Best of Fest

 

THE LETTER   |   Yifan Xiao, USA

 

 

 

Best of Fest - 2nd Place

 

47 MINUTES   |   Austin Wilson, USA

 

 

 

Best Animation

 

EVO   |   Adolfo Aliaga, Jordi Alonso, Joan Gomar, Spain

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Animation

 

EL GUAPO   |   Brendan Gottlieb, USA

 

 

 

Best Documentary

 

ABOVE ALL ELSE   |   Yali Sharon, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Documentary

 

FIRES - BURIED MEMORIES   |   Eric Vander Borght, Netherlands, Poland

 

 

 

Best Drama

 

BRAIN MAKER   |    Emmett Sparling, Canada

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Drama

 

LITTLE BEAR   |   Daire Glynn, Ger Duffy, Ireland

 

 

 

Best Comedy

 

LIFE ON MARS   |   Andie Isaacs, Jake Gillman, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Comedy

 

DUO   |   Karl E. Landler, USA

 

 

 

Best Thriller

 

REFORMATION   |   Hoyon Jung, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Thriller

 

THE CLEARING   |   Dean Pearson, UK

 

 

 

Best Horror

 

ANGEL OF DEATH   |   Bethany Tennant, UK

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Horror

 

IN THE DARK   |   Will Schneider, USA

 

 

 

Best Science Fiction

 

THE SOMEONE   |   Helder Pedro, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Science Fiction

 

TROY   |   Yang Xiao, USA

 

 

 

Best Action

 

LADY IN WHITE   |   Alfredo Hueck, Venezuela

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Action

 

RABBIT   |   Ndubuisi Aja, UK

 

 

 

Best Crime Film

 

THE LAST ONE   |   Jean-Baptiste Pacioselli, Kyrian Rouvet, France

 

 

 

Best Inspirational Film

 

HARMONY   |   Enrique Diaz, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Inspirational Film

 

THE POSTMODERN PIONEER PLAQUE   |   Boris Kozlov, Spain

 

 

 

Best Indie Film

 

DESIRE   |   Miguel S. Martin, Spain

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Indie Film

 

AVE MARIA   |   Alexander McPherson, Daniel Ellis, USA

 

 

 

Best Micro Film

 

LOVE IN REVERSE   |    Jacque Rabie, USA

 

 

 

Best Film: Hope

 

THE STORY OF 90 COINS   |   Michael Wong, Gao Xiaofei, China

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Hope Film

 

MOMENT OF ANGER   |   Eric Player, USA

 

 

 

Best Couple

 

Julie Christiansen and Henrik Prip   |   Cloudstruck Drive

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Couple

 

Zina Ibrahim and Ghaith Jalboush   |   Tangency

 

 

 

Best Cinematography

 

Jian Liwei   |   The Story of 90 Coins

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Cinematography

 

Vlad Akushevich   |   Film School Musical

 

 

 

Best Editing

 

Merrill S. Nielson   |   47 Minues

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Editing

 

Brian Roach, James McLellan, Brad Crawford, Ryan Hanson   |   Period Piece

 

 

 

Best Director

 

Emmett Sparling   |   Brain Maker

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Director

 

Daire Glynn, Ger Duffy   |   Little Bear

 

 

 

Best Actor

 

Christian MacInnis   |   Brain Maker

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Actor

 

Shaw Jones   |   The Letter

 

 

 

Best Actress

 

Adrienne Lovette   |   Thick Heart

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Actress

 

Izabella Pörös   |   It's A Long Way

 

 

 

Best Child Actor

 

Ghaith Jalboush   |   Tangency

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Child Actor

 

Calum Heath   |   Little Bear

 

 

 

Best Child Actress

 

Zina Ibrahim   |   Tangency

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Child Actress

 

Ellie Walsh   |   Brenda

 

 

Best Original Screenplay

 

Yifan Xiao, Yue Hu   |   The Letter

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Original Screenplay

 

Emmett Sparling, Lawrence Sparling   |   Brain Maker

 

 

 

Best Original Score

 

Ruairi Lynch   |   Little Bear

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Original Score

 

An Wei   |   The Story of 90 Coins

 

 

 

Best Student Film

 

BRAIN MAKER   |   Emmett Sparling, Canada

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Student Film

 

THE LETTER   |   Yifan Xiao, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Student Film

 

47 MINUTES   |   Austin Wilson, USA

 

 

 

Best LGBT Film

 

