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IndieFEST Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2000s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Award of Excellence

    Edit

    Actor: Leading

    • Jordan Walker-Pearlman
      Winner
      • Jordan Walker-Pearlman
      • The Requiem Boogie
    • Dwayne Cameron attending the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France (May 2013)
      Winner
      • Dwayne Cameron
      • June
      Dancing Mind Films
    • John Vamvas
      Winner
      • John Vamvas(actor)
      • Scarpedicemente

    Actress: Leading

    • Rosie Fellner at Sundance London, Trip To Italy Screening
      Winner
      • Rosie Fellner
      • The Requiem Boogie
    • Olga Montes
      Winner
      • Olga Montes(actress)
      • Scarpedicemente
    • Barbara Niven
      Winner
      • Barbara Niven
      • The Last Word

    Actress: Supporting

    • Tracie Thoms
      Winner
      • Tracie Thoms
      • The Requiem Boogie

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Sean Sanczel
      Patriarca Film Company

    Asian

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nocturne

      Fan Xun Lilac

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Adam Clark
      Dancing Mind Films

    Best Documentary Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      J'Accuse!

      8.1 (161)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transformation

      6.4 (12)
      Joseph Henderson
      Emily Henderson
      Nancy Hamilton
      Desiree DeAnda
      Sandra Dee Richardson
      Sierra Health and Wellness Centers

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Dwayne Cameron
      Peter Roberts
      Dancing Mind Films

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Jordan Walker-Pearlman
      Rosie Fellner
      Ever Carradine
      Hill Harper
      Valerie Laury
      Daniel Bess
      David Clennon
      Donis Leonard Jr.
      Gregory Itzin
      Alora Young
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Word

      7.2 (122)
      Barbara Niven
      John Kapelos
      Isabella Hofmann
      Carole White
      Tom Katsis

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Dwayne Cameron
      Sarah James
      Dancing Mind Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Checked Bags

      Mark Cline
      No Bono Productions

    Best Leading Actor

    • Tim Realbuto
      Winner
      • Tim Realbuto(actor)
      • Bobcat Moretti
      Different Duck Films

    Best Leading Actress

    • Vivica A. Fox
      Winner
      • Vivica A. Fox(actor)
      • Bobcat Moretti
      Different Duck Films

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wait

      Rik Langan(Director)

    Best Short Film (November )

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonding

      8.0 (16)
      Luke Rex
      9 Lives Entertainment

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Tom Katsis
      Winner
      • Tom Katsis
      • The Last Word
    • Matt Peters
      Winner
      • Matt Peters(actor)
      • Bobcat Moretti
      Different Duck Films

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Sheria Irving
      Winner
      • Sheria Irving(actor)
      • Bobcat Moretti
      Different Duck Films

    Best VFX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Charles Tait
      Dancing Mind Films

    Children / Family Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anything You Lose

      9.8 (7)
      Irina Vodar(Irina Vodar)
      Vodar Films

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Jordan Walker-Pearlman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Dwayne Cameron
      Dancing Mind Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Whiskey Mountain Days

      Bill Walker Jr.
      Gonculator Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man in the Mountain

      Dennis Trombly
      Parse Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tales of Babylon

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Pelayo De Lario
      Groucho Arts
      Ealing Productions

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York

      6.8 (45)
      Matthew Taylor
      Electrolift Creative
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

      6.2 (695)
      Ron James(writer/director)
      Matthew Modine
      Adam Rackoff(executive producer)
      Ronald James Television and Media
      Cinco Dedos Peliculas
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York

      6.8 (45)
      Electrolift Creative
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anything You Lose

      9.8 (7)
      Irina Vodar(Irina Vodar)
      Vodar Films

    Dramatic Impact

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Checked Bags

      Mark Cline
      No Bono Productions

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Brian Johnson
      Jordan Walker-Pearlman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cancer/evolution

      Brad Jones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Never

      Zhang Jun Feng(editor)
      Ma Jun(editor)
      Xu Zai Cheng(editor)

    Educational/Instructional/Training

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remember the Children

      Jim Warne(executive producer)
      Arlo Iron Cloud(director)
      Randal Iverson(cinematographer, editor)
      WSD Productions

