Film of the Month
Black Tie Optional - Shuban Krishnan
Best Narrative Film
Black Tie Optional - Shuban Krishnan
Best Indie Film
How To Con A Con - Jonathan Waide
Best Drama
Broken Stars - HanYing Du
Best Horror
Faithful Witness: In the Middle - NaKeyah Dae
Best Experimental Film
A Feast That Never Comes - Maria Juranic, Sven Britt
Best Inspirational Film
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright: Her Legacy of Land, Labor & Learning - Marti Chitwood Covington
Best Dark Comedy
Just The Hits - Christopher Vernale, Andy Karl, Dominic Scaglione Jr.
Best LGBTQ Film
Unbarred - Melissa Davidson
Best Western
Dusters - Noel Vinson
Best Web Series
Axmo Deus - Noel Vinson, Abel Robinson, Luke Agius
Best Documentary
The Save - Dale Fabrigar, Suzanne DeLaurentiis, Toby Thomas
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Only Human - Katerina Giannakopoulou
Best Animation
Unsaid Words - Stark Zhao
Best Music Video
Bring it Back - John D Cranman
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Argent Glass - Katsuyuki Nakanishi
Best Student Film
Unsaid Words - Stark Zhao
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Birthday - Qiyun Zheng
Best Director
Dusters - Noel Vinson
Honorable Mention: Director
Just The Hits - Christopher Vernale
Best First Time Director
To Kill A Cop - Michael Monteiro
Best Young Filmmaker
Dreamless - Isaiah Harris
Best Actor
Infodemic - Panagiotis Margetis
Best Actress
Black Tie Optional - Eliza Allen
Best Duo
Unbarred - Sarah Moon & Melissa Davidson
Best Cinematography
Life Drawing - Marianne Williams
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Winter Glass Glare - Zhuolin Hong
Best Song
Boys Clap, Girls Dance - Dena Springer
Best Original Story
Black Tie Optional - Shuban Krishnan
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Just The Hits - Andy Karl, Dominic Scaglione Jr.
Best Screenplay
South for Winter - Jill Ferrari
Best Drama Screenplay
The Last Tea - Melissa L. Aspeitia
Best Horror Screenplay
The Collectors - Mark Higgins
Best Inspirational Screenplay
Cold Tommy - Janice L. Walker
Best Action Screenplay
Mac - Gilbert Gallegos
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
End of Days - Danny Alex
Best First Time Screenwriter
Perception - Robyn Babina
Best Television Script
Axmo Deus - Noel Vinson, Abel Robinson, Luke Agius
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