Anaya Kunst (Anaya Music) is a New Age Music composer and MultiAwardWinning Recording Artist, (MSc, PhD, PostDoctor) Filmmaker, Director, Producer and Author. Anaya is an Outstanding Keyboardist, her music has a Healing power and she is considered a Music Diva, passionate about elevating the human spirit through the power of music and visuals and the universal Vibration of Love and Peace.
She is a GRAMMY®, ASCAP and LIT Talent Awards voting member.
AnayaMusic, is a prolific New Age composer and filmmaker whose work has garnered international acclaim across all continents.
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Wildfilmmaker Awards ( main awards of 2024 and 2025)
2025
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Brasil wins an Oscar in independent Cinema among 15000 participants.
INDIE OSCAR AWARDS, a project promoted by Wildfilmmaker “. “EFFATA” is award winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST SOUND DESIGN categories,2025.
“EFFATA” film winner at the Asian Oscar Film Critics Awards 2025 in Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo .
Effata is award winner of
BEST SINGER, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) & BEST SOUND DESIGN at Oxford film network, 2025
Japan
EFFATA is award winner of BEST SONG & BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO at Osaka film awards, 2024
EFFATA is award winner of BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SINGER At Neon on contemporary cinema, 2025
Effata is award winner of
BEST SINGER, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) & BEST SOUND DESIGN at Oxford film network awards, Uk 2025
EFFATA is award Winner in 2 categories, “Best Film Score-Soundtrack” and “Best Producer”. Also, you have emerged as the “Critics’ Choice Winner” in the “Music Video” category at the Russian institute of Cinema, 2025
Effata BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER 2025 & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: International Music Video) at Scandinavian film critics awards, Helsinki, Finland, 2025.
The Oracle is award winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Music Video) , at Siena international film showcase, Siena, Italy, 2025
EFFATA award winner of best music video at the world film carnival in Singapore, February 2025
EFFATA award winner of best music video at DRUK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Bhutan, eastern Himalayas, February 2025
EFFATA is award winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST SOUND DESIGN, Berlin, February 2025
Effata is awarded winner of Best Director cut of the year in Category of BEST SINGER & BEST INDIE MUSIC VIDEO 2025, SAN Diego, California,USA, 2025
EFFATA is award winner of Best music video at SYDNEY GLOBAL CINE CARNIVAL , February 2025
EFFATA is award winner of the Indie Oscar Award in the categories of BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST SOUND DESIGN At the American film critics, 2025
EFFATA
Laurel of the winners dedicated to the “Best Screenwriter of the Year,” awarded by the international jury of the “Cannes Screenwriter Awards 2025.”
EFFATA is award winner of BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST VOICE OF THE YEAR at Santa Monica Indie Critics Choice, USA, 2025.
The Oracle is award winner of Best International Voice of the Year at Cinematic Tony Awards , April 2025
The Oracle
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST INDIE SONG WRITER, at the America Screenplay Awards,April 2025
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2024
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—Vortex Award winner of Best music video, best producer and best film score soundtrack at Toronto International film festival,2024
The Vortex award winner of best music video and original soundtrack at Chicago filmmaker awards, 0ctober 2024
—-Bliss is award winner of Best music video, best producer, best film score soundtrack at THE GREAT BRITAIN SILVER SCREEN AWARDS : NOV – DEC 2024
—-Bliss award winner at New Cinema Festival – Dublin Indie screen festival -in the categories of
BEST INDIE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST
INTERNATIONAL SONG,2024
—-Pray for peace award winner of Best original song and best video poetry at Wild Filmmaker Festival – CINEMA FOR PEACE FILM AWARDS in AMSTERDAM 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best film score soundtrack and best music video at RICPA-Russian Institute of Cinema and Performance Arts Awards,2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST SONG & BEST PRODUCER at Malaga film art book festival , 2024
—-Cosmic Light is Award winner at
Norway International Film Awards 2024- BEST POETIC ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ARTOUSE MUSIC VIDEO at 8andhalffilm awards, Norway International film , 2024
—-Cosmic light award winner , Los Angeles, CA, USA at Cinema Beatz awards,In Hollywood, California in the categories of Best musical video and best original score, 2024
—-Cosmic light award winner at
International Network Film Festival- New Zealand Fiction and script festival, in category
BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST MUSIC VIDEO at international network film festivals, Doc fiction script fest, New Zealand, 2024
—-Cosmic light is award winner at Swedish International Film Festival, 2024.
