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Top Indie Film Awards

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    Jury Prize

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Neil Chase
      Winner
      • Neil Chase
      • Spin the Wheel
      Brimstone Pictures
    • Sammy T. Anderson
      Winner
      • Sammy T. Anderson
      • Sue Inside
    • John Vamvas
      • John Vamvas(actor)
      • Scarpedicemente

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ensure

      Susan Bohl(Editer)
      Shaun Peter Cunningham(Finishing Editor)
      Mystisa Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent
    • [object Object]

      Spin the Wheel

      6.0 (88)
      David Heacock
      Neil Chase
      Brandon Horth
      Preston Ewasiuk
      Brimstone Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Scarpedicemente

      8.4 (37)
      Jean-Denis Rouette(editor)

    Best FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spin the Wheel

      6.0 (88)
      Martin Truscott
      Brandon Horth
      Neil Chase
      Brimstone Pictures

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ensure

      Mari Deese(Lead Actress)
      Gidget Taylor(Lead Actress)
      Rosa Nichols(Dirctor)
      Nikki Dixon(Writer)
      Rochelle Shore(Excecutive Producer)
      Tricia Woodgett(Prodcuer)
      Mystisa Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sue Inside

      8.9 (11)
      Sammy T. Anderson
      Donnie Lee Trujillo
      Jim T. Gammill
      Peter Anthony Marshall

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent

    Best Actress

    • Olga Montes
      • Olga Montes(actress)
      • Scarpedicemente

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Spin the Wheel

      6.0 (88)
      David Heacock
      Martin Truscott
      Brimstone Pictures

    Best Director

    • Neil Chase
      • David Heacock
      • Neil Chase
      • Spin the Wheel
      Brimstone Pictures

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Spin the Wheel

      6.0 (88)
      David Heacock
      Neil Chase
      Preston Ewasiuk
      Brimstone Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Sue Inside

      8.9 (11)
      Sammy T. Anderson
      Donnie Lee Trujillo
      Jim T. Gammill
      Peter Anthony Marshall

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]

      Ensure

      Roni Hummel
      Rosa Nichols
      Mari Deese
      Nikki Dixon
      Mystisa Films

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Ensure

      Rosa Nichols(director)
      Nikki Dixon(writer)
      Rochelle Shore(executive producer)
      Tricia Woodgett(producer)
      Mystisa Films

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      Ensure

      Nikki Dixon(writer)
      Mystisa Films
    • [object Object]

      Spin the Wheel

      6.0 (88)
      Neil Chase
      Brimstone Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Sue Inside

      8.9 (11)
      Sammy T. Anderson

    Top Indie Film Award

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    Best Actor

    • Bryan Civitarese in Or So the Story Goes (2013)
      Winner
      • Bryan Civitarese
      • FUNeral
    • Michael Boston
      • Michael Boston
      • Blank Fugitive
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • Matt Florio
      • Matt Florio
      • Unhired Guns
    • Iván Gisbert
      • Iván Gisbert(actor)
      • Sheltered from Time

    Best Actress

    • Pamela Mayoss
      Winner
      • Pamela Mayoss
      • The Doll
    • Jade Anouka
      Winner
      • Jade Anouka
      • By Any Other Name
      Slick Films
    • Melissa Malone
      • Melissa Malone
      • FUNeral

    Best Director

    • Phil Comeau
      Winner
      • Phil Comeau
      • Racines, diaspora et guerre
    • Next Generation Indie Film Awards 2023 (Best Director nomination)
      Winner
      • Daniel Deville(Writer/Director)
      • By Any Other Name
      Slick Films
      • Thomas Elliott Griffiths
      • The Doll
    • Finding Nicole Red Carpet Premiere Los Angeles
      • Harley Wallen
      • The Devil's Left Hand
      Painted Creek Productions
    • Diann Gogerty in The Jolly Rogers Case Files (2015)
      • Diann Gogerty
      • FUNeral

