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Best Picture

GEORGES IS DEAD

Charles Grenier, Sarah Pellerin, Carolyne Boucher

 

Best Narrative Feature

MAKING A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Frank D'Angelo

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

FREE SLAVE

Mehmet Tanrisever

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Best Narrative Short

JUSTICE FOR VINCENT

Andy Palmer

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

NEST

Yunting Chen

 

Best Indie Feature

DERELICT

Marcos Soriano

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Best Indie Short

HUNGRY BIRDS

Raffaele Romano

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

DOLL

Diêm Camille Gbogou

 

Best Drama Feature

BOZKIR LOOK AT THE BIRDS

Mehmet Tanrisever

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Best Drama Short

WAY OUT

Liv Li

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

POLLY

Marco Bottiglieri

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Best Comedy Feature

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Bonnie Freeman, Allen Freeman

 

Best Comedy Short

GUESS I'M A GHOST

Christopher Sullivan

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

SAM'S DAY

Ludolph Wilson

 

Best Dark Comedy

KILLER FRIENDS

Peter Calvin

 

Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

FATAL JOKE

Angelin Song

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Best Romantic Comedy

VERIFIED

Jean Barker, Todd Goble, Tatiana Paris

 

Best Thriller

TIME SLOT

Mario Mattei

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Best Horror

THE NOCNITSA

Andy Taylor

 

Honorable Mention: Horror

STATIC

Jackson Little

 

Best Mystery Film

HAZEL

Sara Eustáquio

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Honorable Mention: Mystery Film

PLATONIC

David Leidy

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Best Sci-Fi

EDGAR

Jamie Zampini

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

ZAKARA

Demetre Ramos-Davis

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Best Experimental Film

PLATONIC

David Leidy

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

THE TRANSFIGURATION

Stephan Ganoff

 

Best Inspirational Film

THIS IS ME

Lydia Isnanto

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

NOLAN'S FOURTEEN

Matt Trappe

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Best Film Noir

PLATONIC

David Leidy

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Best LGBTQ Film

PULSE

Luxi Xiao

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

CHAMP

Tomislav Vujcic

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Best Fantasy Film

EBB & FLOW

Dylan Cooney

 

Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

THE MERMAID

Natalie Paige Bentley

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Best Crime Film

MIRE

Xinpeng Chen

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Honorable Mention: Crime Film

THE ALLIANCE

Robert L Butler Jr

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Best Web/TV Pilot

AMERICAN PAROUSIA

Guillermo Noriega

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Best TV Series

GEORGES IS DEAD

Charles Grenier, Sarah Pellerin, Carolyne Boucher

 

Best Web Series

WELCOME TO HOWLER

Sean Lambert

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

ROOM FOR RENT

Jackie Paul, Charlotte Van Ierland

 

Best Documentary Feature

SUPERHUMAN: THE INVISIBLE MADE VISIBLE

Caroline Cory

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

EXILED

Shahida Tulaganova

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Best Documentary Short

SOMEWHERE IN OHIO

Langkjær & Prener

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

HOW TO BEND CONCRETE IN 108 EASY STEPS

Mahesh Madhav

 

Best Animation

FIERCE

Imogen Rolfe

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

GODSPEED

Sunny Wai Yan Chan

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Best Music Video

NORTH

Jonathan Bareford

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

KAY THE AQUANAUT - CONTEMPORARY WOODY GUTHRIE

Joel Umbaugh

 

Best Student Film

BRUISED

Rok won Hwang, Samantha Tu

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

IN THE GREEN

Aaron Field

 

Best Microfilm

WHEN IT COMES

Jordan Wright

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Best Director

PULSE

Luxi Xiao

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Honorable Mention: Director

NEST

Yunting Chen

 

Best First Time Director

NOAH

Ruiguang Yang

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

READY

Abigail Dell'Orto

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

STOP

James Brown-Orleans

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

OUR PLAYFUL PEAK

Sheena Haywood

 