Cosmic Light is Award Winner at SIFF at Swedish International Film Festival and award winner as Best Original music. Nominated as best producer and best music video, 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best composer at Swisssummit Festival,Switzerland 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best composer and best music video at Swedish film festival,2024
——Cosmic Light award winner of
BEST INDIE ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO at Friday film festival ,Copenhagen, Denmark,2024
Cosmic Light Award winner of Honorable Mention at Ipanema film festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2024
——Cosmic Light Award winner of best music video and best original song at international Academy Arthouse festival, Istanbul Cinema fest ,Turkey,2024.
——Cosmic Light is award winner of BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST INDIE SONG & BEST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DESIGN at Gabriel Garcia Marque prize in
Spain, 2024
—-Cosmic Light is award winner of BEST MUSIC VIDEO and BEST Original SONG at Hollywood Gold Awards, 2024.
Cosmic light award winner of the The SWEDISH CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2024, a promotion of wild filmmaker.
Cosmic light award winner of Best sound design in Japan, at International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo,2024
Cosmic light silver award winner of Best original song music video , NYC, July 2024 at New York movie awards.
Cosmic Light is Silver award winner of best music video and best Original Song at the
Hollywood gold Awards, USA, July 2024.
Cosmic Light is award winner of Best Original Song
Gold Award: Music Video
COSMIC LIGHT
Anaya(AnayaMusic) Kunst
Brazil, at London Movie Awards , August 2024
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SINGER at the Monaco Film meeting festival, 2024, a promotion of wildfilmmaker.
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG
At EUROPEAN Film Critics Awards 2024
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG
At The Scandinavian Film Critics Choice Awards, 2024
Cosmic Light is award winner of Best indie music video of the year at Iceberg Cinema Literature awards, 2024
Cosmic Light is award winner of
BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST ORIGINAL SONG at Poland international film festival, Poland, October 2024,
Cosmic Light award winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) at the British film critics awards 2024
Ascension to Love
Award winner of Honorable Mention as Best Producer in Koln Germany, the Dialog Festival ,2024.
——Sacred Flames is award winner of Best soundtrack and best indie producer at the 8andhalfilmawards in Berlin, Germany , 2024
Sacred Flames is semifinalist as Best music video at Lonely wolf film festival, Spain 2024
Sacred Flames is finalist as Best music video at Humro Cinema, Nepal, 2024
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—-Twilight is award winner of best female director and best producer at AIRFLIX , Uk 2024
——Breath award winner of best music video And honorable mention as best composer and best producer at Beyond Screen festivals,2024
Breath nominee of best original song at the Yetfilm fest in Reykjavik, Iceland, 2024
——Breath award winner best production design for a music video at the New York International women festival, April 2024.
——Breath Honorable Mentions for best production design, best video clip and best original score at the Cinema Carnival, Pisa, Italy, 2024.
Breath nominee best music video at the Cinescapefest, Lisbon , Portugal, 2024
——Akuriamate is award winner of best music video at Amsterdam World Canvas Film Festival,2024.
——-Cosmic Light award at The Indie Producer Of The Year 2024, Cannes, France
Aneyshia is award winner of best music video and best composer at the Movie play international film festival,UK. 2024
Aneyshia is Silver award winner of best music video and Gold Award Winner best Original Song at the International Gold Awards, USA, July 2024.
