OFFICIAL SELECTION &
NOMINEES
12th MADFA® Edition
IMDb presents the best of the Madrid Film Awards MADFA® 2024/25 International Competition.
Los ganadores de las categorías con nominados se anunciarán en la ceremonia de premiación en vivo, el 30 de mayo en el Palacio de la Prensa en la Gran Vía, Madrid, España.
​​The winners of the categories with nominees will be announced at a live awards ceremony on May 30 at the Press Palace on Madrid's Gran Vía.
NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
(Cortometraje de Ficción)
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"My room in bloom" (Uzbekistan) - NONINEE
by Feruza Ruzieva Usmonovna
"The Pencil" (Turkey) - NOMINEE
by Ahmet Serhat ak
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"The Shadow of the Witness" (Puerto Rico) - NOMINEE
by Brian Rodríguez
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"February 7" (France) - NOMINEE
by Sylvain Begert
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"In The Room" (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
by Paul Barrie
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"Shadow on the Terrace" (Taiwan) - NOIMINEE
BY Bo-Wei LING
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"U N T E T H E R E D" (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
by Lidia Huerta
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"Among The Trees (Tra gli alberi)" (Italy)
by Daniele Lince & Elena Beatrice
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"Heavy Weight" (Republic of Korea)
by Sea-Hoon Jeon
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"JUST A BULLET AWAY" (Spain)
by Jordi Calvet San Jose
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"Verflechtung" (Switzerland)
by Philip Hofmänner
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"Vaziyet" (Turkey)
by Ufuk Gürbüzdal
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"Last Cigarette" (Japan)
by Dario Alfredo Caamanxxo
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"POSITIVA" (Argentina)
by Martin De Iuliis
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"Dream Car Wash" (United Kingdom)
by Edoardo Brighenti
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"SAD GIRL SUMMER (short film)" (Spain)
by Roberta Chavez
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"SELF-PORTRAIT" (Republic of Korea)
by SE KWON SEO
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"Some Of Us Watch The Sunset, Too" (USA)
by Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz
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SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY
(Cortometraje Documental)
"Our Grandparents Hunted Here" (Netherlands) - NOMINEE
by Abdel Mandili
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"Q'eros, the Last Ayllu" (Argentina) - NOMINEE
by AGUSTIN EZEQUIEL ZAMUDIO​
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"Wild Sea" (Germany) - NOMINEE
by Tom Vetterl
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"Wolfman" (Germany) - NOMINEE
by Tilo Wondollek
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"Bender Defenders" (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
by Ira Putilova
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EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
(Cortometraje experimental)
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"Berry Wilde" (Austria) - NOMINEE
by Mika Aloisia Sattler
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"Burning Water" (Switzerland) - NOMINEE
by Noa Röthlisberger
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"Confetti" (USA) - NOMINEE
by Amanda Therese Bonaiuto
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"Whisper of Water" (USA) - NOMINEE
by Angela Wenyang Hou
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"Living Australia" (Australia) - NOMINEE
by Chris Tangey
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STUDENT SHORT FILM
(Cortometraje de Estudiantes) - Announced
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"Kidda" (UK)
by Fraser Jordan
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"Genetic Art" (Turkey)
BY Mustafa GüneÅŸoÄŸlu
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"Farewell to Music" (China)
by JIAN WANG
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"Perfect Wall" (Republic of Korea)
by Sea-Hoon Jeon
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"Face Your Audience" (Egypt)
by Omar Abo-Hamar
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"Release" (Hungary)
by Zoltan Gergely Szabo
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"Middle of the Way" (Turkey)
by Yusuf Demirli
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"VIDA (USA)
by Louis Schwartz
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MUSIC VIDEOS
(Video Clips) - Announced
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"Neon Moon" (USA)
by E'an Verdugo & Francis Juarez
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"Soñábamos" (Costa Rica)
by Vernny Arguello Vargas
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"Séptimo" (Mexico)
by Anne-Sophie Charon
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"Sky-Sky" (Ukraine)
by Ilya Noyabrev
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WEB SERIES
(Series Web) - Announced
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"STRYX" (Switzerland)
by Marco Bitonti
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"Closure" (Australia)
by Joyce Northey
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"URRACO" (Spain)
by Jono Palomo
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"For the Drama" (Germany)
by IJ. Biermann
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"IVETA II. - The Beauty from Trebišov" (Slovakia)
by Jan Hřebejk
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BEST HALF-LENGTH FILMS
(Mediometraje) - Announced
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"JUST 5 MINUTES" (China)
by MAXWELL WANG
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"General Parenting Test" (Taiwan)
by Vitty Ho
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"THE SUN" (France)
by Samuel Massilia
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​FEATURE FILM FICTION
(Largometraje de Ficción)
