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New York International Film Awards

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March Monthly Award

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BEST MYSTERY FILM

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    Finding Ophelia

    4.6 (414)
    Stephen Rutterford(director)
    ShadowRunner Industries
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    Battle of the Gods

    3.5 (481)
    Martin Munthe

Best Comedy

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    Call (The) Girl

    Hee-chul Kwon
    Je Yang
    Winner

Best Documentary

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    Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story

    Ralph Lucchese(director)
    Strime Entertainment
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    Deliverance: A Women's Revolt

    7.4 (8)
    Ziad Haggag
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    Naveed

    Michael Keenan(Director) (as Mike Keenan)
    Skyward Pictures

Best Drama

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    Compel

    Kevin K. Watts(director/producer)
    Darren Maynard(producer)

Best Editing

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    A Trip to the Moon

    Hayden He

Best Experimental

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    One1

    Annie Y. Hui(Director)
    Beijing Film Academy
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    Terminal

    Kadi Wald

Best Fan Film

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    Winner

    Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film

    James Martinez
    Ambient Films

Best First Time Director

  • Will Masheter
    Winner
    • Will Masheter(director)
    • 4 Queens
    Red Blazer Productions
    • Samuli Kuusisto(director)
    • The Days of March

Best Horror Film

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    Winner

    Marvin

    5.9 (21)
    Richard Lampone(director)
    Jacob Stuart(writer)
    James Hunter
    One Last Day Productions

Best Indie Feature

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    Winner

    The Runner

    4.2 (328)
    Michelle Danner
    All in Films
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    Exist, Not Exist: Zero Tolerance for Silence

    Hee-chul Kwon
    Je Yang
    Honorable Mention

Best Indie Short

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    Winner

    The Days of March

    Samuli Kuusisto(director)
    Toni Annala(producer)
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    Awakened

    Yulian Mateo
    Adam Race

Best Inspirational Film

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    Winner

    Naveed

    Michael Keenan(Director) (as Mike Keenan)
    Skyward Pictures

Best Musical

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    Winner

    The Lights of Dawn

    Sadie Duarte(director)

Best Parody

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    Winner

    2020: A 1917 Parody

    7.7 (87)
    Stephen Ford
    ASCNDR

Best Series Pilot

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    Winner

    Daddydelphia

    6.5 (12)
    Harold Eric
    Cityledge Productions

Best Sport Film

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    Winner

    Dead Man Walking, Justin Mulford

    Ryan Marcus
    Justin Mulford
    Fox Racing Digital Cinema

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    4 Queens

    9.1 (10)
    Will Masheter(director)
    Red Blazer Productions

Best Visual Effects

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    Wake Up Sleeping Beauty

    Hitoshi Inoue

Best Voice Over

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    The Lights of Dawn

    Iván Gisbert

Best animation

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    Behind the Glass

    Pedro de la Llave(director)

Best Actor

  • Francisco Reyes
    • Francisco Reyes
    • Snowball

Best Director

    • Hayden He
    • A Trip to the Moon

Best Producer

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    Morning

    Arjun Yadav

Best Sound Design

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    A Trip to the Moon

    Hayden He

Best Soundtrack

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    The Lights of Dawn

    Daniel Angelus(composer)

Best Trailer

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    The Lights of Dawn

    Sadie Duarte(director)

April Monthly Award

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

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    The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant

    7.3 (30)
    Teddy Albert

Best Acting Debut

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    Wheel Gone Kid

    Reece Jagpal-Mohan
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Best Actor

  • Aleks Paunovic
    Winner
    • Aleks Paunovic
    • Chained
    • Trent Buxton
    • Paragon

Best Animation

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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(Director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(Director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Art Director

  • Winner
    • Kathryn F. Whitmire
    • The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant

Best Child Actor

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    • Reece Jagpal-Mohan
    • Wheel Gone Kid
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Best Dark Comedy

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    Velvet Crush

    Dani Savka
    Piankhi Iknaton
    Roger Williamson
    Diane Eaton
    Joanna Easton
    Timo Gates
    Michael Boston
    Steven Jared Mangurten
    Pedro Gonzalez Kuhn
    Alan Taverner
    Rob Fabiani
    Joseph Biagas
    Alecia Denegar
    Oli Cohen
    Matt Vaserman
    Dawit Adera
    Josh Moody
    Nancy Van Iderstine
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Director

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    • Ofu Obekpa
    • The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant
    Congratulations to all the Amazing April 2021 #NYIFA #Winners! Full list on our website, link in bio!
  • Matthew Silva
    • Matthew Silva(director)
    • Intense Battles Reloaded
    Ryanium Films
    Greyson Studios

Best Documentary Feature Film

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    Leaving Tracks

    6.9 (23)
    Bobby Haas
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    Welcome to Monterey

    Lauren Ray (I)

Best Drama

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    Perpetua

    Marshall-Weishuai Yuan
    Sangeetha Gowda
    Jasmin Pilatos
    NOAH Films

Best Ensemble

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    Honorable Sins

    9.0 (9)
    Cast
    Infraction Media

Best Fantasy

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    Seven Wishes

    Karolina Bomba
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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Feature Film

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    The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant

    7.3 (30)
    Ofu Obekpa
    John Varkados
    Teddy Albert
    Obu Obu
    Maurice Johnson

Best Feature Script

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    G.O.D. OS - The Quantum Genesis

    David Christopher Loya(Writer / Director / Producer)
    Gary Mazeffa(Excecutive Producer)
    Renegade Lens Pictures
    Q2 Films

Best Monologue

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    Through a Glass, Dimly

    9.4 (17)
    Brian K. Burns
    BACKA Media Group
    Father Restoration

Best Musical

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    Winner

    Grand kankan

    6.7 (16)
    Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov
    M-Film
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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(Director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(Director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(Director)

