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IndieX Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Honorable Mention

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    Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hot Air Hippo

      Nicholas Snyder

    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Red

      Richard Zapien
      RZRCut Films
    • [object Object]

      Rise of Chow

      Hymnson Chan(director)
      Son of Hymns

    Best Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Talisman

      9.3 (13)
      Dylan Alexander(director)
      Eric Roberts(actor)
      Corbyn Bruce(actor)
      Paul Anderson(actor)
      Phelan Barreiro(actor)
      Forrest Roberson(composer)
      Kadabra Pictures

    Best Child/Young Actress

    • Mellony Ledo
      Winner
      • Mellony Ledo(actress)
      • Acting Out

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Why Dogs Howl

      Gary Teitelbaum
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Interview

      George Orallo
      Karen Tusa
      Melva McLean
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Return to Sender

      Kristy Leigh Lussier(writer)
      Lee Vander Boegh(director)
      The Rockit Moving Picture Company

    Best Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Human Nature

      JJ Lippman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Benny Goes Method

      Sam Permar
      Nina Zehri
    • [object Object]

      Love, Death and Taxidermy

      Jesse Holland(director)
    • [object Object]

      Jalapeño Business

      Kurt Collins(writer/director)

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Happy Pals

      Ryan Palmer
      Hoovaloo Films

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Red

      Richard Zapien
      RZRCut Films

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Holiday Feast

      Kyle Roark(director)
      Fake ID Productions

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Love This Country

      Rob Turfe(Producer)
      Labayka Films

    Best Mobile Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daydreamer

      Miguel Lopez de Leon(writer/director/executive producer/actor/editor)

    Best Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound Mirage

      Georga Morgan-Fleming
      José Herrera
      20 Gallons Film
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound Mirage

      Georga Morgan-Fleming
      José Herrera
      20 Gallons Film

    Best Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just for Now

      Victor Kuchmaner(director) (producer) (writer)
      Elliot Wilks(director)
      Ekara Studios

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When I Go

      Jim Lyke
      Robert Jarzen
      ZenLyke Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blue Sky Out of the Oresteia

      Katherine Taylor

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound Mirage

      Damian Morgan-Fleming
      20 Gallons Film
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound Mirage

      Damian Morgan-Fleming
      20 Gallons Film

    Best Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Chemistry

      Michael Rognlie
      E.E. Tallent
      On The Fence Productions
      Tapped House TV

    Best Women Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Farewell, Sanity

    Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Youth is Wasted on the Young

      Josh Cromarty-Bradford(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cherry Pie

      Aakash Raj(cinematographer)
      Patrick Mulderrig(writer/director) (producer)
      Jamieson Tabb(editor)
      Unseeded Threat

    Mobile Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Missing Me Someplace

      Catherine Phillips

    Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tapehead

      5.9 (11)
      Jason Zink
      Weird On Top Pictures

    Web and New Media

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      First of Seven

      Zack Abramowitz

    Young Filmmaker - Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Acting Out

      Mellony Ledo(director)

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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      Burden

      Kathlene Beam
      Alexis Frohlich
      Cal Vargas

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]

      Three

      Scott Petill(director)

    Best Mystery

    • [object Object]

      Who Knows?

      Brandon Rozo(director)
      Mysterious Cube Productions

    Best Romantic Short

    • [object Object]

      For Love or Rock

      Tony Pacheco(writer/director)

    EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

    • [object Object]

      Sugar-Bread

    Outstanding Achievement Award

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    Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hinter-Land

      Chris Angus(Director)

    Best Crime Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daebu (godfather)

      Kang Kim
      Hayden Won
      John Adkins
      Al Chang

    Best Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Motel London II

      Ryan Policky
      Bloodshot Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Turn Keys

      Luke Pearson(director)
      Rising Tide Productions
    • [object Object]

      Dead Crush

      Kyle Roark(executive producer)
      Fake ID Productions

    Best Director (Male)

    • Winner
      • Eslam Hozayen(director)
      • Do Not Disturb
    • Winner
      • Arman Sayat(director)
      • Mr Nightmare
      March

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      March of the Penguins

      Daniela Lugo
      Alberto Anaya
      Lugo Films

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath the Veil

      Mila Vilaplana
      Dipsomania Productions

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Absumo

      Emile Biegel(director)
      Elime Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Stranger

      Dawn Brown
      The Monster Shop

    Best First Time Director (Male)

    • Victor Kuchmaner
      Winners
      • Victor Kuchmaner(director)
      • Elliot Wilks(director)
      • Just for Now
      Ekara Studios

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finder's Fee

      Trevor Meyer(producer)
      William Sharkey(producer)
      Steven Christian(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Burned Reputation

      Nicolas Pouilley(writer/director)
      August Session
    • [object Object]

      White Rabbits

      Almuth Eva-Patricia Wolff(Actress)
      Gáspár Bálint(Actor)
      Kardelen Deinz Kars(Actress)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl Who Faded Away

      9.3 (11)
      Brent Heise
      Brent Heise Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl Who Faded Away

      9.3 (11)
      Brent Heise(director)
      Brent Heise Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl Who Faded Away

      9.3 (11)
      George W. Daly(executive producer)
      Brent Heise Productions

    Best Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The strange case of detective Jones

      8.6 (21)
      Amirali Habibi

    Best Romantic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Browsing

      Jacob Lee Johnson(director)

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Return to Sender

      Lee Vander Boegh
      The Rockit Moving Picture Company

    Best TV / Web Series Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Eddie Velez(Director)
      Clear Pool Pictures

    Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sight for Sore Eyes

      Trevor Meyer(producer)
      William Sharkey(producer)
      Steven Christian(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wheel Gone Kid 4

      Wayne Kelly
      Keith Large
      K Lens UK

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When We Get Home

      Kathleen Shriver

    First Time Director - Male

    • Winner
      • Ryan Serrano(Director)
      • The Jump
    • Mohamed Fareed
      Winner
      • Mohamed Fareed(director)
      • Convoluted
      Blu Steel Films

    LGBTQ Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Glance

      Farah Marwan
      Luka Bazeli
      Dasha Gorodenska
      Alexi Papalexopoulos

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Driving There

      Marlaina Smith
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Un Día Normal

      Maurizio Dominguez(director)
      August

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I See Red

      9.5 (19)
      Silvestre Correia

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ambush

      Fabrizio Fenech(director)
      Anomaly

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing))

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Riots Vs. Tsunamis

      Robyn Killian(sound editor)

    Outstanding Achievement Award-Director Male

    • Winner
      • Keshav Barati
      • Going All Out
    • BTS - Pill
      Tom Feasby
      Winners
      • Angelo Dellicompagni
      • Dan Lowenstein
      • Tom Feasby
      • Desiderium
      House Of Create

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Late Night Pickup

      Dana Heath(actor)
      Jair Guzman(actor)
      TiJuan Lumpkin(actor)
      Lex Lumpkin(director)
      Tommalisa Lumpkin(producer)
      Breeze Dr. Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Dog

