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Top Indie Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2000s
    • 20192018201720162015

    Jury Prize

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Jason Tobin
      Winner
      • Jason Tobin
      • Jasmine

    Best Director

    • Dax Phelan
      Winner
      • Dax Phelan
      • Jasmine
    • Sara Eustaquio in Los Angeles.
      • Sara Eustáquio
      • 4242
    • Sara Eustaquio in Los Angeles.
      • Sara Eustáquio
      • Mirror
    • Tyler Boyco
      • Tyler Boyco
      • The Talk
    • BOND IN MOTION Brussels 2023
      • Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      • Vesper
      Amitice
    • Yuval Shrem
      • Yuval Shrem
      • The Babies
      • Nahuel Srnec(director)
      • Embrión
      nominated

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Chris Chan Lee
    • [object Object]

      South of Swan Creek

      8.0 (8)
      Mark Parham
      Don Stafford
      SS Films
    • [object Object]

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Dax Phelan

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Date

      5.3 (9)
      Michael Beddoes
      Melissa Clements
      Organised Chaos Films
    • [object Object]

      The Talk

      8.1 (11)

    Best Message

    • Winner
      • James Theres(executive producer)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Shie Rozow
    • [object Object]

      The Babies

      Assaf Rinde
      Crescendo Effect

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Lisa K. Fowle
      Erick Jolley
    • [object Object]

      Undertaking

      9.5 (7)
      Kevin J. O'Neill
      Todd Day
      Olive Ranch Road Productions

    Best Twist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem
      Fable Entertainment

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Dax Phelan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lion

      5.8 (807)
      Simon Edwards(writer/director)
      Kill The Sunset Pictures
    • [object Object]

      4242

      8.4 (45)
      Sara Eustáquio(writer)
      Cristina Caldararu(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Date

      5.3 (9)
      Michael Beddoes
      Organised Chaos Films
    • [object Object]

      Vesper

      7.0 (24)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice
    • [object Object]

      South of Swan Creek

      8.0 (8)
      Debbie Sutcliffe
      SS Films
    • [object Object]

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Embrión

      7.2 (6)
      Nahuel Srnec(director)
      winner

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gwendolyn

      8.6 (11)
      Larry Rosen

    Best Actress

      • Lauren Carver
      • Never Alone
    • Debbie Sutcliffe
      • Debbie Sutcliffe
      • South of Swan Creek
      SS Films
    • Krista Dane King
      • Krista Dane King
      • The Babies

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Jasmine

      5.7 (152)
      Guy Livneh
    • [object Object]

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem

    Best Cinematography (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • [object Object]

      Creak

      7.8 (6)
      Luca Mercuri
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      5.8 (807)
      Tom Lloyd(director of photography)
      Kill The Sunset Pictures

    Best Director (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • Elizabeth Dean
      • Elizabeth Dean
      • Creak

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      The Babies

      Victor Naumik
    • [object Object]

      Embrión

      7.2 (6)
      Nahuel Srnec(director)
      Bruno Scopazzo(vfx director)
      Fede Pozzi(vfx artist)
      nominated

    Best Music (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • [object Object]

      Creak

      7.8 (6)
      Shie Rozow(composer)

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Never Alone

      Olivia Maiden
      Dream Hive Films
    • [object Object]

      Vesper

      7.0 (24)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi(director)
      Amitice
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      5.8 (807)
      Simon Edwards(writer/director)
      Kill The Sunset Pictures

    Best Original Idea (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • [object Object]

      Creak

      7.8 (6)
      Elizabeth Dean(writer/director)

    Best Short Script

    • Baby's Breath

      Elijah Noble El

    Best Sound (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • [object Object]

      Creak

      7.8 (6)
      Bill R. Dean

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      4242

      8.4 (45)
      Sara Eustáquio
    • [object Object]

      Mirror

      8.4 (40)
      Sara Eustáquio

    Best Writing (Feature Film & Short Film)

    • [object Object]

