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Top Shorts Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    Jury Prize

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    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Goodnight and Goodbye

      7.2 (5)
      Elijah Noble El

    Honorable Mention

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    Actor

    • Lawrence Chau
      Winner
      • Lawrence Chau
      • Justice for Vincent
    • Allan Riggs in Quantum (2022)
      Winner
      • Allan Riggs
      • Operation Shell Shock: Phantoms

    Actress

    • Tiffany Phillips
      Winner
      • Tiffany Phillips
      • Ethnically Ambiguous
      JKO Productions
      Seven Directions Studios
      Nunoon Productions
    • Winner
      • Junru Wang
      • Miss Boundless
      American Film Institute (AFI)

    Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ang lihim ni Lea

      Rico Gutierrez
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Johnny DePalma
      Umbrelly Books Publishing

    Best Actor

    • Jay Lay
      Winner
      • Jay Lay(actor)
      • The Garage
      TenKan Media
      PV Productions
      • Niki Lynch
      • Hindsight

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vinny Mancuso's Rules for Good Business

      7.3 (11)
      Spartan Daggenhurst
      Roble Ridge
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El Cavil

      Evgeniya Radilova(director)
      iDare Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Divorcing

      Kevin Cappiello(Director)
      Mayron Baptista(executive producer)
      Zack Pearlman(Edgar)
      Ify Nwadiwe(Marriage Counselor)
      Bree Essrig(Jessica)
      Brandon Hula(Producer)

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arvange Beyond Frames

      Carlo Guttadauro

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Samuel Nkwume

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wadayaze

      Talal Marrakchi
      Alexander Just
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Honey Trapper

      8.1 (20)
      Felise Garcia
      Brian Shorkey

    Best Editor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sister Solution

      Anders Hoffmann

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ecclesiastes

      Lola Rùi(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seven Wishes

      Karolina Bomba(director)

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonnie & Bonnie

      8.0 (10)
      Lena Murisier

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waiting Games

      Thea Balich

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Last Shot

      8.5 (31)
      Saram Jaffery
      SJ Productions

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story

      Brian Colin Foley(Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
      Emily Simmons(Executive Producer)
      Sarah Brown Carter(Executive Producer)

    Best Sci-Fi Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      (Dys)Functional

      8.3 (38)
      Adam Nowak
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clones

      Rafael Cortes
      Inventor Films

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Highland Home

      8.0 (5)
      Kurt Rosenberg
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something About Bubbles

      Chelsea Williams

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sister Solution

      Brandon Griffith

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shannon O'Brian Chronicles

      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Time Stamped 64

      Jennifer Treur(Director)
      Honorable Mention
    • [object Object]

      Time Stamped 64

      Jennifer Treur(Director)

    Best Web Series / TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something About Bubbles

      Jean Batthany(Executive Producer)
      Mark Cheng(Director)
      Graham Brown(Writer & Director)
    • Winner

      Reaper Mom

      B. Patrick Yates

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Infinitus

      6.6 (7)
      Andrew Dryer
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      York at Night

      Fabian J. Tehrani
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugitive Zero

      Jeremy Royce
      Shining Light Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Hindsight

      Geno Dimaria

    Director

    • Alice Millar
      Neil Carter
      Winners
      • Alice Millar
      • Neil Carter
      • Magic Man
    • Andy Palmer
      Winner
      • Andy Palmer
      • Justice for Vincent
    • Winner
      • Qiyu Zhou
      • Miss Boundless
      American Film Institute (AFI)

    Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Timeline

      Chris Fudge
      Plateau Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Timeline

      Chris Fudge
      Plateau Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Demons

      Amanda Carselind(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something Safe

      Shaun Lupton(director / executive producer / editor)
      Eric Urbiztondo(actor / writer / executive producer)
      Josh Barsell(actor / executive producer)
      Doodad Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mabel and George

      Nathan Steve Smith
      Future Movie Productions

    Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Natasha Clarke
      Anton Kettunen

    Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Transit

      Kartikay d Pawar
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Caravan

      Tibor Vona(director)
      VONAT Stúdió

    • Feminine Shadow

      Kelly Jean Karam

    First Time Director

    • Hana Wagner
      Winner
      • Hana Wagner
      • Stay Sane
    • Matthew Roseman
      Winner
      • Matthew Roseman(director)
      • The Axe and the Iron
      Radius Pictures
      Sky Media Entertainment

    Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      5 Rules of Kizomba

      Sergey Khromykh(director)
      Bursa Production

    Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonya Slidez

      Abbey Spacil

    Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Highland Home

      8.0 (5)
      Dan Schaefer

    Narrative

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Recess

      Phil Sokoloff
      Mitch Deltuvia
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walking Thin Lines

      Candice Horde(Writer)
      Preston Ray(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Garage

      Dan McMellen(director)
      Chris Vincent(executive producer)
      Julie Berke(executive producer)
      Jay Lay(executive producer)
      TenKan Media
      PV Productions

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugitive Zero

      David Fesliyan
      Shining Light Pictures

    Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Recess

      Phil Sokoloff
      Mitch Deltuvia

    Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Butterfly Keeper

      7.2 (89)
      Guy Mayfield

    Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mabel

      7.8 (98)
      Jamie Gamache
      Piña Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Demons

      Nils-Petter Vaggelyr(sound designer)

    Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shutter

      Andres Ramirez
      Little 315 House Movies
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Denver to Boston

      Joseph Anthony Marcello
    • Winner

      Bongo

      Jacob Lallas(director)

    Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flux

      Sal Allarakhia(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nexus

      Caleb Reese Paul

    Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Sartorius Goes Downstairs

      Pete Macnamara

    Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]

      Harra and the Donkey

      Chris Malone
      GammaBay Pictures

    Festival Prize

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What do we do?

