Film of the Month
Life After - Jesse Edwards
Best Narrative Film
Life After - Jesse Edwards
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
HomeBound - Usher Morgan
Best Indie Film
Eldorado - Kevin James Bond
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Lily - Zichen Liang
Best Drama
The Last Light - Dave Craighead
Best Comedy
Rock Hard with the Clown - Brown Frown the Clown
Best Thriller
Reshape - Siming Zheng
Best Horror
The Roast - Erim Şişman
Best Experimental Film
Sounds - Andrew Michael Frescas
Best Inspirational Film
The Nest - Jammie Patton, Kiziana Jean-Louis
Best Fantasy Film
Eunuch - Félix Gómez Amaya
Best Dark Comedy
My Dinner With Werner - Maverick Moore
Best Crime Film
Blue Lanterns - Brandon Chi-Wei Chen
Best Musical/Dance Film
When Snow Falls - Anthony Morigerato
Best Western
Outlaw - Alpay Andy Birdinc
Best Web/TV Pilot
The Last Song - Matthew Cooke
Best Web Series
My Human Experience - Sylvia Ray, Aimee Dansereau, Sarah Cooke
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Hamlet & Ophelia - Scott Westerman
Best Animation
Perfectionism - Rustam Turaliyev
Honorable Mention: Animation
Timeless - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Music Video
Beast In Black - Moonligh Rendezvous - Katri Ilona Koppanen
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Timeless - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Student Film
Chopped & Stacked - Mykael D. Wood
Best Director
Life After - Jesse Edwards
Honorable Mention: Director
Blue Lanterns - Brandon Chi-Wei Chen
Best First Time Director
The Last Light - Dave Craighead
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
No Hard Shells Crack? - Rich Mcafee
Best Indie Filmmaker
LOVE.HURT - Alexia Eteveneaux-Birks
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Mommy - Emily Wahlund, Matt Knudsen
Best Actor
The Last Light - Joshua Malekos
Honorable Mention: Actor
My Dinner With Werner - Matthew Sanders
Best Actress
HomeBound - Katie Vincent
Honorable Mention: Actress
My Human Experience - Lana McKissack
Best Young Actor
Blue Lanterns - Julian Chan
Best Young Actress
The Moon Child - Laila Moore
Best Duo
Chopped & Stacked - Jackson Schombert & Julian Attaway
Best Cinematography
Life After - Aaron Seldon
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Blue Lanterns - Federica Marchese
Best Editing
Life After - Zach Prichard
Honorable Mention: Editing
MONEY (What’s It Gonna Do 4 Me) - C.Hope Belmont, Brian Drillinger, John Chibbaro
Best Score
Life After - Ryan Taubert
Honorable Mention: Score
Time Boys - Randy Allan, Michael Winston Terry, Justin William Terry, Killian Josiah Terry, Andrea Allan Terry
Best Sound Design
Chopped & Stacked - Chris Porter
Best Song
Timeless - Ron Josef Danziger, Christina Teenz Tan
Best Commercial/Promotional Video
Mazda, Made to inspire - Theodoros Tzartos
Best Original Story
The Last Light - Dave Craighead
Honorable Mention: Original Story
MONEY (What’s It Gonna Do 4 Me) - C.Hope Belmont, John Chibbaro
Best Screenplay
The Ballad of Billy & The Bully - Hogan Hiatt
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in Stray Cat Town - Wei Zhou
Best Drama Screenplay
The Silent Recital - Lia Wu
Best Comedy Screenplay
Rough Cut - "Running of the Bulls" - Matthew Margo
Best Thriller Screenplay
Silver Tunnel - Raluca Dobrescu
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
X THE END TIME - Sean GK
Best First Time Screenwriter
I'm Sorry Deer - Jackie Fiorillo
Best Television Script
End of Days - Danny Alex
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Positives - Katie Fahey
Special Jury Award
Sam's Decision - Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho
Special Jury Award
Real Monsters - Isaiah Thomas Butler
Special Jury Award
Snake - Perry Schwartz
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