Aneyshia is award winner of best music video by the Japan Film Critics Awards 2024, AUGUST 18
Aneyshia is award winner of best women’s film at Swedish international film festival, 2024
Aneyshia is award winner of best women’s film at Mdiff, UK, 2024
Aneyshia is award winner of best
Composer and best music video
at the Airflix International Film Festival! London, Uk 2024
Aneyshia is finalist of best
Women’s film and award winner of best music video, Jakarta, Indonesia at Cinevista Oasis international film festival,2024
Aneyshia is award winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SONG &
BEST SOUND DESIGN at Berkeley International Film Festival ,Califórnia, USA 2024
Aneyshia is award winner of BEST MUSIC VIDEO, at Cineplay International Film Festival ,2024
Aneyshia is award winner of BEST Original song and best music video at the New York movie awards Film Festival ,2024
Aneyshia is award winner of , at the Cinema Odyssey Film Festival, Athens , Greece 2024
EFFATA
Is award winner of Best music video and original song at London movie awards, Uk , 2024
EFFATA
Is award winner of Best music video and original song at Florence film awards,2024
EFFATA
Is award winner of original song at
Hollywood gold awards, USA, 2024
EFFATA
Is an award winner of best women’s film and best music video awards at the 4th Dimension film festival, Bali, Indonesia, 2024
EFFATA is award winner of best Silver award of best music video at the New York Movie awards, October 2024, New York, USA
Effata is award winner of
BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER at Italian Grand Prix of Screenwriters,2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST
ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO at the Irish film critics awards, 2024
Effata is award winner of BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR, BEST SINGER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Music video)at the
Brazil international indie film festival, 2024.
Effata is award winner of BEST MUSIC VIDEO and Best producer at Stingray, France , 2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST
ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO at the Miami film awards, 2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST MUSIC VIDEO at the International Gold awards film festival , USA 2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST MUSIC VIDEO and best producer at the Stingray International Film Festival
Paris, France ,2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST ORIGINAL SINGER & BEST
ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO category of International Music video at the Hawaii film awards, 2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER & BEST ORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR at Hollywood indie film critics awards, USA, 2024
Sacred Flames is award winner at hidden universe in film fest in Melbourne, Australia, 2024
EFFATA award winner of Silver Award of best experimental music video, at international gold awards, USA,2024
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EFFATA award winner and exceptional achievement of best music video and women filmmaker at MDIFf London, UK , January 2025.
Forever is Award Winner of Best music video at RedWolf Film Festival Awards, Belfast, Ireland, 2025.
EFFATA award winner of best music video at international gold awards, USA,2024
Effata is award winner of
BEST SINGER, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) & BEST SOUND DESIGN at Oxford film network, UK 2025
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Arrival is award winner of best producer, at Strasbourg International film festival,
January 2025.
EFFATA is an award winner in categories of Women in cinema award and Best soundtrack at the Shanghai Indie film festival, February 2025.
EFFATA award winner of Best music score at Melbourne Independent film festival,
Australia, January 2025
Effata is awarded winner of Best Director cut of the year in Category of BEST SINGER & BEST INDIE MUSIC VIDEO 2025, SAN Diego, California,USA, 2025
The Oracle is award winner of Best music video and best producer and finalist as Best composer , at Stingray , Paris, March 2025
Cosmic light award winner of Best Original Score Short Film and best music at Golden light film awards, Venice, Italy, March 2025
The Oracle is award winner Best Music Video & Best Producer Category at Hollywood Hype International Film Festival, Usa, March 2025
THE ORACLE Best Original Song
Gold Award: Music Video
Anaya(AnayaMusic) Kunst
Brazil at Florence Film Awards, 2025.