    Experimental, Health / Medicine / Science

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Digital Truth

      Swen Werner(director)

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Herner Ferike faterja

      6.4 (69)
      Gábor Attila Kovács(director)
      Film Background
      Riot Pictures
      Ferencvárosi Pinceszínház
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scarpedicemente

      8.1 (39)
      Olga Montes(producer)
      John Vamvas(producer)
      Montes-Vamvas Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Burden of Guilt

      8.6 (19)
      Lilton Stewart III
      November 11th Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Road to Terzetto

      7.5 (77)
      Eddie Vincent
      Brian Shakti
      Sean McNabb
      Kevin Sinic
      Kirk Demorest
      Stephen Vanderpool

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Whiskey Mountain Days

      Bill Walker Jr.
      Gonculator Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Never

      Wang Wang(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Painter

      Matt Dooley(director)
      Dooley Noted

    Jewish

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      J'Accuse!

      8.1 (161)

    Leading Actor

    • Joseph D'Onofrio
      Winner
      • Joseph D'Onofrio
      • Life's Better Protected
      Patriarca Film Company

    Nature / Environment / Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brearth

      Julio del Álamo(director)

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      David Kahne
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transformation

      6.4 (12)
      Patrick Rundblad
      Salvatore Di Vittorio
      Sierra Health and Wellness Centers
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transformation

      6.4 (12)
      Patrick Rundblad
      Sierra Health and Wellness Centers

    Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Jordan Walker-Pearlman(Lyrics)
      David Kahne(Music & Lyrics)

    Script/Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Jordan Walker-Pearlman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Dwayne Cameron
      Dancing Mind Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scarpedicemente

      8.1 (39)
      John Vamvas(writer)
      Olga Montes(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Word

      7.2 (122)
      Jan Miller Corran
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Outside Francisque

      Francisco Del Ryo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It's All Your Fault

      Fella Cederbaum(director)

    Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anything You Lose

      9.8 (7)
      Irina Vodar(Irina Vodar)
      Vodar Films

    Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      MUTU System

      Chris Mugford(director)
      Tamsquite

    Women Filmmaker - Student

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ovaryacting

      Jordan Held(writer/director)

    Women Filmmakers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nocturne

      Fan Xun Lilac
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cancer/evolution

      Maggie Jones

    Young Filmmaker - 17 and younger

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crash 'An Almost Silent Short Film'

      Benjamin Young
      Cinnamon Ice Productions

    Award of Recognition

    Edit

    Actor: Leading

    • Tim Snoha
      Winner
      • Tim Snoha
      • A Most Annoying Man

    Actor: Supporting

    • Winner
      • Waheeb Khaled
      • Story of Godia
      Mouayed Film
      Salam TV

    Actress: Supporting

    • Headshot
      Winner
      • Maria Karpathakis
      • Support Group Olympus
      Wildwind Pictures

    African American

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

      Robert L. Butler Jr.
      RLB JR Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Step Dad

      7.6 (47)
      Arthur Muhammad(director)
      Sean Hunt(producer / writer)
      Roy Richards(producer / director of photography)
      Broderick Carter(producer /script manager)
      Bernetta R. Sowels(set design wardrobe props)
      AM Film Studios,
      Servant House Productions
      Luxe Film Works
      The BeeHive Design Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divided We Stand

      Chris Sanders(director)
      I Am King Entertainment

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bunny-Man & Co.

      Henry Black(director)

    Asian

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Growing with our family tree

      Kenneth Ho(actor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Future in Our Hands

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Growing with our family tree

      Shihyun Wang

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More More More

      Brad Banacka(Actor/Director)
      Joel LaFlamme(Writer/Executive Producer)
      Charity Rahmer
      Traci Burr
      Randy Oppenheimer
      Jessica Beligni
      Kat Eaton
      Oscar Torre
      Chuti Tiu
      Tommy Dalene
      Natalya Dvoretskaya
      Jenna Di'Carlo
      Stephen Snyder
      Brad B Entertainment

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blue Lucas

      10 (7)
      David Anderson

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great American Family

      6.1 (9)
      Weam Namou
      Namou Productions

    Children / Family Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bunny-Man & Co.

