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IndieFEST Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2000s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Award of Excellence

    Edit

    Actor: Leading

    • Daniel Widdowson
      Winner
      • Daniel Widdowson(actor)
      • Equivocal Redemption
      Salt House Creative
    • Sontaan Hopson in Australian Enemy: Part I
      Winner
      • Sontaan Hopson(actor)
      • Equivocal Redemption
      Salt House Creative
    • Yuval David
      Winner
      • Yuval David(actor)
      • One Actor Short
      Yuval David
    • Parker Bates
      Winner
      • Parker Bates
      • Magic Max
      Silver Lining Pictures

    Actress: Leading

    • Actress Terry Kaye
      Winner
      • Terry Kaye
      • Oakdale 1959
    • Kat Stewart in Mr & Mrs Murder (2013)
      Winner
      • Kat Stewart
      • Domicide
      On Rye Productions

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Train to Qinling

      8.8 (13)
      Shir Baron(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Planet Blue: Journey to Eco

      9.3 (302)
      Victoria Lauren
      Mike Halsey
      Rickey Boyd
      Don Culwell
      Arrow Sky Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Johnny DePalma
      Umbrelly Books Publishing

    Asian

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Songkran

      7.3 (53)
      Bank Tangjaitrong
      Polyphonic Films

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Edurolu Raju

    Best Documentary Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dalai Lama: Scientist

      7.9 (119)
      Dawn Gifford Engle
      Ivan Suvanjieff
      Elizabeth Holloway
      PeaceJam Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Harikanth Gunamagari
      Deepak Reddy

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A New Vision

      Michael Strauss(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy

    Best Female Director

    • Dawn Gifford Engle
      Winner
      • Dawn Gifford Engle
      • The Dalai Lama: Scientist
      PeaceJam Productions

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Blacklight

      7.4 (83)

    Best Leading Actor

    • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick at an event for The Dinner (2017)
      Winner
      • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
      • The Elephant in the Room
      Demian Pictures

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoking Wet

      Michael Hilf(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paradox

      Jon Cohen
      Ravenswood Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oakdale 1959

      Josh Garvin
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugitive Zero

      Joe Lam
      Shining Light Pictures
    • [object Object]

      The Neighbor

      9.1 (15)
      Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Neighbour (Eng)

      Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Streets of New York
      Winner
      • Jack Mulcahy
      • King of Angels
      Belair Productions

    Best Thesis Graduate Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      High Bread

      Jayesh Jaidka
      The Pillowtalk Productions

    Best commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pianos Reversé: Pianocide

      8.8 (9)
      Brice Blanloeil
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      8102 ARIM

      Brice Blanloeil

    Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lorik

      7.4 (80)
      Aleksey Zlobin(director)

    Creativity and Originality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoking Wet

      Michael Hilf(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Actor Short

      Yuval David(director)
      Yuval David
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      38 Minutes

      8.4 (26)
      Paul Lacovara
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Songkran

      7.3 (53)
      Bank Tangjaitrong
      Polyphonic Films

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible

      5.5 (368)
      Caroline Cory
      Omnium Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slava's Journey: Secrets of Snow

      Steve Haisman(Director)
      Clive Howard(Director)
      Blue Canary Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up from the Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music

      8.0 (35)
      Michael Murphy(Writer, Director, Producer)
      Cilista Eberle(Producer)
      Michael Murphy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trust Me

      7.5 (49)
      Roko Belic(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seven Thousand Souls

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

      Making Lemonade: Our COVID-19 Story

      7.8 (6)
      Christopher Allan Francis(director)
      Rosedale
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Opeka

      6.4 (21)
      Cam Cowan
      Tiffany Peckosh
      Sohei Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deterrence

      Roman Gerodimos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible

      5.5 (368)
      Caroline Cory(executive producer)
      Jonathan Steven Green(producer)
      Jahanara(producer)

    Documentary Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Same Direction: Jeff Pifher & Socrates' Trial

      Alexander Craven(director)
      Jeff Pifher(executive producer)
      Merlin Showalter(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breathe Nolan, Breathe

      7.3 (10)
      Daniel E. Catullo(director)
      City Drive Studios

    Dramatic Impact

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lorik

      7.4 (80)
      Aleksey Zlobin(director)

    Educational/Instructional/Training

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trust Me

      7.5 (49)
      Roko Belic(Director)

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shooting Heroin

      4.8 (6.2K)
      Spencer Folmar
      SpenceTF Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living Among Us

