Film of the Month

KOMMANDO 1944

Derek Quick

 

Best Narrative Film

THEIR WAR

Max Mason

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

CANICULE

Charly Destombes, Leila Lamblin

 

Best Indie Film

ALLERTON

Daniel Lawrence Wilson, Austin Hanner

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

BO BO

Roman Makarchuk

 

Best Drama

TELL HIM

Virginia Bach

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

SCENES NEAR THE SEA

Kirill Zakharov

 

Best Comedy

HOLIDAY HOSTAGE

D.W. Moffett, Abby Walla, David Storch

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS NOW

Cheng Chen

 

Best Thriller

BROKEN INNOCENCE

Francisco Baca

 

Honorable Mention: Thriller

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Alfredo Vidal

 

Best Horror

DODAH

Jondaniel Cornett

 

Honorable Mention: Horror

WRONG NUMBER

Megan Binnie

 

Best Action Film

NIGHT SHIFT

John Balazs

 

Honorable Mention: Action Film

POLISI MALING

Randolph Zaini

 

Best Sci-Fi

ZERO

Nick King

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

VOX

Akil McKenzie, Kevin Santos

 

Best Experimental Film

ELINE

Nils Vermeire

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

TERRARIUM

Brian Ng

 

Best Inspirational Film

INVICTUS

Sathwik Rai, Oygur Tanriverdi

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

NANA'S ROOM

Kaye Tuckerman, Mitch Roberson

 

Best Crime Film

PROTECTING TONY

Dat Nguyen

 

Best Dark Comedy

HAUNTINGS AND HALLUCINATIONS: THREE TALES OF TERROR

Joel Stephen Birnie

 

Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

MORE CAKE

Eric Darnell Redding, Katherine King, Bryan Nash-Sapphire 

 

Best Web/TV Pilot

SALAZAR

David Ramirez, Liam Tiernan

 

Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

THE WACKY WOBBLERS

Drew Stalker, Angi Tianzhu

 

Best Documentary

FLOWERS OF MARRAKECH

Yuntong Man

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

UNDOCUMENTED

Bishal Dutta

 

Best Animation

ELI

Jeff Martell

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

GOD I NEED A GIRLFRIEND

Stefan Janoski, Foster Huntington

 

Best Music Video

NOGA EREZ - CASH OUT

Hen Makhluf

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

LIGHTS OUT

Mason Greer

 

Best Student Film

POOL MAN

Brian Cesson, Ava Lalezarzadeh

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

ZVOOV

Lee Manor

 

Best Microfilm

I HEAR SHE'S PRETTY HAPPY NOW

Parker Davis

 

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

STUDENT FIGHT

Kern Sharma

 

Best Director

TELL HIM

Virginia Bach

 

Honorable Mention: Director

BROKEN INNOCENCE

Francisco Baca

 

Best First Time Director

BROKEN INNOCENCE

Francisco Baca

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

PSYCH0NAUTS

Israel Granja Hernández

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

COLD CITY

Kelechi Jude

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

BINDING SCREENS

Alessandro Panelli

 

Best Actor

KOMMANDO 1944

Daniel Joo

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

PROTECTING TONY

Jonathan Benefiel

 

Best Actress

HOLIDAY HOSTAGE

Maggie Wheeler

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

JOYCE

Cassandra Seidenfeld

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

ALLERTON

Austin Hanner

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

PLUSHOPHILIA

C Hope Belmont

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

MORE CAKE

Katherine King

 

Best Supporting Actor

PROTECTING TONY

Eric Seltzer

 

Best Supporting Actress

POOL MAN

Tanya Raisa

 

Best Young Actress

TEAM TEENETTES

Rose Hough

 

Best Child Actress

ELINE

Dunja Vermeire

 

Best Duo

A DATE WITH SHILLELAGH

Eleanor Burke, Lauren Cornelius

 

Honorable Mention: Duo

TEAM TEENETTES

Leon Potter, Jennifer Elle Cannon

 

Best Ensemble

KOMMANDO 1944

Daniel Joo, Louie Chapman, Jeff Seid, Bejo Dohmen, Mike Bingaman, Bryan Navarro, John Manahan, Derek Quick, Brett Ian Edwards, Evan Henderson, Aramis Merlin, Vincson Green, Benjamin Schnau

 

Honorable Mention: Ensemble

THE WACKY WOBBLERS

Rashaun Perry, Angi Tianzhu, Ed Galvez, Andy Ma, Chris Ribeiro, Benjamin F. Campbell

 

Best Cinematography

PASSÉ

Zicheng Tang

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

SEARCHING FOR THE LOTUS-BORN MASTER

Duo Yan

 

Best Editing

ESCALA

Eileen De Klerk

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

A DATE WITH SHILLELAGH

Patryk Czekalski

 

Best Score

KOMMANDO 1944

Ahmed Arifin

 

Honorable Mention: Score

EQUIDISTANT

Shy Monster

 

Best Song

STRONGER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN - "NANA'S ROOM"

Kaleena Zanders, Frank Palazzolo, Eric McNeely

 

Honorable Mention: Song

THIS IS OUR TIME

Debra Gussin, Dale Effren

 

Best Sound Design

TOMISLAV'S DIARY

Cheng Hsieh Yu

 

Honorable Mention: Sound Design

ESCALA

Reanne De Klerk

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

ESCALA

Jy Prishkulnik

 

Best Visual Effects

VOX

David Paterson, Kevin Santos

 

Honorable Mention: Visual Effects

TEAM TEENETTES

Brian Morelan, Barry Jesse Smith

 

Best Trailer

NANA'S ROOM

Kaye Tuckerman, Mitch Roberson

 

Best Original Story

JOYCE

Nora Jaenicke

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

BEFORE SUMMER ENDS

Dalton Sides

 

Best Screenplay

JUNE BLOCK HERO

Seth Kozak

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

OFFICE GUNS: THE MANDATE

Mark Allard-Will

 

Best Television Script

THE ROBE - EPISODE 1

Theresa Williams