      Roderick Fenske
      Steamroller of Positivity Productions

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Rose

      Uzair Merchant
      Bkreativ Productions

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(creator)

    Top 15 Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(Creator / Writer / Producer / Lizzy)
      Joshua Lang(Director)
      George Cantero(George)
      BJ Lange(Marlene)
      Tony Nevada(Korinie)
      Sebastian Pena(Hair and Makeup Artist)
      Mary Munoz(Hair and Makeup Artist)

    Top 40 Short

    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(creator / producer / production designer / lizzy)
      Joshua Lang(director)
      Tony Nevada(Korinie)
      BJ Lange(Marlene)
      George Cantero(george)
      Sebastian Pena(Hair and makeup)
      Mary Munoz(Hair and Makeup)

    May Award

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    Best Actor

    • Marco DelVecchio
      Winner
      • Marco DelVecchio
      • Countless Sheep
    • Yuval David
      • Yuval David(actor)
      • One Actor Short
      Yuval David

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      Beatriz Delgado Mena

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      David Spring

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Axe and the Iron

      7.6 (7)
      Matthew Roseman(producer)
      Brad Roller(producer)
      Spencer Harris(producer)
      Emily Yetter(co-producer)
      Radius Pictures
      Sky Media Entertainment

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      James A Bull

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Actor Short

      Yuval David(director/producer)
      Yuval David
    • [object Object]

      The Clothes Wear You

      Kitsch Doom

    Best First Time Director

    • Andrea Fantauzzi
      Winner
      • Andrea Fantauzzi
      • Letters from a Father

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Susie

      5.2 (45)
      Jordan Doig

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hot Take

      Arthur Glover
      A. Bayardo Productions

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unapeeling

      Amber Baris(director)

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      Stephen Pitt
      David Spring

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coasters: A Film by Ben Kurns

      Nolan Pugh
      J.G. Murphy
      TMK Pictures

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countless Sheep

      Rhett Wellington
      Riley Robbins
      Paper Cloud Productions

    Best Young Actor

    • Winner
      • Cam Burns
      • Letters from a Father

    Best Young Actress

    • Katie Coryell Hall
      Winner
      • Katie Coryell Hall
      • Letters from a Father

    Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      David Spring
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HotHed

      3.9 (12)
      Ajo Kacmar

    Honorable Mention: Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Countless Sheep

      Riley Robbins
      Rhett Wellington
      Paper Cloud Productions

    Honorable Mention: Narrative

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Millennial Condition

      Michael Welsh

    Honorable Mention: Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Satanico

      6.0 (6)
      J.R. Curtis

    Best Director

    • Yuval David
      • Yuval David(director/producer)
      • One Actor Short
      Yuval David

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Home #homehuman2020

      Uga Carlini
      Towerkop Creations
      Left Post Productions

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]

      Letters from a Father

      9.1 (14)
      Andrea Fantauzzi(director) (writer)
      Christopher Commons(director of photography) (editor)
      Lydia Anderson(producer)
      unCommon Creative Media

    June Award

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    Best Actor

    • Toby Truslove
      Winner
      • Toby Truslove(Actor)
      • Pentimento

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Jeremiah O'Mahoney
      • Heartstruck

    Best Actress

    • Kimberley Wintle
      Winner
      • Kimberley Wintle
      • Mabel
      Piña Pictures

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Mary Cameron Rogers
      • River
      Shewolf Films

    Best Director

    • Kimberley Wintle
      Winner
      • Kimberley Wintle
      • Mabel
      Piña Pictures

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pentimento

      Benjamin O'Donnell(writer/director)
      Paul Sullivan(producer)
      Benchmark Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pentimento

      Richard Learoyd(editor)
      Harry Learoyd(editor)

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mabel

      7.8 (98)
      Alexander Dreymon
      Kimberley Wintle
      Alex Benjamin
      Christopher Ashman
      Rhoda Pell
      Kelly Musslewhite
      Julyza Commodore
      Cat Limket
      Piña Pictures

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Josh Cummins(director)
      • Cherry Swamp Road

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heartstruck

      Ian Thomas Kent

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mabel

      7.8 (98)
      Kimberley Wintle
      Piña Pictures

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heartstruck

      Ian Thomas Kent

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      River

      3.1 (47)
      Emily Skye
      Neena Puri
      Debra Tomarin
      Mary Cameron Rogers
      Alexandra Rose Frazier
      Shewolf Films

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pentimento

      Andy Scott(composer)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kongo

      Bryan Wynn Sutton(Director, Writer, Producer)
      John Roche(Director, Writer, Producer)

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      River

      3.1 (47)
      Emily Skye
      Neena Puri
      Debra Tomarin
      Mary Cameron Rogers
      Alexandra Rose Frazier
      Shewolf Films

