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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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    Winner

    Metempsychosis - Nocturnal Whispers

    Sam Iwata aka Liu(Director)
    Liangjun Zha(director of photography)
    Hayden Hsu(Producer)
    38pro Film

Best 1st Time Producer

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    The Parisian

    Ivan Borovoi(producer)

Best Action Film

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    Winner

    Borrowed Time III

    5.7 (50)
    Alan Delabie(director)
    David Worth(director)
    Blue Harpy Films
    borrowed time III

Best Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Outside In

    7.3 (9)
    Mark O'Toole
    Winner Best Documentary Short
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    Merlin

    Min Soo Park

Best Drama

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    Winner

    Flukten fra Katterat

    7.7 (53)
    Tomas Simonsen(producer)
    Wiktor Simonsen(executive producer)
    Linken Pictures

Best Ensemble Cast

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    Winner

    Borrowed Time III

    5.7 (50)
    Alan Delabie(actor)
    Eric Roberts(actor)
    Louis Mandylor(actor)
    Costas Mandylor(actor)
    Matthias Hues(actor)
    Christina Okolo(actress)
    Affif Ben Badra(actor)
    Theresa Kassa(actress)
    Merrick McCartha(actor)
    Patrick Kilpatrick(actor)
    Blue Harpy Films

Best Fight Choreography

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    Winner

    Borrowed Time III

    5.7 (50)
    Alan Delabie(actor)
    Mark Stas(actor)
    Blue Harpy Films
    borrowed Time III

Best Indie Feature

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    Winner

    Prof.

    L.X Mitev
    HYST Films

Best Main Theme

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    Winner

    Promises

    James Naleski
    Azara Christienne
    Legacy Productions I

Best Noir Film

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    Winner

    Goodnight Mister Johnson

    Jean-Luc Servino(director)
    JLS Films

Best Song

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    Winner

    The Clay and the Girl

    9.6 (25)
    Christos Danakas
    George Psomiadis Breadman
    What Can Break This Echo
  • Douglas Heil
    • Douglas Heil(songwriter)
    For the song "Your Beautiful Love" from The Four Flames

Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    Borrowed Time III

    5.7 (50)
    Alan Delabie(director)
    Laurent Veronnez(composer)
    Blue Harpy Films
    borrowed time III

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    Roseston: Doctor

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    Metempsychosis - Nocturnal Whispers

    Sam Iwata aka Liu(Director)
    38pro Film

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    Roseston: Doctor

Best War Film

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    Winner

    Flukten fra Katterat

    7.7 (53)
    Tomas Simonsen(producer)
    Wiktor Simonsen(executive producer)
    Linken Pictures

Grand Jury Award: Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Behind

    Qinwei 'Judy' Li(director)
    Tingfeng Jimmy Zhu(director)

Honorable Mention

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    Winner

    America Boxed In

    6.9 (10)
    Casey Williams(Producer and Director)
    Ian Williams(Producer and Director)
    Lance Hoovestal(Executive Producer)

Best Actor

    • Saxon Philpott
    • Roseston: Doctor

Best Actress

  • Feodora Susilo
    • Feodora Susilo
    • Roseston: Doctor

Best First Time Director

  • Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in "Veggie of Love" a Kang Shi Fu microfilm commercial
    • Sam Iwata aka Liu(Director)
    • Metempsychosis - Nocturnal Whispers
    38pro Film

April Monthly Award

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

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    Winner

    For I Am Dead

    9.0 (18)
    Dominika Podczaska

Best 1st Time Director

  • Olivia Wong
    Winner
    • Olivia Wong
    • Madness Incarnate

Best Acting Duo

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    Winner

    For I Am Dead

    9.0 (18)
    Al Nazemian
    Riggsby Lane
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    A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Ana A Prickett Braunstein
    Carla Susan Lewis
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    A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Ana A Prickett Braunstein(Actress)
    Carla Susan Lewis(Actress)

Best Action Film

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    Winner

    Ratavoloira

    7.0 (10)
    Giulio Maria Cavallini

Best Actor

  • Michael Boston
    Winner
    • Michael Boston
    • Skat
    BlackCat69 Prods.
  • Al Nazemian
    Winner
    • Al Nazemian
    • For I Am Dead

Best Actress

  • Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
    Winner
    • Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
    • Skat
    BlackCat69 Prods.
  • Winner
    • Madelyn McHugh
    • Riley

Best Dark Comedy

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    Winner

    McCarthy 21

    Caleb Morgan

Best Director

  • The Crossing
    Winner
    • Tomas Simonsen
    • Flukten fra Katterat
    Linken Pictures
  • Sergio Jimenez
    • Sergio Jimenez
    • Man in a Maze
    Reaction Media

Best Ensemble

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    Winner

    The Micro

    9.1 (16)
    Brian K. Burns

Best Fan Film

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    Winner

    The Last of Us: Ellie's Revenge

    6.9 (72)
    Tommy Jackson
    Michael Isaac Gonzalez

Best Feature Film

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    Winner

    Flukten fra Katterat

    7.7 (53)
    Tomas Simonsen
    Linken Pictures

Best Horror Film

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    Winner

    Badlands

    7.6 (9)
    Gabriel Chicano(director)

Best Indie Film

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    Winner

    The Micro

    9.1 (16)
    Brian K. Burns
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    Skat

    Michael Boston
    Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
    Heidi Luo
    Samuel Whitehill
    Roslyn McKinney
    Dana Rice
    Felipe Borges
    Jillian Riley
    Mingzhu Ye
    Genie Beals
    Chuck Rockford
    Millie Cupp
    Sara Sepulcri
    BlackCat69 Prods.

