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IndieX Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
  • 202520242023202220212020

    Honorable Mention

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    Best Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Speedman

      Joe Bowers

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Zone

      8.1 (8)
      Connor Pritchard

    Best Crime Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under

      Abraham Lopez
      A Greek God Entertainment

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      FreedomTown: Not So Black and White

      Morteza Rafiei(Director)
      Sidney Lawrence Brown(Producer)
      MSR Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tiger Run: The Untold Story

      Dee Brown
      Omarosa Manigault Newman
      Dee Brown
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Preschool to Prison

      Karen Baptiste(director)
    • [object Object]

      Song & Spirit

      Gage Masterson

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lorraine

      Karen Lukesh
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Grant Clover(director)
      Michael Metzler Jr.(director)
    • [object Object]

      Mãe

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pioneering Spirits

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Brush with Death

      Tsahi Halevi
      Gily Itskovitch
      Mor Sarusi
      Arik Zilberman

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Traveller

      Edoardo Aleandri(director)
    • [object Object]

      A Month. A Day. A Year.

      8.4 (9)
      Hunter Brockmann
      Impulse Films

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Red Dahlia

      5.4 (174)
      Richard Poche
      Poche Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Made in Technicolor

      Millie Cupp

    Best First Time Director (Female)

    • Winner
      • Geraldine Bright(Director)
      • The Job

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Follow the White Rabbit

      5.2 (18)
      Richard Poche
    • Winner
        Awarded to Tiffany Melia

      Best Indie Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mersey Boys: A Letter from Al Moran

        8.8 (71)
        Paddy Murphy
        Steven G. Farrell
        Aaron Ronnie Almani
        Celtic Badger Media

      Best Microfilm

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Codependent on Desire

        Merivelle
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Righteous

        Stephen Michael Kelly
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Jessica AI

        Galactic Monk(Filmmaker)

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Out of My Mouth - Madeline Rosene

        Moe Taylor
        BrainDagger Films

      Best Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Quietus of Man

        Frank Rice Jr.(Director)
        FJR Films
        Pacific Motion Pictures

      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        TCG Puppets: Halloween Spooktacular

        Kobe Morrison(writer)
        "Halloween Night" written and performed by Kobe Morrison

      Best Parody Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Cases of Evelyn Dupree

        Josh Minnie
        Kyle Shepard
        Manuel Zermeño
        tt22742054
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Spy High

        Josh Minnie
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ghost Leave

        Miguel Lopez de Leon(Writer/Director)

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Swindle

        9.9 (9)
        Zach Koepp(writer/director)
        P.J. Schulte(actor/producer)

      Best Romantic Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Take Care

        Ary Satish
        Imani Nikelle
        Jabu Ndlovu
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Fragments

        Matthew Luppino

      Best Short Script

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Tall Man Short Man

        Larry Coleman(writer)
      • Der Beker

        Ruben Levi(writer)

      Best Student Director (Female)

      • Merivelle
        Winner
        • Merivelle
        • Opa

      Best Student Director (Male)

      • Winner
        • Sam Mingen Tan
        • Two-Lane Bike Trail

      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dark Web

        Tyler Appian
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dark Web

        Tyler Appian
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Diary

        Fozan Khan(director)

      Best Visual FX

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        House of Ra: The Legend of Reo

        Antoine M. Dillard
        Quantum VFX

      Best Web Series/TV Pilot

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        BrawlStars: Real Stories. Punched Up.

        5.0 (6)
        ActionCAN Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        WordLotto

        9.1 (354)
        Johnny Baca(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        New Life

        8.2 (7)
        Cleve Brown(Director)

      Best Women Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Je

        Zane(producer, director, cinematographer)
        Cassandre Anaya(producer, writer, actress)

      Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Beyond the Gate

        Hunter Nickless

      Honorable Mention

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Consensual

        Jeff Hilliard
        Joey Danger
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Stanczyk: The King's Jester

        Alexey Ryndin
        I. Karpenko-Karyy Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Galaxies

        Robert Brody(director)
        Super Vision

      Honorable Mention Crime Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Hit

        Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Joseph Anthony Marcello
        Jesus Paez
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment

      Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Grassroots

        Jake Waring(Writer)
        Arthur Cull(Writer)
        Jesse Fox(Director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Crooked Alley

        Jade Janet(Director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Coven

        Melissa Vitello
        Adriana Natale

      Women Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Walking in the Wrong Direction

        Lisa Singletary
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Strangle of Ivy

        Tarakata Films
        Endlight Entertainment

      Best Children Short

      • Fireworks!

        Roman L. Santos(Director)

      Honorable Mention (Set Design)

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        Palabres

        Raphael Dussud(director)
        Anthony Manassero(producer)
        Clément Fontaine(co-producer)
        Alice Lobel(scenario)
        Manon Bertand(actress)
        Alexandra Chouraqui(actress)
        Julien Rastel(actor)
        Adèle Langlois(makeup artist)
        Baptiste Barboiron(Sound)
        Jules Sourzac(sound design/sound mixing)
        Cécil Cahen(editor)
        Romain Plumat(Camera Assistant)
        Pedro Labaig(First Assistant Director)
        Clémence Plaquet(actress)
        Victor Le Blond(actor)
        Bruno Coulon(actor)
        Setigui Coulibali(actor)
        Seize-Dix-Huit Images

      Outstanding Achievement Award

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      (Actor)

      • Derrex Brady
        Winner
        • Derrex Brady
        • Roberta's Rules

      Best Adapted Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mersey Boys: A Letter from Al Moran

        8.8 (71)
        Paddy Murphy
        Steven G. Farrell
        Celtic Badger Media

      Best Child / Young Actress

      • Sarah Noelle Eastep
        Winner
        • Sarah Noelle Eastep
        • SYOTOS

      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Merk - a Covid Survival Story

        Tyler Shoemaker
        MPEG6 Productions

      Best Dark Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Men in Cars

        8.1 (18)
        Molly Vernon
        James Seyer
        Vernon-McKee
        DeReality Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Oll Korrect

        Antonin Féraud(director)
        Michael Jovanovski(actor)
        Rosanne Kang(executive producer)

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Long Weekend

        Danielle Swanson

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mersey Boys: A Letter from Al Moran

        8.8 (71)
        Fiach Kunz
        Jessica Messenger
        Robert Bourke
        Michael Casey
        Ben Collopy
        Graham Gill
        Rachel Cobb
        Steven G. Farrell
        Celtic Badger Media

      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Affentanz - Hunter

        6.2 (19)
        Cyprian Hercka(Director)

      Best Microfilm

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Opa

        8.3 (15)
        Merivelle
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        In the Zone

        8.1 (8)
        Connor Pritchard

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Affentanz - Hunter

        6.2 (19)
        Cyprian Hercka(Director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Terry Blade: Won't Be Around

        Terry Blade

      Best Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        I Know What You Need

        7.2 (31)
        Julia Marchese
        One Ski Productions
      • [object Object]

        Prototype

        8.2 (11)
        Stian Glatthard(writer/director)

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Roberta's Rules

        9.3 (9)
        Pakk Hui

      Best Parody Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dad Bod Dale

        Cam Woodman
        Carly Fawcett
        Jamie Patterson

      Best Producer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Brush with Death

        Ariel Lavi
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cari's Tattoo

        Ellen Costa(Producer)
        Sley Productions

      Best Special FX

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

        9.4 (19)
        Joe Castro

      Best TV / Web Series Pilot

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        L.I.F.E.