The Oracle is award winner Best original Score at Berlin Shorts Award, Berlin, Germany, March 2025
2024
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—The Vortex award winner of best music and best producer January 2024 at Movie play international film festival,UK
—-The Vortex award winner of best music and best producer January 2024 at MDIFF,Uk
—Vortex Award winner of Best music video, best producer and best film score soundtrack at Toronto International film festival,Toronto, Canada ,2024
—-Vortex award winner of best music video and best original song at International Gold Awards, USA,2024
Vortex award winner of best music video, best original music and nominee as best director music in Sweeden at The Swedish international film festival,2024
The Vortex award winner of best music video and original song at International Gold Awards, USA, January 2024
The Vortex award winner of best music video and original soundtrack at Chicago filmmaker awards, 0ctober 2024
The Vortex award winner of best music video and finalist of best composer, December 2024 at Hollywood Hype International Film Festival.
—-Bliss award winner of best music video season 10 at Stingray ,2024
—-Bliss is award winner of Best music video, best producer, best film score soundtrack at THE GREAT BRITAIN SILVER SCREEN AWARDS , 2024
—-Bliss award winner at New Cinema Festival – Dublin Indie screen festival -in the categories of
BEST INDIE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST
INTERNATIONAL SONG,2024
—-Bliss award winner of best video clip and best composer at AIRFLIX
Film fest, Uk February 2024
-Bliss is award winner of best music video, best composer and best woman filmmaker at cineplay international film festival in UK, January 2024.
Bliss is award winner of best composer, best music video, best woman filmmaker, at Hype international film festival, September 2024, California, USA.
—-Pray for peace award winner of Best original song and best video poetry at Wild Filmmaker Festival – CINEMA FOR PEACE FILM AWARDS in AMSTERDAM 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best film score soundtrack and best music video at RICPA-Russian Institute of Cinema and Performance Arts Awards,2024
——Cosmic Light award winner of best music and best composer at
Movie play international , London, January 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST SONG & BEST PRODUCER at Malaga film art book festival , 2024
——Cosmic Light award winner of best music and best composer , best producer and best women filmmaker at MDIFF , London, January 2024
—-Cosmic Light is Award winner at
Norway International Film Awards 2024- BEST POETIC ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ARTOUSE MUSIC VIDEO at 8andhalffilm awards, Norway International film , 2024
—-Cosmic light award winner , Los Angeles, CA, USA at Cinema Beatz awards,2024
—-In Hollywood gold awards, California
Best musical video and best original score,2024
—-Cosmic light award winner at
International Network Film Festival- New Zealand Fiction and script festival, in category
BEST ORIGINAL SONG & BEST MUSIC VIDEO at international network film festivals, Doc fiction script fest, New Zealand, 2024
—-Cosmic light is award winner at Swedish International Film Festival- ,2024
Cosmic Light is Award Winner at SIFF
at Swedish International Film Festival and award winner as Best Original music. Nominated as best producer and best music video ,2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best composer at Swisssummit Festival,Switzerland 2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of best composer and best music video at Swedish film festival,2024
——Cosmic Light award winner of
BEST INDIE ORIGINAL SONG & BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO
Copenhagen, Denmark,2024
—-Cosmic Light award winner of Best Fantasy at international gold awards,USA,2024.
——Cosmic Light Award winner of Best music video and best composer Stingray film fest in Paris, France , 2024
Cosmic Light Award winner of Honorable Mention at Ipanema film festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2024
——Cosmic Light Award winner of best music video and best original song at international Academy Arthouse festival, Istanbul,Turkey, 2024
—-Cosmic Light Award winner of Best original score at Berlin shorts awards, Germany,2024
——Cosmic Light is award winner of BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER, BEST INDIE SONG & BEST ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DESIGN at Gabriel Garcia Marque prize in
Spain, 2024
—-Cosmic Light is award winner of BEST MUSIC VIDEO and BEST Original SONG at Hollywood gold awards,2024
Cosmic light award winner of the The SWEDISH CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2024
Cosmic light award winner of Best sound design in Japan, at International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo,2024
Cosmic light award winner of Best music in USA at Hollywood Hype International Film festival,2024
Cosmic light silver award winner of Best original song music video , NYC, July 2024 at New York movie awards.