Best Indie Short

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    Winner

    Wish, I Was There

    Sokhean Jonathan Ouk

Best Original Story

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    Winner

    A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Ana A Prickett Braunstein
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    Winner

    A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Ana A Prickett Braunstein(Writer)

Best Series Pilot

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    Winner

    Compromised

    Walter Anaruk(executive producer)
    Tom Hackett(executive producer)
    Anthony Ngo(director)
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    Winner

    Avocado Toast the Series

    5.7 (223)
    Heidi Lynch
    Charlie David
    Perrie Voss
    Guts and Gall Productions

Best Series Pilot Script

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    Winner

    Dorisville

    Bo Svenson
    MagicQuest Entertainment

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Man in a Maze

    Sergio Jimenez
    Reaction Media
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    Winner

    Riley

    Ben McHugh
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    Birdie

    7.7 (10)
    Andrew Edison
    David M. Night Maire

Best Social Justice Film

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    Winner

    Invisible Flags

    7.6 (16)
    Meitar Paz
    Marina Lang(Producer)
    Rory Valdez(Executive Producer)
    Everett Ray Aponte(Co-Director)
    Ramona Pojoga(Associate Producer)

Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    Flukten fra Katterat

    7.7 (53)
    Christopher Farrell

Best Voice Over

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    Winner

    For I Am Dead

    9.0 (18)
    Al Nazemian

Best Documentary Feature

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    Ranger

    8.0 (46)
    Sean James Spencer(Director)
    Studio No. 237

Best Drama

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    A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Ana A Prickett Braunstein(Director)

Best Music Video

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    Grandpa's Crazy?

    7.7 (53)
    Eric Osmond(artist)
    "Free Falling" is the theme music for the feature film "Grandpa's Crazy?"

May Monthly Award

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Best Acting Ensemble

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    Eva's Gabriel

    Joyce Laoagan(actor)
    BuAli Shah(actor)
    Anna Bredikhina(actor)
    Mugisha Feruzi(actor)
    Sonny Chatrath(actor)
    Ally Artists Group

Best Actor

  • Still of Arsi Nami (headshot)
    Winner
    • Arsi Nami
    • Aion

Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Liza Giangrande
    • Wish, I Was There

Best Animation

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    Winner

    The End

    7.6 (11)
    Alexandria Siah(director)

Best Comedy

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    Winner

    Wheel Gone Kid 3

    Keith Large
    Wayne Kelly
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Best Documentary Feature

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    Winner

    The Long Haul

    Scott Harves(Director)

Best Drama

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    Winner

    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Eric Keith
    Tara Veneruso
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Fan Film

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    Winner

    Yorktown: A Time to Heal

    8.0 (30)
    Austin Hunza(Director)
    Stan Woo(Producer)
    John Atkin(Executive Producer)
    Glen L. Wolfe(Executive Producer)
    Kasey Shafsky(Executive Producer)
    Jem Ong Woo(Executive Producer)
    Eastern Pictures

Best First Time Screenwriter

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    Winner

    Brothers of Babylon

    Gabriel Womack(writer)

Best Original Story

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    Winner

    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Tara Veneruso
    David Huffman
    Stephen Veneruso
    Eric Keith
    Red Echo Group
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Producer

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    Winner

    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Eric Keith
    Tara Veneruso
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Sci-Fi Film

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    Winner

    Yorktown: A Time to Heal

    8.0 (30)
    Austin Hunza(Director)
    Stan Woo(Producer)
    John Atkin(Executive Producer)
    Glen L. Wolfe(Executive Producer)
    Kasey Shafsky(Executive Producer)
    Jem Ong Woo(Executive Producer)
    Eastern Pictures

Best Series Pilot

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    Winner

    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Eric Keith
    Tara Veneruso
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Sound Design

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    Winner

    Pay It

    Guanqing Lin

Best Supporting Actor

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    Winner

    Shashthi

    9.4 (5)

Best Under 5 Minutes Film

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    Winner

    Wheel Gone Kid 3

    Keith Large
    Wayne Kelly
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films

Best Visual Effects

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    Winner

    Yorktown: A Time to Heal

    8.0 (30)
    Samuel Cockings
    Roland Baron
    Henry Gibbens
    Michael Struck
    Tobias Richter
    Eastern Pictures

Best Western

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    Winner

    Brothers of Babylon

    Gabriel Womack(writer)

Best Biography

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    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Eric Keith
    Tara Veneruso
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Cinematography

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    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Tito Reynoso
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

Best Editing

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    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    David Huffman
    Red Echo Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions
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    Pay It

    Guanqing Lin

Best Indie Short

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    Evening Caller

    Street Kid Collective

Best Short Film

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    Shashthi

    9.4 (5)
    Jude Peter Damian

Best Song

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    Girl Unscripted

    9.1 (21)
    Sara Swenson
    Red Echo Group
    Capstone Entertainment Group
    SPACEMOB studio
    Caribbean Lifestyle Productions

July Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Director

  • Matt Benton
    Winner
    • Matt Benton(director)
    • The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House
    Devil's Hour Productions
    Entity Seven Films
    Gravitas Ventures
  • Genevieve Shi
    • Genevieve Shi
    • Rory Home

Best Actress

  • Tahnee Nordegg
    Winner
    • Tahnee Nordegg(Actress)
    • Les Clefs
    Boxquadrat
    little.egg Productions and Green Chair Studios
  • Jacinth Headlam
    Winner
    • Jacinth Headlam
    • Love After
    Jacinth Media Productions
  • Jonathan Gill
    • Jonathan Gill
    • Hailey Miller
    • Office Hours
    Bad Orange Entertainment

Best Child Actor

  • Winner
    • Pedro Sánchez
    • Lion

Best Comedy Screenplay

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    Winner

    Tesstosterone

    Erin Keefer(writer)

