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Action on Film International Film Festival, USA

    • 2020s
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    • 2000s
  • 2019201820172016201520142013201220112010

    Best in Show

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    Best Cinematography

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      Shadows

      8.7 (10)
      Ivan Kraljevic(director/producer)
      Elena Nikitina Bick(producer)
      Jerry Carnevale(co-producer)
      Daniel Shultz(associate producer)
      Cody Cuellar(cinematographer)

    Best Director, Documentary

      • Luciana Lagana
      • Dr. Luciana Show: Aging and Falling
    • Honey Lauren
      • Honey Lauren(director)
      • Happy Hands
      Panik Piktures

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Shadows

      8.7 (10)
      Ivan Kraljevic(director/producer)
      Elena Nikitina Bick(producer)
      Jerry Carnevale(co-producer)
      Daniel Shultz(associate producer)

    Action on Film Award

    Edit

    Alan Bailey Award of Excellence for a First Time Producer

    • Winner
      • Christina Harding

    Art

    • Winners
      • James Burton
      • James D. Schumacher III
      Inheritance

    Best Action Short - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bullets Blades and Blood

      7.1 (18)

    Best Action Short of the Year

    • Winner

      Pikey Paul

      Z Team Films
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Geordie Sabbagh
      Dark Hope Entertainment
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions
    • [object Object]

      Dead End

      4.1 (45)
      Tazito Garcia(director)
      Red Dragon Productions

    Best Actor - Feature

    • Danny Thykær
      Winner
      • Danny Thykær
      • Backgammon
    • Markiss McFadden
      • Markiss McFadden
      • Love Triangle
      McFadden Family Films
    • Donny Boaz
      • Donny Boaz
      • Flashes - The Director's Cut
      AV1 Productions
      T-CAT Films
      Axiom Productions
      Global Audio Works

    Best Actor - Short

    • Corey Johnson, 2013
      Winner
      • Corey Johnson
      • Midnight Caller
      Ditto Films
      • Gene Smith
      • Forget Me Not
      • Alyn Darnay
      • The Consultation
    • Yolanda Centeno
      • Yolanda Centeno(producer/writer/director)
      • Zugzwang

    Best Actress - Feature

    • Winner
      • Shiree Nelson
      • Dawn of the Crescent Moon
      Friday Lunch Productions

    Best Actress - Short

    • Winner
      • Christina Harding
      • Moustache
    • Yolanda Centeno
      • Yolanda Centeno
      • Zugzwang

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Scarecrow Club

      5.9 (20)
      Richard Groen
    • [object Object]

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)
      James Zicree
      Empire Motion pictures
    • [object Object]

      Chrysalis

      4.7 (1K)
      Max Traiman
      Glass City Films

    Best Children's Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lord of the Guys

      Joshua Costea
      Peter Bundic
      Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey
    • Stories of Alyx and Anton

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Black Russian

      7.1 (12)
      V.A. Dilshad Pippy
    • [object Object]

      Another

      2.6 (627)
      Jason Bognacki(cinematographer)
      Full Frame Features

    Best Costumes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Batman Evolution

      6.5 (31)
      Justine Seymour
    • [object Object]

      Cassandra

      4.8 (5)
    • [object Object]

      Julius Caesar 2014

      6.8 (25)
      Tania Vatury

    Best Dialogue Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Midnight Caller

      8.2 (862)
      Adam Ethan Crow
      Ditto Films

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Frank D'Angelo(director)
      • The Big Fat Stone
      In Your Ear Productions
    • James, one hell of a filmmaker, one hell of a guy.
      • Adam Ethan Crow
      • Midnight Caller
      Ditto Films
      • Jason Bognacki(director)
      • Another
      Full Frame Features
    • Stan Harrington
      • Stan Harrington(director)
      • Lost Angels
      Xristos Productions

    Best Director - Short

    • James, one hell of a filmmaker, one hell of a guy.
      Winner
      • Adam Ethan Crow
      • Midnight Caller
      Ditto Films
    • Vera Tomilova, woman filmmaker interview 2016
      • Vera Tomilova
      • Fallen Angel
      Permanent Residence Production NYC
      7Heaven Productions

