Official Selections & Awards

‘Thessalus & Medea’ has won 20 film awards. Here is a list of Official Selections and awards to date.

ONIROS FILM AWARDS (ITALY)

SEPTEMBER 2018

WON BEST ACTRESS ~ WON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ~ NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM ~ NOMINATED: BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

SOUTHERN SHORTS AWARDS (USA)

SEPTEMBER 2018

WON 12 x Awards (in total) in all major categories (see image). The jury said: “Thessalus & Medea is an interesting story – a subject you don’t see in many short films and the creativity is very apparent. A professionally produced piece with good technicals, direction and acting. High marks for production design and cinematography.”

22nd TERRA di SIENA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)

OCTOBER 2018

WON THE AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ~ WON THE AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM.

QUEEN PALM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA)

OCTOBER 2018

WON BEST PRODUCER (MASSIMO BARBATO & J H VERSTRATEN) ~ HONOURABLE MENTION ~ NOMINATED: BEST SHORT DRAMA ~ BEST DIRECTOR (J H VERSTRATEN) ~ BEST ACTOR (DAVID COTTER)

EAST COAST FILM FESTIVAL (UK)

OCTOBER 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION

SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (UK)

OCTOBER 2018

WON: BEST MUSIC SCORE (CHEN WOSSOTSKY) ~ NOMINATED: BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (BELLE MUNDI) ~ NOMINATED: BEST COSTUME DESIGN (KRISTEN ERNST-BROWN) ~ NOMINATED: BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (ALAN SENIOR)

BEYOND EARTH FILM FESTIVAL (INDIA)

DECEMBER 2018

WON: BEST SCREENPLAY (FLYING DUTCHMAN FILMS)

17th GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL (NEW JERSEY, USA)

JANUARY 2019

OFFICIAL SELECTION

5th GULF OF NAPLES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY

MAY 2019

WON BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (SIMON ROWLING)

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