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Michele Antonio Parisi(Director)
    • The Invisible
    Recalcati Multimedia
  • Davide Melini
    • Davide Melini
    • Lion

Best Director - Feature

  • Matt Benton
    Winner
    • Matt Benton(director)
    • The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House
    Devil's Hour Productions
    Entity Seven Films
    Gravitas Ventures

Best Duo

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    Winner

    Dead-Enders

    7.3 (9)
    Anna Stacy
    Daniel Cabrera
    Season 2

Best Ensemble

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    Winner

    Dead-Enders

    7.3 (9)
    Anna Stacy
    Daniel Cabrera
    Joe Raik
    Nicole Martinez
    Leslie Field
    Laurel Andersen
    Regina Renée Russell
    Season 2

Best Film

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    Winner

    Homo Ignarus (P.O.C)

    Joshua Scattergood
    Aron Attiwell

Best Indie Feature

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    Winner

    The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House

    3.8 (305)
    Matt Benton(director)
    Joe Vitale(executive producer)
    Eric Conner(producer)
    Bill Cook(producer)
    Devil's Hour Productions
    Entity Seven Films

Best Poster

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    Winner

    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Manuel Espinosa Quiros

Best Screenplay

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    Winner

    Tesstosterone

    Erin Keefer(writer)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Les Clefs

    Lauren Klocker(Director)
    Tahnee Nordegg(Director)
    Boxquadrat
    little.egg Productions and Green Chair Studios
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    In the Middle of God - Part II

    Jorge Ospina(director)
    DNX Films
  • [object Object]

    The First Sieve Is the Truth

    Molin Liu

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    Crossway

    Joshua Walsh(director)
    Eastmount Studios

Best Thriller Script

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    Winner

    The Wednesday Killer

    Janet Walker(writer)

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    Agent Heads

    Ajay Varma

Best Visual Effects

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    Winner

    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Gianluca Bonomo

Best Voice Over

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    Winner

    The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House

    3.8 (305)
    Matt Benton
    Devil's Hour Productions
    Entity Seven Films
    Gravitas Ventures

Best Web-Series

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    Winner

    Dead-Enders

    7.3 (9)
    Nicole Martinez(co-creator)
    Anna Stacy(co-creator)
    Season 2
  • [object Object]

    HOW WE DO - Sketches of the Species

    Pete Macnamara
    Serious Vein Productions

Best Western Film

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    Winner

    The Hanging of William Cane

Grand Jury Award: Best Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Queer in the Zone

    Beau Geraeds(director)
    Miroslawa van der Boom(director)

Grand Jury Award: Student Film

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    Winner

    Almost Christmas

    Xinyuan Zhao(director)

Best Animation

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    Being a Dog

    7.1 (7)
    Felix Swahn(director)
    Swahn Productions

Best Horror

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    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Davide Melini
    Fabel Aguilera
    LV Hair

Best Indie Short

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    Rianás

    Laura Daragó(producer/director)

Best Original Story

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    Lion

    7.6 (35)
    Davide Melini

Best Soundtrack

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    Dead-Enders

    7.3 (9)
    Charles Stacy
    Season 2

June Monthly Award

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BEST SCI-FI FILM

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    Winner

    Demiurg

    8.3 (33)
    Adam Nowak

Best 1st Time Producer

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    Winner

    Timeless Love

    Simin Vaswani
    Harish Vaswani
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Acting Debut

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    Winner

    Funkboy

    Ian O'Boyle(actor)
  • [object Object]

    Timeless Love

    Simin Vaswani
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Actor

  • Dylan Hughes
    Winner
    • Dylan Hughes(Actor)
    • A Deadly Conversation

Best Actress

  • Lava Majesty
    Winner
    • Lava Majesty(Actress)
    • A Deadly Conversation
  • Cindy Karr
    • Cindy Karr
    • Dance for Me
    Hoffy's Heart Productions

Best Animation

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    Winner

    Shark Beat

    Chelsea Schrett

Best Child Actor

  • Baeyen Hoffman 2024
    Winner
    • Baeyen Hoffman(actor)
    • Not So Afraid

Best Dance Choreography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Timeless Love

    Travis Tuft
    Jaimee Tuft
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Director - Short

  • David Pratt
    Winner
    • David Pratt(director)
    • A Deadly Conversation
    9 Studio Productions

Best Drama Film

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    Winner

    Life Agreement

    Lu Li

Best Indie Short

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    Winner

    Funkboy

    Ian O'Boyle(director)
    Buoyancy Productions

Best Music Video

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    Winner

    Gothminister: Pandemonium

    Bjørn Alexander Brem(Producer)
    Daniel William Bones(Director)
  • [object Object]

    A Maiden Made Not of Clay

    Shumile
    Kohei Takeda

Best Parody Film

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    Winner

    Shark Beat

    Chelsea Schrett

Best Production Design

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    Winner

    Timeless Love

    Simin Vaswani
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Sound Design

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    Winner

    Timeless Love

    Harish Vaswani
    Sarina Film Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Timeless Love

    Michael White
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Disconnected

    Anna Maria Christofidou

Best Supporting Actor

  • Scott Konkel
    Winner
    • Scott Konkel(Actor)
    • A Deadly Conversation

Best Supporting Actress

  • Winner
    • Saxy Rachel(actress)
    • A Deadly Conversation

Honorable Mention

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    Winner

    Blood and Salt

    Justin Moodie(screenwriter)