      5.3 (3.1K)
      Brian A. Metcalf
      Black Jellybeans

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Keeper

      8.9 (31)
      Bob Celli
      DelanoCelli Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stormchaser

      8.0 (9)
      Gretl Claggett(writer/director)
      Culture Catalyst
      Palikari Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guilt

      Casey Schlosser
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Planet Blue: Journey to Eco

      9.3 (302)
      Victoria Lauren
      Rickey Boyd
      Mike Halsey
      Don Culwell
      Arrow Sky Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Body

      8.0 (6)
      Adam Weber
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Domicide

      Lucy Velik
      On Rye Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      38 Minutes

      8.4 (26)
      Paul Lacovara
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Johnny DePalma
      Umbrelly Books Publishing
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Limbo

      Lucia Rinaldi(director of photography)

    Film Short Liberation / Social Justice / Protest

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Héroe

      Julio Cesar Bolivar

    LGBT

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (100)
      Ryan Zamo
      Green Rock Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Public Life

      Matthew Allen
      Matt Mitchell
      Downbeat Entertainment

    Lead Actor

    • Paris Champs Elisees Film Festival
      Winner
      • John Way
      • Sweet Sunshine
      Fit Via Vi Film Productions
    • Owen Miller
      Winner
      • Owen Miller
      • Marcus
      Chicor Cheet
    • Shannon Brown
      Winner
      • Shannon Brown
      • Without Grace
      Never Submit Entertainment
      S2 Digital Films
      Two 9 Productions
    • Grant Lancaster
      Winner
      • Grant Lancaster
      • The Blacklight

    Leading Actor

    • Michael Poghosian
      Winner
      • Michael Poghosian(actor)
      • Lorik

    Leading Actress

    • Corinna Coroneo
      Winner
      • Corinna Coroneo
      • La danza nera
      Evoque

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Psychocide: Madman

      Goldwyn Thandrayen
    • [object Object]

      The Raven

      Zachary James
      Kristin Hevner

    Nature / Environment / Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sockeye Salmon, Red Fish

      8.3 (56)
      Dmitry Shpilenok
      Vladislav Grishin
      ShpilenokFilm
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sockeye Salmon, Red Fish

      8.3 (56)
      Dmitry Shpilenok
      Vladislav Grishin
      ShpilenokFilm

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lorik

      7.4 (80)
      Aleksey Zlobin(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter

      Steven Chesne(composed by)

    Post production overall

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
      Harikanth Gunamagari
      Syed Kamran
      Sachin Sudhakaran
      Kala Media works

    Script/Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoking Wet

      Michael Hilf(writer)
      Robin McDonald(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lost Within

      7.4 (15)
      Steve Gibson
      Fist In Post Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pepper Ricochet

      Caris Vujcec

    Sound Editing/Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Sachin Sudhakaran

    TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stormchaser

      8.0 (9)
      Gretl Claggett(writer/director)
      Culture Catalyst
      Palikari Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wienerland

      7.8 (20)
      Jan Woletz(director)
      Stefan Polasek(director)
      David Wurawa(producer)
      Christof G. Dertschei(producer)

    Videography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tinderbox

      6.8 (47)
      Gillian Mosely(director)
      Media Lab UK
      Spring Films

    Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tinderbox

      6.8 (47)
      Gillian Mosely(director)
      Media Lab UK
      Spring Films

    Viewer impact : Entertainment value

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy

    Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Actor Short

      Yuval David(director)
      Yuval David
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (100)
      Ryan Zamo
      Green Rock Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pepper Ricochet

      Caris Vujcec
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deterrence

      Roman Gerodimos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Going Both Ways

      Adam Stone(writer)
      Todd Stone(writer)

    Women Filmmakers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ecclesiastes

      Lola Rùi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Train to Qinling

      8.8 (13)
      Shir Baron(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Domicide

      Lucy Velik
      On Rye Productions

    Award of Recognition

    Edit

    Actor: Leading

    • Robert Sciglimpaglia
      Winner
      • Robert Sciglimpaglia(actor)
      • Within and Without
      Belair Productions
    • Winner
      • Talal Marrakchi
      • Wadayaze
    • Julian Crouser
      Winner
      • Julian Crouser(actor)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions
    • Teddy Rodriguez
      Moises Chavez
      Winners
      • Teddy Rodriguez(Actor)
      • Moises Chavez(Actor)
      • Hell No
      Pink Mango
    • Teddy Rodriguez
      Moises Chavez
      Winners
      • Teddy Rodriguez(Actor)
      • Moises Chavez(Actor)
      • Hell No
      Pink Mango
    • Winner
      • Daisuke Tamaru(actor)
      • Can't judge-Corona and the Japanese government 20XX version-