        7.8 (12)
        Dathan Smith(writer/director)
        Kevin Clark(executive producer)
        Michele Condrey(executive producer)
        DathanSmithProductions
        tt18555142

      Best Thriller

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Need

        Michael Rognlie
        E.E. Tallent
        On The Fence Productions
        Tapped House TV
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Monster in the Closet

        Neil Miguel Watson

      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Eraser: Time to Kill

        Zachary Padgett

      Best Web and New Media

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Trauma Bonded

        Tori Lane Ross(Director)
        Chloe Burns

      Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Coiffeur Extraordinaire - Waiting for Legros

        Lance Lucero
        Warehouse 9 Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Supermodel

        Nicole Wensel
        Conscious Cinema Co.
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Our Late Father

        Sylvia Ray(director)

      Documentary Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Seven Thousand Souls

        9.3 (83)
        Sanjin Miric(director)
        Rodoljub
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Perfect Shot: Antarctica

        9.3 (10)
        Quinn Halleck
        Canwell Media
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Rising Wings

        Harun Kazaz
        Trips Of Discovery ASC

      Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mache

        Wendy-Seme Orleans
        Anna-Maria Orlu
        Taylor Young
        Collins Wewa
        Quonta Beasley
        Natasha Nicole
        A Remedy Production
        Valley Hidden in the Mountains

      Film Noir Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Tiger in the Subway

        James Abrams
        Al Nazemian
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Face of Death

        Zachary Chilcote(director)
        Imagespring Group

      LGBTQ Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Walking in the Wrong Direction

        Lisa Singletary

      Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Strangle of Ivy

        Tarakata Films
        Endlight Entertainment

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Merk - a Covid Survival Story

        Tyler Shoemaker
        MPEG6 Productions

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Danny

        Mary-Madison Baldo

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror short)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Incorrigible

        A 4AM In Moldova Productions
        A Greek God Entertainment
        Kitchen Table Fables Media
        Uncensored Imagination
        Vance Crofoot Productions

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Truck Fishing in America

        Neal Adelman
        Craig Holden
        Empty Bottle Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Verlier Mich Nicht

        Desmond Hudson(writer/director)
        Nina Zogg(co-director)
        89 Productions

      Outstanding Achievement Award Best Web/TV Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Hollywoo

        Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Joseph Anthony Marcello
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment

      Outstanding Achievement Visual FX

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Consensual

        Jeff Hilliard

      Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Roberta's Rules

        9.3 (9)
        Derrex Brady

      Web Series/ TV Pilot

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Almost There

        Ricky Montez
        Anthony 'Citric' Campos
        Ruben Vela
        Vic Demone Nolasco
        Deana Molle'
        Phill Medina
        Harry Santiago
        Lou Pizarro
        Cory Baumgartner
        Samantha Larsen
        Arrow Love Productions
        Big Citric Entertainment
        DeanaLand Productions

      Women Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Cycle

        Vilma Jackson

      June Award

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      Best Fantasy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Ghost Light

        Nick Burchard

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]

        Lorraine

        Sara Coates
        Scott Speiser

      Best Director (Female)

      • Karen Lukesh
        • Karen Lukesh
        • Lorraine

      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]

        1987

        Retro. F.(composer)

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]

        Spy High

        Josh Minnie

      Best Producer

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      Best Producer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abrazo

        Paola Baldion
        Jamie McPherson Toll
        Vicki Syal
        Dos Almas Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calabasas Criminals

        Mike DeMille
        Nicole Layson
        Shelby Yardley
        Brennan Karem
        Malcolm Goodwin
        Vanessa Goodwin
        Wasteland Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Hollywoo

        Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Joseph Anthony Marcello
        Jesus Paez
        James J. LaBonte
        Brian Gibree
        Orlando Baxter
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment

      Jury Prize

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      Best Action Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

        7.7 (22)
        Russ Emanuel(director)
        Paul Hickman
        Howard Nash(producer)
        Ryan T. Husk(producer)
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Actress

      • Winner
        • Tarah Paige(actress)
        • The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

        7.7 (22)
        Tarah Paige(actress)
        Katherine Munroe(actress)
        Armin Shimerman(actor)
        Gary Graham(actor)
        Sean Kenney(actor)
        Tracee Cocco(actress)
        Ryan T. Husk(actor)
        Rico E. Anderson(actor)
        Bill Victor Arucan(actor)
        Malissa Longo(actress)
        Jennifer Durst(actress)
        Ted Heim(actor)
        John Harlan Brady(actor)
        Drew Martyn(actor)
        Danika Gould(actress)
        Eric David Brown(actor)
        Ed Mower(actor)
        Sean Quirk(actor)
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Sound Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

        7.7 (22)
        Sean Fahimian(sound designer)
        Innomagic Productions
      • [object Object]

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

        7.7 (22)
        Sean Fahimian(sound designer)
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Supporting Actor

      • Marcus must face his future...
        Winner
        • Gary Graham(actor)
        • The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Visual FX

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

        7.7 (22)
        Trevor Mayes(visual effects supervisor)
        Tobias Richter(visual effects supervisor)
        Tommy Kraft(visual effects supervisor)
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Actor

      • Armin Shimerman
        • Armin Shimerman(actor)
        • The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
        Innomagic Productions

      Best Male Director

      • Staycation Feature Film May 2021 Shoot
        • Russ Emanuel(director)
        • The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands
        Innomagic Productions

      August Award

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      Best Animation Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        SOW DON'T SING - This Old Winner

        Alysha Nunez(director)

      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Abdulhafeez AL-Bosife
        Mouayed Film
      • [object Object]

        The Common Good

        Roman Keller(cinematographer)
        Ivo Apollonio(cinematographer)
        Stefan Gutternigh(cinematographer)
        Clemens Beutler(cinematographer)

      Best Director (male)

      • Mouayed Zabtia
        Winner
        • Mouayed Zabtia
        • Story of Godia
        Mouayed Film

      Best First Time Director (Male)

      • Ella Clover
        Joey Povinelli
        Winners
        • Ella Clover
        • Joey Povinelli
        • Interitus Adfectus
        jpeg Productions

      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Interitus Adfectus

        jpeg Productions
      • [object Object]

        Tap

        Tristan Corrigan
        Vanessa M.H. Powers
        Under_Score Productions

      Best Original Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Ibrahim Albishari
        Mouayed Film

      Best Producer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Mouayed Zabtia
        Mouayed Film

      Best Sci-Fi Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Common Good

        Stefan Gutternigh(director)
        Eva Amann(director)

      Best Special Effects

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Interitus Adfectus

        Sophie Hamernik
        jpeg Productions

      Best web SERIES

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Mouayed Zabtia
        Mouayed Film

      Best Actress

      • Ella Clover
        • Ella Clover
        • Interitus Adfectus
        jpeg Productions

      Best Child/Young Actor

        • Mark Turcotte
        • Tap
        Under_Score Productions

      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]

        Out of My Mouth - Madeline Rosene

        Madeline Rosene

      Best Parody Short

      • [object Object]

        Ghost Leave

        Miguel Lopez de Leon(Writer/Director/Executive Producer/Actor/Editor)

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]

        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Khaled Bosrod
        Mouayed Film

      October Award

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      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Into the Wild

        Adam Kingsley
        Max Woods Productions

      Best Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Into the Wild

        Max Woods
        Max Woods Productions

      Best Dark Comedy

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Superdead

        Brian Jarvis(director)

      Best Set Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

        9.4 (19)
        Juan M Gonzalez

      Best Student Director (Male)

      • Max Woods, asleep on the job
        Winner
        • Max Woods
        • Into the Wild
        Max Woods Productions

      Best Director (Female)

      • On set of Into the Thicket
        • Devany Greenwood
        • Into the Thicket

      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]

        Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

        9.4 (19)
        Juan M Gonzalez

      Best Producer

      • [object Object]

        Into the Wild

        Max Woods
        Micah Johnson

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]

        Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

        9.4 (19)
        Juan M Gonzalez

      December Award

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      Best Child/Young Actor

      • Sam Broome
        Winner
        • Sam Broome
        • Beyond the Gate

      Best Mobile Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Beyond the Gate

        Hunter Nickless

      Best Young Child Actress

      • Chance Hagen
        Winner
        • Chance Hagen
        • Beyond the Gate

      Semi-Finalist

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Tangled Web

        5.2 (29)
        Emmanuel Obi
        Uwe Schwarzwalder

      Best Actor

      • Shawn C. Hansen in Adversary: Wanted Dead or Alive (2023)
        • Shawn C. Hansen(Actor)
        • Adversary: Wanted Dead or Alive
        Korea Black Productions

      Best Fantasy Short

      • [object Object]

        Adversary: Wanted Dead or Alive

        Korea Black(Director)
        Dustin J. Robison(Cinematographer)
        Paul Hyon Kim(Cinematographer)
        Dan Volk(Sound Mixer)
        Korea Black Productions

      Best Mystery Short

      • [object Object]

        Flensing

        Matt Jeston
        Miccajet Studios

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]

        Flensing

        Matt Jeston
        Sonny Ford
        Miccajet Studios

      Best Original Screenplay

      • [object Object]

        Adversary: Wanted Dead or Alive

        Korea Black(Writer)
        Korea Black Productions

      Best Trailer/Teaser

      • [object Object]

        Cassandra Venice

        Hugo Teugels(director)
        Polli Cannabis(actress)
        TVP services Video Art Productions

      February Award

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      Best Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Brush with Death

        Ariel Lavi
        Yuval Sol Boker

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]

        Walking in the Wrong Direction

        Samantha Green
        Aya Zayter

      Best Female Director

        • Yuval Sol Boker
        • A Brush with Death
      • Lisa Singletary
        • Lisa Singletary
        • Walking in the Wrong Direction

      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]

        A Knock

        Abraham Lopez
        A Greek God Entertainment

      Best Original Screenplay

      • [object Object]

        A Brush with Death

        Yuval Sol Boker
        Alon Karmi

      Best Short Script

      • [object Object]

        Cemetery People

        Catarina César

      Annual Award

      Edit

      Best Actor of the Year

      • Long Nguyen at an event for Journey from the Fall (2006)
        Winner
        • Long Nguyen(actor)
        • Could You Please Repeat That?