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Regarding Rose

      Donna Magnani

    Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Exhibit A

      Matthew Morley Daniel(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memory Card

      8.6 (40)
      Connor Jaynes
      Stanislav Puzdriak
      Taras Lashchak
      Rebel Monkey Production

    Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tan Man

      Greg James Blount
      Sound Tree Entertainment

    Web Series/ TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elika Spills Tea on Games

      Stephen Reis

    Women Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amy John and Jiu Jitsu Dave

      Ruby Vincent

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short)

    • [object Object]

      Kings of Triad: Uprising

      Kevin Le
    • [object Object]

      Replicants

      Michael Hel

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography)

    • [object Object]

      White Rabbits

      Gamal Shehab(writer/director/producer)
      Andrei Matalyha(director of photography)
      Christopher Cornelsen(Producer)
      Lotte Henning(Actress)
      Sri Nassú Bowé(Guitarist)
      Suzy Hynstova(Actress)
      Sanipt Palakkal(Gaffer)
      Peer Töpfer(first assistant director)
      Mary Wonderwall(Music Composer)

    Outstanding Achievement Award Best Web/TV Series

    • [object Object]

      Cause Celebre TV Pilot

      8.2 (5)
      Patrick J. Donnelly(Director)
      Cinema Five Films
      Teen star goes to edgy New York photographer to change her image.

    June Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

      Kelly Pradels(chief operator)
      Éric Alirol(chief operator)
      Thomas Messager(chief operator)
      Association Actio

    Best Female Director

    • Winner
      • Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
      • Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg
      Association Actio

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

      Frédéric Vauchez(Producer)
      Association Actio

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tokyo Ghost

      Rachel Walsh-Williams
    • [object Object]

      Hear My Song

      Rachel Walsh-Williams

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

      Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
      Association Actio

    Outstanding Achievement Award For Crime Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Plan

      Angelo Donzella

    Best Male Director

      • Angelo Donzella
      • The Plan

    Best Producer

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    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Peace

      Michael Raymond-James
      Ben Samuels
      Gabriel Furman
      Oliver Samuels
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Tiffany Abney
      53rd & Gainor
    • [object Object]

      Freakshow

      Chris Villain
      Villain Academy

    • #WAY_Aurelio

      Alan Rexroth(Executive Producer, Director, DoP, Editor)
      Angry Buddha Films
    • [object Object]

      The strange case of detective Jones

      8.6 (21)
      Amirali Habibi
    • [object Object]

      King Ed

      Marilyn Schwartzmiller(Producer)
      Brad Bradley(Producer)
    • [object Object]

      Holiday Feast

      Kyle Roark(producer)
      Jasmin Haugstuen Please(producer)
      Fake ID Productions
    • [object Object]

      Un Día Normal

      Maurizio Dominguez(producer)
      Mexicut Films
    • Craig Anthony Smith
      Katherine Armon
      • Craig Anthony Smith
      • Katherine Armon
      • Shannon Rigbye
      Parkbench Films
    • [object Object]

      Arcade Moon

      William Michael Anderson
      City People Pictures

    August Award

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    Best Actor

    • Oswaldo Salas
      Winner
      • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
      • Holestepper

    Best Music Video

    • Winner

      Pretty Please

      Vanessa Zamarripa
    • [object Object]

      Even Less

      Asaf Ovsiannikov
      Even Less

    October Award

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    Best Actor

    • Ash Kahn
      • Ash Kahn
      • The Stranger

    Best Actress

    • Holly Jeanne
      • Holly Jeanne
      • The Stranger

    Best Director (Female)

    • Dawn Brown on The People's Network Showcase: Animation Edition, El Rey Network
      • Dawn Brown
      • The Stranger

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]

      The Stranger

      Dawn Brown

    • Love, Lacey Lane

      Rupali Ingle

    December Award

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    Best Director (Male)

    • Dan Hertzog
      Winner
      • Dan Hertzog
      • Jólakötturinn
      In the Wee hours

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jólakötturinn

      Dan Hertzog
      In the Wee hours

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stalled Trek: The Dumbsday Machine

      Max McGuire

    Best Student Short Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Your Mama's Pie

      Fiona Murphy(co-writer)
      Matthew Pelton(writer/director)
      Nicole Spirito(co-writer)

    Best Animation Short

    • [object Object]

      The Lonely Life of Lint

      Sarah Sklar

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Jólakötturinn

      Dan Hertzog
      In the Wee hours

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      Spectral

      Dean Persons
      George Karpuzas
      Ira Alagao
      Simon Theo
      Toscane Moses
      Trebas Institute

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]

      Jólakötturinn

      Barry Atticks
      In the Wee hours

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]

      Jólakötturinn

      Ganna Hertzog
      In the Wee hours

    Best Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]

      Finale of the End

      Ryan Policky

    February Award

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    Best Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death Witch

      Ryan Policky
      Bloodshed Deathbath Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death Witch

      Ryan Policky
      Bloodshed Deathbath Productions
    • [object Object]

      Bonding

      8.0 (16)
      Peter Szijarto

    Best Female Director

    • Katalin Weith
      Winner
      • Katalin Weith(Director)
      • AI vs Deep State

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jinn Chapter 1

      7.8 (67)
      Hamid Baig(director)
    • [object Object]

      Death Wishes

      5.4 (7)
      Richard Poche

    Best Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Domino Springs

      Dan Hertzog
      In the Wee hours

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonding

      8.0 (16)
      Luke Rex
      Greg Beaton
      Daniel Teo
      9 Lives Entertainment

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jinn Chapter 1

      7.8 (67)
      Hamid Baig

    Best Special Make-Up

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jinn Chapter 1

      7.8 (67)
      Monu Mua(makeup artist)

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Katalin Weith(Director)

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]

      Domino Springs

      Coby Larinde
      Scott Allen Kennedy
      In the Wee hours

    Best Director (Male)

    • Dan Hertzog
      • Dan Hertzog
      • Domino Springs
      In the Wee hours

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]

      Closest Thing to Home

      Peterson Damis

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Geza Bodor(actor)
      Lívia Hábermann(actress)
      Gav Duncan(actor)

    Best First Time Director, MALE

      • Hamid Baig
      • Jinn Chapter 1

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Maródi László(composer)
      Gábor Nagysolymosi(composer)

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Anamnesis

      Olubadeji Odeleye
      Thomas Ryan
    • [object Object]

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Duncan Shelley(writer)
      Ádám Rozgonyi(Writer)
    • [object Object]

      Closest Thing to Home

      Peterson Damis

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Katalin Weith(producer)

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]

      Jinn Chapter 1

      7.8 (67)
      Hamid Baig
      Currant Noir Studios

    Best Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]

      AI vs Deep State

      8.7 (11)
      Katalin Weith(Director)

    Best Student Director (Male)

      • Thomas Ryan
      • Anamnesis

    Best Young Actor

    • Hunter Nickless
      • Hunter Nickless
      • Gone
      Beyond the Film Productions

    Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

    • [object Object]

      Gone

      Hunter Nickless
      Beyond the Film Productions

    Annual Award

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    Best Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Speedman

      Joe Bowers(Director)

    Best Child/Young Actress

    • Sophia Nesterova
      Winner
      • Sophia Nesterova
      • Receding

    Best Children Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Receding

      Sophia Nesterova

    Best Film Noir Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God in the Valley

      Christian Colbert

    Best LGBTQ Short of The Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      43 York Road

      9.6 (68)
      Alex Figueiredo(director)
      Charleen Elea(director)

    Best Microfilm of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It Heads Home

      Richard Louprasong(Director)

    Special Jury Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dripping with Tension

      Ben Murphy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Receding

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

    Best Director (Female)

    • Renee Garcia
      • Renee Garcia(director)
      • Receding

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]

      Smashing Pumpkins

      9.0 (7)
      Mason Mecartea
      Hunter Romanillos

    Best Thriller Short

    • [object Object]

      Bonding

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

    Finalist

    • [object Object]

      Cari's Tattoo

      Baz Black(director)
      Ellen Costa(writer)
      Shane Serrano(director of photography)
      Esther Woods(entire cast)
      Keavan Jones(entire cast)
      Daiana Madeira(first assistant director)
      Gregory Burrowes(sound department)
      Crude Media
      Sley Productions
      Shadowhawk Entertainment

    April Award

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    Best Actor

    • Henry Thompson
      Winner
      • Henry Thompson(actor)
      • Tomorrow

    Best Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tomorrow

      Jackson Schlekewey(director)
      Sheldon Larry(Executive Producer)
      Natalie Gimon Valencia(producer)
      Henry Thompson(writer)

    Best Director (Male)

    • Arniko Kumar Singh
      Winners
      • Arniko Kumar Singh(Director)
      • Vijay Kumar Singh(Producer)
      • Manju Singh(Producer)
      • Dakini

    Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dakini

      Arniko Kumar Singh(Director)
      Vijay Kumar Singh(Producer)
      Manju Singh(Producer)

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dakini

      Arniko Kumar Singh(Director)
      Vijay Kumar Singh(Producer)
      Manju Singh(Producer)

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Call for Help

      Timo Vasara

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tomorrow

      Henry Thompson(writer)

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Call for Help

      Kirmo Norvasuo

    Best Student Director (Male)

    • Jackson Schlekewey
      Winner
      • Jackson Schlekewey(director)
      • Tomorrow

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]

      Split Decision

      Parker Green(actor)
      Tranner Gouchenour(actor)

    Best Actress

      • Julia Arteaga
      • Pipe

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]

      Split Decision

      Parker Green(director)

    Best Woman Short

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    Best Woman Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trashy

      Alyssa Standen
    • [object Object]

      Take Your Medicine

      Da Young Lisa Park
    • [object Object]

      Screaming Silence

      Kalyn Wood(Acting) (Producing) (Directing)
      Alba Grace Kaufmann(Producer)
      Hal Waghorn(Director)
    • [object Object]

      Return to Sender

      Kristy Leigh Lussier(writer)
      The Rockit Moving Picture Company

    March Award

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    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Ryan Serrano(Actor)
      • The Jump
      • Wes Hamilton
      • Shiver

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jump

      Andrew Kommers(Cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      I Love This Country

      Farzam Salami(Cinematographer)
      Labayka Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jump

      Cheryl Serrano(Editor)
    • [object Object]

      Shiver

      8.0 (5)
      Jesse Kalavoda(editor)

    Best Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jump

      Ryan Serrano(Writer/Director)

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jannica Olin
      Winner
      • Jannica Olin
      • Bonding
      9 Lives Entertainment
    • Madison Hodges
      • Madison Hodges
      • Shiver

    Best Visual FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elteney

      Markus Schnatmann
      Tri-Vision
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jump

      Ryan Serrano
      Simo Virokannas

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pitch Is Wac

      Stephen Reis(Director)

    Best sound design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jump

      Jake McGuire
    • [object Object]

      Elteney

      Tri-Vision

    Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elteney

      Markus Schnatmann
      Tri-Vision

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]

      Shiver

      8.0 (5)
      Lauren Tocci(costume designer)

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]

      I Love This Country

      Rob Turfe(Producer)
      Labayka Films

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      The Jump

      Ryan Serrano(Actor)
      Evi LaRocco(Actress)
      Nathan Jones(Actor)
      Brock Ramirez(Actor)
      Cheryl Serrano(Actress)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]

      Shiver

      8.0 (5)
      Andrew Stirling MacDonald
    • [object Object]

      I Love This Country

      Farzam Salami(Composer)
      Labayka Films
    • [object Object]

      The Jump

      Simo Virokannas(Composer)

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]

      The Jump

      Ryan Serrano

    Best Women Short

    • [object Object]

      My Rockstar

      9.8 (6)
      Stephanie Williams

    Best first time director

      • Markus Schnatmann
      • Elteney
      Tri-Vision

    Award of Excellence

    Edit

    Special Jury Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Devon James
      Ryan Grau
      Matthew Organista
      James Dudley
      Janelle Christa Productions

    Best Student Experimental Short

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    Best Student Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Riots Vs. Tsunamis

      Robyn Killian(director)

    July Award

    Edit

    Best Director (Male)

    • Nathan Schiele
      Winner
      • Nathan Schiele
      • Plastic Soul
      Fowl Play Productions

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamers Never Learn

      Diego A. Frias(Producer)
      Paolo Wriedt(Director)
      Nancy Q(Producer)
      Efímero
      Resistance Pictures

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Triggered, a Cinematic Superhero Fan-Film

      Mario Ricardo Rodriguez
      Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
      Urban Renaissance Entertainment
      For #2.0

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Plastic Soul

      Andrew Parkerton
      Nathan Schiele
      Sam Brooke Roberts
      Bryson Baker
      Fowl Play Productions

    Best Romantic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Love We Choose

      10 (19)
      Reece Caddell
      Jayden Alvarez

    Best Special Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Benny Goes Method

      Claire Maske

    Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ange and Addi Show

      Dustin James Leighton

    Best Actor

      • Sam Permar
      • Benny Goes Method

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Mi unico hijo

      Edzel Rebamontan
      Back in Black Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Mi unico hijo

      Edzel Rebamontan(director)
      Tristan Cua(co-executive producer)
      Mira Ticlao(producer)
      Back in Black Productions

    Best Student Director

      • Sam Permar
      • Nina Zehri
      • Benny Goes Method

    Certificate of Achievement

    Edit

    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Eddie Velez(Director)
      Clear Pool Pictures
    • [object Object]

      The Guild

      Kaitron Bryant
      Malik Myers
      Croatan Productions

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Alexia Georgeac(actress)
      • End of Day

    Best Director (Male)

    • Eddie Velez
      Winner
      • Eddie Velez(Director)
      • Target Jeremy
      Clear Pool Pictures