Best Romance Film

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    Timeless Love

    Simin Vaswani
    Sarina Film Productions

Best Short Film

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    Dance for Me

    9.7 (11)
    Robin Hofmann
    Hoffy's Heart Productions

Grand Jury Award

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Best Actress

  • Annalee Dimpfel
    Winner
    • Annalee Dimpfel
    • Copping Justice
  • Caroline Felber
    Winner
    • Caroline Felber
    • Divorce Day
  • Caroline Felber
    Winner
    • Caroline Felber
    • La vengeance d'une grand-mère
    September 2022
  • Caroline Felber
    Winner
    • Caroline Felber
    • Divorce Day
    November 2022

Best Adventure Film

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    Winner

    The Quest: Everest VR

    10 (8)
    Alex Harz
    The Quest VR

Best Cinematography

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Year of Haydn

    NBW Films
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Something Good Coming

    6.6 (97)
    Max Goldberg

Best Commercial

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    Winner

    No Bad Energy (Commercial)

    Will Coloan
    Coloan Brands

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Ana A Prickett Braunstein
    • A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?
  • Winner
    • Eddie Vigil V
    • Something Good Coming

Best Documentary Feature

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    Winner

    The Quest: Nepal

    8.0 (83)
    Alex Harz
    The Quest

Best Ensemble Cast

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    Winner

    Something Good Coming

    6.6 (97)
    Jennifer Ball
    Frank Gonzalez
    DeJean Brown

Best Feature Film

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    Winner

    Something Good Coming

    6.6 (97)
    Ryan Willer
    Jennifer Ball
    Joe Koch

Best Horror

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    Winner

    Malibu Horror Story

    4.6 (2.1K)
    Scott Slone

Best Leading Actor

  • Frank Gonzalez
    Winner
    • Frank Gonzalez
    • Something Good Coming

Best Leading Actress

  • Jennifer Ball
    Winner
    • Jennifer Ball
    • Something Good Coming

Best Romance

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    Winner

    Rory Home

    Genevieve Shi

Best Romance Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Something Good Coming

    6.6 (97)
    Ryan Willer
    Jennifer Ball
    Joe Koch

Best Screenplay

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Something Good Coming

    6.6 (97)
    Ryan Willer

Best Short Film

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Birdie

    7.7 (10)
    Andrew Edison
    David M. Night Maire

Best Short Script

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    Winner

    A Deadly Conversation

    9.5 (30)
    Vincent Edwards(writer)

Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    The Ball Method

    7.8 (25)
    Rahman Altin
  • Winner
      ""Gone Too Soon" Documentary (Produced/Directed by Celeste A. Bateman)

    Honorable Mention

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      Winner

      A Silent call: Can Anyone Hear Me?

      Ana A Prickett Braunstein

    Student Film

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      Winner

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(Director)

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]

      Forlorn

      Jingzhe Wang
      The Bad Kids Production

    August Monthly Award

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    BEST DARK COMEDY FILM

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      With the Years That I Have Left

      4.5 (159)
      Frank Ariza(director)

    Best 1st Time Director - Feature

    • Winner
      • Yumi Masuda
      • Floating Holidays
      Team Caminari

    Best 1st Time Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Copping Justice

      Annalee Dimpfel

    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Copping Justice

      Annalee Dimpfel
      Max Kobetich
      Dave Rose
      Kristi Woods
      Dewey Stewart
      Koldin Collie

    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Virt

      5.8 (28)
      Rich Rule
      Kristin Mitchem
      Jeff Little
      Dizzyboy Productions

    Best Actor

    • Kôhei Takeda in Old Fashion Cupcake (2022)
      Winner
      • Kôhei Takeda
      • Floating Holidays
    • Oswaldo Salas
      • Oswaldo Salas(actor)
      • Sonata Para Un Calendario

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Floating Holidays

      Yoshika Horita
      Team Caminari

    Best Director

    • Frank Ariza
      Winner
      • Frank Ariza(director)
      • With the Years That I Have Left

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      With the Years That I Have Left

      4.5 (159)
      Frank Ariza(Director)

    Best Musical Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Emily the Little Match Girl

      7.0 (16)
      Matthew Hickinbottom(director)

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For: LiLa

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Emily the Little Match Girl

      7.0 (16)
      Matthew Hickinbottom(composer)

    Best Sport Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diary of a Tennis Player: Aleksandra Krunic

      Aleksandra Svonja(director)
      Classica Nova
      Honorable Mention
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Invincible

      6.7 (161)
      Tom Kolinski

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death of the Virgin

      Yi Zhang
    • [object Object]

      Copping Justice

      Alexandra Dunlop
      Annalee Dimpfel

    Best Television Script

    • Winner

      Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

      Amanda Roraback(Writer)

    Best Voice Over

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diamond Heat

      Dusty York
      Pander City Productions

    Grand jury award winner

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death of the Virgin

      Yuqi An

    Best 1st Time Director - Short

      • Alexandra Dunlop
      • Copping Justice

    Best Drama Script

    • [object Object]

      For: LiLa

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Death of the Virgin

      Zhiqiu Jin

    October Monthly Award

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    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pasta

      Shannon K. Dunn
      Brigid Media

    Best Romance Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like a PowerPoint

      8.0 (6)
      Pat Bradley
      Melanie Gretchen
      Bougainvillea Red Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manchukuo, 1943, Summer

      Yifan Xiang
      Nicole Shan
    • [object Object]

      Don't Wanna Be You!