      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Le Buron

        Léo Pons
        Leomedias

      Best Director (Female)

      • Minnie Nguyen
        Winner
        • Minnie Nguyen(director)
        • Could You Please Repeat That?
        WDA Entertainment

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Could You Please Repeat That?

        Minnie Nguyen(writer/director)
        WDA Entertainment

      Best Editing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Echoes

        6.9 (10)
        Anthony Kalmeta
        Virtual Celluloid

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Could You Please Repeat That?

        Long Nguyen(actor)
        Xiaowan Jin(child actress)
        Amy Bui(actress)
        Ngoc Le(actress)
        MJ Ordillano(actor)

      Best First Time Director (Male)

      • Shane Crosland
        Winner
        • Shane Crosland(director)
        • The Chieftain of the Pudding Race

      Best Indie Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Chieftain of the Pudding Race

        Shane Crosland(director)

      Best Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Perimeter

        Joel Korhonen
      • [object Object]

        Echoes

        6.9 (10)
        Virtual Celluloid

      Best Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Perimeter

        Jesper Wallenius

      Best Student Male Director

      • Winner
        • Pierre Fittante
        • Above Us

      Best Supporting Actor

      • Daniel Dasent
        Winner
        • Daniel Dasent(Actor)
        • Sunflower

      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Bläckfisk

        Sarah Hanner
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Le Buron

        Léo Pons
        Leomedias

      Best Web Serie/TV Pilot

      • Winner

        Above Us

      Best Woman Director

      • Sarah Hanner at the Bläckfisk screening at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
        Winner
        • Sarah Hanner
        • Bläckfisk

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]

        Le Buron

        David Levadoux
        Antoine Tomé
        Leomedias
      • [object Object]

        The Harbinger of Death

        Ryan de Quintal
        Christopher John Karr

      Best Film Noir Short

      • [object Object]

        The Harbinger of Death

        Kenneth Yeung
        Christopher John Karr
        Ryan de Quintal
        AlwaysMovinForward Films
        Paper Street Studios

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]

        Övergivenheten: Soilwork

        8.8 (11)
        Hanna Oldenburg
        Johan Kuurne
        Jonathan Tufvesson
        Machinery Productions

      Best Supporting Actress

        • Madeleine MacMahon
        • This Little Girl
        Hawkwood Productions

      Best Woman Short

      • [object Object]

        This Little Girl

        Annette Westwood
        Emma Westwood
        Hawkwood Productions

      Finalist

      • [object Object]

        Mothering Sunday

        7.1 (206)
        Pamela Kaval
        Olivia McClymont
        Jared Jones
        Stasia Boyce
        Samantha Jayne Richardson
        Wildaval Productions
      • [object Object]

        The Chieftain of the Pudding Race

        Shane Crosland(director)

      April Award

      Edit

      Best Child/Young Actress

      • Wesley Moss
        Winner
        • Wesley Moss
        • The Marked

      Best Dark Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Scavenger

        Revaz-Giorgi 'Rezo' Arveladze
        Rophaki Studios

      Best Film Noir Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Light on

        Juan Lume(writer/director/producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Light on

        Ignacio Verdugo(Producer)
        Go Films

      Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Conspiracy Cases

        Jeffrey Paul Agosta

      Best Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Light on

        Juan Lume(writer/producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Light on

        Ignacio Verdugo(producer)
        Go Films
      • [object Object]

        Purgatory

        Alec Patchin(Director)
        Semi-Finalist

      Semi-Finalist

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A meeting between two. The secret

        Yoram Marcus
        Eyal Kantor
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A meeting between two. The secret

        Yoram Marcus
        Eyal Kantor
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A meeting between two. The secret

        Eyal Kantor
        Yoram Marcus

      Best Actor

        • Italo Spotorno(actor)
        • Light on

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]

        The Marked

        8.5 (19)
        Reggie Austin
        Kristoffer Polaha
        Emily Swallow
        Wesley Moss

      Best Male Director

      • Juan Lume
        • Juan Lume(writer/director/producer)
        • Light on

      Best Microfilm

      • [object Object]

        Coming Up for Air

        Trina Noel Davis

      Best Producer

      • [object Object]

        Light on

        Juan Lume(writer/director/producer)
        Ignacio Verdugo(writer/producer)

      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]

        The Marked

        8.5 (19)
        Reggie Austin

      Best Woman Short

      Edit

      Best Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Seen

        Martina Monti
        Olivia Martini

      Best Woman Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Nothing Happened

        Eve Ginann Wuthrich

      March Award

      Edit

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Snow Angel

        4.6 (190)
        Michel Corriveau(composer)

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]

        Galaxies

        Patrick Gorman(actor)
        Magi Avila(actress)
        Damn Good Idea Productions
      • [object Object]

        Galaxies

        Patrick Gorman(actor)
        Magi Avila(actress)
        Super Vision

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]

        Losing Eric

        Jai Santiago(Writer / Director)
      • [object Object]

        No Mas

        Stephen Michael Kelly
        Relentless Filmworks

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]

        Losing Eric

        Jai Santiago(Actor)
        Topher Fredd(Actor)
        Matthew O'Donnell(Actor)
        Kathy Kelly(Actor)

      Best First Time Director (Male)

      • Jai Santiago
        • Jai Santiago(Director)
        • Losing Eric

      May/June Award

      Edit

      Best Mobile Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Old New Age

        Vasco Diogo

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Old New Age

        Vasco Diogo

      Best Microfilm

      • [object Object]

        Laying awake

        Giovanna Caruso
        Mike Whitehead
        Soulkin Entertainment

      Award of Excellence

      Edit

      Award of Excellence (Special Mention)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Loved

        Joseph Sernio
        D.J. Higgins
        Julie Robinson
        Troy Ruff
        Holly Lake Films

      July Award

      Edit

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Rebel

        7.3 (2.7K)
        Kabir McNeely
        Brian Doolittle

      Best Web/TV Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cerebrum: The Tulsa Murders - Ch.1 Excerebration Alert

        Katherine J. Espin
        Lauren N Crow

      Best Young Actor

      • Kabir McNeely
        Winner
        • Kabir McNeely
        • Rebel

      Certificate of Achievement

      Edit

      Best Actress

      • Rebecca Klingler
        Winner
        • Rebecca Klingler
        • Dear Ernie

      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Truck Fishing in America

        Matt Love
        Empty Bottle Productions
      • [object Object]

        Dear Ernie

        Justin Ervin

      Best Dark Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Truck Fishing in America

        Shelley Delaney
        Empty Bottle Productions

      Best Director (Male)

      • M.D. Walton
        Winner
        • M.D. Walton
        • Dear Ernie

      Best Director - Female

      • Neha Srivastava
        Winners
        • Neha Srivastava(director)
        • Akshat Kishore(cinematographer)
        • Orange Sun
        Heartbeat Films

      Best First Time Director (Male)

      • Dee Brown
        Winner
        • Dee Brown
        • Tiger Run: The Untold Story
        Dee Brown

      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Thumper's Revenge

        8.4 (13)
        Sean Haitz
        Happy Fright Films

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dear Ernie

        Pakk Hui

      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Show me the Vision

        Roc Flowers(singer)

      Best Sound Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Tiger Run: The Untold Story

        Dee Brown
        Omarosa Manigault Newman
        Dee Brown

      Best first time director ( female)

      • Winner
        • Shelley Delaney
        • Truck Fishing in America
        Empty Bottle Productions

      Best Animated Short

      • [object Object]

        In the Shadows

        Nico Isaque

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]

        Dear Ernie

        M.D. Walton
        Derrex Brady
        Mayon Denton
        SkyScope Pictures
      • [object Object]

        June 24th

        Jenn Sullivan
        Ashley Landrieu
        Steffanie N Graves
        Jef Figallo

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]

        Almost There

        Ricky Montez
        Anthony 'Citric' Campos
        Phill Medina
        Harry Santiago
        Deana Molle'
        Arrow Love Productions
        Big Citric Entertainment
        DeanaLand Productions
      • [object Object]

        Our Late Father

        Ep Cho(actor)
        Narisa Suzuki(actor)
        Brandon H. Lee(actor)
        Susan Gayle Watts(actor)

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]

        Show me the Vision

        Matilde Bergamini(editor)
        Roc Flowers(singer)

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]

        The Coven

        Elizabeth Mae Alan

      Best Supporting Actor

        • Jef Figallo
        • June 24th

      Best Women short

      • [object Object]

