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September 16, 2018

2018 Nominations

2018 NOMINATIONS

Each Short Film, Sketch, Music Video and Webisode produced in the United States that has been accepted to the Fourth Annual Official Latino Short Film Festival is automatically nominated for BEST SHORT and competing for the GRAND JURY PRIZE/BEST SHORT FILM of $2,000.00

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NOMINATED FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM | PRIZE of $1,000.00

(Un)known Encounters • Maradentro • Agony • Need You Now • Maelstrom • HE IS MIME • The Aroma of Pig • Paco • Alejandra, I love you • Bolero Rojo • COAMIL (Three sisters) • Tomorrow • We’re going to Paris • Immigrant Brothers

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NOMINATED FOR THE AMERICAN DIVERSITY AWARD | PRIZE of $1,000.00

Pa’Lante by Kristian Mercado Figueroa • Loser Leaves Town • Saviors • The Party’s Over • Call Me Daddy • Inside • America; I Too • Immigrant Brothers • Whoa • Hit Me Up

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NOMINATED FOR BEST DRAMA

El que Fue • Immigrant Brothers • Empennage • Bebe • Remember This Voice• Dogs & Tacos • Highlights • Broken Sunflower Hearts • Rico San Marco • The Pit • Sunlit • Disconnected • El Rosario/The Rosary • Finding Ramses • Happy Valentine’s Day • One • THE JUMP • Negrón (A Tennis Short) • Saviors • Letting Go • I.C.E. CREAM • Guardian • Last Call • Ojos Tristes • Lo Que Pasa • Fly Lady Fly • White Wolves • Dreamer • Tin Can • Phone Tales • CatCall • Silence • MAMBA • Agony • Hit Me Up • La EntreViú

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NOMINATED FOR BEST COMEDY

The Ranfla • SEARCH • New Neighbors • Una Mujer Sin Precio (1961) • Call Me Daddy • Zohra • B-SIDES • Four Latinas Walk into a Restaurant • UNO POR UNO: The Cuban Missile Crisis • RUN / HIDE / FIGHT • Veronica • Telepresenta: Yo Soy Mujer • Woman • Color Blind • The Spectacular Tito Garcia • This May Take a While • High Stakes

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NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

AFAR (lejos) • Parade of Dreams • Milk and Honey • Nancy From East Side Clover• Out of the Shadows • Daca-Mented “A deamers story” • Dreamers • For the Love of Money • Freddy • Carrillo’s Day Off • Maria • Pa’lante (Forward) by Ramon Rodriguez

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NOMINATED FOR “EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTRY” AWARD | ANIMATION + EXPERIMENTAL

Rouse • Otros Modos • I Still Love You •  Why I Fight • Lullaby • Joy • Luna • Butch Coyolxauhqui • Elephant • Pa’Lante (Kristian Mercado Figueroa)

 

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NOMINATED FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Your Sin • Pa’Lante (Kristian Mercado Figueroa) • City of Ghosts • Ignorance is Bliss • Trevian – Till They’re Back • Nottingham • Femina-X – Black Tongue • Ángel

 

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NOMINATED FOR “OUT OF THIS WORLD” AWARD | HORROR + SCI-FI

Little Angel • Blood Stains • El Cuco is Hungry • Jasper • Cazadora • Inside • Dawn of a Man • Amigos • The Party’s Over • Sell Your Body • Inveigh • Paralysis

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NYC AUDIENCE AWARD

The Audience in NYC will select this award and if film is not playing in Coachella, the film will also play in Coachella.

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COACHELLA FINALS AUDIENCE AWARD

The Audience in Coachella will select this award.

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BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT

All U.S. Films are eligible for these awards

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BEST SCRIPT FOR A WEBISODE AND BEST SCRIPT FOR A SKETCH

All U.S. NEW MEDIA VIDEOS are eligible for these awards

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NOMINATED FOR BEST NEW MEDIA (SKETCH, WEBISODE, Gram Quickies)

The F Word • UNO POR UNO: The Cuban Missile Crisis • So Happy • The Kat Call • Telepresenta: Yo Soy Mujer • Couch Potato Chronicles Series • Destiny and Peter • Hyphenated • Crystal the Web Series • Dryin’Up – Web Series • How to Make it in Echo Park • #HighlandPark: “Nahmastay” • Subway Mania • Dominican Ninja • How Girls Overreact • Swipe • Broken • Male Sex Doll • I like it like That • I’m free

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NOMINATED FOR THE VANGUARDIA AWARD

All U.S. Films are eligible for this award. This award will be given to the most positive voice
of our community.

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NOMINATED FOR THE  YOUNG TRAILBLAZER AWARD

(For Student Films or Filmmakers under 25)

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Eric Robledo for Desde El Principio
Harold Cannon-Lopez for The Wetback
IGNACIO GARCIA-BUSTELO for Silencio
Carlos Ragas for Tin Can
Luis Aldana for Broken Sunflower Hearts
JT Campos for El Rosario
Michael Ocampo for Remember this Voice
Eugene Michael Santiago for Negrón

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Venecia Troncoso for Dogs & Tacos
Andrea Velasco for Desde El Principio
Alexandra Lemus for Lexi and Micky
Tina D’Marco for The Wetback
Eloisa Santos for Clams Casino
Angelica Santiago for Hit Me Up
Angelique Rivera for Disconnected
Erica Martinez for Santa
Marissa Chibas for Zohra

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Danny Trejo for Woman
Francis Gonzalez for This May Take a While
Daniel Villarreal for The Ranfla
Danny De La Paz for The Ranfla
Frankie A. Rodriguez for Call Me Daddy
Miguel Núñez for Una Mujer Sin Precio
Eddie Mujica for Uno Por Uno: The Cuban Missile Crisis.

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A  COMEDY

Tanya Fairfoot for Woman
Tanya Perez for Veronica
Milly Tamarez for Run / Hide / Fight
Lorena Russi for New Neighbors
Paula Cajiao for Search
Myrna Velasco for Call Me Daddy

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR/SCI-FI FILM

Hansel Ramirez for Blood Stains
Randy Gonzalez for Amigos
Gino Vento for Amigos
Silvio Morales for Inside
Samuel L. Siskind for Little Angel

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR/SCI-FI FILM

Fernanda Romero for Blood Stains
Angelic Zambrana for El Cuco is Hungry
Amber Romero for Cazadora
Wilma Rivera for Inveigh
Nadira Foster-Williams for Sell Your Body
Julie Reyes for Paralysis
Katherine Park for The Party’s Over

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR IN SKETCH/WEBISODE

Giovanni Navarro for Telepresenta
Christopher Rivas  for Couch Potato Chronicles
Peter Velez for Destiny and Peter
Destiny Rivera for Destiny and Peter
George Paez for How to Make it in Echo Park
Tim Hann Rivera for Swipe
Michael Diaz for Dominican Ninja

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NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SKETCH/WEBISODE

Suni Reyes for the F Word
Chloe Caudillo for So Happy
Rocío López for Telepresenta
Lainnie Felan for Couch Potato Chronicles
Crystal Correa for Crystal the WebSeries
Lisa Alvarado for Dryin’ Up
Erica Martinez for How to Make it in Echo Park
Ana Castillo for Telepresenta

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NOMINATED FOR BEST TALENT IN A GRAM QUICKIE (MALE/FEMALE)

Marc Reign for Male Sex Doll
Ken Starrz for I like it like That
Azia Star for I’m Free
Chicklet for How Girls Overreact

 

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