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jersey Connection

      9.0 (161)
      Tim Firtion
      Season 2, Episode 1 - "Prologue: Time Destroys Everything"
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      #Ghostwriters

      Jackie Fernandez

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harbor Island

      Tiffany Rhodes
      Lyndsey Harris Stogdill
      Clarissa Story Felts
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Best Young Actress

    • Lacey Katena
      Winner
      • Lacey Katena
      • Harbor Island
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Honorable Mention: Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Train to Qinling

      8.8 (13)
      Shir Baron(director)

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Pentimento

      Benjamin O'Donnell(writer/director)

    Semi-finalist

    • [object Object]

      Dark Circle

      Ritendra Datta(director)

    July Award

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    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Velvet Farewell

      Sasha Andreev
      Maggie Bearmon Pistner

    Best Actor

    • Justin C. Schilling
      Winner
      • Justin C. Schilling
      • Lockbox

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Amber Gaston
      • Clean

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lockbox

      7.9 (12)
      Gabriella Megni

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A girl and a gun

      Pierre Edouard Joubert(director)

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ei8hty-Ei8ht

      Doug Maguire
      MagCo Entertainment

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pin Galant: 30 years of Arts

      Brice Blanloeil

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neutrals

      7.4 (9)
      Jacob Horne

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Pierre Edouard Joubert(director)
      • A girl and a gun

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Monster's Club

      8.8 (19)
      Federica Alice Carlino

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Can

      Shadow C. LaValley

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A girl and a gun

      Romain Boileau(editor)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A girl and a gun

      Pierre Edouard Joubert(director)

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Ilan Zerrouki
      IZpost

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Claire.

      Eric Dodson
      Ollie & Panda Films

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaking the Silence

      9.0 (1.7K)
      Seayoon Jeong
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Looking Glass

      Joslyn Rose Lyons

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaking the Silence

      9.0 (1.7K)
      Seayoon Jeong
      Sandra Philip

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clean

      Bin Lin

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lockbox

      7.9 (12)
      Jake Noecker

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Fred Tousch
      • Je l'aime alors je la quitte

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Winner
      • Anna Horsey
      • Lockbox

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Velvet Farewell

      Micheal Eastman

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Ilan Zerrouki
      IZpost

    Best animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Goalie

      8.7 (17)
      Maarten Lemmens(director)

    Honorable Mention: Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Ilan Zerrouki
      IZpost

    Honorable Mention: Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Lucas Delesvaux
      Fred Tousch

    Honorable Mention: Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Je l'aime alors je la quitte

      8.3 (9)
      Antonio Lizzio
      IZpost

    Honorable Mention: Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seermass

      Kevin Austra Production

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Ei8hty-Ei8ht

      Doug Maguire
      MagCo Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Lockbox

      7.9 (12)
      Jake Noecker
      Miles Noecker
    • [object Object]

      To tell or not to tell

      Shanelle Monique(Writer)

    August Award

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    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wireless

      Annaliese McGuire
      Giuseppe D'Allura

    Best Actor

    • Michael Marwitz
      Winner
      • Michael Marwitz(actor)
      • Morti's Law

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Michael L. McNulty
      Winner
      • Michael L. McNulty(actor)
    • Michael L. McNulty
      Winner
      • Michael L. McNulty
      • The Man That You Fear

    Best Actress

    • Annaliese McGuire
      Winner
      • Annaliese McGuire
      • Wireless

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Two Different Kinds of Love

      6.9 (16)
      Alyce Vest

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Garage

      Lucas D. Miller(director of photography)
      TenKan Media
      PV Productions

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sister Solution

      Casey Cooper Johnson
      Antoneta Kastrati

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gertie and Her Goats

      Euan Mitchell(written by)

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Man That You Fear

      Nicholas Kerekes

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Body

      8.0 (6)
      Adam Weber

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hay que intentarlo

      Kristy P. Espinoza(director)
      Julio Mendez(director)
      Billionaires Group
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hay que intentarlo

      Kristy P. Espinoza(director)
      Julio Mendez(director)
      Billionaires Group

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Something About Bubbles

      Vivan Dugré
      Abigail Marlowe
      Graham Brown
      Mikel Parraga-Wills
      Kristin Vahl
      Mikel Miller

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Widow

      Brendan Young(director/producer)

    Best First Time Director

    • Bea W. Bliss
      Winner
      • Bea W. Bliss
      • Aborted Traffick
      • Xinxin Wang
      • Eve Before the Funeral

    Best Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lies Inside

      6.1 (10)
      Corey Emanuel Jr.