      Henry Black(director)

    Concept

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cabin

      Joey Monahan(director)

    Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Say My Name

      8.1 (10)
      Rhoyce Nova(Director)
      Mel Baker(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taipei's Urban soldiers

      James Chen(director)
      Shihyun Wang(writer)
      Angela Yin(actress)

    Creativity / Originality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Crib

      Sasha Shapiro
      Augustus Childres
      Laundrymen Productions

    Creativity/Originality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Automate

      Diego Zamalloa

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Night Slayer

      Michael McQuown(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Night Slayer

      Michael McQuown(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Story of Godia

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

      Divided We Stand

      Chris Sanders(director)
      I Am King Entertainment

    Disability Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dysability

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Teeny Brumby(actress)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divided We Stand

      Chris Sanders(director)
      I Am King Entertainment

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      George Hobbs: Stick Figure Wisdom

      Armin Nasseri(director/producer)
      Kristin West(producer)
      Matt Chassin(producer)
      Polar Underworld Productions
      The Kristin West Co
      1200 Productions,
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Don't Rock the Boat

      Mogan Selvakannu(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities

      4.3 (486)
      Tobias Elvhage(Director)
      Liza Morberg(Director)
      The Epoch Times
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Midnight Jack the Movie

      Gregory Page(director)
      Jack Tempchin(producer)
      Night River Publishing

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The little gift

      Virginie Balabaud(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Perseverance

      Mitchell Nurse(director)
      Mitchell Nurse Productions

    Dramatic Impact

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 Days of Heartbreak

      Ladine Harvey(Director)
      Dashay Dalton(Co-Director)

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Consequences

      B.J. Grogan
      Sheer Audacity Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Most Annoying Man

      Lee Steinbeck

    Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lufalo Rising

      Gordon Greene(Actor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dark Ages

      Anne Arreguin(actor)
      Nick Santucci(actor)
      Dena Navarroli(actor)
      Ivan Lee Gartner(actor)

    Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mirror Moves

      8.4 (18)
      James Greer(director)

    Film Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

      Robert L. Butler Jr.
      RLB JR Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Night Slayer

      Michael McQuown

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Librarian

      8.5 (8)
      Serkan Aktas
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June 24th

      Jenn Sullivan
      Ashley Landrieu
      Steffanie N Graves
      Jef Figallo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lufalo Rising

      Gordon Greene(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summerville, the movie

      Paul Darrigo
      2 Wolves Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bounty of Love

      Aidan Christopher Haughey
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Crib

      Augustus Childres
      Sasha Shapiro
      Laundrymen Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost and Found

      Erica Miller
      Roguegunners Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Incessant

      Joshua Sowden(Writer/Director/Cinematographer)
      Brock Jones
      Tony Bartele
      Self Esteem Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Innkeeper

      Joe Taft
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apache Rain

      Nick Maltby
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divided We Stand

      Chris Sanders(director)
      I Am King Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cabin

      Joey Monahan(executive producer)
      Jeremy Rose(producer)
      Mark DeBono(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Sudden Impact

      9.8 (12)
      John C. Short
      P.J. Leonard
      Gil Rivera
      Dennis Cabrini
      Chayan Sanchez

    Film Short (Student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ballad of Rich and Champ

      Caleb Voyles(Director)
      Isaiah Marcotte(producer)
      Hophni William(producer)

    History/Biographical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Growing with our family tree

      Kenneth Ho(actor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Future in Our Hands

      Shihyun Wang

    Humor/Humorist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Crib

      Sasha Shapiro
      Augustus Childres
      Laundrymen Productions

    LGBTQ+

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vision of Love

      Felicia Gonzalez Brown
      Malin Hemphill

    Lead Actress

    • Dani Pagliarello
      Winner
      • Dani Pagliarello(actor)
      • The Drop

    Leading Actor

    • Winner
      • Sean Dillingham
      • Red Blooded
      Mercury Cinema

    Movie Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ballad of Rich and Champ