        June 24th

        Jenn Sullivan
        Ashley Landrieu
        Steffanie N Graves
        Jef Figallo

      Semi-Finalist

      • [object Object]

        Aventurine: Safe

        Jo Harmon
        Todd Garner
        Armin Nasseri

      Best Sci-Fi Short

      Edit

      Best Sci-Fi Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Desert Sky

        David Hartstone
        Lexa Gluck
        Seventh House Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        SYOTOS

        S Edward Eastep
        Bike Party
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Space Ryder: A New Bounty

        5.0 (18)
        Jeff Sloniker(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Outer Reaches

        5.7 (46)
        Karl Redgen
        Forgotten Astronaut Productions

      Semi-Finalist

      • [object Object]

        A Sudden Impact

        9.8 (12)
        Gil Rivera

      Best Production Design

      Edit

      Best Production Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Built for Sin

        Ai Wan
        Alessandro Ceschi
        Aiwan Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Cure

        Yibo Kou(production designer)
        Egeria Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Pup Pal: A Game for Better Living

        Brigid Curran Hackett
      • [object Object]

        SYOTOS

        Renee Eastep
        Bike Party
      • [object Object]

        The Strangle of Ivy

        Monna Khan(production designer)
        Tara Garwood(production designer)
        Sarah Melinda(production designer)
        Justin Timpane(production designer)
        Tarakata Films
        Endlight Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Time Spent

        9.2 (195)
        Rob Hutt(writer/director)
        Celia Dumas(Producer)
        Mabel Brown Productions
        Flashbuzz
      • [object Object]

        The Face of Death

        Marena Domingo
        Imagespring Group

      Best production design

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins

      Best Student Comedy Short

      Edit

      Best Student Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Xander

        Jonathan Chao
        Jonathan Chao Productions

      Semi Finalist

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Real Men Wear Pink

        Elizabeth Findley(Director\Writor)
        Tanner LeMay
        Max Knudson
        Taber Johnson
        Cheyenne Rose(Actress)
        Victoria Horn
        Hutt Wigley(Boom Operator)
        Thomas Barnes(Actor)
        Tara Lancaster
        Molly Jean Edwards
        Findley Productions

      Best Supporting Actress

      Edit

      Best Supporting Actress

      • Annie Hägg
        Winner
        • Annie Hägg(actor)
        • The River
      • Rossi Itoff
        • Rossi Itoff
        • Am I Not My Brothers' Keeper?
        • Ida Rodriguez
        • Roberta's Rules
        • Diana Bachowski
        • The Face of Death
        Imagespring Group

      Best First Time Director (Male)

      Edit

      Best First Time Director

      • Bernard Gray
        Winner
        • Bernard Gray
        • Merk - a Covid Survival Story
        MPEG6 Productions
      • Winner
        • Jonathan Chao
        • We'll Get Through This
        Jonathan Chao Productions
        • Chengyu Guo(director)
        • A Call

      Best First Time Male Director

      • Winner
        • Jethro Gartrell
        • Playin' Possum
      • Michael Joseph
        Winner
        • Michael Joseph
        • The Forgotten
        • Noam Vardi
        • What Doesn't Kill
        Hugi Films
      • Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Joseph Anthony Marcello
        • Tommy Jay Dwyer
        • Joseph Anthony Marcello
        • Hollywoo
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment

      Semi-Finalist

      • [object Object]

        A Third Country

        Roberto Collado(Director)
        Augusto Contreras(Director)

      Best Ensemble Cast

      Edit

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Roberta's Rules

        9.3 (9)
        Derrex Brady
        Carmen Serano
        Page Kennedy
        Aida Rodriguez
        Giovanni Cristoff
        Sean Holland
        Vanoy Burnough
        June Christopher
        David Michael Trevino
        Casey Zeman
        Jasmine Sim
        Shane Dorriz
        Kevin Michael Moran
        John Taferner
        Michael Gitomer
        Tammie L. Young
        Tiffany Walker
        Sara Albrecht
        Selam Seifu
        Phyllis Duke
        Ryu Brady
        Zara Morrison
        Deborah Marcano
        Janina Bates
        Patrice Bates
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        WordLotto

        9.1 (354)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        CPA

        Chelsea Rendon(Actress)
        Martel TZ Shaw(Actor)
        Hymnson Chan(Actor)
        Shawdog Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        The Naked Truth

        Preston Geer
        Lee Pugsley
        Sammy T. Anderson
      • [object Object]

        Rug Burn

        Fourth Floor Film
      • [object Object]

        The Cycle

        Vilma Jackson
        Damyan Cholakov
        Craig O'Hara
        Judit Pasti
        Elliot Fradkin
        Jacqui Beckford
        Sean Patrick Brooks
        Maria Alejandra Hernandez
        Malachi Oram
        Dik Maya Pun
        George Ndirangu
        Samuel Adedeji
        Joint Nominated
      • [object Object]

        Calabasas Criminals

        Brennan Karem
        Shelby Yardley
        Malcolm Goodwin
        Kontravious Harrell
        Patrick Sanderson
        Wyatt Hinz
        Pourya Rahbar
      • [object Object]

        Hollywoo

        Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Devin Petry
        Orlando Baxter
        Brian Glowacki
        Shaun Connolly
        Juliet Bowler
        Frank Foley
        Kerry Dwyer
        Jimmy Cash
        Chris Neville
        Thomas Brogan
        James Marshall
        Erickson Orlando
        James J. LaBonte
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        The Hit

        Tommy Jay Dwyer
        Joe Boover
        James J. LaBonte
        Thomas Brogan
        Louise Mara
        Mike Green
        Jimmy Devlin
        Maggie Dwyer
        Maeve Dwyer
        Greatest Gram Productions
        Angel Entertainment

      September Award

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      BEST THRILLER SHORT

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Call

        Chengyu Guo(director)

      Best Sound Mixing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Speedman

        Luke Thomas

      Best Dark Comedy Short

      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House
        Honorable Mention
      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House
        Honorable Mention

      Best Director (Male)

      • Michael Metzler Jr.
        • Grant Clover(director)
        • Michael Metzler Jr.(director)
        • I Walk with Ghosts

      Best Editing

      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House
      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House

      Best Indie Short

      • [object Object]

        No, Prime Minister!

        Lee Malka(Actress)
        Alon Steinberg(Actor)
        Yuval Riklis(Actor)
        Eitan Riklis(Director of photography)
        Alagem Alon(Editor)
        Yuri Priymenko(Sound Designer)
        Anna Sokolov Tolkatsir(Executive Producer)
        Misha Pletinsky(Camera Operator, Grip)
        Yuri Riklis(writer/director/producer)
        Bella Dora Cincreations
        City Partner Real Estate & Development

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]

        Speedman

        Luke Thomas

      Best Sound Editing

      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House
        Honorable Mention
      • [object Object]

        Who Invited the Robots?

        Jack Schneiderman(Director)
        Todd C Wallace(Director)
        Broken Spoke Film House
        Honorable Mention

      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]

        Swindle

        9.9 (9)
        Zach Koepp(writer/director)
        P.J. Schulte(producer/actor)

      Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)

      Edit

      Best Foreign-Language Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Half-Meter

        Zebang Yang(director)
        Yixuan Qi(producer)

      Best Director (Male)

      Edit

      Best Director (Male)

      • Adam Peltier
        Winner
        • Adam Peltier
        • Men Grieving
        bigDUCK Pictures
      • Mark Tomov
        Winner
        • Mark Tomov
        • Double Nickel
        Tomov Films
        Shoot Montana
      • John Cranman
        • John Cranman(director)
        • You Can't Stop What's Coming
      • Christopher Baiza
        • Christopher Baiza
        • Water Dawg
        • Holden Levy
        • Remembering Lucy
        For Film's Sake
        • Holden Levy
        • Remembering Lucy
        For Film's Sake
      • Baz Black
        • Baz Black(director)
        • Cari's Tattoo
        Sley Productions
      • Joseph Paul Alvarado
        • Joseph Paul Alvarado(Director)
        • The River
      • Brennan Karem
        • Brennan Karem
        • Calabasas Criminals

      Best Director

      • Titouan Laporte
        • Titouan Laporte
        • Le magasin des compliments
      • Nick Stanchev
        • Nick Stanchev
        • Am I Not My Brothers' Keeper?