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morti's Law

      5.7 (21)
      Marcel Wohlfahrt(producer)
      Natalie Kölbl(producer)

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Robot Vacuum

      Danny Roberts

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wireless

      Criss Gidas
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Monster's Club

      8.8 (19)
      Federica Alice Carlino

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Hana Wagner

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pilot: Part 1

      Andrew Burkum(writer)
      Robert Hypes(Director)
    • [object Object]

      Clones

      Rafael Cortes
      Inventor Films

    Best Song in a Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Tea Wagner

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stay Sane

      Hana Wagner
    • [object Object]

      Eve Before the Funeral

      Xinxin Wang

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugitive Zero

      Joe Lam
      Shining Light Pictures

    Best Young Actor

    • Winner
      • Jack Coghlan(actor)
      • The Garage
      TenKan Media
      PV Productions
    • Winner
      • Elejana Cooper Johnson
      • The Sister Solution

    Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrus Circus

      7.1 (9)
      Jordan Inconstant

    Honorable Mention : Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Legacy

      Meng-Chan Sam(director)

    Honorable Mention: Actress

    • Daniela Farinacci
      Winner
      • Daniela Farinacci(actress)
      • The Widow

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Portrait of director Brendan Young
      Winner
      • Brendan Young(writer/director)
      • The Widow

    Honorable Mention: Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stalkers

      5.9 (13)
      DongJun Kim(director)
      Jiani Zhou(producer)
      Jordan Carlson(actress)
      Ronaldo Madera(actor)

    Best Director

    • Rafael Cortes
      • Rafael Cortes
      • Clones
      Inventor Films

    Best Editor

    • [object Object]

      The Divorcing

      Kevin Cappiello(Editor)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Aborted Traffick

      Bea W. Bliss(Producer)
      Brian D. Moody(Producer)

    Best Narrative

    • [object Object]

      Morti's Law

      5.7 (21)
      Marcel Wohlfahrt(producer)
      Natalie Kölbl(producer)

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      Skin Hunger

      Xueying Ou

    September Award

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    Best Actor

    • Robert Fleet
      Winner
      • Robert Fleet(actor)
      • Bongo

    Best Actress

    • Maya Nohrstedt
      Winner
      • Maya Nohrstedt(actress)
      • My Demons

    Best Child Actor

    • Winner
      • Joel Mukunda Friebe Makinto(actor)
      • Son of Oakland

    Best Child Actress

    • Winner
      • Ava Bowen(Best Child Actress)
      • Finger Guns

    Best Cinematography

    • Winner

      Bongo

      Mitch Storey(cinematographer)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story

      Brian Colin Foley(Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
      Emily Simmons(Executive Producer)
      Sarah Brown Carter(Executive Producer)

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finger Guns

      Nikola Sreckovic(director)
      Nikola Sreckovic Films

    Best Director

    • Rico Gutierrez
      Winner
      • Rico Gutierrez
      • Ang lihim ni Lea

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • Winner

      We're Fine

      Alicia Ocana

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • Winner

      Ashes

      Alicia Ocana

    Best Narrative Film

    • Winner

      Bongo

      Jacob Lallas(director)

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rabbit Island

      Shan Harris
      Ben Cichowski

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finger Guns

      Nikola Sreckovic(director)
      Nikola Sreckovic Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anya

      Mike Greenwood

    Best Television Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anya

      Mike Greenwood

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Last Summer

      Adamson Novak

    Short Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lesson

      7.4 (30)
      Kimberly Kalaja(Writer)

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]

      Son of Oakland

      Joel Mukunda Friebe Makinto(actor)
      Sherrick O'Quinn(actor)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Occam's Razor

      Nikola Sreckovic(director)
      Nikola Sreckovic Films
    • [object Object]

      The End Game

      Nikola Sreckovic(director)
      Nikola Sreckovic Films

    October Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Operation Shell Shock: Phantoms

      Allan Riggs

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Josh Connor
      • Roam
      Man O War Films

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • David Jung
      • Roam
      Man O War Films

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Estilo Americano

      Miriam Kruishoop(writer director)
      Ellen Utrecht(Producer)
      Lidia Porto(actress)
      Antonio Jaramillo(actor)
      Lombardo Boyar(actor)
      Jessica Meza(actress)
      J. Teddy Garces(actor)
      Goya Robles(actor)
      Ruben Garfias(actor)
      Zuleyka Silver(actress)
      Mike Teevee

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sawa

      Harinarayan Rajeev(director)
      Neo Panthera Films

    Best Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roam

      7.2 (65)
      David Jung
      Cain Angelle
      Man O War Films

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meanwhile at A Cabin Somewhere Near Fairplay, CO

      Michael Chenette

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just Another Birthday in Bedlam

      Barry Heins

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Don't Call List

      Tevin Everett(director)
      Jasper Newman(producer)
      Lizane Botha(producer)
      A Tevin Everett Jawn

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roam

      7.2 (65)
      David Jung
      Cain Angelle
      Man O War Films

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paz

      Heidi Martin

    Best sound design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Jeremy S. Bloom
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      52 - A Tale of Loneliness

      Jeremy S. Bloom
      Umbrelly Books Publishing

    Honorable Mention: Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      O My Nation

      Mohammed K Paika
      O My Nation

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Lost Thekra

      8.2 (7)
      Hussain Slam(director of photography)

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]

      July 15th

      7.2 (10)
      Kristian Comer(Writer, Actress, Director, Line Producer)

    November Award

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    Best Actor

    • Headshot
      Winner
      • Christopher Brian(actor)
      • Cocoon

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Germano Blanco
      • First Time

    Best Actress

    • Stacy Ann Rose
      Winner
      • Stacy Ann Rose
      • Life...
      Camazan Group

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Nicole Massie
      • Waiting Games

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Step

      Stanislav Matveev(director)
      Rafael Toro Cortes(producer)
      Luna Riedler(artist)
      Lena Zyadeh(editor)