      Caleb Voyles(director)
      Isaiah Marcotte(producer)
      Hophni William(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divided We Stand

      Chris Sanders(director)
      I Am King Entertainment

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Worrywart

      Apolonia Davalos(director)
      Ben Wollmuth(artist)
      Coo Cinema Club
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It's All Your Fault

      Fella Cederbaum(director)

    Narration / Voiceover Talent

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Linnea Sage

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Innkeeper

      Gary Taft
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apache Rain

      Atomise Recordings

    Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      3 Days

      Patrick Leiphart
      Henry Mensing
      "Hello Lucifer" written and performed by Tumbleweed Jones

    Script/Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Automate

      Diego Zamalloa
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The little gift

      Virginie Balabaud(writer/director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Crib

      Augustus Childres
      Sasha Shapiro
      Laundrymen Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Step Dad

      7.6 (47)
      Sean Hunt(WRITER)
      Servant Productions

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Forgiveness

      Francesca Brice-Martin
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Sudden Impact

      9.8 (12)
      Gil Rivera
      Dennis Cabrini
      P.J. Leonard
      John C. Short
      Francisco Aldorando
      winner

    Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Cayden Dillingham
      • Red Blooded
      Mercury Cinema

    Television - Pilot Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More More More

      Brad Banacka(Director/Actor)
      Joel LaFlamme(Writer/Executive Producer)
      Charity Rahmer(Actor/Executive Producer)
      Jenna Di'Carlo(Actor/Executive Producer)
      Randy Oppenheimer(Actor/Associate Producer)
      Stephen Snyder(casting)
      Brad B Entertainment

    Television - Program / Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Story of Godia

      8.4 (35)
      Mouayed Zabtia
      Mouayed Film
      Salam TV

    Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Somos la Música

      Guillermo Rosabal-Coto
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Somos la Música

      Guillermo Rosabal-Coto

    Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Iron Nest of the Moon

      7.6 (13)
      Kerr Lordygan(director)
      Brad C. Wilcox(director)
      Justin T. Bowler(director)
      Rachel Kanouse(Director)
      Laura Lee Bahr(Director)
      Eclectic Company Theatre

    Web Series (student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ending It All

      Vicky Vien
      Fox Hughes
      Braden Cloutier

    Web Tube Length Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Offended Cat

      Kevin Veatch(director)

    Webisode

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dark Ages

      Ivan Lee Gartner(writer)
      Brian Larios(director)

    Women Filmmakers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vision of Love

      Felicia Gonzalez Brown
      Louise Sunners
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 Days of Heartbreak

      Ladine Harvey(Director)
      Dashay Dalton(Co-Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad News

      Jingting Yang(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost and Found

      Erica Miller
      Roguegunners Productions

    Actress: Leading

    • Diana Costa
      • Diana Costa(Best Leading Actress)
      • The Lola LaRue Variety Show

    Award of Merit

    Edit

    Actor: Leading

    • Winner
      • Wasof Alkhuwaylidi
      • Story of Godia
      Mouayed Film
      Salam TV

    Actress: Leading

    • Winner
      • Basma Al Atrash
      • Story of Godia
      Mouayed Film
      Salam TV

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Bullet

      Geoffrey Bennett Ulrich(producer)
      Jon Kinney(producer)
      Graven Image Films

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander

    Best Asian Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zero Coordinates

      Nima Valibeigi

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je

      Zane(cinematographer)

    Best Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost Cos

      6.9 (65)
      Robin de Levita(director)
      Lost Cos BV
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je

      Zane(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cry of Silence

      5.9 (84)
      Allen Kool(director)
      Akoolfilm Company
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Day9

      7.0 (6)
      Dastan Khalili
      Alliance of Light
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Whenever I'm Alone with You

      6.1 (39)
      Guillaume Campanacci
      Vesper Egon
      La Petite Mort
      La Petite Mort

    Best Direction (Student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To Mitchell

      William T. Woodward(writer/director)
      Academy of Film, Theatre, and TV (AFTT)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory

      Kehan Miller
      Blue Aeris

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost Cos

      6.9 (65)
      Robin de Levita(director)
      Lost Cos BV

    Best Script/ Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost Cos

      6.9 (65)
      Robin de Levita(director)
      Lost Cos BV

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Day9

      7.0 (6)
      Dastan Khalili
      Kevin Marcus
      Ray Wicks
      Alliance of Light
    • [object Object]

      Pirouette

      Shaily Sanghvi

    Best Sound - Overall Impact

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Dara Crawford

    Best Women Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Chateau in the Loire

      Terry Ross
      Life in Reels

    Children/Family Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      iFriend

      Farid Tahmasebi

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fragments

      Matthew Luppino
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rise of the Clambassador

      Alexander Davidowski
      Mirador Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Blooded

      Garrett Glassell
      Mercury Cinema
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Mark Raker

    Concept

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Open Guard

      Benjamin Hubert
      Never 40 Production

    Contemporary Issues/ Awareness Raising

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Bullet

      Geoffrey Bennett Ulrich(producer)
      Jon Kinney(producer)
      Graven Image Films
    • Winner

      #WAY_Aurelio

      Alan Rexroth
      Jimena Cuarón
      Louden Aurelio Reyes
      Angry Buddha Films

    Creativity/Originality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ashen Realities

      Daryl Ferrara
      Adrianne Lovato
      Omni Kitts Ferrara
      James David Redding III
      Willa Ferrara
      Dilow Films

    Creativity/Originality (Student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Counseling

      Yingna Wu(director)

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Robert Patriarca
      Patriarca Film Company
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sound of Waves

      5.9 (53)
      Chris Frint
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      David Arrow
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divine Instinct

      James Gossard(Director)
      Goshawk Productions

    Direction / Script/ Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cry of Silence

      5.9 (84)
      Robin E. Crozier(writer)
      August

    Director

    • Roman S. Koenig
      Winner
      • Roman S. Koenig
      • Red Blooded
      Mercury Cinema

    Disability Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Torrent

      Aidan Kiyashka

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rising Wings

      Harun Kazaz
      Trips Of Discovery ASC

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than a Roll with a Hole: The Stellar Rise of the Bagel

      Paul 'Doc', Stewart
      Vivien Stewart
      Paul Stewart Media
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rise of the Clambassador

      Alexander Davidowski
      Mirador Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ink and Gold: An Artist's Journey to Olympic Glory

      Zakea Page
      Kehan Miller
      Ethan Thompson
      Matt Asunder
      Blue Aeris
    • Winner

      #WAY_Aurelio

      Alan Rexroth
      Jimena Cuarón(DoP)
      Louden Aurelio Reyes
      Angry Buddha Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jeffrey King: The Legacy Tour

      Nathan J. Lee

    Dramatic Impact

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Grant Clover(director)
      Michael Metzler Jr.(director)

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lufalo Rising

      Sam Menell(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Night Slayer

      Michael McQuown(editing)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Blooded

      Roman S. Koenig
      Mercury Cinema
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Night Slayer

      Michael McQuown
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Joseph Huba
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Story of Godia

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

      Divine Instinct

      Robert Kanner(Editor)
      Matt Maddock(Editor)
      Goshawk Productions

    Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Robert Patriarca
      Patriarca Film Company
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Amber Paul
      Kiera Allen
      Andrew Arrow
      David Arrow
      Joyia D. Bradley
      Eliza Simone Bradley
      Donna Lynne Champlin
      Elijah Guo
      Tom Alan Robbins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Softening

      6.8 (20)
      Simon Stockdale
      Devyn Hosier
      Jasveen Singh
      Palmer Ashe III
      Max Bowmore
      Connor McGuire
      Marc Lubbers
      Lyndsey Bentham
      Spare Room Films
      SimonsRants Productions
      Elemeno Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transformation

      6.4 (12)
      Debra Smith
      Sierra Health and Wellness Centers

    Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Realities

      Pamela A. Perry(Pamela PerryGoulardt)
      Matthew Toffolo
      FlyingCloud Studios
      Wildsound Film Festival

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost Cos

      6.9 (65)
      Evgeniya Radilova(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Exodus