    Actor: Supporting

    • Mike Wolfe
      Winner
      • Mike Wolfe(supporting actor)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions
    • Winner
      • Braeden Wilson(supporting actor)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions
    • Lukas Barnett
      Winner
      • Lukas Barnett
      • Calf Rope

    Actress: Leading

    • Winner
      • Merdix Antwinette(actress)
      • Within and Without
      Belair Productions
    • Corinne Meadors
      Winner
      • Corinne Meadors
      • Fire on the Ridge
      Golden Eagle Films

    Actress: Supporting

    • Clio Contogenis
      Winner
      • Clio Contogenis(actress)
      • Within and Without
    • Isabella Salazar
      Winner
      • Isabella Salazar(actress)
      • Deadly Promises
      Tolian Productions

    African American

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Alliance

      5.5 (53)
      Robert L. Butler Jr.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      And Then There Was Damien

      Chauncey Johnson

    Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Severance

      Sally SangHee Bae

    Asian

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Go with your heart

      Paul Chan
      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life in Taiwan 2020 as a retired job seeker

      Shihyun Wang
      James Chen
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Charon

      5.8 (11)
      Jennifer Zhang
      Flying Koi Entertainment

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord

      2.8 (342)
      Jared Jay Mason(Writer/Director)
      Clark Runciman(Director)

    Best Hair & Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lawrence: After Arabia

      5.6 (650)
      Kirsten Sare
      Gryffyn Productions

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Severance

      Andreas Månsson

    Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aborted Traffick

      Bea W. Bliss

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Severance

      John Robert Hammerer

    Disability Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      At Any Moment

      Victor Dean
      Black Bull Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tool

      Victor Dean
      Black Bull Entertainment

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter

      Keren Perlmutter(director)

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Bard for the Ages: Shakespeare's Timeless Effect

      8.8 (14)
      B. Luciano Barsuglia
      Koa Aloha Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Typography Through Time

      Rodney Roldan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mrs. Taylor's Show & Tell: A Prince Story

      Victor Dean
      Black Bull Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Win the invisible war - WuHan Virus

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taiwan - My Home

      Shihyun Wang
      James Chen
      Paul Chan
      Shih-Cheng Wu
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gay As in Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy

      Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homeland Hero

      Rahsaan Jones(director)
      Anita J. Jones(producer)
      Bikelson Polynice(producer)
      FaceFront Media productions

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Severance

      Daniel Lewinstein

    Educational / Instructional / Training

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remembering Private Quagliano

      Rodney Roldan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We'll make it through

      Shihyun Wang
      Rob Krueger

    Experimental

    • Winner

      Lucky Day

    Film Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Alliance

      5.5 (53)
      Robert L. Butler Jr.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Journeyman

      7.1 (13)
      Peter Babakitis
      Sumless Treasuries Releasing
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fire on the Ridge

      8.5 (12)
      Nancy Hamilton
      Desiree DeAnda
      Sandra Dee Richardson
      Irene Klarich
      Debra Smith
      Corinne Meadors
      Sally Rudloff
      Bobby O'Reiley
      Joanna Carlson
      Leah Koon Goymer
      Golden Eagle Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mysterious Mr. Wizdom

      5.4 (57)
      Andre Blaze Rodgers(African American Feature)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Charon

      5.8 (11)
      Jennifer Zhang
      Flying Koi Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Show Can't Go On

      Cherie Kerr
      Ree-Invent Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stowaways

      Chen Liang(director)

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Empty Nester

      Nicholas Anderson
      Good Girl Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maelstrom

      Timothy Collins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diseased Freaks

      Steven J.R. Lawson(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taste of Love

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life to Live

      Bill Herndon
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree Movie

      Bill Bentley
      Bill Bentley Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terahvin (Thirteenth)

      8.9 (13)
      Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman(Swaminathan Venkatraman)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Don't Make it Awkward

      Nikki Estridge(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dead Drop

      John Washburn
      Pinchamzee
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Abasement

      John Washburn
      Pinchamzee
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Severance