Cosmic Light is award winner of Best Original Song
Gold Award: Music Video
COSMIC LIGHT
Anaya(AnayaMusic) Kunst
Brazil, at London Movie Awards , August 2024
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SINGER at the Monaco Film meeting festival, 2024.
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG
At EUROPEAN Film Critics Awards 2024
Cosmic Light is Award Winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG
At The Scandinavian Film Critics Awards, 2024
Cosmic Light is award winner of Best indie music video of the year at Iceberg Cinema Literature awards, 2024
Cosmic Light is award winner of
BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO & BEST ORIGINAL SONG at Poland international film festival, Poland, October 2024.
Cosmic Light award winner of
BEST INTERNATIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Music Video) at the British film critics awards 2024
Ascension to Love
Award winner of Honorable Mention as Best Producer in Köln Germany at Dialogue Festival,2024
——Sacred Flames is award winner of Best soundtrack and best indie producer in Berlin, Germany , 2024
Sacred Flames is semifinalist as Best music video at Lonely wolf film festival, Spain 2024
—-Twilight is award winner of best female director and best producer at AIRFLIX , Uk 2024
——Breath award winner of best music video at Beyond Screen festivals,Toronto,Canada ,2024
And honorable mention as best composer and best producer.
——Breath award winner best production design for a music video at the New York International women festival, USA,April 2024.
——Breath Honorable Mentions for best production design, best video clip and best original score at the Cinema Carnival, Pisa, Italy, 2024.
Breath nominee best music video at the Cinescale, Lisbon , Portugal, 2024
Breath nominee in best music video and original song at Neonpandafilmfest , Singapore, 2024
Breath award semifinalist of best music video,at the Iceberg film awards, Oslo, Norway 2024
——Akuriamate is award winner of best music video at Amsterdam World Canvas Film Festival,2024
——-Cosmic Light award winner at The Indie Producer Of The Year 2024, Cannes, France
Most Awarded Author of the Year- International Indie Cinematheque Awards 2025 Winner Film Emmy Awards 2025- Author who received the Most Positive Reviews in the Last Film Season Los Angeles Arthouse Film Critics Awards Winner-LA Arthouse FCA 2024 Scandinavian Film Critics Awards-Winner-Helsinki, Finland 2025 Lisbon Story Film Festival-Best International Selection 2024 Italian Grand Prix Sponsored by Wild Filmmaker – Winner-2024 Berkeley International Film Festival, California- Winner- Wild Filmmaker 2024 LA Sun Film Fest- Best Indie Film Most Awarded Indie Author AMDB- Arthouse Movie Database Critics Choice Awards 2025 Tokyo International Cinema Awards- Best Human Rights Cannes World Film Festival-Best Women Film New York Tri-State International Film Festival-Best COVID-19 Film Cinematography & Photography Awards-Nominee- Best Director Liverpool Indie Awards-Nominee-Best First Time Feature Berlin Women Cinema Film Festival-Nominee- Best Director Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Honourable Mention-Best feature Chicago Women Film Fest-Honourable Mention-Best Director International Social Change Film Festival-Honourable Mention-Feature Film International Film Carnival-Calcutta-Best Women’s Film New York Arthouse Film Fest-Nominee- Best Experimental Brussels World Film Festival-Best Female Director Milan Indie Film Festival-Best Feature Film Roma Short Film Festival-Best feature Film Madrid Arthouse Film Festival-Semi-Finalist-Best Experimental Feature International Film Festival Glasgow- Semi-Finalist-The Female Perspective Toronto International Women Film Festival-Nominee-Best First Time Filmmaker Carmarthen Bay film festival Nominee-Best Feature film
Jon Paul: Filmmaker of Dojo – A World Record Achievement
“Dojo,” the most internationally awarded live-action fictional short film in history, has earned 1,191 international film awards.