Best Poster

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    Leaving Tracks

    6.9 (23)
    Bobby Haas

Best Romance

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    Winner

    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(Director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(Director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(Director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Sci-Fi

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    Winner

    Secret Within the Sphere

    7.8 (20)
    Noble Park Films
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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Screenplay Short Film

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    Velvet Crush

    Michael Boston
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Series Pilot

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    Classified: The Time Traveler

    Mikis Fernandez
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    View & Chew

    6.1 (36)
    Kalani Hubbard
    Stefanie Hubbard
    Adam Paul Stone
    Cassie Burge
    Pure Magic Pictures
    Galaxy Visuals
    Little Dipper Sound

Best Social Justice Film

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    Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years

    Filiz Efe McKinney(director)
    Brave Sprout

Best Sound Design

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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Stephane Reichart(engineer/mixer)
    Greg Calbi(engineer/mixer)
    Stefano Civetta(engineer/mixer)
    Quantum Classics

Best Soundtrack

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    Intermission

    Sean Tinnion
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    Leaving Tracks

    6.9 (23)
    Daniel Mayfield(composer)
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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Manu Martin(composer)
    Joi Barua(composer)
    Ron Josef Danziger(composer)
    Quantum Classics

Best Student Film

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    Fat Swan

    Wanyi Zhao(Director)
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    Volcano

    Yutong Lu

Best Supporting Actress

  • Nancy Van Iderstine
    Winner
    • Nancy Van Iderstine
    • Velvet Crush
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Thriller

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    Paragon

    Michael Kumar
    Trent Buxton

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    The Best Man's Privilege

    Andy Maycock
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    Intense Battles Reloaded

    4.2 (30)
    Matthew Silva(director)
    David Greyson(executive producer)
    Aniel Rios(writer)
    Ryanium Films
    Greyson Studios

Best War Film

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    Winner

    Blood on the Risers

    Blake Elder(Producer, Cinematographer, Editor)
    Dan Robinson(Producer)
    Caleb Fanning(Writer, Director)
    Rockhill Studios

Best Web Series

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    Winner

    Raktbeej

    7.8 (97)
    Hardik Pareekh(director)
    Gujotsav Productions
    Studiocraft Entertainment
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    A Show About Coworkers

    Ian Brodsky(director)
    Dapper Devil Productions
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    View & Chew

    6.1 (36)
    Kalani Hubbard
    Stefanie Hubbard
    Adam Paul Stone
    Cassie Burge
    Pure Magic Pictures
    Galaxy Visuals
    Little Dipper Sound

Best Western

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    Winner

    Honorable Sins

    9.0 (9)
    Suza Singh
    Infraction Media

Best Young Actor

  • Marlon Kazadi
    Winner
    • Marlon Kazadi
    • Chained

Best Young Actress

  • Winner
    • Asha Annais
    • Honorable Sins
    Infraction Media

Grand Jury Award: Best Series Pilot

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    View & Chew

    6.1 (36)
    Kalani Hubbard
    Stefanie Hubbard
    Adam Paul Stone
    Cassie Burge
    Pure Magic Pictures
    Galaxy Visuals
    Little Dipper Sound

Honorable Mention: Best Actor

  • Oswaldo Salas
    Winner
    • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
    • Holestepper

BEST MAIN THEME

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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Actress

    • Magda Porter
    • Through a Glass, Dimly
    BACKA Media Group
    Father Restoration
  • BROKE ACTOR series release party, June 28 2025, styled by LAKSHMIBEE
    • Sangeetha Gowda
    • Perpetua
  • Dani Savka
    • Dani Savka
    • Velvet Crush
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Comedy/Dark Comedy

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    Through a Glass, Dimly

    9.4 (17)
    Brian K. Burns
    BACKA Media Group
    Father Restoration

Best Documentary Feature

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    Green Line

    Ebin Raj Maliakal

Best Film

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    Chained

    4.7 (255)
    Rachelle Chartrand(Producer)
    Titus Heckel(Director)
    Chester Sit(Producer)
    My Precious Pictures

Best Original Story

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    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Quantum Classics

Best Under Five Minute Film

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    Wheel Gone Kid

    Wayne Kelly
    Keith Large
    Matt Holt
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

May Monthly Award

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BEST ACTING DUO

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    Winner

    Another Day

    5.8 (9)
    Alan Hall
    Gráinne Good

BEST PROSTHETIC MAKE-UP

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    Winner

    The house at the end of the forest

    4.1 (81)
    EvaMaria Holm(makeup artist)

Best Acting Ensemble

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    Loose Ends

    Josh Kradz
    Sugey Cruz
    Elliot Sterenfeld
    Christopher Ferguson
    Austin Greene
    Kai Kamryn
    John Rudegeir
    Cinecle Pictures

Best Action (Short)

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    Winner

    Project Gemini

    Isaiah Galarza

Best Actor

  • Sedric Willis
    Winner
    • Sedric Willis
    • Ramesses
    Kevin Austra Production

Best Actress

  • Pearls Daily as "Minky Woodcock"
    Winner
    • Pearls Daily
    • Briar
  • Teagan Vincze
    Winner
    • Teagan Vincze
    • Carried Away
  • Ch'Lu (FKA Camilla Mathias)
    • Ch'Lu(actress)
    • Don't

Best Cinematography

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    Winner

    Gestirn

    Ben Zäch

Best Experimental Film

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    Winner

    What is the Difference?

