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The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 20242023202220212020

    Jury Prize

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    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Once a Hero

      Jordan Bennett
      Rogue Division

    Best Technique

    • Winner

      The Wolf- Pointe

      Julianna Piechoczek

    Jury Prize

    • Winner

      Kamaloca

      Christophe Karabache

    Best Character Arc

    • The Wolf- Pointe

      Julianna Piechoczek

    Best Film of Festival

    • [object Object]

      Velvet Crush

      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Genre Film

    • [object Object]

      Not Quite Human

      Andrew Kadikian
      Stephen Boyd-Morales
      Tim Newhouse
      Rogue Division

    Best Short Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Once a Hero

      Andrew Kadikian
      Stephen Boyd-Morales
      Rogue Division
    • [object Object]

      Not Quite Human

      Andrew Kadikian
      Stephen Boyd-Morales
      Tim Newhouse
      Rogue Division

    Winter Award

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    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Raha Dourandish(actress)
      • The Gull's Shriek
    • Stacy Ann Rose
      • Stacy Ann Rose
      • Life...
      Camazan Group
    • Jessy Holtermann
      • Jessy Holtermann
      • Henrietta

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Grand Scheme

      8.7 (22)
      Filip Laureys
      Breeding Ground Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capo di Famiglia: Part II

      8.5 (24)
      Donny ter Horst

    Best Ensemble

    • Scott Major
      Winners
      • Scott Major
      • Sophie Thurling
      • Laila Thaker
      • Kym Valentine
      • Lara Deam
      • Matt Mirams
      • Alanah Parkin
      • Kate Victoria Moore
      • Jean-Philippe Heon
      • Rhiannon Langeberg
      • Melissa Claire
      • Noelle Rego
      • Tom Vogel
      • Chloë Gavin
      • Aaron McDougall
      • Justin Royce
      • Tim L Long
      • Hayley Noy
      • Taneha Rae
      • David Furness
      • Janine Evans
      • Justin P. Bechtold
      • Michelle Sherry Damon
      • Adam Cooper
      • Neil Barnett
      • Sandy Green
      • Eric Heyes
      • Roman Rae
      • Oscar Furness
      • Damian Cosgriff
      Breeding Ground Productions

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capo di Famiglia: Part II

      8.5 (24)
      Dirk Gunther Mohr
      Giulia Dunes
      Anna van Dijk
      Samantha van Tetering
      Joost Buitenweg
      Shane Redondo
      Gustavo Ruben Valenzuela
      Maarten Römer
      Duncan Meijering
      Charlotte Kuyvenhoven
      Ivana Stamenkovits
      Peter Blankenstein
      Stan Limburg
      Tom de Jong
      Noah Nass
      Jari Hastie
      Morrison Vet
      Emma Schillings
      Wouter Oosterwijk
      Daan van Gent
    • [object Object]

      Poklad

    Best Feature Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Take Out Move

      8.2 (53)
      Andrew Simonian

    Best Feature Film made for more than $10,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Big Trouble in Seattle

      5.9 (101)
      David Fowler

    Best Genre Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meddle Like Hell

      Michael J. Mantsourani Jr.

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life...

      Mirlande Amazan
      Camazan Group
    • [object Object]

      Blue Ruby

      Noah Stratton-Twine

    Best Short Film made for more than $10,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Grand Scheme

      8.7 (22)
      Matt Mirams
      Breeding Ground Productions
    • [object Object]

      Life...

      Mirlande Amazan(Writer, Director, Producer)
      J. Paul Campbell(Executive Producer)
      Camazan Group

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chronik Fiction - Le Coroner

      8.4 (20)
      Fabio Soares(director)
      Mike Zonnenberg(director)
    • [object Object]

      Maxime Boudreault: Road to the 2020 World's Strongest Man

      Chris Borgo
      Christopher August Borgo Productions

    Special Mention Prize: Best Homegrown Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Making and Unmaking

      7.5 (198)
      Shaun Rose(producer)
      Bruce Rose Sr.(producer)
      Andrea Stangle(producer)
      Charles Trainosky(producer)
      West Side Outsiders Film Group

    Special Mention: Best Stop Motion

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Two Ply Over the Cuckoo's Nest

      Kate J. Miller

    Special Mention: Best Use of Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under the Surface

      Trevor Hagen
      Lakshan Edirisinghe

    Best Actor

    • Jeremy Sless
      • Jeremy Sless
      • The Take Out Move
      Standard Media Company
      • Benjamin McPheeters
      • Winter's Dream
      Whimsical Pictures

    Best Director

    • Mirlande Amazan
      • Mirlande Amazan
      • Life...
      Camazan Group

    Best Genre Film

    • [object Object]

      Hidden Nowhere

      Grace Fox

    Best Quarantine Short

    • [object Object]

      Another Father

      Joe Lueben

    Best Short Film Made for Between $5,000-$10,000

    • [object Object]

      Capo di Famiglia: Part II

      8.5 (24)
      Annemarie Libbers
      Dirk Gunther Mohr

    Best Short Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Blue Ruby

      Noah Stratton-Twine
    • [object Object]

      Potato Potato

      Miguel Guzman(director)

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      Long Distance

      Ashna Sharan

    Spring Award

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    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remember My Name

