Film of the Month

THE DOLLMAKER

Al Lougher

 

Best Narrative Film

AGONY

Cesar Roman, Omara García

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative

TENDER VOW

Ashton K Bracciodieta

 

Best Indie Film

TO BE STRONG

Vincent Daniels

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

STILL LIFE: THE ART OF MURDER

Gene Blalock

 

Best Drama

WHALES

Nora Jaenicke

 

Best Comedy

TOILET MAN

Chenyang Shu

 

Best Thriller

HEAVY RAIN

Motaz Elbahaey

 

Best Horror

THE DOLLMAKER

Al Lougher

 

Best Sci-Fi

REALITY POINT: OCULUS

Alex Barkovics

 

Best Action Film

THE LAND OF MAD MEN

Daniel Morel

 

Best Crime Film

BLOOD & WATER

West Ashe

 

Best Inspirational Film

BREAK THE FALL

Peter Dickson

 

Best Dark Comedy

CHILDREN OF IGNORANCE

Rosalie Ridler

 

Best Romantic Comedy

HIS GOOD WIFE

Sage Christian Drake

 

Best Experimental Film

MYSTIC COFFEE

Alberto Martin-Aragon

 

Best Fantasy Film

A WOMAN OF HIS OWN

Dan Adams

 

Best LGBTQ Film

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

 

Best Web Series

BOOSTER MOM

Danielle Guthrie, Ashley Pacini

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

NAPS

Regina Hoyles

 

Best Documentary

JACOB'S JOURNEY

Blaze Nowara, Joshua Morin

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

LA FAMILLE

Maximiliane Nirschl

 

Best Animation

THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET

John Tso

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

LOVE GHOST - 9MM

Rituparno Maity

 

Best Music Video

THE INVASION

Astor Schiantarelli

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

BY THE RIVER

Alexey Belkin

 

Special Mention: Music Video

NEULAND

Behsat Veyseloğlu

 

Best Microfilm

CUT OFF

Ryan Cauchi

 

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

IT'S THE DYSTOPIAN FUTURE

Benjamin Folstein

 

Best Student Film

QUIET SUNDAYS

Katie Kemmerer

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

DROP POCKET

Margaux Hemard

 

Best Director

DAMAGE CONTROL

Ryan Oksenberg

 

Honorable Mention: Director

HEAVY RAIN

Motaz Elbahaey

 

Best First Time Director

THE COUNTER: 1960

Tracy Byrd

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

BEHOLD

Jeremy Tardy

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

GLASS

Amalia Ramirez, Nina Madzirov

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

WORRY WARTS

Laura Rudnicki

 

Best Actor

DAMAGE CONTROL

Clayton Farris

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

E-E-EMBRACE IT

Areg Noya

 

Best Actress

HONOR

Simmie Sangian

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

INCOMPLETE

Nunu Roca

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

GLASS

Nina Madzirov

 

Best Young Actress

EMMA RAE

Sarah Kay Jolly

 

Best Duo

THE DOLLMAKER

Perri Lauren, Sean Meehan

 

Best Ensemble

UNDERCOVERUP

Richard Rennie, Will Lloyd, Dallan Christenson, Stefmerie Halstead, Gary Klavans

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

THU THUY

Nguyen Thu Thuy

 

Best Young Filmmaker

SLUMBEROUS

Sara Eustaquio

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

FROM LIVING GODDESS TO REGULAR GIRL

Seoyoung Song

 

Best Cinematography

DETOUR

Nicolai Brix

 

Best Editing

INTERRUPTUS

Josiah Cuneo

 

Best Score

SENTIENCE

Caitlyn Trevor

 

Best Song

CAN YOU LOVE ME

Marco Rosson

 

Best Visual Effects

SENTIENCE

Lakshika Udakandage

 

Best Trailer

THU THUY

Nguyen Nghiem Nhan

 

Best Original Story

GOD OF SLEEP

Matt Bird

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

BUY THE DIP

Sam Lucas Smith

 

Best Screenplay

NORMA'S SUN

Kris Courtney