    Mandev Khalsa
  • [object Object]

    Paint on Paint # 4

    Vasco Diogo

Best First Time Director (Short)

  • Winner
    • Isaiah Galarza
    • Project Gemini

Best Horror

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    Winner

    The house at the end of the forest

    4.1 (81)
    Jonathan Katzeff(producer)
    Very Heavy

Best Indie Feature Film

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    Winner

    Ramesses

    Kevin Austra Production
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    Loose Ends

    Tony Marion
    Sugey Cruz
    Danielle Marion
    Dan Weinel
    Dawn Mathis
    Tony Papadimitrou
    Justin Sapp
    Anthony Spadaccini
    Cinecle Pictures

Best Indie Short

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    Winner

    PAPER AIRPLANE

    Jiarui Guo
    Mingjie Tang
    United States

Best Inspirational Film

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    Winner

    Break Every Chain

    7.1 (2.1K)
    Tim Searfoss

Best Make-up

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    Winner

    Gestirn

    Carol Geiger

Best Music Video

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    Winner

    Timmy Trumpet & Gabry Ponte: Mad World

    9.3 (20)
    Shaun David Barker(director)
    Matt Henry(director)
    Rhino Punk Media
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    Stranger

    Eden James(Director)

Best Noir (Short)

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    Winner

    Project Gemini

    Isaiah Galarza

Best Producer

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    Winner

    Chained

    4.7 (255)
    Rachelle Chartrand
    My Precious Pictures

Best Romance Film

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    Winner

    Les Notes

    Georgios Dimitropoulos(director)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Go for Broke

    William Wu(director)

Best Song

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    Winner

    Something Called Love

    Eden James(artist)

Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    The Breath of Life

    8.0 (10)
    Anna Gerasimova
  • [object Object]

    The house at the end of the forest

    4.1 (81)
    John Roger Olsson(composer)

Best Supporting Actor

  • Winner
    • Michael Santiago
    • Ramesses
    Kevin Austra Production

Best Supporting Actress

  • Winner
    • Rebecca Jane Cureton
    • Ramesses
    Kevin Austra Production

Best Under 5 Minutes Film

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    Winner

    Entangled Animal

    Christian Holm-Glad(director)
    Bulldozer Film
    Bacon

Grand Jury Award: Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    Loose Ends

    Sam O'Hare

Best Feature Film

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    Vasectomia

    6.4 (29)
    Marc Décosterd(Director)
    Wake Up! Films

Best First Time Director (Feature)

    • Tony Marion
    • Loose Ends
    Cinecle Pictures

July Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Producer

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    Winner

    Bad Beat

    Lexee Gordoun
    Helena Naisara

Best Actor

  • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick at an event for The Dinner (2017)
    Winner
    • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    • The Elephant in the Room
    Demian Pictures

Best Actress

  • Eva Petersson
    Winner
    • Eva Petersson(actress)
    • Where Is Lucy?

Best Child Actress

  • Eva Petersson
    Winner
    • Eva Petersson(actress)
    • Where Is Lucy?

Best Dark Comedy

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    Winner

    The Meeting

    Dan A Edwards
    D.C. Evans

Best Documentary Feature

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    Winner

    Sky So Blue

    8.3 (9)
    Michael Finnegan(director)
    David L. Trapasso Jr.(director)

Best LGBTQ Film

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    Winner

    Ordinary World

    Arielle Yoder
    Kendra Heisler
    Jessica Henderson

Best Romance

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    Winner

    Les Notes

    Georgios Dimitropoulos(director)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Matthew

    8.5 (33)
    Robert Palumbo
    Uncle Johnny Productions

Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Bad Beat

    Lexee Gordoun

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    The Uncredited

    Nick Burchard(director)

Best Under 5 Minute Film

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    Winner

    If I had time

    Eli Sundler(director)

Best original story

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    Winner

    Clann

    9.2 (12)
    Aaron O'Neill(writer)
    Simon Russell(writer)

Grand Jury Award: Best Web-Series

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    Winner

    Unbothered

    Jeorge Benton(director/producer)
    Confused Style of Art Studios

Best 1st Time Director

  • Joshua Urquhart
    • Joshua Urquhart
    • Two's a Lesson

Best Animation Short

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    Carol

    6.5 (213)
    Seayoon Jeong

Best Sci-Fi

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    Over the Skyline

    Marco Gentili
    Goodfellas Motion Pictures

Best Series Pilot

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    HOW WE DO - Sketches of the Species

    Pete Macnamara
    Serious Vein Productions

Best Soundtrack

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    Grounded

    Sean Tinnion

June Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Producer

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    Winner

    Kalliope's from Fear to Freedom

    Kalliope(Executive Producer)

Best Actress

  • Cathy DeBuono as "Cassie", in "Crazy Bitches".
    Winner
    • Cathy DeBuono
    • Along Came Wanda
  • Gracie Piper
    • Gracie Piper
    • Ruins

Best Cinematography

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    Winner

    Where Is Lucy?

    9.2 (5)
    Saad Aldin Alkharouf(cinematographer)

Best Director Feature

  • During Cannes Film Festival 2016
    Winner
    • Salma Azzam(director)
    • Where Is Lucy?

Best Documentary Short

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    Winner

    An American Street Mural in Harlem

    Ano Okera
    Charles Hayes IV
    Nikoa Evans-Hendricks
    New Kingston Media
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    Winner

    An American Street Mural in Harlem

    Ano Okera(Executive Producer)
    Charles Hayes IV(Executive Producer)
    Nikoa Evans-Hendricks(Executive Producer)
    New Kingston Media

Best Experimental Feature

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    Winner

    Ruins

    4.7 (18)
    Jay Mohan
    Look Around Film

Best Feature Film

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    Winner

    Along Came Wanda

    5.7 (740)
    Jan Miller Corran
    LeeAnne Pronitis-Matusek

Best Indie Feature

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    Winner

    Ruins

    4.7 (18)
    Jay Mohan
    Look Around Film

Best Inspirational Film

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    Winner

    Kalliope's from Fear to Freedom

    Kalliope

Best Screenplay

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    Winner

    On Par

    Paul G. Andrews
    Beth Kates
    GlobalWatch Films
  • Winner

    Black Star Rising

    Doug Williams
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    Dizzy Daisy

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Where Is Lucy?