      Jingyun Huang
    • [object Object]

      Private

      Steve Blackwood(writer-producer-director-actor)
      Michael David Kehoe(producer)
      Devi Morgan(co-executive producer)
      Joan Punt(producer)
      Scott A. Smith(producer)
      Bob Tourangeau(co-executive producer)
      Blackwood Productions

    Best Actor

      • Haris Samar(actor)
      • Søster

    Best Director

    • Pat Bradley
      Melanie Gretchen
      • Pat Bradley
      • Melanie Gretchen
      • Like a PowerPoint
      Bougainvillea Red Productions

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      Devil Said Roam

      Megan Morrison(director)
      Tofik Aliev(director)
      Morrison Music
      Artsingle Productions

    Best Song

    • [object Object]

      Like a PowerPoint

      8.0 (6)
      Pat Bradley
      Melanie Gretchen
      Bougainvillea Red Productions

    September Monthly Edition

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    Best 1st time Screenwriter - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For: LiLa

      Kaitron Bryant
      Croatan Productions

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Stilian Keli(actor)
      • Rotte
    • Iván Gisbert
      • Iván Gisbert(actor)
      • Between Here and Gone

    Best Actress

    • Arianna Lexus
      Winner
      • Arianna Lexus
      • God's Not Here
      Never Submit Entertainment

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Safely Feel the Real World

      Xiong Jody(Director)

    Best Director

    • Matthew Cichella in Hyde Out (2024)
      Winner
      • Matthew Cichella
      • God's Not Here
      Never Submit Entertainment

    Best Director-Short

    • Winner
      • Sokhean Jonathan Ouk
      • Where You'll Be

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pandore

      Sebastien Cascio
      Les Mains Sales Production

    Best LGBTQ

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metanoia-Mexico

      5.1 (10)
      Ariel Lavi
      Moran Avni
      Lavi Company

    Best Monologue

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blood Type: RAGU

      Frank Ingrasciotta(actor)
      Bon Vivant Enterprises

    Best Musical Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Between Here and Gone

      Sadie Duarte(director)

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Between Here and Gone

      Joe Taylor(composer)

    Best Thriller Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ID

      Kiran Kondamadugula

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]

      O My Nation

      Mohammed K Paika
      O My Nation

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Acquaintance

      Jiayi Gu(Director)
      Jiashuo Zhang(Producer)
      Chengxi Li(Cinematographer)
      Guanqing Lin(Editor)
    • [object Object]

      The Mast of Amontillado

      Jonathan Gill
      Bad Orange Entertainment

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Buddhist Mantra and Tristesse

      Zhelun 'Jerry' Lin(director)
    • [object Object]

      Hi, womb!

      Wenyuxuan Du(director)

    Best Under 5 Minute Film

    • [object Object]

      Proofs of Tenderness

      Pegah Serajeh

    Honorable Mention

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    Best Actor

    • Roman Koidl
      Winner
      • Roman Koidl
      • The Decision: Listen to your Inner Voice

    Best Actress

    • Genevieve Shi
      Winner
      • Genevieve Shi
      • Rory Home
    • Melanie Gretchen
      Winner
      • Melanie Gretchen
      • Like a PowerPoint
      Bougainvillea Red Productions

    Best Comedy Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apple Fritter

      Vincent Edwards(writer)
      Serenity Speaks(writer)
      M.J. Harrell(director)

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Only Good Thing

      Carlos Rivera Fernandez

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bless Your Heart

      Bri Kaisen
      Michael Greenwald
      Ian Deleón

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On est

      Greg Sankara
      Bleen Agency

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where Is Mr. Adams?

      Cameron Murray(director)

    Inspirational film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shashthi

      9.4 (5)
      Jude Peter Damian

    November Monthly Award

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    Best 1st Time Director

    • Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
      Winner
      • Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
      • Soul Haven

    Best 1st Time Screenwriter

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Desperately Seeking Sikh

      Mariella Spagnolo(Writer)

    Best 1st time Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul Haven

      Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
      Caitlin Hawkins

    Best Acting Debut

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hope En Route

      Daren Matelske

    Best Biographical Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners

      9.3 (8)
      Anthony Renard Reed
      Free to Run Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Call We Carry

      9.3 (22)
      Cody Shea
      C. Ray Shea Media

    Best Documentary Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amazons of the XXI Century

      8.6 (6)
      Mikhail Romanovskiy
      Tamara Ivanova
      Vladimir Goroshnikov
      Alina Polianski
      Overseas Media

    Best Feature Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morituriosis

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Horror Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morituriosis

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody

      Gabriel Tick(Director / Co-Writer)
      Alex Pellerano(Executive Producer - Co-Writer)
      Studio Union

    Best Mystery Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morituriosis

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Original Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Morituriosis

      Jesse Dorian(writer)

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Robert Patriarca
      Patriarca Film Company

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life's Better Protected

      Robert Patriarca
      Patriarca Film Company

    Best Short Script

    • Winner

      Dodger

      Ben McHugh
    • Dodger

      Ben McHugh

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Make A Wish

      4.6 (209)
      Mustafa Yazicioglu

    Best Stunt Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battle for the Western Front

      4.0 (150)
      Christopher Cordell
      Electric Motion Pictures

    Best War Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battle for the Western Front

      4.0 (150)
      Aaron Huggett
      Lee Bernier
      Holly Huggett
      Dan Huggett
      Rosemary Travis
      Electric Motion Pictures

    Best acting ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battle for the Western Front

      4.0 (150)
      Kyle Naylor
      Connor Dutchak
      Kevin Wyville
      Chris Ormrod
      Brad Giles
      Dawson Currie
      Steve Jackson
      Matt John Evans
      Dylan Bernier
      Chantal Laton
      Catherine Mona
      Eric Yacks
      Eric O'Brien
      Zach Fex
      Randi Delavigne
      Electric Motion Pictures

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]

      Life's Better Protected

      Sean Sanczel
      Patriarca Film Company
      Finalist

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]

      Soul Haven

      Ethan Fritsch-Morrison

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Soul Haven

      Ethan Fritsch-Morrison
    • [object Object]

      Divorce Day

      Victor Martini
    • [object Object]

      Hope En Route

      Des Matelske
      Jeremy Marshall
      Daren Matelske

    Best sound design

    • [object Object]

      Life's Better Protected

      Ren Parker
      Patriarca Film Company
      Finalist

    December Monthly Award

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    BEST FEATURE FILM

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      Winner

      Blind Blood

      7.2 (21)
      Michael Marco
      Imanar Filmed Entertainment

    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas!

