AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
NOEL PAGANOTTI has official selections in festivals in the United Sates, Brazil and Italy.
(2023) AN IDEAL OF LIBERTY
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
27th LA SHORTS
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD
BIG APPLE'S FILM FESTIVAL
17th BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
UTAH FILM FESTIVAL
MARTHA'S VINEYARD AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
CHAIN'S NYC FILM FESTIVAL
CENTRAL MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(2020) A WISH FROM THE MOON - Short Drama Film
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Utah Film Festival
"screening this short film proved his versatility and keen perspective in telling a story kindled by true emotions" -
F&MAD SPRING SHOWCASE
"This film was wonderful! Its emotional depth was impactful. The director communicated loss with complexity. Instead of focusing on the one heavy emotion, the director skillfully integrated joy with the sadness, and reflection with grief."
(2018) CRUCIATU: LIFE IS A GAME - Psycho-Horror-Noir Short Film
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UTAH FILM FESTIVAL
"The stakes are high in this twisted nail-biting masterpiece by Noel José Padilla Albor Paganotti called Cruciatu: Life is a Game. This psychotic thriller movie is packed with suspense that made me want to hide my face under a pillow, but I can’t because I am too engrossed in what is going to happen next."
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ROME INDEPENDENT PRISMA FILM AWARDS
"It is an excruciating game between a cat and a mouse. We are brought to feel as the prey does and we constantly wait for the moment of the execution. "
(2023) IN SEARCH OF SHADOWS
FEATURE FILM IN PRODUCTION