    Best Drama Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pretty Rosebud

      5.1 (684)
      Handle With Care Productions
    • [object Object]

      Midlife

      8.3 (48)
      Greg Travis
    • [object Object]

      Midlife

      8.3 (48)
      Greg Travis(director)
    • [object Object]

      Nobody Looks Up

      4.5 (20)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Another

      2.6 (627)
    • [object Object]

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)

    Best Editing - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Another

      2.6 (627)
      Jason Bognacki(director)
      Full Frame Features
    • [object Object]

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)
      Dave Edison
      Empire Motion pictures
    • [object Object]

      Antisocial Behavior

      4.3 (271)
      Kenneth Guertin(editor)

    Best Female Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Suck it Up Buttercup

      7.6 (120)
      Malindi Fickle
    • [object Object]

      Sholeh

      7.8 (14)
      Saye Yabandeh

    Best Fight Choreography - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Die Fighting

      4.5 (585)
      Fabien Gorchon(fight choreographer)
      Laurent Buson(co-choreographer)
      Didier Buson(co-choreographer)
      Z Team Films

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fist 2 Fist 2: Weapon of Choice

      3.6 (158)
      Jino Kang(director)

    Best Foreign Film - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Papa

      7.0 (36)
      Alex Sparrow(director)
      Tanya Shell(producer)

    Best Foreign Film Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Backgammon

      6.0 (69)
      Danny Thykær(producer)
      Kenneth Skouboelling(producer)
      42/46 Film

    Best Guerrilla Film - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nobody Looks Up

      4.5 (20)
      Richard Benter(director)

    Best Horror Film - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alien Hunger

      3.5 (177)
      Film Co-Op Partners
    • [object Object]

      Dawn of the Crescent Moon

      5.3 (76)
      Kevin B. Coleman(producer)
      Kirk Loudon(director)
      Friday Lunch Productions
    • [object Object]

      Another

      2.6 (627)
      Jason Bognacki(director)
      Full Frame Features
    • [object Object]

      Chrysalis

      4.7 (1K)
      John Klein
      Glass City Films

    Best LGBT Project

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pervasive

      Bryan Martin(director)
      Natasha Dee Davis(director)
      Back2One Productions
      BCMfilms
    • [object Object]

      Narcissist

      7.1 (59)
      Eric Casaccio(executive producer/writer/director)
      Steven Tylor O'Connor(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Sholeh

      7.8 (14)
      Saye Yabandeh

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Fat Stone

      5.2 (8.6K)
      Frank D'Angelo(producer)
      In Your Ear Productions
    • [object Object]

      Midlife

      8.3 (48)
      Saravut Frank Sopapunta(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Love Triangle

      6.8 (89)
      Markiss McFadden
      Desiree Marie McFadden
      McFadden Family Films
    • [object Object]

      Zugzwang

      Stephon Stewart

    Best Political Statement Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      3-Minute Activists: The Soul of Slam

      Michael H. Harper(producer)
      Gabrielle Pickle(producer)
      Lee Walker(producer)
      Cogitate Productions
      Mad Mouth Media

    Best Produced Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Horse for Summer

      4.6 (230)
      Kenneth Lemm
    • [object Object]

      Julius Caesar 2014

      6.8 (25)
      William Shakespeare
      Posthumously.
    • [object Object]

      Lost Angels

      8.0 (48)
      Stan Harrington(writer)
      Xristos Productions

    Best Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)
      Neil Johnson(director)
      Empire Motion pictures

    Best Score - Short

    • Winner
      • Dan Redfeld
    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Bak(composer)
      Andre Stamatakakos(director)

    Best Screenplay

    • Winner
      • Christina Harding
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Fat Stone

      5.2 (8.6K)
      Frank D'Angelo(writer)
      In Your Ear Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Night Witches

      Steven Prowse

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Surrender

      Gwendolyn Oliver
    • [object Object]

      Fallen Angel

      7.2 (15)
      Vera Tomilova
      Permanent Residence Production NYC
      7Heaven Productions

    Best Short Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Screenplay Consultant

      Dean Watts
      A Guy with a Briefcase Productions
    • [object Object]

