'Lion': Awards #95-96 in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

The third time lucky. 'Lion' wins also in Canada! This evening I'm very proud to announce that my short film has won the 'Best Horror Short' and 'Best Sound Design' (Christian Valente) awards at the "Cinema World Fest Awards" of Ottawa, Ontario.
Check out all the winners here.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Awards #93-94 in Detroit, Michigan (US)

Today I'm extremely excited to announce that 'Lion' has won other two new prizes at the "Direct Short Online Film Festival" of Detroit, Michigan (US). This time my short film received the 'Best Director' and the audience awards.
Check out the winners here.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion' commands in Hollywood: Awards #82-92 in Los Angeles (US)

'Lion' commands in Hollywood!!! I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film triumphed at the "Independent Shorts Awards", by winning 11 new awards:
- Gold Award for Best Horror Short;
- Gold Award for Best Fantasy Short;
- Silver Award for Best Director Male;
- Honorable Mention for Best Original Story;
- Silver Award for Best Child/Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Platinum Award for Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Gold Award for Best Special FX (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Platinum Award for Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Gold Award for Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca);
- Platinum Award for Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Gold Award for Best Visual FX (Luca Visual FX).
Here you can read all the winners (remember to check out the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards and the Honorable Mentions).
Of the 92 awards, 43 comes from Los Angeles!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #88 in New York (US)

This evening I'm proud to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the famous "International New York Film Festival" of New York (US).
My short film will be screened on June 16th (click here to read the program).
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #87 in Livorno (Italy)

Today I'm very happy to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the prestigious "FI PI LI Horror Festival", that will held from April 28 to May 1 in Livorno (Italy).
Check out all the finalist films here.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': 12 nominations at the "Independent Shorts Awards" of Los Angeles (US)

Again in Hollywood! It's with extreme pride that I announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Independent Shorts Awards" of Los Angeles, California (US).
My film has received 12 nominations:
- Best Horror Short;
- Best Fantasy Short;
- Best Director Male;
- Best Original Story;
- Best Duo (Michael Segal and Tania Mercader);
- Best Child/Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Special FX (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi and Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Visual Effects (Luca Visual FX);
Check out all the finalist films here.
Winners will be revealed soon.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': 13 nominations at the "Rome Web Awards" (Italy)

'Lion' is not only a horror and fantasy short film, but it's based on an important social problem... So I'm very happy to see that in the prestigious "Rome Web Awards" of Rome (Italy), my film will compete in the 'Social' category.
'Lion' received 13 nominations:
- Best Film;
- Best Director;
- Best Screenplay;
- Best Actor (Michael Segal);
- Best Supporting Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Actress (Tania Mercader);
- Best Cast (Carlos Bahos);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best Visual Effects (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Trailer;
- Best Poster (Diego Gómez).
The winners will be announce at the end of April.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!