      Kevin Burns
      Daniel Kirby
      John Robert Hammerer

    History/Biographical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Marilyn

      Shihyun Wang

    LGBT Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like a Good Neighbor

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Agatha

      Julián De La Chica(director)
    • Winner

      Lead Actress

      • Sawyer Amadeus
        Winner
        • Sawyer Amadeus
        • Say It with Your Vest
        Blood from Stone
      • Sandra Dee Richardson
        Corinne Meadors
        Winners
        • Sandra Dee Richardson
        • Corinne Meadors
        • Fire on the Ridge
        Golden Eagle Films
      • Sawyer Amadeus
        Winner
        • Sawyer Amadeus
        • Last Vacation
        And a Hook Shot

      Leading Actress

      • Winner
        • Alexis Titus
      • Sandra Dee Richardson
        Winner
        • Sandra Dee Richardson
        • Fire on the Ridge
        Golden Eagle Films
      • Jeanne Taylor
        Winner
        • Jeanne Taylor
        • Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck
        For episode: "A Brush With Murder"

      Mobile / Cell Phone Media

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        SPECIAL EPISODE: "TIK-Tok'N: SINK DA MAYO!"

        Jenness Rouse
        Rising Monarch Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        SPECIAL EPISODE: "TIK-Tok'N: SINK DA MAYO!"

        Jenness Rouse
        Rising Monarch Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Shannon O'Brian Chronicles

        Jenness Rouse
        Rising Monarch Productions

      Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Change the World

        8.1 (9)
        Angelena Bonet(producer)
        Crystal Heart Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Lady Beaver: The Spirit of Sedona feat. flyingstardust

        Peter Stoia(Director)
        Lady Beaver(Producer)

      Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Gargantua vs. the Robot

        Kevin Veatch(Composer)

      Original Song

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Die Einladung

        7.2 (10)
        Christian Reisert(composer)
        Danny Seith(Music Producer)
        Thorsten Schade Film

      Script/Writer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck

        Episode: 

        A Brush With Murder

        Jeanne Taylor

      Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Masked 4

        Richeler Aladin(Writer/Director/Editor/Co-Cinematographer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ms. Anita

        Richeler Aladin(Director/Co-Writer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Empty Shelf

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Hell No

        Teddy Rodriguez
        Pink Mango
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Traffic Stop

        Johnny Ray Campbell

      Short film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Future Fractal

        Julia Deak

      Sound Editing / Sound Mixing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Severance

        Samuel Durand
        José Villaman
        Angel Alonso Sarmiento
        Jesús Bermúdez

      Television - Program / Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Typography Through Time

        Rodney Roldan

      Web Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Hunt

        Seth Hilami
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        PT: Pain & Torture

        Ashley Anne Winters
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Clutter Luck

        Gian Carlo Durland(Show Creator)
        Eric Hackler(Director)
        Checker Liar Pictures
        Row Boat Productions

      Web Tube Length Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Little Witch Interview

        Kevin Veatch(director)
        Birke Duncan(producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Sword Swallowing Sideshow

        Birke Duncan(producer)
        Kevin Veatch(director)
        Francis Jacobson(actor)

      Women Filmmakers

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Grandpa Gene

        Alisa Robinson
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Fire on the Ridge

        8.5 (12)
        Nancy Hamilton
        Desiree DeAnda
        Sandra Dee Richardson
        Corinne Meadors
        Tressa Ohler
        Bobby O'Reiley
        Leah Koon Goymer
        Joanna Carlson
        Irene Klarich
        Sally Rudloff
        Golden Eagle Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Aborted Traffick

        Bea W. Bliss
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Charon

        5.8 (11)
        Jennifer Zhang
        Flying Koi Entertainment

      Award of Merit

      Edit

      Actor: Leading

      • Adam Maurer
        Winner
        • Adam Maurer
        • The Grail
        Infinity Productions
      • Eric Radic
        Winner
        • Eric Radic
        • Charon
        Flying Monkey Entertainment

      Actor: Supporting

      • Paul Alcaraz
        Winner
        • Paul Alcaraz
        • The Grail
        Infinity Productions
      • Maxon Davis
        Winner
        • Maxon Davis
        • Pepper Ricochet

      Actress: Leading

      • Lydia Li
        Winner
        • Lydia Li
        • Nini's Nanny
      • Nikki Estridge
        Winner
        • Nikki Estridge(actress)
        • Don't Make it Awkward
      • Jennifer Zhang
        Winner
        • Jennifer Zhang
        • Charon
        Flying Koi Entertainment