      Doors are Closing Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remember My Name

      Cheyne Fynn(Actor)
      Justine Kacir(Actor)
      Mandy Bishop(Actor)
      Sarah Chadwick(Actor)
      Alan Flower(Actor)
      Joshua McElroy(Actor)
      Sonny Vrebac(Actor)
      Grace Rouvray(Actor)
      Gemma Scoble(Actor)
      Mayu Iwasaki(Actor)
      Doors are Closing Productions

    Best Feature Film Made For Less Than $5,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Before Breaker Wakes

      Charles Stanley(Director)
      Matt Jenkins(Executive Producer)
      Misfits of Film
      3AM Films

    Best Genre Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nightmares

      Andrea Carlisle(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Real Thing

      Matthew Papadopoulos

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Peace Marc: Tell Me

      Cristian Omar Jimenez(director)
      Marc Jean(producer)
      Genius Cinema

    Best Music Video Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Peace Marc: Tell Me

      Cristian Omar Jimenez(director)
      Genius Cinema

    Best One Take Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sell It to Me a Different Way

      Zack Travis
      Salomé Sloane

    Best Quarantine Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Q Mommas

      Ashna Sharan

    Best Actor

      • Öystein Thorsen
      • Behind the Scenes

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Them

      3.2 (544)
      Tim Jolly
      Tractorni Productions

    Best Director

    • Cut Films Award Received - Smoking Man (Short Film)
      • Andrew Ball-Shaw
      • Lavender
      • Obi Ejikeme
      • The Washerwoman

    Best Feature Film Made for Less than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Love Conquers...

      Eric Bendross
      Nikkie Bendross
      Xavier D. Elliton
    • [object Object]

      Behind the Scenes

      Öystein Thorsen

    Best Feature Film made for between $5,000 - $10,000

    • [object Object]

      Them

      3.2 (544)
      Ignacio Maiso
      David Stock
      Tractorni Productions

    Best Music Video Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Peace Marc: Tell Me

      Cristian Omar Jimenez(director)
      Genius Cinema

    Best Screenplay

    • Soul Deer

      David Mintzer

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Lavender

      Andrew Ball-Shaw
      Nicole Pott

    LGBTQ Film Project (Subcategory for Film / Webseries)

    • [object Object]

      Love Conquers...

      Eric Bendross
      Nikkie Bendross
      Xavier D. Elliton

    Quarantine Film

    • [object Object]

      Covid Tales: House Party

      7.3 (7)
      Mike Spence
      Arcademic

    Summer Award

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    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Laurence McManus
      • The Wind and the Whimpering

    Best Genre Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      They Took the Pigs!

      Sean Taylor
      Laelaps Productions
      Einstein Forest Studios

    Best Short Film Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What is Grief?

      Dante Martinez
      Purple Leo Productions

    Best Short Film made for between $5,000-$10,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wind and the Whimpering

      Laurence McManus

    Best Short Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mancala

      Abraham Dein
    • [object Object]

      Love Conquers...

      Eric Bendross(director) (producer) (executive producer)
      Nikkie Bendross(actor) (co-executive producer)
      Xavier D. Elliton(actor) (associate producer)
    • [object Object]

      1945

      9.4 (5)
      Andrea Umberto Origlia
      Aeonhearth Pictures

    Best Webseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eight Ball

      Jiliane Brown
      Dante Martinez
      Shauna Garrett
      Purple Leo Productions

    Best Actor

      • Christian Leith
      • Mancala

    Best Actress

      • AzJahlee Presswood
      • My King
    • Otilia de Royer
      • Otilia de Royer
      • Mancala

    LGBTQ Film Project (Subcategory for Film / Webseries)

    • [object Object]

      Love Conquers...

      Eric Bendross(director) (producer) (executive producer)
      Nikkie Bendross(actor) (co-executive producer)
      Xavier D. Elliton(actor) (associate producer)

    Late Spring Award

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    Best Short Film (Budget over $10K)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Velvet Crush

      Michael Boston
      Dani Savka
      Nancy Van Iderstine
      Timo Gates
      Piankhi Iknaton
      Roger Williamson
      Diane Eaton
      Joanna Easton
      Pedro Gonzalez Kuhn
      Steven Jared Mangurten
      Oli Cohen
      Joseph Biagas
      Rob Fabiani
      Alan Taverner
      Alecia Denegar
      Matt Vaserman
      Josh Moody
      Dawit Adera
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Director

    • Michael Boston
      • Michael Boston
      • Velvet Crush
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      Velvet Crush

      Michael Boston
      Timo Gates
      Dani Savka
      Roger Williamson
      Nancy Van Iderstine
      Piankhi Iknaton

    Best Short Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Mont Blanc

      Nicolas Dozol

    Late Summer Award

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    Best Feature Film Made for Less Than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Pandemania

      8.7 (9)
      Judson Vaughan
      Tom Anderson
      Rémi Brossier
      Marek Dabrowski
      Dragon Egg Media

    Autumn Award

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    Best Feature Film Made for Less Than $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Alone

      Peter Molnar

    Best Short Film Under $5,000

    • [object Object]

      Hand Drawn

      David James Holloway(co-director)
      Samuel Lawrence(co-director)
      Lacuna Media
      GrizzlyWoof Animation

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