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Best Picture

RATSASAN (THE DEMON)

Ram Kumar

 

Best Narrative Feature

BECAUSE OF YOU

Zeng Zhen

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Arturo Montenegro

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Best Narrative Short

GHOST IN THE GUN

Andrew Chen

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

LITTLE PHILIP'S BIRTHDAY

Hesam Anvari

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Best Indie Feature

THE SHEPHERD

László Illés

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

THE GREAT CHARADE

Rodeo Strange, Daniel Strange

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Best Indie Featurette

THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE IBEX

Markus Otz

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Best Indie Short

BREATHLESS

Pete Ireland

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Honorable Mention: Indie Short

LINDA

Lucas Vasconcelos

 

Best Drama

SAFETY

Fabrice Joubert

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Honorable Mention: Drama

DEPRESSION

Zeng Jianwu

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Best Comedy

IN THE SPIRIT

Chase David Keller

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

DUTCH

Mark Boutros

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Best Dark Comedy

LOVE YOU CAN BUY

Weilun Feng

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Best Romantic Comedy

THE LAST RODRIGUEZ

Tania Luna, Brian Luna

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Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy

ALMOST CHARMING

Taylor Carnes

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Best Thriller

RATSASAN (THE DEMON)

Ram Kumar

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

LYCANTHROPY

Alexander Black

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Best Horror

THE CRONE

Attila M. Csak

 

Honorable Mention: Horror

MUÑECA

Sergio Herencias

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Best Romance Film

KISSING CARMEN

DC Brandon

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Honorable Mention: Romance Film

THINGS THAT FALL

Sayem Huq

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Best Sci-Fi

END POINT

Rafael Cortes

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

EXPULSION

Sean C. Stephens

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Best Experimental Film

UNDER THE FOREST, ABOVE THE GROUND

Steve Conry

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

CHAINS

Alberto Martín-Aragón

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Best Inspirational Film

TOGETHER WE CAN

Julio Mendez

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

UNCLAIMED REMAINS "FORGOTTEN"

Tom Phillips

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Best LGBTQ Film

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Arturo Montenegro

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Best Western

GHOST IN THE GUN

Andrew Chen

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Best Fantasy Film

THE ROSY SUMMER DAY

Nicole Shan

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Best Action Film

RUEFUL WARRIOR

Mark Owen

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Best Web/TV Pilot

REMEMBERING ERIC LOWHOUSE

Paul Curtis

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Best TV Series

THE LAST RODRIGUEZ

Tania Luna, Brian Luna

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Best Web Series

YUPPIES

Colin Bowles

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Best Documentary Feature

BULLIED

Thomas Keith

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

FINDING FARIDEH

Kourosh Ataee, Azadeh Moussavi

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Best Documentary Featurette

CENTER ICE

Nichole Huenergardt

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Featurette

SINGFEST THE LITERACY OF MUSIC

Amel Tresnjic

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Best Documentary Short

THE LAST HARVEST

Alexis Spradic

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

CARING

Sergey Filatov

 

Best Animation

THE BUTTON

Kim Yuan Xu

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

THE HOLLOW MOON

Eric Robison

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Best Music Video

THE SCARLET

Andy Mihov

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

I DON'T WANNA WANT IT

Jim Gloyd, Cole Tague, Amanda Blankenship

 

Best Student Film (Feature)

YOU WON'T REMEMBER ME

Victor Blaho

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film (Feature)

WE ARE VISIBLE

Karina Ulrike Sturm

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Best Student Film (Short)

A LAND WHERE CHILDREN PLAY

Alexia Garcia del Rio

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film (Short)

SHEELA

Nimra Khan

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Best Microfilm

IDIOSYNCRASY

Tim Moldenhauer

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Best Director (Feature)

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Arturo Montenegro

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Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)

THE SHEPHERD

László Illés

 

Best Director (Short)

SAFETY

Fabrice Joubert

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Honorable Mention: Director (Short)

END POINT

Rafael Cortes

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

BECAUSE OF YOU

Zeng Zhen

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

THE DISPOSAL

Daksh Chadha

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Best First Time Director (Short)

SONNTAG

Mariano Cabaco

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

NINI'S NANNY

Yue Zhao

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

LIKE THE SHADOW IN THE DARK

Alessandro Gessaga

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

COAL CITY

Xue Haoyue

 

