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Film of the Month

DON'T CROAK

Daun Kim

 

Best Narrative Film

NEW BEGINNING

Benjamin Wilt

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

CIGARETTES IN DECEMBER

Divyansh Sharma

 

Best Indie Film

IN HER IMAGE

Sungho Phillip Moon

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

HYPNOSIS

Grégoire Vaillant, Charles-Edouard Dangelser

 

Best Drama

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF SANTA SCORESE

Mimmo Spataro

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

WEIRD VALLEY

Anthony Gibson

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Best Comedy

WHAT THE HELL

Dede Harlan

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

STORY TIME

Kevin Hopgood

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Best Thriller

WHY NOT?

Buğra Mert Alkayalar

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Best Action Film

OPERATION SHELL SHOCK

Allan Riggs

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Best Experimental Film

ECHOES

Kevin Frilet

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Best Inspirational Film

REBUILDING HISTORY

Adam J. Boyer, Eric Kneifel

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

THE COST OF FREEDOM

Rick Hayes

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Best Fantasy Film

SECRET SPACE

Cameron Mitchell Elmore

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Best Parody

MY COOK IS THROBBING

Mark Peachey, Dominic Doull

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Best Dark Comedy

FRIEND HUNTER

Brent Crable

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Best Romantic Comedy

A FANTASTIC MISTAKE

Arrigo Musti

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Best LGBTQ Film

ALIA

Sreehari Purimetla

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

THE MEME

Beverly Tan, Jonathan Hornby

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Best Web Series

MOVING ON

Jamieson Allen

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

DEPENDENCE

Cris Thorne, Desmond Thorne

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Best Documentary

THE UNDEPARTED

Chris McGuinness

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

TORRON

Susanna Wright

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Best Animation

DON'T CROAK

Daun Kim

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

LATTESHIP

Hsing-Fang Tsai, Daishi Takishima

 

Best Music Video

LADY OF THE LAKE

Justin Jahn

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Best Student Film

DON'T TELL FATHER

Jimmy J. Carter

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

PUPPET

Lin Chengtao

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Best Microfilm

FOR WHILE

Jess Irish

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Best Director

DON'T TELL FATHER

Jimmy J. Carter

 

Honorable Mention: Director

THE UNDEPARTED

Chris McGuinness

 

Best First Time Director

A MISSING PIECE

Grace Chang

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

REBUILDING HISTORY

Adam J. Boyer, Eric Kneifel

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

FAILURE IS AN OPTION

Jordan Van Clief, Alyssa Wilden, Zoe Dennis

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

WHITE ROPE

Mriidu Khosla

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Best Young Filmmaker

A CAKE FOR EVERY WRONG OCCASION

Kate Saltel

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

OUR HOME LIFESTYLE IS JUST LIKE IT USED TO BE

Maxim Gorbunov

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Best Actor

JUST IN TIME

Jackson George

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

CIGARETTES IN DECEMBER

Divyansh Sharma

 

Best Actress

ALIA

Sanya Bhansal

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

A MISSING PIECE

Grace Chang

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

FRIEND HUNTER

Adam Kitchen

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

THE RAY OF LIGHT

Olya Lysenko

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Best Duo

SECRET SPACE

Naomi Prentice & Matthew Lloyd

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Honorable Mention: Duo

PUSHING ENVELOPES

Mickey Stone & Debbie Sutcliffe

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Best Ensemble

DEPENDENCE

Kelvin Oppong, Jessica Nesi, Christine McCann, Mimi Sullivan, Alison Rose Parks, Richard Ruskin, Amee Apedo, Michael Striano, Arthur G. Pugh

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

FRIEND HUNTER

Adam Kitchen, Daniel Ross Owen, Daniel Mann

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Best Cinematography

THE UNDEPARTED

Chris McGuinness

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

THE RAY OF LIGHT

Tris

 

Best Editing

THE UNDEPARTED

Beth Anthony

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Best Score

WHAT THE HELL

Dede Harlan

 

Best Sound Design

MOLD

Bo Li

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Best Song

JUST IN TIME - FIVE MINUTES FAST

Lizzy Cameron

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Best Trailer

THE GIFTED ONES

Chadaporn Mitinunwong

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Best Original Story

SECRET SPACE

Cameron Mitchell Elmore

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

FRIEND HUNTER

Brent Crable

 

Best Screenplay

THE CLOSET DOOR

Scott Nelson

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

MAN ON THE PHONE

Rakin Islam

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Best First Time Screenwriter

ELLIE

Becca E. Davis & Kathrene Gawel

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