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Eddie Velez(Editor)
      Clear Pool Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Little Red

      Richard Zapien
      Edward Bravo
      RZRCut Films

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Ray Acha(Actor)
      Jeremy Journet Lynch(Actor)
      Wasim No'mani(Actor)
      Emilio Palame(Actor)
      John Abiskaron(Actor)
      Mustafa Daoud(Actor)
      Nick Faltas(Actor)
      Haithem Badrani(Actor)
      Elias Bosch(Actor)
      Zoran Radanovich(Actor)
      Clear Pool Pictures

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Allen Matlock(co-producer)
      Eddie Velez(producer)
      Jeremy Journet Lynch(co-producer)
      Daniel Shoun(co-producer)
      Clear Pool Pictures
    • [object Object]

      The Guild

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Target Jeremy

      Eddie Velez(sound editor)
      Clear Pool Pictures

    Annual Finalist

    • [object Object]

      The Common Good

      Stefan Gutternigh(director)
      Eva Amann(director)

    Best Actor

    • Samuel Whitten
      • Samuel Whitten(actor)
      • Visions of Her
      Creative Wisconsin Filmmakers

    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]

      Monique & Bus Stop Billy

      Aaron W. Brown(director)

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]

      Visions of Her

      E.G. Voss(writer/director/producer)
      Mark F. Roling(writer/director/producer)
      Creative Wisconsin Filmmakers

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]

      Lucille (2023)

      Kane Richard Blust
      Lucille Theme Song

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]

      For: LiLa

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions
    • [object Object]

      Visions of Her

      E.G. Voss(writer/director/producer)
      Mark F. Roling(writer/director/producer)
      Creative Wisconsin Filmmakers

    Best Supporting Actress

      • Cynthia Church(actress)
      • Visions of Her
      Creative Wisconsin Filmmakers

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]

      Lucille (2023)

      Candace Green
      Kane Richard Blust

    Best Sci-Fi Short

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    Best Sci-Fi Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beyond the System

      Fergus Mulligan

    • Them Upstairs

      Karyn Dougan Buckland
      David Hayman Jr.

    Best Production Design

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    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Absumo

      Emile Biegel(director)
      Elime Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Celebrant

      9.4 (6)
      Craig Anthony Smith
      Jessica Lawry
      Katherine Armon
      Parkbench Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jalapeño Business

      Kurt Collins(writer/director)
    • [object Object]

      Alizarin Crimson

      Anel Camacho
      Luxta Productions
    • [object Object]

      Turn Keys

      Chloe Kellaway(production design)

    Best Student Director

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    Best Student Director (Male)

    • Brandon D. Hill
      Winner
      • Brandon D. Hill
      • Bottom-Feeder

    Best Student Comedy Short

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    Best Student Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dr. Rooney's Office

      Michael Paris Stone
      Loren Fay
      Isabella Garcia
      Hannah Brumfield
      Connor Dalrymple

    Best Supporting Actress

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    Best Supporting Actress

    • Winner
      • JoJo Ginn(actress)
      • Olan, TX
    • Michelle Stahl
      Winner
      • Michelle Stahl
      • Bad Chemistry

    Best TV Pilot

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    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lillith & Bert Go Nowhere

      9.1 (9)
      Bert James(Writer, actor, producer)
      Lillith Fallon(Writer, actor, producer)

    Best First Time Director (Male)

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    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Taylor Joshua Rankin
      • The Snow Leopard
    • BTS from PARANOIA, directed by Kell Mitchell, 2014
      Winner
      • Tommie Grabiec
      • Super Ruble Adventure
      Crazy Ivan Films

    Best First Time Director (Male)

    • Jamal McLemore
      Winner
      • Jamal McLemore(director)
      • Uninsured
    • Winner
      • Miguel Vega(Writer-Director)
      • Los Malcriados
    • Michael Raymond-James
      Winner
      • Michael Raymond-James
      • The Missing Peace
      • Mark Buckland
      • Them Upstairs
    • Matthew Morley Daniel
      • Matthew Morley Daniel(director)
      • Exhibit A
      • Amirali Habibi
      • The strange case of detective Jones
    • GMARO Magazine - July 2024 - Featured Interview
      • Hymnson Chan(director)
      • Rise of Chow

    Best Ensemble Cast

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    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Uninsured

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Re-Birth

      Elleanne Green(Casting Director)
      Jessica Kinsey(Lily Edwards)
      Mark Farrelly(Smith)
      Michael Howarth(Nameless Man)
      Thought Juice Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wheel Gone Kid 4

      Reece Jagpal-Mohan
      Rita Jagpal-Mohan
      Gabriel Lockwood
      Eleanor Burke
      Peter McManus
      K Lens UK
    • [object Object]

      Diabolika

      Victoria Lenhardt
      Lydia Newcastle
      Cameron Staffen
      Reece Presley
    • [object Object]

      Holiday Feast

      Jasmin Haugstuen Please(actor)
      Cameron Kauffman(actor)
      William Fix(actor)
      Kyle Roark(actor)
      Fake ID Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Youth is Wasted on the Young

      Jess Brown(actress)
      Josh Dohy(actor)
      Rochelle Allison(actress)
      Jutta Clarke(actress)
    • [object Object]

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Renelle Nicole
      Eric C. Lynch
      Mike Merrill
      53rd & Gainor
    • [object Object]

      Maya, Maya, Who art thou?

      9.5 (12)
      Skinned Tyagi
      Devika Choudhuri
      Suchi Mahapatra
      Margarita Ikantika Zalba Mahapatra
      Kabir Mansata
      Blu Fox Productions

    September Award

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    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      My Shards

      Yuliia Meleshyn
      Alex Polocoser
      Jack Hyde
      Natalia Ziolkowska
      Christian Nandor

    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]

      Ascend

      Arielle Alon(director)
      Mooshie Productions

    Best Female Director

      • Irina Ciubotariu
      • My Shards

    Best Mockumentary

    • [object Object]

      Hammerstone Meets Woofstock

      Josh Holliday(director/writer/actor)

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Ascend

      Arielle Alon(writer)
      Mooshie Productions

    Best Production Design

    • Gentle Monster

      Rupali Ingle

    Best Director (Male)

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    Best Director (Male)

    • Kevin Croxton
      Winner
      • Kevin Croxton
      • Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs
    • Nathan Markiewicz
      Winner
      • Nathan Markiewicz(director)
      • Olan, TX
    • William Michael Anderson in The Face of Marty Gleason (2014)
      Winner
      • William Michael Anderson
      • Arcade Moon
      City People Pictures
    • E. Hughes Martinez
      Winner
      • E. Hughes Martinez(director)
      • The 4th Branch
      • Alan Rexroth(Executive Producer, Director, DoP, Editor)
      • #WAY_Aurelio
      Angry Buddha Films
    • Lex Lumpkin
      • Lex Lumpkin(director)
      • Late Night Pickup
      Breeze Dr. Productions
    • Shane Crosland
      • Shane Crosland
      • The M Word
      Sonik-Ino
    • Kyle Roark
      • Kyle Roark(director)
      • Holiday Feast
      Fake ID Productions
    • Maurizio Dominguez
      • Maurizio Dominguez(director)
      • Un Día Normal