    9.2 (5)
    Salma Azzam(director)
  • [object Object]

    Gab

    8.0 (7)
    Gazanfer Biricik(director)
    La Vie Parigo

Best Short Script

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    Winner

    Riley

    Ben McHugh

Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Fuhrer's Fate

    Tim Lyons

Best Supporting Actress

  • Roberta Hanlen
    Winner
    • Roberta Hanlen
    • Along Came Wanda

Best War Film

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    Winner

    Heinz 1945

    Martin Beek
    Karel Hamm

Best Web-Series

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    Winner

    A Frantic Love 3- High Tension

    Gary Tucker

Honorable Mention

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    Winner

    One for the Ditch

    8.5 (13)
    David Gilna
    Louis Maxwell
    Tony Cash
    David Gilna Productions
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    Winner

    The World's Greatest Home

    Zubair Pradhan

Best 1st Time Director

    • Ano Okera
    • An American Street Mural in Harlem

Best Actor

  • Manoj Balraj
    • Manoj Balraj
    • Ruins
    Look Around Film

Best Editing

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    Lifelines

    Andrew Ortiz

Best Film No-Budget

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    Pra onde levam as ondas

    9.2 (10)
    Dan Albuk(writer/director)
    A World Apart
    B&C Produções Artísticas

Best First Time Director

    • Ano Okera(Director)
    • An American Street Mural in Harlem
    New Kingston Media

Grand Jury Award

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Best Acting Duo

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    Winner

    2020: A 1917 Parody

    7.7 (87)
    Michael Lieberman
    Colton Eschief Mastro
    ASCNDR
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Homeward Bound

    Dewey Stewart
    Annalee Dimpfel
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night, Mother

    9.7 (12)
    Sheila Houlahan
    Ellen McLain

Best Actress

  • Freja Zeuthen
    Winner
    • Freja Zeuthen
    • End of an Affair
  • Eva Ferguson
    Winner
    • Eva Ferguson
    • Swimming Lesson
  • Chena Verony
    Winner
    • Chena Verony
    • Transgressions

Best Director

  • Valerio Zanoli
    Winner
    • Valerio Zanoli
    • Not to Forget
  • Winner
    • Gazanfer Biricik(director)
    • The Heartthrob
    La Vie Parigo

Best Drama

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    846

    Charles Andrews(director)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Heartthrob

    8.9 (13)
    Gazanfer Biricik(director)
    La Vie Parigo

Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Righteous Villains

    3.4 (3.4K)
    Savvas D. Michael(writer/director)
    John Pavlakos(producer)
    Saints and Savages
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Not to Forget

    5.1 (11K)
    Valerio Zanoli

Best First Time Director

  • Winner
    • Matt Ditko
    • Banshee

Best Music Video

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Purpose of Life

    Mohammed K Paika
  • [object Object]

    L.A.W

    Jijo Sengupta

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam

Best Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night Out

    Atsuko Sugihara(sceenplay)
    James Huang(story)
    Ten Ten Productions

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ernie

    8.7 (11)
    Ray Panthaki
    Ben Jacques

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Friends

    Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr.
    Kenny Fame
    Friends (2017) (V)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Gute Monster

    Therese Strasser(composer)

Best Under 5 Minute Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wheel Gone Kid 2

    Keith Large
    Wayne Kelly
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Fantasy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Deepak Sharma(executive producer)
    Manu Martin(producer)
    Adrian Peacock(producer)
    Ron Josef Danziger(composer)
    Joi Barua(composer)
    Matthieu Eymard(composer)
    Quantum Classics

Grand Jury Award: Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Truck

    9.2 (5)
    Viacheslav Merzlikin(director)

Indie Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    A Trip to the Moon

    Hayden He
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Two's a Lesson

    9.2 (5)
    Joshua Urquhart
    It's A Film Productions

August Monthly Award

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Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Giovanna Muricy
    • A Morte Não Te Ama
    • Amber Howard
    • There's No Hell Like Home
  • Vicky Peirson
    • Vicky Peirson
    • All the Lonely People
    indie film rocket

Best Animation

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Blog 22

    Montasser Khalil

Best Child Actor - from 5 to 12 years old

  • Winner
    • Maxwell Whitelock
    • All the Lonely People
    indie film rocket
    • Sierra Papps
    • MUTE - The Loudest Silence

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Prisoner

    7.2 (10)
    Francois Welterlin
  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Giulio Raimondo

Best Comedy Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Lucky Sisters

    Peilin Xie

Best Commercial

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    8102 ARIM

    Brice Blanloeil

Best Documentary Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Palm Oil's Vice Grip on Natives

    Ashlei Payne
  • [object Object]

    Ellos Están Bien

    Kristy P. Espinoza
    Billionaires Group

Best Drone Video

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Zion

    Dmitriy Arbatov
  • [object Object]

    Rhode Island

    Dmitriy Arbatov

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Adam Spinks
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Intrusion

    Nicholas Carrodo
    Ducklatch Productions

Best Feature Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Divaswapna

    7.8 (561)
    Naresh D Prajapati(producer)
    Satish Davara(director)
    K. D. Films

Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Serial

    Robert T. Engle(director)
    Noah Phillips(director)
  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam
    Little Big Film Company

Best Make-Up

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Monique Muskens

Best Poster

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Blog 22

    Montasser Khalil

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Serial

    Savannah Lindblad(producer)
    Noah Phillips(producer)
    Robert T. Engle(producer)
  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam

Best Prosthetic Make-up

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Monique Muskens

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Elephant in the Room

    Jonathan D. Bucari
    Demian Pictures
  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam
    Little Big Film Company
  • [object Object]

    Serial

    Robert T. Engle(director)
    Noah Phillips(director)
  • [object Object]