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Racines, diaspora et guerre

      7.2 (8)
      Phil Comeau

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unhired Guns

      8.5 (10)
      Matt Florio
    • [object Object]

      Blank Fugitive

      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blank Fugitive

      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]

      By Any Other Name

      Daniel Deville(Writer/Director)
      Slick Films
    • [object Object]

      Sheltered from Time

      Sadie Duarte(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Four of Us Are Dying

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      By Any Other Name

      Daniel Deville(Writer/Director)
      Slick Films

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Homebuoy

      Graham Hebron
      76mm Productions
    • [object Object]

      By Any Other Name

      George Castle(Post production)
      Slick Films
    • [object Object]

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      FUNeral

      Bryan Civitarese
    • [object Object]

      Blank Fugitive

      Michael Boston
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • [object Object]

      Unhired Guns

      8.5 (10)
      Matt Florio
    • [object Object]

      By Any Other Name

      Daniel Deville(Writer/Director)
      Slick Films
    • [object Object]

      Donavan Emery, the Android & Himself

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      The Doll

      Cameron Brown
    • [object Object]

      The Devil's Left Hand

      3.2 (1.7K)
      Michael Kettenbeil
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]

      By Any Other Name

      Moritz Mössinger(Cinematographer)
      Slick Films
    • [object Object]

      Homebuoy

      Graham Hebron
      76mm Productions
    • [object Object]

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (581)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (581)
      Shanae Coffman
    • [object Object]

      Sheltered from Time

      Fernando Medel
      Pooja Shetty

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      The Devil's Left Hand

      3.2 (1.7K)
      Harley Wallen
      Kaiti Wallen
      Yan Birch
      Laurene Landon
      Michael Kettenbeil
      Painted Creek Productions

    Best Feature Script

    • [object Object]

      Donavan Emery, the Android & Himself

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      By Any Other Name

      Madil Hardis(Composer)
      Slick Films
    • [object Object]

      Prayer of the Birds

      9.5 (7)
      Yevgeniya Regent

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      FUNeral

      Outtake Productions
      JoeBert Entertainment

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]

      The Doll

    • [object Object]

      Mister Creep

      4.5 (581)
      Isaac Rodriguez

    Most terrifying

    • [object Object]

      The Devil's Left Hand

      3.2 (1.7K)
      Yan Birch
      Laurene Landon
      Harley Wallen
      Kaiti Wallen
      Nicole Diehl
      Painted Creek Productions

    Best Documentary Short

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      The Forgotten Children of Congo (Director's Cut)

      Alex Tweddle
      Angry Man Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Dysability

      Shihyun Wang

    December Award

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    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Laila Nadene

      7.8 (14)
      Caroline Baggaley(Director)

    August Award

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    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shooting Your Own Shadow

      Joseph Parisi
      A2X Productions

    Spring Award

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wired

      Nigel Jones
      GP2 Entertainment

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stories about the past, present and future

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

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

      Wired

      Peter Koevari
      GP2 Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Stories about the past, present and future

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      The Last Picture

      Darryl Pugh
      Dandelion Wishes Productions
    • [object Object]

      Sleepy Night Athens Bright

      8.8 (72)
      Christos Arfanis
      Red Light Independent Films
    • [object Object]

      Deadly Nightshade

      3.6 (191)
      Benjamin Rider

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dysability

      Shihyun Wang

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wired

      Marco Mazzei
      GP2 Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Today;Forever

      Brian Nestor
    • [object Object]

      Sleepy Night Athens Bright

      8.8 (72)
      Christos Arfanis
      Red Light Independent Films
    • [object Object]

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

      Thaartist Kali
      Alonzo Carrillo
      RLB JR Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Today;Forever

      Brian Nestor

    Best Short Script

    • Winner

      Musth

      Jason Anthony Fisher
      Amusement Ride Entertainment

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Today;Forever

      Brian Nestor
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Piercing Wounds