      Creak

      7.8 (6)
      Elizabeth Dean

    Top Indie Film Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Brandon Sean Pearson
      • Artifice
    • Michael Boston
      Winner
      • Michael Boston
      • Dress Rehearsal
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • Jason Alan Carvell
      Winner
      • Jason Alan Carvell
      • Show & Tell Tango
      LifeDreamProductions
      • Ryan Light
      • Shiver
    • Daniel Garcia
      • Daniel Garcia
      • Forever Tomorrow
      • Kip Bennett
      • Clever Girl
      Brand Old Productions
      • Jeffrey Hart Peterson(actor)
      • Father's Day
      • Robert A. D'Esposito
      • Shut Up Anthony
    • Jared Odrick
      • Jared Odrick
      • Filling In
      Dadley Productions
      • Ben Swart
      • Double Edged Sword
    • Micheal Drew
      • Micheal Drew
      • San wont
      First Write Productions
      • Marc Abbott
      • Impervia
      Devarez Films
    • Casey Manderson
      • Casey Manderson
      • Nutshells
      Random Dude Films
    • Ed Bergtold in Abandoned in the Dark (2014)
      • Ed Bergtold
      • The Choices We Make
    • Larry Daggett
      • Larry Daggett
      • Better Dead Than Red
      New Tune Entertainment
    • Rema Kibayi
      • Rema Kibayi(actor)
      • Menage
    • Charles Manson and Jimmy Dempster
      • Jimmy Dempster
      • Messiah
    • 2024
      • James McClelland
      • Paper Stain
      • Tom Althoff
      • Spark

    Best Actress

    • Rosie Keogh
      Winner
      • Rosie Keogh
      • Shiver
    • Winner
      • Zasha Shary
      • Back Stabber
      Green Rock Productions
    • Judith Roberts in Now (2016)
      Winner
      • Judith Roberts
      • Now
    • Teresa Ting
      Winner
      • Teresa Ting(actor)
      • She Has a Name
      Unveil Studios
    • Katreeva Phillips
      Winner
      • Katreeva Phillips
      • Requiem for a Shallow Heart
    • Winner
      • Jocelyn Anna Lernout
      • The One I Adore
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • Emilie Ullerup in Chesapeake Shores (2016)
      Winner
      • Emilie Ullerup
      • Unexpected Guest
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • Sasa Pavlin Stosic
      Winner
      • Sasa Pavlin Stosic
      • Spremembe
    • Ida Gyllensten
      • Ida Gyllensten
      • Svarta Madam
    • Shannon Faith in Clever Girl (2015)
      • Shannon Faith
      • Clever Girl
      Brand Old Productions
      • Éva Morris
      • Saving Santa
      • Isabelle Menard(actress)
      • Summer with Alicia
      • Juliet Kennedy
      • I Thank the State
    • Martin Kiessling
      • Malin Barr(actress)
      • Lilt
    • Koon-Lan Law
      • Koon-Lan Law(actress)
      • Million Loves in Me

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Bob Nguyen(director of photography)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaker

      6.4 (553)
      Hans Bobanovits
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Darkness Falls

      7.1 (225)
      Jarno Lee Vinsencius(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (90)
      Tak Fung Wong(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coyote

      7.6 (18)
    • [object Object]

      Shiver

      8.2 (14)
      Nathan Frost
    • [object Object]

      Shanghai Faders

      Jesse Kamerick(director of photography)
      Chris Hackett(colorist)
    • [object Object]

      Forever Tomorrow

      6.6 (181)
      Benjamin Rider
      BR Productions and Riding High Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Svarta Madam

      7.3 (1K)
      Jarno Lee Vinsencius(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Short Distance

      4.2 (10)
      Filip Laureys
    • [object Object]

      Return to Form

      Keith Mitchell
    • [object Object]

      Saving Santa

      7.0 (30)
      Angus Mitchell(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Jillian Kibler(cinematographer)
      Timothy Collins(camera operator)
    • [object Object]

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      Aldi Godjali(dirctor of photography)
    • [object Object]

      The Question

      8.9 (47)
      Larry Rosen
      Rosenguez Productions
    • [object Object]

      Arsenic

      Valentina Martinico(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      The One I Adore

      6.8 (17)
      Maria Bokhari
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • [object Object]

      Unexpected Guest

      8.2 (7)
      Thomas Billingsley
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • [object Object]

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Erik Kjonaas
    • [object Object]