      Pint

      6.4 (17)
      Nic Barker

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flashes - The Director's Cut

      4.5 (301)
      Sammy Huen
      T-CAT Films
    • [object Object]

      Pretty Rosebud

      5.1 (684)
      Thomas Corkran(sound designer)
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Dark Hope Entertainment
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions
      Urban Post Production

    Best Sound Design - Short

    • Winner
      • Dan Redfeld

    Best Sound Track

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Big Fat Stone

      5.2 (8.6K)
      Frank D'Angelo(composer)
      In Your Ear Productions

    Best Soundtrack - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life and Perception

      Bak(composer)
      Andre Stamatakakos(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Missy Peregrym
      Dark Hope Entertainment
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Army of Frankensteins

      3.0 (719)
      Ryan Bellgardt
      Josh McKamie
      Andy Swanson
      Nate Bright
      Jenna Green
      Six Stitches Entertainment
      Boiling Point Productions

    Best Spoof

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sleeping with the Dead

      8.2 (12)
      Kate Norby
      Jessica Lancaster
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sleeping with the Dead

      8.2 (12)
      Allison Beda
      Kate Norby
      Jessica Lancaster
      A Muse Productions
      Norbyland Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Silver Standard

      Fernando Raigoza Jr.(director)
      Aaron Eaton(producer)
      Matt Eaton(producer)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pink Zone

      1.9 (557)
      Benjamin J. Walter(director)
      The One Who Knocks Productions

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Art Hindle
      Winner
      • Art Hindle(actor)
      • The Big Fat Stone
      In Your Ear Productions
    • Dar Dash
      • Dar Dash
      • Midnight Caller
      Ditto Films
    • Deke Anderson
      • Deke Anderson
      • Flashes - The Director's Cut
      T-CAT Films
    • Barry Corbin
      • Barry Corbin
      • Dawn of the Crescent Moon
      Friday Lunch Productions
    • Richard Hatch at an event for Battlestar Galactica (2004)
      • Richard Hatch
      • Alien Hunger
      • Jeffrey William Laham
      • Dispossessed
    • Stan Harrington
      • Stan Harrington(actor)
      • Lost Angels
      Xristos Productions

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Candice Coke
      Winner
      • Candice Coke
      • The Algerian
      Zelko Films

    Best Supporting Actress - Short

    • Amelia Jackson-Gray
      Winner
      • Amelia Jackson-Gray(Supporting- Actress)
      • The Girl on the Roof
      Winner - Amelia Jackson-Gray
    • Ivona Kustudic
      • Ivona Kustudic
      • Scrubbers

    Best Title Sequence & Graphics

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Army of Frankensteins

      3.0 (719)
      Josh McKamie
      Six Stitches Entertainment
      Boiling Point Productions
    • [object Object]

      Alien Hunger

      3.5 (177)
      Nancy Brindley Bhagia(Editor)
      Film Co-Op Partners
    • [object Object]

      Love Triangle

      6.8 (89)
      Markiss McFadden
      Desiree Marie McFadden
      McFadden Family Films

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Happy Acres Pitch Trailer

      Colleen June McQuaide
      Hedge Jumper Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Queen Over Jacks

      7.1 (14)
      Maurice J Cardwell
      Jerry Bell Jr.
      Greg James
      Jason W. Christman
      Blue Couch Media
      Black Rain Films
      JBJR Productions
      Joint winners

    Best Tribute Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Supermisil

      6.9 (12)
      Javier Arcelus(director)
      Universidad Iberoamericana
    • [object Object]

      The Silver Standard

      Fernando Raigoza Jr.(director)
      Aaron Eaton(producer)
      Matt Eaton(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Superseven

      7.7 (142)
      Scott Rhodes
      Olivia Dunkley
      Jerry Kokich
      Andrew Palmer
      Terry Shane
      S7 Productions

    Best Urban Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Triangle

      6.8 (89)
      Markiss McFadden
      Desiree Marie McFadden
      McFadden Family Films
    • [object Object]

      Pink Zone

      1.9 (557)
      Benjamin J. Walter(director)
      The One Who Knocks Productions
    • [object Object]

      Suck it Up Buttercup

      7.6 (120)
      Malindi Fickle(director)
      Just Real Quick
    • [object Object]

      3-Minute Activists: The Soul of Slam

      Michael H. Harper(producer)
      Gabrielle Pickle(producer)
      Lee Walker(producer)
      Cogitate Productions
      Mad Mouth Media

    Best Villain

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scars

      3.4 (149)
      Danielle Cole

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)
      Neil Johnson(director)
      Empire Motion pictures

    Best Web or TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Boat Flipper

      Ambra Productions
      5 Star Multimedia
    • [object Object]

      HELL. A.

