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Film of the Month

Jane Doe

Brett Rickaby

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Best Narrative Film

Jane Doe

Brett Rickaby

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Proof

Nora Jaenicke

 

Best Indie Film

Infinito

Daniel Lares, Virginia Gonzalez-Pino

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

5 Rules of Kizomba

Sergey Khromykh

 

Best Drama

The Drone Over Corn Fields

Chuanfa Wan

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Wholeheartedly

Theo Francocci

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Best Thriller

The Decision

Samuel Nkwume

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Sarah's Journey

Akevo Jenkins

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Best Horror

Unearth

Max R. Zabell

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Honorable Mention: Horror

Tabitha

Nidheya Suresh, Ahlan Williams

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Best Sci-Fi

Witchwoods The Movie

Gary D Henry, Johnnie Hector

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

anpu - ZOEA

Powei Su

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Best Experimental Film

Love and the Wind

Noah Kaplan

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Possession

Alberto Martín-Aragón

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Best Inspirational Film

Hindsight

Ian Thomas Kent

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Hurting Inside

Bruno Lemos

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Best Fantasy Film

The Adventurers Diary

Jean Maye, Ben Wicks

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

anpu - ZOEA

Powei Su

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Best Dark Comedy

UnLucky Jimmy

Lenny Pappano

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Best Crime Film

The Long Game

Mustafa Abbas

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Best LGBTQ Film

More Than He Knows

Fiona Dawson

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Best Web Series

Trillo & Suede

Jonathan Geffner

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Best Documentary

Offside Girls

Gautam Singh

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Oneself

Carolien van Maaswaal

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Best Animation

anpu - ZOEA

Powei Su

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Best Music Video

Cry

Umut Evirgen

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Highland Home

Dan Schaefer

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Best Student Film

Whispers in the Snow

Zhuolin Hong

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Parisian Jam

Rohan Bates

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Best Director

Whispers in the Snow

Zhuolin Hong

 

Honorable Mention: Director

In Passing

Jared Leeds

 

Best First Time Director

Flight

Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

The Decision

Samuel Nkwume

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Wholeheartedly

Theo Francocci

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Stolperstein

Raymond Edwards

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Best Young Filmmaker

Sound of Desperation

Phinehas Yoon

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

100% Girl

Chen Liangyu

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Best Actor

The Decision

Jarred Settles

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Hindsight

Niki Lynch

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Best Actress

Jane Doe

Amanda Lamberti

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Ethnically Ambiguous

Tiffany Phillips

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Best Supporting Actor

Hindsight

Albert Taylor

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Best Young Actor

Whispers in the Snow

Miles Shaw

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Best Young Actress

BHOLI

Maanya Varma

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Best Duo

Jane Doe

Paola Deocampo & John Elsen

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Best Ensemble

Jane Doe

Brett Rickaby, Amanda Lamberti, Paola Deocampo, John Elsen

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Best Cinematography

Infinito

Daniel Lares

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Hindsight

Geno DiMaria

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Best Editing

Jane Doe

Andres Ramirez

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Honorable Mention: Editing

Love in the Rain

Vishnu Perumal

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Best Score

More Than He Knows

Fabio Bertagnolli

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Honorable Mention: Score

Crescendo

Eric Van Thyne

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Best Song

Highland Home

Karen Johnson-Miller, Kurt Rosenberg

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Honorable Mention: Song

anpu - ZOEA

Powei Su

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Best Visual Effects

Heroe

Julio César Bolívar

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Honorable Mention: Visual Effects

anpu - ZOEA

Powei Su

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Best Commercial

Southeology

Paphangkorn Punchantarak

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Honorable Mention: Commercial

Lexus IS Spec Commercial

Lindsay Clift

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Best Original Story

Fragmented

Michael Anthony McMillon

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Three Shades of Aubrey

Nicholas Romito

 

Best Screenplay

Counterfeit

J. J. Hillard

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

Millicent

Dennis Ostermaier

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Parisian Jam

Rohan Bates, Indra Hatton

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

Twisted Fate

Charles Petrilla

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