      Best Experimental Short Film

      Edit

      Best Experimental Short Film

      • [object Object]

        Shooting Your Own Shadow

        Joseph Parisi
        A2X Productions

      Best Experimental Short Film - March

      • [object Object]

        Peculiar Encounters at the Drive In

        Dustin James Leighton(director/director of photography)

      Best Music Video

      Edit

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        F**k Your Face

        Anne Welles(Director)
        Lunatic Fringe Productions (I)
        "F**k Your Face" Music Video by Navajo Rez Metal Band "I Dont Konform "
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Finger Bang Your Day

        Jeff Hilliard
        John Orphan
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        F**k Your Face

        Anne Welles
        Lunatic Fringe Productions (I)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abandon

        Jeff Hilliard
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Romantic Dividends: Gold in Them Hills

        Jeremy Johnstone

      Best Student Documentary Short

      Edit

      Best Student Documentary Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Playing with Fire

        Ian Michael McDonald

      Best Comedy Short

      Edit

      Best Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Le magasin des compliments

        Titouan Laporte
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Da Capo - The Town of Music

        6.2 (8)
        Darc Mavid(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Almost There

        Ricky Montez
        Wesley Quinn
        Anthony 'Citric' Campos
        Vic Demone Nolasco
        Phill Medina
        Deana Molle'
        Harry Santiago
        Ruben Vela
        James Carranza
        Ashley M. Alvarez
        Arrow Love Productions
        Big Citric Entertainment
        DeanaLand Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        CPA

        Gabby Revilla Lugo(director)
        Shawdog Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Ride

        7.5 (6)
        Chad Ansermet(director, cinematographer)
        Hunter Shigley(actor, writer)
      • [object Object]

        Oopsy Daisy

      • [object Object]

        The Naked Truth

        Timothy Barry
        Preston Geer
        Lee Pugsley
        Sammy T. Anderson
      • [object Object]

        100% Guaranteed

        Wesley Grant Fleming
        Third Coast Films
      • [object Object]

        The Student Film

        Lex Moffitt(co writer)
        Brandon Herrera(writer/director)
      • [object Object]

        The Lawn Incident

        Antonio Arecibo(director)
      • [object Object]

        Jungle Chic

        Maxime Laurin(director)
        Devon Slack(co-director)
        Caitlin McNerney(writer)
        NeonSeed Productions
      • [object Object]

        Rug Burn

        Fourth Floor Film
      • [object Object]

        The Job

        Geraldine Bright(writer)

      Best Drama Short

      Edit

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Am I Not My Brothers' Keeper?

        9.2 (10)
        Nick Stanchev
        Rossi Itoff
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Bird of Paradise

        David Painter(writer/director)
        Davis Mawer(lead editor)
        Aaron Butwinick(director of photography)
        Devon Weigers(producer)
        Sean O'Connor(boom operator)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Half-Meter

        Zebang Yang(director)
        Yixuan Qi(producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        We'll Get Through This

        Jonathan Chao
        Ayako Karasawa
      • [object Object]

        We'll Get Through This

        Jonathan Chao
        Jonathan Chao Productions
      • [object Object]

        Heroes and Puppets

        Shang Jung Wu(writer/director)
        Military Style Multimedia Studio
      • [object Object]

        Invidia's Lens

        Joseph Adu(executive producer)
        Michael Kearney(writer/director)
      • [object Object]

        Roberta's Rules

        9.3 (9)
        Derrex Brady
        M.D. Walton
        Mayon Denton
      • [object Object]

        Purpose

        Jennifer Arjune
      • [object Object]

        Making Beethoven Proud

        Brian Naughton(director)
      • [object Object]

        Positive

        Nathan J. Lee

      Best Indie Short

      Edit

      Best Indie Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Loved

        Joseph Sernio
        Troy Ruff
        Julie Robinson
        D.J. Higgins
        Holly Lake Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The System

        Bryan Lee McGlothin
        River Road Media
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        My Little Astronaut

        10 (26)
        Israel Torres
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abrazo

        Paola Baldion
        Dos Almas Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Wall

        Laura Calle(Director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The River

        Joseph Paul Alvarado(Writer, Director)
      • [object Object]

        A Third Country

        Roberto Collado(director)
        Augusto Contreras(director)
        Newthings Productions
      • [object Object]

        Smoke

        Kitchen Table Fables Media
        Vance Crofoot Productions
        A Greek God Entertainment
        JB Tattoo and Piercing Studio
      • [object Object]

        Garbage

        Di Zhang(director, screenwriter)
        Jieying Wu(producer)
      • [object Object]

        To Mitchell

        William T. Woodward(writer/director)
        Academy of Film, Theatre, and TV (AFTT)
      • [object Object]

        Slice

        Kenny Tiller
        Rushmore Films
      • [object Object]

        Therapist of the Year

        Abel B. Padilla
      • [object Object]

        The Cycle

        Vilma Jackson

      Best Director (Female)

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      Best Director (Female)

      • Kim Hopkins
        Abigail Breslin at an event for New Year's Eve (2011)
        Winners
        • Kim Hopkins
        • Abigail Breslin
        • The Cannibals'
        joint winners
      • Michele Ly
        Winner
        • Michele Ly
        • To Say Goodbye Is to Die a Little.
        KoolBnz Productions
      • Tara Garwood,Director
        Winner
        • Tara Garwood(director)
        • The Strangle of Ivy
        Tarakata Films
        Endlight Entertainment
      • Renee Garcia
        Winner
        • Renee Garcia
        • Receding
      • Eve Ginann Wuthrich
        • Eve Ginann Wuthrich
        • Nothing Happened
      • Barbara Stepansky
        • Barbara Stepansky
        • Women and Elephants
      • Molly Schenkenberger
        • Molly Schenkenberger(director)
        • Unconditional
        Pink Souls Productions
        • Vilma Jackson
        • The Cycle

      Best Documentary Short

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      Best Documentary Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Merk - a Covid Survival Story

        Bernard Gray
        MPEG6 Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        45 Mill Street

        Daniel E. Catullo(director)
        Wade Wiant(executive producer)
        Kathleen Wiant(executive producer)
        Leslie Atkins(editor)
        10 Lives Content
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mad Martha

        Jesse Samos Leaman
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Saman

        Sohrab Kavir(director)
        Kavir Films
      • [object Object]

        Veterans and the Scourge of Invisible Illness

        Moe Taylor
        BrainDagger Films
      • [object Object]

        Flo Jo: A Daughter's Love

        8.8 (7)
        Shannon Dion
        Visual Aptitude

      Best Experimental Short

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      Best Experimental Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Peculiar Encounters at the Drive In

        Dustin James Leighton(Director/Director of Photography)
        The Artist's Den
      • [object Object]

        HumAnoId

        Nelson Hill(director)
        Cosmos Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Until the Break

        Ivan Timofeev
        New Way Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Je

        Zane
        Cassandre Anaya
      • [object Object]

        Soft Spoken

        Nathan J. Lee
        Nate Thurman

      Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

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      Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Monster P.O.V.

        Travis Zariwny(director)

      Best Original Song

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      Best Original Song

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Finger Bang Your Day

        Jeff Hilliard
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Invidia's Lens

        Michael Angelo Saulsberry(songwriter)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Who Lost a Dream?

        Asaf Rahamim(sound designer)
        Inês Rebelo(songwriter)
        Sound Art
      • [object Object]

        Snatched

        Jade Harris-Tyler(songwriter)
      • [object Object]

        It Heads Home

        Alexander Taylor(Songwriter, Vocal Performance)
      • [object Object]

        The Job

        Charlie Deane(songwriter)
      • [object Object]

        Hollywoo

        Daniel Burke
      • [object Object]

        Terry Blade: Won't Be Around

        Terry Blade

      Best Set Design

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      Set Design

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins
      • [object Object]

        The Perch

        Jonathan Gill
        Ethan Toth
        Aaron Jacob Collier
        Sebastian Delgado

      Best LGBTQ Short

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      Best LGBTQ Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Snatched!

