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Austin International Art Festival

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Jury Prize

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Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Elizabeth Jones
    • Top Notch

Best COVID Film

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    Winner

    Third Wave

    Derek Silver

Best Cinematographer

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    Winner

    Here Is Where the Monsters Live

    8.0 (26)
    Kody Newton

Best Director

  • Ian Liberatore
    Winner
    • Ian Liberatore
    • All-American Boy
    Moving Forward Films

Best Editor

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    Winner

    Three Quarters

    Jesse H. Knight

Best Expermenatal Short

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    To A God Unknown - Al Dio Sconosciuto

    7.4 (9)
    Samantha Casella(Director)

Best International Feature

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    Kaali Maati

    9.3 (10)
    Hemantkumar Mahale
    HMG Entertainments

Best Music

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    Three Quarters

    Neil Lee Griffin

Best Screenplay

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    All-American Boy

    5.5 (88)
    Ian Liberatore
    Moving Forward Films

Best Short Producer

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    The Man at the Bottom of the Garden

    Karen Newman
    Hidden Door Productions
    April 2021

Best Thriller Short

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    Winner

    Dead Man Wait

    Gian Paolo Mai
    IK media
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    The Last Vendetta

    Jay Nunez(writer/director)
    Eric Darnell Redding(Executive Producer)
    Jay Nunez Films
    Dark Footage Entertainment

Best Comedy

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    A Stand for Damaged Fame

    Matthew Sauvé(actor)
    David Luck(writer)
    Norman Korpi(actor)
    Jenn Gannon(actor)
    Jennifer Weeks(actor)
    Luck Films

Best Covid Short

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    Love in the Age of Covid

    Juan Francisco Calero(director)
    The Fiction Anthology

Best Horror Short

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    Sedalia

    Brandon L. Pennick(writer/director)
    Tourbillion Films

Best International Experimental Short

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    Kommen und Gehen

    Mehrad Sepahnia(director)
    Atefeh Kheirabadi(director)
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    ANIETIÉ, and the Sky will be there

    Teymour Tehrani(director)
    AT-Vertise

Best Short

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    Finding You

    6.3 (91)
    Ian Liberatore
    Michael Liberatore
    Moving Forward Films

Festival Award

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Award Winner

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    The Pugilist

    Jeffrey Kelley(actor)
    Experiment FIVE
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    Cupcake

    Christopher Nation
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    Night Rain

    Jeanne Marie Spicuzza
    seasons & a muse

BEST HISTORY SHORT

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    Winner

    The SINS

    Lovie Johnson(Director)
    SEEFilms

Best Actor

  • Winner
    • Cheryl Burniston
    • The Programme
  • George Zouvelos
    Winner
    • George Zouvelos
    • The Next Generation
    Fiat Lux Studios NYC Genetheto Phos
    VPM Productions
    Fiat Lux Studios
  • #Newyorkactor
    Winner
    • Stephen Sorrentino(actor)
    • A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat
    Even Stephen Productions

Best Advertising

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    Winner

    Pianos Reversé: Pianocide

    8.8 (9)
    Brice Blanloeil

Best Child Actor

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

Best Cinematographer

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    Menhera

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    Menhera

    Leonardo Godinho
    Neo Noir cinematography by Leonardo Godinho

Best Comedy Short

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    No fitness - no love

    Yuri Maslak
    Olga Tugaeva
    I.E. Yuri Maslak
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    Moorriiss the Robot

    Wade Chitwood
    Shadoe Stevens
    Hoplight Productions
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    Inn Communication

    Esther Mira(executive producer, director, co-writer, actress)
    Jasmine Akakpo(producer)
    Max Calder(producer)
    Gordon Meacham(producer)
    Jessica Connel(producer)
    Yana Moskalova(associate producer)
    Team Rebelution Films
  • [object Object]

    Who Is Bad?: Rokkuzamurai no osakebi

    Yuri Sasamoto(Writer / Actress / Director / Producer)
    Sasamoto Studio

Best Covid Short

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    Winner

    The Virus

    Lorinda Hawkins Smith
    HAWK I Films
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    Detroit Landmarks: Inspiration

    William Huszti
    Olivia Huszti
    Sophia Huszti

Best Director

  • Kevin A Courtney
    Winner
    • Kevin A Courtney(director)
    • Against Reason

Best Editing

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    Orson Rehearsed

    Daron Hagen
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    A Walk in the Park

    Maziar Ghaderi
    Holding Space Films

Best Experimental Short

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    Winner

    Captive

    8.2 (507)
    Seayoon Jeong

Best Family Short

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    Co-kee!