      4.9 (12)
      Bill Victor Arucan
      James Balsamo
      Ria Papageorgiou
      Sheri Davis
      Greg Tally
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas!

      4.9 (12)
      James Balsamo
      Bill Victor Arucan

    Best Actor

    • Cody Steele
      Winner
      • Cody Steele
      • Don't Shoot the Piano Man
    • Patrick Brancato
      • Patrick Brancato
      • A Fresh Start

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where Theater Began

      Katie Colwell(director of photography)
      Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Blind Blood

      7.2 (21)
      Richard Krall
      Imanar Filmed Entertainment

    Best Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Home Alone

      Lisa Marie Tedesco
      Johnny Kraszewski
      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Home Alone

      Lisa Marie Tedesco
      Johnny Kraszewski
      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Muza

      Alexandra Karpylev

    Best Director

    • Michael Marco
      Winner
      • Michael Marco
      • Blind Blood
      Imanar Filmed Entertainment
      • Rick-kendy Noziere
      • Hard Feelings

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Once Upon a Time in America

      Mikhail Romanovskiy
      Tamara Ivanova
      Vladimir Goroshnikov
      Denis Cheredov
      Overseas Media

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Muza

      Max Karplev

    Best Duo

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Home Alone

      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Terror Toons 4

      4.2 (139)
      Joe Castro
      Steven J. Escobar
      Cinema Factory

    Best First Time Director (Feature)

    • Max Karplev
      Winner
      • Max Karplev
      • Muza

    Best Historical Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kid Soldier

      Kelly Jean Karam

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Muza

      Max Karplev
    • [object Object]

      Doors

      8.4 (13)
      Abhineet Gogne
      Sanjeev Sharma
      Spirits Motion Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Don't Shoot the Piano Man

      5.8 (28)
      Cody Steele(producer)
      Logan Slusser(director)
      Jake Cole(producer)
      Skeleton Crew Collective

    Best Music Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unsteady

      Arielle Murphy(actor)
      Michael Cerisano(director)

    Best Parody

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Home Alone

      Lisa Marie Tedesco
      Johnny Kraszewski
      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films

    Best Parody Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Home Alone

      Lisa Marie Tedesco
      Johnny Kraszewski
      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films

    Best Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amal

      Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani(producer)

    Best Romance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lily Darling

      6.7 (28)
      Stefanie Hubbard(director)
      Pure Magic Pictures
      Galaxy Visuals
    • [object Object]

      Muza

      Max Karplev

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      It's Not About the Car

      Kim Yingjie Jin

    Best War Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Klem Baczewski - 300 Squadron R.A.F. - 'A Quiet Hero'

      Greg Englert

    Grand Jury Award - Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Wash

      Sabrina Velez

    Grand Jury Award: Best Series Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Risk Takers

      Xano Alexander Cuervo
      Bee Reyes

    Best Acting Duo

    • [object Object]

      Almost Home Alone

      Tim Eager
      Mike Alves
      Cosmic Forge Films

    Best First Time Director

    • Virginie Bluzat
      • Virginie Bluzat
      • L'égratignure (The scratch)

    Best Historical Film

    • [object Object]

      Klem Baczewski - 300 Squadron R.A.F. - 'A Quiet Hero'

      Greg Englert
      Honorary Mention

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]

      Swipe

      Destiny Jackson(Writer)
      Tailiah Breon(Director)
      Destiny Created

    Best Main Theme

    • [object Object]

      Klem Baczewski - 300 Squadron R.A.F. - 'A Quiet Hero'

      Greg Englert
      Finalist

    Best Mystery Film

    • [object Object]

      Muza

      Max Karplev

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]

      Evy's Wish

      Sanju Jacob(writer)

    Best Series Pilot

    • [object Object]

      Street Living

      Magi Avila
      Kepler 22 Group

    Best Sport Film

    • [object Object]

      Behind Bars

    • [object Object]

      Behind Bars

      Jada Silverstein
      Offbeat Films Production Company

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Senseless

      6.4 (7)
      Seth Dacio(co-producer)
      Juliet Lucas(co-producer)
      Lydia Wills(co-producer)
      Ryan Jachetta(co-producer)

    January Monthly Award

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    Best 1st Time Producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sound Effect: The Science Behind White Noise

      Gitanjali Mahapatra(producer)

    Best Actor

    • Javier Luna
      Winner
      • Javier Luna
      • God & Salsa
      God & Salsa Productions
    • Alex Arco
      • Alex Arco(actor)
      • Overwritten
      Wolftale Pictures
      NightFaull Media

    Best Actress

    • Jovanna Vidal
      Winner
      • Jovanna Vidal
      • God & Salsa
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Director

    • Jack Ruefli
      Winner
      • Jack Ruefli(director)
      • Overwritten
      Wolftale Pictures
      NightFaull Media
    • Jess Thomas
      Winner
      • Jess Thomas
      • God & Salsa
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delivering Hope

      Jordan Orsak(director)
      Kevin Christopher Kline(actor)
      Marcel Melanson(Cinematographer)
      Reese Reissig(Cinematographer)
      Scotty Felix(writer)

    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Year of Haydn

      Nicole Bowers Wallace
      NBW Films
    • [object Object]

      Sound Effect: The Science Behind White Noise

      Gitanjali Mahapatra(director)

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God & Salsa

      7.1 (55)
      Anayancy Thomas
      Jess Thomas
      God & Salsa Productions
    • [object Object]

      In the Shadow

      Clark Shi Wei Lee(director)

    Best First Time Director

    • Melissa Goad
      Winner
      • Melissa Goad
      • They Don't Cast Shadows
      • Gitanjali Mahapatra(director)
      • Sound Effect: The Science Behind White Noise

    Best Inspirational Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God & Salsa

      7.1 (55)
      Anayancy Thomas
      Jess Thomas
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      God & Salsa

      7.1 (55)
      Anayancy Thomas
      Jess Thomas
      God & Salsa Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breathless

      Wayne Yu
    • [object Object]

      Where to Now?