    Best Child Actress

    • Winner
      • Erin Addison
      • Waiting Games

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crafter

      Jiayi Sun(director of photography)

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Socially Witching 2020

      Jodi Dennithorne

    Best Comedy Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pink Pig

      Euan Mitchell(Written by)

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'Heure Esquise

      Carlo Guttadauro

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hurtful Truth

      Marie France Louis(Director)
      Emmy Swayze(director)
      Twee Vu Sosa(actress)
      Trey Peyton(actor)
      Emily Pokora(actress)
      Alfonso Aguirre(actor)
      Elizabeth Maass(Script and Continuity)
      Busola Adeboyejo(cinematographer)
      Devika Kornbacher(actress)
      Cindy Teniente(actress)
      Russell Corwyn(actor)
      Reyna Gonzalez(actress)
      Jim Devault(actor)
      Jerry Schultz(actor)
      Sam Kuzel(composer)
      Ayodele Ayodeji Omoniyi(editor)
      Jeannie Stell(Script and Continuity)
      Vinh Hoang(re-recording mixer)
      Alex Miranda(re-recording mixer)
      Alessandro Rivolta(engineer/mixer)
      LoneBard
      BardKing Entertainment

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life...

      Stacy Ann Rose
      Gordon Greene
      Barry Newell
      Hayes Beyersdorfer
      Darlene Aniebonam
      Coventry Halcyon
      Shawn Lockie
      Dein-Rene Amazan
      Ashna Sharan
      Poorva Wachh
      Mirlande Amazan
      Camazan Group

    Best First Time Director

    • Mirlande Amazan
      Winner
      • Mirlande Amazan
      • Life...
      Camazan Group

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Os impedirán amarme

      Karlos Alastruey

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life...

      Mirlande Amazan
      Camazan Group

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cocoon

      Maxfield Cooper Smith

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Confined

      7.5 (13)
      Christopher Picone(Director/ Editor)
      Darren Wallach(Screenwriter/Executive Producer)
      JARS Productions

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life...

      Mirlande Amazan
      Sarah Leeper
      Camazan Group

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Perpetual Anamnesis

      Joseph Villapaz
      Mantis Eagle Productions

    Film Of The Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Step

      Stanislav Matveev(director)
      Rafael Toro Cortes(producer)
      Luna Riedler(artist)
      Lena Zyadeh(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Hurtful Truth

      Marie France Louis(producer/director)
      Emmy Swayze(Director)
      Twee Vu Sosa(actress)
      Trey Peyton(actor)
      Emily Pokora(actress)
      Alfonso Aguirre(actor)
      Elizabeth Maass(Script and Continuity)
      Busola Adeboyejo(cinematographer)
      Devika Kornbacher(actress)
      Cindy Teniente(actress)
      Russell Corwyn(actor)
      Reyna Gonzalez(actress)
      Jim Devault(actor)
      Jerry Schultz(actor)
      Sam Kuzel(composer)
      Ayodele Ayodeji Omoniyi(editor)
      Jeannie Stell(Script and Continuity)
      Vinh Hoang(re-recording mixer)
      Alex Miranda(re-recording mixer)
      Alessandro Rivolta(engineer/mixer)
      LoneBard
      BardKing Entertainment

    Honorable Mention - Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The McHenry Trial - Don't Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie

      8.9 (14)
      Ken Sagoes(Director)

    First-Time Director

      • Ali Ahmed
      • Identity Theft

    December Award

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    Best Actor

    • Matthew Postlethwaite
      Winner
      • Matthew Postlethwaite
      • The Great Artist
      Purpose

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • Brittany Underwood
      Winner
      • Brittany Underwood(actress)
      • Gunther
      Frank in the Cage

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ride the Wave

      Colleen Davie Janes
      Brooklyn Rose Films
      Leaving Normal Productions
      November Entertainment

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Salsero in Purgatory

      Antonio De La Cruz
      107 Street Productions

    Best Director

    • David Newton
      Winner
      • David Newton
      • Red
      Ki Films

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rise

      Hannah Byrd
      Blooming Lettuce Productions

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wolves

      Abe Alford(writer)

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metamorphosis

      Charles-Edouard Dangelser
      Grégoire Vaillant
      Collectif Opera

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La Schema

      Alex Bowling
      Stephen Byrum

    Best First Time Director

    • Joseph Bezenek
      Winners
      • Joseph Bezenek
      • Ryan H. Reid
      • Strung
      4est Films

    Best Horror Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chimera

      Alainna MacPherson

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gunther

      Ryan Carl Rowley(director)
      Joel Wetterstein(producer)
      Frank in the Cage

    Best LGBTQ

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Sunny Vachher
      Matthew Postlethwaite
      Indrani
      DJ Lampitt
      Heather Cline
      Justin De Bernardi
      Gayle Ann Essex
      Addison Brasil
      Alexander Day
      Purpose
    • [object Object]

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Matthew Postlethwaite(producer)
      Sunny Vachher(producer)
      Indrani(Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri)
      Purpose

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Beau Fowler
      David Newton
      Ki Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Sunny Vachher
      Matthew Postlethwaite
      Indrani
      DJ Lampitt
      Heather Cline
      Justin De Bernardi
      Addison Brasil
      Gayle Ann Essex
      Alexander Day
      Purpose
    • [object Object]

