By awarding the prize the Festival recognizes the most successful and attractive stunts in the male and female categories.
The jury consists of international professionals and experts in their fields – stunt coordinators, most experienced stuntmen and relevant representatives of the movie industry.
With the Pegasus Trophy, we celebrate the immortality of stuntmen.
Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, Pḗgasos), a winged horse from Greek mythology, gained immortality and was transformed into a constellation. His wings represent freedom, potential and the ability to rise above earthly limitations, and his connection to the muses and art points to transformation and creativity.
Stuntmen defy (physical) limitations and in their stunts combine skill and the art of movement, transforming themselves from scene to scene, becoming immortal.
We invite all stuntmen and stuntwomen to apply for the selection of the most successful stunt.
The stunt must be part of an audiovisual work that was shown from 2023 to 2025, and it must not have been submitted for the previous Festival edition.
The deadline for submitting stunts is April 23, 2025.
How to participate?
SUMBIT YOUR STUNT
JOIN US AT THE FESTIVAL
TAKE PART IN THE AWARDS CEREMONY
Meet the jury!
Simone Belli
Simone Belli is a stunt performer and national manager on stage combat in FISAC (Italian Federation of Acrobatic & Choreoghraphed Sport) and Fight Choreographer. He regularly teaches stage combat and has collaborated with theater, television and film productions, with the utmost respect for safety standards. Simone is the only FISAC recognized contact for Italy for the stage combat discipline, with the possibility of issuing certification for basic, intermediate and advanced courses and training for future certified teachers. In „Scenic Fighting“ course he combines his cinematographic and theatrical knowledge with all his knowledge in the sports-choreographic disciplines. Simone constantly trains in BJJ, Krav Maga, Grappling, Stunts and Stage fight (following his Mentor Jared Kirby).
Simone is certified in High Risk Firefighting, First Aid, PLE, Module A., PDI 3 cat., IRATA first level and BLSD and is a federal instructor of Krav Maga for Ares Defense Evolution, Tactical operator TAC1-2 and operator for Survival Military.
GORAN STJEPANOVIĆ
Goran Stjepanović knew at a young age that dedication to the development of knowledge and skills would lead him to the world of film industry. On this path of self-development, he chose top sport. Practicing different sports, he recognized martial arts as the right choice in achieving the desired result. He knew success was possible only if he developed skills to perfection. Such approach led him to the best martial arts trainers from whom he learned special secrets of training and fighting and they introduce him to the film industry. He started working on film as an actor, later stuntman and stunt coordinator and action designer. For Goran, film and action design are deeply creative and artistic expressions that enable the creation of excellent scenes on screen.
He is the founder of the international team for action design and performance of stunt scenes on film called STUNT ACTION TEAM (www.stuntactionteam.eu)
Alex Cvetkov
Alex Cvetkov is a Slovenian filmmaker, who started his film career at a young age as a stuntman. Since then he has gained a lot of experience in almost every sector of film production. Cvetkov is also a music producer and performer of electronic music. He studied at a film school in L. A. and has directed many commercials, music videos and short films. When he is not on a film set or in editing room, Alex produces music, collects vinyls and performs when there is a chance. Like he says: ‘Films tell you exactly what to see and what to feel. Music, without a picture, can take you places… I like them both.’
