June 5th marks the end of fourth 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
THE SHADE SHEPHERD
Short Film
DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Documentary
THE EUROPEAN DREAM: SERBIA
Screenplay
KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT
SCREENWRITING
- THE NEW WORLD – JILL MARQUARDT (TV SPEC)
- AMONG US – ARTURO PORTILLO (FEATURE)
- COVE – THOMAS O’MALLEY (FEATURE)
- KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT – GERMAL WOODS (FEATURE) – VITRUVIAN
- FRONTAGE – DOGE PICTURES (FEATURE)
- SUPREMACY – ROSALYN ROSEN (STAGE PLAY)
- THE SECOND SEAL – DEELVA MARY HARRILL (FEATURE)
- MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY – MICHAEL TAPSCOTT (SHORT)
- PIGSKIN – SUSAN POLK (SHORT)
- LUANA – DANIELLE ERLICH (FEATURE)
- RODEO ROCK RECORD SHOP – DEVIN DUGAN (FEATURE)
- WHAT’S TO COME – JAKE HUNTER (TV SPEC) – HONORABLE MENTION
FEATURE FILM
THE SHADE SHEPHERD
Director: CHRIS FAULISI
Writers: JORDON HODGES, CHRIS FAULISI
Producers: JORDON HODGES, BRETT BAKER
MAGNETICK PATHWAYS
Director: EDGAR PERA
Writers: EDGAR PERA
Producer: RODRIGO AREIAS
NORMAN
Director: JOEL GUELZO
Writer: JOEL GUELZO
Producers: 2 JOURNEY PICTURES, CREATE ENTERTAINMENT
THE CHAIN
Director: DAVID MARTIN-PORRAS
Writers: DAVID MARTIN-PORRAS, ANDRES ROSENDE
Producers: LA PANDA, KAMEL FILMS, MALVALANDA & SIN PUERTO
ANIMATED
SPICE FRONTIER
Directors: JALIL SADOOL, ADAM MEYER
IAN, A MOVING STORY
Director: ABEL GOLDFARB
Writer: GASTON GORALI
Producers: MUNDOLOCO, GASTON GORALI, LAURA PLASENCIA
SHORT FILM
DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Director: SOHIL VAIDYA
Writer: SOHIL VAIDYA
Producer: SOHIL VAIDYA
DISTANT STARS
Director: EMILY FISHER
Writer: EMILY FISHER
Producer: NATHANIEL SILVERMAN
NASTY HABITS
Director: ALLISYN ARM
Writer: ALLISYN ARM
Producer: BOB MORRISON
HUMAN EXTINCTION
Director: JORDI MANCA, VINCENT VALLON
Writer: JORDI MANCA, VINCENT VALLON
Producer: ILYASS MALKI
CASTAWAYS OF INTERIOR
Director: CRISTINA GAMEZ
Writer: CRISTINA GAMEZ
Producer: CRISTINA GAMES
EXT
Director: ADRIAN BOBB
Writer: ADRIAN BOBB,
Producers: ADRIAN BOBB, JOHN “ZEUS” KONTOYANNIS, JOHN HUTTO
DOCUMENTARY
HELIN- BIRD'S NEST
Director: FIRAT GURGEN
Writer: FIRAT GURGEN
Producer: FIRAT GURGEN
MEGA ICONS: HH DALI LAMA
Director: PARAMANGSU MUKHERJEE
Writer: YASH KESWANI, SIMA AGARWAL
Producers: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INDIA
HOW TO BEND CONCRETE
Director: MAHESH MADHAV
Writer: MAHESH MADHAV
Producers: MAHESH MADHAV, SEAN CONLEY
THE EUROPEAN DREAM: SERBIA
Director: JAIME ALEKOS
Writer: JAIME ALEKOS
Producer: JAIME ALEKOS
THE SWEETEST LAND
Director: JEFFREY TEITLER
Writers: JEFFREY TEITLER
Producers: SERAFIN MENDEZ, RONALD KOWALCZYK, PETER KNOX, JILL DUBOFF
LEONARDO'S WINE
Director: MARCO CAROSI
Writers: LUCA MARONI, FRANCESCA MARONI, MARCO CAROSI
Producers: GIOVANNI STORARO, MIRKO CONTE
UNRAVELING ATHENA
Director: FRANCIS AMAT
Writer: FRANCIS AMAT
Producer: PALOMA GONGORA
NITA
Director: MELISSA PRATT
Writer: MELISSA PRATT
Producer: CLAIRE WILES
DESTINY DEFERRED: THE MIKHAIL AN STORY
Director: BRIAN SONG
Writers: BRIAN SONG, THOMAS HILL, PETER DEMAS, ALIA ASHKENAZI
Producer: BRIAN SONG
TUCSON SALVAGE
Director: MARGARET SMITH
Writer: BRIAN JABAS SMITH
Producers: MARGARET SMITH, BRIAN JABAS SMITH, LOWELL ROTTENBERG, CURTIS ENDICOTT
MUSIC VIDEO
LINOLEUM
Director: NIKI NOVES
Choreographers: CHRISTOPHE CARCIA, NIKI NOVES
Producer: COMPAGNIE NIKI NOVES
CATCHPENNY RITZ
Director: HAIYANG YU
Writer: HAIYANG YU
Producer: HAIYANG YU
UNSCRIPTED / REALITY TV
- BETA (Docu-Series)
- WILL POWER (Docu-Follow)
- MAKE IT OR BREAK IT (Competition / Elimination Series)
- SUNDANCE (Docu-Follow Series)
- UNTITLED RODEO SHOW (Competition / Elimination Series)
- RUNAWAY GROOM (Docu-Follow Series)
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.