    Best Music Video

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    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Freakshow

      Chris Villain
      Villain Academy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      (GTA) Dead Homies

      Cutthroat Cain(Director)
      Cash Rules M&M (CashRules Cinematics)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      AMMO 'Harm'

      Adrian M. Pruett(director)
    • Winner

      Pretty Please

      Vanessa Zamarripa(director/producer)
    • [object Object]

      Reality or Illusion

      Yuliya Levashova

    Best Student Documentary Short

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    Best Student Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dolphin Dilemma

      Olivia Andrus-Drennan(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dolphin Dilemma

      Olivia Andrus-Drennan(Producer)
      Big Sky Genesis Productions

    Best Comedy Short

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    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flatulence: The Origin

      Xingyu 'Harry' Chen
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      King Ed

      Nick Fascitelli

    Best Drama Short

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    Best Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Exhibit

      Landon Stephen Popadic
      Caleb Zook
      Anastasia Burnett
      William Doepp
      Bridgewater Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Feeling Part

      Romy Nordlinger
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Peace

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trashy

      Alyssa Standen
    • [object Object]

      No es mi hijo

      Antonio Orbe(director)
      Urban Stories
    • [object Object]

      A Plus

      Gong Cheng(director)
    • [object Object]

      March of the Penguins

      Daniela Lugo
      Alberto Anaya
      Lugo Films
    • [object Object]

      Screaming Silence

      Alba Grace Kaufmann(Producer)
      Kalyn Wood(Acting) (Producing) (Directing)
      Hal Waghorn(Director)

    Best Indie Short

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    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Uninsured

      Jamal McLemore(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What We Got Wrong

      Philinese Kirkwood
      Sosie Bacon
      Lottie Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arcade Moon

      William Michael Anderson
      City People Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ice Cold Ricky

      Juwan Chung
      Jason Serrato
      Affiliated Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      The Nightmare Eater

      Ricky Jhou Ruei-Ci(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Moonlight Dancer

      Ricky Jhou Ruei-Ci(cinematographer)
      DunRu Chiang(director)
    • [object Object]

      Burden

      James Nanney Jr.
    • [object Object]

      Red Rain

      Samer Saifan

    Best Director (Female)

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    Best Director (Female)

    • Glamor Magazine
      Winner
      • Mina JafriMalik(Director)
      • The Asifa Bano Story
    • Vanessa Zamarripa
      Winner
      • Vanessa Zamarripa(director/producer)
      • Pretty Please

    Best Documentary Short

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      World War 2: The Shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon

      7.1 (371)
      Christian Wehrle
      Wehrle Films
    • Winner

      #WAY_Aurelio

      Alan Rexroth(Executive Producer, Director, DoP, Editor)
      Jimena Cuarón(DoP)
      Louden Aurelio Reyes(Cast)
      Angry Buddha Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When We Get Home

      Kathleen Shriver
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Find Yourself

      Seth Deter(director)
      4-Alarm Film
    • [object Object]

      In It 2 Win It

    • [object Object]

      The Isaiah House Project: Lessons in Dying and Compassion

      Laura Scarpati(director)
      Chelsea Park Creative
    • [object Object]

      The Projectionist: A Collector's Journey

      8.5 (6)
      John Cornelissen
      Vizo Arts Media

    Best Documentary Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      World War 2: The Shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon

      7.1 (371)
      Christian Wehrle
      Wehrle Films

    Best Experimental Short

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    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Janelle Christa
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imagination of a Child

      8.8 (5)
      Cesare Catania ART
      September
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imagination of a Child

      8.8 (5)
      Cesare Catania(director)
      Cesare Catania ART
    • [object Object]

      Who Were You in New York

      Stella Rea
    • [object Object]

      Who Were You in New York

    Best Student Thriller Short

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    Best Student Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mr Nightmare

      Arman Sayat(director)
      Ayaulym Sayat(director)
      March

    Best Original Song

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    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Freakshow

      Chris Villain
      Villain Academy
    • [object Object]

      Bay for Blood

      8.8 (34)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions
    • [object Object]

      Reality or Illusion

      Yuliya Levashova

    Best Set Design

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    Best Set Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Casey Corley
      Shawn Adair
      John Overbey
      Caroline Speir
      Preston Davis

    Best LGBTQ Short

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    Best LGBTQ Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Out to Run: A Tale of Blood Velvet

      7.1 (18)
      Kyle Fallon(producer)
      James Berry(director)
      Clayton Conroy(producer)
      Kyle Walczak(producer)
      1904 Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Boyfriends

      6.2 (13)
      Adam Guerino(Producer, Writer)
    • [object Object]

      Some Sorta' Queer (Oct. 15, 2024)

      Rick Simone(director)
      Steven Simone-Friedland(producer)
      Ed's Filmworks

    Best Actor

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    Best Actor

    • Orry-Kelly played by Darren Gilshenan with cocktail party guests.
      Winner
      • Darren Gilshenan
      • Plausible Deniability
      Random Pictures
    • Bert James
      Winner
      • Bert James
      • Lillith & Bert Go Nowhere
    • Tye Alexander
      Winner
      • Tye Alexander
      • The Missing Peace
    • David Huynh
      Winner
      • David Huynh
      • Ice Cold Ricky
    • Haysam Ali
      • Haysam Ali
      • Play
    • Mike Silva
      • Mike Silva
      • Burden
    • Robbie Martin
      • Robbie Martin
      • Arcade Moon

    Best Original Score

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    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Kevin Croxton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      March of the Penguins

      Alberto Anaya
      Daniela Lugo
      Lugo Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Serengeti: Journey to the Heart of Africa

      8.3 (32)
      Alan Williams
    • [object Object]

      The Snow Leopard

      Taylor Joshua Rankin
    • [object Object]

      The Exhibit

      Jose Kropp
      Bridgewater Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Firemen

      Liam Phan(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Talisman

      9.3 (13)
      Forrest Roberson(composer)
      Kadabra Pictures
    • [object Object]

      March of the Penguins

      Alberto Anaya
      Daniela Lugo
      Lugo Films
    • [object Object]

      Convoluted

      9.6 (50)
      Jonathan Ménard(composer)
      Touché
    • [object Object]

      Untitled Artist

      Trevor Barroero(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Untitled Artist

      Trevor Barroero
      Next Generation Storytellers

    June 2024

    • [object Object]

      Quiver

      Rob Crowell
      Movie Knight Studios

    Best Original Screenplay

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    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Janelle Christa
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • Winner

      Them Upstairs

      Karyn Dougan Buckland
      Mark Buckland
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Going All Out

      Keshav Barati
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What We Got Wrong