      African American

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Free

        JP Snell(Director)
        On The Biscuit Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Living Legends 66-0

        9.6 (7)
        Michael Hopwood(executive producer)

      Animation

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Call to Rise Free

        The Rise Free Trust
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pepper Ricochet

        Phaneendra Mylavarapu

      Asian

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Glowing Stone

        Li Youen

      Best Actor - Short Film

      • Winner
        • Frank Papia
        • A Castle in Umbria
        Life in Reels

      Best Actor in a Leading Role

      • Tom Barber-Duffy in Anti Matter (2016)
        Winner
        • Tom Barber-Duffy
        • Lawrence: After Arabia
        Gryffyn Productions
      • Jed Rowen
        Winner
        • Jed Rowen
        • Social Distance

      Best Feature Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Lawrence: After Arabia

        5.6 (650)
        Mark J.T. Griffin
        Gryffyn Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Social Distance

        5.8 (752)
        B. Luciano Barsuglia(executive producer)
        Steve Wollett(executive producer)
        Rob Mahoney(executive producer)
        Todd Plesco(executive producer)
        Barry R. Barsuglia(executive producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The River of Love

        7.3 (7)
        Pravesh Sippy
        N.N. Sippy Productions

      Best Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Aleph

        Joao Butoh(director)
        Ogawa Butoh Center

      Best Social Justice/Liberation/Protest Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Call to Rise Free

        The Rise Free Trust
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ally3000

        Giovannie Espiritu

      Best Supporting Actor

      • Jamie Ragusa
        Winner
        • Jamie Ragusa
        • King of Angels
        Belair Productions

      Best Web Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mordecai's Girl

        7.0 (24)
        Jo Hewer(director)

      Best film short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Like Daughter, Like Mother

      • The Neighbor (2020)
        Ayesha Saleh in The Neighbour (Eng) (2020)
        Winners
        • The Neighbor
        • The Neighbour (Eng)
        Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman
        Free Art Productions L.L.C
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Like Daughter, Like Mother

      Children/Family Programming

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Sarah Hawkins(Producer)
        Ryan Geesaman(Co-Producer)
        Lauren Zehr(Co-Producer)
        Brenda Ellis(Associate Producer)
        Greg Ellis(Associate Producer)
        Ginger Greenfield(Associate Producer)
        Jackie Walker(Associate Producer)
        William Weik(Associate Producer)
        Dadley Productions

      Cinematography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Sofia Monzerratt

      Costume Design

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pepper Ricochet

        Lenore Pemberton

      Direction

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Bradley Hawkins
        Dadley Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Social Distance

        7.1 (69)
        B. Luciano Barsuglia(director)
        Koa Aloha Media

      Disability Issues

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mother's Day Memories

        8.1 (7)
        Bill Hoversten(writer/producer/lead actor)
        Matthew Michael Ross(director/writer/editor)
        Jody Jaress(lead actress)
        Conrad Bachmann(actor)
        Kat Kramer(actress)
        Aon Films
      • [object Object]

        Mother's Day Memories

        8.1 (7)
        Matthew Michael Ross(director/writer/editor)
        Bill Hoversten(writer/producer/lead actor)
        Jody Jaress(lead actress)
        Conrad Bachmann(actor)
        Kat Kramer(actress)
        Aon Films

      Documentary Feature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        VHS Massacre Too

        6.0 (149)
        Thomas Edward Seymour
        Tim Kulig
        Tom Poirier
        Lloyd Kaufman
        Debbie Rochon
        Troma Team Releasing
        VHS Massacre Films
        New York Cine Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mother of Tibetans

        8.2 (8)
        Niklas Goslar
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The New Abolitionists

        9.5 (30)
        Christina Zorich
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Living Legends 66-0

        9.6 (7)
        Michael Hopwood(executive producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Burgers, Fries & Family Ties

        8.1 (25)
        David W. King
        Jessica Simon King
        David W. King Pictures

      Documentary Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

        9.4 (15)
        Michele Noble(director)
        Noble / Alberghetti Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

        9.4 (15)
        Michele Noble(director)
        Noble / Alberghetti Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Shot Down

        Michael R. Mazur
      • [object Object]

        The Last Queen!

