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Film of the Month

A Lack of Colour

Craig Brownrigg

 

Best Narrative Film

Dragon Song

David McClister

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Where We Fit

Keith Macri

 

Best Indie Film

Darkest Age

Isabella Jacqueline

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Mrs Blaquill

Luiza Oliveira

 

Best Drama

Caroline

Sang Ma

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Within and Without

Frank S. Petrilli, Robert J. Sciglimpaglia, Jr.

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Best Comedy

Follow Your Dreams

Chad McCord, Brooks Hall

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

Pledge It

Rachael Sonnenberg

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Best Thriller

Talk

Romuald Boulanger

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Listen Closely

Qinmeizi Le

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Best Horror

The Jinx

Zach Stamey

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Best Experimental Film

The Spilled Ache

Ryan Oligmueller

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Best Inspirational Film

Masala Steps

Rohit Gupta

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Fueling Fierce: The Shannon Heil Story

Christian de Rezendes

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Best Romance Film

A Touch of Aurora

Aditya Patwardhan

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Best Mystery Film

Safely to Shore

Matthew R. Ford

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Best Parody

Pledge It

Rachael Sonnenberg

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Honorable Mention: Parody

Better Uses for the Infinity Gauntlet

Tanya Wheelock, Greg Larro, Josh Solomon

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Best Dark Comedy

Flopsee & Buttercup

Freddie Connor

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Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

Happy Earth Co

Hylton Jandrell

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Best Romantic Comedy

Fantasy of Alice

Phyllis Tam

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Best Crime Film

The Final Mission

Winston James

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Best LGBTQ Film

A Lack of Colour

Craig Brownrigg

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

Gay Camp

Mark Marchillo, Gabriel Oliva

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Best Western

Dragon Song

David McClister

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Honorable Mention: Western

Jacpott

Justin Durivou

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Best Film Noir

In the Midst of Love

William Sung

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Best Web/TV Pilot

Unclaimed Remains

Tom Phillips

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Best Web Series

Whiteboard Challenge

Mike Kureth

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Best Documentary

The Champ of Champs

Brian Johnston

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Meet Munch Jr

Ali Cowley

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Best Animation

Brave Me: I'm Stronger than Asthma!

Rickey Boyd, Andrea Brown

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

Tops of Memory

Jialiang Liu

 

Best Music Video

PLS&TY - Run Wild

Sean Cartwright

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Intoxicated

Claudio Zagarini

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Best Student Film

Pledge It

Rachael Sonnenberg

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Restart

Ryan Williamson

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Best Director

New Woman

Benjamin Noah

 

Honorable Mention: Director

The Painting

Sergey Kalvarskiy, Stanislav Romanovsky

 

Best First Time Director

Lycanthropy

Alexander Black

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Lab Dog

Noemi Durivou

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

KINDRED

Andrew Lee Potts

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Buddy

Nadeem Akhtar

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Best Actor

TALK

William Baldwin

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Follow Your Dreams

Brooks Hall

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Best Actress

Safely to Shore

Sharni Tapako-Brown

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Honorable Mention: Actress

The Corners of Your Smile

Mathilde Anglade

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Darkest Age

Bryce Myles Fenwick

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Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

The Final Mission

Jas Anderson

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Caroline

Lauren Faulkner

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Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

Darkest Age

Susan Stevenson

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Best Supporting Actor

Chocolate Man

Mustafa A. Kuzu

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Best Supporting Actress

Within and Without

Clio Contogenis

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Best Young Actress

Within and Without

Gigi Cesare

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Best Child Actor

A Lack of Colour

Dylan Barrett

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Best Duo

KINDRED

Joseph Millson & Andrew Lee Potts

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Honorable Mention: Duo

Where We Fit

Kat Evans & Ev Duran

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Best Ensemble

A Will To Love

Ludovico Torri, Alondra Delgado, Ronald Kandinov, Johnson Ma, Sena Yayla, Kasey Weldon

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

Open Mic

Caro Pierotto, Willo Keys, David Austin Veal, MC Franklin, Will Kleist, Leo Ramsey, Sabrina Percario, Lisa O' Neal, Carolina Inoue, Diego Medellin, Rishi Das, Rita Casman, Dan Hite, Emmanuel Fortune, Dean Devitto, Patty Veal, Emmanual Bernard, Roy Nowlin

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Best Cinematography

Darkest Age

Alexander Lorian

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Unclaimed Remains

Tom Phillips

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Best Editing

The Final Mission

Ron Kalish

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Honorable Mention: Editing

The Giant Deep Reds

Chris Micallef

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Best Score

Terra Nostra

Christophe Chagnard

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Honorable Mention: Score

Within and Without

Evan Evans

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Best Sound Design

Darkest Age

Liam Fretwell

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Best Song

Open Mic - Top of the Mountain

Caro Pierotto

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Best Trailer

The Giant Deep Reds

Chris Micallef, Maurice Micallef

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Honorable Mention: Trailer

In the Midst of Love

William Sung

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Best Original Story

The Painting

Sergey Kalvarskiy, Konstantin Dobrynin, Olga Beshley

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Transit

Wayne Lee

 

Best Screenplay

PUNCH!

Meredith Grace Dabney

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

The 31st Blues

Edward Gadrix

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Best First Time Screenwriter

The Last Game

Gina Screen

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

In the Midst of Love

William Sung, Terry Chung

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