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Golden State Film Festival

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    • 2010s
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    Audience Award

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    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Burning Bright

      7.4 (36)
      Aaron Bierman

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Impulse

      4.1 (259)
      Michelle Danner
      All in Films

    Golden State Film Festival Award

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    BEST EDITING DOCUMENTARY SHORT

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Song of the Open Road: The Story of the Southern California Youth Chorale

      Victoria E. Rhodes(Producer/Executive Producer)
      Tom Dowler(Producer/Editor)
      Long Haul Films

    Best Actor - Feature Film

    • Frederick Keeve
      Winner
      • Frederick Keeve
      • The Accompanist
      Keeve Productions

    Best Actress - Feature Film

    • Sarah Jamie Lewis
      Winner
      • Sarah Jamie Lewis
      • Love in Daylight
      Apodidae Films

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Destiny, Their Call

      Anthony Merchak(director)

    Best Cinematography-Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Why She Smiles

      7.5 (33)
      Noah Hanson(cinematographer)

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Thongs

      8.5 (11)
      Carlo Essagian(Director)

    Best Director - Feature Film

    • Robert Cicchini
      Winner
      • Robert Cicchini(director)
      • Coming Up for Air
      Glenside Productions

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Justice for Vincent

      8.4 (18)
      Lawrence Chau
      Andy Palmer
      On Air Entertainment

    Best Editing - Feature Narrative

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nursery Rhyme of a Madman

      6.7 (19)
      Igor Stephen Rados(director)

    Best Editing Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jinxsie

      Fredrik Gustafsson

    Best Ensemble Cast Featurette

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Take My Hand

      6.9 (13)
      Eileen Grubba
      Barbara Bain
      Sondra Currie

    Best Ensemble Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Covert Activity

      Adrian Pereira
      Daniel Sowa
      Lou Williams
      Alexis C. Martino
      Stephanie Gans
      Dean Swaydan
      Dan Sutter
      Beverly Berekian
      Janine Gateland
      Lisa Cody
      Tahre Hale
      Trevor Champion Rogers
      Joseph Lane
      Carol Mack
      Stephen Lucien
      Ashton Solecki
      Jessica Larkin
      Fiona Lincke
      Frank J. Dion
      Gavin X. Clement
      Rip Roarer Productions

    Best Experimental Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ode to Daphne

      Catherine Phillips
    • [object Object]

      Alba

      Elizabeth Soto-Lara(director)
      Natalia Fuentealba(director)

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trick of the Old Cat

      8.7 (13)
      Eugene Khazin(Director/writer)
      Eden Knodel(actress)
      Mark Heron(actor)
      Andres Vega(actor)
      Brandon Anthony(actor)
      Mykola Kovalenko(director of photography)
      Joakim Persson(First assistant camera)
      Kris George(Gaffer)
      Igor Parfenov(Sound mixer on set)
      Sam Soto(Artist)
      Chris Wirsig(Music composer)
      Adriana Herrera(Special thanks)
      Diahann McCrary(Special thanks)

    Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When the Fever Breaks

      3.9 (179)
      Tymaine Clay(director)
      Break-A-Light Entertainment

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      That Night

      Jennifer Nangle(actress/writer)
      Garrett Lee(actor, writer)
      Joseph R. Davis(director)
      Brian Gerson(director)
      Amanda Cano(actress)
      Raymond Vinsik Williams(actor)
      Charles Chudabala(actor)

    Best International Romantic Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Call Me

      Arek Zasowski
      Maegan Coker
      Sumit Sharma
      Mary Uranta
      Aemy Niafeliz
      Paul A. Taylor
      Viola Zasowska
      Cornélie Havas
      Olga Malchevska
      McKenzie Cameron
      Allwell Spencer

    Best Micro Travel Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Marina

    Best Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Dylan Bruno(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To the Boats

    Best Revenge Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brickbat

      Mark Donnell

    Best Romantic Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      How to Make Love to Mariachi Music

      Bryan Bostic
      Professional Hood Entertainment

    Best Romantic Drama Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chains That Bind

      Suzanne Von Schaack(Executive Producer)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bestial

      Clark D. Schaefer(Writer)
      SitkaBlu Productions

    Best Short Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Content Guidelines

      Omid Shabkhiz

    Best Short Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spirit

      Nicolas M. Sato
      Cole Winokur
      Shadow Council Productions

    Best Short, Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Loft202

      Antonette Trussoni
      TruFilm Media Productions

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 100th Victim

      8.1 (9)
      Eric Van Mil
      Daymaker Productions
      SandBay Entertainment

    Best Supporting Actor, Feature Film

    • Tom Bower at an event for We Have a Ghost (2023)
      Winner
      • Tom Bower
      • Two Ways Home

    Best Thriller

    • Elliot Stevens
      Winners
      • Elliot Stevens
      • Matt Encarnacao
      • Ashley Kristeen Vega
      • Justin Onofre
      Title: PSYCHASTHENIA

    Best original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Deathroom

      5.5 (35)
      Nicole Jones-Dion

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      Calypso

      5.6 (50)
      Giovanni Labadessa(producer)
      Luca Severi(director)
      Luca Severi Production Group

    Best International Feature

    • [object Object]

      Anima Sola

      7.8 (22)
      Roberto Jabor(Director)
      EWP Films

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Fighting MSA: Austin Crawford's Story

      9.2 (12)
      Austin Crawford(actor)
      Phil Gioja(director)
    • [object Object]

      My Destiny, Their Call

      Anthony Merchak(director)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Mann vs. Fish

      Jon Osbeck
      Freddie Connor

    Best Student Short Film

    • [object Object]

      101 Knocks

      Alkis Tzortzoglou

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Donna on the Go

      8.6 (93)
      Peggy Lane(Executive Producer/Creator)
      Vince Deadrick Jr.(Director/Write/Co Executive Producer)
      Craig Hutchison(Co Executive Producer)
      Donna Russo(lead Actress)
      Catholic Guilt Productions
    • [object Object]

      NC-16

      8.2 (7)

    Jury Prize

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    Best Comedy Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Our Scripted Life

      4.2 (1.6K)
      David Towner

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gam Cam Grrl

      4.9 (62)
      Jaya Grace Girard(costume designer)

    Best Inspirational Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Intervention

      9.1 (16)
      Linda Palmer
      Julia Silverman
      Janel Tanna
      Runaway Productions

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Pennan Brae: Strut-1980s

      Tim Cash(director)
      Pennan Brae(writer)
      Far From Earth Films

    Grand Prize

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Final Frequency

      2.9 (216)
      Tim Lowry(co-executive producer)
      Rachel E. Lowry(co-executive producer)
      Derrick Warfel(executive producer)
      John David Ware(producer)
      Joth Riggs(producer)
      8168 Productions
      Winter Star Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Turnaround

      Cuete Yeska

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

    • [object Object]

      Ruth Weiss: the Beat Goddess

      8.2 (26)
      Melody C. Miller

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