAR
Producer(s): TAZ SKYLAR, JAMIE NOEL
IRY
Director: ANNA NIEBERT, MAURICE MILLER
Writer(s): MAURICE MILLER
Producer(s): ANNA NIEBERT
PROCLAMATION PUNCTUATION
Director: SEWRA G KIDANE
Writer(s): YVONNE DURANT
Producer(s): NAMAKULA NASEJJE MUSOKE
ANIMATED SHORT
FILMESQUE
Director: VINCENZO DE SIO, WALTON ZED
Writer(s): VINCENZO DE SIO
Producer(s): VINCENZO DE SIO
MALLEUS DEI
Director: DINO KRPAN
Writer(s): DINO KRPAN
Producer(s): KINO KRPAN
01
Director: JULIAN FRIEDRICH, KATHARINA POTRATZ
Writer(s): JULIAN FRIEDRICH
Producer(s): JULIAN FRIEDRICH, KATHERINA POTRATZ
UKELAYLA
Director: HALEIGH MOONEY, KIM VAN TONG
Writer(s): UCF FILM DEPARTMENT
Producer(s): UCF FILM DEPARTMENT
MUSIC VIDEO
Artist: BAMBAATA MARLEY
Director: WAYAN PALMIERI
Writer(s): BAMBAATA MARLEY
Producer(s): MAGALI WIDMER
DOCUMENTARY
PORTRAIT OF A PORTRAIT ARTIST
Director(s): SIENA DeMATTEIS
Writer(s): SIENA DeMATTEIS
Producer(s): JACALYN THOMPSON
BALLAD OF A RIGHTEOUS MERCHANT
Director(s): HERBERT GOLDER
Writer(s): HERBERT GOLDER
Producer(s): HERBERT GOLDER
LEFT ON PEARL
Director(s): SUSAN RIVO
Writer(s): SUSAN RIVO
Producer(s): SUSAN RIVO
THU THUY - MOSAIC DREAMS
Director(s): NGUYEN NGHIEM NHAN
Writer(s): NGUYEN THU HANG, SCOTT MATT
Producer(s): NGUYEN THU THUY
SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HEADS
Director(s): GREGG HOUSTON
Producer(s): FLEX BECHTOLSHEIMER
Editor: GREGG HOUSTON
THE REALITY BEHIND WHAT WE SEE
Director(s): HARUO INOUE
Writer(s): HARUO INOUE
Producer(s): HARUO INOUE
UNCOMFORTABLE
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN A FOREIGN LAND
Director(s): JAMES BAILLIES
Writer(s): JAMES BAILLIES
Producer(s): JOE PAVELKA
NOTICE: Finalists, Vitruvian Award™ and Leo Award winners reflected on the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) websites are selected by a DIFF Jury and the festival’s Board of Directors. Each project is carefully reviewed and qualified based on an internal rubric as it relates to overall creative merit and cinematic storytelling. Published projects (announcements) on DIFF websites, including Images, graphics or otherwise mentions can be changed, altered, or replaced at anytime and without notice.