      7.9 (16)
      Hunter Davis(Director)
      Chris St. Pierre(Producer)
      Speck Productions

    Best Young Actor - Short

    • Noah Urrea
      Winner
      • Noah Urrea
      • Eleven
      Action On Film International Film Festival

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strings Attached

      6.8 (9)
      Nelcie Souffrant(director)
    • Dee Freeman, David Scott Lago, Jenelle Riley, Trey Carlisle, Kate Scott, Kyra Kronfeld, and M.L. Martin in Nobody's Perfect (2015)
      A.C. Green Leadership Basketball Camp Documentary (2014)
      • Nobody's Perfect
      • A.C. Green Leadership Basketball Camp Documentary
      Kate Scott(director)

    Breakout Action Star - Male - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Die Fighting

      4.5 (585)
      Laurent Buson
      Z Team Films

    Breakout Action Star - Male - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Assassin Origin

      Calvert David Miles
      3 Strands of Rope Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Assassin Origin

      Calvert David Miles
      3 Strands of Rope Productions
    • [object Object]

      Echoes of a Ronin

      5.7 (45)
      David Sakurai
      First Tribe Films

    Outstanding Cast Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dawn of the Crescent Moon

      5.3 (76)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sons of Liberty

      3.6 (358)
      Frame 29 Films
    • [object Object]

      Lord of the Guys

    • [object Object]

      Rough Cut

      7.7 (21)
      Outsiders Productions
    • [object Object]

      Sons of Liberty

      3.6 (358)
    • [object Object]

      Sleeping with the Dead

      8.2 (12)
      Kate Norby
      Jessica Lancaster
      Owen Dara
      Cara Jedell
      Karen Bethzabe
      Elizabeth Heissinger
      Thomas Nelson Martin III
      A Muse Productions
      Norbyland Productions

    Action Film of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Chrysalis

      4.7 (1K)
      John Klein
      Glass City Films

    Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Excellence in Dramatic Writing

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm

    Best Action Sequence - Feature

      • Michael Gibrall
      One of Each Productions
      For the screenplay "The Spy and The Fence"
    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase
      For the screenplay "Terra Alpha One"

    Best Actor

    • Donny Boaz
      • Donny Boaz
      • Flashes - The Director's Cut
      T-CAT Films

    Best Actor in a Short Film

    • Corey Johnson, 2013
      • Corey Johnson
      • Midnight Caller
      Ditto Films

    Best Actress

    • Danielle Cole
      • Danielle Cole
      • Scars
    • Lacy Marie Meyer
      • Lacy Marie Meyer
      • Suck it Up Buttercup

    Best Art Direction - Short

    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos(director)

    Best Artwork & Design

    • [object Object]

      Dead Therapy

      6.6 (19)
      Lucas Scheffel(director)
      Julie Dickson(executive producer)
      Brett Bentman(writer)
      Scheffilm

    Best Cinematography Feature

    • [object Object]

      Backgammon

      6.0 (69)
      Kenneth Skouboelling
    • [object Object]

      Pretty Rosebud

      5.1 (684)
      Tarina Van Den Driessche(director of photography)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Intimate Temp Agency

      Luciana Lagana

    Best Comedy - Feature

    • [object Object]

      One Small Hitch

      6.5 (5.6K)
      John Burgess
      Principle Entertainment

    Best Comedy Scene

    • Happy People

      Brian K. Millard(producer/director)
      Shooting Duck Productions

    Best Comedy Short

    • [object Object]

      Pint

      6.4 (17)
      Nic Barker
    • [object Object]