        Genevieve Sulway
        Kaye Tuckerman
        Jeri Nicolas
        Ben McHugh

      Drama Program

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Strain

        5.5 (34)
        Oluwatoyin Adewumi(producer)
        Benjamin Abejide Adeniran(producer)
        Verte View

      Editing

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Deadly Promises

        3.6 (1.3K)
        Anthony Sylvers(editor)
        Tolian Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        While You're Still Here

        Jordan Wood
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Ryan Geesaman
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pepper Ricochet

        Jessica Alexandra Green

      Experimental

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        New Hampshire: Live Free and Fly

        Jennifer 'Jake' Hosker
        Elevated Optics

      Feature Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Sanctuary

        4.1 (81)
        Allen Kool(director/producer)
        Robin E. Crozier(Screenplay Writer/Producer)
        David O'Keefe(director of photography)
        Michael Charbon(executive producer)
        Akoolfilm Company
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Deadly Promises

        3.6 (1.3K)
        Thomas Crouser Jr.(producer)
        Tolian Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Social Distance

        7.1 (69)
        B. Luciano Barsuglia(executive producer)
        Steve Wollett(executive producer)
        Rob Mahoney(executive producer)
        Todd Plesco(executive producer)
        Koa Aloha Media
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Good Old Friends

        4.5 (128)
        Peter Kondra
        Mikael Schallock

      Film Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Within and Without

        6.2 (5)
        Frank S Petrilli(producer, director)
        Robert Sciglimpaglia(executive producer)
        Belair Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        And Now This?

        Brenda Whitehall
        Theo Kim
        Phil Planta
        Whitehall Entertainment
        TGK Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Squeak

        Benjamin Freemantle(Director/Producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Long Weekend

        Luke Van Mol
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Murder Has Joined the Meeting

        Josh Minnie
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Castle in Umbria

        Terry Ross
        Life in Reels
      • Armando DuBon Jr.
        Winners
        • Armando DuBon Jr.(director/producer)
        • Edward C. Gillow(producer)
        • Anya Lee(actress)
        • Anthony V. Yuro II(actor)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Die Einladung

        7.2 (10)
        Thorsten Schade(director)
        Thorsten Schade Film
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Chained to Traditions

        Bushra Khanum
        SAE Creative Media Institute
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        No Gyroscope

        Fella Cederbaum(director)

      History/Biographical

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter

        Keren Perlmutter(director)

      Humorist / Humor

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ally3000

        Giovannie Espiritu

      Jewish

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter

        Keren Perlmutter(director)

      LGBT

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Red Yellow Pink

        5.4 (88)
        Jolanta Warpechowski
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Patrick

        4.5 (18)
        Adam Swain Ferguson
        Caitlin R. Williams
        FFS Films

      Latin /Hispanic

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Salsa Mia

        Judy Luna(producer)
        Angie Castro(director)
        En Serio Films

      Lead Actress

      • Winner
        • Margret Nyfors
        • And Now This?
        Whitehall Entertainment
        TGK Films
      • Lawrene Denkers
        Winner
        • Lawrene Denkers
        • The Sanctuary
        Akoolfilm Company
      • Katarina Morhacova
        Winner
        • Katarina Morhacova
        • Rendezvous
      • Lynn Allinger
        Winner
        • Lynn Allinger
        • A Castle in Umbria
        Life in Reels
      • Kathrina Miccio
        Winner
        • Kathrina Miccio
        • King of Angels
        Belair Productions
      • Winner
        • Samantha Aneson
        • The Blacklight

      Leading Actor

      • Rick Amsbury
        Winner
        • Rick Amsbury
        • The Sanctuary
        Akoolfilm Company
      • Gorman Ruggiero
        Winner
        • Gorman Ruggiero
        • Calf Rope
      • Zac Titus
        Winner
        • Zac Titus
      • Armando DuBon Jr.
        Winner
        • Armando DuBon Jr.
        • Reckoning
      • Winner
        • Peter Kondra
        • Good Old Friends

      Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Katie Garibaldi: Star in the East

        Katie Garibaldi(Songwriter)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Last Macbeth

        Terry Blade
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        New Hampshire: Live Free and Fly

        Jennifer 'Jake' Hosker
        Elevated Optics
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Matthew Mirliani: Keep Me

        Matthew Mirliani(director)
        Cesar Castillo(director)

      Nature / Environment / Wildlife

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Wild Lands Wild Horses

        Jamie Baldanza
        This Mustang Life Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        New Hampshire: Live Free and Fly

        Jennifer 'Jake' Hosker
        Elevated Optics

      Original Score

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Ellie Brooke
        Bradley Hawkins

