AWARDS AND WINNERS

 The Festival awards the GOLDEN RING SPECIAL EDITION prize to the directors who have most explored and reinterpreted ‘The Dark Side of Movies  

The Festival's Audience Jury awards the Golden Ring Award for Best Feature Film to the feature film with the highest vote 

The Festival's Audience Jury assigns the Silver Ring Award for Best Short Film to the short film with the highest score

In collaboration with Maestro Orafo Marco Gerbella

Golden Ring Awards _ Silver Ring _ Golden Ring Special Edition

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The Festival awards the MEDAL OF VALOUR prize to directors who have contributed to research and experimentation in storytelling by exploring new and original paths

In collaboration with Artista Mosaicista Dusciana Bravura

Medal for Valour Award

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A jury of journalists and film critics awards the

Critics' Award for Best Feature Film Direction 

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The Student Jury Prize, created in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Bologna, and the Deserto Rosso Prize, awarded by the film club of the same name from Ravenna, founded in the same year, have been added since 2024.

Winners

2024

Golden Ring Special Edition
Hara Kazuo

Medal of Valour
Federico Zampaglione

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE! by Michael Stasko

Critics' Award for Best Feature Film
THE SEVERED SUN by Dean Puckett 

UNIBO Cultural Heritage Department Student Jury Award for Best Innovative Feature Film
VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE! by Michael Stasko

Audience Award Silver Ring for Best Short Film
PLAYING GOD by Matteo Burani

Méliès d'Argent Best European Short Film Award
PLAYING GOD by Matteo Burani

Cineclub Deserto Rosso Best Short Film Award
YOU CAN GO HOME WHENEVER YOU WANT by Paul Everitt

Vespertillo Award Best Italian Opera
DAGON di Paolo Gaudio

2023

Golden Ring Special Edition
Not assigned

Medal of Valour
Alex Infascelli 

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
COME HOME by Nicole Pursell and Caitlin Zoz

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
CULTS by David Padilla

Critics' Award for Best Director in the International Feature Film Competition
IT REMAINS by Kelvin Shum 

WeShort 4 LIFE Award offered by the WeShort streaming platform
HOLE by Hwang Hyein 

2022

Golden Ring Special Edition
Lamberto Bava

Medal of Valour
Claudio Cupellini

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
MADRE NOTTURNA by Daniele Campea Italy, 2022, 100'

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
SCALE by Joseph Pierce, France/Great Britain/Belgium/Czech Republic, 2022, 

Critics' Award for Best Director in the International Feature Film Competition
KERR by Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, Turkey, Greece, France, 2021, 101'

WeShort 4 LIFE Award offered by the WeShort streaming platform
CENSOR OF DREAMS by Léo Berne and Raphaël Rodriguez, France, 2021, 18'

2021

Golden Ring Special Edition
Pupi Avati

Medal of Valour
Roberto Defeo

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
THE ALTERNATE by Alrik Bursell, USA, 2021, 87'

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
NIGHT GAMES by Henny Aman, Sweden, 2021, 9'

Critics' Award for Best Director in the International Feature Film Competition 
POST MORTEM by Pèter Bergendy, Hungary, 2020, 115'

2020

Golden Ring Special Edition
Marco Bellocchio

Medal of Valour
Manetti Brosi 

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
SPICE BOYZ, Bielorussia, 2020 by Vladimir Zinkevich

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
UN COEUR D’OR France, 2020, Simon Fillot 

2019

Golden Ring Special Edition
Jean Jaques Annaud

Medal of Valour
Liliana Cavani 

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
NATHAN'S KINGDOM, Usa, 2018, by Olicer Muñoz

2018

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
Bravo Virtuoso, France, Belgium, Armenia, 2017 by Lévon Minasian

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
Post Mortem Mary, Australia, 2018 by Joshua Long

Critics' Award for Best Director in the International Feature Film Competition
Totem, Poland, 2017, by Jakub Charon

2017

Golden Ring Special Edition
David Lynch

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
MIDNIGHTERS by Julius Ramsay (USA)

Critics' Award Best Director
FASHIONISTA by Simon Rumley(UK)

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
COLD FISH by David Hay (NZ)

2016

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT'S LAST WORD by Simon Rumley (USA)

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
THE DISAPPEARENCE OF WILLIE BINGHAM by Matthew Richards

2015

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
CORD by Pablo Gonzalez

Best Director Award
DEEP DARK by Michael Medaglia

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
ADAM AND EVE RAISED CAIN by Francesco Erba

Jury Special Award - Weird Vision
FRANCESCA by Luciano Onetti

Special Audience Award
GODDESS OF LOVE by Jon Knautz (USA)   

2014 

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
BIG BAD WOLVES by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado

Golden Ring Best Director
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT by Ana Lily Amirpour

Jury Special Award
SUMMER OF BLOOD by Onur Tukel

Special Audience Award
BLOOD MOON by Jeremy Wooding

Silver Ring for Best Short Film
SOLITUDO by Alice Lowe

2013

Golden Ring for Best Feature Film
OLTRE IL GUADO by Lorenzo Bianchini

Silver Ring Best Actor
KEVIN BISHOP in “May I kill you” by Stuart Urban

Silver Ring Best Actress
VICTORIA ALMEIDA in “El Desierto” by Cristoph Behl

Silver Ring Audience Award

MAY I KILL YOU by Stuart Urban

2012 

Golden Ring Best Film

INBREAD by Alex Chandon

Silver Ring Best Short

KELLERKIND by Julia Ocker

2011 

Golden Ring Best Film

KIDNAPPED by Miguel Angel Vivas (Spain)

2010 

Golden Ring Best Film

GODSPEED by Robert Saitzyk (Usa)

2009 

Golden Ring Best Film

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE by Tom Six (Netherlands)

2008 

Golden Ring Best Film

FRONTIERS by Xavier Gens (France)

Silver Ring Best Short Film

LAS HORAS MUERTAS by Hartiz Zubillaga (Spain)

2007 

Golden Ring Best Film

THE UGLY SWANS by Kostantin Lopushansky (Russia)

Silver Ring Best Short

LA DAMA EN EL UMBRAL by Jorge DAYAS (Spain)

2006 

Golden Ring Best Film

ILS by David Moreau and Xavier Palaud (France)

Silver Ring Best Short

Virus Jerker by Josefsson (Sweden)

2005 

Golden Ring Best Film

SATAN'S LITTLE HELPER by Jeff Lieberman (USA)

Silver Ring Best Short

THE TEN STEPS by Brendan Muldowney (Irland)

2004 

Golden Ring Best Film

TEARS OF KALL by Andreas Marschall (Germany)

Silver Ring Best Short

INSIDE OUT by Oliver Knott (UK)

2003

Golden Ring Audience Award

ALTER EGO by Shimizu Takashi and Shibata Issey (Japan)