    All the Lonely People

    7.5 (19)
    Paul J. Lane
    Peter Agnelli
    Katrina Ross
    indie film rocket

Best Short Script

  • Winner

    Fatal Ambition

    6.4 (7)
    Angel Connell(screenwriter)
    Parousian Pictures

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Ben Cooper

Best Thriller

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam
    Little Big Film Company

Best Trailer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    All the Lonely People

    7.5 (19)
    Paul J. Lane
    Peter Agnelli
    Katrina Ross
    indie film rocket

Best Under 5 Minutes Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    MUTE - The Loudest Silence

    Sapan Bamrah(Director)

Best Visual Effects

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Blog 22

    Montasser Khalil

Grand jury award winner

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Prisoner

    7.2 (10)
    Ingrid Franchi

Honorable Mention: Best Dance Choreography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Without Any Strings

    Melinda Matticoli

Best Actor

    • Vic Zander
    • All the Lonely People
    indie film rocket

Best Director

  • Russell Southam
    • Russell Southam
    • There's No Hell Like Home

Best Drama

  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam
    Little Big Film Company

Best First Time Director

    • Kevin Rodengen
    • Malgrado te

Best Horror

  • [object Object]

    There's No Hell Like Home

    Russell Southam
    Little Big Film Company

October Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Director - Short

  • Annalee Dimpfel
    Winner
    • Annalee Dimpfel
    • Homeward Bound

Best 1st Time Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Homeward Bound

    Annalee Dimpfel

Best Action Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    CODE 1/2 (CODE One Half)

    Lancen Gm

Best Actor

  • Godfrey J. Rayner
    Winner
    • Godfrey J. Rayner
    • Gregory

Best Actres

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Breaking & Entering

    Kiri Hartig

Best Actress

  • Lana McKissack
    Winner
    • Lana McKissack(actress)
    • My Human Experience
  • Annalee Dimpfel
    • Annalee Dimpfel
    • Homeward Bound

Best Adventure Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Strez

    Joe Carter

Best Child Actress

  • Winner
    • Madelyn McHugh
    • Gregory

Best Comedy Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Cheap As Chips

    Henry Morris
    Ryan Kirwan Films

Best Comedy Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Come Up

    Glenn McBride Jr.
    Eugene T. Barnes
    Ryan Roman
    MR. GM Studios

Best Dark Comedy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Die Einladung

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

Best Director

  • Robin Hofmann
    Winner
    • Robin Hofmann
    • Speak
    Hoffy's Heart Productions
  • Mike Schiff
    Winner
    • Mike Schiff
    • The History of Metal and Horror
    M.A.S. Productions
  • Michael William Hogan
    • Michael William Hogan
    • Breaking & Entering

Best Feature Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The History of Metal and Horror

    6.3 (230)
    Mike Schiff
    M.A.S. Productions

Best Historical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The History of Metal and Horror

    6.3 (230)
    Mike Schiff
    M.A.S. Productions

Best Musical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    All Cosmologies

    Alexandre Monteiro

Best Original Story

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Two's a Lesson

    9.2 (5)
    Joshua Urquhart
    It's A Film Productions

Best Series Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Human Experience

    Sylvia Ray(director)
    Sarah Cooke(producer)
    Kay Tuxford(producer)
    Aimee Dansereau(producer)
    10 X 10 Studios

Best Series Pilot Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Varangians

    Alex Bogomolov

Best Short Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Letter: A Dramatic Short Story

    Brett Howard Nelson

Best Sound Design

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    CODE 1/2 (CODE One Half)

    Lancen Gm

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The History of Metal and Horror

    6.3 (230)
    Mike Schiff
    M.A.S. Productions

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Homeward Bound

    Annalee Dimpfel

Best Stunt Performer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Gunslinger

    Alexander Lindman(Stunt Performer)
    Alexander StuntArtist Productions

Best Web Series

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Human Telegraphs

    9.0 (24)
    Fern Lim(Producer, Actor)
    Skye Rebel(director / actor / producer)
    Rachel Kay Barclay(Writer / Producer / Actor)
    Three Bright Lights Productions

Best Young Actress

  • Winner
    • Katie Russell
    • A Friend for Dinner
  • Trinity Soos
    • Trinity Soos
    • Speak
    Hoffy's Heart Productions

Best inspirational film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Vortex, the Dawn of Sovereignty

    4.8 (138)
    Michel Rousseau

Grand Jury Award: Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Moments Fleeting

    Jeffrey Daijiro Taylor(composer)

Best Drama

  • [object Object]

    Speak

    9.2 (14)
    Robin Hofmann
    Hoffy's Heart Productions

Best Horror

  • [object Object]

    A Friend for Dinner

    Max Bramley
    Roshan Hall
    Katie Russell
    Mads Jesson
    Bizza Cudlip
    Joseph Kirkham
    Thomas Jansson
    Ruth Tyson
    Toby Bramley
    Em Tomlinson

September Monthly Edition

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Best 1st Time Director (Feature)

  • June Mock
    Winner
    • June Mock
    • To Be MELO
    KMK Realm

Best Acting Duo

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Meet Me at Ours

    Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
    Jimena Armstrong

Best Comedy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Plan

    Gigi Burgdorf(director)
    BigDork Productions

Best Director

  • Fabien Dufils
    Winner
    • Fabien Dufils
    • Implanted
    Mad Street Motion Pictures

Best Fan Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    In the Blink of an Eye

    8.4 (7)
    Kevin Croxton

Best Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Implanted

    4.5 (4.9K)
    Fabien Dufils
    Mad Street Motion Pictures

Best Indie Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    To Be MELO

    June Mock
    KMK Realm

Best Musical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Golden Lotus

    9.0 (48)
    George Chiang(producer)
    Ivy Chung(producer)
    Golden Lotus Media