Short Profile Paragraph:
Jon Paul is an award-winning filmmaker, martial artist, and actor whose groundbreaking short film Dojo has made cinematic history. With a verified 1,191 international awards, Dojo has officially set the world record for “Most Awards Won by a Live Action Fictional Short Film.” Known for integrating real martial arts action with powerful storytelling, Jon Paul created Dojo on a modest budget of $5,000, handling production, writing, and starring in the lead role. His achievement has garnered global acclaim and established him as a visionary voice in independent cinema.
Top 15 International Film Festival Award Highlights:
1. Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival – 2023
Category: Short Film Showdown – Best Martial Arts Film
2. Best Actor & Director Awards – 2024
Category: Best Actor in an Action Film
3. Fighting Spirit All Action and Martial Arts Film Festival – 2023
Category: Best Short Film Actor
4. Action Thriller Crime Adventure Film Festival – 2023
Category: Best Martial Arts Film
5. New York International Film Awards – 2024
Category: Best Action Film
6. Edinburgh Film Festival International – 2025
Category: Best Cinematography in a Short Film, Best Short Film
7. Red Movie Awards – 2024
Category: Best Action Film
8. Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival – 2024
Category: Best Film – Stunt Coordination, Best Short Film – International
BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT (Category: Narrative Short), BEST FILMMAKER, BEST EDITING, BEST INDIE SHORT FILM & BEST CAST (Category: International Narrative Short)
Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir by Max Rothschild, and his daughter, Shulamit Reinharz
BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER
The Priroy of Sion
BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE SCRIPT
A Hollywood Mom
BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT 2025
Princess Zarabanda
BEST ANIMATION, BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST DEIRECTOR (Category: Animated Short Film)
Iriso
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE DRAMA
Sheldon Mashugana gets Stooged
BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: International Comedy)
My name is Renée
BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT & BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: Pilot TV)
Virulence
BEST WRITING STYLE (Category: Indie Feature Script)
Homeless Street Artist
BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST EDITING & BEST FILMMAKER (Category: International Documentary Short) & BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY SHORT OF THE YEAR
NeverWere: a Lycan Love Story
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER
Colombano & La 21Esima Fetta
BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: European Film)
Lambada The Dance of Fate
BEST INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT
Doctor Hyphoteses
BEST ARTHOUSE ACTOR 2025
Yetis
BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE SCREENWRITER & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT
The Oracle
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST INDIE SONG WRITER
Magic of Camelot Castle
BEST INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE & BEST MOVIEMAKER (Category: International Original Film)
Monument to Love
BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING (Category: International Documentary Feature)
Alta California
BEST INTERNATIONAL WRITER
Ghost Town, N.M.
BEST AMERICAN INDIE SCRIPT
Pirandello’s Wife
BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY 2025
Thankful
BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT 2025
The Taste Of Rain
BEST AMERICAN SCREENPLAY 2025
The Arcangel Of Death
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTING OF THE YEAR
The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
BEST ORIGINAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILM, BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST LOCATION
Routine
BEST MOVIEMAKER, BEST INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT
The Duchess
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Drama)
Katabasis
BEST ARTHOUSE FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST SCREENPLAY (Category: Narrative Feature), BEST CASTING DIRECTOR & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: International Film)
The Days of Knight: Chapter 3
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST FILMMAKER, BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY & BEST MAKE-UP
The Dead Ringer
BEST ORIGINAL WRITING STYLE & BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT
Planetary Rebellion
BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO, BEST SOUND DESIGN & BEST FILMMAKER (Category: International Music Video)
Eye of the Storm
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE & BEST PRODUCER
Prodigio
BEST SONG WRITER, BEST INDIE SINGER & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SONG 2025
Cock Robin
BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY
The Rorschach Test
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
The Golden Years
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT 2025
Gold Glory & Nobility
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT
Malibu Madam
BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT
The Insomnia Experiment
BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT SCRIPT
Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM & BEST SCREEWRITER (Category: International Comedy)
I discovered Louis Nero’s cinema about 15 years ago. I was in Rome, and as often happened in those years, I spent many hours in video rental stores searching for rare films. It was a time (just to give younger readers some context) when you needed a DVD to watch a movie.