        Jade Harris-Tyler(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        43 York Road

        9.6 (68)
        Alex Figueiredo(writer/director)
        Charleen Elea(co-director)

      Best Actor

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      Best Actor

      • Gregg Daniel
        Winner
        • Gregg Daniel
        • To Say Goodbye Is to Die a Little.
        KoolBnz Productions
      • Behind the Scenes - Terence Knox as "Mayor Emerson Rogers" prepares for a scene in Ghost Town "The Movie" filmed in Maggie Valley, North Carolina at "Ghost Town in the Sky",November 2006
        Winner
        • Terence Knox
        • The System
        River Road Media
      • Winner
        • Judah Simard
        • The Forgotten
      • Winner
        • Eric Peddy
        • The Need
      • David Pucek-Farnsworth
        Winner
        • David Pucek-Farnsworth(Actor)
        • The River
      • Michael Tam
        Winner
        • Michael Tam(actor)
        • The M Word
      • Uros Brkich
        • Uros Brkich(actor)
        • Dream with Me
        Uros Studios
      • Joseph Sernio
        • Joseph Sernio
        • Loved
        Holly Lake Films
      • Nikola Parvanov
        • Nikola Parvanov
        • Am I Not My Brothers' Keeper?
      • Alex Figueiredo
        • Alex Figueiredo(actor)
        • 43 York Road
      • Anton Nassif
        • Anton Nassif
        • Therapist of the Year

      Best Original Score

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      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Strangle of Ivy

        Justin Timpane(composer)
        Tarakata Films
        Endlight Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Need

        Aidan Wiess
      • [object Object]

        Men in Cars

        8.1 (18)
        Jeffrey Walton
        Vernon-McKee
        DeReality Productions
      • [object Object]

        Playin' Possum

        Jonathon Jie Hong Yang
      • [object Object]

        Men Grieving

        Max Davidoff-Grey
        bigDUCK Pictures

      Best Original Screenplay

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      Best Original Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Le magasin des compliments

        Titouan Laporte
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abrazo

        Paola Baldion
        Ray Figueroa
        Dos Almas Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ariane's Baby

        Mahée Merica
        London Film School
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Receding

        Renee Garcia
        Adriana Kostetska
        Valentyna Nesterova-Ashakhmetova
        Sophia Nesterova
      • [object Object]

        A Third Country

        Roberto Collado(writer)
        Augusto Contreras(writer)
      • [object Object]

        Rainfall, the Band

        Shane Peltzman(writer)
      • [object Object]

        Women and Elephants

        Marlowe Holden
      • [object Object]

        Men in Cars

        8.1 (18)
        Molly Vernon
        Vernon-McKee
        DeReality Productions
      • [object Object]

        Am I Not My Brothers' Keeper?

        9.2 (10)
        Nick Stanchev
      • [object Object]

        Space Eye

        7.0 (6)
        Kevin Mainenti
      • [object Object]

        Great Fortune

        Sabia Faden
      • [object Object]

        Therapist of the Year

        Alexis Rodriguez
        Abel B. Padilla

      Best Cinematography

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      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cataract

        8.2 (17)
        Robin Holtz
        Snowglobe Films
      • [object Object]

        Rainfall, the Band

        Alex D. Levin(director of photography)
      • [object Object]

        Fragments

        Matthew Luppino
      • [object Object]

        Affentanz - Hunter

        6.2 (19)
        Timm Lange
      • [object Object]

        Men Grieving

        Connor Linnerooth
        bigDUCK Pictures
      • [object Object]

        Cari's Tattoo

        Shane Serrano(director of photography)
        Sley Productions
      • [object Object]

        The River

        Rebeca Durán(Director of Photography)
      • [object Object]

        Calabasas Criminals

        Louis Normandin
      • [object Object]

        The Eraser: Time to Kill

        Zachary Padgett

      Cinematography

      • [object Object]

        Romantic Dividends: Gold in Them Hills

        Jeremy Johnstone
      • [object Object]

        The System

        Ethan Schatz
        River Road Media

      Best Actress

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      Best Actress

      • Kristina Miller-Weston
        Winner
        • Kristina Miller-Weston
        • To Say Goodbye Is to Die a Little.
        KoolBnz Productions
      • Carmen Serano
        Winner
        • Carmen Serano
        • Roberta's Rules
      • Marlowe Holden
        • Marlowe Holden
        • Women and Elephants
        • Samantha Lorin Charboneau
        • Cam Girl
        Ian Trutt Studios
      • Ai Wan
        • Ai Wan
        • Built for Sin
        Aiwan Entertainment
      • Martina Monti
        • Martina Monti
        • Seen
        Finalist
      • Michelle Merring
        • Michelle Merring
        • The Brink
        ToeNale Productions
        • Katie Leszynski
        • Therapist of the Year

      Best Thriller Short

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      Best Thriller Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pay Attention

        Corey Jackson(director)
        Devil Red Films
        MBE Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Forgotten

        Michael Joseph
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Vital Instruments

        Greg Kase(director)
        Lee Schatzman(producer)
        Jesse A. Martin(producer)
        Tyreek Walrond(producer)
      • [object Object]

        Dream with Me

        Uros Brkich(director)
        Uros Studios
      • [object Object]

        Women and Elephants

        Barbara Stepansky(director)
        Justin Ambrosino(producer)
        Marlowe Holden(producer)
        Leah Striker(cinematographer)
        IngénueWitty Films
        Forerunner Films
      • [object Object]

        Relapse

        Michael Bitanga(director)
      • [object Object]

        The Brink

        Matthew Wayne Roberts
        ToeNale Productions
      • [object Object]

        Viral

        Al Chang(Director)

      November Award

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      Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Christopher Schultz
        Vince Palomino
        Julia Schklair
        Michael A. Casey
        Cadillac Pictures

      Best 1st Time Director - male (Outstanding Achievement Award)

      • Luke Rex
        Winner
        • Luke Rex
        • Bonding
        9 Lives Entertainment

      Best Acting Duo

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Jake B. Miller
        Jonathan Tanigaki
        Cadillac Pictures
      • [object Object]

        God in the Valley

        Andy Marques
        Christian Colbert
      • [object Object]

        Running Colours

        Carolina Haddad
        Sabrina Black
        TTMK Films

      Best Costume Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Julia Schklair
        Cadillac Pictures

      Best Crime Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        God in the Valley

        Christian Colbert

      Best Director (Male)

      • Christopher Schultz
        Winner
        • Christopher Schultz
        • Enemy No More
        Cadillac Pictures

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Christopher Schultz
        Cadillac Pictures

      Best First Time Director

      • Christian Colbert
        Winner
        • Christian Colbert
        • God in the Valley

      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Warbling

        Quentin Ferrant
        ECCE Media House

      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Greg Nicolett
        Cadillac Pictures
      • [object Object]

        Running Colours

        Alton James
        TTMK Films

      Best Producer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Receding

        Valentyna Nesterova-Ashakhmetova(executive producer)
        Adriana Kostetska(producer)
        Renee Garcia(producer)

      Best Sound Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Enemy No More

        Kelsey Nie
        Cadillac Pictures
      • [object Object]

        I am Kanaka

        Mark Street
        Salty Paradise Productions

      Best Special Makeup

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Warbling

        Shelby Taylor
        ECCE Media House

      Best Student Mystery Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Running Colours

        Kara M. Canton
        TTMK Films

      Crime Short (Outstanding Achievement Award)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Bonding

        8.0 (16)
        Luke Rex(Executive Producer/Writer/Director)
        9 Lives Entertainment

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Male Director)

      • Quentin Ferrant
        Winner
        • Quentin Ferrant
        • The Warbling
        ECCE Media House

      Best Cinematography

      • [object Object]

        Bonding

        8.0 (16)
        Laura Jansen
        9 Lives Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        The Warbling

        Julian Zakrzewski
        ECCE Media House
      • [object Object]

        Enemy No More

        Anthony C. Kuhnz
        Cadillac Pictures

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]

        Running Colours

        Carolina Haddad
        Sabrina Black
        Aaron Noble
        Kendall Hall
        Steve Larson
        Kayla Tripp
        Imani J. Grant
        Loretta Williams
        Lydia Gagoh
        Josh Bowren
        TTMK Films
      • [object Object]

        Bonding

        8.0 (16)
        Jannica Olin
        Luke Rex
        Darren Lipari
        Ryan Stroud
        9 Lives Entertainment

      Best Music Video

      • [object Object]

        Kathryn Rose Feat. Julian Taylor: Getting Along

        Kathryn Rose(artist)
        Scott Dobson(director)
        Michael Phillip Wojewoda(director)

      Best Original Screenplay

      • [object Object]

        Running Colours

        Kara M. Canton
        TTMK Films

      Semifinalist

      • [object Object]

        Fucina verde 2030

        Mauro Bussani

      Best Student Short

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      Best Of The Season

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        What Doesn't Kill

        Noam Vardi
        Hugi Films

      Best Student Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        What Doesn't Kill

        Noam Vardi
        Hugi Films

      Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

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      Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Haze

      • [object Object]

        Bloody Date

        9.1 (19)
        Danilo Proh
        Dany Entertainment

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Makeup and Hairstyling)

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      Outstanding Achievement for Best Special Makeup

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Barney Burman
        Kyra Elise Gardner
        joint winners
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Space Eye

        7.0 (6)
        Tea Pavec

      Best Microfilm

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      Best Microfilm

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        You Can't Stop What's Coming

        John Cranman(Director)
      • [object Object]

        Shooting Your Own Shadow

        Joseph Parisi
        A2X Productions

      Best Film Noir

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      Best Film Noir

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Double Nickel

        Mark Tomov
        Tomov Films
        Shoot Montana
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cari's Tattoo