      5.5 (74)
      Andrew Jacob Brown(writer)
      Confound Productions
    • [object Object]

      Stuck with virus on board

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      The Last Picture

      Ally May
      Dandelion Wishes Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Duke

      8.8 (114)
      Kyle Acosta(writer/director)
      Fallen Angel Pictures

    Most Horrifying

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Picture

      Ally May
      Dandelion Wishes Productions

    Best Actor

    • Christopher Blackburn
      • Christopher Blackburn
      • Deadly Nightshade

    Best Actress

      • Josie Rios
      • Today;Forever
    • Natalie Polisson
      • Natalie Polisson(actress)
      • Piercing Wounds
      Confound Productions

    Best Director

      • Peter Koevari
      • Wired
      GP2 Entertainment

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Cruising with virus on board

      Shihyun Wang

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]

      Sleepy Night Athens Bright

      8.8 (72)
      Christos Arfanis
      Maria Agrapidou
      Red Light Independent Films

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      The Will to Survive

      Robert Cole(VFX Artist)
    • [object Object]

      Pirette

      Barry Jesse Smith

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Piercing Wounds

      5.5 (74)
      Andrew Jacob Brown(Producer)
      Confound Productions

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]

      Piercing Wounds

      5.5 (74)
      Andrew Jacob Brown(Producer)
      Confound Productions

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

      Robert L. Butler Jr.
      Thaartist Kali
      Alonzo Carrillo
      Nick Winter
      Sean Puno
      Destany Joy
      RLB JR Productions

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]

      Cruising with virus on board

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      Time to fly

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      Deadly Nightshade

      3.6 (191)
      Benjamin Rider

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Wired

      Peter Koevari
      GP2 Entertainment

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]

      Wired

      Nigel Jones
      GP2 Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze

      Sean Puno
      RLB JR Productions

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      The Will to Survive

      Robert Cole(producer)

    Best Editing

    Edit

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nine Nights

      Mahdi Iravani(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Echoes

      Zane(Editor)
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      Ross Langill
    • [object Object]

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan
    • [object Object]

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan

    Summer Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Calvin Waldau
      Winner
      • Calvin Waldau
      • Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes
      Liv Emotive
    • Bearded Headshot
      Winner
      • Jimmy Thornton(actor)
      • I Walk with Ghosts
    • Romain Fleury
      • Romain Fleury(actor)
      • Sur la touche (Sidelined)
      Nevada films

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Heena Varde(actor)
      • Meera
    • Rachel Alig
      Winner
      • Rachel Alig
      • Laying awake
      Soulkin Entertainment
    • Dianna Renée
      Winner
      • Dianna Renée
      • What if?
      • Skye Marie Sena
      • Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes
      Liv Emotive

    Best Animated Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Espuma e o Leão

      7.5 (8)
      Cláudio Jordão(director)
      Antonio Costa Valente(producer)
      Filmógrafo
      Cine-Clube de Avanca
      Kotostudios

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Izginotje Evelin Gale

      9.2 (13)
      Vida Habjanic
    • Winner

      José Luis Espinosa, o espião

      Juan Meseguer Navarro(director of photography)
      Filmógrafo
      Pasajes Invisibles
      Cine-Clube de Avanca
    • [object Object]

      Meera

      9.4 (18)
      Suraj Kurade(director of photography)

    Best Director

    • Romain Fleury
      Winner
      • Romain Fleury(director)
      • Sur la touche (Sidelined)
      Nevada films
    • Romain Fleury
      • Romain Fleury(director)
      • Sur la touche (Sidelined)
      Nevada films
    • Pat Mitchell
      • Pat Mitchell
      • Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes
      Liv Emotive
      • Jan Fabris
      • Izginotje Evelin Gale
      • Giovanna Caruso
      • Laying awake
      Soulkin Entertainment
      • Cláudio Jordão
      • A Espuma e o Leão

