Film of the Month

MOGU AND PEROL

Tsuneo Goda

 

Best Narrative Film

UPSIDE DOWN

Jessi Williams, Kacie Stetson, Georgia Agnew

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

LET ME SOAR HIGH!

Suujoy J. Mukerji

 

Best Indie Film

THE RETURN

Sander Nap, Nils Vermeire

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

DRAWN

Fareed Kairon

 

Best Drama

SYDNEY

Peter Spann

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

ACCEPTABLES

Michele Lyman

 

Best Comedy

BRAIN ENGAGEMENT

Patrick Neff

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS

Wade Shotter

 

Best Thriller

KATY

Ilkan Atalar

 

Honorable Mention: Thriller

APPREHENSION

Chris Fudge

 

Best Horror

BEAUTIFUL CAKE

Brian McWha

 

Best Action Film

THE GETAWAY KID

Jordan Lavery

 

Best Sci-Fi

EDEN

Kristian Bakstad

 

Best Experimental Film

VOUS

Pari Antoniou

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

GETAWAY

Pedro Zamalloa

 

Best Inspirational Film

UNDER REVIEW: GOLD BUTTE

Kelly Todd

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

CONQUER

Dominic Koponen, Tommy Koponen

 

Best Fantasy Film

AND THEY LIVED..

Meitar Paz, Javier Espinoza

 

Best Dark Comedy

THE MASTER OF CUCHILLO

Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez

 

Best Romantic Comedy

I SPEAK FOR THE TREES

Nathan Ginter

 

Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy

A NOTE TO SELF

Clay Fisher

 

Best LGBTQ

ALL TOO WELL

Safi Jafri

 

Best Western

FOR IT IS WRITTEN

Daniel Ståhl

 

Best Film Noir

INERTIA

Ingrid Hoyos

 

Best Web Series

TEAM MARS

Steve O'Reilly, Andy Ferguson, Damien Drake

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

DOLLHOUSE

Mariya Ranieli

 

Best Documentary

SYRIA'S TENT CITIES

Mira Hamour

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

GENDER EQUALITY: STARTING THE CONVERSATION

Jamie Song

 

Best Animation

MOGU AND PEROL

Tsuneo Goda

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

GEOMETRY

Simo Liu

 

Best Music Video

LUBIANA - FEELING LOW

Semoulin Mehdi

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

HARRY NATHAN - ROOFTOPS

Odeya Rush

 

Best Student Film

LION

Shae Poulin

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

FOURTH POSITION

Matthieu Estrem

 

Best Microfilm

GEOMETRY

Simo Liu

 

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

HAM JAM

Sage Christian Drake

 

Best Director

SBPCH - 1999 / 17:05 / FRIEND

Andrey Valdberg

 

Honorable Mention: Director

9,8 M/S2

Michael Vaynberg

 

Best First Time Director

NORA EPHRON GOES TO PRISON

Hannah Elless

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

LIFE, IN A DAY!

Aniket Rumde

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

SMALL PIECES

Glenn McGarry

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

HOUSING ON FIRE

Michelle Cho

 

Best Young Filmmaker

ALL TOO WELL

Safi Jafri

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

YELLOWKNIFE GROUND ZERO

Andrea Geraghty

 

Best Actor

LION

Graham Miles

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

A NOTE TO SELF

Alastair Osment

 

Best Actress

UPSIDE DOWN

Jessi Williams

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

SALVADOR

Debora  Habsburg

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

THE GETAWAY KID

Nico De Castris

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

BLUE LIES

Teo Ciltia

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

INERTIA

Ingrid Hoyos

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

IT'S NOT MY FAULT

Julie Stackhouse

 

Best Supporting Actor

CLOSURE

Kevin Austra

 

Honorable Mention: Supporting Actor

LION

Ken Godmere

 

Best Supporting Actress

BEAUTIFUL CAKE

Morgan Galavan

 

Honorable Mention: Supporting Actress

GRAFFITI

Caroline Deery

 

Best Young Actress

FAIRE LE PAS

Isobel Hyland

 

Best Child Actress

KID SEE, KID DO

Ava Connolly

 

Best Duo

WRITTEN BY?

Kankana Chakraborty, Sabyasachi Chakraborty

 

Honorable Mention: Duo

CLOSURE

Eric Francis Melaragni, Kevin Austra

 

Best Ensemble

GRAFFITI

Divyansh Sharma, Caroline Deery, Shane Skelton, Kelly Hancock, Alejandra Cejudo, Elvinet Piard, Anthony Villanueva

 

Honorable Mention: Ensemble

I BELONG HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Andreas O'Rourke, April Yanko, David Ogrodowski, Jene' Rossini, Anne Rematt, Jackson Frew

 

Best Cinematography

EDEN

Peter Wilke

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

SYDNEY

David Thomas Ross

 

Best Editing

SYDNEY

Grace Vaughan

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

HOUSING ON FIRE

Michelle Cho

 

Best Score

EDEN

Kenneth Ansbjerg

 

Honorable Mention: Score

THE FOUR LOVES

Stefan Meylaers

 

Best Song

IT HAD TO BE YOU ("NORA EPHRON GOES TO PRISON")

Hannah Elless, Charlie Rosen

 

Best Sound Design

I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS

Nick Buckton

 

Best Visual Effects

EDEN

Kristian Bakstad

 

Best Commercial

WALKING TOGETHER

George Turnbull

 

Best Original Story

GOLD

An Phan

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

NEVER DISAPPEAR

Leading Lee

 

Best Screenplay

BZZZ

Susanna Cassa

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

THE DOUBLE

Ablay Nurmanbetov

 

Best Drama Screenplay

SURFMEN OF THE PACIFIC

Derek Quick

 

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

SEATED MOON

Alex Petrache

 

Best Comedy Screenplay

WELCOME TO THE TREATMENT PLANT!

Dilpreet Kaur Walia

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay

HERCULEAN TASK

Mark Allard-Will

 

Best Thriller Screenplay

THE BOX

Ludo Vici

 

Best Fantasy Screenplay

THE YEARBOOK

Jim Norman

 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

EDEN

Kristian Bakstad

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

BREATHE

Christian Pavlik

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

THE ROAD TO HOPE

Teri Horsley