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WorldFest58 - That's a Wrap : Awards Winners 4wce

Dear Film Festival Family,

Thank you for an unforgettable festival celebrating bold voices and cinematic brilliance!

To our remarkable filmmakers, guests, and ers—thank you for making the 58th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival a resounding success! From sold-out screenings and dynamic s to heartfelt standing ovations, your talent and ion brought this event to life.

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 WorldFest Remi Award Winners—including GRAND Remi recipients for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Script, and more!

View the full winners list: https://www.worldfest.org/festival-58

Claim your Remi Award, view the winners list, and help us celebrate the magic of WorldFest!

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GRAND REMI WINNERS
All There IsBest Feature (Sam Okun Productions)
MigrantsBest Script (Lindsay S. Waite)
Echos of the Sound: The Story of Hugo and the Southern Resident OrcasBest Student Short (Two Girls Take on the World)
The Fast RunnerBest Dramatic Short (David Bercovici-Artieda)
Han Kang Chronicles: A Tale of Seven LivesBest Television, Cable, Web Production (Seo Hyun Ho)
BRIDGE - My Little FriendsBest Animation Short (StudioGOONEYS / Kazuyuki Ishihara)
Triptych – Miss VelvetBest Music Video (Gus Black)
Batuan: InteractiveBest New Media (Robert Lemelson)
Prompt > Taiwan GenAIBest Film & Video Productions (Ayo Liu / Bettina Yang / Narrative Culturemedia 演繹文化)
Mildred 4 a MillionBest Comedy Short (Pillowfight!! Productions) pictured above!

PERFORMANCE & RISING STAR HONORS
Best Actress – Suzana Pires (Cancer With Virgo Rising)
Best Actor – Timo Jacobs (Impostors and Ponies)
Best Rising Actress – Laurel Marsden (All There Is)
Best Rising Actor – Ben Krieger (The Short Game)
Best ing Actor – Dermot Mulroney (Long Shadows)
Best ing Actress – Lesley Ann Warren (Love, Danielle

TECHNICAL & CRAFT EXCELLENCE
Best Director – William Shockley (Long Shadows)
Best Costume Design – Paula Rogers (Long Shadows)
Best Editing – Larissa James & Constantinos Yiallourides (All There Is)
Best Music Score – Flavia Tygel (Cancer With Virgo Rising)
Best Special Effects Makeup – Valentin Valov (Lena and Vladimir)
Best Cinematography – Richard J. Vialet (All There Is)
Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) – Kate Bohan (From Embers)

 

 
 

How to Claim Your Award:

If you did not receive your framed award during the ceremony, you may still collect it:

Go to worldfest.org/awards
Put the "Claim your WF58 Framed Remi Certificate" in your basket. Enter code WF58WINNER for discount at checkout and confirm current address.

We do ask for your help with Shipping Fees:
• USA – $20
• Canada/Mexico – $30
• International – $45

Each award is a beautiful 11"x14" metallic-framed Remi, ready to display with pride. Don't forget to order duplicates for cast, crew and your momma. Get 10% off your next order with WF58CELEBRATE.

 
 

 

On behalf of the WorldFest family and in memory of our founder, Hunter Todd, thank you for helping us keep his legacy of independent cinema alive.

If you'd like to contribute to the next chapter, please consider donating to the Hunter Todd Legacy Fund.

 

Hunter Todd - In Memoriam

 

Stay connected with us for updates, photos, press highlights, and details on next year’s festival!

 
 

 

Until next time—keep making magic. We can't wait to see you for WorldFest59!

With deep gratitude,

Katy Lea Cannon
Executive Director
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

And the entire WorldFest-Houston Team!

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

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About WorldFest Houston 192q1c

Haney Kathleen
(WorldFest-Houston Intl Film & Video Festival)

Kathleen Haney is the Artistic & Program Director of the  55th Annual WorldFest-Houston. She has been associated with WorldFest since 1983 and has been the Program Director since 1998. She was born in Mexico City, speaks Spanish, English and French and graduated from the Univ. of Houston in 1979 cum laudi.
She has served on several international juries and also directs the WorldFest Screenplay Competition.

Hunter Todd is the Chairman & Founding Director of WorldFest-Houston. A former filmmaker, he produced, directed and shot more than 300 films of all types - from features to TV Commercials, and was awarded 117 Intl Awards. He is a retired USCG/Merchant Marine Captain and still sails as much as possible, including the annual HYC Regatta at WorldFest. Married with a 21 going-on-29 daughter who is attending Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. He has served on the Intl juries of more than 25 festivals, most recently was President of the Intl Jury of the Concorto Intl Film Festival in Italy and The Golden Bell TV Festival in Seoul, Korea...
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