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Matthew Postlethwaite(producer)
      Sunny Vachher(producer)
      Indrani(director)
      Purpose

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Richi James
      SoundWave Studios

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trust Frank

      Penny Moore
      Blue Pen Productions

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trust Frank

      Penny Moore
      Blue Pen Productions

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red

      Dean Covill
      Ki Films

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

      Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
      Association Actio

    Film of the Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great Artist

      8.4 (30)
      Sunny Vachher
      Matthew Postlethwaite
      Indrani
      DJ Lampitt
      Heather Cline
      Gayle Ann Essex
      Justin De Bernardi
      Addison Brasil
      Alexander Day
      Purpose

    Honorable Mention: Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shut Up and Box

      Leonard J. Moore II

    Honorable Mention: Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Guardian

      Yifan Huo

    Honourable Mention: Actor

    • Beau Fowler
      Winner
      • Beau Fowler
      • Red
      Ki Films

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Andre Colquhoun: Short Term

      7.5 (11)
      Andre Colquhoun

    Semifinalist

    • [object Object]

      Life Reflecting

      Melissa Farris

    January Award

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    BEST FANTASY FILM

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Adventurer's Diary

      Jean Maye
      Ben Wicks
      Mouse Chased Cat Productions

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Jared Settles

    Best Actress

    • Amanda Lamberti
      Winner
      • Amanda Lamberti
      • Jane Doe
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Long Game

      Mustafa Abbas(director)

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Paola Deocampo
      John Elsen
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Andres Ramirez
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Amanda Lamberti
      Paola Deocampo
      John Elsen
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Stefan Fleischlig
      • Flight

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Witchwoods The Movie

      Gary D. Henry(Executive Producer)
      Johnnie Hector(Director)
      GDH Media L.L.C.
      Tique MS
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unearth

      Max R. Zabell(director)

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hindsight

      Ian Thomas Kent

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cry

      Umut Evirgen

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Best Sci-Fi Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Witchwoods The Movie

      Gary D. Henry(executive producer)
      Johnnie Hector(director)
      GDH Media L.L.C.
      Tique MS

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      More Than He Knows

      7.5 (92)
      Fabio Bertagnolli(Composer)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Albert L. Taylor
      Winner
      • Albert L. Taylor
      • Hindsight

    Best Thriller

    • Winner
      • Samuel Nkwume(Naina Gade)

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Héroe

      Julio Cesar Bolivar(Visual Effects)

    Best Young Actor

    • Winner
      • Miles Shaw(actor)
      • Whispers in the Snow
      Short Shorts Film Festival

    Best Young Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound of Desperation

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

    Film Of The Month

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    Honorable Mention: Best Horror Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tabitha

      Nidheya Suresh
      Ahlan Williams
      NSAW Productions

    Honorable Mention: Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love in the Rain

      Vishnu Perumal

    Honorable Mention: Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sarah's Journey

      Akevo Jenkins(director)

    Best Indie Filmmaker

    • [object Object]

      Empty Nester

      Nicholas Anderson
      Good Girl Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Tabitha

      Nidheya Suresh
      NSAW Productions
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Paul Kampf Studios
      Pike Bros. Productions

    February Award

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    BEST THRILLER

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Written Words

      Chelsea Nwasike(Director)
      Katrine Dolmer(Producer)
      Andrea Damuding(Cinematographer)
      J.T. Peterson(Composer)

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Justin Miltenyi
      Winner
      • Justin Miltenyi(Actor)
      • Eddyct
    • Justin Miltenyi
      Winner
      • Justin Miltenyi(Actor)
      • Eddyct
      Wide Shot Films
    • Guy Mayfield
      • Guy Mayfield
      • Parked Aggression

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • MK Kopp
      Winner
      • MK Kopp
      • Slip
      La Loba Films

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Butterfly Cage

      Maxime Sabisik(director)
      Hélèna Serra(director)
      Canasucre Productions
      Pictanovo

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Places We Won't Walk

      Griffin Voth

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Same Direction: Jeff Pifher & Socrates' Trial

      Alexander Craven(director)
      Jeff Pifher(executive producer)
      Merlin Showalter(producer)

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Places We Won't Walk

      Enyi Zhu

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Written Words

      Chelsea Nwasike

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eddyct

      4.5 (60)
      Justin Miltenyi(actor)
      Clara Helms(actor)
      Jamie Treselyan(actor)
      Brittany Andonovski(actor)

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living in Crime Alley

      8.8 (23)
      Rob Ayling

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Jiten Mehta(Director)
      • Eddyct
      Wide Shot Films

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eddyct

      4.5 (60)
      Jiten Mehta(producer)
      Wide Shot Films

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Written Words

      Chelsea Nwasike(Director)
      Katrine Dolmer(Producer)
      Andrea Damuding(Cinematographer)
      J.T. Peterson(Composer)

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Written Words

      Chelsea Nwasike

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living in Crime Alley

      8.8 (23)
      Christian Lloyd

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kite

      7.8 (12)
      Hongwei Wang(director)

    Honorable Mention: Actor

    • Tristan Ott
      Winner
      • Tristan Ott
      • Places We Won't Walk

    Honorable Mention: Actress

    • Leann Lei
      Winner
      • Leann Lei
      • Places We Won't Walk

    Honorable Mention: Director

    • Winner
      • Enyi Zhu
      • Places We Won't Walk

    Honorable Mention: Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Places We Won't Walk