      Joey Xi Cè Lóng
      Outrun Synth Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Softening

      6.8 (20)
      Simon Stockdale(Writer/Director)
      Spare Room Films
      SimonsRants Productions
      Elemeno Productions

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tomorrow

      Mitchell Nurse(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rumble Riot

      Joey Min
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Walk with Ghosts

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

      Ashen Realities

      Daryl Ferrara
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Leon Derriey(Producer)
      David Arrow(Director)
      4 A Films

    Film Short (Student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Counseling

      Yingna Wu(director)

    Jewish

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than a Roll with a Hole: The Stellar Rise of the Bagel

      Paul 'Doc', Stewart
      Vivien Stewart
      Paul Stewart Media

    Lead Actress

    • Moli Hall and Kerri Jean
      Winner
      • Moli Hall
      • Greek Fire - Demon Spirit
      Vizmo Films

    Leading Actress

    • Denice Riddle
      Winner
      • Denice Riddle
      • Red Blooded
      Mercury Cinema

    Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transformation

      6.4 (12)
      Natasha Loudermilk(sfx makeup artist)
      Sierra Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Ashley DiSarro

    Movie Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Greek Fire - Demon Spirit

      5.0 (2.1K)
      Dan T. Hall
      Vizmo Films

    Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Blooded

      Rob Gironda
      Mercury Cinema

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Feel the Love

      Dave Haws(Director)

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      John Baxter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      David Robbins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summerville, the movie

      John Koutselinis(Composer)
      2 Wolves Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summerville, the movie

      John Koutselinis
      2 Wolves Productions

    Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Celina Arslanian

    Script/ Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Time's Exchange

      Khaled Sultan(writer)
      August

    Script/Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Robert Patriarca
      Patriarca Film Company
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Blooded

      Roman S. Koenig
      Mercury Cinema
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ancestors from the Stars

      Joe McNeal
      Gerasimos Rozis
      Universal Spectrums Entertainment

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fragments

      Matthew Luppino
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Future ads

      Nikolay Renard(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Beautiful Zither

      Chen Liang(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Blooded

      Roman S. Koenig
      Mercury Cinema
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Darkroom

      Trevor McCann(director)
      Greg Chapman(director)

    Sound editing/ Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Questions

      Colin Barry Jester

    Supporting Actor

    • Editorial Photoshooting
      Winner
      • Kostis Rampavilas
      • Support Group Olympus
      Wildwind Pictures

    TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cloaked Realm

      Marisa L. Cohen
      Peter Issac Alexander
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Open Guard

      Benjamin Hubert
      Never 40 Production

    Television - Program / Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      So Help Me

      Amanda Beardsley

    Web Tube Length Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rumble Riot

      Joey Min

    Women Filmmakers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maureen

      8.6 (12)
      Anna Conser
      Kara Schoonmaker
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Say My Name

      8.1 (10)
      Rhoyce Nova(Director)
      Mel Baker(Producer)

    Young Filmmaker - 17 and Younger

    • Winner

      Catching the Sun

      Rocco Metzger

    Award of Merit Special Mention

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Tom Phelan
      Winner
      • Tom Phelan
      • The Sound of Waves

    Best Actress

    • Alex Frnka
      Winner
      • Alex Frnka
      • The Sound of Waves

    Best Leading Actress

    • Banana Betty (la série)
      Winner
      • Cassandre Anaya(actress)
      • Je

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je

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

    Best Short Film (Student)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To Mitchell

      William T. Woodward(writer/director)
      Academy of Film, Theatre, and TV (AFTT)

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Sabrina Campilii
      Winner
      • Sabrina Campilii(actress)
      • Je

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divine Instinct

      Stewart Nash(Director of Photography)
      Mauricio Ventura(Cinematographer)
      Goshawk Productions

    Creativity / Originality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Leap of Faith

      Julian Biba(writer)

    Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Never

      Wang Wang(director)

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Race of Our Lives

      Roy Medawar(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divine Instinct

      James Gossard(Producer)
      Jonathan Jarrett(Executive Producer)
      Ann Gossard(Executive Producer)
      Monica Lee Bellais(Executive Producer)
      Morgan Almeida(Associate Producer)
      James MacAlister(Associate Producer)
      Goshawk Productions

    Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nate Robinson: To Inspire

      Antoine Adams(producer)
      Playmaker HQ

    Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Seventh Seal

      7.0 (34)
      Jacek Krawczyk(Director)

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bobcat Moretti

      5.7 (1.8K)
      Rob Margolies(producer)
      Different Duck Films

    Leading Actress

    • Darlene Sellers
      Winner
      • Darlene Sellers
      • Maureen
    • Amber Paul
      Winner
      • Amber Paul
      • Five Questions

    Narration / Voiceover Talent

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cancer/evolution

      Brad Jones

    Supporting Actress

    • Laura Bohlin
      Winner
      • Laura Bohlin
      • Red Blooded
      Mercury Cinema

    Young Filmmaker - 17 and Younger

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Torrent

      Aidan Kiyashka

    Best Ensemble Cast

    • [object Object]

      Road to Terzetto

      7.5 (77)
      Eddie Vincent
      Brian Shakti
      Sean McNabb
      Kevin Sinic
      Kirk Demorest
      Jack McGee
      Eddie McGee
      Chris Bruno
      Garland Scott
      Ben Stranahan
      Johnny Rey Diaz
      Charlotte Benesch
      Stephen Vanderpool
      Marilyn Ghigliotti
      Margarita Reyes
      Jasmin St. Claire
      Michael Joseph Pierce
      Jaxon Vu
      Amanda Saechao
      Aaron Arnold
      Austin Arnold
      Marali Natalia
      Frankie Chantel Liles
      Jazmin Espinosa
      Anna Dorosenkov
      Huck Johns
      Warren Tatoy
      Robert Malone
      David Alba
      Kenneth Antonio Fernandez
      Free Falling Productions

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Eddie Vincent
      • Eddie Vincent
      • Road to Terzetto
      Free Falling Productions

    Award of Excellence Special Mention

    Edit

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      June

      7.5 (17)
      Dwayne Cameron
      Dancing Mind Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Curse Effect

      9.7 (28)
      Gregg Jaden(director)
      Jason Satterlund(writer)
      Kamal Azizi(editor)

    Children/Family Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For the Sake of Ava

      7.5 (39)

    Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cancer/evolution

      Brad Jones
      Maggie Jones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Birth of the Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis

      8.8 (10)
      Richard Yelland(director)
      Curtis Birch

    Film Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man in the Mountain

      Dennis Trombly
      Fernando Lupo Rico
      Jay Disney
      Debby Gerber
      Nimo Pinchart
      Sam Bayaraa
      Parse Entertainment

    Native American / Aboriginal Peoples

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remember the Children

      Jim Warne(executive peoducer)
      Arlo Iron Cloud(director)
      Randal Iverson(cinematographer, editor)
      WSD Productions

    Humanitarian Award

    Edit

    Humanitarian Award of Distinction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Racing to Enlightenment

      Fella Cederbaum(director)

    Outstanding Achievement

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Migrants

      8.5 (54)
      Masoud Ahmadi(Director, Writer)
      Shima Poursahmedin(Producer, Actress)

    Best of Show

    Edit

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Requiem Boogie

      Jordan Walker-Pearlman
      HarlemHollywood

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      LifeQuest

      9.2 (11)
      Richard Lounello
      Basic Entertainment

    Best of Show

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tales of Babylon

      6.7 (5.8K)
      Pelayo De Lario(Director)
      Pablo De Lario(Producer)
      Elena Conte(Producer)
      Groucho Arts
      Ealing Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Migrants

      8.5 (54)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Migrants

      8.5 (54)
      Masoud Ahmadi(Director)
      Shima Poursahmedin

    Television Pilot Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      LifeQuest

      9.2 (11)
      Richard Lounello
      Basic Entertainment

    Outstanding Achievement

    Edit

    Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brearth

      Julio del Álamo(director)

    Special Jury Award

    Edit

    Best Documentary Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great American Family

      6.1 (9)
      Weam Namou
      Namou Productions

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