      Out Smart

      7.0 (10)
      Dawn Cobalt
      FutureView Entertainment
    • Come Together

      Steven Karageanes
      Mass Effect Productions

    Best Composition

    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos(director)
      Bak(composer)

    Best Dialogue - Feature

    • [object Object]

      A Horse for Summer

      4.6 (230)
      Kenneth Lemm(Screenwriter)
      • Michael Gibrall
      One of Each Productions
      For the screenplay "The Spy and The Fence"
    • [object Object]

      Antisocial Behavior

      4.3 (271)
      Kenneth Guertin(writer)
      Chris Perdue(writer)
    • [object Object]

      One Small Hitch

      6.5 (5.6K)
      Dode B. Levenson
      Principle Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Midlife

      8.3 (48)
      Greg Travis

    Best Dialogue - Short

    • [object Object]

      Midnight Caller

      8.2 (862)
      Adam Ethan Crow
      Ditto Films

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Restoration of Paradise: The Bolsa Chica Wetlands - Behind the Scenes

      8.3 (12)
      Russ Emanuel(producer)
      Jean-Claude Buie(director)
      Russem Productions

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]

      Flashes - The Director's Cut

      4.5 (301)
      T-CAT Films

    Best Drama - Short

    • [object Object]

      Eleven

      Eleven
      Action On Film International Film Festival
    • [object Object]

      A Man on the Edge

      7.4 (18)
      Edward Lyons

    Best Editing - Short

    • [object Object]

      Pint

      6.4 (17)
      Robert Mitchell
      Nic Barker
    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos(director)

    Best Experimental Project

    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos(director)

    Best Faith-Based Project

    • [object Object]

      A Horse for Summer

      4.6 (230)
      Kenneth Lemm(screenwriter)
      Nancy Criss(producer/director)
      NANDAR Entertainment Group

    Best Fight Choreography

    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Tommy Chang
      Geordie Sabbagh
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions
      Dark Hope Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Chrysalis

      4.7 (1K)
      John Klein
      Glass City Films

    Best Foreign Film

    • [object Object]

      Remembering the Fallen

      7.7 (363)
      Julien Grincajgier(director)
      Immediate Production

    Best Foreign director

      • Teresa McGee(director)
      • The Mary Contest

    Best Guerilla Film

    • [object Object]

      Insentient

      8.8 (42)
      Sohale Dezfoli

    Best Guerilla Film - Short

    • [object Object]

      Van Dexter, Vampire Slayer Begins

      Gary Tang

    Best Horror Film - Short

    • [object Object]

      Dead Therapy

      6.6 (19)
      Lucas Scheffel(director)
      Julie Dickson(executive producer)
      Brett Bentman(writer)
      Scheffilm
    • She's Having A Baby!

      6.7 (19)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin

    Best Horror Film of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Another

      2.6 (627)
      Jason Bognacki
      Full Frame Features

    Best Make-Up

    • Zero

      8.3 (12)
      Ali Knapton

    Best Period Piece

    • [object Object]

      Cassandra

      4.8 (5)
      Guy-Roger Duvert(director)
    • [object Object]

      Julius Caesar 2014

      6.8 (25)
      Nicolas Walker(director)

    Best Score - Feature

    • [object Object]

      Backgammon

      6.0 (69)
      Toni Martin Dobrzanski
    • [object Object]

      Suck it Up Buttercup

      7.6 (120)
      Hambone(composer)

    Best Social Commentary

    • [object Object]

      Dispossessed

      Cheyanne Kane(director)
    • [object Object]

      Forget Me Not

      Fernando Raigoza Jr.(director)

    Best Soundtrack Feature

    • [object Object]

      Love Triangle

      6.8 (89)
      Markiss McFadden
      Desiree Marie McFadden
      McFadden Family Films
    • [object Object]

      Lost Angels

      8.0 (48)
      Oliver Pigott
      Xristos Productions

    Best Special Effects Feature

    • [object Object]

      Dawn of the Crescent Moon

      5.3 (76)
      Kevin B. Coleman(producer)
      Kirk Loudon(director)
      Friday Lunch Productions

    Best Sports Documentary

    • [object Object]