    Yessenia Calderon

Best First-time Filmmaker in a Long Feature Film

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    Red Carpet

    3.3 (559)
    Scott Altman
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    Climb

    6.7 (7)
    Neil Myers

Best High School Level Short

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    Winner

    Growing Peace in the Middle East

    Steven Hoffen
    June 2021

Best International Documentary

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    Winner

    Earth man

    Yuri Maslak
    Olga Tugaeva
    I.E. Yuri Maslak
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Marcel Duchamp: Art of the Possible

    6.9 (107)
    Matthew Taylor

Best International Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Memories of Mortlake

    Mark Forbes
    March 2021

Best International Experimental Short

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    Migraine

    Frédéric Roussel
  • [object Object]

    Singing to Love - Cantando al Amor

    7.1 (16)
    Antonio Bellido Marín(director)
    Producciones Antonio Bellido

Best Micro Film

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    Orenda

    Laura 'L.A.', Barbato
    Maria Belen Villavicencio
    Twelve 83 Entertainment
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    Wheel Gone Kid

    Wayne Kelly
    K Lens UK
    Spoonjar Films
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    Inn Communication

    Esther Mira(executive producer, director, co-writer, actress)
    Jasmine Akakpo(producer)
    Max Calder(producer)
    Gordon Meacham(producer)
    Jessica Connel(producer)
    Yana Moskalova(associate producer)
    Team Rebelution Films

Best Micro Short

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    Winner

    The Virus

    Lorinda Hawkins Smith
    HAWK I Films

Best Music Video

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    Winner

    Deeper - Catoe Jr, Levi Wise

    Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr.
    Kenny Fame

Best Music in a Feature Film

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    Winner

    Orson Rehearsed

    Daron Hagen
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    De vloek van Lughus

    5.9 (37)
    Tim Janssens
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Caesar the Musical

    8.9 (65)
    Mike Petrone

Best Script in a Feature Film

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    Winner

    Miscalculated

    8.3 (20)
    Alyxandrya Prynce
    Romel Xavier Moralez

Best Short Actor

  • Johnny Farrell 2024
    Winner
    • Johnathon Farrell
    • Billy
    Big Mouse Productions
    June 2021

Best Short Actress

  • Winner
    • Clarysa Gomez
    • Co-kee!

Best Short Animation

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    Winner

    Shadowland

    Bellopropello(director)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    The Cake

    6.7 (32)
    Sergei Davidoff
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Decipio

    8.8 (12)
    Jason Gullifer
    Alexander Klebanoff
    Deon Williams
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    Winner

    Hush

    8.4 (12)
    Alex Merkin
    Jennifer Lana Harper
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    The Programme

    Antony Spina
  • [object Object]

    Awareness

    Lane Forbes(director)
    OFP Production
  • [object Object]

    Matty

    Leni Rico Maria Magdalena
    Noah F. Madril
    Erik Anthony Russo
    Clare Miriam
    Clandestine Productions
  • [object Object]

    The Great Conjunction

    Karolina Smolova
  • [object Object]

    Dr. Penelope

    Annika Hylmö

Best Short Producer

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    Winner

    Come Outside

    5.0 (9)
    Sheldon Woodson
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    Pastiche

    8.8 (17)
    Shivaan Makker
    Sullivan McGuffin
    Pastiche Fiilms
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    Winner

    Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs

    Amber Rose McNeill

Best Short Trailer

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    Burger Royale

    Gary Francis Roche

Best Social Justice Short Film

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    Border-Ball

    Joel Tauber

Best Student Short

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    Crossover

    Sam Boe Nielsen

Best Thriller Short

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    Winner

    Pastiche

    8.8 (17)
    Shivaan Makker
    Sullivan McGuffin
    Pastiche Fiilms
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    The Passenger

    8.2 (22)
    Alexander Bruckner
    Tizian Gruner
    Live Free, Live Film Productions

Best U.S. Documentary

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    Winner

    Box of Rain

    8.1 (54)
    Lonnie Frazier
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Beijing Spring

    7.1 (34)
    Andy Cohen
    Gaylen Ross
    AC Films

Best U.S. Feature Film

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    Winner

    Orson Rehearsed

    Daron Hagen
    Burning Sled Media

Best US Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Border-Ball

    Joel Tauber
  • [object Object]

    Bob Gomel: Eyewitness

    8.3 (57)
    David Scarbrough(director)

Best US Narrative Short

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    Winner

    Follow the Crow

    Ariela Rozentul
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Dark Hearts

    Eileen Grubba(writer)
    Tim Majka(writer)
    Kevin Van Stevenson(director)
    David Zimmerman(executive producer)
    Adam W. Karwowski(camera operator)
    Brock Waidmann(director in training)
    Nannette D'Aquila(producer)
    Judy Grubba Goldsworthy(producer)
    Brian Gleason(actor)
    Nick Nelsen(composer)
    Rhonda Waidmann(producer)
    Joe Taranto(editor)
    Heidi Schooler(script sup)
    Wyatt Stevens(sound design)
    Rocco Polanco(Actor)
    Hunter A. Johnson(Actor)
    Scott Hillman(gaffer)
    Charmed Productions Inc
    Goreella Media

Best Unproduced script in feature film

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    Winner

    Make A Wish!