      Paper Stain

      8.2 (7)
      Thomas Shawcroft

    Best Director

    • On set of NIGHTSCAPE.
      Winner
      • A.J. Gordon
      • Shanghai Faders
    • Winner
      • Vanesa Prieto(director)
      • Arsenic
    • Damian Overton
      • Damian Overton
      • Shiver
    • Dylan Hoang
      • Dylan Hoang(director)
      • Immortality of the Conscious Mind
    • Alicia Hayes
      • Alicia Hayes
      • The Look
    • Jarno Lee Vinsencius
      • Jarno Lee Vinsencius(director)
      • Svarta Madam
      • Joe Zappa
      • Clever Girl
      Brand Old Productions
    • Christopher Grant Harvey
      • Christopher Grant Harvey(director)
      • Tears in the Rain
    • Producer Kyle Eaton attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "Sometimes I Think About Dying" Premiere at Library Center Theatre on January 19, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
      • Kyle Eaton
      • Shut Up Anthony
    • Bradley Hawkins
      • Bradley Hawkins
      • Filling In
      Dadley Productions
      • Agim Sopi(Director)
      • Agnus Dei
    • Matthew Kooman operates the Ronin.
      • Matthew Kooman(director)
      • Daniel Kooman(director)
      • She Has a Name
      Unveil Studios
      • Timothy Collins
      • Blackout
    • John Balazs
      • John Balazs(director)
      • Dancer
      Prima Lux Films
    • "What's Love Got To Do With It" Private Atlanta Premiere #FilmbySofiaWellman
      • Sofia Wellman
      • What's Love Got to Do with It
      • D.J. Rivera(producer)
      • Torrent
    • Jason Seelmann and a horse - film still of Passchendaele
      • Jason Seelmann
      • The One I Adore
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • Bradley Stryker
      • Bradley Stryker
      • Unexpected Guest
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • Beau Fowler
      • Beau Fowler
      • Express Delivery
      Ki Films
      • D.J. Rivera
      • Messiah
      • Tyler Suggs
      • Silver Lining by Remembrance

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What's Love Got to Do with It

      Sofia Wellman
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea

      James Hyams
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All the World in a Design School

      8.3 (1.3K)
      Mattias Löw(director)

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dedication

      9.8 (5)
      Karan Choudhary
      Richard Weigle
      Michael Anastasio
      Warren M. Smith
      Geeta Choudhary
      Bharat Monga
      Fabio Bertagnolli
      Jake Denicola
      Fernando Arruda

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Junkie Heaven

      8.5 (20)
      Steve Sage Goldberg
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Thank the State

      Freddie Gerrard-Abbott
    • [object Object]

      Shut Up Anthony

      6.5 (23)
      Kyle Eaton
      Michael Ward
    • [object Object]

      Filling In

      9.2 (30)
      Ryan Geesaman
      Dadley Productions
    • [object Object]

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Matthew Kooman(editor)
      Daniel Kooman(editor)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Jillian Kibler
    • [object Object]

      Requiem for a Shallow Heart

      Nicholas Zebrun
    • [object Object]

      The One I Adore

      6.8 (17)
      Jennie O'Malley
      Marilyn Buggy
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • [object Object]

      Unexpected Guest

      8.2 (7)
      Kyle Cassie
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • [object Object]

      Released

      7.1 (19)
      Forrest Tuff(editor)
      One Vision Productions
    • [object Object]

      Express Delivery

      7.8 (24)
      Wolf E. Rubea
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]

      Messiah

      5.8 (15)
      D.J. Rivera
    • [object Object]

      Shangri La

      Carlo Christian Spano(director)
      Jackson Zhao(producer)

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lilt

      5.7 (7)
      Josiah Cuneo

    Best FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Made with Love

      7.2 (13)
      Joshua Fread(fx makeup artist)
      Rosa Nichols(director)
      John Pinder(written by)
      Mystisa Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coyote

      7.6 (18)
    • [object Object]

      Messiah

      5.8 (15)
      D.J. Rivera

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Artifice

      5.2 (10)
      Steven Doxey
      Digiphile Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Matthew Kooman(producer)
      Daniel Kooman(producer)
      Andrew Kooman(producer)
      Donna Abraham(producer)
      Shari Aspinall(producer)
      Lance Kadatz(executive producer)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films
    • [object Object]

      Shut Up Anthony

      6.5 (23)
      Kyle Eaton(producer)
      David Allen Cress(producer)
      Matt O'Connor(producer)
      Robert A. D'Esposito(co-producer)
      Jon Titterington(co-producer)
      Michael Ward(co-producer)
      Sara Chesney(associate producer)
      Kevin Moyer(associate producer)
    • [object Object]

      Short Distance

      4.2 (10)
      Nic Barker
      Chris Gibson
    • [object Object]

      Nutshells

      6.6 (7)
      Rob Carpenter
      William Carne
      Random Dude Films
    • [object Object]

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (90)
      John Y(executive producer)
      Kenny Chan(executive producer)

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Meanest Man in Texas

      6.0 (361)
      Justin Isaac Ward
      Brad Wilson
      Casey Bond
      Higher Purpose Entertainment
      Ohana Films Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Forever Tomorrow

      6.6 (181)
      Benjamin Rider
      BR Productions and Riding High Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Agnus Dei

      5.1 (209)
      Agim Sopi(director/producer)

    Best Feature Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Meanest Man in Texas

      6.0 (361)
      Justin Isaac Ward
      Don Umphrey
      Higher Purpose Entertainment
      Ohana Films Entertainment
    • Slavica Bogdanov
      • Slavica Bogdanov

    • Against Mi Destino

      Gunnar Garrett
    • [object Object]

      Stoning the Jasmine

      Zaina Deeb
    • [object Object]