      A.C. Green Leadership Basketball Camp Documentary

      Kate Scott(director)
      M.L. Martin(executive producer)

    Best Supporting Actor - Feature

    • Deke Anderson
      • Deke Anderson
      • Flashes - The Director's Cut
      AV1 Productions
      T-CAT Films
      Axiom Productions
      Global Audio Works

    Best Supporting Actress - Feature

    • Debra Wilson
      • Debra Wilson
      • Midlife
    • Debra Wilson
      • Debra Wilson
      • Midlife
      • Tanya Thai McBride
      • Chrysalis
      Glass City Films
    • Jennifer Dale
      • Jennifer Dale(actress)
      • The Big Fat Stone
      In Your Ear Productions

    Best Villain - Short

    • [object Object]

      Salvation

      5.5 (18)
      Cengiz Dervis
      Fighting Spirit Films
      Sleepercell Productions

    Best Visual Effects - Short

    • [object Object]

      Life and Perception

      Andre Stamatakakos(director)
    • [object Object]

      Four Winds

      7.9 (30)
      Adam Wong Perez
      Jason Brotman

    Best Young Actress - Short

      • Katinka Elmin Danielsen
      • Echoes of a Ronin
      First Tribe Films
    • Adrienne Hicks
      • Adrienne Hicks(actor)
      • The Mary Contest
      For the film "The Mary Contest"

    Breakout Action Star - Female - Short

    • [object Object]

      Cassandra

      4.8 (5)
      Noémie Goetsch(actor)
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Missy Peregrym
    • [object Object]

      Karma

      5.4 (9)
      Cassie Fliegel

    Female Action Performer of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Cassandra

      4.8 (5)
      Noémie Goetsch
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Missy Peregrym
      Dark Hope Entertainment
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions

    Kelly Thomas Award for Best Social Commentary

    • [object Object]

      3-Minute Activists: The Soul of Slam

      Michael H. Harper(producer)
      Gabrielle Pickle(producer)
      Lee Walker(producer)
      Cogitate Productions
      Mad Mouth Media

    Male Action Performer of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Echoes of a Ronin

      5.7 (45)
      David Sakurai
      First Tribe Films
    • [object Object]

      The Proposal

      7.1 (70)
      Peter Mooney
      Dark Hope Entertainment
      Geordie Sabbagh Productions

    Screenplay Competition - Best Crime Drama

    • Vita

      Greg Hickey(writer)
      Networxx - Film Management
      Alpaca Films

    Alan J. Bailey Award

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    Excellence in Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Scarecrow Club

      5.9 (20)
      Richard Groen

    AOF/WAB Award

    Edit

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Darren Jacobs
      Winner
      • Darren Jacobs
      • Starship: Rising
    • Greg Travis
      • Greg Travis(actor)
      • Midlife
    • Danny Thykær
      • Danny Thykær
      • Backgammon

    Best Dialogue

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zugzwang

      Stephon Stewart
      Christopher Dean Elliott

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Lucas Scheffel(director)
      • Dead Therapy
      Scheffilm
    • Winner
      • Miguel Garzon Martinez(director)
      • Knot

    Best Documentary Cinematography

    • Winner

      Robert Loveless: An American Legend

      David Bartlett(director of photography)
      Tumbleweed Productions

    Best Dramatic Feature Screenplay

    • Winner

      The Plaintiff

      David Bartlett(writer)
      Clifford Zalay(writer)

    Best Dramatic Short Subject

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just Another Man's Story

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Montgomery Roberts(producer)
      Elizabeth Gorcey(producer)
      Silver Lining Productions

    Best Performance in an Acting Role Male or Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pretty Rosebud

      5.1 (684)
      Chuti Tiu(actress)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Starship: Rising

      2.3 (952)
      Charles-Henri Avelange(composer)
      Empire Motion pictures

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Change, Orphans in the Storm

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Best Young Performer Female - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pitch

      7.8 (6)
      Madelyn Sprigg(actor)

    Without a Box (WAB) Best Actress

    • Vicky Dalli
      Winner
      • Vicky Dalli
      • Burning Cigarettes
      StormCrow Productions

    Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Excellence in Dramatic Writing

