November 2017

Best Picture

EDHEL

Marco Renda

Best Narrative Feature

SUICIDE CLUB

Maximilian von Vier

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

FINAL PICTURE

Michael von Hohenberg

Best Narrative Short

JC

Matt Boatright-Simon

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

FOREVER & ALWAYS

Natalie Dale, Chris Violette

Best Indie Feature

EDHEL

Marco Renda

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

ONE,TWO,GUESS WHO'S WHO

System

Best Indie Short

ETERNAL WALTZ

Angel Baker Productions

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

THE BABIES

Yuval Shrem

Best Drama

INSTINCT

Killian Davies

Honorable Mention: Drama

LEGACY

Mark Casadei, Anna Casadei

Best Comedy

INVITATION

Aziz Almughrbi

Honorable Mention: Comedy

THE LIQUOR STORE

Mark Stockwell Jr.

Best Thriller

THE CROSSBREED

Biray Dalkiran

Honorable Mention: Thriller

DEAD END

Carter Ferguson

Best Film Noir

SOUL OF STEEL

Alexandre Bilardo

Best Sci-Fi

SOLO

Lee O'Connor

Best Experimental

ROTATION

Alberto Martin-Aragon

Best Inspirational

FORTITUDE

Brit Landa

Honorable Mention: Inspirational

PRETTY

Naima Chebahi

Best LGBTQ

BI THE WAY

Sarah Kaufmann

Best Western

SONS OF BLOOD

Ben Middlekauff

Best Fantasy

FOREVER VERANDA

Wayne Pombert II

Honorable Mention: Fantasy

THE PLEASURES OF THE GLOVE

Duane Michals

Best Mystery Film

GROWERS

Sierra Tillman

Best Web Series

THE HERITAGE

Felipe Vianna

Best Documentary Feature

LIVING MY ILLUSION

Elliot Manarin

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

CRISP

Filippo Salvioni

Best Documentary Short

THE DOLLHOUSE

Kyra Gardner

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

THE BEAUTIFUL YA'AN

Wen Tian

Best Animation

EMPTY VIEW

Ali Zare Ghanatnowi

Honorable Mention: Animation

E-DELIVERY

Young Gul Cho

Best Music Video

SOLA

Jonathan Nix

Honorable Mention: Music Video

THE REQUISITE - BEAT DOWN

Tim Carpenter

Best Student Film

TWENTY YEARS AFTER

Yiqing Catharine Lin

Honorable Mention: Student Film

PROMISED NEVERLAND

Yiheng Guo

Best Director

EDHEL

Marco Renda

Honorable Mention: Director

SUICIDE CLUB

Maximilian Von Vier

Best First Time Director

OPEN WOUND

Juergen R. Weber

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

THE LIQUOR STORE

Mark Stockwell Jr.

Best Actor

SUICIDE CLUB

Adam Newington

Best Actress

THE CROSSBREED

Angela Durazo

Honorable Mention: Actress

HEART MEMORY

Maria Manuela Gomez

Best Actor in an Indie Film

HAPPENSTANCE

Zeke Hindle

Best Actress in an Indie Film

DOWNWARD DOG

Kassie Thornton

Best Supporting Actor

DEAD END

Julian Gaertner

Best Supporting Actress

FINAL POLISH

Ching Valdes-Aran

Best Young Actor

UNSAID

Rohan Basu

Best Ensemble

EDHEL

Gaia Forte, Roberta Mattei, Mariano Rigillo, Nicolò Ernesto Alaimo, Camilla Rinaldi, Gianluca Gobbi, Christian Borromeo

Honorable Mention: Ensemble

DMUS

Rafa Higuera, Pablo Escamilla, Tiffany Daniels, Elia Cantu, Bahia Gold, Dave Aidan, Martin Maez, Jon González, Naira Rodrigo, Adriana Gil, Lara Baladrón, Albert López-Murtra, Miguel Morales, Miguel Díaz, Adrián Riquelme, Michelle Talley, Alexa Blanks, Aneiszka Sea

Best Young Filmmaker

BEYOND

Adrian Pacini

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

PHILLIP BRUCE

Nepal Arslan

Best Cinematography

SOUL OF STEEL

Gregory Bindschedler

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

MARVELLOUS MARRAKESH

Jacco Kliesch