      1000: The Sword in the Stone

      Guido Maria Giordano

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nutshells

      6.6 (7)
      Rob Carpenter
      William Carne
      Casey Manderson
      Random Dude Films
    • [object Object]

      Short Distance

      4.2 (10)
      Nic Barker(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Saving Santa

      7.0 (30)
      Keith O'Grady(director/producer)
      Jonathan Fulton(Writer)
      Brassneck Productions
    • [object Object]

      Jill and Bobby

      7.6 (13)
      Kevin Sar(director)
    • [object Object]

      San wont

      Micheal Drew
      First Write Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Tug

      Nic Barker
    • [object Object]

      Better Dead Than Red

      9.0 (24)
      Larry Daggett
      New Tune Entertainment

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Guilt List

      8.1 (10)
      Tereza Hirsch(director)
      Zoya Skya(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dedication

      9.8 (5)
      Karan Choudhary
      Richard Weigle
      Michael Anastasio
      Warren M. Smith
      Geeta Choudhary
      Bharat Monga
      Fabio Bertagnolli
      Jake Denicola
      Fernando Arruda
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Released

      7.1 (19)
      Forrest Tuff(director)
      One Vision Productions
    • [object Object]

      Dress Rehearsal

      7.6 (12)
      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]

      Spark

      8.8 (10)
      Daniel Merlin Miller
      Christopher Orangeo

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Guilt List

      8.1 (10)
      Tereza Hirsch(Director)
      Zoya Skya(Producer)
      Sani Baladi(Composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Artifice

      5.2 (10)
      Christopher Doucet
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      Justin Cavenagh(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The One I Adore

      6.8 (17)
      Ryner Stoetzer
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • [object Object]

      Immortality of the Conscious Mind

      Miguel Leyva(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Shanghai Faders

      Ian Lyles(composer)
    • [object Object]

      My Mile

      Sean Whyte
      J Perez Productions
    • [object Object]

      Flow

      7.5 (13)
      Alberto Torres(composer)
      David Martínez Álvarez (La Real Academia de Taramundi)
    • [object Object]

      Clever Girl

      8.7 (80)
      Kip Bennett(composer)
      Brand Old Productions
    • [object Object]

      Filling In

      9.2 (30)
      Jim Casella
      Dadley Productions
    • [object Object]

      Return to Form

      Josh Cruddas
    • [object Object]

      Impervia

      6.1 (12)
      Bernadette McCallion
      Devarez Films
    • [object Object]

      Arsenic

      Victoria Martonne(actress)
    • [object Object]

      All Over Again

      8.8 (36)
      Matthew Amadio
    • [object Object]

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Matias Piegari
    • [object Object]

      Sunday Worship

      7.8 (24)
      Simone Cilio
      Andrea Bellucci
    • [object Object]

      Lilt

      5.7 (7)
      Josiah Cuneo
    • [object Object]

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (90)
      David Koon(composer)
    • [object Object]

      The Telephone

      8.1 (37)
      Jordan Frater
    • [object Object]

      Puertas

      5.5 (56)
      Coro de Nuestra Señora de Aliende(music)
      Hewes Pictures

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Silver Lining by Remembrance

      D.J. Rivera(producer)
      Tyler Suggs(director)
    • [object Object]

      Switzerland

      Angel Hawes
      Switzerland

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Antonio Chavez Trejo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lilt

      5.7 (7)
      Josiah Cuneo
    • [object Object]

      Immortality of the Conscious Mind

      Dylan Hoang(director)
    • [object Object]

      Now

      Paul Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Undatement Center

      7.9 (8)
      Chris Esper(writer/director)
      Kristina Kaiser(executive producer)
      Mikel J. Wisler(executive producer)
      Stories by the River
      Stories in Motion
    • [object Object]

      Junkie Heaven

      8.5 (20)
      Lee Kolinsky
    • [object Object]

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Headspace Inc.

      Mark Harris(producer)
      Rhys Sherring(director)
      Anastasia C. Kouloukas(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Torrent

      5.3 (42)
      D.J. Rivera(writer)
    • [object Object]

      All Over Again

      8.8 (36)
      Joseph McGovern
    • [object Object]

      Darkness Falls

      7.1 (225)
      Jarno Lee Vinsencius(producer)
      JLV Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Menage

      Sidartha Murjani(written by) (producer) (Actor)
      Rema Kibayi(producer) (Actor)
      Daniela Savassi(producer) (Actor)
    • [object Object]

      Echo Screen

      Dan Tonkin
    • [object Object]

      Puertas

      5.5 (56)
      Paco Arasanz(writer)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Shangri La

      Carlo Christian Spano(director)
      Jackson Zhao(producer)

