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World Fest Houston first awards announced: these dazzling stars will light up the silver screen

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BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS NOMINATIONS!

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With the WorldFest-Houston juries just finalizing their Best of Actor/Actress nominations, the festival is proud to announce the nominees for the 2023 Remi Awards honoring the best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress plus the Rising Star nominees. The Remi Awards will be presented to the attending winners just prior to their Premiere Screening at the Cinemark Memorial City Theatres.  However, Best Actors need not be present to win.

 

See you at the movies!

- Team WorldFest

 

 

 
 

 

Best Actress Nominations

 

Frederikke Dahl Hansen

“There's No Place Like Home" Director Puk Grasten, Denmark

 

Abigail Breslin

“Miranda’s Victim” Director Michelle Danner, USA

 

Betsy Brandt

“The Grotto” Director Joanna Gleason, USA

 
 

 

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Best Actor Nominations

Baek-Seo Bin

“She’s From Another Planet“ Director SangBeom KOO, Republic of Korea

 

Vijay Sethupathi

“The Great Man” (Maamanithan), Director Seenu Ramasamy, India

 

Aki Avni

“Let the Party Begin” Director Aki Avni, Israel

 
 

 

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Best Supporting Actress

 

Michelle Krusiec,

“The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu” Director Anna Chi, USA

 

Ratidzo Mambo

“Cognitive” Director Evan Richards, USA

 

Merhawit Tsegay

“Thank You, Amelia Earhart” Director Al Mertens, USA

 
 

 

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Best Supporting Actor

Josiah Overstreet

“Thank You, Amelia Earheart”, Director Al Mertens, USA

 

Jonathan del Arco,

“The Grotto” Director Joanna Gleason, USA

 

Adrian Pasdar

“The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu” Director Anna Chi, USA

 
 

 

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BEST RISING STARS - FEMALE

 

Fenja Halse Gramkow

 as the young Leonora in 'There's No Place Like Home" Director Puk Grasten, Denmark

 

EmmaRain Welling

as Agent Moss in "Mission from Outer Space" Director Shawn Welling, USA

 

Delyla de Castro

as Samantha in "An Unlikely Angel" Director Durrel Nelson USA

 
 

 

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BEST RISING STARS - MALE

 

Rodrigo Colorado

as Santiago in "Black Moon" (Luna Negra) Director Tonatiuh Garcia, Mexico

 

Daniel Bogunmbe

youngest Ade in "Strangers" Director Biodun Stephen, Nigeria 

 

Álvaro Requena

as the young Miro in "Miro" Director Oriol Ferrer, Portugal.

 
 

 

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The complete 2023 WorldFest Winners' List will be posted on our website once the festival wraps. We will send out a Press Release with the top category winners on Monday, May 1st.

 

More info with trailers, schedule, and ticketing at:  http://www.worldfest.org

 
 

 

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SCREENINGS & EVENT LOCATIONS

Cinemark Memorial City, 310 Memorial City Wa

 

Dates: April 25th - April 30, 2023

Screenings

 

$10 - $25

 

 

TICKET OPTIONS

Screenings start at $10.00. Opening night is $20 or $25 for Film & Champagne after-Party. Festival Passes start at $150.

 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

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PROGRAM BOOK for WOLDFEST 56

 

 

 

Delight in all the creative excellence showcased from around in world in this year's WorldFest 56. Find the full schedule along with credits and synopsis for each film screening this year. Out of 4,000 entries, we're bringing you the freshest take on indie shorts and features from all across the globe.

 
 

 

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About WorldFest Houston

Haney Kathleen
(WorldFest-Houston Intl Film & Video Festival)

Kathleen Haney is the Artistic & Program Director of the  55th Annual WorldFest-Houston. She has been associated with WorldFest since 1983 and has been the Program Director since 1998. She was born in Mexico City, speaks Spanish, English and French and graduated from the Univ. of Houston in 1979 cum laudi.
She has served on several international juries and also directs the WorldFest Screenplay Competition.

Hunter Todd is the Chairman & Founding Director of WorldFest-Houston. A former filmmaker, he produced, directed and shot more than 300 films of all types - from features to TV Commercials, and was awarded 117 Intl Awards. He is a retired USCG/Merchant Marine Captain and still sails as much as possible, including the annual HYC Regatta at WorldFest. Married with a 21 going-on-29 daughter who is attending Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. He has served on the Intl juries of more than 25 festivals, most recently was President of the Intl Jury of the Concorto Intl Film Festival in Italy and The Golden Bell TV Festival in Seoul, Korea...
Fun, Fun Fun! Great Films, Great wine, wonderful food, super people! 


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