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Film of the Month

The Morning Walk

Louise Hylland, Marc Harpsøe

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Best Narrative Film

Sleepwalk

Filipe Melo

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Distance

Jesse Edwards

 

Best Indie Film

Summer Rain

Renzo Montoya

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Thereafter

Jared Lombardo

 

Best Drama

Swann

Antonio Petrone

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Timeline

Chris Fudge

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Best Comedy

Big Break

Dicle Ozcer

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

Anniversary

Yuxue Li

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Best Thriller

Disconnected

Traci Hays

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Zero Point

Ryan Graham-Laughlin

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Best Horror

Orisha

Drew Anthony

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Honorable Mention: Horror

The Invitation

Thorsten Schade

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Best Action Film

Battle

Emre Orun

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Honorable Mention: Action Film

Five

Will Sidaros

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Best Sci-Fi

Infinitus

Cameron Currin

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

(Dys)Functional

Adam Nowak

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Best Experimental Film

Collapse

Alberto Martín-Aragón

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Caravan

Tibor Vona

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Best Inspirational Film

To You, Me & The Next Generation.

Sam Akel

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Melanophobia

Manos Stathopoulos

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Best Fantasy Film

Hollow

Nicholas Andrews, Rosie Keogh

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

Ecclesiastes

Lola Rùi

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Best Romance Film

Spending Time With You

Josh Pafchek

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Best Dark Comedy

Office Manager

Shamus Maxwell, Lola-Rose Maxwell

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Best LGBTQ Film

You Boy

Juliette Labrousse, Sonia Guitz

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

Swindled

Stanton Long

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Best Web/TV Pilot

The Hinsdale Archives

Ryan Wefelmeyer

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Best Web Series

The Honey Trapper Season 2

Felise Garcia

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Best Documentary

Use Your Words

Lauren Layton

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Chiou

Nathan Agin

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Best Music Video

Happy Sad Face - Heart Shield

Rawn Erickson II

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Best Student Film

Mathilda

Yaqi Tao

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Shutter

Andres Ramirez

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Best Microfilm

Uber Thoughts

Meredith Koch, Victor Zachary

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Best Director

Sleepwalk

Filipe Melo

 

Honorable Mention: Director

Justice for Vincent

Andy Palmer

 

Best First Time Director

Big Break

Dicle Ozcer

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Mathilda

Yaqi Tao

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Waiting For A Ride

Joshua Nazaroff

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

705

Samantha Henry

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Best Actor

A Person With Feelings

Trent Culkin

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Justice for Vincent

Lawrence Chau

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Best Actress

The Honey Trapper Season 2 - "Secrets Surface"

Felise Garcia

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Nini's Nanny

Lydia Li

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Thereafter

Johnny Gilligan

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Cradle

Ava Fay

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Best Supporting Actor

The Only Competent Person In This Entire Country

Bryan Wynn Sutton

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Best Supporting Actress

Sleepwalk

Joy Green

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Best Young Actress

Mathilda

Laurel Badenell

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Best Duo

The Morning Walk

Louise Hylland & Amalie Gissel

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Honorable Mention: Duo

The Honey Trapper Season 2 - "Secrets Surface"

Felise Garcia & Brian Shorkey

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Best Ensemble

Sleepwalk

Greg Lucey, Durant McLeod, Joy Green, William Knight

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

Orisha

Juston Graber, Drew Anthony, Danny Brown, Luis Fernandez-Gil, Jack Duarte, Eric Hemeng, Peter Nuoffer

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Best Cinematography

Mathilda

Ai Chung

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Infinitus

Andrew Dryer

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Best Editing

The Morning Walk

Martha Fjeldmose

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Honorable Mention: Editing

Mathilda

Bowei Yue

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Best Score

Dentist Show

Wonji Lee

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Honorable Mention: Score

Dear Enemy

Jakob Balogh

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Best Sound Design

Ecclesiastes

Álvaro de Iscar

 

Honorable Mention: Sound Design

Hollow

thesaddestman.studio

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Best Commercial

Archetypes

Carlo De Agostini

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Best Original Story

The Morning Walk

Louise Hylland

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Sleepwalk

Filipe Melo

 

Best Screenplay

The Drowned Man

Warren Paul Glover

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

Prospect Bluff

Harvest Bellante

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Best Drama Screenplay

Mino

Yi Zhang

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Best Fantasy Screenplay

Spinach

Stuart Schulz

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Best Thriller Screenplay

Disappearing Ally

Warren Paul Glover

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Replaceable Parts

Vance Berk

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