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Film of the Month

The Great Artist

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

 

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Best Narrative Film

RED

David Newton

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Junior

Jehnovah Carisle

 

Best Indie Film

Gunther

Ryan Rowley

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Patrice

Amil Dave

 

Best Drama

The Great Artist

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Mabel and George

Nathan Steve Smith

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Best Comedy

Ride the Wave

Colleen Davie Janes

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

Fairview

Sam Clark

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Best Thriller

The Climbing Perch

Daniel Gomez Bagby

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Best Inspirational Film

Black Water

Jenn Xu

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Best Fantasy Film

Fulgidusen

Alexander Feichter

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Best Mystery Film

Life is a two-way dream

Gjert Rognli

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Best Dark Comedy

The Funeral

Michael Filek

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Best Romantic Comedy

Trust Frank

Penny Moore

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Best Crime Film

Salsero in Purgatory

Antonio De La Cruz

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Best LGBTQ Film

The Great Artist

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

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Best Film Noir

La Schema

Alex Bowling, Stephen Byrum

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Best Web/TV Pilot

The Gliwensbourg Chronicles

Emilie Tommasi

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Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Unearthed

Tari K. Robinson

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Best Web Series

All In 3: A Fikowski & Vellner Documentary

S.J. Finlay

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

Incompleteness

David Ash

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Best Documentary

Rise

Hannah Byrd

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Honorable Mention: Documentary

Alamogordo, Center of the World, Trinity 1945

Larry Sheffield

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Best Animation

Made With Love

Chloé Robichaud

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Best Music Video

Supersonics / Caravan Palace

Béchir "Jiwee" Jouini

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Never Ever

Evgenii Bakirov

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Best Student Film

Wailing

Charley Parker

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

The Guardian

Yifan Huo

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Best Microfilm

Masks

Carolyn Bridget Kennedy

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Best Director

RED

David Newton

 

Honorable Mention: Director

Miss Boundless

Qiyu Zhou

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Best First Time Director

Strung

Joseph Bezenek, Ryan H. Reid

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

The Favor

Henry Bruno

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Amy From Outer Space

Eric Urbiztondo

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

312

Sienna Riley

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Best Young Filmmaker

Sweet 15

Brianna Reed

 

Best Actor

The Great Artist

Matthew Postlethwaite

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Honorable Mention: Actor

RED

Beau Fowler

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Best Actress

Junior

Beteal Sharon Mahari

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Miss Boundless

Junru Wang

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Slice of Life

Christopher Dukes

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Gunther

Brittany Underwood

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Best Young Actor

Fulgidusen

Jona Eisenblätter

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Best Young Actress

Slice of Life

Madison Ekstrand

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Best Cinematography

Fulgidusen

Knut Adass

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Best Editing

Obsession

Ariana Malik

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Best Score

The Great Artist

Richi Carter

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Best Sound Design

RED

Dean Covill

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Best Song

Unseen

Naïma Pöhler

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Best Visual Effects

Made With Love

Chloé Robichaud

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Best Commercial

The Reason

Noah Conopask

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Honorable Mention: Commercial

Beyond Frames

Carlo Guttadauro

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Best Original Story

Trust Frank

Penny Moore

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Shut Up and Box

Leonard J. Moore II

 

Best Screenplay

Carrion

Lacey Taylor

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Best Drama Screenplay

Wolves

Abe Alford

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Best Horror Screenplay

Chimera

Alainna MacPherson

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Carrion

Lacey Taylor

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