12th Rosarito International Film Festival
AWARDED FILMS
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AWARDED FILMS - January 2025
The Bad Son
Director Ghatfan Ghanoom
en Mejor documental
República Árabe Siria
The Multidimensionals
Director Ewa Pirog-Rojas
in Best feature film
United States
Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
in Best short
Romania
Maa Kaali
Director Vijay Yelakanti
In Best director
JAGATH
Director Komal R Bharadwaj
in Best actor
United States
Last Kiss In Paris
Director Damian Chapa
in Best actress
United States
Black Sanga: The Prototype
Director Carlos Berenguer Carrión
in Anime
Spain
Pégame
Director Dylan Verrechia
in Best mexican feature
Mexico
Pathway (Trayectoria)
Director Matias Erazo
in Best script, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction
Argentina
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - January 2025
Pégame
Director Dylan Verrechia
Mexico
JAGATH
Director Komal R Bharadwaj
United States
Ice Breath
Director Leonard Alecu
Romania
Eating History | A Taste Of New Mexico
Director Zac Cornfield
United States
Pathway (Trayectoria)
Director Matias Erazo
in Best feature film, Best director, Best script, Best actor, Best actress, Best photography, Best edition, Best art direction
Maa Kaali
Director Vijay Yelakanti
LOOK UP—The Science of Cultural Evolution
Directors Nini Caroline Skarpaas Myhrvold, Espen Jan Folmo
Norway
Tinseltown's Queer: 30 Years Later
Director Nicholas Snow
United States
The Skids ReVolution
Directors Laura Graham, Colin J Graham
United Kingdom
INVISIBLE MELODY
Director SOON BUM LEE
Korea, Republic of
Guiding Light
Director India Anne Mitchell
United States
Black Sanga: The Prototype
Director Carlos Berenguer Carrión
Spain
The Multidimensionals
Director Ewa Pirog-Rojas
United States
Ringer
Director Liam Duk-Stolting
United States
Echoes
Director Christina Araujo
United States
Last Kiss In Paris
Director Damian Chapa
United States
Illuminatus!
Director Chris Kalis
United States
Last Kiss In Paris
Director Damian Chapa
United States
The Bad Son
Director Ghatfan Ghanoom
Syrian Arab Republic
Everything's Kosher
Director Adam Fried
United States
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AWARDED FILMS
CLAY
Director RUBEN ISLAS
in Best feature film
United States
La Pura Vida
Director Dylan Verrechia
in Best mexican feature
Mexico
Bolivia Unbowed
Director Denis Rogatyuk
in Best documentary
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
The Michoacan File
Director Bernardo Arsuaga
In Best mexican documentary
Mexico
The Calling
Director Piotr Matyja
in Best short
Poland
New Me
Director Chico Bennett
in Best Music video
United States
Who is God?
Director Oscar Adan Lopez Parres
in Best mexican short
Mexico
Culinary Quest With Chef Joe- Chapter 1: Shipwrecked
Director Jessie Sanchez
in Best director
United States
The Michoacan File
Director Bernardo Arsuaga
in Best art direction
Mexico
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OFFICIAL SELECTION July 2024
The Calling
Director Piotr Matyja
Poland
Who is God?
Director Oscar Adan Lopez Parres
Mexico
Bolivia Unbowed
Director Denis Rogatyuk
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Shooting Your Own Shadow
Directors Joseph J Parisi, Michael Amman
United States
The Michoacan File
Director Bernardo Arsuaga
Mexico
Hope For The Holidays
Directors Yuri Williams, Nathan Cribari
United States
New Me
Director Chico Bennett
United States
Culinary Quest With Chef Joe- Chapter 1: Shipwrecked
Director Jessie Sanchez
in Best short, Best director
Sitting in the Fire
Directors ALEC GOLDBERG, BOSON WANG
United States
DREAMERS
Director Frank Zanella
United States
CLAY
Director RUBEN ISLAS
United States
La Pura Vida
Director Dylan Verrechia
Mexico
Friends With Boats
Director Tristan Cole
United States
American Pot Story: Oaksterdam
Directors Ravit Markus, Dan Katzir
United States
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AWARDED FILMS 2023
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Director Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
in Best feature film
Canada
Purebred Spanish: The Origin
Director Francisco Javier Fernández Bordonada
in Best documentary
Spain
A Twins' Seance
Director Mario Sibaja
in Best short
United States
Drama Queen Salon
Director Alina Luna
in Best mexican short
United States
Corridors
Director Dane Alexander Peplinski
in Best music
United States
Shumisen town
Director 直隆 遠藤
in Anime
Japan
Bad Syne
Submitter Ilysa Spencer
in Music video
Puerto Rico
OFFICIAL SELECTION - November 2023
FROM THE SAME TREE
Director CLAUDIA FISCHER
Colombia
The Burden of Guilt
Director Lilton Stewart III
United States
FORTIS FEMINA
Director Mitesh Patel
United States
Family Reserve
Director Isaac Areizaga
Mexico
Tina
Director Laura Sweeney
United States
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Director Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
Canada
The road to graduate school; The Bachelor's and Beyond
Director Mark Scheinbaum
United States
Purebred Spanish: The Origin
Director Francisco Javier Fernández Bordonada
Spain
Bad Syne
Submitter Ilysa Spencer
Puerto Rico
Drama Queen Salon
Director Alina Luna
United States
Cowgirls and Synthesizers
Director Joe Wallace
United States
A Twins' Seance
Director Mario Sibaja
United States
Shumisen town
Director 直隆 遠藤
Japan
The Tunnel: Interview With A Monster
Director David Llauger Meiselman
United States
Space Eye
Director Kevin Mainenti
Croatia
Corridors
Director Dane Alexander Peplinski
United States
AWARDED FILMS - June 2023
Down Mexico Way
Director Nino Abate
in Best short,
United States
Better together
Director Anastasia Vasileva
in Best feature film
Russian Federation
"The romance of prison"
Director Pavel Gavrilin
in Music video
United States
Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration
Directors Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa
in Best documentary
Switzerland
The Visit
Director Esteba García Vega
in Best mexican short
Mexico
ID
Director Kiran Kondamadugula
in Best actor
United States
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - June 1023
V.I.S. - Very Important Student
Director Philipp Rolikhin
Russian Federation
"Happy New Year, My Son"
Director Mikhail Segal
Latvia
"The romance of prison"
Director Pavel Gavrilin
United States
Traces on the wall
Director ASEL ABAKIROVA
Kyrgyzstan
Good to See You
Director Jarett Evans Malouf
United States
Better together
Director Anastasia Vasileva
Russian Federation
ID
Director Kiran Kondamadugula
United States
Caught
Director Luis Orozco
Mexico
THE FISH
Director YUPENG HE
United States
Altitude Not Attitude
Director Magi Avila
United States
Down Mexico Way
Director Nino Abaten
United States
F r a g m e n t e d
Director Ioulia Lymperopoulou
Greece
a long awaited conversation.