Best Young Filmmaker

HAPPY LIFE

Tracy Yan

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

TRUTH

Delilah Hernandez

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Best Actor

RATSASAN (THE DEMON)

Vishnu Vishal

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Honorable Mention: Actor

DEAD MAN WAIT

Gian Paolo Mai

 

Best Actress

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Arantxa De Juan

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Honorable Mention: Actress

SMALL CHOPS

Chika Ike

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

SONNTAG

Alex Figueiredo

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

BREATHLESS

Esther Anderson

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Best Supporting Actor

GHOST IN THE GUN

Ross Turner

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Best Supporting Actress

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Gaby Gnazzo

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Best Young Actor

A MISSING PIECE

Chadd Chang

 

Best Young Actress

WHO THE HELL IS ANNIE?

Shaina Schmid

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Honorable Mention: Young Actress

TEN HOURS

Willow Finn

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Best Child Actor

SAFETY

Garrison Griffith

 

Best Child Actress

GHOST IN THE GUN

Haley Camille

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Best Duo

BECAUSE OF YOU

PiPi Yao & Chen Pin Hsuan

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Honorable Mention: Duo

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Gaby Gnazzo & Arantxa De Juan

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Best Ensemble (Feature)

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Gaby Gnazzo, Kike Dos Santos, Arantxa De Juan, Felipe Rosarios, Gretel Roux, Juan Jose De Abreu

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Best Ensemble (Short)

JUST IN TIME

Jackson George, Alex Emanual, Margaret Ladd, Norma Maldonado, Claire Frias, Bryce Hamilton

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

OPEN MIC

Caro Pierotto, Willo Keys, David Austin Veal, M.C. Franklin, Will Kleist, Leo Ramsey, Sabrina Percario

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Best Cinematography (Feature)

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Aaron Bromley

 

Best Cinematography (Short)

SAFETY

Pavel Brenner

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

GHOST IN THE GUN

Stephen Berke

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Best Editing

GHOST IN THE GUN

Patrick Devaney, Sam Purdy, Stephen Berke, Rena Yamamoto

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

MUÑECA

Sergio Herencias

 

Best Score (Feature)

RATSASAN (THE DEMON)

Ghibran

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Honorable Mention: Score (Feature)

THE SHEPHERD

Arthur Valentin Grósz

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Best Score (Short)

SAFETY

Mathieu Alvado

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Honorable Mention: Score (Short)

END POINT

Rafael Cortes

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Best Song

JUST IN TIME - FIVE MINUTES FAST

Lizzy Cameron

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Honorable Mention: Song

STORM

Yulia Petrova

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Best Sound Design

GHOST IN THE GUN

Garret Peters

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

JENNA THE GREAT

Charlotte Dunnico

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Best Makeup

EVERYBODY CHANGES

Magdalena Puibusque

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Best Trailer

THE WAGER

Mark Justice

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Honorable Mention: Trailer

EUPHORIUM: GENESIS

Cory Rowe

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Best Original Story

OPEN MIC

David Austin Veal

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

WHEN 2 WRONGS

Clinton Phillips

 

Screenplay of the Month

SELLING DEATH

John Maslowski

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Best Feature Screenplay

BLACK TIGER

Karl Mather

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

BEYOND THE WALL

Mary Elizabeth Morse

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Best Short Screenplay

MIJO

John McCarney

 

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

A THOUSAND EYES

Kiefer Luttrell

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Best Drama Screenplay

RUNNING

Sean Chandler

 

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

LAST OF THE GNOSTICS

Don Durrett

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Best Comedy Screenplay

PARADISE UNBECOMING

Jim Norman

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Best Horror Screenplay

SNARL

Mark Spera

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Best Thriller Screenplay

MEANIE

Guy Castillo

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

FRESH START INCORPORATED

Scott Marshall Taylor

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Best Fantasy Screenplay

BALTHAZAR & SNIRT

Jim McCullough

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

JUST LIKE OLD TIMES

Elianor M.A.

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

APPROACHING LONDON

Alexander Hooper

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

THE LAST GAME

Gina Screen

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Short)

THE JOYMAKER

Tara Grover Smith

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Best Television Script

ROUGH STOCK

Seppe Van Beneden

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Honorable Mention: Television Script

REIGN OF BLOOD

Peter Mellado

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