      Original Song

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Matthew Mirliani: Keep Me

        Matthew Mirliani(songwriter)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Pepper Ricochet

        Gus Walters
        Caris Vujcec

      Script/Writer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Jake Stetler
        Bradley Hawkins
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The River of Love

        7.3 (7)
        Pravesh Sippy
        N.N. Sippy Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Severance

        Daniel Kirby

      Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Precipice

        8.9 (14)
        Noel Davis Poyner
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ephemera

        Chelses Venkadathu(Director)
        Gustavo Martin(Producer)
        Grishma Shah(Producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Long Game

        Mustafa Abbas
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Wadayaze

        Dieter-Michael Grohmann
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Same Time Next Week

        Gigi Burgdorf(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Residents of the Last Floor

        6.5 (9)
        Amir Jalali(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Crossing Shore

        Nick Powers-Gomez(director)
        Mike Lee Chan(producer)
        Realistic Poetry Films

      Special Mention

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Upper Story

        6.5 (24)
        Alessandra Pedrotti Catoni

      Supporting Actor

      • Winner
        • Dylen Michael Guiry(supporting actor)
        • The Sanctuary
        Akoolfilm Company

      Supporting Actress

      • Winner
        • Drishika Chander
        • Manasanamaha

      TV Pilot

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Song Sung Blue

        Dathan Smith
        DathanSmithProductions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Resentful Angel

        Shelley Daniels(executive producer)
        Cheryl Graeff(executive producer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Cliques

        Chiffon Valentine(producer)
        Naturally Red Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Wild Lands Wild Horses

        Jamie Baldanza
        This Mustang Life Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        My Life as a Doormat

        Ivy Tobin(writer)

      Videography

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Deadly Promises

        3.6 (1.3K)
        Ian Brander(director of photography)
        Alex Fahl(director of photography)
        Tolian Productions

      Web Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Anthony Show

        Anthony Giordano(executive producer)
        Ant Man Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Socially Distanced

        6.4 (143)
        Jeff Willy(executive producer)
        Kirsten Trammell(producer)
        Fourth Wall Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        My Life as a Doormat

        Ivy Tobin(writer)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck

        Episode: 

        A Brush With Murder

        Jeanne Taylor

      Webisode

      • Winner
        • Michael Phibbs(Director)

      Women Filmmakers

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        26 Seconds

        Kelly Galindo
        Kelly Galindo Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Same Time Next Week

        Gigi Burgdorf(director)
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Ally3000

        Giovannie Espiritu
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Scales

        Robbie Barnes
        Nonie Shiverick
        One Eye Wilde
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Castle in Umbria

        Terry Ross
        Lisa Bruhn
        Life in Reels
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Strain

        5.5 (34)
        Oluwatoyin Adewumi(producer)
        Verte View
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Chained to Traditions

        Bushra Khanum
        Vixey Teh
        Larissa Skidmore-Trovato
        SAE Creative Media Institute

      Young Filmmaker - 17 and Younger

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Sound of Desperation

        Phinehas Yoon(Director/Producer /Writer/ Actor /Editor)

      Award of Distinction

      Edit

      Film Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Monster's Club

        8.8 (19)
        Federica Alice Carlino

      Award of Merit Special Mention

      Edit

      Animation

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Daisy

        Tom Weston(director)
        Tom-Weston media
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Mrs. Taylor's Show & Tell: A Prince Story

        Victor Dean(Director)
        Dylan Speeg(Animator)
        Black Bull Entertainment

      Asian

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Peek of Love

        Chen Wang(Producer)

      Award of Merit - Jewish and Christian

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The New Abolitionists

        9.5 (30)
        Christina Zorich(Director/Producer)

      Best Actor

      • Bob Celli
        Winner
        • Bob Celli
        • The Keeper
        DelanoCelli Productions
      • David Gries
        Winner
        • David Gries
        • The Lost Within
        Fist In Post Films

      Best Actress

      • Winner
        • Betsy Adkins Johnson
        • The Keeper
        DelanoCelli Productions
      • Jami Tennille
        Winner
        • Jami Tennille
        • The Lost Within
        Fist In Post Films

      Children/Family Programming

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Daisy

        Tom Weston(director)
        Tom-Weston media

      Documentary Feature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut

        7.9 (34)
        J.J. Harting
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Upper Story

        6.5 (24)
        Alessandra Pedrotti Catoni(director)
        Makarampa

      Feature Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Lost Within

        7.4 (15)
        Steve Gibson
        Fist In Post Films
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Two Yellow Lines