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undatement Center

      7.9 (8)
      Chris Esper(writer/director)
      Kristina Kaiser(executive producer)
      Mikel J. Wisler(executive producer)
      Stories by the River
      Stories in Motion

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shiver

      8.2 (14)
      Damian Overton(Producer/Director)
      Manon Lewis(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saving Santa

      7.0 (30)
      Keith O'Grady(director/producer)
      Brassneck Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Look

      Alicia Hayes
    • [object Object]

      Shanghai Faders

      A.J. Gordon(producer)
      Ryan Barton-Grimley(producer)
      Christina Kortum(producer)
      Brian Sturgis(producer)
      Sascha Fix(producer)
      Loaded Image Entertainment
      RBG Films
      Ravenous Studios
    • [object Object]

      My Mile

      Jhonattan Ardila
    • [object Object]

      Undatement Center

      7.9 (8)
      Chris Esper(writer/director)
      Kristina Kaiser(executive producer)
      Mikel J. Wisler(executive producer)
      Stories by the River
      Stories in Motion
    • [object Object]

      Honeymoon

      Anaëlle Morf(director)
    • [object Object]

      Filling In

      9.2 (30)
      Sarah Hawkins(Producer)
      Karl Holtz(Executive Producer)
      Jared Odrick(Executive Producer)
      Xavier Cardriche(Associate Producer)
      Kurt Lohmiller(Associate Producer)
      Bradley Hawkins(Consulting Producer)
      Dadley Productions
    • [object Object]

      Return to Form

      Chris Fudge
    • [object Object]

      San wont

      James Michael Marshall
      First Write Productions
    • [object Object]

      The One I Adore

      6.8 (17)
      Jason Seelmann
      2BlocksNorth Productions
    • [object Object]

      Better Dead Than Red

      9.0 (24)
      Larry Daggett
      New Tune Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Antonio Chavez Trejo
    • [object Object]

      I Thank the State

      Freddie Gerrard-Abbott
      Ricky Manson
      Liam Cairns
    • [object Object]

      Paper Stain

      8.2 (7)
      Ida S. Frank

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Express Delivery

      7.8 (24)
      Beau Fowler
      Wolf E. Rubea
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]

      Summer with Alicia

      8.9 (10)
      Nicole Fahel(Producer) (Executive producer) (actress)
      Nicholas Joseph Cunha(director)
      Isabelle Menard(Executive producer) (actress)
      Hanne Andersen(Executive producer) (actress)
      Orlando Pineda(actor)
    • [object Object]

      Unexpected Guest

      8.2 (7)
      Bradley Stryker
      Kyle Cassie
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • [object Object]

      Living Colors

      6.7 (7)
      Alicia Hayes(director) (producer) (writer)
      Vero 8 Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Dress Rehearsal

      7.6 (12)
      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]

      Spremembe

      9.6 (9)
      Jan Fabris

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Heath West(sound editor)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Tri Nguyen(sound designer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Linden Gonzales(boom operator)
      Johanan Yisrael(boom operator)
      De'Jaun Lillie(foley artist)
    • [object Object]

      Return to Form

      Kevin Gerrior
      Gary Fontaine
    • [object Object]

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Matias Piegari

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Macramé

      Adrian Harasowsky(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rose Garden

      9.3 (9)
      Rafael Nani
      Caliope
    • [object Object]

      Double Edged Sword

      Mark Decile
    • [object Object]

      Headspace Inc.

      Mark Harris(producer)
      Rhys Sherring(director)
      Anastasia C. Kouloukas(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Bus Stop

      Nicole Fahel(Producer) (Actress)
      Emily Morrison(actress)
      Christopher Cass(director)
    • [object Object]

      Arsenic

      Victoria Martonne(executive producer)

    Best Twist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Mile

      Jhonattan Ardila
      J Perez Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Look

      Alicia Hayes
      Vero 8 Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Honeymoon

      Anaëlle Morf(director)

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Naranja

      Martin Barshai
    • [object Object]

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (99)
      Ryan Zamo
      Green Rock Productions
      Producer/creator
    • [object Object]

      Clever Girl

      8.7 (80)
      Joe Zappa(director)
      Kip Bennett(executive producer)
      Sherrie Allyn(executive producer)
      Myra Zimmerman Grubbs(producer)
      Brand Old Productions
    • [object Object]

      Menage

      Sidartha Murjani(writer, actor, producer)
      Daniela Savassi(actor, producer)
      Rema Kibayi(actor, producer)
      Paneet Singh(director)

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Now

      Paul Kelly
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      San wont

      Micheal Drew
      First Write Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unexpected Guest

      8.2 (7)
      Bradley Stryker
      Stryke-Force Films
      Mr. Hyde Films
    • [object Object]