    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase

    Best Performance in an Acting Role Male or Female (Short)

    • [object Object]

      Pseudo

      Tony Abbate
      Casanova Pictures
      Sojourner Films
    • [object Object]

      Sharia

      6.8 (80)
      Said Faraj(actor)
      Amblem Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Sharia

      6.8 (80)
      Said Faraj
      Amblem Pictures

    Best Political Documentary (for features and shorts)

    • [object Object]

      Change, Orphans in the Storm

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Best Political Documentary (shorts and features)

    • Ranch Hand Rescue Hosted by Doris Roberts

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Best Political Statement Movie (for features and shorts)

    • [object Object]

      Change, Orphans in the Storm

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Best Short

    • Detachment

      Steven Karageanes
      Mass Effect Productions

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]

      The Birthday

      Vicki Bartholomew

    Kelly Thomas Award for Best Social Commentary (for features and shorts, all categories)

    • [object Object]

      Change, Orphans in the Storm

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Without a Box Award for Best Feature Script

    • Sons of Salt

      David O'Donnell(writer)

    Women of Film

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    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dot Got Shot

      Honey Lauren(director)

    Best Dialogue, Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Rendezvous

      Michelle Muldoon
      Paisley Media

    Best Director

    • Dawn Higginbotham at Cannes Film Festival
      Winner
      • Dawn Higginbotham
      • The Usual
      Morning Person Pictures

    Best Inspirational Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strings Attached

      6.8 (9)
      Nelcie Souffrant(director)

    Best Socially Conscious Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wreck

      Cara Picton
      Michelle Gracie

    Best Women With a Vision Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Aerial Girl

      8.5 (21)
      Anna Simone Scott

    Xristos Award

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    The Xristos Award

    • [object Object]

      Alien Hunger

      3.5 (177)
      Edward Conna(executive producer)
      Nancy Brindley Bhagia(producer)
      Nick Brett(producer)
      Edward L. Plumb(producer)
      John Sanna(co-executive producer)
      Jack Tucker(producer)
      Kevin W. Garrett(co-executive producer)
      Barbara Anne Klein(co-executive producer)
      Film Co-Op Partners

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Edit
    • 7-29-2021
      Winner
      • Bo Svenson

    In Mag Award for Excellence For Film

    Edit
    • [object Object]

      P-51 Dragon Fighter

      2.8 (743)
      Scott Martin(producer)
      Michael Thomas Slifkin(producer)
      Archstone Pictures

    Written Word Competition

    Edit

    Best Comedy Feature Screenplay

    • Lorraine Portman
      Winner
      • Lorraine Portman
      For "eDisharmony"

    Best Comedy Short

    • Angela Matemotja
      Winner
      • Angela Matemotja
      • Dean Watts(writer)
      For Short Comedy Screenplay "A Short Film About Short Films"
      • Dean Watts(writer)
      For Short Comedy Screenplay "Crossways"

    Best Dialogue Feature

    • Harold L. Brown
      Winner
      • Harold L. Brown
      For feature screenplay Hope is Not a Black and White Rainbow
    • [object Object]

      A Horse for Summer

      4.6 (230)
      Kenneth Lemm
    • Neil Chase
      David Heacock
      • Neil Chase
      • David Heacock
      • Mustafa Al-Mosawi
      for feature screenplay "The Accent"

    Best Drama Short

    • Kenneth Lemm
      Winner
      • Kenneth Lemm
      The Letter
    • [object Object]

      Boomerang the Great

      Ana R. Dominick
      Trailblazer Entertainment
      Rand Australia
      Ozlander
      Runner-Up
    • The Greater Man

      Katarzyna Kochany

    Best Horror Feature Script

    • Winner
      • James D. Schumacher III
      Of Devils and Men

    Best New Writer

    • Courtney Wold
      Winner
      • Courtney Wold

    Writer of the Year

    • Kenneth Lemm
      Winner
      • Kenneth Lemm

    Writers' Room Challenge

    • Kenneth Lemm
      Winner
      • Kenneth Lemm
      Maria Tradgett's Dilemma

    Best Alternative/Social

    • [object Object]