      Sosie Bacon
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 4th Branch

      E. Hughes Martinez(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The M Word

      Shane Crosland(director)
      Sonik-Ino
    • [object Object]

      King Ed

      Nick Fascitelli
    • [object Object]

      The Youth is Wasted on the Young

      Alex Vance(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Celebrant

      9.4 (6)
      Katherine Armon
      Craig Anthony Smith
    • [object Object]

      Arcade Moon

      Robbie Martin
      City People Pictures

    Best Costume Design

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    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Janelle Christa
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Abigail Freeman
    • [object Object]

      Freakshow

      Chris Villain
      Villain Academy
    • [object Object]

      The Youth is Wasted on the Young

      Randi-Lee Leonard(costume designer)

    Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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    Best Makeup and Hairstyling

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Freakshow

      Laura Bedwell-Young
      Angela Santori
      Villain Academy

    Best Cinematography

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Re-Birth

      William Brooke(Director)
      Linzy Attenborough(Producer)
      Ali Asad(Cinematographer)
      Thought Juice Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Convoluted

      9.6 (50)
      Zohaib Latif(director of photography)
      Blu Steel Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ice Cold Ricky

      Calvin Callaway
    • [object Object]

      The Nightmare Eater

      Ricky Jhou Ruei-Ci(cinematographer)
      Justin Tang(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Burden

      Trevor Valdez
    • [object Object]

      Take Your Medicine

      Ty Frost
    • [object Object]

      Find Yourself

      Luka Krizanac(cineamtographer)
      Seth Deter(director)
      4-Alarm Film
    • [object Object]

      Turn Keys

      Sam East(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Jorel Odell
      53rd & Gainor

    Best Actress

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    Best Actress

    • Sophie Jordan Collins
      Winner
      • Sophie Jordan Collins
      • Burden
    • Romy Nordlinger
      Winner
      • Romy Nordlinger(actress)
      • The Feeling Part
    • Jennifer Adams
      Winner
      • Jennifer Adams(actress)
      • Just for Now
      Ekara Studios
    • Oceanne Trudel
      • Oceanne Trudel(actress)
      • Sight for Sore Eyes
    • Daniela Lugo
      • Daniela Lugo
      • March of the Penguins
      Lugo Films
    • Ashlee Lollback
      • Ashlee Lollback
      • The Celebrant
      Parkbench Films

    Best Thriller Short

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    Best Thriller Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cerebellum

      7.5 (9)
      Erik Bergamini(director)
      Do Less
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diabolika

      Dexter Wilson(producer)
      Randy Singh(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Rain

      Samer Saifan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eyecatcher

      Jun Shimizu
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sublet

      Nathaniel Mathis
      Inclusionary Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sunny Afternoon

      John Field Brown
    • [object Object]

      Mr Nightmare

      Arman Sayat(director)
      Ayaulym Sayat(producer)
      Austin Tremblay(cinematographer)
      GENRE CATEGORIES: NOMINATIONS OF MARCH 2024
    • [object Object]

      Veiled

      Gavin 'Chief' Meredith(writer)
      Life in Thought
    • [object Object]

      Veiled

      Gavin 'Chief' Meredith(writer)
      Life in Thought
    • [object Object]

      Adam & Eva

      Priscilla Emprechtinger(director)

    June 2024

    • [object Object]

      Quiver

      Dalton Burdette
      Vitória Ressineti
      Movie Knights

    November Award

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    Best Student Indie Short

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      Winner

      Back to the 8 Count

      Cintia de Mita(director/producer)

    Best Mobile Short

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      Feathers

      Miguel Lopez de Leon(writer/director/executive producer/actor/editor)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]

      Back to the 8 Count

      Michael Cortez(producer)
      Charlotte de Mita(composer)
      Cintia de Mita(songwriter)

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Nicole Pagella
      • Nicole Pagella
      • mother/daughter

    Best Student Short

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    Best Student Short

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      Winner

      Lucy Is Awake

      Joseph Coleman
      Bad Orange Entertainment

    Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

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    Best Young Filmmaker (Male)

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      Winner

      Pipe

      David Camero

    Best Microfilm

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    Best Microfilm

    • Winner

      Dollhouse

      Audrey Cardinal
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Glance

      Alexi Papalexopoulos
      Dasha Gorodenska
      Farah Marwan
      Luka Bazeli
    • [object Object]

      Under Cover

      9.1 (78)
      Pamela Kaval
      Guillaume Arnoulet
      James Stannard
      Fanie Blanc
      Jared Jones
      AnnCharlotte Arul
      Victorien Labre
      Giles Wynn
      Wildaval Productions
    • [object Object]

      Late Night Pickup

      Dana Heath(actor)
      Jair Guzman(actor)
      TiJuan Lumpkin(actor)
      Lex Lumpkin(director)
      Tommalisa Lumpkin(producer)
      Breeze Dr. Productions
    • [object Object]

      Eyes

      Yash Bhatnagar(Director)
      Film festival nomination for the month of March 2024.
    • [object Object]

      You Look So Pretty

      Anna Tuason(director)
      Taylor Urquhart(director)
    • [object Object]

      White Rabbits

      Christopher Cornelsen(Producer)
      Cornelsen Films
      A proof of concept short film Shot and produced in Berlin
    • [object Object]

      Game Over

      Jake Webber(director)
      Created Creatures

    Best Student Microfilm

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    Best Student Microfilm

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      Pipe

      David Camero

    Best Film Noir

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    Best Film Noir Short

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      Winner

      Sunrise Boulevard

      Mike Montagna
    • [object Object]

      Losing Faith: A fable based on the Night Stalker case

      Michael Gonzales(producer)
      Allan Wasserman(producer)

    Best Editing

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    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Matthew Organista
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kings of Triad: Uprising

      Kevin Le
    • [object Object]
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      Nahual

      Jiehan Mercury Song(EDITOR)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chapter 1

      Walker Whited
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Find Yourself

      Seth Deter(director)
      4-Alarm Film
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Kari Heavenrich
      53rd & Gainor
    • [object Object]

      Diabolika

      Malcolm Campbell
    • [object Object]

      A Plus

      Qiqi Deng(editor)

    • #WAY_Aurelio

      Alan Rexroth(Executive Producer, Director, DoP, Editor)
      Angry Buddha Films
    • [object Object]

      Burden

      Myles Erfurth
    • [object Object]

      Deuces Wild

      Bobby Macartney
    • [object Object]

      Bay for Blood

      8.8 (34)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions
    • [object Object]

      Return to Sender

      Lee Vander Boegh(editor)
      The Rockit Moving Picture Company

    Best Sound Editing

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    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Celebrant

      9.4 (6)
      Phil Heywood
      Sam Gain-Emery
      Folklore Sound And Music

    Best First Time Director (Female)

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    Best First Time Director (Female)