      Shiver

      8.2 (14)
      Damian Overton
    • [object Object]

      Back Stabber

      6.9 (99)
      Ryan Zamo
      Green Rock Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Look

      Alicia Hayes
    • [object Object]

      My Mile

      Jhonattan Ardila
      J Perez Productions
    • [object Object]

      Shut Up Anthony

      6.5 (23)
      Kyle Eaton
    • [object Object]

      Filling In

      9.2 (30)
      Peter Fenton
      Austin Haitos
      Bradley Hawkins
      Dadley Productions
    • [object Object]

      She Has a Name

      5.5 (147)
      Andrew Kooman(writer)
      Unveil Studios
    • [object Object]

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins
    • [object Object]

      Requiem for a Shallow Heart

      Nicholas Zebrun
    • [object Object]

      MIRA Protocol

      7.2 (7)
      Antonio Chavez Trejo
    • [object Object]

      I Thank the State

      Freddie Gerrard-Abbott
      Liam Cairns
      Ricky Manson
    • [object Object]

      Million Loves in Me

      8.5 (90)
      Tiong Wooi Lim(writer)
      Jeremy Tan(writer)
      John Y(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Living Colors

      6.7 (7)
      Alicia Hayes(director) (producer) (writer)
      Vero 8 Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Messiah

      5.8 (15)
      D.J. Rivera
    • [object Object]

      Dress Rehearsal

      7.6 (12)
      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]

      Limerence

      Adam Ciancio(writer)
      Chloé Boreham(writer)
      Mark Diaco(writer)

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shanghai Faders

      A.J. Gordon(producer)
      Ryan Barton-Grimley(producer)
      Christina Kortum(producer)
      Brian Sturgis(producer)
      Sascha Fix(co-producer)
      Loaded Image Entertainment
      RBG Films
      Ravenous Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Svarta Madam

      7.3 (1K)
      Jarno Lee Vinsencius(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Requiem for a Shallow Heart

      Bradley J. Pecherek(producer)
      Travis W. Wood(producer)
      Nicholas Zebrun(director/producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moving In

      Cindy Maples(director)
      Carriage House Productions
    • [object Object]

      Made with Love

      7.2 (13)
      Rosa Nichols(director)
      Mystisa Films
    • [object Object]

      The Cursed Road

      Chris J. Cullen
    • [object Object]

      Messiah

      5.8 (15)
      D.J. Rivera(producer/director)
      Tyler Suggs(associate producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Telephone

      8.1 (37)
      Stuart Wheeldon

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Immortality of the Conscious Mind

      Dylan Hoang(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Forever Tomorrow

      6.6 (181)
      Benjamin Rider
      BR Productions and Riding High Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Impervia

      6.1 (12)
      Patrick Devaney(writer/director)
      Devarez Films
    • [object Object]

      Jill and Bobby

      7.6 (13)
      Kevin Sar(director)

    Best No Budget Film

    • [object Object]

      Texoma

      Matt Jenkins
      Charles Stanley
      Misfits of Film
      3AM Films

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]

      In the Open Sea

      Scott Dissinger
    • [object Object]

      Staying Ahead

      Lee Kolinsky(Lee Kolinsky)
      Rapier Wit Films
    • [object Object]

      Kelly James: An Electric Western

      Lee Kolinsky(Lee Kolinsky)
      Seven13 films

    Best Student Short Film

    • [object Object]

      The Choices We Make

      Angelo Donnelly

    Best Documentary Short

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Released

      7.1 (19)
      Forrest Tuff
      One Vision Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shangri La

      Carlo Christian Spano(director)
      Jackson Zhao(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Story

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      Welcome to Desert Storm

      Jamon Holmes
      Jim Nichols
      Cal Sheehy
      Dallas Finch
      Bob Leach
      Gary Lange Sr.
      Bob Teague
      Gary Lange Jr.
      Tim Gallagher
      Richard Hugelmaier
      Nine-20-Films

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parivara

      8.6 (10)
      Alex Kruz
      Àlex Lora
      Wolf Circle Productions

    Best Director

    • Jamon Holmes
      • Jamon Holmes
      • Jim Nichols
      • Todd Taylor
      • Dallas Finch
      • Bob Leach
      • Gary Lange Jr.
      • Gary Lange Sr.
      • Cal Sheehy
      • Tim Gallagher
      • Richard Hugelmaier
      • Welcome to Desert Storm
      Nine-20-Films

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]

      Welcome to Desert Storm

      Jamon Holmes
      Jim Nichols
      Tim Gallagher
      Todd Taylor
      Bob Leach
      Gary Lange Sr.
      Gary Lange Jr.
      Cal Sheehy
      Dallas Finch
      Richard Hugelmaier
      Nine-20-Films