        Ellen Costa(writer)
        Baz Black(director)
        Sley Productions
      • [object Object]

        Dream with Me

        Uros Brkich(director)
        Uros Studios

      Best Film Noir Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Foolproof

        Jordan Destin
        Séan Sweetlove Swaby
        Destin Films

      Best Editing

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      Best Editing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Forgotten

        Michael Joseph
      • [object Object]

        Romantic Dividends: Gold in Them Hills

        Jeremy Johnstone
      • [object Object]

        Dissonance

        Indy Gott(editor)
        PointCloud
      • [object Object]

        Ophelia

        Jeff Burton(editor)
        Shadow Lake Films
      • [object Object]

        Calabasas Criminals

        Brennan Karem
        Paul Quattrocchi

      Technical Category

      • [object Object]

        Nothing Happened

        Eve Ginann Wuthrich

      Best Sound Editing

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      Best Sound Editing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Viral

        Al Chang

      Best First Time Director (Female)

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      Best First Time Director (Female)

      • Olivia Martini
        • Olivia Martini
        • Seen
        Finalist
        • Laticia Fan
        • Geraldine Bright(director)
        • The Job

      Best Crime Short

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      Best Crime Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Omerta - The Commission Has Fallen

        Nolan Tondreau(writer/director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Drop

        Jack Parr
        Orillo Films

      Best Student Romantic Short

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      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Aftermath

        Callie Carpinteri(Director/Writer)
        Emilee Ford(Director of Photography)
        Jillian Dingus(Gaffer)
        Harrison Reisler(Editor)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Purple and Blue

        Ashan Zekai Zhang(director)
        Music by Hao Luo
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mel

        Ayako Karasawa

      Best Acting Duo

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      Best Acting Duo

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins
        Abigail Breslin
        joint winners
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        To Say Goodbye Is to Die a Little.

        Kristina Miller-Weston
        Gregg Daniel
        KoolBnz Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Invidia's Lens

        AlliyahFaith(actress)
        Palatisa Laurel(actress)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Men Grieving

        Adam Peltier
        Lucas Brahme
        bigDUCK Pictures
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Omerta - The Commission Has Fallen

        Ryan de Quintal(actor)
        Timothy de León(actor)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abrazo

        Paola Baldion
        Kathleen O'Grady
        Dos Almas Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Therapist of the Year

        Anton Nassif
        Katie Leszynski
      • [object Object]

        Just US

        Jade Asha
        Sammy Attalah
        London Independent Pictures
      • [object Object]

        Shooting Your Own Shadow

        Breana Parisi
        Alexis Robert
        A2X Productions
      • [object Object]

        Women and Elephants

        Marlowe Holden
        Scott Thomas
      • [object Object]

        Jungle Chic

        Penande Estime(actress)
        Caitlin McNerney(actress)
        NeonSeed Productions
      • [object Object]

        Cari's Tattoo

        Baz Black(actor)
        Ellen Costa(actress)
        Sley Productions
      • [object Object]

        The Job

        Nicole Murray
        Allyson Norton

      Best Horror Short

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      Best Horror Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Smashing Pumpkins

        9.0 (7)
        Mason Mecartea(director)
        Hunter Romanillos(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Vital Instruments

        Greg Kase(director)
        Lee Schatzman(producer)
        Jesse A. Martin(producer)
        Tyreek Walrond(producer)
      • [object Object]

        Ophelia

        Jeff Burton(director)
        Robert McCann(executive producer)
        Shadow Lake Films
      • [object Object]

        Canary

        Taka Tsubota(director)
        fortune8

      January Award

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      Best Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        House of Ra: The Legend of Reo

        Daniel Adediji
        Quantum VFX
      • [object Object]

        House of Ra: The Legend of Reo

        Daniel Adediji

      Best Actor

      • Al Nazemian
        • Al Nazemian
        • A Tiger in the Subway

      Best Drama Short

      • [object Object]

        The Next to Last Supper

        John Kestner
        Cavity Search Pictures

      Best Ensemble Cast

      • [object Object]

        The Next to Last Supper

        Michael Harrelson
        John Carr
        Courtney Asher
        Cavity Search Pictures

      Best First Time Female Director

      • Imani Nikelle
        • Imani Nikelle(Director, Actor, Writer, Producer)
        • Take Care
      • Imani Nikelle
        • Imani Nikelle
        • Take Care

      Best Romantic Short

      • [object Object]

        Take Care

        Ary Satish(Actor & Producer)
        Imani Nikelle(Director, Actor, Writer, Producer)
        Jabu Ndlovu(Director & Producer)

      Award of Excellence (Special Mention)

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      Best Sci-Fi Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Built for Sin

        Ai Wan
        Alessandro Ceschi
        Aiwan Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Vital Instruments

        Greg Kase(director)
        Lee Schatzman(producer)
        Jesse A. Martin(producer)
        Tyreek Walrond(producer)

      Best Child/Young Actor

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      Best Child/Young Actor

      • Winner
        • Emerson Newell
        • Pup Pal: A Game for Better Living
      • Preston Galli
        Winner
        • Preston Galli
        • A Home for Christmas: A Foster Care Story
      • January 2024
        • Giovanni Cristoff
        • Roberta's Rules

      Best Acting Ensemble

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      Best Acting Ensemble

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Space Eye

        7.0 (6)
        Filip Ruzic
        Janko Popovic Volaric
        Filip Detelic
        Eugen Stjepan Visic
        Hrvoje Mandic
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        My Melancholy Baby

        4.8 (42)
        Kayden Brenna Tokarski(actress)
        Dylan Sharon(actor)
        Katherine Kirkpatrick(actress)
        Tank Jones(actor)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Receding

        William Tapley
        Christine Allocca
        Sophia Nesterova
        Livia Diorio
        Adriana Kostetska
      • [object Object]

        Rainfall, the Band

        Eleanor Lambert(actor)
        Jeff Burkes(actor)
        Cade Burk(actor)
        Michael McDonagh(actor)
        Natalie Shershow(actor)
        Emma Mumford(actor)
        Rene Ramirez(actor)
        Rope Burn Productions

      Best First Time Director

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      Best First Time Director

      • Uros Brkich
        • Uros Brkich(director)
        • Dream with Me
        Uros Studios
      • On set for the short film: Omerta.
        • Nolan Tondreau(writer/director)
        • Omerta - The Commission Has Fallen

      Best Romantic Short

      Edit

      Honorable Mention

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        La Rupture (réédité)

        Francesca Brice-Martin
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Unicorn That Never Lies

        7.2 (13)
        Chandler Riggs(director/producer)
        Xavier Jimenez(director/producer)
        Jason Dolley(writer/producer)
        Mia Cole(producer)
        Jennifer Cozza James(producer)

      Best Romantic Short

      • [object Object]

        Nothing Mattress

        Fourth Floor Film

      Best Fantasy Short

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      Best Fantasy Short of the Year

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Triggered, a Cinematic Superhero Fan-Film

        Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
        Mario Ricardo Rodriguez
        Urban Renaissance Entertainment

      Best Special Makeup

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      Best Special Makeup

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Cycle

        Jobina Hardy
        Claire Denney
        Asimina Vlastar
        Joint winners
      • [object Object]

        Ophelia

        Dayna Green(makeup artist)
        Shadow Lake Films
      • [object Object]

        The Need

        Michelle Munoz
        Real Fiction Studios

      Best Short Overall

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      Best Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Men Grieving

        Adam Peltier
        bigDUCK Pictures

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Film)

      Edit

      Best Experimental Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Silent Smile

        Adan Chavez

      Best Supporting Actor

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      Best Supporting Actor

      • Janko Popovic Volaric
        Winner
        • Janko Popovic Volaric
        • Space Eye
      • Page Kennedy
        Winner
        • Page Kennedy
        • Roberta's Rules
      • Timothy R. Hoffman
        Winner
        • Timothy R. Hoffman
        • The Best Gift in Life Is Life Itself
        The Marlowe-Pugnetti Company
      • Tristan Pretty, beardy
        • Tristan Pretty(actor)
        • 43 York Road

      Best Student Director (Female)

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      Best Student Director (Female)

      • Laura Calle
        Winner
        • Laura Calle(Director)
        • The Wall
      • Winner
        • Sabia Faden
        • Great Fortune

      Best Film

      Edit
      • [object Object]

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza

      Best Child/Young Actress

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      Best Child/Young Actress

      • Winner
        • AlliyahFaith(actress)
        • Invidia's Lens
      • Kayden Brenna Tokarski
        Winner
        • Kayden Brenna Tokarski
        • My Melancholy Baby
      • Sophia Nesterova
        Winner
        • Sophia Nesterova
        • Receding
      • Giuliana Sciortino
        • Giuliana Sciortino(actress)
        • Mailbox
        Innerscope Studio

      Silver Award Winner, Best Child/Young Actress

      • Sophia Nesterova
        Winner
        • Sophia Nesterova
        • Receding

      Best Parody Short

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      Best Parody Short

      • [object Object]
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        Monster P.O.V.