      Brady Bryson

    Best Silent Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Where the Merrows Roam

      8.9 (10)
      Colin Hickey

    Best Under 5 Minutes Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just a Little

      Hanna Gruber
    • Engage Earth

      Yijun Wang(Diector)

    Best Young Actress

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Woods

    February Monthly Award

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    Best Action Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One in the Chamber

      Ilan Rosenberg

    Best Adventure Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Plunder Quest

      6.9 (48)
      Kalani Hubbard
      Stefanie Hubbard
      Jake Fallon
      Katherine Flannery
      Eric Rosenberg
      Dustin Ward
      Massimo Sammi
      Pure Magic Pictures
      Galaxy Visuals

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(Director)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Devils Whiskey

      Tommy Jackson(writer/director)
      Michael Isaac Gonzalez(writer)
      Justin Mobley(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Exiled: A Star Wars Fan Film

      Joshua Garretson

    Best Costumes

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Exiled: A Star Wars Fan Film

      Ryan Denny

    Best Drama Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Horseback

      Yi Cheng
      Shuya

    Best Drama Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amy and Angel

      Julia Verdin
      Deedee Benkovich
      Robert Craig Films

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Veneers

      Zhiqiu Jin

    Best Fan FIlm

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Exiled: A Star Wars Fan Film

      Joshua Garretson
      Zack Denny
      Ryan Denny

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Plunder Quest

      6.9 (48)
      Kalani Hubbard
      Stefanie Hubbard
      Jake Fallon
      Katherine Flannery
      Eric Rosenberg
      Dustin Ward
      Massimo Sammi
      Pure Magic Pictures
      Galaxy Visuals

    Best Feature Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amy and Angel

      Julia Verdin
      Deedee Benkovich
      Robert Craig Films

    Best Fight Choreography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One in the Chamber

      Ilan Rosenberg

    Best Indie Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heaven's Revenge

      LaNease Adams

    Best Indie Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apparition

      Alicia Pavlis(director)

    Best LGBTQ Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      'Til Morning

      Giorgia Valenti(Actress)
      Luísa Galatti(Writer)
      Ana Moioli(Director)
      Ryan Cairns(Director)
      Fish in a Top Hat Film Collective

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Purple Case

      Kostya Yezagelian
      David Sarian
      Greg S. Reid
      Unreal Video Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Horseback

      Yi Cheng
      Shuya
    • [object Object]

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(Director)

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Plunder Quest

      6.9 (48)
      Massimo Sammi
      Pure Magic Pictures
      Galaxy Visuals

    Best Stunt Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      One in the Chamber

      Hanna Oliveros

    Best Television Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Book of Revelation

      Lauren Rantala(Writer)

    Best Thriller Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heaven's Revenge

      LaNease Adams

    Best Thriller Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Death of the Wolf

      Vincent Edwards(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Death of the Wolf

      Vincent Edwards(writer)

    Best Under 5 Minute Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Franck D.

      Armand Wattel(DIRECTOR)
      Clara Pauthier(DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)
      Rudolph Sumac(CAST)
    • [object Object]

      Exiled: A Star Wars Fan Film

      Joshua Garretson
      Zack Denny
      Ryan Denny

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The harmony of opposites

      Alessandro Nardini

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Don't care to share

      8.7 (13)
      Dekel Aizen

    Honorable Mention Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      'Til Morning

      Giorgia Valenti(Actress)
      Luísa Galatti(Writer)
      Ana Moioli(Director)
      Ryan Cairns(Director)
      Fish in a Top Hat Film Collective

    Best Comedy Script

    • [object Object]

      Apple Fritter

      Vincent Edwards(writer)
      Serenity Speaks(writer)
      M.J. Harrell(director)

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]

      A Deadly Conversation

      9.5 (30)
      Vincent Edwards(writer)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Almost Christmas

      Xinyuan Zhao(director)
    • Nature's Secrets: Florida State Parks

      Alexis Yahre(director)

    February Monthly Edition

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    Best Producer

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      Winner

      Bundles

      8.4 (38)
      Ryan Jordan(producer)

    Grand Jury Award: Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Masterpiece

      Madina Ismailova

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Nextea

      Javier Otero(director)
      Stoomp Media
      Finalist

    November Monthly Edition

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    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battle for the Western Front

      4.0 (150)
      Aaron Huggett
      Jesse Huggett
      Christopher Cordell
      Lee Bernier
      Keenan Keeshig
      Michael Ruhs
      Jesse Nahmabin
      Siobhan Cooper
      Somerville Black
      Michael Lake
      Stennie Bell
      Michael Vanhevel
      Cohen Huggett
      Judy Cormier
      Jacob Gagen
      Patrick Ross Spurrell
      Adam Wyville
      Justin Moses
      Michael Rocco Laricchia
      Adam Daniel Mezei
      Sylvain Plasse
      Sean C. Dwyer
      Dax Lough
      Levi Oliver
      Kevin Wyville
      Julian Seguin
      Sam Biskey
      Steven Chapple
      Derrick Rabethge
      Corey Chainey
      Electric Motion Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Insignificant

