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Best Picture

In Love with Ally Barker

Chris Smellin, Robert Smellin

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Best Narrative Feature

In Love with Ally Barker

Chris Smellin, Robert Smellin

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Best Narrative Short

Windblown

Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Breakdown

Sándor Gál

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Best Indie Feature

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno, Kasper Vejlø Kristensen

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Best Indie Short

Janet

Wendi Tang

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Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Bridge

G.G. Puentes

 

Best Drama

Nocturne

Richard Weston

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Honorable Mention: Drama

Dog Days

Eva Kabuya

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Best Comedy

The Law Is The Law

Vincent RC

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Best Thriller

Breakdown

Sándor Gál

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Zero Point

Ryan Graham-Laughlin

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Best Romance Film

Sweet Sunshine

Craig McMahon

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Honorable Mention: Romance Film

The Millennial Condition

Michael Welsh

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Best Sci-Fi

Five

Will Sidaros

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Best Experimental Film

Indivisible

Matthew P. Rojas

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Christmas 1976

Andrew Rasmussen

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Best Inspirational Film

Impact

Patryk Wezowski, Kasia Wezowski

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

As the Wave Broke

Alexandra Bekiou

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Best Musical/Dance Film

Resilient

Lexa Davis

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Honorable Mention: Musical/Dance Film

Remember Me

Jenn Ravenna Tran

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Best LGBTQ Film

In Love with Ally Barker

Chris Smellin, Robert Smellin

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Best Mystery Film

SETDEC&PROPS: Anthony Skinner

Lalo Dominguez

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Best Crime Film

Carma

Sunny Na

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Best Web/TV Pilot

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno, Kasper Vejlø Kristensen

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Best Web Series

Dog Days

Eva Kabuya

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Best Documentary Feature

PEP-Uganda

Renford Reese

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Kiana's Apache Ceremony

Dounia Benjelloun Mezian

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Best Documentary Short

Nine

Jane Musky

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Farmer Michael

Gerard Walsh

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Best Animation

Monster

Shin Junsik

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Honorable Mention: Animation

Mimi Meets Books

Yih-Fen Chou

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Best Music Video

Lake Malawi - Lucy

Antonín Hrabal

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Husky - Kill Me

Lado Kvataniya

 

Best Student Film

Lockbox

Jake Noecker

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Honorable Mention: Student Film

Formulation

Justin Li

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Best Microfilm

Unapeeling

Amber Baris

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Best Director

Windblown

Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent

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Honorable Mention: Director

Notebook

Mattia Fiumani

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

Shibil

Nikola Bozadzhiev

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Best First Time Director (Short)

Dreams Come True

Patrick Kin Wang Tang

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Yellow Sparrow

Jiaqi Ding

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Best Indie Filmmaker

The Silence Outside

Balázs Pethő

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Perform

Fareed Kairon

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Best Young Filmmaker

Tooth 4 Tooth

Matthew Maio Mackay

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

The Friday Night Escape

Billy Tsiolis

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Best Actor

And Suddenly It's Evening

Paco De Rosa

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno

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Best Actress

In Love with Ally Barker

Laura Jane Turner

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Windblown

Katie Vincent

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Satanico

J.R. Curtis

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Mixed Reception

Emma Richardson

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Best Young Actress

Breakdown

Riana Emma Balla

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Best Duo

In Love with Ally Barker

Laura Jane Turner & Sarah Clarke

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Honorable Mention: Duo

Taxi

Riccardo Leonelli & Veronica Visentin

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Best Cinematography

Shibil

Stefan Vrachev

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Remember Me

Jenn Ravenna Tran

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Best Score

Shibil

George Strezov

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Honorable Mention: Score

Mentally Apart

Sascha Blank

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Best Song

Sweet Sunshine - Starting New

Music by Louis Yoelin (BMI), Performed by John Way and Chad Rubin

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Best Commercial

Final Moments

Dax Phelan

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Best Original Story

Sweet Sunshine

Craig McMahon

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Honorable Mention: Original Story

The White Room

Steven M Ulman

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Screenplay of the Month

MOB

Sophia Lee

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Best Feature Screenplay

Tobacco Man

Mark Marinovich

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Mary's Seven

Janice L. Walker

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Best Short Screenplay

Han

Silver Kim

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Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

In the Air

Balázs Pethő

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Best Drama Screenplay

Avarice

Chandra Gerson

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Tobacco Man

Mark Marinovich

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Best Action Screenplay

Un Héritage de Fantômes Dans Le Noir

Kain Baigent

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Best Thriller Screenplay

MOB

Sophia Lee

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Best Horror Screenplay

Walks Among Us

Cameron Andrew Mitchell

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Karachi Dreams

Alex Devereaux

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

The Host

Jordan London

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Best Television Script

The Perfect Time

Scott Nelson

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