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MLC Awards

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Quarterly Award

Best AFV -Adventure/Fantasy/VFX- Film

Winner
Tales from the Narrow Bridge: The Wyrmwood Devil
Sam Platizky
Isaac Platizky
William R. Farley
Joey Mosca
Jenna Kildosher
Dan Gregory
Jayleen S. Perez
Sami Saad
Maglinda Perez
Narrow Bridge Films
Brazen Giant Productions

Best Actor- Lead Role

Joseph Sernio
Loved
Holly Lake Films

Best Actress on a Leading Role

Debby Gerber
Loved
Holly Lake Films

Special Jury Mention Award

Best M-obster Individual Performance (Outstanding Achievement Award)

Chateau Laurier
8.2 (25)
Emmanuel Kabongo(actor)

Best Short Film

Main Category

The Happy Statue
9.3 (9)
Curt Fulster
Tony Pham

Jury Prize

Best Leading Actor

Winner
Dan Gregory
Congratulations

Outstanding Achievement Award

Adventure-Fantasy-VFX Film

Winner
Opal
6.9 (43)
Alain Bidard
PAGOD Films

Best Actor

Winner
Kate Ross(actress)
Chateau Laurier
Geneva Film Co.

Best Editing

Winner
Chateau Laurier
8.2 (25)
Mark Lemmon(editor)
Geneva Film Co.

Best Series Episode

Winner
Chateau Laurier
8.2 (25)
James E.D. Stewart(producer)
Geneva Film Co.

Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Ulrica de la Mar(actress)
Verloren Herinneringen
Remco Zeën
Daan Blommers
Verloren Herinneringen

Memorable Comedic Performance

Winner
Compassionate Caren in the Big Bad World
Faith Murphy

Best Film Score

Best Overall Film Score

Winner
Dinner with the Inlaws
DeWayne Adcock
Dinner with the Inlaws
DeWayne Adcock(composer)
Garrett Brenneman(director)

BOC Award

Best M-obster Individual Performance

Winner
The Last Stop
6.4 (9)
Joe Hawk
Hawk Studios
Winner
The Last Stop
6.4 (9)
Joe Hawk
Hawk Studios
The Last Stop
6.4 (9)
Mario Carneiro
Hawk Studios

Best Alternative Reality Film

Enter the Room
9.1 (46)
Harry Waldman
Edgewater Film Productions

Quarterly Award - Wildcard

Best Alternative Reality Film

Winner
Enter the Room
9.1 (46)
Harry Waldman
Edgewater Film Productions
Winner
SYOTOS
S Edward Eastep

Best C-omedy-Flavored Film

Winner
The Unbelieve-A-Bowl Schlatts
Allyson Marx(director)
Garrett Brenneman(producer)
Brian L. Webb(cinematographer)
Kat Silva(writer)
Stephanie Rainwater(writer)
Abby Dilick(writer)

Best Midwest-Made Feature

Winner
Rise Again

Best comedy performance

Winner
The Unbelieve-A-Bowl Schlatts
Julie Zimmermann(actress)

Promising Young Actress

Winner
Annabelle Layland
Suzie, Meet Santa

Best song in a movie

Vital Vision
Garrett Brenneman(songwriter)
Maxwell Blade(composer)

MLC Award

Best Actor - Lead Role

Winner
Joseph Sernio
Loved
Holly Lake Films
Winner
Erandy
The Text
Dreams Come True Films

Best Animated Film

Winner
Opal
6.9 (43)
Alain Bidard
PAGOD Films

Best Cinematography

Winner
June
7.3 (16)
Adam Clark
Dancing Mind Films
Winner
The Text
3.9 (117)
Daniel Beard
Dreams Come True Films

Best Color Treatment in a Film

Winner
Shhh
Travis Myers(director of photography)
Penny LeLeux(director)
SETX Fresh Productions
No color correction applied to this film
Winner
June
7.3 (16)
Alana Cotton
Dancing Mind Films
Megaville After Hours
9.2 (6)
Christian Skibinski(director)
Tim Cürlis(director)
Moritz Lehmhaus(cinematographer)

Best Comedy

Winner
Dinner with the Inlaws
Garrett Brenneman
The Unbelieve-A-Bowl Schlatts
Allyson Marx
Garrett Brenneman

Best Comedy Performance

Winner
The Unbelieve-A-Bowl Schlatts
Julie Zimmermann

Best Editing

Winner
Shhh
Travis Myers(editor)
SETX Fresh Productions
The Text
3.9 (117)
Daniel Beard
Dreams Come True Films

Best Lead Actress

Winner
Debby Gerber
Loved
Holly Lake Films

Best M-obster-Flavored Production

Winner
The Last Stop
6.4 (9)
Joe Hawk
Hawk Studios

Best Midwest-Made Feature

Winner
The Text
3.9 (117)
Dreams Come True Films

Best Original Score

Winner
June
7.3 (16)
Karl Sölve Steven
Dancing Mind Films

Best Promising Young Actress of the Year

Winner
Mackenzie Fouts
Among the Willows
Jefybal Productions

Best Scene Of The Year

Winner
Tony Martone
6.8 (67)
Joe Hawk
McGee Productions

Best Series Potential in a Film

Winner
The Text
3.9 (117)
Dreams Come True Films

Best Song in a Film

Winner
Shhh
Mike Magnuson(songwriter)
Thad Collins(songwriter)
Rick Tiger(songwriter)
Dig a Lotta Dirt
Winner
The Text
3.9 (117)
Danny Jones
Dreams Come True Films

Short Films

Winner
MAYA the Sacrifice (Teaser)
Paolo Bertola(director)
Zatori Films

Best Alternate Reality Film

Megaville After Hours
9.2 (6)
Christian Skibinski(director)
Tim Cürlis(director)
André Trampenau(executive producer)
Dead Serious: Proof of Concept
Alix Oliver(director)
Julian Scalia(director)
Midnight Coffee Productions

Best Original Idea in a Film

Dead Serious: Proof of Concept
Alix Oliver(director)
Julian Scalia(director)
Midnight Coffee Productions

Best Screenplay

Review
Jonathan Zarantonello
Emergency Exit Pictures

Memorable M-oster Individual Performance

Loved
Joseph Sernio
Holly Lake Films

Best Adventure-Fantasy-VFX Film

Best Film

Lion of Judah Legacy
6.2 (70)

People's Choice Award

Best Scene-acting in a Feature Film

Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Freddy Moyano
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Rebecca Derenne
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Rachel Wolfe-Micek
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Jolee Jackson
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Laura Benesh
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Joni Kapp
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Mary Spencer
Winner
Room 108: The Clearing
5.7 (36)
Isaac Baldwin

Best of the Year

Best Film Editing

Winner
Shhh
Penny LeLeux

Best Voiceover Recording Quality

Winner
Absolute Soup
Radomir Jordanovic(director)

Best Comedy Feature film

Best Comedy feature

Suite Killing Machines
Austin Galante
Aaron Rathbone
Matthew Kenner
Douglas Montoya
Genia Dulot
Marshmallow Napalm Ent.

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