    Best Documentary Feature

    • Winner

      José Luis Espinosa, o espião

      Alfonso Palazón Meseguer(director)
      Antonio Costa Valente(producer)
      Filmógrafo
      Pasajes Invisibles
      Cine-Clube de Avanca
    • [object Object]

      Drinking the Red Soda

      Nolan Schmidt
      NHS Films
    • [object Object]

      She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

      Jordan Mohr

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Détresse symphonique

      Marco Joubert(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

      Jordan Mohr
      Robert Lauro
    • [object Object]

      Drinking the Red Soda

      Nolan Schmidt
      NHS Films
    • [object Object]

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Michael Metzler Jr.(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Cruising Alaska - Skagway

      Shihyun Wang

    • José Luis Espinosa, o espião

      Antonio Gómez-Escalonilla
      António Osório

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Détresse symphonique

      Marco Joubert(director)
    • [object Object]

      Laying awake

      Giovanna Caruso
      Mike Whitehead
      Soulkin Entertainment

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Drinking the Red Soda

      Nolan Schmidt
      NHS Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The journey of a basketball player turned filmmaker

      James Chen(director)
      Shihyun Wang(writer)

    Best Message - Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meera

      9.4 (18)
      Dilip Dixit(Director)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

      7.6 (31)
      Andrew Scott Foust
      Pat Mitchell
      Freddie Forward Mitchell
      Liv Emotive
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Caleb Sheffield(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Izginotje Evelin Gale

      9.2 (13)
      Ruslan Perezhilo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Espuma e o Leão

      7.5 (8)
      João Paulo Nunes
      Filmógrafo
      Cine-Clube de Avanca
      Kotostudios
    • [object Object]

      Nine Nights

      Farshad Fozouni(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Détresse symphonique

      Yuliya Zakharava(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Meera

      9.4 (18)
      Alap Desai(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Blood ties

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Flying Fez(composer)
    • [object Object]

      She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

      Jacks Calderon
      Adam Korelitz
      Hampus Svard
      Dario Jackson
      Daniel Patrick-Murrell

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Processing...

      Tanner Richard Craft
      Bomb Squad Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Espuma e o Leão

      7.5 (8)
      Cláudio Jordão(director)
      Antonio Costa Valente(producer)
      Filmógrafo
      Cine-Clube de Avanca
      Kotostudios
    • [object Object]

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Grant Clover(director)
    • [object Object]

      Détresse symphonique

      Marco Joubert(director)
    • [object Object]

      Quest for love

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

      Jordan Mohr

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Processing...

      Austin Zwibelman
      Bomb Squad Productions

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sur la touche (Sidelined)

      Romain Fleury(director)
      Nevada films
    • [object Object]

      Sur la touche (Sidelined)

      Romain Fleury(director)
      Nevada films
    • [object Object]

      Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

      7.6 (31)
      Pat Mitchell(writer/director)
      Ashley LaRue(producer)
      Liv Emotive
    • [object Object]

      I Walk with Ghosts

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

      Izginotje Evelin Gale

      9.2 (13)
      Jan Fabris
    • [object Object]

      Processing...

      Tanner Richard Craft
      Bomb Squad Productions
    • [object Object]

      Laying awake

      Giovanna Caruso
      Mike Whitehead
      Soulkin Entertainment

    Best Twist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Processing...

      Tanner Richard Craft
      Bomb Squad Productions

    Best actor

    • Romain Fleury
      Winner
      • Romain Fleury(actor)
      • Sur la touche (Sidelined)
      Nevada films
      • Flying Fez
      • Blood ties

    Most Terrifying

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cabin

      Joey Monahan(director)
    • [object Object]

      Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

      7.6 (31)
      Pat Mitchell(writer/director)
      Liv Emotive

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Drinking the Red Soda

      Nolan Schmidt
      NHS Films

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Cruising Alaska - Ketchinkan

      Shihyun Wang

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      Laying awake

      Giovanna Caruso
      Soulkin Entertainment

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Nine Nights

      Mostafa Ghorbanpour(producer)

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      Meera

      9.4 (18)
      Dilip Dixit(Director)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Détresse symphonique

      Marco Joubert(director)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Puppy Love

      George A. Johnson
      Homesick Media

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]

      Nine Nights

      Zohreh Aliakbari(sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      Processing...

