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Best Picture

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

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Best Narrative Feature

Rage

John Balazs

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

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Best Narrative Short

Hands Up

Angela White

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Monstrus Circus

Jordan Inconstant

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Best Indie Feature

Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story

Chris Francis

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Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

Paul Keller - Stille im Schrei

Axel Loh

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Best Indie Short

Andean Condor

William Mazzola

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Honorable Mention: Indie Short

The Night Shift

Jinwei Fan

 

Best Drama

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

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Honorable Mention: Drama

Velvet Farewell

Micheal Eastman

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Best Comedy

Coasters

Sam Jacks

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

I'm Press

Antaneise Henderson, Emmanual Fordjour

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Best Dark Comedy

Do Us Part

Kaitlin Morris

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Best Romantic Comedy

Thick as Thieves

Sam Fichtner

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Best Parody

Rabbit Island

Ben Cichowski, Shan Harris

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Best Thriller

My Name Is Josy

Mayk Azzato

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Pauper

Neil Watson (V)

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Best Horror

The Escape Room

Bessy Adut

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Honorable Mention: Horror

Infection

Michael Davis

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Best Experimental Film

Mad World

Lauri Levenfeld, Grace Wethor

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Best Inspirational Film

My Sister

Julio Mendez

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Triple Oppression

Vilma Jackson

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Best Musical/Dance Film

Paula + Francesca

Erika Randall

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Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film

Ganapataye

Elizabeth Rossa

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Best Film Noir

The Widow

Brendan Young

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Honorable Mention: Film Noir

The Fox

Hemwant Tiwari

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Best LGBTQ Film

Harmonie

Juana Jimenez

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

Hello, my name is...

Chris Machian

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Best Western

Adversary

Korea Black

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Best Fantasy Film

Monstrus Circus

Jordan Inconstant

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

All Shadows

Julio Valenzuela

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Best Crime Film

The Widow

Brendan Young

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Best Action Film

Resolve

Martin Holper

​

Best Web/TV Pilot

The Gliwensbourg Chronicles

Emilie Tommasi

​

Best Web Series

Doin' Great

Jake Diamond

​

Honorable Mention: Web Series

Back Stabber

Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser

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Best Documentary Feature

Mountain Symphonies

Vangelis Ethymiou

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story

Chris Francis

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Best Documentary Short

Breathe, Nolan, Breathe

Daniel Catullo

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Donor or Dad

Shako Liu

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Best Animation

Thatching Eggs

Max Marlow

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Honorable Mention: Animation

The Seeds Of Light

Abdulaziz Othman

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Best Music Video

TOM And His Computer "Future Ruins"

Martin Garde Abildgaard

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Wakeup

Domenique Melchior, Marlies Bauer Bell

 

Best Student Film

The River Will Carry Them

Keyi Zhang

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Honorable Mention: Student Film

Kite

Yumeng He

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Best Microfilm

Super Generic

Di Lu

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Best Director (Feature)

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

​

Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)

Rage

John Balazs

​

Best Director (Short)

Monstrus Circus

Jordan Inconstant

​

Honorable Mention: Director (Short)

Breathe, Nolan, Breathe

Daniel Catullo

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

Harmonie

Juana Jimenez

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story

Chris Francis

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Best First Time Director (Short)

Aborted Traffick

Bea W. Bliss

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

The River Will Carry Them

Keyi Zhang

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Best Indie Filmmaker

Monster

Einar Pétursson

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Short Stay

Cydney Cochrane

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Best Young Filmmaker

The Dream Network

Arnold Shin

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

See Through Me

Jade Missy Kim

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Best Actor

Green Flake

Yahosh Bonner

​

Honorable Mention: Actor

Shatter

Jason Wiechert

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Best Actress

Wireless

Annaliese McGuire

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Honorable Mention: Actress

The Widow

Daniela Farinacci

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Id.

Bechir Sylvain

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

My Demons

Maya Nohrstedt

​

Best Child Actor

Tahz

Arden Pala

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Best Child Actress

All Shadows

Zoe Gandolfo

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Best Duo

Thick as Thieves

Revell Carpenter & Luke Lenza

​

Best Cinematography

Twiceborn

Koichi Kimura (J.S.C.)

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Aborted Traffick

Brian D. Moody

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Best Editing

Green Flake

Katec Ruiz

​

Honorable Mention: Editing

My Sister

Juancho Hernández Husband

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Best Score

Green Flake

Jonathan Keith, Norbert Farkas

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Honorable Mention: Score

Fallen Heights

Seth Wright

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Best Song

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

​

Honorable Mention: Song

Face to the Sun

J Edna Mae

​

Best Sound Design

Drifting

Shiheng Xu

​

Honorable Mention: Sound Design

Green Flake

Russell Topal

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

Temporary Reflection

Fiorella Occhipinti

​

Best Trailer

Rage

John Balazs

​

Honorable Mention: Trailer

Harmonie

Juana Jimenez

​

Best Virtual Reality

ecosphere

Joseph Purdam

​

Best Commercial

A Poetic Soar

Wen Tian

​

Best Original Story

Green Flake

Mauli Junior Bonner

​

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Aborted Traffick

Bea W. Bliss

​

Screenplay of the Month

Heaven Schmevin

Jim Norman

​

Best Feature Screenplay

The Body Farm

Mike Gerbino

​

Best Short Screenplay

Poissonier

James Davis

​

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

The Revver

Michael Hanson, Kelly Moothart

​

Best Drama Screenplay

Betrayal of Reason

C. Hope Belmont

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Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

Blue Flower

Niousha Noor

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Heaven Schmevin

Jim Norman

​

Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay

Gertie and Her Goats

Euan Mitchell

​

Best Horror Screenplay

The Body Farm

Mike Gerbino

​

Honorable Mention: Horror Screenplay

Museum of the Dead

Domenic Migliore

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

The Protectress and The Worldless Child

Maxwell A. F. Sternlicht

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Indian Summer

Madhu Powar Garg

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Metal Gear Solid

Agah Smith

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Best Television Script

Multiplex

Jennifer Milne

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Honorable Mention: Television Script

Currently Katie

Hannah Petosa

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