CARIS VUJCEC
Actor Writer Producer Director

Pepper: Ricochet

Created, Written and Directed by Caris Vujcec

 

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 

All Festivals are International Competitions

 

New Jersey Webfest 2021, Winner, Best of the Best – Top Festival Award and, Outstanding Suspense Thriller. Nominated: Best Director, Best Actress, Best Editing

 

Minnesota Web Fest 2021, Winner, Best Director and Best Suspense Thriller. Nominated for five additional awards

 

Baltimore New Media Webfest 2021, Winner, Best Thriller, Best Female Action Hero

 

Miami Web Fest 2021 – Winner, Best Action, nominated Best Actress

 

Seoul Web Fest, 2022 - Best Suspense/Thriller, Best Actress, Best Creator

 

Sicily Web Fest 2021, Winner, Best Sound Design

 

D. C. Webfest 2021 - Legacy Creator Award (Inaugural Honor)

 

Marseilles Web Fest 2021 “Nouvelle Vague,” Nominated Best Series

 

Montreal Web Fest 2021, Joel Bassaget Prix Representative for New Jersey Honor

 

Rio Webfest 2021 nominations Best Thriller and Actress

 

die Seriale 2020, Nominations Best Actress and Original Score

 

Select Competition Awards:

 

Best Director NY Award, Platinum, Caris Vujcec Pepper: Ricochet

 

Best Director NY Award, Thriller, Platinum, Eric Yellin and Caris Vujcec

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- Accolade Global Competition, Awards of Excellence: Television Program/Series, Direction and Lead Actress, Caris Vujcec. Award of Excellence, Cinematography, James Parsons. Additional including Original Score, Conner Andean Johnston, and; Supporting Actress, Nicole Fornoff.

 

- Best Shorts, Award of Excellence, Special Mention; several additional, including Award of Excellence, Directing and Award of Excellence Acting, Caris Vujcec; Award of Excellence, Acting, Michael Pemberton.

 

- Seven IndieFest Awards, including: Award of Excellence, Web Series, and Script/Writer, Caris Vujcec.

 

THE PEPPER PROJECT 

Created, Written and Co-Directed by Caris Vujcec and Eric Yellin

 

2018 New Jersey Webfest, Winner, Best Director and, Outstanding Suspense Thriller (nominated in multiple categories)

 

2018 Balitmore New Media Webfest, Winner, Best Dramatic Actress (nominated multiple categories)

 

2017 Brooklyn Web Fest - Winner, Best Drama

 

2017 Rio Web Fest - Nominated, Best Actress, Action 

 

2017 Roma Web Fest, Official Selection, Pilot

 

2017 Seoul Web Fest - Nominated Best Actress, Best Pilot

 

2017 Sicily Web Fest - Winner, Best War/Action/Adventure

 

2017 Dances With Films, Los Angeles, Official Selection, Pilot

 

2017 die Seriale (Germany) - Winner, Best Actress (also nominated, Best Series)

 

2017 Austin Web Fest - Winner, Leading Actress; Audience Choice Award; Best Sound Design/Original Score (also nominated: Cinematography, Costumes, Best Drama)

 

2016 Miami Web Fest - Winner, Best Suspense/Thriller (nominated Best Directing)

 

2016 Bilbao Web Fest - Winner, Best Actress, "Starlet Amets" (nominated Top and Epic Amets)

 

2015 ITVFEST Official Selection, Pilot 

 

2015 LaFemme International Film Festival, Los Angeles, Official Selection, Digital Series

 

Competition Awards:

 

 - Best Shorts Competition - Award of Excellence, Special Mention

 

 - IndieFEST Awards - Award of Excellence, Cinematography; Award of Excellence, Female Filmmaker Award

 

- Accolade Global Film Competition - Award of Excellence, Costume Design; Award of Excellence, Television Pilot and Television Program-Series