      5.5 (53)
      Cast
      Covered Sun Films

    Best Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shadow Legacy

      5.6 (6)
      Aaron W Small
      Connor Rickman
      Surreal Visions
      Overcranked Pictures

    Best Stunt Performer

    • Christopher Cordell
      Winner
      • Christopher Cordell
      Electric Motion Pictures

    Best War Film

    • Winners
      • Aaron Huggett
      • Lee Bernier
      • Rosemary Travis
      • Holly Huggett
      • Dan Huggett
      Electric Motion Pictures

    Grand Jury Award: Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neo's Cleaning Service

      6.0 (36)
      Shun Man Jacky Cheung

    Grandy Jury Award Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Insignificant

      5.5 (53)
      Drew Margolis
      Collin Roach
      Emily Jayne
      Keith Pichardo
      Kylee Anne Agnello
      Tricia Sullivan
      Paul Forrest Quinn
      Dorothy Meyers
      Tyrell Beck
      Lawrence Porter
      Covered Sun Films

    Honorable Mention - Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Insignificant

      5.5 (53)
      Wayne Cella
      Asha Brown
      Covered Sun Films

    Honorable Mention: Best Actor

    • John Goode
      Winner
      • John Goode
      • Brothers in Iron

    Honorable Mention: Best Director

    • Brad Banacka
      Winner
      • Brad Banacka
      • More More More
      Brad B Entertainment

    Best 1st Time Producer

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      Elvis Presley - Unchained Melody

      Alex Pellerano(Executive Producer)
      Studio Union

    Best Actor

    • John Goode
      • John Goode
      • Brothers in Iron
      • Drew Margolis
      • Insignificant
      Covered Sun Films
      • Heston Mosher
      • Shadow Legacy
      Surreal Visions
      Overcranked Pictures

    Best Documentary Short

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      Klem Baczewski - 300 Squadron R.A.F. - 'A Quiet Hero'

      Greg Englert(producer)
      Honorable Mention

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Brothers in Iron

      John Goode
    • [object Object]

      More More More

      Brad Banacka
      Charity Rahmer
      Joel LaFlamme
      Brad B Entertainment

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]

      Klem Baczewski - 300 Squadron R.A.F. - 'A Quiet Hero'

      Greg Englert(composer)
      Finalist

    Best Student Film

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      A Triptych About Water

      Matthew Pelton

    Best TV Pilot

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      Shadow Legacy

      5.6 (6)
      Aaron W Small
      Connor Rickman
      Surreal Visions
      Overcranked Pictures

    Best Web-Series

    • [object Object]

      Insignificant

      5.5 (53)
      Wayne Cella
      Asha Brown
      Covered Sun Films
    • [object Object]

      Bless Your Heart

      Bri Kaisen
      Matthew Humphrey
      Mary McKeon

    October Monthly Edition

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    Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Short

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      Winner

      Fitting Descriptions

      Dave Reidy(Writer)

    Best Actor

    • Michael Boston
      Winner
      • Michael Boston
      • Blank Fugitive
      BlackCat69 Prods.
    • Paulo Ribeiro
      • Paulo Ribeiro(actor)
      • Como Tudo Nessa Vida (Just Like Everything Else in This LIfe)

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For Tomorrow - A Documentary on Grassroots Innovators

      7.5 (49)
      Elliot V. Kotek
      An Tan
      Garci Iñigo
      Sara Teasdale
      Sue-Ellen Chitunya
      Nation of Artists
      Sid Lee Montreal

    Best Drama Film

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      Winner

      The Lady from the Sea

      8.4 (12)
      Leon Mitchell
      The Lady from the Sea (Ellida)
    • [object Object]

      Blank Fugitive

      Heidi Luo
      Dani Savka
      Michael Boston
      John Haegele
      Joanna Easton
      Lisa Clark
      Mingzhu Ye
      Timo Gates
      Samuel Whitehill
      Leland Heflin
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tito

      7.0 (14)
      Alexei Bondar(actor)
      Joseph Ruud(actor)
      Carol Todd(actor)
      Anthony Notarile(actor)
      Claudio Castagnoli(actor)

    Best First Time Director

    • Anthony Notarile
      Andy Tworischuk
      Winners
      • Anthony Notarile(director)
      • Andy Tworischuk(director)
      • Tito
      Sell the Leg Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fix

      Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Manchukuo, 1943, Summer

      Yifan Xiang
      Nicole Shan

    Best Social Justice Film

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      Winner

      For Tomorrow - A Documentary on Grassroots Innovators

      7.5 (49)
      Elliot V. Kotek
      An Tran
      Garci Iñigo
      Sara Teasdale
      Sue-Ellen Chitunya
      Nation of Artists
      Sid Lee Montreal

    Best Short Script

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      Fitting Descriptions

      Dave Reidy(Writer)
      Finalist

    Best Student Film

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      An American Sunset - Based on the celebration of the life of Emmett Till

      John Varkados(Writer and Director)
      Gianni DiFusco(Music Score and Mixer)
      Palmer Williams II(Director of Photography)
      Caleb Spencer Barr(First Assistant Camera)
      Belle Moult(Executive Producer and Unit Production Manager)
      Keshya Williams(Associate Producer)
      Savannah Bohn(First Assistant Director)
      Kelsey Nashe' Matthews(Second Assistant Director)
      Chance Dollard
      Chris Milton
      Impact 9091 Productions
      The Cast & Crew of An American Sunset are ecstatic with this piece of news - the first of many festivals but being the first a huge thanks to NYIFA for recognizing our work

    NYIFA Award

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    Best Inspirational Film

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      Winner

      No Apologies (2021)

      Raymond Edwards(director)
      BluntImage

    Best Social Justice Film

    • Winner

      Celebrate Asian Joy

      Shiori Saito
      Riza Takahashi

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