Film of the Month

THE WAITING PLACE

Karishma Jhalani

 

Best Narrative Film

THE WAITING PLACE

Karishma Jhalani

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative

JUST A CUP OF TEA

Muhammad Belaal Imran

 

Best Indie Film

HOW TO GET A BOYFRIEND

Leo Chor

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

STATIC

Dustin Pearson

 

Best Drama

KEEP YOU FLOAT

Alika Maikau, Jonah Okano

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

BLACKHOLES AND SUPERNOVAS

Brett Salamin

 

Best Comedy

FARTMAN

Thinky Siqi Xiao, Majik Jingwei Zhou

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

ALMOST GROWNUPS

Kirk Leidy, Anthony Bambocci

 

Best Horror

STEREOSCOPE

Alexander Babaev

 

Best Thriller

MR. LARRAIN

Gonzalo Menéndez

 

Best Inspirational Film

LA VIDA Y LOS MUERTOS

Carolyn Kallenborn

 

Best Sci-Fi

SISYPHUS IN THE CITY

Caroline McQuade

 

Best Fantasy Film

THE LIGHTKEEPER'S STORY

Paul D. Bestolarides

 

Best Dark Comedy

HORROR, SEX AND HAIR CURLERS

Philippe Solange

 

Best Parody

DEPRESSION MASHUP (FEAT. ANXIETY)

Rebekka Johnson, Tess Paras, Greg Smith

 

Best Film Noir

BLOODY SHAME

Courtney King, Chris Game

 

Best Web Series

FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT

Brian Hayes, Vic Martonne

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

SILENT LOVE STORIES-II

Amr Al-hariri

 

Best Documentary

TAX EVASION: A GREEK NATIONAL SPORT

Kelly Sarri

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL

Jillian T Rivera

 

Best Animation

MY SON NN

Hsun-Chun Chuang

 

Best Music Video

ELLIOT MOSS - 99

Masaki Shimeno

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

BROKEN LULLABY

Bill McGarvey, Stella Rosen

 

Best Student Film

RECOLLECTION

Touchapoom Nirunwongwan

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

THE DELIVERY DRIVER

Antonio Corsi

 

Best Director

THE LIGHTKEEPER'S STORY

Paul D. Bestolarides

 

Honorable Mention: Director

STEREOSCOPE

Alexander Babaev

 

Best First Time Director

MR. LARRAIN

Gonzalo Menéndez

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

LUCIANA

Enrique Catalán

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

FIRE ESCAPE

Joshua Michael Payne

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

LOVE & LUST

James Vernon

 

Best Actor

FREDERICK

Josh Mann

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

FIRE ESCAPE

Elisha Lawson

 

Best Actress

MY LUNATIC LUCY

Jolie Chi

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

SISYPHUS IN THE CITY

Kaitlyn Thor

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

SILENT LOVE STORIES-II

Antonio Lujack

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

NOTHING BEATS OLDIES

Jek Jumawan

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

HOW TO GET A BOYFRIEND

Sabrina Alane

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

SILENT LOVE STORIES-II

Kelly Cunningham

 

Best Duo

MAGDALENA'S FILE

Oliver Theurich, Nancy Dölves

 

Best Young Filmmaker

MIRRORCIDE

Mara Cracaleanu

 

Best Cinematography

ADULT'S AGONY

Johanna Johan

 

Best Score

MARCEL THE EXISTENTIAL ASTRONAUT

Rachel Lee

 

Best Song

SILENT LOVE STORIES-II

Amr Al-Hariri

 

Best Sound Design

CHASING THE SUN

Runqi Wang

 

Best Original Story

THE (IN)DEPENDENT SPOUSE

Aashka Pandya

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

FRAGMENTS

Raffaello Sasson

 

Best Screenplay

TICKET TO RIDE

Robert D. Rice II

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

PREY

Sergio Hira

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

WHIPPED

Leda Nishijima

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

A BATHROOM ON DRAKE

Mark Lesser