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Film of the Month

The Sunset Channel

Matthew Kinahan

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Best Narrative Film

The Sunset Channel

Matthew Kinahan

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

A Midwestern Methamphetamine Fairytale

Sean Martinez

 

Best Indie Film

Formation

Vesely Marek, Helmut Michael Kemmer

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Eye

Adema Tatisheva

 

Best Drama

Acting President

Camden Elizabeth, Jason Baumgartner

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Trauma

Basile Manent

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Best Comedy

#PrincessProblems

Brittney Lee Hamilton, Maritza Gomez

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

Mi/As

Guillermo Orozco, Viandka Carrillo

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Best Horror

Amunet

Vijendra Bhambhani

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Honorable Mention: Horror

Cuerpos de sal

Atonatiuh Bracho, Damián Comas

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Best Sci-Fi

Eva

Roy Huang

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

Better Life

Lucie Ternisien

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Best Experimental Film

Consent

Niz Fernandez

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

Inscriptions of an Immense Theatre

Ailbhe Ni Bhriain

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Best Inspirational Film

The Four Stages of Cancer According to Introverts

Almas Alardhi

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Matt & Maya

Burt Bluestein

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Best Fantasy Film

Amara

Ethan Chancer

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Best Romance Film

Therapy

Lindsay Guion

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Best Mystery Film

Forgotten Alive

Kiriakos Kotsinis

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Best Parody

Cricket Man

Alon Fisher

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Best Dark Comedy

9862

Jonathan Digby, Giles Greenwood

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Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

Grave Digging

Tommy Jordan

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Best Musical/Dance Film

The Descent

AK Srikanth

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Best Film Noir

Night Shift

Jacinda Kumar

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Best Documentary

The Return

Jon Fish

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Spotlight: Student Loan Dreams, Debt and Determination

Fran Guijarro

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Best Animation

Star in the East

Marc Morgan

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

The Very Special Day

Hayatto, Yuri Kageyama

 

Best Music Video

Azhar's Aria

Madina Altynbayeva

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Star in the East

Katie Garibaldi, Marc Morgan

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Best Student Film

Night Shift

Jacinda Kumar

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Fatphobic

Leilani Osmundson

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Best Microfilm

idiosyncrasy

Tim Moldenhauer

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Best Director

The Sunset Channel

Matthew Kinahan

 

Honorable Mention: Director

Resemblance

Kevin James ONeill

 

Best First Time Director

The Tell-Tale Heart - a Musicabre

Danny Ashkenasi

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Consent

Niz Fernandez

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Number 23

Jack Veasey

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

The Apology

Kyle Roy

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Best Young Filmmaker

Formation

Vesely Marek

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Wilderness Quest

Kelly Needleman

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Best Actor

The Sunset Channel

Simon Lee Phillips

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Honorable Mention: Actor

9862

Jonathan Digby

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Best Actress

Wildflower

Kristi Roosmaa

 

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Laidover

Mo Kelly

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Best Supporting Actor

The Sunset Channel

Timothy Mooney

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Best Supporting Actress

Consequences

Viandka Carrillo

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Best Child Actor

Bookmark

Gilby Robins

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Best Child Actress

A Midwestern Methamphetamine Fairytale

Hannah Goergen

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Best Duo

Inkling

Rachel Nottingham & Joe Hughes

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Best Ensemble

The Sunset Channel

Simon Lee Phillips, Timothy Mooney, Glen Grant

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

The Final Mission

Jas Anderson, Clinton Lowe, Victoria Guthrie, Amadeo Fusca, Peter O'Hara, Peter Duncanson, Josh Evans, Michael Fegley, Mike Pollock

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Best Cinematography

Resemblance

Daniel Stilling

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Hey, Someone's Here

Chen Yu

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Best Score

The Final Mission

Duncan Stanbury & John Arrucci

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Honorable Mention: Score

The Pride

Rick Balentine

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Best Song

The Last Dance (From "The Divisible")

Jon Altham

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Best Visual Effects

Amara

Ethan Chancer

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Best Commercial

Pianocide

Brice Blanloeil

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Best Trailer

Demons, Well-Seasoned: Book III of The Secret Spice Cafe Trilogy Official Book Trailer

Niko Volonakis

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Best Original Story

Formation

Helmut Michael Kemmer

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Mi/As

Viandka Carrillo

 

Best Screenplay

Single Man, Empty Fridge

Alvin Ziegler

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Single Man, Empty Fridge

Alvin Ziegler

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