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Film of the Month

The Last Step

Stanislav Matveev

 

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Best Narrative Film

Metamorphosis

Elaine Xia

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

The McHenry Trial

Ken Sagoes

 

Best Indie Film

To Kill a Truth

Kiriakos Kotsinis

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

California Rising

Rob Villanueva

 

Best Drama

Hurtful Truth

Marie France Louis, Eman Elsweisy

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

Crafter

Yi Cheng

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Best Comedy

Socially Witching 2020

Jodi Dennithorne

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Best Thriller

The Confined

Christopher Picone

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Best Horror

Metamorphosis

Elaine Xia

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Best Experimental Film

Returning Home

Bhushan Thakkar

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Best Inspirational Film

Ye Shall Be Hindered From Loving Me

Karlos Alastruey

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Best Web Series

Perpetual Anamnesis

Joseph Villapaz

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Best Documentary

Born From Junk

Mike Horn, Galin Foley

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Honorable Mention: Documentary

Dying Is Not Giving Up

Kelly Grosklags, Bryan Piatt

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Best Animation

The Last Step

Stanislav Matveev

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

Can I Have a Mask

Sahan Jayawardena

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Best Music Video

The Misunderstanding

Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Ghosted

Michelle Rose

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Best Student Film

Cocoon

Maxfield Cooper Smith

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Speechless

Jane Chai

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Best Microfilm

Stranger Strings

Ava Salomon

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Honorable Mention: Microfilm

Waiting Games

Thea Balich

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Best Director

Metamorphosis

Elaine Xia

 

Honorable Mention: Director

The Wolf Delivers

Thomas Crouser Jr

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Best First Time Director

LIFE...

Mirlande Amazan

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Identity Theft

Ali Ahmed

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Nightswimming

Eoin Bourke

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

The Lost Melody

Jake Gum

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Best Young Filmmaker

Immaculate

Joshua Albalos

 

Best Actor

Cocoon

Christopher Brian

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Best Actress

LIFE...

Stacy Ann Rose

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

First Time

Germano Blanco

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Waiting Games

Nicole Massie

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Best Child Actress

Waiting Games

Erin Addison

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Best Duo

Speechless

Ke- yen Hsu & Ben Wang

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Best Ensemble

LIFE...

Stacy Ann Rose, Mirlande Amazan, Gordon Greene, Shawn Lockie, David Beyersforfer, DeinRene Amazan, Ashna Sharan, Poorva Waach, Barry Newell, Coventry Halcyon

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Best Cinematography

Returning Home

Bhushan Thakkar

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Crafter

Jiayi (Eddie) Sun

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Best Editing

Born From Junk

Mike Horn, Galin Foley

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Honorable Mention: Editing

Stallion Blues

Ryan Oligmueller

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Best Song

Ghosted

Michelle Rose

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Best Commercial

L'Heure Esquise

Carlo Guttadauro

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Best Trailer

LIFE...

Mirlande Amazan

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Best Original Story

LIFE...

Mirlande Amazan

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

What's Left of Barry

Dillon Black

 

Best Screenplay

The Rest is Silence

Aayushi A. Shah

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

Non Scordati Di Me

Frank P Mancuso

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Best Drama Screenplay

Goodnight and Goodbye

Elijah Noble El

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Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

A Glass House

Charles Strider

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Best Comedy Screenplay

The Pink Pig

Euan Mitchell

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Forget Me Not

Sarah J. Cooper (Hollett)

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Best Television Script

I am Cham-Cham

Audra Wheeler

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