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Film of the Month

HotHed

David Spring

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Best Narrative Film

Windblown

Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

The Millennial Condition

Michael Welsh

 

Best Indie Film

Hot Take

Arthur Glover

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Someluck

Joshua Hanesack

 

Best Drama

Legacy

Cristobal Abugaber

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Skindeep

Darryl "D.Roe" Parker

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Best Comedy

HotHed

David Spring

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

What Do We Do?

Roderick Fenske

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Best Thriller

Countless Sheep

Rhett Wellington, Riley Robbins

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Cherry Swamp Road

Josh Cummins

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Best Horror

Susie

Jordan Doig

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Honorable Mention: Horror

Peek a Boo: I See You

Jose Escorcia

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Best Sci-Fi

Plant

Carlos Milite

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

Refuge

Sina Sultani

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Best Experimental Film

One Actor Short 3

Yuval David

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Artist, Act of Love

Kuukua Eshun

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Best Inspirational Film

A Line Unbroken: The Charles Forrester Story

David Earnhardt, Patricia Earnhardt

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

May Day: COVID Across America

Georgia Fort, Krysta Rayford

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Best Romance Film

Manasanamaha

Deepak

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Honorable Mention: Romance Film

Wow

Justice Gamble, Alex Benjamin

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Best Mystery Film

Acid Fantasy

Lorenzo Lanzillotti

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Best Parody

Coasters: A Film by Ben Kurns

J.G. Murphy, Nolan Pugh

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Best Dark Comedy

The Axe and the Iron

Matthew Roseman

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Best Romantic Comedy

Just Delivered

Rosie Gaunt-Mathieson

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Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy

A Lily in L.A.

Glen Michel

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Best LGBTQ Film

Wherever, Whatever

Broderick Angeles

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Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

The Cruising Monologues

Jose Batista-Ayala

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Best Web Series

Zader Law

William Woods, Shawn Bates, Stanley Sievers

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Best Documentary

CPAC: The World is Watching

Jason Killian Meath

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Sleep in Heavenly Peace - A Bed for All Children

Steve Colwell, Teri Horsley

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Best Animation

Stick To Manual

Christian Antonini, Tanice Arnold

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

Delivery

Kenna Hornibrook, Crissy Peters

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Best Music Video

Mama

Tonio Krueger

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Devotchka "Done With Those Days"

Marcin Biegunajtys, Nick Urata

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Best Student Film

Tic Talk: Time to Heal

Maria Florencia Smith

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Nothing But The Truth

Kayla Marcus

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Best Microfilm

Unapeeling

Amber Baris

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Honorable Mention: Microfilm

Long Way Down

Brandon Lopez

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Best Director

Windblown

Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent

 

Honorable Mention: Director

Acid Fantasy

Lorenzo Lanzillotti

 

Best First Time Director

Letters from a Father

Andrea Fantauzzi

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

The Axe and the Iron

Matthew Roseman

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Astray

Josh Brainin, Ernest Kabashi

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Resilient

Lexa Davis

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Best Young Filmmaker

The Friday Night Escape

Billy Tsiolis

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Best Actor

Countless Sheep

Marco Delvecchio

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Best Actress

Windblown

Katie Vincent

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Best Young Actor

Letters from a Father

Cam Burns

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Best Young Actress

Letters from a Father

Katie Coryell Hall

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Best Duo

Till Death

Emma Maddock & Andrew Thomas

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Honorable Mention: Duo

Windblown

Katie Vincent & Jacob A. Ware

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Best Ensemble

Countless Sheep

Marco Delvecchio, Rhett Wellington, Anna Daines, Jeremiah Jahi, Ryan Ramirez, Lucas Royalty

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

HotHed

Nimisha Odedra, Victoria Broom, Amber Doig-Thorne, Jonathan Hansler, Alexander Neal

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Best Cinematography

HotHed

Beatriz Delgado Mena

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Something To Fight 4

Denis Bosnjakovic

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Best Editing

HotHed

James A Bull

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Honorable Mention: Editing

Countless Sheep

Riley Robbins

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Best Score

Plant

Fabrizio Licheri

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Honorable Mention: Score

Delivery

Kenna Hornibrook, Crissy Peters

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Best Visual Effects

Plant

Carlos Milite

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Best Original Story

HotHed

Stephen Pitt, David Spring

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Satanico

J.R. Curtis

 

Best Screenplay

Josie's Date With Death

Lisa Marie Tedesco

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

Glass to Metal

Bryce Parks

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Best Drama Screenplay

Paddy's Tonsorial Emporium

Ronald Milburn

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Miss Taken

Alison Moir

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Eve

Debra Sharkey

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

Channel Bibi

Preya Gill, Rajan Gill

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Best Television Script

The Perfect Time

Scott Nelson

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