      Brandon Detra
      Bomb Squad Productions
    • [object Object]

      A Espuma e o Leão

      7.5 (8)
      João Paulo Nunes

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      I Walk with Ghosts

      8.7 (14)
      Grant Clover(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Izginotje Evelin Gale

      9.2 (13)
      Jan Fabris
    • [object Object]

      Processing...

      Tanner Richard Craft
      Bomb Squad Productions

    Winter Award

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    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Jag Dhaliwal
      • Ikala
    • Gorman Ruggiero
      Winner
      • Gorman Ruggiero
      • Night Voices
      Ruggiero Films
    • Andrew Jacob Brown
      • Andrew Jacob Brown(Actor)
      • Before it Happened
      Confound Productions
      • Peter Hawping Hsui
      • The Singapore Experience
    • Javier Cáberiz
      • Javier Cáberiz
      • The Mux

    Best Actress

    • Chantel Riley
      Winner
      • Chantel Riley
      • Colorblind
    • Kaiti Wallen
      Winner
      • Kaiti Wallen
      • Finding Nicole
    • Angelina Danielle Cama
      • Angelina Danielle Cama
      • Beneath Us All
      Painted Creek Productions
      • Lara Fortuna
      • Klarin ples

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath Us All

      3.6 (4.2K)
      Alex Gasparetto
      Andy Westra
      Kirk Yoshonis
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Klarin ples

      8.8 (14)
      Tristan Dragan
    • [object Object]

      Colorblind

      4.1 (182)
      Stirling Bancroft
    • [object Object]

      L'impasse primordiale

      Marco Joubert(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Tony Marion
      Ryan Geesaman
      Jordan Carvalho

    Best Director

    • Bradley Hawkins
      Winner
      • Bradley Hawkins
      • Night Voices
      Dadley Productions
      • Mostafa Keshvari
      • Colorblind
    • Maninder Chana
      • Maninder Chana
      • Ikala
    • Finding Nicole Red Carpet Premiere Los Angeles
      • Harley Wallen
      • Beneath Us All
      Painted Creek Productions
    • Finding Nicole Red Carpet Premiere Los Angeles
      • Harley Wallen
      • Finding Nicole
      Painted Creek Productions
      • Nicolò Tonani(director)
      • Sofia Gasparetti(director)
      • Simone Colombo(director)
      • La Soglia

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'impasse primordiale

      Marco Joubert(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nicole

      8.1 (876)
      Nolan Rhys Elias
      Painted Creek Productions
      Levl Studio
    • [object Object]

      Colorblind

      4.1 (182)
      Kirk Moses
    • [object Object]

      Ikala

      9.5 (6)
      Maninder Chana
    • [object Object]

      Home - FuJian

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Caleb Tyson
    • [object Object]

      The Mux

      4.2 (9)
      Benjamin Rider
    • [object Object]

      False Front

      6.4 (5)
      Alastair Railton(editor)
      Fresh AIR Films & Media

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'impasse primordiale

      Marco Joubert(director)
    • [object Object]

      Lost Youth

      9.4 (67)
      Maria Agrapidou
      Christos Arfanis

    Best Feature Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Days

      Andrew J. Parker(Writer)

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lola LaRue Variety Show

      Diana Costa(Producer)
    • [object Object]

      It's non-emergency!