Best Mystery Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    To Be MELO

    June Mock
    KMK Realm

Best Poster

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    In the Blink of an Eye

    8.4 (7)
    Kevin Croxton

Best Supporting Actress

  • Winner
    • Jaclyn Dipietro
    • Audition

Best Thriller Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Mia

    Matt Townsend

Best Trailer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    They Sense Your Fear

    Aramis Tatu

Best Under 5 Minute Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    They Sense Your Fear

    Aramis Tatu

Grand Jury Award: Best 1st Time Director - Short

  • Winner
    • Malik Fazal Rehman(director)
    • Prohibited Life

Best Actor

  • Tyler d Lambert
    • Tyler d Lambert(director)
    • Jonathans World
    Vibez & Visionz

Best Documentary Feature

  • [object Object]

    Shakespeare: The Truth Behind the Name

    7.0 (42)
    Robin K. Phillips(Director) (Narrator)
    Christina di Marlo(Producer) (Writer)
    Art Harman(Associate Producer) (Editor) (Cinematographer) (Director of Photography)
    Groundbreaker Films

Best Documentary Short

  • [object Object]

    The Face Behind the Rat

    Emma Keatley

Best Historical Film

  • [object Object]

    Shakespeare: The Truth Behind the Name

    7.0 (42)
    Robin K. Phillips(Director) (Narrator)
    Christina di Marlo(Producer) (Writer)
    Groundbreaker Films

Best Series Pilot

  • [object Object]

    Aghaat

    6.4 (723)
    Zayed Rizwan(Director)
    Watcho
  • [object Object]

    Audition

    Cosimo Tucci

Grand Jury Prize

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Best Director

  • Winner
    • Natalia Curea
    • Jump

Best Drama

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Jump

    8.9 (14)
    Natalia Curea

Best Inspirational Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Song of the Same Night

    10 (9)
    Kary Hyunjeong Rho
    Jason Sarrey
    Jay Rho
    Ryan Foregger
    Alson Lai Tsz Yeung
    Suddenly Pictures
    BlockPond Productions
    Creatio Films
    Definite Films

Best Song

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Time That is Mine

    Ch'Lu(songwriter)
  • [object Object]

    Purpose of Life

    Mohammed K Paika

Best Visual Effects

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    L.A.W

    Jijo Sengupta

Honorable Mention

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Best Acting Duo

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Wheel Gone Kid 2

    Reece Jagpal-Mohan
    Rita Jagpal-Mohan
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Best Actor

  • Winner
    • Liaan Ferreira
    • Visor

Best Actress

  • Lauren A. Kennedy
    Winner
    • Lauren A. Kennedy
    • Night Out
  • Anna Sozzani
    Winner
    • Anna Sozzani
    • Single
  • Winner
    • Amber Howard
    • There's No Hell Like Home

Best Experimental Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Paint on Paint # 3

    Vasco Diogo
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night, Mother

    9.7 (12)
    Sheila Houlahan

Best Fan Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Get the Joke?

    Alexander Lindman(Director)
    Alexander StuntArtist Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Get the Joke?

    Alexander Lindman(Director)
    Alexander StuntArtist Productions

Best Horror Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    They Sense Your Fear

    Aramis Tatu

Best Music Video

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Don't

    8.3 (18)
    Ch'Lu(actress, singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, producer)

Best Short Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Curb

    Justin Moodie(screenwriter)
    The Curb

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Hunting Bears

    Benjamin Doherty
  • [object Object]

    Christian Moullec: Flying with Birds

    Tim Janssens

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Alba

    Margherita Mazza(director)

Honorable Mention

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Same Page

    Elise Wilkes

Main Theme

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Fantasy of Companionship between Human and Inanimate

    Susan Lim(director)
    Christina Teenz Tan(director)
    Samudra Kajal Saikia(director)
    Deepak Sharma(executive producer)
    Adrian Peacock(producer)
    Manu Martin(producer)
    Joi Barua(composer)
    Ron Josef Danziger(composer)
    Matthieu Eymard(manager of production)
    Quantum Classics

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    Beyond the Fuchsias

    Tara Jackson

November Monthly Award

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Best Actor

  • Winner
    • Ryan Xue
    • Swimming Lesson

Best Biographical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Value of Time

    Tom Dauer(director)
    Whiteroom Productions

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Swimming Lesson

    Tomkibom

Best Director

  • Miida Chu
    Winner
    • Miida Chu
    • Eureka
  • Joey Medina
    • Joey Medina
    • Beautiful Violence
    Bronx Boy Entertainment
  • Wai Sun Cheng
    • Wai Sun Cheng
    • Swimming Lesson
    Finalist
  • Kevin James Bond
    • Kevin James Bond
    • Eldorado

Best Drama Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Beautiful Violence

    9.2 (11)
    Joey Medina
    Bronx Boy Entertainment

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Song of the Same Night

    10 (9)
    Kary Hyunjeong Rho
    Suddenly Pictures

Best Fantasy

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ni Aquí Ni Allá (Neither Here Nor There)

    5.9 (9)
    Franco Machado-Pesce

Best Horror

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ni Aquí Ni Allá (Neither Here Nor There)

    5.9 (9)
    Franco Machado-Pesce

Best Main theme

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    In-between

    Daniele Truocchio(composer)

Best Musical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    From Nirvana to Silvana

    8.7 (7)

Best Poster

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Betrayal of Reason

    C. Hope Belmont
    Delphine Dupont

Best Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Beautiful Violence

    9.2 (11)
    Joey Medina
    Bronx Boy Entertainment
  • [object Object]

    Song of the Same Night

    10 (9)
    Kary Hyunjeong Rho
    Suddenly Pictures

Best Prosthetic Make Up

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ni Aquí Ni Allá (Neither Here Nor There)

    5.9 (9)
    Santino Ferrese
    Daniel Jurado
  • [object Object]