        6.7 (185)
        Billy Zeb Smith
        Derek Bauer
        Jake Olson
        Zac Titus
        Life Productions

      Film Short

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Haggis

        5.4 (11)
        Victoria Brown
        Velvet Wolf Films

      Liberation / Social Justice / Protest

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Rendezvous

        9.2 (25)
        Seth Kozak(producer)
        Bob Kovacs(co-producer)
        Joseph Kozak(executive producer)
        Sean Washington(executive producer)
        Will Tucker(executive producer)
        A.W. Kozak(executive producer)
        Mike Sutton(executive producer)
        Bryan Nix(executive producer)
        DET 4 Films

      Movie Trailer

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Bradley Hawkins
        Ryan Geesaman
        Alex Zug
        Jacob Zug
        Dadley Productions

      Music Video

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Keili Fernando: Before I Reminisce

        Samantha Occhino(director)
        Spencer D. Evans(co-director)
        Keili Fernando(music artist)
        KLiF Productions
      • Producer/Director Thomas R. Bloom
        Winner
        • Thomas R. Bloom
        DrakeWise Productions

      Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Red Necks

        8.1 (10)
        Patrick Seda
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Calf Rope

        8.8 (53)
        Sarah Hawkins(Producer)
        Ryan Geesaman(Co-Producer)
        Lauren Zehr(Co-Producer)
        Brenda Ellis(Associate Producer)
        Greg Ellis(Associate Producer)
        Ginger Greenfield(Associate Producer)
        Jackie Walker(Associate Producer)
        William Weik(Associate Producer)
        Bradley Hawkins(Executive Producer)
        Dadley Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        A Life in Three Letters

        Vanessa Ndombe

      Web Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Chronofilm

        4.5 (34)
        Andrew Burkum(writer)
        Robert Hypes(Director)

      Award of Excellence Special Mention

      Edit

      Best Director

      • Winner
        • Jayesh Jaidka
        • High Bread
        The Pillowtalk Productions

      Best Editor

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        High Bread

        Jayesh Jaidka
        The Pillowtalk Productions

      Best Short Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Elephant in the Room

        Jonathan D. Bucari
        Demian Pictures
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Light Room

        Pouya Aghelizadeh

      Children/Family Programming

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        52 - A Tale of Loneliness

        Johnny DePalma
        Umbrelly Books Publishing

      Documentary Feature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Tinderbox

        6.8 (47)
        Gillian Mosely(director)
        Media Lab UK
        Spring Films

      Film Feature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Adverse

        4.2 (16K)
        Brian A. Metcalf
        Black Jellybeans
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        La danza nera

        6.5 (69)
        Mauro John Capece
        Evoque

      Public Service Programming / PSA

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Final Moments

        Eric M. Klein
        Dax Phelan

      Television - Program / Series

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        High Bread

        Jayesh Jaidka
        The Pillowtalk Productions

      Young Filmmaker - 17 and younger

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Diamond Game

        Nolan Trifunovic

      Humanitarian Award

      Edit

      Grand Prize Humanitarian Award

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        If Anything Happens I Love You

        7.8 (23K)
        Michael Govier
        Will McCormack
        Oh Good Productions
        Gilbert Films

      Honorable Mention

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

        9.4 (15)
        Michele Noble
        Noble / Alberghetti Films

      Humanitarian Award of Distinction

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Public Life

        Matthew Allen
        Matt Mitchell
        Downbeat Entertainment
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Deterrence

        Roman Gerodimos
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Planet Blue: Journey to Eco

        9.3 (302)
        Victoria Lauren
        Mike Halsey
        Arrow Sky Studios
      • [object Object]

        Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

        9.4 (15)
        Michele Noble
        Noble / Alberghetti Films

      Best of Show

      Edit

      Best Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        If Anything Happens I Love You

        7.8 (23K)
        Will McCormack
        Michael Govier
        Maryann Garger
        Youngran Nho
        Gary Gilbert
        Gilbert Films
        Oh Good Productions
      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Marcus

        5.7 (174)
        J.R. Poli
        Jose Luis Martinez
        Owen Miller
        Jennifer Lynn Sharp
        Chicor Cheet

      Outstanding Achievement

      Edit

      Documentary Feature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Alexander Odyssey

        7.4 (15)
        Pedro Pires

      Humanitarian Award

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Final Moments

        Dax Phelan
        Eric M. Klein

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