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Royal Starr Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
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    Best Short Film

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    Best International Short Film

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      Winner

      Myrtle

      7.5 (17)
      Patricia McCormack

    Best Michigan Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smile

      Brenna Noyes(director)
      Melissa O'Brien(actress)
      Christopher Crumley
      Sol Everett
    • [object Object]

      The Stain

      Peter Poulos(director)
      Erika Hoveland(actress)
      Chris Newman(actor)
      Tennille Taraszkiewicz(actress)
      Tennille T. Productions
    • [object Object]

      A Visitor

      5.8 (40)
      Bret Miller(director)
      Emily Jin Hee Nichols
      Adam Rock
      Molly Gibson
      Erik Steele
      Split Cinema
    • [object Object]

      Goodnight and Goodbye

      7.2 (5)
      Elijah Noble El
      Rodriguez Jennings(producer)
      Somnient Pictures

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Weight of Perfection

      8.0 (14)
      Anabelle D. Munro
      Leanne Melissa Bishop
      Jennifer Oleff
      Aglet Productions
      Blue Boots Entertainment
      Penguin Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Okay Google

      6.4 (34)
      Sam Lucas Smith
      Troy Smith
      Samuel David
      Rebecca Black
    • [object Object]

      Kill Cat Oakland

      Karisa Bruin
      Mindy Cohn
      Amanda Markowitz
      Nora Heidenreich
      Tacey Adams
      Bennie the Cat
      Caden Douglas
      Michael Lomenda
      littleBULL Productions

    Best Actor

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    Best Michigan Lead Actor

    • Theatrical Headshot
      Winner
      • Daniel Jeffries
      • It's a Life Worth Living
    • Mickey O'Sullivan
      • Mickey O'Sullivan
      • Driftless
    • Robert Laenen
      • Robert Laenen(actor)
      • Nick Felice(director)
      • Bet on Ben
    • Brian Boynton
      • Brian Boynton
      • If I Can't Have You...

    Best Director

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    Best Michigan Director

    • Winner
      • Peter Poulos
      • If I Can't Have You...
      • The Stain
      • Harper Philbin
      • Driftless
    • Brenna Noyes
      • Brenna Noyes
      • Smile
    • Bret Miller
      • Bret Miller(director)
      • A Visitor

    Best Feature Film

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Broken Diamonds

      5.7 (371)
      Peter Sattler
      Thad Luckinbill
      Trent Luckinbill
      Emma McGill
      Jon Schumacher
      Ellen H. Schwartz
      Molly Smith
      Rachel Smith
      Mary Sparacio
      Trina Wyatt
      Black Label Media
      FilmRise
      Pivotal Post
      The Research House Clearance Services
      Trevanna Post
      William F. White International
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      Drunk Bus

      6.2 (1.3K)
      John Carlucci
      Brandon LaGanke
      Ghost+Cow Films
      Hollenbeck Film and Experience
      FilmRise
    • [object Object]

      Beans

      7.0 (1.2K)
      Tracey Deer
      Anne-Marie Gélinas
      EMA Films
      FilmRise

    Best International Feature Film

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      Winner

      Surge

      6.1 (4.2K)
      Aneil Karia
      Ben Whishaw
      Dave Bishop
      Tim Dennison
      Lizzie Francke
      Rose Garnett
      Julia Godzinskaya
      Will Norton
      Scott O'Donnell
      Isabelle Stewart
      Sophie Vickers
      Eva Yates
      BBC Film
      British Film Institute (BFI)
      Rooks Nest Entertainment
      FilmRise

    Michigan Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      If I Can't Have You...

      7.2 (24)
      Peter Poulos(director)
      Matthew Santia(director)
      Tennille Taraszkiewicz(producer)
      Brian Boynton
      Tennille T. Productions
    • [object Object]

      Driftless

      4.5 (143)
      Peter Hawley
      Harper Philbin
    • [object Object]

      Just Another Dream

      3.7 (451)
      Paul Schneider(director)
      Kristy Swanson(actress)
      Dean Cain(actor)
      Eugene Brave Rock(actor)
      Kayden Bryce(actress)
      Copeland Diver(actor)
      Ele Bardha(executive producer)
      Jennifer Nichole Lee(producer)
      Joe Kurak(actor)
      Tj Orrys(director of photography)
      Blue Bird Productions
      Rock Solid Creative Studios
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      It's a Life Worth Living

      6.7 (65)
      Keith Perna(director)
      Daniel Jeffries(actor)
      Angela Roberts Johnson(actress)
      Nancy Lynette Parker(actress)
      Shawntay Dalon(actress)
      Antonio Mireles(actor)
      Bright Horizon Pictures
      Christiano Film Group

    Best Actress

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    Best Michigan Lead Actress

    • Winner
      • Sol Everett
      • Smile
    • Tennille Taraszkiewicz
      • Tennille Taraszkiewicz
      • If I Can't Have You...

    Best Actress

    • Monique Candelaria
      • Monique Candelaria
      • Driftless

    Best Short Documentary

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Rise

      Hannah Byrd
      Blooming Lettuce Productions

    Best Supporting Actor

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    Best Michigan Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • James Dolbeare
      • Driftless
    • Photo by Jessica Dietz
      • Jimmy Doom
      • Uncle

    Best Animated Short Film

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    Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El niño y la montaña

      7.4 (9)
      Santiago Aguilera
      Gabriel Monreal
    • [object Object]

      Frederick Von Scholar's How-to Series

      Jim Allison
      Juan Carlos Hernandez
      Jason McCoy
      Ronald Ogden

    Best Documentary

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Forbidden Strings

      6.5 (28)
      Hasan Noori
      Afsaneh Salari
      Docmaniacs
      FilmRise
    • [object Object]

      Scout 10-5

      David Van Wie
      J.D. Hayworth
      Tank Jones
    • [object Object]

      Welcome to Monterey

      Lauren Ray(director)
      JoLo Productions

    Documentary Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bear and Fred

      Keith Famie
      Visionalist Entertainment Productions

    Best Michigan Cinematographer

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    Michigan Film

    • Matthew Santia, Brian Boynton, Harley Wallen, Tennille Taraszkiewicz, and Todd Calvin De Pew in If I Can't Have You... (2022)
      The Stain (2021)
      Winners
      • If I Can't Have You...
      • The Stain
      Peter Poulos
      Tennille T. Productions
      ThirtyFour 26 Studios
    • [object Object]

      Driftless

      4.5 (143)
      Vinny Walsh

    Best Supporting Actress

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    Best Michigan Supporting Actress

    • Shawntay Dalon
      Winner
      • Shawntay Dalon(actress)
      • It's a Life Worth Living
      • Meredith Deighton
      • Driftless

    Jury Prize

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    Best International Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Myrtle

      7.5 (17)
      Shaheen Schleifer(producer)
      Patricia McCormack(director)
      TheDigital

    Best Editor

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    Feature

    • [object Object]

      Driftless

      4.5 (143)
      Jordan Skutar

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