      Finding Alice

      8.6 (11)
      Debra Hopkins

    Best Comedy Scene

      • Dean Watts(writer)
      For Short Comedy Screenplay "A Short Film About Short Films"

    Best Dialogue Short

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      The Souvenit
    • [object Object]

      The Birthday

      Vicki Bartholomew

    Best Drama - Feature

    • Detachment

      Steven Karageanes
      Mass Effect Productions

    Best Dramatic Scene

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      Never in a Million Years

    Best Scene Short

    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase
      for short screenplay "Once a Hero"
      • Dean Watts(writer)
      For Short Comedy Screenplay "Crossways"

    Best Sci Fi Fantasy Feature

    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase
      for feature screenplay "Terra Alpha One"

    Best Script

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      Slice

    Best Script- Youth/Family

    • Headshot taken on 1/13/2015
      • Gregory Graham
      • Luciana Lagana
    • [object Object]

      A Horse for Summer

      4.6 (230)
      Kenneth Lemm

    Best Short

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      The Purchase
    • [object Object]

      Shifter

      5.7 (38)
      Julio Hallivis(producer)
      1inMM Productions

    Best Teleplay

    • [object Object]

      The Sparrows

      5.6 (34)
      Kenneth Lemm
      The Sparrows "Going Home"

    Most Ambitious Script

    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      Never in a Million Years
    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase
      for feature screenplay "Terra Alpha One"

    Most Likely to be Produced

    • Neil Chase
      • Neil Chase
      for short screenplay "Once a Hero"
    • Kenneth Lemm
      • Kenneth Lemm
      Slice

    Maverick Award

    Edit

    Honorary Award

    • Tracey Birdsall
      Winner
      • Tracey Birdsall

    Best Western

    Edit
    • [object Object]

      Four Winds

      7.9 (30)
      Nick Brokaw
      Kelvin Crumplin
      Jacob Murray
      Jerry Wolf

    Best Director

    Edit

    Best Female Director

    • [object Object]

      Sholeh

      7.8 (14)
      Leo Entertainment

    Short

    • [object Object]

      Crumbs

      Cyrus Trafford
    • [object Object]

      Zugzwang

      Stephon Stewart

    Audience Choice Award

    Edit

    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]

      Sharia

      6.8 (80)
      Anouar H. Smaine(producer)
      Jonathan Angelier(producer)
      Amblem Pictures

    Best Action - Short

    Edit

    Best Action Short

    • [object Object]

      Sharia

      6.8 (80)
      Anouar H. Smaine(producer)
      Jonathan Angelier(producer)
      Amblem Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Jungleland

      7.4 (7)
      Pistoleros

    Best Action Sequence Martial Arts- Short Short

    Edit

    Breakout Action Star - Male - Short

    • [object Object]

      La curée

      7.6 (5)
      Jean-François Marras(actor)
      Fricero Films

    Best Supporting Actress

    Edit

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Writer / Director Giovanni Zelko at the L.A. Premier of his film L.A. 4ORCE __Regal Cinemas DTLA
      Winners
      • Jamie Trent(Producer)
      • Giovanni Zelko(executive producer)
      • James J. Smith(Producer)
      • Candice Coke(actress)
      • The Algerian
      Zelko Films
    • Writer / Director Giovanni Zelko at the L.A. Premier of his film L.A. 4ORCE __Regal Cinemas DTLA
      Winners
      • Jamie Trent(Producer)
      • Giovanni Zelko(executive producer)
      • James J. Smith(Producer)
      • Candice Coke(actress)
      • The Algerian
      Zelko Films

    Male Action Performer of the Year

    Edit
    • [object Object]

      La curée

      7.6 (5)
      Jean-François Marras
      Fricero Films

    Best Visual Effect - Short

    Edit

    Best Visual Effect

    • [object Object]

      Hero

      Kwon Oh
    • [object Object]

      La curée

      7.6 (5)
      Jérôme Mettling(VFX supervisor)
      Fricero Films

    Best Soundtrack

    Edit

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      Downward

      7.2 (13)
      Carlo Ascrizzi

    Best Comedy - Feature

    Edit

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      One Small Hitch

      6.5 (5.6K)
      Brett Henenberg

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