      Katarzyna Adamus
      Ian Reed-Golden
      Arek Zasowski
      DeAlva
      Pat Caesar
      Viola Zasowska
      Revelion Pictures
      161 Days

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Colorblind

      4.1 (182)
      Mostafa Keshvari
      Kirk Moses
      Ian David Nsenga
      John Franco Braico
      GrandMuse Pictures
      Eldon Road Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Laila Nadene

      7.8 (14)
      Caroline Baggaley(Director)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Klarin ples

      8.8 (14)
      Ruslan Perezhilo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Cory Rosen
    • [object Object]

      L'impasse primordiale

      Nicholas Gnatenko(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nicole

      8.1 (876)
      Kaizad Patel
      Firoze Patel
      Painted Creek Productions
      Levl Studio
    • [object Object]

      Wishing you were here

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      La Soglia

      Federico Pezzatini(composer)

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Peter Fenton
      Dadley Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mux

      4.2 (9)
      Benjamin Rider
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La Soglia

      Nicolò Tonani(writer/director)
    • [object Object]

      Ikala

      9.5 (6)
      Maninder Chana
    • [object Object]

      Home - FuJian

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      False Front

      6.4 (5)
      Alastair Railton(writer/director)
      Fresh AIR Films & Media

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Union House Hotel

      8.8 (25)
      Freddy Moyano(Art Director)
      Moyano Lingua Consulting and Productions

    Best Short Script

    • Winner

      Just Coffee

      Jason Anthony Fisher
      Amusement Ride Entertainment

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beneath Us All

      3.6 (4.2K)
      Kaizad Patel
      Firoze Patel
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La Soglia

      Federico Pezzatini(sound design)
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nicole

      8.1 (876)
      Firoze Patel
      Kaizad Patel
      Painted Creek Productions
      Levl Studio

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lola LaRue Variety Show

      Diana Costa(Producer)

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Colorblind

      4.1 (182)
      Mostafa Keshvari
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ikala

      9.5 (6)
      Maninder Chana
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nicole

      8.1 (876)
      Geoffrey D. Calhoun
      Nicole Beverly
      Harley Wallen
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Laila Nadene

      7.8 (14)
      Caroline Baggaley(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lola LaRue Variety Show

      Diana Costa(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Before it Happened

      6.8 (37)
      Andrew Jacob Brown(writer)
      Confound Productions
    • [object Object]

      Klarin ples

      8.8 (14)
      Jan Fabris
    • [object Object]

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Bradley Hawkins
      Peter Fenton
      Dadley Productions

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]

      Home - FuJian

      Shihyun Wang

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      La Soglia

      Nicolò Tonani(director)
      Sofia Gasparetti(director)
      Simone Colombo(director)

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Colorblind

      4.1 (182)
      Mostafa Keshvari
      Kirk Moses
      Ian David Nsenga
      John Franco Braico
      GrandMuse Pictures
      Eldon Road Productions
    • [object Object]

      Beneath Us All

      3.6 (4.2K)
      Sean Whalen
      Maria Olsen
      Yan Birch
      Kaiti Wallen
      Angelina Danielle Cama
      Harley Wallen
      Michael James Alexander
      Jimmie Chiappelli
      Jerry Hayes
      Tennille Taraszkiewicz
      Shelby Bradley
      Brian Martinez
      Hanna Wallen
      Emilia Wallen
      Malachi Myles
      Bret Miller
      Alex Gasparetto
      Matt Baum
      Andy Westra
      Kirk Yoshonis
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nicole

      8.1 (876)
      Kaiti Wallen
      Harley Wallen
      Geoffrey D. Calhoun
      Nicole Beverly
      Shawntay Dalon
      Sean Whalen
      Richard Tyson
      Blanca Blanco
      Debra Lamb
      Nolan Rhys Elias
      Steve MacLaren
      Mari G.
      Deon Hunt
      Marcus Woods
      Pierre S. Aristide
      Alyssa Caswell
      Michael James Alexander
      Kaizad Patel
      Firoze Patel
      Jeffrey C. Berry
      Levl Studio
      Painted Creek Productions
    • [object Object]