    Beautiful Violence

    9.2 (11)
    Johnna J. Perez
    Bronx Boy Entertainment

Best Series Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Limited Edition

    8.4 (13)
    Cole Mueller

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Life After

    Jesse Edwards
    Evolve Studio
  • [object Object]

    All stuffed with fluff

    Gwenaël Clause
    Frank Berjot
  • [object Object]

    Song of the Same Night

    10 (9)
    Kary Hyunjeong Rho
    Jason Sarrey
    Jay Rho
    Ryan Foregger
    Alson Lai Tsz Yeung
    Suddenly Pictures
    BlockPond Productions
    Creatio Films
    Definite Films
    Citizen Skull Productions
  • [object Object]

    Swimming Lesson

    Wai Sun Cheng(director, writer, producer)
    Toby Osborne(writer)
    Pandapix Enterprise.
    Finalist

Best Silent Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Diner Discord

    Alan Rosenfeld

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Song of the Same Night

    10 (9)
    Tree Kim
    Suddenly Pictures
  • [object Object]

    In-between

    Daniele Truocchio(composer)

Best Under 5 Minute Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Slicer

    6.6 (5)
    David Barros
    BULB Productions

Grand Jury Award

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Same Page

    Emanuel Ramirez
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Eldorado

    Kevin James Bond

Grand Jury Award: Best Director - Short

  • Alan Rosenfeld
    Winner
    • Alan Rosenfeld
    • Diner Discord

Best Horror Film

  • [object Object]

    Slicer

    6.6 (5)
    David Barros
    BULB Productions

Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]

    Eldorado

    Kevin James Bond

December Monthly Award

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Best Actress

  • Monica McCarthy
    Winner
    • Monica McCarthy
    • Survival Job

Best Child Actor

  • Winner
    • Jagger Woolstenhulme
    • Grandpa's Crazy?
    Faranabrack

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Spanish Olive Grove

    9.5 (25)
    Francisco Javier Fernández Bordonada(director)

Best Dark Comedy Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Survival Job

    Monica McCarthy

Best Director

  • Monica McCarthy
    Winner
    • Monica McCarthy
    • Survival Job
  • Natalie Dalimore and K. Danor Gerald
    • K. Danor Gerald
    • Grandpa's Crazy?
    Faranabrack

Best Ensemble

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Survival Job

    Monica McCarthy
    Lindy Rogers
    Sergey Nagorny
    Jude Severin
    Yaz Perea
    Nina Tarr

Best First Time Director

  • Monica McCarthy
    Winner
    • Monica McCarthy
    • Survival Job

Best Indie Feature

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    When you are gone

    6.2 (49)
    Rafael Altamira
    Guerrilla Video

Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Folding In

    Kelton White
  • [object Object]

    Suchtpotenzial

    Franz Josef Danner
    Stagedive

Best Music Video

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Elyaz: Remember Home

    Mauro Elias Morone(Director)

Best Thriller

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    When you are gone

    6.2 (49)
    Rafael Altamira
    Guerrilla Video
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Professional Experience

    Marco Felipe(Marco Felipe)
    Ilha Crossmídia

Best Voice Over

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Grandpa's Crazy?

    7.7 (53)
    Joseph Bresnahan
    Faranabrack

Best Young Actor

  • Winner
    • Ethan Blackham
    • Grandpa's Crazy?
    Faranabrack

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    Double Zero

    7.4 (290)
    Pat Bradley
    Always Write Productions

Best Under 5 Minute Film

  • [object Object]

    Unfinished

    9.8 (24)
    Sudeep Mehta
    Worldwide Photoworks

January Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Looking Through the Trees

    Justin Morfin
    Janice Morfin
    Joe Morfin

Best Acting Debut

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Body Armor

    Joey Moe(actor)

Best Actor

  • Michael Wetherbee
    Winner
    • Michael Wetherbee
    • End of an Affair

Best Biographical Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Kaali Maati

    9.3 (11)
    Hemantkumar Mahale
    HMG Entertainments

Best Cinamatography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    A Perfect Vintage

    8.1 (30)
    Troy Christian(cinematographer)
    Tom Graves(cinematographer)
    Casey Stoll(cinematographer)

Best Director

  • Director.Editor. Filmmaker. Dancer
    Winner
    • Troy Christian(director)
    • A Perfect Vintage

Best Drama

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Looking Through the Trees

    Justin Morfin

Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night Out

    Emma Arnold
    Atsuko Sugihara
    James Huang(director of editing)
    Ten Ten Productions

Best Ensemble

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Gute Monster

Best First Time Director

  • Abhay Thakur
    Winner
    • Abhay Thakur(director)
    • Enigma - The Fallen Angel
    Dream Catcher Company
    • Justin Morfin
    • Looking Through the Trees

Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Clann

    9.2 (12)
    Aaron O'Neill(Director)
    Simon Russell(producer)

Best Mystery Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Enigma - The Fallen Angel

    9.1 (12)
    Abhay Thakur(director)
    Dream Catcher Company

Best Series Pilot

  • Winner

    Grinding Doubt

    Bobby Liga(producer)
    Stephanie Hogan(executive producer)
    Alexandra Spieth(Director)
    Aristeo F. Kardi(executive producer)
    Daniel Boyd(associate producer)

Best Song

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Night Out

    Mike Higbee

Best Supporting Actress

  • Angela Wong Carbone
    Winner
    • Angela Wong Carbone
    • Night Out

Best Under 5 Minutes Film

  • Winner

    News

    Karn Kalra(actor)
    Robert Bazzocchi(Director)

Best Webseries

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Gute Monster

Best Western Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Saving Grayson

    9.0 (5)
    Breck Cuddy

Best Acting Ensemble

  • [object Object]

    Night Out

    Freja Zeuthen
    Samantha Rose Valletta
    Lauren A. Kennedy
    Ella Glabicki
    Angela Wong Carbone