    • Janelle Christa
      Winner
      • Janelle Christa
      • Transcendent
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • Winner
      • Ying Chu(director)
      • Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations
      Edith Cowan University
    • Winner
      • Mahée Merica
      • Ariane's Baby
      London Film School
    • Ela Gavrila
      Winner
      • Ela Gavrila
      • Genre INC.
    • Tiffany Abney
      Winner
      • Tiffany Abney
      • Jules
      53rd & Gainor
    • Laura Scarpati at the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards
      • Laura Scarpati(director)
      • The Isaiah House Project: Lessons in Dying and Compassion
      Chelsea Park Creative
      • Madysen Dougherty
      • Until Daylight Comes
      Next Generation Storytellers

    Best Crime Short

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    Best Crime Short

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      Winner

      Going All Out

      Keshav Barati
    • [object Object]

      Daebu (godfather)

      Kang Kim
      Hayden Won
      John Adkins
      Al Chang
      Nicolas Taliaferro Abraham
    • [object Object]

      Early Bird

      Ziqi Yang(writer/director)
      Ben Guest(producer)
      Srishti Chakraborty(director of photography)
      Michael Atlas Lane(actor)
      Caledonia Wilson(actor)
      Robert Younis(actor)
      Cesalie Hintz(writer)
    • [object Object]

      (GTA) Dead Homies

      Cutthroat Cain(Director)
      Cash Rules M&M (CashRules Cinematics)
    • [object Object]

      Deuces Wild

      Bobby Macartney
    • [object Object]

      Bay for Blood

      8.8 (34)
      Harry Waldman
      Edgewater Film Productions

    Best Student Romantic Short

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ram's Head

      Casey Lee Ball(director)

    Best Acting Duo

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    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beginning is the End is the Beginning

      Tara Westwood
      Joe Benedetto
      Trajectory Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just for Now

      Victor Kuchmaner(actor)
      Jennifer Adams(actress)
      Ekara Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Turn Keys

      Edward Tarling(actor)
      Henry Thompson(actor)
    • [object Object]

      Sound Mirage

      Elisa Noemi
      Oscar Wilson
      20 Gallons Film
    • [object Object]

      Deadly Crush

      3.6 (496)
      Kyle Roark(actor)
      IvyAnna Harris(actor)
      Fake ID Productions
    • [object Object]

      Birthday Dinner

      Meagan Cavasar
      Kathryn Cima
    • [object Object]

      Un Día Normal

      Andi Jo Taylor(actress)
      Angeles Vara(actress)
      August
    • [object Object]

      Sunny Afternoon

      Vincent Acevedo Jr.
      Timothy McKinney
    • [object Object]

      Cherry Pie

      Eric Michael Cole(actor)
      Linzi Fenix(actor)
      Unseeded Threat

    Best Horror Short

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    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Re-Birth

      Linzy Attenborough(Producer)
      William Brooke(Director)
      Ali Asad(Cinematographer)
      Thought Juice Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Los Malcriados

      Miguel Vega(Writer-Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Reel Terror

      8.0 (6)
      Ted Bennett
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Reel Terror

      8.0 (6)
      Ted Bennett
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Origin

      6.7 (19)
      Joby Stephens(director)
      Jam96
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ambush

      Fabrizio Fenech(director)
    • [object Object]

      Nahual

      Kyle Baughman(Cinematographer)
      Jacob Holmquist-Franco(director)
      Jiehan Mercury Song(editor)
      William Serri(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Quiver

      Movie Knights
    • [object Object]

      Quiver

      Huntly Plantz(Young Evan)
      Movie Knights

    January Award

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    Best Ensemble Cast

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      Winner

      MK Ultra Violence

      Taylor Novak
      Clint Roberts
      Chip Hall
      Seth Dunlap
      Lauren Starr

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      MK Ultra Violence

      Jay Curtis Miller

    Best Male Director

    • Winner
      • Jay Curtis Miller
      • MK Ultra Violence

    Best Young Male Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embrace

      Bryce Michael Hughes

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]

      Sound Mirage

      Elisa Noemi
      Oscar Wilson
      20 Gallons Film

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]

      Echoes

      Zane(producer, director, cinematographer)
      Sabrina Campilii(actress)

    Award of Excellence (Special Mention)

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    Best Short of the Season Runner-Up

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      Winner

      Arcade Moon

      William Michael Anderson
      City People Pictures

    Best Acting Ensemble

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    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Peace

      Dave Shalansky
      Joseph Russo
      Naiya Ortiz
      Gabriel Furman
      Javier Molina
      Tye Alexander
    • [object Object]

      The strange case of detective Jones

      8.6 (21)
      Amirali Habibi
    • [object Object]

      Los Malcriados

      Germán Alfonso
      Matthew Gantos
      Jorlhey Novelo
      Yhover Perez
      Stephanie Michel
      Ellie Peña
      Santiago Acebras
      Heraldy Garcia-Barajas
    • [object Object]

      The Celebrant

      9.4 (6)
      Susan Cary
      Col Elliott
      Cassie Zorko
      James Anderson
      Ashlee Lollback
      Tracie Filmer
      Hugh Parker
      Haawai Charles Takuira
      Del Halpin

    Best Romantic Short

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    Best Romantic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ÀSAKA

      Edduardo Viera(director/producer)
      Natalia Faura(Actress / Producer)
      Claudia Herrero(producer)
      Jorge Ferrer(cinematographer and producer)
      Javier Benac(Producer)
      Marcos Cruz Lloréns(composer)
      José Luis Morales(sound editor)
      Roberto H.G.(sound designer)
      Julia Viejo(actress)
      Laura Falcão(art director)
      Mono Con Pistolas S.L
      La Cùpula V S.L.
    • [object Object]

      Please Don't Lick the Psychedelic Toad

    • [object Object]

      ÀSAKA

      Edduardo Viera(Director)
      Mono Con Pistolas S.L
      La Cùpula V S.L.

    Best Fantasy Short

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    Best Fantasy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cat Chaser

      SiJia Zheng(director)
      University of Southern California
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the Thicket

      9.0 (9)
      Devany Greenwood

    Best Special Makeup

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    Best Special Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transcendent

      Shannon Loar-Coté
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Burden

      Kathlene Beam

    Best Student Crime Short

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    Best Crime Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cosa Nostra

      Gabriel Mouritzen
      Bad Orange Entertainment

    Best Supporting Actor

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    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Wrekless Watson
      • Arcade Moon
      City People Pictures
    • Victor Kuchmaner
      • Victor Kuchmaner(actor)
      • Just for Now
      Ekara Studios
      • Hugh Parker
      • The Celebrant
      Parkbench Films
      • James Anderson
      • The Celebrant

    Best Student Director (Female)

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    Best Student Director (Female)

    • Winner
      • Kailey Morand
      • Hadley's Home
    • Winner
      • Audrey Cardinal
      • Dollhouse
    • Ziqi Yang
      • Ziqi Yang(writer/director)
      • Early Bird
    • Robyn Killian
      • Robyn Killian(director)
      • Riots Vs. Tsunamis

    Best Mystery Short

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    Best Mystery Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just for Now