GIRL NIGHT STAND   |   Jenna Laurenzo, USA

 

 

 

Best First Time Director

 

Yifan Xiao   |   The Letter

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - First Time Director

 

Kristi Dake   |   Thick Heart

 

 

 

Best Indie Action

 

BANG   |   Lotfaï & Bertrand Ploquin, France, USA

 

 

 

Best Indie Comedy

 

BOP IT: A LOVE STORY   |   Emma Sauerwein, Kayla Schultz, USA

 

 

 

Best Indie Drama

 

EUREKA   |   Kio Shijiki, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Indie Drama

 

RABBIT   |   Ndubuisi Aja, UK

 

 

Best Indie Horror

 

TERROR AT CAMP CREEK   |   Tony Reames, USA

 

 

 

Best Indie Romance

 

LOVE ANYTHING   |   Etienne Theytaz, Switzerland

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Indie Romance

 

ACT ZERO   |   Thomas Rivera Montes, USA

 

 

 

Best Indie Thriller

 

PAREIDOLIA   |   Daniel Russell, USA

 

 

 

Honorable Mention - Indie Thriller

 

BLACK SPOT   |   Chris Bretz, Australia

 

 

 

Best Musical / Dance Film

 

FILM SCHOOL MUSICAL   |   Maan B., Talha B., USA

 

 

 

Best Fantasy Film

 

HEROES OF THE REALM   |   Kyle Roberts, USA

 

 

 

Best Dark Comedy

 

PREFLEXIA   |   Shawn Leister-Frazier, USA

 

 

Special Mention

 

A DUBIOUS NIGHT   |   Nelson Oliveras, USA

 

BEHIND A VEIL   |   Niccolo Scavo, Italy

 

DEVOTION   |   Dan Horrigan, UK

 

ESKIMO BROTHERS   |   Michael McCallum, USA

 

IF NOT NOW   |   Lori Kay Allred, USA

 

RANDOM   |  Cindy Maples, USA

 

SCENT OF LOVE   |   Chengcheng Feng, USA

 

TERRENCE   |   Hunter Tait, Australia

 

THE FREEDOM GATE   |   Mark Baird, USA

 

WATER FROM THE MOON   |   Ellen Burns, Singapore, Indonesia

 

 

 

Audience Choice Award

 

Animation: THE GREAT SILENCE   |   Shuren Hao, China

 

Documentary: JACHALAY   |   Manos Gerogiannis, Yannis Zoumakis, Greece

 

Comedy: MOMENT OF ANGER   |   Eric Player, USA

 

Crime: THE LAST ONE   |   Jean-Baptiste Pacioselli, Kyrian Rouvet, France

 

Drama: STAND UP   |   Jinming Zhao, USA

 

Fantasy: ENCOUNTER   |   Mirko Preatoni, Italy

 

Horror: ANGEL OF DEATH   |   Bethany Tennant, UK

 

Indie Action: BANG   |   Lotfaï & Bertrand Ploquin, France, USA

 

Indie Comedy: A WARMING TREND   |   Audrey Noone, USA

 

Indie Crime: BROTHERHOOD   |   Ness Kiritharan, Roshan Permesar, Canada

 

Indie Drama: BLINDSIDED   |   Emily Reas, USA

 

Indie Horror: BLURRED VISION   |   Michael Giannantonio, USA

 

Inspirational: I AM MORGAN   |   H. Grimm, C. Godó Borrás, I. Buesa García, New Zealand

 

Micro Film: CASE #311   |   Jennifer Nangle, USA

 

Sci-Fi: ISCARIOT   |   Aleksandra Petrova, UK

 

Thriller: AVE MARIA   |   Alexander McPherson, Daniel Ellis, USA

 

 

 

Special Screening

 

THE VETERAN HOUR   |   Hamlet Sarkissian, Donatella Gomelsky-Guchard, USA

 

THE IMAGINIST   |   Natalee Rawat, Canada

 

REMEMBER   |   Bill Gebhart, USA

 

JACOB'S PARADOX   |   Michael Peake, USA

 

CI: A TEDD TALKUMENTARY   |   Martin Sweeney, USA

 

THE LIVING FOREST   |   Alex Afshar, Sweden

 

GHENT IN MOTION   |   Michael Tiger, Belgium

 

LIGHT GAMES   |   Laszlo Barbo, Italy

 

BUTTON EYES   |   Marlom Meirelles, Brazil

 

SLEEPING DEATH   |   David Casademunt, Spain