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Film of the Month

CHOCOLATE MAN

Meg

 

Best Narrative Film

FRACKED

Antony Stone

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

1717 PRIMROSE

Jacob Ryan Snovel

 

Best Indie Film

LONG DISTANCE

David Thompson

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

TALK TO TEXT

Rhett Thompson

 

Best Drama

CHOCOLATE MAN

Meg

 

Best Comedy

NO DAYZ OFF

Peter Calvin, Brent Crable

 

Best Thriller

1717 PRIMROSE

Jacob Ryan Snovel, Brooks Hall, Van Quattro, Evan Myles Horsley

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Best Horror

THE SHADOW DEVIL

Yunqi Guo

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Best Experimental Film

FIFTEEN GOING ON FOREVER

Thomas Perry

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Best Inspirational Film

DANCER BY THE SEA

Barbara Mones

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Best Fantasy Film

WHEN DARKNESS COMES

Nick Azzaro

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Best Dark Comedy

THE COCKNEY AND THE TOFF

Nina Crane

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Best Romantic Comedy

ALMOST CHARMING

Taylor Carnes

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Best LGBTQ Film

THE GIFT OF WINTER

Robin Wang

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Best Film Noir

AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Fon Davis

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Best Web/TV Pilot

K.R.A.P.

Katherine Tokarz, Brynn Chamblee

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Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

BORN 'N' RAISED

Peter Kurtz

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Best Web Series

LOCATION SCOUTS

Christiaan Van Vuuren, Connor Van Vuuren, Glen Condie, Liam Heyen, Julia Corcoran

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

GHOST TOWN

Savannah DesOrmeaux

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Best Documentary

CRAZY WORLD AIN’T IT

Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

LEAPS AND BOUNDS

Jessie Garcia

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Best Animation

TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY

Hannah Garcia

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

#PLIM

Luke Kemp

 

Best Music Video

AVICII - HEAVEN

Levan Tsikurishvili

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

PE 'MME - EBBANESIS

Pasquale Luigi Carillo

 

Best Student Film

PLAYER

Joya Li

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

GO! GO!

Patradol Kitcharoen

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Best Director

BLUE PIG

Yaxiong Shao

 

Honorable Mention: Director

CITY OF SHELLS

Sean Hamilton

 

Best First Time Director

FRACKED

Antony Stone

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Fon Davis

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

BIG TONY

Austen Watts

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

OLD FRIENDS

Matt Schmidt

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Best Young Filmmaker

FROM THE LAND OF IN-BETWEEN

Joe Matthews

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Best Actor

FRACKED

Daniel Fox

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

ONE NIGHT STAND

Matthew Sauvé

 

Best Actress

THE FIRST BOY I LOVED

Mingyu Du

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

THE TURTLE LIGHT

Rachel Pollack

 

Best Young Actor

1717 PRIMROSE

Evan Myles Horsley

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Best Young Actress

FRACKED

Jade Collard

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Best Duo

AT THE END OF THE WORLD

A Leslie Kies & Victor Manso

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Honorable Mention: Duo

NO DAYZ OFF

Brent Crable & Jeff Garlish

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Best Ensemble

K.R.A.P.

Katherine Tokarz, Hayley Holmes, Brynn Chamblee, Daniel Marin, Byron Wigfall, Anna Sophia Moad, Brandon Valley Jones, Suanne Spoke, Daja Sienna, Daniel Annone

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

BLUE PIG

Brent A. McCoy, Ana Corbi, Mark Nelson, Rosanna Jean Foss, Miles Hayden

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Best Cinematography

CHOCOLATE MAN

Julian C. Steiner

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

THIEF

Mufeng Han

 

Best Editing

NO IRON PAN TODAY

Wanrong Zheng, Kan Zhou, Feike

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Honorable Mention: Editing

A SMALL MISTAKE

William Weinig

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Best Score

FRACKED

Jean-Pierre Steyn

 

Honorable Mention: Score

AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Edwin Wendler

 

Best Sound Design

CITY OF SHELLS

Sean Hamilton

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Honorable Mention: Sound Design

PLAYER

Joya Li

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Best Visual Effects

WHEN DARKNESS COMES

Nick Azzaro

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Best Commercial

ALEXANDER'S OF NORTHVILLE

Lance Kawas

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Best Trailer

GENERAL MESS HOSPITAL

Boas Gonen

 

Honorable Mention: Trailer

RIDING WITH THE RABBI

Yvette M. Hochberg

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Best Original Story

1717 PRIMROSE

Brooks Hall

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

MAA

Nidheya Suresh

 

Best Screenplay

HELPING YOU TO FORGET

Scott Nelson

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

ALWAYS HOPE

Janice Walker

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Best First Time Screenwriter

DON'T BE HASTY

David Smith, Robert Lewis

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