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Film of the Month

HOLLOW HEART

Emilie Marloth Frøkjær

 

Best Narrative Film

BREAK

Amin Palangi

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

WALTER

Helena Sardinha

 

Best Indie Film

THEBES CROSSING

Frank Seliada

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

HUNGRY BIRDS

Raffaele Romano

 

Best Drama

SPIZELLA

Mehmet Tığlı

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

POLLY

Marco Bottiglieri

 

Best Comedy

THE ASSISTANT

Peter Calvin, Brent Crable

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

SAM'S DAY

Ludolph Wilson

 

Best Thriller

COINCIDENCE

Ken Sasaki

 

Honorable Mention: Thriller

SHOT

Lorenzo Gargano

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Best Horror

THE NOCNITSA

Andy Taylor

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Best Sci-Fi

EXPIRATION

Lisheng Zhang

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

R.A.M.

Alfredo Vidal

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Best Experimental Film

TRISKELION

Stuart T Birchall

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

THE AVANT-GARDENER

Lindsay Katt, Heather Matarazzo, Jeremiah Kipp, Carl Byrd

 

Best Inspirational Film

BROKEN

Simon Perkins

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

TO LAUGH, TO LIVE

Irene Chapple

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Best Fantasy Film

SONGBIRD

Sophie Black, Tommy Draper

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

FURNACE OF THE BIRDS

Arsen Arzumanyan

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Best Romance Film

DESERT ROSE

Emilie Chetty

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Best Dark Comedy

FATAL JOKE

Angelin Song

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Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

FITBITCH

Rick Hayes, Ashley Simeonov

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Best Romantic Comedy

WRONG NUMBERS

Joshua Starnes

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Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy

UNEMPLOYED

Shareen Clark

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Best Crime Film

TRAPPED

James Bushe, Yulia Romanova

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Best LGBTQ Film

HAPPY TOGETHER

Dennis B. Dalmark, Jerrel T Reece, Curtiss Johns, Lara Helena, Claus Glaesner

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Best Web/TV Pilot

SPICE FRONTIER

Jalil Sadool

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Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

DUTY'S VEIL

Rhiannan Falshaw-Skelly

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Best Web Series

#GHOSTWRITERS

Jacqueline Fernandez

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

DETECTIN'

Tara Carbone

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Best Documentary

NOLAN'S FOURTEEN

Matt Trappe

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

BEST CHANCE U

Elizabeth Jenny

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Best Animation

SERPENDIPITY

Carlos Mejia, Kevin Barwick

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

TIFFANY

Christina Christie

 

Best Music Video

WHITE CUBE-YASUTAKA NAKATA

Tatsushi Momen

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

REQUIEM FOR INDIVIDUALITY

Jon M. Ausman

 

Best Student Film

HOLLOW HEART

Emilie Marloth Frøkjær

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

THE LONELY WHALE

Yunhe Zhang

 

Best Microfilm

KA・TA・O・RI・HA

Kei Uehara

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Best Director

THE ASSISTANT

Peter Calvin

 

Honorable Mention: Director

HAYLEY

Michael Dolha

 

Best First Time Director

A YEAR AGO YESTERDAY

Tori Layne

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

THE DANCING CLASS

Lin Niu

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

7 STOREYS DOWN

Phoenix Raei

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

DIARY

Jaejin Lee

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Best Young Filmmaker

OLD MAN PLANET

Jesse Quales

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION

Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko

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Best Actor

7 STOREYS DOWN

Phoenix Raei

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

EXPIRATION

Dave Kirkpatrick

 

Best Actress

RUNNING ON EMPTY

Asta Leigh

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

HAYLEY

Desi Ivanova

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

HUNGRY BIRDS

Giovanni Arezzo

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

THEBES CROSSING

George Weightman

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

BE OPEN

Nadiya Geldenhuys

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Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

RUBBISH

Marine George

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Best Young Actress

HOLLOW HEART

Sandra Guldberg Kampp

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Best Duo

7 STOREYS DOWN

Phoenix Raei & Kate Lister

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Honorable Mention: Duo

THE ASSISTANT

Brent Crable & Daniel Mann

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Best Ensemble

DUST TO DUST

Kimberly Stanphill, Ben Lepley, Andrew Racho, Scott Holst

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Best Cinematography

KNOW ME SO WELL

Lionel T. Djaowe

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

AWAY

Michal Wronski

 

Best Editing

DORIS'S FLIGHT

Gabriela Lima, Lea Ostner

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Honorable Mention: Editing

EXISTENCE: AGE OF DISCOVERY

Phillip Pridmore, Jordan L. Riley

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Best Score

A YEAR AGO YESTERDAY

Tori Layne

 

Honorable Mention: Score

THE RIBBON

Jonathan Galland

 

Best Sound Design

EXISTENCE: AGE OF DISCOVERY

Jordan L. Riley

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Best Song

THE ASSISTANT

Pac Lane

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Best Commercial

KA・TA・O・RI・HA

Kei Uehara

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Best Trailer

THE SOUND CATCHER

Martin-Philippe Tremblay

 

Best Original Story

HOLLOW HEART

Kimmie Tiemroth, Emilie Marloth Frøkjær

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

WET PAINT

Yi Cheng, Laurel Costill

 

Best Screenplay

2 BELOW 0

Pennan Brae

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

SILICON CAESAR

Chuck Griffith

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Best Drama Screenplay

BREAKING THE SILENCE

Seayoon Jeong, Sandra Phillips

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Best Comedy Screenplay

KENDAL AND FRANK'S KID IS DEAD

Warren Wagner

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Best Fantasy Screenplay

THE ORIGINAL HORROR STORY

Lea Ann Vandygriff

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Best Action Screenplay

TRUE NATURE

James Aaron Hill Jr

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Best First Time Screenwriter

ONE MORE NIGHT

Justin Dombrowski

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