        Travis Zariwny(director)
        Wooden Rocket Productions

      Best Sound Design

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      Best Sound Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Water Dawg

        Christopher Baiza
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Who Lost a Dream?

        Asaf Rahamim(sound designer)
        Sound Art
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Foreigner

        Giovanni Lodigiani(Sound Design)
        GL Sonicworks
      • [object Object]

        Two Little Fish

        Farzam Salami
        Hollywood Mix Studios
      • [object Object]

        The River

        Tyson Dai(Sound Design)

      Honorable Mention

      • [object Object]

        The Perch

        Jonathan Gill
        Ethan Toth
        Aaron Jacob Collier
        Sebastian Delgado

      Best Dark Comedy Short

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      Best Dark Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pup Pal: A Game for Better Living

        Sebastian Newell
      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins
        Abigail Breslin
        joint winners
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Men Grieving

        Adam Peltier
        bigDUCK Pictures
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Space Eye

        7.0 (6)
        Kevin Mainenti
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Therapist of the Year

        Abel B. Padilla
      • [object Object]

        Crooked Alley

        Jade Janet(director)
      • [object Object]

        Shooting Your Own Shadow

        Joseph Parisi
        A2X Productions
      • [object Object]

        It Heads Home

        Richard Louprasong(Director)
        Edwin Osaze(Producer)

      Best Screendance

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      • [object Object]

        Pirouette

        Shaily Sanghvi

      Best Web and New Media

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      Best Web and New Media

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        CCF's Solstice Stories - Prologue

        Kai Little-White
        Marel Alemany(Co-Director)
        BP Solarpunk Media
        On the summer solstice, don't sleep.
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Hey, I'm the Doorguy!

        8.5 (7)
        Kevin Williams(Actor/Writer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        South Plug: Latitudes

        Juan de Dios Valdivieso(Director)
        South Plug

      Best Adventure Short

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      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Surviving the Big One. With Notes from Mom

        Lisandro Novillo(executive producer)
        Tyler Ham Pong(executive producer)
        Jamie Miller(executive producer)
        Kill the Pig Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Surviving the Big One. With Notes from Mom

        Lisandro Novillo(executive producer)
        Tyler Ham Pong(executive producer)
        Jamie Miller(executive producer)
        Kill the Pig Productions

      Special Jury Award

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      Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season

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        Story of Godia

        8.4 (35)
        Mouayed Zabtia
        Mouayed Film
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cataract

        8.2 (17)
        Jonatan Egholm Keis
        Snowglobe Films

      Best Indie Short

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        Winner

        The System

        Bryan Lee McGlothin
        River Road Media
      • [object Object]

        Loved

        Joseph Sernio

      Best Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Bläckfisk

        Sarah Hanner

      Best Student Short of the Season

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Space Eye

        7.0 (6)
        Kevin Mainenti

      Best Web Series/TV Pilot

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      Best Web Series/TV Pilot

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins
        Abigail Breslin
        joint winners
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Nature Doc

        Stephen Lemieux
        Brady Jacquin
        Preston Adams
        Frank Dormani
        Patrick Medley
        Jonathan Moulton
        Destiny Gough
        Jessica Davis
        Isaac March
        Matthew Giles
        Joshua Collins
        Polly Ketcham
        Evan Mack
        Bob Tabor
        Heidi Mack
        Marcus Adair
        J.D. Starnes
        Chloe Veeder
        George Sams
        Cielo Gomez
        Mila Mayy
        Taking Back Comedy
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calabasas Criminals

        Shelby Yardley
        Brennan Karem
        Wasteland Entertainment
      • [object Object]

        Cam Girl

        7.6 (6)
        Ian 'El' Trutt
        Ian Trutt Studios
      • [object Object]

        Cerebrum: The Tulsa Murders - Ch.1 Excerebration Alert

        Katherine J. Espin
        Lauren N Crow

      Best Children Short

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      Best Children Short

      • [object Object]
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        A Home for Christmas: A Foster Care Story

        6.0 (9)
        Kevin North Ruiz
        S'Ids Lake Productions

      Best Student Children Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Great Fortune

        Sabia Faden

      Best Short Film

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      Best Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Abrazo

        Paola Baldion
        Jamie McPherson Toll
        Vicki Syal
        Dos Almas Films
      • [object Object]

        Loved

        Joseph Sernio
        D.J. Higgins
        Holly Lake Films
      • [object Object]

        Bigfoot Unleashed, Part VII

        6.5 (13)
        Joe Fishel
        Don Swanson
        Valena Zitello
        John W. Iwanonkiw
        Gregory Begg
        Gary Miller
        Paul Anderson
        Noah Crissman
        A Fishel Film
        Spruce Films
      • [object Object]

        The River

        Joseph Paul Alvarado(Director)

      Best Visual FX

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      Best Visual FX

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Affentanz - Hunter

        6.2 (19)
        Killian Kwasny(visual effect artist)
        Cyprian Hercka(visual effect artist)
        Deutschland
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Foreigner

        Giovanni Lodigiani(Visual FX)
        GL Sonicworks

      Best Director

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      Best Director

      • Paola Baldion
        Winner
        • Paola Baldion
        • Abrazo
        Dos Almas Films

      April/May Award

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      Bets First Time Director - Male

        • Sanjin Miric(director)
        • Seven Thousand Souls
        Rodoljub

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script)

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      Comedy Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Nature Doc

        Stephen Lemieux
        Brady Jacquin
        Preston Adams
        Frank Dormani
        Patrick Medley
        Jonathan Moulton
        Destiny Gough
        Jessica Davis
        Isaac March
        Matthew Giles
        Joshua Collins
        Polly Ketcham
        Evan Mack
        Bob Tabor
        Heidi Mack
        Marcus Adair
        J.D. Starnes
        Chloe Veeder
        George Sams
        Cielo Gomez
        Mila Mayy
        Taking Back Comedy

      Best Drama Short

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        A Luta

        Salomão Fausto(writer/director/producer)
        Luciano Risso(writer/director)

      Melhor Diretor Masculino

      • [object Object]

        A Luta

        Salomão Fausto(writer/director/producer)
        Luciano Risso(writer/director)

      Best Student Sci-Fi Short

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      Best Student Sci-fi Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        To the Moons and Back

        Owen Solomon

      Student Sci-fi Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        To the Moons and Back

        Owen Solomon

      Best Animated Short

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      Best Animated Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Tree Once Grew Here

        John Semerad
        Dara Semerad
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Foreigner

        Giovanni Lodigiani(Director)
        GL Sonicworks

      Best Sound Mixing

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      Best Sound Mixing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Month. A Day. A Year.

        8.4 (9)
        Hunter Brockmann
        Impulse Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Student Film

        Max Cab
        Brandon Herrera(Re Recording Mixer)

      Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

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      Award of Excellence

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Forgotten

        Michael Joseph
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Double Nickel

        Mark Tomov
        Tomov Films
        Shoot Montana

      Best Short Film

      • Winner

        The Cannibals'

        8.2 (10)
        Kim Hopkins
        Abigail Breslin
        joint winners
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ariane's Baby

        Mahée Merica
        London Film School

      March

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Truck Fishing in America

        Neal Adelman
        Craig Holden
        Empty Bottle Productions

      Annual Awards

      • [object Object]

        Nomad

        Jose Infante
        Mike Carolina
        Zach Meeks
        Allison Brady

      Best Student Director (Male)

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      Best Student Director (Male)

      • Winner
        • Sebastian Newell
        • Pup Pal: A Game for Better Living
      • Winner
        • Kevin Mainenti
        • Space Eye
      • Abel B. Padilla
        Winner
        • Abel B. Padilla
        • Therapist of the Year
      • William T. Woodward
        • William T. Woodward(writer/director)
        • To Mitchell
        Academy of Film, Theatre, and TV (AFTT)
      • Nathan J. Lee
        • Nathan J. Lee
        • Positive

      Best Adapted Screenplay

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      Best Adapted Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Men Grieving

        Adam Peltier
        bigDUCK Pictures

      Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short)

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      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Time Spent

        9.2 (195)
        Rob Hutt(writer/director)
        Flashbuzz
        Mabel Brown Productions

      Best Screendance Short

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      Best Screendance Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Sheng (re:birth)

      Best Action Short of the Year

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      Best Action Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Dream War

        Kevin Barile
        Sydney Olson
        Robert Steven Brown
        Calvert David Miles
        Davis Chong

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