    Elizabeth Soto-Lara(writer)
    Alejandra Vega-Rivera(co-writer)
    Soratola

Best Web Series

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    Winner

    Jimmy & Jonny

    8.2 (7)
    Sebastian Wegner
    Nico Bourgeais
    Fusion Alpha

Best Woman Filmmaker Short

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    Winner

    Inn Communication

    Esther Mira
    Team Rebelution Films
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Snorrie

    7.6 (92)
    Victoria Warmerdam
    OAK Motion Pictures
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Who brings ice to a funeral?

    Marie Tollec

Best women empowerment short

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    Winner

    Legacy of woman: Journey of the drum

    Piper Dellums

  • Caring is Sharing

    Laura D'Asta

Best First-Time Filmmaker Short

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    Hard Sale

    Keisha Boston Gallagher(director)
  • [object Object]

    Inn Communication

    Esther Mira
    Team Rebelution Films
  • [object Object]

    An Artist's Journey from China to America

    BiLan Liao
  • [object Object]

    An Artist's Journey from China to America

    BiLan Liao

Best Horror Short

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    The Witch's Bargain

    Corey Trahan
    HorrorWeb Productions

Best International Feature film

  • [object Object]

    Divaswapna

    7.8 (562)
    Naresh D Prajapati(producer)
    Satish Davara(director)
    K. D. Films
  • [object Object]

    Public Eye

    5.9 (196)
    Davo Hardy
    Davo Hardy Productions
  • [object Object]

    Zu den Sternen

    7.4 (38)
    Nicolai Tegeler
    iLikeStories (iLS-Films)

Best Unproduced Short Script

  • Fatal Ambition

    Angel Connell(screenwriter)
    Parousian Pictures

November Award

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Best Cinematography

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    Winner

    Sabr

    Alexander Haessner(cinematographer)

Best Short Actor

  • Winner
    • Armando Matarazzo
    • Everything I Never Said

Best Social Justice Short Film

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    Winner

    Sabr

    Alexander Haessner(director of photography)
    Mari Malek(actor)
    Dame Mbaye(actor)

Best US Documentary Short

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    Winner

    For Love of the Land

    8.8 (6)
    Cynthia Matty-Huber
    CR Matty Films

Best US Feature Film

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    Winner

    Union

    4.7 (133)
    Whitney Hamilton(director)
    Bjornquist Films

Best first-time filmmaker short

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    Winner

    Golden Age

    Kengling Xu

Best Original Screenplay

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    Master Speesa!

    Rosie Malek-Yonan
    Monica Malek-Yonan

February Award

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Best women filmmaker in a short film

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    Text Me When You Get Home

    8.0 (11)
    Lauren Henning
    Violent Pink Productions
    Three Mask Media

May Award

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Best Actor

  • John Goode
    Winner
    • John Goode
    • Backroad Bred

October Award

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Best International Feature

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    Winner

    Medusa

    5.7 (151)
    Sophie Lévy

Best Student Short

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    Winner

    Fail to Escape Sisyphus

    Bo Liang(director)

Best Unproduced Short Script

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Flip Side

    Rosalie Carn
    SolaireMedia

Best women empowerment short

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    Winner

    Legacy of woman: Journey of the drum

    Piper Dellums

Best Comedy Short

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    Who Is Bad?: Rokkuzamurai no osakebi

    Yuri Sasamoto(Writer / Actress / Director / Producer /Editer)
    Sasamoto Studio
    This is the site on FilmFreeway.

Best International Narrative Short

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    La Cita (The Appointment)

    Alex Kannan(director)

April Award

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Best International Documentary Short

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    Winner

    M12

    Yiannis Lascaris(director)

Best International Narrative Short

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    Shift

    Larissa Wilson(producer)
    Hope Productions

Best Short Director

  • Luciana Lambert
    Winner
    • Luciana Lambert
    • Lost in Avalon
    Dewlight Productions

Best Us Experimental Short

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    Lucid dreams

    Kostiantyn Mishchenko
  • [object Object]

    Slowpoke

    PJ Koelbel

August Award

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Best Short Actress

  • Debora von Habsburg
    Winner
    • Debora von Habsburg(Actress)
    • Suddenly the sky
    Pollination Pictures

Best US Documentary

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    Winner

    My Sister Hali

June Award

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Best COVID Short

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    Self-Isolation

    Ben Probert
    Probert Brothers Productions

Best Horror Short

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    Allodium

    7.9 (35)
    Severin Eskeland(director)
    Patrick Strøm(executive producer)
    Eske & Horn filmproduksjon
    Cultivate Entertainment Partners

Best Unproduced Short Script

  • When Death Fell from the Skies

    Caroline Spence

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