      Before it Happened

      6.8 (37)
      Andrew Jacob Brown(executive producer)
      Confound Productions
    • [object Object]

      False Front

      6.4 (5)
      Alastair Railton(writer/director)
      Fresh AIR Films & Media

    Best Original IDea

    • [object Object]

      L'impasse primordiale

      Marco Joubert(director)

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Ikala

      9.5 (6)
      Maninder Chana
      Kush Productions
    • [object Object]

      Klarin ples

      8.8 (14)
      Jan Fabris
    • [object Object]

      Night Voices

      9.1 (17)
      Peter Fenton(Producer)
      Sugey Cruz(Co-Producer)
      Andreas Quiroga(Co-Producer)
      Ryan Geesaman(Co-Producer)
      Jackie Walker(Co-Producer)
      Sarah Hawkins(Consulting Producer)
      Gorman Ruggiero(Executive Producer)
      Dadley Productions
      Ruggiero Films

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      La Soglia

      Nicolò Tonani(director)
      Sofia Gasparetti(director)
      Simone Colombo(director)
      Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti

    No Budget Spirit Award

    • [object Object]

      It's non-emergency!

      Katarzyna Adamus
      Pat Caesar
      Ian Reed-Golden
      DeAlva
      Arek Zasowski
      Viola Zasowska
      161 Days
      Revelion Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Searching for soulmate

      Shihyun Wang(director)
      Mohan Das(director)
    • [object Object]

      Lost Youth

      9.4 (67)
      Christos Arfanis
      Maria Agrapidou
      Red Light Independent Films

    Student Short

    Edit

    Best Student Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

      6.8 (43)
      Andy Yi Li
    • [object Object]

      Will there be Dancing on Mars?

    Best Message

    Edit

    Best Message

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Am Not Down

      Kumar Gautam

    Best Original Idea

    Edit

    Best Original Idea

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Reverse

      Christophe Lenoir(christophe lenoir)
      Lablackcam
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Departure

      Takayuki Yoshikawa
    • [object Object]

      The Duke

      8.8 (114)
      Kyle Acosta(writer/director)
      Fallen Angel Pictures
    • [object Object]

      The Cost of Money

      Nikki Apostolidis(actress)
      Alyssa Scott(actress)
      Fitzcarraldo Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Will there be Dancing on Mars?

    • [object Object]

      Still? Still.

      Dermot Daly
      Chocolate Bear
    • [object Object]

      Blood ties

      Shihyun Wang
    • [object Object]

      Full Tilt Boogie

      Greg H. Brooks
      Vidal Cohen
      3 Derelicts Productions
    • [object Object]

      Echoes

      Zane(Producer, Writer, Director, Editor)
    • [object Object]

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan
    • [object Object]

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan

    No Budget Spirit

    Edit

    No Budget Spirit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Will there be Dancing on Mars?

    • [object Object]

      The Duke

      8.8 (114)
      Kyle Acosta(director/producer)
      Fallen Angel Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Exodos Mesologgiou mesa ap' tin diki mou matia

      9.4 (48)
      Christos Arfanis
      Konstantinos Menounos
      Red Light Independent Films

    Best Humor

    Edit

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cost of Money

      Alyssa Scott(Actress)
      Nikki Apostolidis(Actress)
      Kate Maude(Actress)
      Fitzcarraldo Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Breakup Mountain

      7.2 (32)
      Joe Leone
      Parched Productions

    Best Director

    Edit

    Best Director

    • Christophe Lenoir
      • Christophe Lenoir
      • Reverse
      Lablackcam
    • Jyoti Madnani Singh
      • Jyoti Madnani Singh
      • I Am Not Down
    • [object Object]

      I Promised

      Danny MAlin Films
      • Shuli Tan
      • Sailing Away
      • Shuli Tan
      • Sailing Away

