Film of the Month

SYLVIA

Richard Prendergast

 

Best Narrative Film

GRIMSHAW

Elyes Gabel, Cottrell Guidry

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

THE WORDS

Ben Mankin

 

Best Indie Film

THE INVISIBLE KID

Louis-David Jutras

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

THE DOOR

Lola Rùi

 

Best Drama

HARD TURN

Jimmy Naples

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

WALK AWAY

Brian Quintero, Andrew Bee

 

Best Comedy

THE OWL'S NEST

Blake Studwell

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

HAPPY THE ANGRY POLAR BEAR

Brandon Swofford

 

Best Experimental Film

INFERNO ENDURES

Paul Daniel Birkett, Andrea Jovanovska

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

LOVE IS THE PLAN...

Ben Vokes

 

Best Inspirational Film

BRAINSTORM

Ande Foster, Sally Haxton

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

DAVY.ROCKS' MIND BLOWING DANCE TRIP

Ryan Fitting

 

Best Dark Comedy

KILLING ADAM

Dino Sardella

 

Best Film Noir

THE INVISIBLE KID

Louis-David Jutras

 

Best Web Series

THESPIAN

Marc Unger

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

PLAY THE FOOL

Daniel Martinez, Brenna Malloy

 

Best Documentary

EDITING PROPAGANDA

Achinoam Morell

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

MAMA QOTA

Marianne Asher, Rodrigo Otero, Maja Tillman

 

Best Animation

NINI

Yingzong Xin

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

UKELAYLA

UCF's Character Animation class of 2018

 

Best Music Video

LOVE GHOST 24-7

Alexandra Hohner

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

IN THE DARK

Alexey Kosorukov

 

Best Student Film

SUNFLOWER SOUP

Marissa A. Martinez

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

MY IDENTITY

Kelly Needleman

 

Best Microfilm

THE CLIQUE

Kordula Hildebrandt

 

Best Director

A BEDTIME STORY

Yixing Zhou

 

Honorable Mention: Director

SUGAR LAND

Lorenzo Lanzillotti

 

Best First Time Director

THE DOOR

Lola Rùi

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

FRAGILE BEAUTY, A VISUAL JOURNEY

Wendy Stuart Kaplan

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

EVIL

Sam Rabinovici

 

Best Actor

GRIMSHAW

Cottrell Guidry

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

HOLDING ON

Daniel Colt

 

Best Actress

SYLVIA

Jolie Lennon

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Julian Lee

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

WORDS LEFT UNSAID

Mike C. Manning

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

THESPIAN

Marc Unger

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

THE WORDS

Molly Windsor

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

ITCH

Paloma Fevi

 

Best Cinematography

A BEDTIME STORY

Rocky Xiong

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

IN THE DARK

Alexey Kosorukov

 

Best Editing

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Joseph Demaria

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

AMARANTHINE

Chephrena Mbouombouo

 

Best Score

HARD TURN

Jarryd Elias

 

Honorable Mention: Score

OUR PARK BENCH

Erin Hudkins

 

Best Song

LOVE AFFAIR

Noa-Sunshine Pegg Shuttleworth

 

Honorable Mention: Song

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Hana Aluna

 

Best Original Story

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Hana Aluna

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

THE WATCHER

Annie Wood

 

Best Screenplay

THE MONKEY'S PAW

David Kuskie

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

THE CONVENIENT PRAYER

Alan Harrington

 

Best Television Script

PAST THE BAR - CAREER MOVE

Jim Norman

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