Best Actress

  • Nadine Knobloch
    • Nadine Knobloch(actress)
    • Der Zirkel

Best Animation

  • [object Object]

    A Grenfell Story

    Hameed Adigun(director)

Best Documentary Feature

  • [object Object]

    Under Threat

    Ewa Stankiewicz(director)

Best Music Video

  • [object Object]

    Timmy Trumpet: Diamonds

    9.9 (24)
    Shaun David Barker
    Rhino Punk Media

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    Looking Through the Trees

    Justin Morfin

February Monthly Award

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Best Acting Debut

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Permafrost

    Meghan McNeil
    701 Productions (II)

Best Actor

  • Gentry Lee at an event for Starman (2025)
    Winner
    • Gentry Lee
    • Permafrost
    701 Productions (II)

Best Actress

  • Mally Corrigan
    Winner
    • Mally Corrigan(actress)
    • The Alpines
    MQB Films

Best Costumes

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pretty Metal

    7.2 (8)
    Lina Edwards

Best Ensemble

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pretty Metal

    7.2 (8)
    Angela Cole
    Lina Edwards
    KateLynn E. Newberry

Best Ethnographic Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Mountain Medicines

    Joe Juanyao Zheng

Best Fan FIlm

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Harley Quinn - Blazing Shadows

    8.0 (32)
    Thomas Bernecker
    Think Big Studios

Best First Time Director

  • Winner
    • Aliyah Lee
    • Permafrost
    701 Productions (II)
  • Winner
    • Dante Aubain(director)
    • The Alpines
    MQB Films

Best First Time Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Alpines

    4.4 (5K)
    Mally Corrigan(producer)
    MQB Films

Best Mystery Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Finding Ophelia

    4.6 (414)
    Stephen Rutterford(director)
    ShadowRunner Industries

Best Producers

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Permafrost

    Aliyah Lee
    Gentry Lee
    701 Productions (II)

Best Sci-Fi

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Permafrost

    Aliyah Lee
    701 Productions (II)

Best Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pretty Metal

    7.2 (8)
    Dan A Edwards
    Sean Manos
    Mikhail Tot

Best Series Pilot

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Pretty Metal

    7.2 (8)
    Mikhail Tot

Best Student Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    16/8

    Sasha Leonard Paracels(director)
    Luca Paracels(producer)
    Matthew D. Gilpin(writer)
    Stanislav Yudakov(director of photography)
    Artyom Vasilev(composer)
    Aleksey Nikonenko(production designer)
    Aleksey Sinitsyn(sound designer)
    Garik Navasardyan(sound mixer)
    Maxim Rozhkov(colorist)
    Aleksandr Delvig(executive producer)
    Dmitriy Kliminov(re-recording mixer)
    Nikita Bestuzhev(storyboard artist)
    Odin Lund Biron(actor)
    Anna Isaeva(actress)
    Igor Otdelnov(editor)

Best Supporting Actor

  • Daniel Victor
    Winner
    • Daniel Victor(actor)
    • The Alpines
    MQB Films

Best Comedy

  • [object Object]

    Pretty Metal

    7.2 (8)
    Mikhail Tot

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]

    The Burning Blue

    Ablay Nurmanbetov(director)
    Anila Nugmanova(producer)

February Monthly Edition

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Best 1st Time Director

  • Winner
    • Saunak Mitra
    • Exchange offer
    Colour Purple Films

Best Musical

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Sergi & Irina

    5.3 (7)
    Álex Tejedor(director)
    Miquel Verd(Director)
    Viking 1942
    Singular Audiovisual

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Small Deaths

    Celina Arslanian
    Janne Ebel

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Love Thy Neighbor

    Federico Torri

November Monthly Edition

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Best 1st Time Producer

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Kim Plumridge(Producer)

Best Child Actress

  • Winner
    • Emily Gornshteyn
    • The Jump
    Mad Art Production

Best Documentary Short

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Kim Plumridge(Director)
    Andrew Duncan(Director)
    Kim Plumridge and Andrew Duncan are co-directors of "My Story of Alzheimer's Disease" and the joint winners of this award.

Best Inspirational Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Kim Plumridge(Director)
    Andrew Duncan(Director)
    Kim Plumridge and Andrew Duncan are co-directors of "My Story of Alzheimer's Disease" and the joint winners of this award.

Best Monologue

  • Winner

    I'm Gonna Always Be Your Mom

    Alejandra Arce

Grand Jury Award: Best Editing

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Andrew Duncan(Editor)

Best 1st Time Director

  • Kim Plumridge
    • Kim Plumridge(Director)
    • Andrew Duncan(Director)
    • My Story of Alzheimer's Disease
    Kim Plumridge and Andrew Duncan are the co-directors of "My Story of Alzheimer's Disease" and the joint nominees for this award.

Best Indie Short

  • [object Object]

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Kim Plumridge(Director)
    Andrew Duncan(Director)
    Kim Plumridge and Andrew Duncan are the co-directors of "My Story of Alzheimer's Disease" and the joint nominees for this award.

Best Song

  • [object Object]

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Chad Marvin(composer)
    Original Song: "Flying Free"

Best Soundtrack

  • [object Object]

    My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

    Michael Verselli(Composer)

October Monthly Edition

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Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    De brume et de sang

    Roland Collin
    Polygone TV
  • [object Object]

    It's Better to Save Trouble

    Jianhao Andy An(producer)

NYIFA Award

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Best Child Actor

  • Winner
    • Jack O'Connor
    • Enemy of the Heart

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Whenever the Wind Blows

    Ruitong Zhao
    Xinhao Wang

Best War Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Enemy of the Heart

    9.0 (23)

Best Short Documentary

  • [object Object]

    Auks One

    Yanghuixiao Gao
    Li Yingtong

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