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Film of the Month

Gateway

Dana Richie

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Best Narrative Film

Kongari

Naoto Tsukiashi

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Recess

Phil Sokoloff, Mitch Deltuvia

 

Best Indie Film

Satin White

Ingrid Hoyos

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Funeral

Marie Vandelannoote

 

Best Drama

Magic Man

Alice Millar, Nile Tracer

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

That Thing I Had That One Time

OJ Reyes

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Best Comedy

40-Something...and Single

Moosie Drier, Tina Arning

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

El Cavil

Evgeniya Radilova

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Best Thriller

Black Heart, Red Hands

Russell Southam

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

Thad Lee

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Best Horror

Tea Time

Javier Alfonso Bartolozzi

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Honorable Mention: Horror

A Suite Visit

Sam Veeramachaneni

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Best Action Film

Nemesis

Tim Earnheart

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Best Sci-Fi

Tender is the Kiss

Longwei Deng

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Best Experimental Film

Immune

Matthew B Gothard

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Best Inspirational Film

Return to Foretop's Father

Preston Randolph

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Best Fantasy Film

For An Absent Recluse

Ou Dingding

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Best Mystery Film

Point of View

Ou Dingding

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Best Parody

Couch's Crazy Cartoon Commercials

Steve Couch

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Best Romantic Comedy

Long Walks on the Beach

Nic Lishko, KP Peterson

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Best LGBTQ

Ek Jhalak- A Glimpse

Deepmala

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Best Film Noir

Resolve

Austin Dragovich, Nicole N. Nequinto

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Best Web Series

Double Jack

Stephanie Stern

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

The Park

Adam Hinkle

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Best Documentary

Gateway

Dana Richie

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Blue Kangling Short

Matt Blackburn

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Best Animation

Sight

Lee Lacey

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Honorable Mention: Animation

The Prisoner

Majid AlYousif

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Best Music Video

Become The Fool

Hans Van Vliet, Tash Parker

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Birth of the Monster

Nikita Dovzhenko, Stepan Nakhaev

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Best Student Film

Tender is the Kiss

Longwei Deng

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Lovely

Xiangyun Li

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Best Microfilm

At the Turn of a Century

Majid AlYousif

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Best Director

I Sold My Soul

Jason Jimenez

 

Honorable Mention: Director

Magic Man

Alice Millar, Nile Tracer

 

Best First Time Director

Gateway

Dana Richie

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Daemon

Wenqin Ni

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Substitute

YiHeng Li

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Honey

Christopher Hughes

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Best Young Filmmaker

2:00 P.M.

Ajay Madala

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Flux

Sal Allarakhia

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Best Actor

Tender is the Kiss

Travis Hammer

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Best Actress

Tea Time

Ann Smith

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Satin White

Cesar DeFuentes

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

That Thing I Had That One Time

Jordan Fassina

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Best Young Actor

I Sold My Soul

Taiv Lee

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Best Child Actor

Retirement

Montgomery Samuel Thomas

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Best Child Actress

Krystal & Rae

Ryan Urquidi

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Best Duo

TABLXS

Juanita Ingram & Kinsley Ingram

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Honorable Mention: Duo

Wadayaze

Talal Marrakchi & Alexander Just

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Best Cinematography

I Sold My Soul

William Hellmuth

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Best Editing

Tea Time

Danny Muñoz

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Best Score

Tea Time

Diego Aldabaldetrecu

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Honorable Mention: Score

Slocum: A Texas Massacre

Alex Musteata

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Best Sound Design

Tender is the Kiss

Chris Garcia, Audrey Gu, Longwei Deng

 

Best Commercial

8102 ARIM

Brice Blanloeil

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Honorable Mention: Commercial

Never A Loss

Chandler Clarke

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Best Original Story

Funeral

Marie Vandelannoote

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Recess

Phil Sokoloff, Mitch Deltuvia

 

Best Screenplay

Final Interview

Scott Nelson

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

The Butterfly Keeper

Guy Mayfield

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Best Drama Screenplay

Ordinary Suicide

Robert D. Rice II

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Laces

Jennifer Crocker

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Lost Planet

Mina Maniska

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Volition

Noah Cook

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