Film of the Month
Crackman and Robyn - Karl Allen
Best Narrative Film
Crackman and Robyn - Karl Allen
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Ghost Trials - Will Sidaros
Best Indie Film
Anniversary - Ali Schmahl, Stefanie Schmahl
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Cum Laude - Corey Johnson, Stephanie A Colons
Best Drama
Embers - Benjamin Ross Johnson
Best Comedy
First Day - Ellis Flurry
Best Thriller
Bereft - Rhea Dudani
Best Sci-Fi
CRISPR - David Edwards
Best Inspirational Film
The Uncommon Garden - Olympia Stone
Best Dark Comedy
Porky - Samuel Paul Tricomo
Best Western
Warren's Gold - Nick Swezey
Best Web Series
Bless Your Heart - Bri Kaisen, Matthew Humphrey, Mary McKeon
Best Documentary
A Smallholder's Voice - Clara Wetzel
Best Animation
917 - Evan Ryan
Best Music Video
Ghost - Boo Riley, Charles Billot
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Where the Seams have Frayed - Conor Brendan Mueller, Chancey June Gannett
Best Student Film
Jimmy Boden - Christopher Pickering
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Crossroads - Hakim Robinson
Best Microfilm
Dope Mom - Carolyn Bridget Kennedy, Richard J. McRae & Cody Demory
Best Director
Jimmy Boden - Christopher Pickering
Best First Time Director
Fish - Lesette Maxwell
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Dear Jasper - Samuel Joseph Mason
Best Indie Filmmaker
The Call - Tom Balsamides
Best Actor
Crackman and Robyn - Finn Wilson
Best Actress
Anniversary - Stefanie Schmahl
Best Young Actor
Fish - Nolan Almeida
Best Child Actress
Plunderers of Rodentia - Raley Parker
Best Cinematography
Jimmy Boden - Christopher Pickering
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Manchukuo, 1943, Summer - Yifan Xiang
Best Sound Design
Bereft - Elle Rinaldi
Best Original Story
Sugar - Evan Galiffa, Travis Huhn
Best Screenplay
Debt Apocalypse - Phillip Alan Bowen, Chad Alan Rohn
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
Seeing Things Differently - Jim Norman
Best Comedy Screenplay
The Deadline - Mike Gallagher
Best Action Screenplay
Ain't No Grave - Jaime Conti
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Three Manikins - Abass Abass
Best Television Script
Praetorian - Dan Padbury
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