    Grand Jury

    Edit

    Best Cinematographer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undertaking

      9.5 (7)
      Kevin J. O'Neill
      Ryan Patrick Dean
      Olive Ranch Road Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Talk

      8.1 (11)
      Tanner Sawatzky(producer)
      Tyler Boyco(director)

    Best No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]

      The GreenNorth Park

      Sheila Atienza
      J.T. Tab
      Privilege Digital Media

    April Award

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    Best Twist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tears in the Rain

      6.4 (351)

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hooked

      Luca Vecchi(director)

    Best Actor

    • Albert Goikhman in Goldfield (2013)
      • Albert Goikhman
      • Love in Motion
      Passion Media Productions

    Best Actress

      • Danielle Pollari
      • The Hag: Bloodline
      Theymedia

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Artifice

      5.2 (10)
      Seth Johnson
    • [object Object]

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Brian O'Carroll(Director of photography)

    Best Director

    • Chris Borgo
      • Chris Borgo(director)
      • The Hag: Bloodline
      Theymedia
      • Harry Assouline(writer/director)
      • New York 2150

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      The Hag: Bloodline

      9.3 (43)
      Tony McGuire(editor)
      Theymedia
    • [object Object]

      Father's Day

      Keith Martins
      JNP Independent Films
    • [object Object]

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Harry Assouline(editor)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      The Hag: Bloodline

      9.3 (43)
      Roman Cooperman(composer)
      Theymedia

    Best V.F.X.

    • [object Object]

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Harry Assouline(vfx)

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      The Hag: Bloodline

      9.3 (43)
      Chris Borgo(writer)
      Theymedia
    • [object Object]

      Love in Motion

      Leanne Campbell
      Passion Media Productions

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]

      The Hag: Bloodline

      9.3 (43)
      Chris Borgo(writer/director)
      Theymedia

    December Award

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      Zoltán Dévényi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rendez-vous

      Jimmy Boutry
      Bravka

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Rézi Koncz
      • A levelek
    • Roger Sampson
      • Roger Sampson
      • The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I
      Force of Nature Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      László Hargittai

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Revenge of Phantom Knight

      Dawid Shaw
      Asia Pacision Culture Media
      Beijing Toujiangbang International Cultural Communication Co.

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I

      5.0 (48)
      Roger Sampson
      Force of Nature Films
    • [object Object]

      Domestia

      Jamon Holmes
      Tiffany Jade Thynne
      Frank Munden
      Nine-20-Films

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Revenge of Phantom Knight

      Dawid Shaw
      Asia Pacision Culture Media
      Beijing Toujiangbang International Cultural Communication Co.

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      Rézi Koncz
      Éclipse Film

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      Tamás Stéger
      Tamás Beke
      Imre Madácsi

    Best Actor

      • Perica Antov
      • The Game Partner

    Best Actress

      • Gracie Whitton
      • The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I
      Force of Nature Films
      • Carmen Silva
      • Dark Is the Night
    • Jamon Holmes
      • Jamon Holmes
      • Tiffany Jade Thynne
      • Frank Munden
      • Domestia
      Nine-20-Films

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I

      5.0 (48)
      Kristal White
      Stacey Lea
      Michael D. Head
      Force of Nature Films

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]

      Parched

      3.2 (216)
      Joe Leone
      Parched Productions

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I

      5.0 (48)
      Ryô Utasato
      Force of Nature Films
    • [object Object]

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      Béla Barabás
    • [object Object]

      The Telephone

      8.1 (37)
      Jordan Frater

    Best No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]

      The Game Partner

      Perica Antov(director)

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Rendez-vous

      Jimmy Boutry
      Thibaud Chaufourier
      Bravka

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Dark Is the Night

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      A levelek

      7.1 (21)
      Rézi Koncz

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]

      The Forces of Horror Anthology: Volume I

      5.0 (48)
      Roger Sampson
      Force of Nature Films

    Most Terrifying Film

    • [object Object]

      The Telephone

      8.1 (37)
      Stuart Wheeldon

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]

      Parched

      3.2 (216)
      Joe Leone
      Parched Productions

    June Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Sinead Brown
      Winner
      • Sinead Brown
      • Congratulations
      Chapter 5 Studios
      • Nancy Dölves
      • Magdalenas Akte
    • Maria de Sá
      • Maria de Sá
      • Monomania

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Agnus Dei

      5.1 (209)
      Agim Sopi(Director and Producer)

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Courage

      6.7 (7)
      Jean-Luc Julien(director/co-producer)
      Oliver Theurich(producer)
      Anika Films

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nothing Man

      6.3 (37)

