WorldFest News: 01/30/2012
Our Special New Year's Present to you - (The Chinese Year of the Dragon!) The FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE is Friday, Febuary 3rd! Late Fees Waived! This is a "Be-Here-By" - "In The Door" Deadline, as your entry has to reach us by the 3rd! We will send you a confirming email when it arrives and is processed and entered! Please do not waste money by sending your entries Overnight! Happy New Year!

The 45th Annual WorldFest taps new creative agency - TIPPIT & MOO to handle all design, graphics, web design & PR. Click on NEWS to see the whole rather exciting story! We are about to launch our new T&M designed website! Just Days Away!

Major and exciting changes planned for the 45th Annual WorldFest! We are now the only "Master Fest" in the world. All WorldFest Remi Winners in 6 major categories will be automatically entered into the Seoul Drama Awards, Korea (12th SDA), the Concorto Short Film Festival in Italy, and the USA Film Festival (42nd in Dallas!) at no additional cost or fees to our winners. The Master Fest categories are in - Television Drama for Seoul and all Features, Shorts, Student, Experimental & Documentary for the USA Film Festival in Dallas. Shorts, Student & Experimental to Concorto in Piacenza, Italy! This unprecedented new festival service to support WorldFest Remi Winners is totally unique in all the festival world. We will add additional "Sister Festivals" to the Master Festival Program in the near future. To be included they must pass our serious standards review: are they for real, do they significantly help their winners, do they have a long and exceptional history! WorldFest is a Founding Charter member of the UFFO - the Universal FIlm & Festival Organization, supporting integrity and an ethical code of conduct for film/video festivals! All WorldFest Remi Winners accepted into Seoul or the USA Film Festival in Dallas will receive official VIP Invitations to be a guest of those wonderful festivals! As far as we can tell, no other film/video festival in the world does this for their winners! Why enter any other competition? OK, Cannes and Toronto are great!

We have now posted all photos from the 2011 Remi Awards Gala! Click here to goto the flickr.com site! (Special Note to Remi Winners: When you locate your photos, please send us the number code and the info on the pix and we will ID it on the website, so all can see your own Remi Awards Pictures!)

We have now posted the Final Remi Award Winners List! The 44th was a wonderful success, 500+ Intl Filmmakers from 25 nations attended! Attendance was up!
We have posted all the 2011 Remi Award Winners and their Categories, in Alpha Sort by Entrant - and Excel File! Yes, this is a very big festival with 10 Major Categories (Most festivals have 2 categories, but this is Texas!) And more than 200 competition sub-categories, so there are many lucky Remi winners. Our congratulations, only about 15% of the more than 3,500 entries do win! (Please scroll down to see the List of 2011 Features and Shorts selected for screening.)
All Shows are at the AMC STUDIO 30 THEATER at 2949 Dunvale!
Remi Nominees in all other categories will be posted by March 21st. Yes, the juries are running a bit behind due to the high quality of the entries this year! 22 World Premieres! 25 North American Premieres! All Tickets will go on sale on-line, shortly! Both VIP Passes and Singles. Click on the Blue Title for the Trailer Link! To Buy any TIckets click on the Film Title/Time.

2011 FEATURE FILMS - 35mm & DIGITAL
Title - Director - Premiere - Country
Another Planet - Ferenc Moldovanyi - Texas - Hungary
As If I Am Not There - Juanita Wilson - SW -Ireland/Bosnia
Ay Lav Yu - Sermiyan Midyat - USA - Turkey
Basilicata Coast to Coast - Rocco Pappaleo - USA - Italy
Bathory - Jura Jakusbisko - USA - Slovakia
Chinese Whisper - Mathias Tiefenbacher - World -Germany
The Day I Was Not Born - Florian Micoud Cossen - Germany - USA Premiere
The Day of Ants in the Sky - Akira Nobi USA - JAPAN
Death By Medicine - Gary Null - World - USA
Delivered - Michael Madison - World - USA
Far Away Eyes - Stanley J. Orzel - World - Hong Kong/USA
Febbre da Fieno - Laura Luchetti - Texas - Italy
Finding Hope Now - Jennifer Tadlock - World - USA
Flood Streets - Joseph Meissner - New Orleans, LA - World
The Floating Shadow - Jia Dongshuo - USA - China
Fort McCoy - Kate Connor/Michael Worth - Texas - USA
Grease (Sing-Along!) - Randal Kleiser - Retrospect - USA
Hamesima X - Yuval Ovadia, Or Yashar - Israel - World
Into the Wind II - Chris Page - World - USA
Iranium - David Coleman - Texas - USA/Iran - with Short Film
The Last Ride -Harry Thomason -World -USA
Letting Go - Jake Torem - World - USA
Liberia 77 - Jeff Topham - World - Canada
Little Rose - Jan Kidawa-Blonski - Texas - Poland
Living Downstream - Chandra Chavennes - USA - Canada
Lourdes - Jessica Hausner - Austria - USA
Moonbug - Nichola Bruce - World - UK
Open Gate - Dan Jackson - World - USA
Pinprick - Daniel Young - Texas - Switzerland
Playing House - Tom Vaughn - Texas - Houston
Please Remove Your Shoes - Rob Del Gaudio - Texas - USA
Pope John Paul II: 9 Days that Changed the World - Kevin Knoblock - Texas - USA
Project Aether - Shawn Welling - Work in Progress - USA
Queen of the Lot - Henry Jaglom - Texas - USA
A Quiet Life - Claudio Cupellini - Italy - Texas
Radio Free Albemuth - John Alan Simon - Texas -USA
Reach For The Sky - Alan Chan - Texas - World Premiere
Re-Evolution - Andrew Walkington - World - UK
Renfield: The Undead - Bob Willems - Texas - World
Richard III "An Arab VIP" - Tim Langford, Shakir Abal - World - Kuwait
Route 132 - Louis Belanger - Texas - Canada
The Struggle - Manfred Stelzer - USA - Germany
Sugar Baby - Trisha Ray - World - USA/India
Taking Satan to the Mat - Paul Aldridge, Tom Borden - World - USA w/Short Film
Theja - Nilantha Hapanweera - World - Sri Lanka
Time Expired - Nick Lawrence - World - USA
Twice a Woman - Francois Delisle - Texas - Canada
The Vintner's Luck - Niki Caro - New Zealand/France - Texas
Where the Road Meets the Sun - Yong Mun Chee -World - Singapore/Indonesia/USA
(Additional Feature Film Titles to be added daily)