Best Young Filmmaker

GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE

Brandon Hill

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

INTERVIEWEE: IN THE HOMEMADE WRAP

Athena Kaloulis Efstra 

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Best Actor

THE EAGLES

Aramis Merlin

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Honorable Mention: Actor

BOZKIR LOOK AT THE BIRDS

Soydan Soydas

 

Best Actress

PULSE

Lesley McBurney

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Honorable Mention: Actress

PLATONIC

Rebecca Spiro

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

ANURUP/MIRROR IMAGE

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

DERELICT

Malik Stalbert

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

DERELICT

Anna Lamadrid

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

2SURVIVE

Ingrid Haubert

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Best Supporting Actor

MAKING A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Daniel Baldwin

 

Best Supporting Actress

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Clare Will

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Best Young Actor

PULSE

Sebastian Coates

 

Best Young Actress

PARENTS INC.

Emily Hopper

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Best Duo (Feature)

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Niko Vitacco & Craig Callo

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Best Duo (Short)

GAP

Jiawei Gao & Ted A. Chun

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Honorable Mention: Duo

NEST

Benjamin Leleu & Rodrigo Obregon

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Best Ensemble (Feature)

MAKING A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Danny Aiello, John Ashton, Tom Bower, Daniel Baldwin, Michael Paré, Tony Nardi, Joe Cortese, Oleg Taktarov, Frank D'Angelo, Art Hindle, Brigitte Kingsley

 

Best Ensemble (Short)

THE LITTLE PICTURE

Jonas Grosserhode, Benjamin Schnau, Marcos Diaz, Brandon Koen

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

CHAMP

Paul Wollin, Peter Kotthaus, Michael Knöfler, Thomas Buschkamp

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Best Cinematography

HERE & BEYOND

Feixue Tang

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

DAMAGED

Mufeng Han

 

Best Editing

ONE MORE RIDE

Qianzi Gao

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

NEST

Yunting Chen

 

Best Score

CATASTROPHE

New Hansen

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Honorable Mention: Score

ROBBED

Sean Tinnion

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Best Song

TODAY

Lara Lavi

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

REBORN

Petra Deeter

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Best Virtual Reality

TUNNEL OF LOVE

Pavel Lamkov

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Best Trailer

JIMMIE OBRIEN'S MASTERCLASS

Paul Boese

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Best Original Story

THE LIFE THAT AWAITS YOU

Ginevra Barboni, Tommaso Maggi

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

NOAH

Ruiguang Yang

 

Best Screenplay

SEVEN WASHINGTON PLACE

Larry Leinoff

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Best Feature Screenplay

RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Joanne Bellew

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

CEDARS OF GOD

Scott Cahill

 

Best Short Screenplay

WEEKENDERS

Bruno Agnello

 

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

BREAKING THE SILENCE

Seayoon Jeong

 

Best Drama Screenplay

BLACK STAR RISING

Doug Williams

 

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

THE SHED

Rachel Thomas-Medwid

 

Best Comedy Screenplay

IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME

Richard Geiwitz

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Best Action Screenplay

ROCK TARPEIAN

Salvatore Bono

 

Best LGBTQ Screenplay

CUTTING EDGE

Renee Galloway-Golden

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Best Thriller Screenplay

CAMINITO ST.

Mark Logan 

 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE YOUR PAST

Scott Nelson

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay

SILICON CAESAR

Chuck Griffith

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Best Fantasy Screenplay

ODYSSEY TALE

Cody Schlegel

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay

THE ORIGINAL HORROR STORY

Lea Ann Vandygriff

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Best First Time Screenwriter

CUTTING EDGE

Renee Galloway-Golden

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

DOUBLE BIND

Cynthia Crennell, Clayton Conroy

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Best Television Script

TENEBRIUM

Elanor Miller

 

Honorable Mention: Television Script

BAD TAU

Chris Kirkmont