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The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Jury Prize

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    Best Film

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      Winner

      Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece

      9.2 (7)
      Joshua Bransgrove(Director)
      Ly-Ann Foster(Producer)

    Best Film of Festival

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      Skat

      Michael Boston
      Felipe Borges
      Chuck Rockford
      Dana Rice
      Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
      Mingzhu Ye
      Jillian Riley
      Sara Sepulcri
      Millie Cupp
      Heidi Luo
      Roslyn McKinney
      Samuel Whitehill
      Genie Beals
      BlackCat69 Prods.
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      Vengeance Served Cold

      4.4 (44)
      Jacqueline White
      Shaan Davis
      Brian Mclaughlin
      Dayevis Studios
      Aardvark Bazaar Productions

    Winter Award

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    Best Actor

    • Elliot Cable
      Winner
      • Elliot Cable
      • Veto
    • Jordan Turk
      • Jordan Turk
      • Prey
      • Noah Pedersen
      • Fine China

    Best Actress

    • Joelle Montoya
      Winner
      • Joelle Montoya(actress)
      • Sunspot
      • Irina Usova
      • Mail-bag

    Best Genre Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Happy Anniversary

      9.0 (9)
      Chris Borgo
      Bernie Wolski
      Jennifer Swistun
      Revulsion Pictures
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      The Santa Situation

      Grace Fox
    • [object Object]

      Veto

      George Coley
      Elliot Cable

    Best Score

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      Winner

      Mail-bag

      Bryan Cooke

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sunspot

    • [object Object]

      Asylum

      Neil Mcenery-West(writer)
      K Films
    • [object Object]

      Fine China

      Charlie Baptista

    Best Cinematography

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      Prey

      Henry Meredith

    Best Direction

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      The Santa Situation

      Grace Fox
    • [object Object]

      Asylum

      Neil Mcenery-West(director)
      K Films

    Best Director

    • Neil Mcenery-West
      • Neil Mcenery-West(director)
      • Asylum
      K Films

    Best Feature Film made for less than $5,000

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      Fine China

      Charlie Baptista(producer)
      Bodhi Irwin(producer)

    Best Short Film made for less than $5,000

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      Veto

      George Coley
      Elliot Cable
    • [object Object]

      Mail-bag

      Miguel Guzman

    Best Short made for under $5000

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      The Santa Situation

      Grace Fox

    Best Supporting Actor

      • Grace Fox
      • The Santa Situation
      • Phill Webster
      • Prey

    Spring Award

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    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Christian Gerling
      • Feelings
    • Michael Boston
      • Michael Boston
      • Skat
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Gabriele Orebaugh
      • Curiosity Kills
      Poche Pictures
    • Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
      • Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
      • Skat
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luz de Mar

      5.8 (120)
      Ot Boqué

    Best Genre Film

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      Winner

      I Have Control

      Zach Diotte(Director)
      Irreversible Films
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      Curiosity Kills

      3.4 (126)
      Richard Poche
      Poche Pictures

    Best Short Film made for over $10,00

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      Winner

      Skat

      Michael Boston
      Felipe Borges
      Samuel Whitehill
      Genie Beals
      Sara Sepulcri
      Dana Rice
      Chuck Rockford
      Mingzhu Ye
      Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
      Jillian Riley
      Millie Cupp
      Heidi Luo
      Roslyn McKinney
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Special Mention : Best Concept

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      Winner

      Skat

      Sara Sepulcri
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Special Mention Winner: The Best True Story Script

    • Winner

      Solicitors

      Evan Morton
      Blind View Productions
      "Rich with dialect, texture and ideas, Solicitors feels like a solid indie TV script... the kind that could be optioned and made and exciting."
    • Winner

      Solicitors

      Evan Morton
      Blind View Productions

    Best Director

    • Richard Poche
      • Richard Poche
      • Curiosity Kills
      Poche Pictures
      • Shaan Davis
      • Vengeance Served Cold

    Best Ensemble Cast

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      Art

      Dante Martinez(director)
      Caden McGlasson(actor)
      Maggie Ek(actress)
      Amanda Ward(actress)
      Jake Jeffers(actor)
      David Nordstrand(actor)
      Steven Petersen(actor)
      Jakco Code(actor)
      Gillian Jackson Han(actress)
      Tay Travis(actress)
      Purple Leo Productions
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      Vengeance Served Cold

      4.4 (44)
      Erica Bradley
      Aviator Cross
      Vanesa Evalisse Cruz
      Tyshon Daniels
      Romeo Etienne
      Chvon Fenty
      Hawaa Ferguson
      Na'rya George
      Amina Hunt
      Brandy Jeffries
      Steven Komito
      Shana Lindsay
      Kameka Linton
      Crystal March
      Brian Mclaughlin
      Miechelle Melendez
      Tiana Smith
      Nachayka Vanterpool
      Joe T. Walker
      Tennessee Westmoreland
      Jacqueline White
      Chyrod Williams
      A'Blessyn Joyce Haskins

    Best Feature Film Made for Less than $5,000

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      Curiosity Kills

      3.4 (126)
      Richard Poche
      Poche Pictures

    Best Micro Budget Script

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      Art

      Dante Martinez(writer)
      Serena Kashmir(writer)
      Purple Leo Productions

    Best Screenplay

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      Curiosity Kills

      3.4 (126)
      Richard Poche
      Poche Pictures

    Best Short Film ($5000-£10000 budget)

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      Luz de Mar

      5.8 (120)
      John Doe

    Best Short film produced for less than $5,000

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      M

      Victor De Almeida
      PhoenixWorks Films

    Best Web Series

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      Instinct

      Jialei Jia

    Summer Award

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    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Holly de Jong
      • Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece
    • Rose Muirhead
      • Rose Muirhead
      • Mama's Watching
    • Libby Wattis
      • Libby Wattis
      • The Cleverest Thief
    • Pat Bradley
      Melanie Gretchen
      • Pat Bradley
      • Melanie Gretchen
      • Like a PowerPoint
      Bougainvillea Red Productions

    Best Feature Film made for less than $5,000

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rage, Fear, Love

      Matt Jenkins
      Misfits of Film
      3AM Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mama's Watching

      7.1 (21)
      Rose Muirhead
      Dutch London Pictures
      Kino Short Film

    Best Webseries

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      Winner

      Iron Nest of the Moon

      7.6 (13)
      Kerr Lordygan(director)
      Brad C. Wilcox(director)
      Justin T. Bowler(director)
      Rachel Kanouse(Director)
      Laura Lee Bahr(Director)
      Eclectic Company Theatre

    Best Cinematography

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      Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece

      9.2 (7)
      Faith Glenister(Cinematographer)

    Best Director

      • Joshua Bransgrove(Director)
      • Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece
    • Dustin Curtis Murphy
      • Dustin Curtis Murphy
      • Mama's Watching
      Dutch London Pictures
      Kino Short Film

    Best Editing

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      Forbidden Love on the Shores of Greece

      9.2 (7)
      Billy Child(Editor)

    Best Ensemble Cast

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      Rage, Fear, Love

      Cassandra Enzler
      Misfits of Film
      3AM Films

    Late Spring Award

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    Best Screenplay

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      Skat

      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.

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