      Leann Lei
      Tristan Ott

    Honorable Mention: Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Places We Won't Walk

      Enyi Zhu
      Aaron Abeson

    Honorable Mention: First Time Director

      • Jiten Mehta(director)
      • Eddyct

    Honorable Mention:Directing

    • [object Object]

      Places We Won't Walk

      Enyi Zhu

    March Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nemesis

      Tim Earnheart(producer)
      Matt Fleming(producer)
      S. Joe Downing(producer)
      Ayuba Audu(producer)

    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Winner
      • Cesar DeFuentes(Actor)
      • Satin White

    Best Child Actress

    • Winner
      • Ryan Urquidi
      • Krystal & Rae
      All of a Sutton Productions

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Sold My Soul

      William Hellmuth

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      8102 ARIM

      Brice Blanloeil

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Jason Jimenez
      • I Sold My Soul

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Magic Man

    • [object Object]

      I Sold My Soul

      Nicole Fahel
      Jason Jimenez
      Pink Mango

    Best Film Noir

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Resolve

      Austin Dragovich(director / executive producer)
      Nicole N. Nequinto(writer)
      Poonam Basu(executive producer)
      Esther Mira(executive producer)
      Team Rebelution Films

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Satin White

      Ingrid Hoyos(Director) (Producer)
      Alexandra Guerineaud(Producer)
    • [object Object]

      Funeral

      Marie Vandelannoote(director)

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ek Jhalak- A Glimpse

      9.3 (77)
      Deepmala

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Funeral

      Marie Vandelannoote(Writer)

    Best Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Long Walks on the Beach

      Kyle P. Peterson(director)
      Nic Lishko(director)
      Quantum VFX

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Russell Southam(producer)
      Adam Spinks(producer)
      Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
      Little Big Film Company

    Best Young Actor

    • Taiv Lee
      Winner
      • Taiv Lee
      • I Sold My Soul
    • Taiv Lee
      Winner
      • Taiv Lee
      • I Sold My Soul

    Honorable Mention: First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Wenqin Ni
      • Daemon

    Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Gateway

      Dana Richie as Recipient for Director

    Nominated Top 50

    • [object Object]

      Krystal & Rae

      Ellis Jamal Sutton
      All of a Sutton Productions

    April Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battle

      6.6 (8)
      Emre Orun(director)

    Best Actress

    • Felise Garcia
      Winner
      • Felise Garcia
      • The Honey Trapper
    • Lydia Li
      • Lydia Li
      • Nini's Nanny

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Big Break

      8.7 (9)
      Dicle Ozcer(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El Cavil

      Evgeniya Radilova(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El Cavil

      Evgeniya Radilova(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El Cavil

      Evgeniya Radilova(writer)

    Best Director

    • Dicle Ozcer
      Winner
      • Dicle Ozcer(director)
      • Big Break

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Swann

      Antonio Petrone(director)

    Best Fantasy Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hollow

      Nicholas Andrews
      Rosie Keogh

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Orisha

      9.3 (78)
      Drew Hernandez
      Juston Graber
      Anthony Roy Productions

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Summer Rain

      7.8 (6)
      Renzo Montoya(director)
      Senior Cat Pictures

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      To You, Me & The Next Generation

      Sam Akel

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spending Time with You

      Josh Pafchek

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      (Dys)Functional

      8.3 (38)
      Adam Nowak
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Infinitus

      6.6 (7)
      Cameron Korbane
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Infinitus

      6.6 (7)
      Cameron Korbane(director)
      Andrew Dryer(cinematographer)
      Chelsea Murphy(actor)

    Best Screenplay

    • Winner

      The Drowned Man

      Warren Paul Glover

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ecclesiastes

      Álvaro de Iscar(sound designer)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Winner
      • Bryan Wynn Sutton
      • The Only Competent Person in This Entire Country

    Best Thriller Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Disappearing Ally

      Warren Paul Glover

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Honey Trapper

      8.1 (20)
      Felise Garcia

    Best Web/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hinsdale Archives

      Ryan Wefelmeyer
      Finding Phantoms

    Honorable Mention: Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Die Einladung

      7.2 (10)
      Thorsten Schade(director)
      Thorsten Schade Film

    Honorable Mention: Narrative Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Distance

      7.9 (11)
      Jesse Edwards
      Evolve Studio

    Jury Award

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    Best Actor in an Indie Film

    • Nicole Souza
      Winner
      • Kerwin Gonzalez
      • Seermass
      Kevin Austra Production

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Last Shot

      8.5 (31)
      Saram Jaffery
      Anika Zulfikar
      SJ Productions

    Best Microfilm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Masks

      Carolyn Bridget Kennedy
      Demure Duchess Pictures

    Jury President Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Written Words

      Chelsea Nwasike(Director)
      Katrine Dolmer(Producer)
      Andrea Damuding(Cinematographer)
      Victoria Floro(Lead Actress)
      J.T. Peterson(Composer)

    Annual Award

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Sophie Caroline Gohr
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roger That

      Anatoly Toly Ivanov

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Little Picture

      9.0 (36)
      Toby Kearton
      João Paneguini

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Louise Hylland
      Amalie Gissel Sparrebro
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Paola Deocampo
      John Elsen
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Duo of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slushatel