SHORT FILMS - 35mm & DIGITAL -
(Almost Final! 03/11/11)
Sub-Genre -Genre-TITLE-Director-Country
Suspense - Sci-Fi - 2095 - Troy Romeo - CA, USA
Documentary - Political - 2nd ASSASSINATION OF JFK, THE - Robert C. Malmberg - CA, USA
Comedy - 5 ESSAYS - Jae Song - NY, USA
Dramatic - Family - A BOX OF BUTTONS - Juan Vicente Cordoba - SPAIN
Drama - A GOOD DAY - Daniel Woltosz - CA, USA
Animated Drama - A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION - Stefan Leuchtenberg - GERMANY
Suspense Drama - ANOTHER LIFE - Nathan Ruegger - CA, USA
Post Apocalypic - Drama - APOCALYPSE STORY - Jeffrey Nesker - Ontario, CANADA
ARTIST & THE SHOPKEEPER, THE - Sam Small - ENGLAND UK
Comedy - ASTRONAUT ON THE ROOF, THE - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Dark Comedic Family - ATROZ - Francisco Alvarez - SPAIN
Family Drama - AUCTION, THE - Yoan Chan - Ontario, CANADA
Dramatic Comedy - BARE SHOW, THE - Scott McArthur - CA, USA
Comedy - BEFORE BREAKFAST Paul A. Levin NY, USA
Documentary - BLAU JEANS - Meaghan Kimball - NY, USA
Romantic Comedy - BREAD & KISSES - Katherine Fitzgerald - Ontario, CANADA
Drama - BREAK - Ray Pang - Singapore
Dramatic Comedy - BUSY - Felix von Seefranz - GERMANY
Drama - BY JUDE - Angela Chen - Texas, USA
Drama - CANOE - Shelagh Carter Manatoba, CANADA
Drama - CASE FILE: THE SMELL OF LORNE - Anthony Bromberg - Texas, USA
Action Comedy - CHASE THOMPSON, A FILM BY CHASE THOMPSON - Vincent Lin NY, USA
Experimental Drama - CHOKE - Michelle Latimer - Ontario, CANADA
Drama - CHOOSE - Robbie Bryan - NJ, USA
Dark Comedy - COCKROACH - Luke Eve - AUSTRALIA
Drama - CONTACT ZONE - Gustavius Smith - NY, USA
Animated Satire - COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER, THE - Bill Plympton -NY, USA
Suspense Drama - CRITICAL EYE - Dan Nathan - ENGLAND UK
Suspense Drama - CURE, THE - Trip Hope - CA, USA
Drama - DA CAPO (DESDE EL COMIENZO) - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Documentary - DANCER, THE - Seth Stark - MI, USA
Drama - DAY OFF - Mirto Ioanna Kassis -USA
Drama - DELIVERIES - James Anthony Usas - CANADA
Sports Drama - EL BAILE - Jonathan Bennett - FL, USA
Drama - EL CORTEJO - Franc Planas -SPAIN
Drama - EL HIJO DEL MAR / THE SON OF THE SEA - Roberto Aznar Aragon - SPAIN
Fantasy Drama - EL RAYO Y LA SIRENA - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Drama - EMPTY SANDBOX - Melissa Gibson - CA, USA
Suspense Drama - FAMILY MAN, THE - Karl Richter - CA, USA
Artistic Drama - FATUM! - Pablo Millan -SPAIN
Drama - FLUTTER - Siddharth Ganji - PA, USA
Western Drama - FOUR HORSES - Texas, USA
Animated - GIFT OF THE MAGI, THE - Toshikazu Ishii - JAPAN
Black Comedy - GOD'S PUB - Jay Gormley - Texas, USA
Claymation - Drama - GOOD MORNING - Lauchlan Pevie - AUSTRALIA
Dramatic - Family - GRACE IN SARA - Todd Senturia - CA, USA
Dramatic Family - GRAVITY - Megan Glass -NC, USA
Kooky Comedy - HELP YOURSELF - Gerd Jonas & C.C. Weinberger - AUSTRIA
Documentary - INSTRUMENTAL - Brian Gutierrez - FL, USA
Suspense Drama - INTERCAMBIOS: EXCHANGES - Brian Gutierrez - FL, USA
