Top Shorts Winners - October 2022
Film of the Month
Cycle - Nazar Balanov, Yuri Nikolaichuk
Best Narrative Film
Cycle - Nazar Balanov, Yuri Nikolaichuk
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
De Nada - Sheridan Philipp
Best Indie Film
Hellscape - Sam Sorenson
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Can I Help You? - Nadeem Akhtar
Best Drama
Diving - Rongheng Sun
Best Comedy
I Mustache You - Shara Ashley Zeiger
Best Thriller
Ticking - Joey R Marino
Best Horror
Cycle - Nazar Balanov, Yuri Nikolaichuk
Best Inspirational Film
Weightless - Dominik Rüedi
Best Dark Comedy
Call of the Clown Horn - Mike Stutz
Best Web Series
Night Visit - Abdul Stone Jackson, Khalil S Zanika
Best Documentary
The Dark Horse of Suffragettes - Nina Bhalla, Swati Chugh
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Live Out West - Nathan Jacques
Best Animation
MOLOKA - Hsun-Chun Chuang
Honorable Mention: Animation
Tomorrow We Continue - Abdullah Ghanem
Best Music Video
Machine - Erik Bergamini, Jehan Rabah Assria
Honorable Mention: Music Video
We Are William - Sun Eater - Jeffrey Riley
Best Student Film
Waiting - Pere Lee
Honorable Mention: Student Film
ANATHI - Keanu Sousa Mendes
Best Director
Ticking - Joey R Marino
Honorable Mention: Director
Waves - Anant Mehra
Best First Time Director
Diving - Rongheng Sun
Best Actor
Cycle - Dmitry Korolenko
Honorable Mention: Actor
Ticking - David Morwick
Best Actress
The Roots of You - Audrey L'Ebrellec
Honorable Mention: Actress
I Mustache You - Shara Ashley Zeiger
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Waves - Raul S. Julia
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Hellscape - Julia Dailey
Best Ensemble
Call of the Clown Horn - PJ Sosko, Jeanine Serralles, Kevin Bernard, Kevin Weisman,
Marco Sanchez, Elizabeth Tobias, Ruthy Otero
Best Song
Call of the Clown Horn - "Gotta Tell You" - Mary Grasso, Charlie Recksieck
Best Commercial/Promotional Video
Shade of Wind - Royal Ismayilov
Best Trailer
Nest - Cynthia Chen, Yi Yang
Best Original Story
A Stranger's Story - James Batiste
Best Screenplay
Dive Into The Blue - Ge Gao
Best Horror Screenplay
Low Budget - Lisa Wood
Best Thriller Screenplay
Candyman: The Hive - Xavier J Leflore
Best First Time Screenwriter
BEBE - Marquis Boone
Special Jury Award
Uprooted: An Afghan Evacuee Story - Samaritan's Purse
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