    Best Actress

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Alyssa Scott
      Winner
      • Alyssa Scott(actress)
      • Enigma
    • Nikki Apostolidis
      • Nikki Apostolidis(actress)
      • The Cost of Money
      Fitzcarraldo Pictures
      • Brontë Sandwell-Moore
      • High Water
      Black Rock Films
      • Jade Haley
      • Breakup Mountain
      Parched Productions
      • Myriam Lopez(actress)
      • Laila Nadene

    Best Short

    Edit

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shooting Your Own Shadow

      Joseph Parisi
      A2X Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Departure

      Takayuki Yoshikawa
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sailing Away

      Shuli Tan
    • [object Object]

      Reverse

      Christophe Lenoir
      Lablackcam
    • [object Object]

      Still? Still.

      Dermot Daly
      Jax Griffin
      Ivan Mack
      Chocolate Bear
    • [object Object]

      I Am Not Down

      Jyoti Madnani Singh
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      Ross Langill
    • [object Object]

      Echoes

      Zane(Producer, Writer, Director, Editor)
      Sabrina Campilii(Actress)

    Best Cinematography

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nine Nights

      Saeed Barati(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

      6.8 (43)
      Andy Yi Li
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sailing Away

      Yuexin Song
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sailing Away

      Yuexin Song
    • [object Object]

      The Cabin

      David LeRoss(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Full Tilt Boogie

      Ana M. Amortegui
      Ryan A. Verbel
      David Speck
      Kelly Mason
      3 Derelicts Productions

    Best Music

    Edit

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cabin

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

      Departure

      Takayuki Yoshikawa
    • [object Object]

      Exodos Mesologgiou mesa ap' tin diki mou matia

      9.4 (48)
      Christos Arfanis
      Konstantinos Menounos
      Red Light Independent Films
    • [object Object]

      High Water

      6.5 (10)
      Nina Humphreys
      Edmond Kurkjian
      Black Rock Films
    • [object Object]

      Viral

      Kathryn Hutchinson
      Angie Jho Lee
      Jennifer Hsu
      Theresa Bome Kim
      Kang Kim
      Al Chang
      Lay Hak
      Yoon Soo Lee
      Roger Lee
    • [object Object]

      I Promised

      Danny MAlin Films

    Best Writing

    Edit

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      High Water

      6.5 (10)
      Ewan Gorman
      Phil Williams
      Black Rock Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rage

      Ross Langill
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Viral

      Kathryn Hutchinson
      Angie Jho Lee
      Jennifer Hsu
      Theresa Bome Kim
      Lay Hak
      Yoon Soo Lee
      Kang Kim
      Al Chang
    • [object Object]

      The Cabin

      Joey Monahan(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Am Not Down

      Kumar Gautam
    • [object Object]

      Still? Still.

      Dermot Daly
      Chocolate Bear

    Best Sound

    Edit

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Departure

      Takayuki Yoshikawa
    • [object Object]

      Rage

      Orazio Saracino
    • [object Object]

      The Cabin

      Jeremy Rose(sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      Full Tilt Boogie

      David Holmes
      3 Derelicts Productions
    • [object Object]

      Still? Still.

      Mary Tannhäuser
      Ivan Mack
      Emaleigh Pightling
      Chocolate Bear
    • [object Object]

      I Am Not Down

      Kumar Gautam

    Best Feature

    Edit

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      High Water

      6.5 (10)
      Ewan Gorman
      Black Rock Films

    Best FX

    Edit

    Best FX

    • [object Object]

      The Cabin

    Best Experimental Short

    Edit

    Best Experimental Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cabin

      Joey Monahan(executive producer)
      Jeremy Rose(producer)
      Mark DeBono(producer)

    Best Short Script

    Edit

    Best Short Script

    • The Fairest Thing on This Black Earth

      Jenn Fonteyn(Screenwriter)

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