Director Connor Haddadin Best short
United States1351
Moon Students
Director Daniel Patrick Hollandin Best feature film
United States
Venus of Tomatoes
Director Piper Samuels
United States
The Visit
Director Esteba García Vegain Best mexican short
Mexico
GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
Director John Mossman
United States
Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration
Directors Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa
Switzerland
The Forgotten Soldier
Director Neil Paul
United Kingdom
Bienvenidos a Los Angeles
Director Lisa Cole
United States
Hedgehog
Director D. Mitry
United States
Full Moon
Directors John Vo, Ken Yoffe, Ellen Weisberg
United States
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FILMS - OCTOBER 2022
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
Director joseph rand courtney
Winner in Best documentary
United States
Neither a Girl Nor a Woman
Director Anjali Patil
Finalist in Best documentary
India
The First Circle
Directors Maximilian Dobbyn, Anthony Le
Winner in Best short
United Kingdom
Meet The Blue Water In The Vast West
Director Chengchao Jiang
Winner in Best director
China
Catfish
Director Pablo Velho
Winner in Best art direction
United States
Dinner
Director Chenxin Yang
Winner in Best Anime
China
EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED (The Little Brooklyn)
Director Olivier SIMON
Winner in Music video
France
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - OCTOBER 2022
Dinner
Director Chenxin Yang
China
Healthy Hero
Submitter Satchin Panda
United States
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
Director joseph rand courtney
United States
4UR PROTECTION
Director Caylee Sacks
United States
The First Circle
Directors Maximilian Dobbyn, Anthony Le
United Kingdom
House of David "Life Everlasting" a Documentary Film
Director Robbie D Byrd
United States
Catfish
Director Pablo Velho
United States
Meet The Blue Water In The Vast West
Director Chengchao Jiang
China
Neither a Girl Nor a Woman
Director Anjali Patil
India
EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED (The Little Brooklyn)
Director Olivier SIMON
France
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Black Sun
Director TJ Walker
United States
Tóxico
Directors Rubia Lima, Rafael Henrique Lima
Brazil
For I Am Dead
Director Patricia Delso Lucas
Belgium
THE GREAT HOLOCAUST
Director Marco Antonio Espinoza
Mexico
Glory & Injustice
Director Jamieson Tabb
United States
I am not like others
Submitter Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
Finding the End of the World
Director Fabián Corres
Mexico
Happy
Director Ivan Rodin
Russian Federation
Shaman’s Call
Director Jon Mancinetti
United States
Hideout
Director Yen Kuang Chen
Taiwan
From Mexico to Vietnam, a Chicano story
Director Andrés Gallegos
United States
Crazy Cat Lady
Director Garrett Clancy
United States
Tomorrow's Game
Directors Trevor Wilson, Jonathan Coria
United States
Aaja-Bring it on
Director Deepak Savanur
United States
MidLife
Directors Aric Grooms, Mattt Williams
United States
In a Whole New Way
Director Jonathan Fisher
United States
Doppelgänger
Directors Francisco Guitián Valeiro, Tadeo Puglieso
Spain
Human Trash
Director Aitor Almuedo Esteban
Spain
To Be The Father
Director Muyun Zhou
United States
THE UGLY TRUTH
Director Krishna Ashu Bhati
Germany
MARA
Directors Jenny Elisabeth Kleine, Pia Mozet
Germany
From the Springs of the Heart
Director René Vargas Madrigal
Mexico
Beloved
Director Bishrel Mashbat
United States
The 7 Lives of Sara Blanchard
Director Kevin Ruiz
United States
Ancient Lover By Banjii & Mayuri (Official Music Video)
Director Banjii & Mayuri
United States
Where Luna Lives
Director Aliaksandra Markava
Belarus
There is exactly enough time
Director Oskar Salomonowitz
Austria
Perfect Ending
Director YuLun Wu
China
There is exactly enough time
Director Oskar Salomonowitz
Austria
Hearts Road (short)
Director Colin Finlay
United States
Finding Courage
Director Kay Rubacek
United States
Who brings ice to a funeral?
Director Marie Tollec
United States
The World's Best Film
Director Joshua Belinfante
Australia
THE SHAMANS´ NIGHTMARE
Director Natalie Halla
Austria