      6.7 (174)
      Sergey Pavlov
      Diana Klyushkina

    Best Experimental Film of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Muñeca

      Sergio Herencias(director)
      Guave Motion
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One Actor Short

      Yuval David(director/producer)
      Yuval David

    Best First Time Director

    • Winner
      • Anastasiya Yevchenko
      • If We Had Tomorrow

    Best Indie Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slushatel

      6.7 (174)
      Petr Melnikov
    • [object Object]

      If We Have Next Life

      Mingzhu Ye(Producer / Director)

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Morning Walk

      Louise Hylland
      DON't PAN!C Entertainment

    Best Song of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fine, I'll Write My Own Damn Song

      Allyson Rice

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Skin Hunger

      Kristina Rodemann
      Xueying Ou
    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(sound designer/sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Sean Beavan
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Benjamin Schnau
      Winner
      • Benjamin Schnau
      • The Little Picture

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Winner
      • Georgina Elizabeth Okon(Shining Light Pictures)
      • Fugitive Zero
      Shining Light Pictures
      • Paola Deocampo
      • Jane Doe
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios
      • Georgina Elizabeth Okon
      • Fugitive Zero
      Shining Light Pictures

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Disconnected

      4.0 (8)
      Traci Hays
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Malicious

      8.2 (15)
      Noel Vinson
      Dissenter Stage Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Russell Southam(producer)
      Adam Spinks(producer)
      Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
      Little Big Film Company
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Web Series / Television Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unclaimed Remains

      Tom Phillips(Producer)
      Rich Gough(Co Producer)
      Carol Redlund(Associate Producer)
      Ernie Diorio(Co Producer)
      Todd Needham(Executive Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      K.R.A.P

      Brynn Chamblee(co-director/writer)
      Hayley Holmes(co-director)
      Pink Dynamite Productions
    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Producer)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pianos Reversé: Pianocide

      8.8 (9)
      Brice Blanloeil

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Producer)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best Actor

    • Dylan Bruno
      • Dylan Bruno(Actor)
      • Thumb Runner
    • Brett Rickaby
      • Brett Rickaby
      • Jane Doe
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Actress

    • Diane Farr
      • Diane Farr(Actress)
      • Thumb Runner
    • Amanda Lamberti
      • Amanda Lamberti
      • Jane Doe
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Actress in an Indie Film

    • David Kennedy
      Kyla Diane Kennedy
      Cindy Wathen-Kennedy
      • David Kennedy(Director/Editor)
      • Kyla Diane Kennedy(Actor/Writer)
      • Cindy Wathen-Kennedy(Producer/Story Editor)
      • Red Watch
      BlendMore Films

    Best Actress of the Year

    • Christin Muuli
      • Christin Muuli
      • Ha: Na

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      #PrincessProblems

      Brittney Lee Hamilton
      Maritza Gomez
      Kelly Remenik
      B.Lee Productions
    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(Creator)

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]

      8102 ARIM

      Brice Blanloeil

    Best Crime Film

    • [object Object]

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Russell Southam(producer)
      Adam Spinks(producer)
      Owen Elliott(consulting producer)
      Little Big Film Company
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Crime Film of the Year

    • [object Object]

      The Final Mission

      7.0 (9)
      Winston James

    Best Dark Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Producer)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Red Watch

      David Kennedy(Director/Editor)
      Kyla Diane Kennedy(Actor/Writer)
      Cindy Wathen-Kennedy(Producter/Story Editor)
      BlendMore Films
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Andres Ramirez
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Actor)
      Diane Farr(Actress)
      Bailey Chase(Actor)
      Matt O'Toole(Actor)
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Amanda Lamberti
      Brett Rickaby
      Paola Deocampo
      John Elsen
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios
    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(creator)
    • [object Object]

      Lizzy's Plan

      9.0 (6)
      Mia Rivera(Lizzy)
      Joshua Lang(Director)
      George Cantero(George)
      BJ Lange(Marlene)
      Tony Nevada(Korinie)

    Best Fantasy of the Year

    • [object Object]

      Allan Ellen

      6.2 (28)
      Juan Ros
      Eye Slice Pictures

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]

      Red Watch

      David Kennedy(Director/Editor)
      Kyla Diane Kennedy(Actor/Writer)
      Cindy Wathen-Kennedy(Producer/Story Editor)
      BlendMore Films
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Screen Writer)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Story concept)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best of Fest

    • [object Object]

      Thumb Runner

      9.0 (19)
      Dylan Bruno(Producer)
      Kasper Vejlø Kristensen(Producer)
      Eyelight Productions
      Pull the Wool
    • [object Object]

      Jane Doe

      Brett Rickaby
      Pike Bros. Productions
      Paul Kampf Studios

    Best Documentary Award

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    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breathe Nolan, Breathe

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

    Festival Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Remembering Private Quagliano

      Rodney Roldan

    October Award- Honorable Mention

    Edit

    Young Filmmaker Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Nexus

      Caleb Reese Paul
      Eye Pictures

    Top Shorts Award

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    Best Director

    • Jordan Inconstant
      Winner
      • Jordan Inconstant(director)
      • Monstrus Circus

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