Suddenly, I was drawn to a title: La Rabbia (“The Rage”). I had no idea who the director was, but I felt like that film was calling out to me—it told the story of a young independent filmmaker struggling to navigate the film industry. I bought the DVD, and from that day on, I’ve followed Louis Nero’s entire career. I can confidently say he is the most international of Italy’s independent directors.
I recommend reading this interview especially to those who loved Taxi Driver and Pulp Fiction, because in Louis Nero’s upcoming film Milarepa, which will be released soon, you’ll find none other than Harvey Keitel, along with Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham—the unforgettable co-star of Amadeus.
– Who is Louis Nero?
I’m an independent filmmaker and producer deeply committed to a kind of cinema that dares to go beyond conventions. Over the years, I’ve always tried to explore the intersection between image and meaning, body and spirit, using the language of cinema to ask questions rather than give answers. My work is driven by a desire to push boundaries—narrative, visual, and cultural. I believe cinema must remain a space for thought, vision, and transformation.
– Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with cinema?
Yes, and it was visceral. I remember being a child and being completely hypnotized by the first film that made me feel time disappear. It wasn’t just about storytelling—it was about the power of images to transcend language and logic. That sensation of being immersed in another world, while still being deeply connected to yourself, never left me. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to be part of that mystery.
– Tell us about your project “Milarepa.”
Milarepa is a science fiction film, but it reimagines the genre through an original, almost spiritual lens. Set in a post-technological future where humanity has returned to its origins, the film shifts the focus back to human beings, away from the ephemerality of materialism and toward a confrontation with nature, memory, and belief. Rather than relying on spectacle or action, Milarepa is an intimate journey, one led by a young female protagonist who navigates not just a ruined world, but her own emotional landscape—trauma, vengeance, and eventually, forgiveness. The film draws inspiration from Mad Max, but replaces the kinetic drive of action with introspection. It’s a hybrid of science fiction and contemplative cinema. We also placed great emphasis on Sardinian landscapes and traditions, enriching them with a multicultural sensibility—mixing Sardinian and Tibetan music, and involving a multi-ethnic cast. The idea was to reflect a future that looks like our present: diverse, fractured, but searching for connection.
– Which director inspires you the most?
I’ve always been inspired by directors who were visionaries—people like Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch, who redefined genre and structure with each film. But I also deeply admire Tarkovsky for his ability to make cinema a philosophical act. Directors who understand that silence can be as powerful as dialogue, and that space and time are characters in themselves, have shaped the way I approach storytelling.
– What do you dislike about the world and what would you change?
What I find most difficult to accept is the loss of depth in human experience. We are constantly distracted—speed has replaced thought, noise has replaced silence. I would change our relationship with time. We need to return to slowness, to listening, to contemplation. And perhaps, through art, we still can.
– How do you imagine cinema in 100 years?
I imagine a cinema that will be even more immersive—blurring the lines between reality and fiction through new technologies. But I also hope that in 100 years, we haven’t lost the essence of cinema: its soul. I believe the future of cinema lies in its ability to create emotional and existential experiences, not just sensory ones. If we preserve that, cinema will still be a mirror, a memory, and a dream.
– What is your impression of WILD FILMMAKER?
WILD FILMMAKER represents exactly the kind of space cinema needs right now: one that values boldness, experimentation, and authenticity. It celebrates the raw, unfiltered voice of directors who aren’t afraid to challenge norms. It’s a platform that gives breath to visions that might otherwise remain unheard.
