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Film of the Month

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno, Kasper Vejlø Kristensen

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Best Narrative Film

Just Friends

Ben Goldsmith

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train

Jennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia

 

Best Indie Film

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Kidnapped

Timmy Osoba

 

Best Drama

Window

Adam Bastin , Jake Mason

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

The Never Ending Nightmare

Grant Michael Eastey

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Best Comedy

Pajama Party Work Night

Patrick Neff

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

Mimi's Revenge

Blake Studwell, Ken Maclaughlin

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Best Thriller

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

An Eye for An Eye

Becca E. Davis, Kathrene Gawel

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Best Horror

The Ways of Misery

Erik de la Serna

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Honorable Mention: Horror

Who Are You?

Tommy Kelly

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Best Sci-Fi

GAB

Gazanfer Biricik

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

Densmore

Jamie Root, Eric Francis Melaragni

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Best Experimental Film

Metamorphosis

Charles-Edouard Dangelser, Grégoire Vaillant

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

If We Had Tomorrow

Anastasiya Yevchenko

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Best Inspirational Film

Godspeed

Sade Abiodun

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Chemo Crossroad

Howard Sherman, Martha Miller

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Best Mystery Film

Headphone

Rio Jiang, Jing Wang

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Honorable Mention: Mystery Film

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

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Best Dark Comedy

Gold

Luca Pizzoleo

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Best Crime Film

Catch Me

Yongnan Zhu

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Best LGBTQ Film

The Right Way

Tiernan Bertrand-Essington

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Best Web/TV Pilot

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno, Kasper Vejlø Kristensen

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Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Harvey Wallbanger

Abdul Stone Jackson

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Best Web Series

Hellier: Season Two

Karl Pfieffer, Greg Newkirk, Dana Newkirk, Connor J Randall

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Best Documentary

Tuva youngster-Yong Deng

Zhang Xiquan

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Two Immigrants. One Injustice.

Jerry Kelleher

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Best Animation

Filla' Void

Xinhui Ma

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Best Music Video

Aram MP3 - Kuzes

Aramayis Hayrapetyan

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Harry Nathan - Fool For Your Love

Odeya Rush

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Best Student Film

Remnants

Evers Pund

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Memories

Daniel Colella

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Best Director

Remnants

Evers Pund

 

Honorable Mention: Director

The Next Girl

Jay Vera

 

Best First Time Director

If We Had Tomorrow

Anastasiya Yevchenko

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Fine, I'll Write My Own Damn Song

Allyson Rice

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Cosmo

Sarah Gonyea

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

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Best Young Filmmaker

Goodnight

Jessica Evans

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Petersburg

Kaleb Laidman

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Best Actor

Thumb Runner

Dylan Bruno

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Densmore

Eric Francis Melaragni

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Best Actress

Thumb Runner

Diane Farr

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train

Stephanie Leigh Ramos

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Best Supporting Actor

The Final Mission

Clinton Lowe

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Best Young Actor

Cravings from Within

Ryan McNeil

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Best Young Actress

Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train

Hannah Drum

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Best Child Actor

Knock Knock

Sequoia Colbeck

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Best Child Actress

Always Hope

Avele' Stubblefield

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Best Duo

The Listener

Sergey Pavlov & Diana Klyushkina

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Best Ensemble

When the Music Stops Playing

Secun de la Rosa, Roberto Millán, Ana Soro, Pablo Escamilla, María José Moreno, Diego Gurpegui

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train

Stephanie Leigh Ramos, Hannah Drum, Tess Pollitt, Mister Fitzgerald, Batya Cruz, Marc Greenacre, Akeem Adams, Hayden Ayotte, Finn Dufford, Jena McGarrahan, Erin Feltes, Makayla Rodgers, Sienna Duran, Joecia Duran, Ernest Plange, Dion Quamina, Ashley Fabien, Ryan O'Donnohugh, JAYUNO, Dave Moncion, Jennifer Y. Johnson-Garcia, Elijah Drum, Branson Camp, Sammy Camp

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Best Cinematography

Gold

Luca Pizzoleo

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Cosmo

Zach Roth

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Best Editing

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

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Honorable Mention: Editing

Birthday

Mojtaba Mirshekari

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Best Score

CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story

Rhian Sheehan

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Honorable Mention: Score

Densmore

Brandon Boone

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Best Sound Design

The Listener

Alexey Krin

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Honorable Mention: Sound Design

The Christmas Sneeze

Tomas Nohal

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Best Song

Fine, I'll Write My Own Damn Song

Allyson Rice

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Honorable Mention: Song

Always Hope - U No U O

Janice L. Walker, King McCall & Queen McCall

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Best Commercial

Hunting the Devil

Jaye Rochon

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Best Trailer

Running Between the Crack of Time

YiCheng Xue, Jing Wang

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Best Original Story

The Listener

Petr Melnikov

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

When the Music Stops Playing

Sadie Duarte

 

Best Screenplay

Violaguins

Ziyang Lin

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Inside

Bijoy Raveendran

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