    No Budget Spirit Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nothing Man

      6.3 (37)
      Stephen Gallacher
      Trespasser Films

    Best Director

      • Nicholas Joseph Cunha
      • Monomania

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Magdalenas Akte

      Assaf Reiter

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Courage

      6.7 (7)
      Jean-Luc Julien(director/producer)
      Oliver Theurich(producer)
      Anika Films

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Monomania

      Nicholas Joseph Cunha(director)
      Maria de Sá(actor)
      Erin Ebers(actor)
      Abilio Dias(executive producer)
      Raimundo Lima(executive producer)
      Carmen Roda(executive producer)
      Cassia Lopes(executive producer)
      Jessica Yoon Ji Chung(executive producer)
      Nicole Fahel(producer)

    August Award

    Edit

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Long Yearning

      9.3 (57)
      Elliot J. Spencer

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      Justin Cavenagh(comoposer)
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gorchlach: The Legend of Cordelia

      7.1 (11)
      Fabio Cento(director)
      Charles-Emmanuel Pellissier(executive producer)
      Aegyptiacus Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Point of View

      8.2 (30)
      Otwin Biernat

    Best Actor

      • Knut Krödel
      • Point of View

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Point of View

      8.2 (30)
      Otwin Biernat
    • [object Object]

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      Aldi Godjali(director of photography)
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Director

      • Fabio Cento(director)
      • Charles-Emmanuel Pellissier(executive producer)
      • Gorchlach: The Legend of Cordelia
      Aegyptiacus Entertainment
    • John Balazs
      • John Balazs(director)
      • Dancer
      Prima Lux Films

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]

      Gorchlach: The Legend of Cordelia

      7.1 (11)
      Fabio Cento(director)
      Charles-Emmanuel Pellissier(executive producer)
      Aegyptiacus Entertainment

    October Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Zene Coley(actor)
      • A2Z: Black & White

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lurking Man

      4.4 (414)
      Maritza Brikisak
      RMR Productions

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Attachment

      8.9 (9)
      Diana Foronda(Director, Writer, Editor)

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Echo Park Blues

      Michael Bofshever
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dear Dylan

      Jenell Diegor(director)
      Asian On A Mission Productions

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Remotely Working

      Bill Baber

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Christian Valente

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ground that Sinks

      Brandon C. Lay
      Living Proof Pictures

    Best Actress

    • Maritza Brikisak
      • Maritza Brikisak
      • The Lurking Man
      RMR Productions
      • Tania Mercader
      • Lion
      • Nicole Anderson
      • The Ground that Sinks
      Living Proof Pictures

    Best Director

    • Davide Melini
      • Davide Melini
      • Lion
    • Diana Foronda
      • Diana Foronda(Director, Writer, Editor)
      • Attachment
    • Writer/Director Brandon C. Lay's opening remarks at the Binge ∞ Purge premiere.
      • Brandon C. Lay
      • The Ground that Sinks
      Living Proof Pictures

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]

      Two Pink Lines

      8.8 (18)
      Tihoni Brcic(director)

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Gianluca Bonomo

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      The Lurking Man

      4.4 (414)
      Maritza Brikisak
      RMR Productions

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]

      A2Z: Black & White

      Artie Brennan(actor)
      Zene Coley(actor)
    • [object Object]

      Attachment

      8.9 (9)
      Diana Foronda(Director, Writer, Editor)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Francesco Tresca

    Best No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]

      The UnExciting Tale of Lily Jane

      Sheila Atienza(director/producer)
      J.T. Tab(producer)
      Privilege Digital Media

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]

      The Lurking Man

      4.4 (414)
      Maritza Brikisak
      Keith Rommel
      RMR Productions
    • [object Object]

      Two Pink Lines

      8.8 (18)
      Tihoni Brcic(director)
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini
    • [object Object]

      Attachment

      8.9 (9)
      Diana Foronda(Director, Writer, Editor)

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      The Lurking Man

      4.4 (414)
      Maritza Brikisak
      Keith Rommel
      RMR Productions
    • [object Object]

      A2Z: Black & White

      Artie Brennan(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Ground that Sinks

      Brandon C. Lay
      Living Proof Pictures

    February Award

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl on the Mat

      9.4 (52)
      Robert Skates
    • [object Object]

      Delightful

      Austin Lee Boylen(Cinematographer)
      Katie Garibaldi(Songwriter)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delightful

      Katie Garibaldi(Songwriter)

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl on the Mat

      9.4 (52)
      Robert Joseph Butler

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      The Girl on the Mat

      9.4 (52)
      Bon Lucas

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]

      The Girl on the Mat

      9.4 (52)
      Meredith Davidson

    Student Short

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    Best Student Short

    • [object Object]

      My Brother Steve

      David Mintzer

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