      Elliot Wilks(director)
      Victor Kuchmaner(director) (producer) (writer)
      Ekara Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Convoluted

      9.6 (50)
      Mohamed Fareed(director)
      Blu Steel Films
    • [object Object]

      The strange case of detective Jones

      8.6 (21)
      Amirali Habibi

    Best Child/Young Actress

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    Best Child/Young Actress

    • Winner
      • Larrah Lambo
      • Hadley's Home
    • Winner
      • Immy Taylor
      • Origin
    • Scout Latshaw Headshot
      • Scout Latshaw
      • The Bike Ride

    Best Parody Short

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    Best Parody Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Kevin Croxton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super Ruble Adventure

      Tommie Grabiec
      Cindy Higginson
      Crazy Ivan Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Omelet Sunday

      Nolan Ladison
      Next Generation Storytellers

    Best Sound Design

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    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What Dreams May Come

      Minica Casbara
    • [object Object]

      Diabolika

      Thom O'Neil
    • [object Object]

      Talisman

      9.3 (13)
      Dylan Alexander(sound designer)
      Kadabra Pictures

    Best Dark Comedy Short

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    Best Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alone

      Carey Jones

    Best Adventure Short

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    Best Adventure Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Kevin Croxton

    Best Trailer

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    Best Trailer/Teaser

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Concept Trailer -- Remember

      Jonathan Sawyer
      Vox Visuals

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men in Cars

      8.1 (18)
      Molly Vernon
      Vernon-McKee

    Best Short of the Season

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Uninsured

      Jamal McLemore
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ice Cold Ricky

      Juwan Chung
      Affiliated Entertainment

    Special Jury Mention

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the Wild

      Max Woods
      Max Woods Productions
    • [object Object]

      Omerta - The Commission Has Fallen

      Nolan Tondreau
      Ryan de Quintal
      Timothy de León
      Tyler Chandler

    Best Student Short

    • [object Object]

      Hobson's Choice

      Daniel Robinson(director)
      Emmy Hucker(producer)

    Best Student Drama Short

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    Best Student Drama Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ah-Ma: A Tale of Two Generations

      Ying Chu(director)
      Edith Cowan University
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Burden

      James Nanney Jr.

    Best Young Filmmaker (Female)

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    Best Young Filmmaker (Female)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amy John and Jiu Jitsu Dave

      Ruby Vincent
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Look So Pretty

      Taylor Urquhart(director)
      Anna Tuason(director)

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

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    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ange and Addi Show

      Dustin James Leighton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Celebrant

      9.4 (6)
      Craig Anthony Smith
      Katherine Armon
      Parkbench Films
    • [object Object]

      Plausible Deniability

      Iain Crittenden(writer)
      Random Pictures

    Best Short Film

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    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      Alone

      Carey Jones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      NEA

      Alex Ulises
      Nelson G. Navarrete

    Best Visual FX

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    Best Visual FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Convoluted

      9.6 (50)
      Mohamed Fakhro(producer)
      Blu Steel Films

    Best Director

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    Best Director

    • Landon Stephen Popadic
      • Landon Stephen Popadic
      • Caleb Zook
      • The Exhibit
      Bridgewater Pictures
      • Emile Biegel(director)
      • Absumo
      Elime Studio

    Best Action Short

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    Action Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HIT-GIRL: Fan Film

      Kevin Barile
      Angie Estevao
      Robert Dill
      Tony Diaz
      Robert Steven Brown

    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cerebellum

      7.5 (9)
      Erik Bergamini(director)
      Do Less
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Punjabi Protector

      Daniel Locicero(director)
      Keeran Panesar(actress)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Tiffany Abney
      53rd & Gainor

    Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script)

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    Best Drama Short

    • Winner

      Angeleno

      Gavin 'Chief' Meredith(writer)
      John Autry II(writer)

    Short Script

    • Winner

      Angeleno

      Gavin 'Chief' Meredith(writer)
      John Autry II(writer)
    • Winner

      The Matt Chat

      Ben Neuberger(written by)

    Best Sound Mixing

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    Best Sound Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Peace

      Tom Stewart
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Michael Thomas Silva
      53rd & Gainor

    Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

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    Award of Excellence

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      Transcendent

      Janelle Christa
      Janelle Christa Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

      5.9 (77)
      Kevin Croxton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ÀSAKA

      Edduardo Viera(director/producer)
      Natalia Faura(Actress Producer)
      Claudia Herrero(Producer)
      Jorge Ferrer(cinematographer and producer)
      Javier Benac(Producer)
      Marcos Cruz Lloréns(composer)
      José Luis Morales(sound editor)
      Roberto H.G.(sound designer)
      Julia Viejo(actress)
      Laura Falcão(art director)
      Mono Con Pistolas S.L
      La Cùpula V S.L.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Olan, TX

      7.6 (5)
      Nathan Markiewicz(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamers Never Learn

      Paolo Wriedt(Director)
      Diego A. Frias(Producer)
      Nancy Q(Producer)
      Efímero
      Resistance Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Missing Peace

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jules

      9.1 (16)
      Tiffany Abney
      53rd & Gainor
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trashy

      Alyssa Standen
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 4th Branch

      E. Hughes Martinez(producer)
    • [object Object]

      King Ed

      Nick Fascitelli(Director)
    • [object Object]

      A Tree Once Grew Here

      John Semerad

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cerebellum

      7.5 (9)
      Erik Bergamini(director)
      Do Less

    Annual Awards

    • [object Object]

      Foreigner

      Giovanni Lodigiani(director)
      GL Sonicworks
      Giovanni Lodigiani
    • [object Object]

      Double Nickel

      Mark Tomov
      Tomov Films

    Best Student Director (Male)

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    Best Student Director (Male)

    • Winner
      • SiJia Zheng(director)
      • Cat Chaser
      University of Southern California
    • John Field Brown
      Winner
      • John Field Brown
      • Sunny Afternoon
      • Matthew Pelton
      • Please Don't Lick the Psychedelic Toad
      • Arman Sayat(director)
      • Mr Nightmare
      Nominations of March 2024
    • James Nanney Jr.
      • James Nanney Jr.
      • Burden
    • Dale Loon
      • Dale Loon
      • Waking Conundrum
      • Bobby Macartney
      • Deuces Wild
      • Graham Ros
      • E.V.E.
    • Connor Dalrymple
      • Connor Dalrymple
      • Dr. Rooney's Office

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Outer Reaches

      5.7 (47)
      Karl Redgen
      Forgotten Astronaut Productions
      Mad Alice Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Replica

      Kim Labick
      TillKim Productions

    Best Special Makeup - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
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      Quiver

      Sylvia McDade
      Movie Knights
      June

    Best Student Horror Short

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    • [object Object]
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      Jiehan Mercury Song(editor)
      Kyle Baughman(cinematographer)
      Jacob Holmquist-Franco(director)
      William Serri(producer)

    Best Western Feature

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bloody Fury

      6.9 (22)
      Jordan Inconstant(director)

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