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"NO WAY HOME" (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
by Yousaf Ali Khan
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"Hamlet Within" (United Kingdom) - NOMINEE
by Ken McMullen
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"Tango Malhar! (India) - NOMINEE
by Saya Date
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"SABA" (Bangladesh) - NOMINEE
by Maksud Hossain
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"My Motherland" (France) - NOMINEE
by Benoit Cohen
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"Rhythm of Dammam" (India & USA)
by JAYAN CHERIAN
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"Lena and Vladimir (AKA Unshattered)" (North Macedonia)
by Igor Aleksov
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"Maa Kaali" (India)
by Vijay Yelakanti
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"My friend Miles" (Belgium)
by Pieter Solta
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"FAMILY INVESTIGATION" (Italy)
by Gianpaolo Cugno
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"Amor en toda la cara (Love in your Face)" (Spain)
by Gerald Fillmore
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"In the Name of Fire" (India)
by Abhilash Sharma
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"ENESCU, skinned alive" (Romania)
by Toma Enache
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"Water Lilies"(Republic of Korea)
by Chanho LEE
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"End of Trip - Sahara" (Spain)
by Antonio Rodríguez Cabal
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"Somewhere Confidential" (USA)
by Casey Siegel​​
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FEATURE FILM DOCUMENTARY
(Largometraje Documental)
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"Life Among Worlds" (Spain) - NOMINEE
by Teresa Leveratto
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"Ambassador of Remembrance" (Austria) - NOMINEE
by Magdalena Zelasko
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"DAMS AMONG US" (Brazil) - NOMINEE
by RODRIGO GUIM
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"Dawson Island, a Song in the Adversity" (Chile) - NOMINEE
by Pablo Ignacio Guzmán
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"KUT Al AMARA / From Tale To Truth" (Turkey) - NOMINEE
by Koray Demir​
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
(Mejor Fotografía)
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"The Pencil" (Turkey) - NOMINEE
by Mert Ä°nan
directed by Ahmet Serhat ak
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"Maa Kaali" (India) - NOMINEE
directed by Vijay Yelakanti
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"The Shadow of the Witness" (Puerto Rico) - NOMINEE
by Jowy Joel Santiago
directed by Brian Rodríguez
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​​"Baron Munchausen (Karl)" (Ukraine)
directed by Ilya Noyabrev
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"Chapter XIII" (Italy)
directed by (Iris) Concetta Lombardo
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"POSITIVA" (Argentina)
by Alejo Bivona
directed by Martin De Iuliis
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"Soñábamos" (Puerto Rico) -
by Vernny Arguello Vargas
directed by Vernny Arguello Vargas
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"Living Australia" (Australia)
by Chris Tangey
directed by Chris Tangey
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BEST ACTRESS
(Mejor Actriz)
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Nina Brack in "Burning Water" Switzerland) - NOMINEE
directed by Noa Röthlisberger
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Sara Klimoska in "Lena and Vladimir (AKA Unshattered)" (North Macedonia) - NOMINEE
directed by Igor Aleksov​
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Mehazabien Chowdhury in "SABA" (Bangladesh) - NOMINEE
directed by Maksud Hossain
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Emily Calera in ""Asherah's Colors" - Film" (USA) - NOMINEE
directed by Gary Mazeffa
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Raima Sen in "Maa Kaali" (India) - NOMINEE
directed by Vijay Yelakanti
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BEST ACTOR
(Mejor Actor)
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Riley J. Ewing in "Scott & Zelda At Home" (USA) - NOMINEE
directed by Riley J. Ewing
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Tony Naumovski in "Lena and Vladimir (AKA Unshattered)" (North Macedonia) - NOMINEE
directed by Igor Aleksov
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Antonio Junco in "End of Trip - Sahara" (Spain) - NOMINEE
directed by Antonio Rodríguez Cabal
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Olexandr Yatsko in "Baron Munchausen (Karl)" (Ukraine) - NOMINEE
directed by Ilya Noyabrev
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Mirosław Zbrojewicz in "All I Want Today" (Poland) - NOMINEE
directed by Magda Adamowicz
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BEST SOUNDTRACK
(Mejor Banda Sonora) - Announced
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"PIECE FOR SOLO SOLITUDE" (Brazil) - Nominee
by Jefferson Bittencourt
directed by Jefferson Bittencourt
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"Space: The New Frontier" - Nominee
by Alan Williams
directed by Dave Duce
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"YOU ARE SPECIAL" (Ukraine) - Nominee
directed by Ilya Noyabrev
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"KUT Al AMARA / From Tale To Truth" (Turkey) - Nominee
by Yucel Arzen
directed by Koray Demir
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BEST DIRECTOR
(Mejor Director)
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Noa Röthlisberger - NOMINEE
for "Burning Water" (Switzerland)
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Charlotte Verminck - NOMINEE
for Mind of Thoughts (Belgium)
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Gianpaolo Cugno - NOMINEE
for "FAMILY INVESTIGATION" (Italy)
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Maksud Hossain - NOMINEE
for "SABA" (Bangladesh)
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Ahmet Serhat ak - NOMINEE
for "The Pencil" (Turkey)
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