Drama - JAQUE - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Horror - JUAN CON MIEDO - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Dramatic Action - KILL BRASS - Michel Kandinsky - Ontario, CANADA
Drama - KIYUMI'S POETRY & SAYURU'S EMBROIDERY - Saturo Sugito - JAPAN
Experimental - LA CINTA - Franc Planas -SPAIN
Drama - LA LA LAND - Steven Montfort - Texas, USA
Black Comedy - LAS PIEDRAS NO ABURREN - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Romantic/Mystery Drama - LAST RAIN - Melanie Romat - SPAIN
Drama - LE SAUT D L'ANGE ( ANGEL'S LEAP) - Adam Mackey - Australia
Comedy - LIFE DEBT - Surita Parmar - CANADA
Animated Drama - LIFE, DEATH AND SUFFER STORY, THE - Anna FitzSimons - NORTH IRELAND
Drama - LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON - Olya Milova & Hendrik De Smet - CA, USA
Suspense Drama - LOST OR FOUND - Iliana Estanol - SWITZERLAND
Drama - MA - Amanda Wong - Ontario, CANADA
Crime Action - MACHETAZO - Franc Planas - SPAIN
Dramatic Comedy - MAN WHO KNEW HOW TO FLY, THE - Robi Michael - NY, USA
Drama - MARCH 9th - Irena Skoric - Croatia
Comedy - MARV FREETELL'S WEDDING DAY - Tricia Lee - Ontario, CANADA
Drama - MODEL - Andras Novak - Hungary
Dramatic Family - MY FATHER, JOE - Nikila Cole - Ontario, CANADA
Animated Comedy - NINJEWS: "GOY-L" TROUBLE, THE - Josh Bass - Texas, USA
Gangster Action - NOTHING PERSONAL - Peter Sawka - CANADA
Animated Family - ON THE RISE - John F. Tupper - CA, USA
Drama - ONE MAN SHOW - Gregor Erler - GERMANY
Drama - OVER CARDS - Marwan Abderrazzaq - CA, USA
Comedy - PAPERLESS OFFICE - Timothy Edwards, Texas, USA
Drama - PIECE OF PAPER (PEDACO DE PAPEL) - Cesar Raphael - MG, BRAZIL
Experimental Drama - PROM NIGHT - Jae Song - NY, USA
Drama - RED WATER RED - Qing Xie - BC, AUSTRALIA
Romantic Drama - REDEMPTION - Lawrence Lim - AUSTRALIA
Suspense Drama - RESPONSE, THE - Andrew Spieler - CA, USA
Drama - SCREENPLAY FOR ORDINARY LIFE - Irena Skoric - Croatia
Drama - SEND ME TO BABYLON - Jeremiah James - Texas, USA
Drama - SEVEN SOULS - Gerry Bruno - AR, USA
Satirical Drama - SIMPLY KAILAWESOME - Josephine David - INDIA
Drama - SOUL SEARCHING - Randall Blair - MD, USA
Suspense/Crime Drama - SPARE - Gabrielle Almagor - CA, USA
Suspense/Crime Drama - SPOILED ROTTEN - J. Alan Peeples - Texas, USA
Drama - STARTER HOME - Michael Dwyer - CA, USA
Action Comedy - STORMDRAGON - James Monegan - Oregon, USA
Suspense/Crime Drama - STUFFER - Nathan Crooker - NY, USA
Dark Comedy - THERE HAD BETTER BE BLOOD - Charles Williams - AUSTRALIA
Drama - TIME LINE INC. - Kevin & Kelly Luu - MA, USA
Kooky Comedy - TOOLBOX BANDIT - Christian H. Clark - CA, USA
Drama - TRANSMISSION - Amanda Wong - Ontario, CANADA
Comedy - UNDERCOVER - Iman Zawahry - FL, USA
Documentary - UNFORGETTABLE HAMPTON FAMILY, THE - Julie Cohen - NY, USA
Drama - USUAL, THE - Chris Spisak - Texas, USA
Drama - WARNINGS FROM THE BATHTUB - Elizabeth Appell - CA, USA
Southern Drama - WAY OF JUSTICE, THE - Emily Peck - FL, USA
Drama - WHEREABOUTS - Alfred Dong - DE, USA
Satire / Comedy - WORLD OF FILM FESTIVALS, THE - Jim Jacob - Il, USA
Animated Family - XING - Sylvia Nagy -Ontario, CANADA
Kooky Comedy - YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT - Scott & Paula Merrow - NM, USA