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Montreal Independent Film Festival

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International Narrative Feature

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Best International Narrative Feature

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    Mambo Man

    6.0 (108)
    Mo Fini(director)
    Edesio Alejandro(director)
    Tumi Productions
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    Between Pain and Amen

    7.3 (767)
    Toma Enache
    La Steaua Film Studio
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    World Order: Three Days and Three Nights

    6.7 (11)
    Roberto Puzzo(Unit Production Manager)
    Rosanna Puzzo(Line Producer)
    In-Já Ackermann(Line Producer)
    Calvin Burke(Executive Producer)
    Lucky Eagle Production

Best Lead Actor

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Best Actor

  • Lincoln Bevers
    Winner
    • Lincoln Bevers
    • Forbidden Power
    Victory Studios
  • Elijah Boothe
    Winner
    • Elijah Boothe(actor)
    • Pink Opaque
    • Lance Liverpool
    • The Fix - Short Film
  • Ciro Dapagio
    • Ciro Dapagio
    • The MobKing
    Ciro Dapagio Productions
  • Robert Chestnut
    • Robert Chestnut
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    Talk

    7.3 (41)
    William Baldwin

Best Adventure

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    Rise of Odin's 9

    7.3 (24)
    Lance Kawas

Best Comedy

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Best Comedy Short

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    Hard Work

    7.5 (12)
    Julie Pacino(director)
    Max Meisel(writer)
    Tiny Apples
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    Fortissimo

    Janine Piguet
    InRed Production
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    Off the Docks

    7.0 (15)
    Kevin Barry(director) (Producer) (writer)
    Colin Frederick(director) (Producer)
    Hannah Ward(producer)
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    Lizzy's Plan

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

    Clyde Baldo
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    Apples to Affleck

    Ruffy Landayan(director)
    Toyin Moses(producer)
    Matt Weinglass(executive producer)
    Steve Brock(co-producer)
    Alamada Karatihy(co-producer)
    The Sherwood Players

Best Canadian

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    Facade - Adrift in A Sea of Strangers

    Alexandre Richard
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    Claire de Lune

    Valérie Lecomte

International Narrative Short

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Best Director

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

Best Editing

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    Manasanamaha

    8.3 (222)
    Deepak Reddy

Best Horror

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    The Curse

    Dimitri Kanjuka(director)

Best International Narrative Short

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    Jagged Teeth Through Flesh

    Barry Smyth
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    Jagged Teeth Through Flesh

    Tony Rogers(producer)
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    Submerged

    Juan Lume(writer/director/producer)
    Italo Spotorno(actor)
    Ignacio Verdugo(Producer)
    Romina Leiva(director of photography)
    Go Films
    Nominated, Best International Narrative Short "Submerged"

Drama Short

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    Transference

    Juan Cardenas
    Fourth Moon Productions
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    How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea

    7.1 (199)
    Jan Miller Corran
    Three Women in a Box Films
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    The Fix - Short Film

    9.6 (47)
    Glenn Robert Ford
    Lance Liverpool
    George V. Andreakos
    Rebecca L. Hargrove
    Ari Barkan
    Sergio Delavicci

International short films

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    Dosis

    Sven Oliver Kürten(Director)
    Lucky Eagle Production
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    Alina

    7.6 (139)
    Nora Mariana Salim(writer/producer)
    Rami Kodeih(director)
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    Nocturne

    7.5 (16)
    Richard Weston
    Keith Thompson
    Iona Coburn
    Neil Perriam
    Sine Wave Media
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    Wireless

    Criss Gidas

Best Script

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    SLEEP

    Jason Lor(Writer)
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    Columbus

    Paul Oakley Stovall(writer)
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    The Last Soljourner

    Esabella Anna Karena Strickland(writer)
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    Million Loves in Me

    8.5 (96)
    John Y(writer)
    Tiong Wooi Lim(writer)
    Jeremy Tan(writer)
    Kenny Chan(producer)
    J.K. Holdings
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    Betrayal of Reason

    C. Hope Belmont(Writer)

Best Screenplay

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    Love Like the 80's

    Christan van Slyke
    Jedediah Parker
    Tammie Smith
    Smith International Productions
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    Transcendent.

    Thomas L. Ferguson

Best Unproduced Script

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    Where the Sweetgrass Grows

    Tommy Anderson
    Susie Schaefer
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    Haboob Wind

    Tommy Anderson
    Susie Schaefer

Finalist

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    The Travelling Saleswoman

    Alexandra Olivia Engelson
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    The Feather

    Osman Fider Arslan

Semi-Finalist

  • Bo Svenson
    • Bo Svenson
    MagicQuest Entertainment
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    The Red Cloth

    Bo Svenson
    MagicQuest Entertainment
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    Betrayal of Reason

    C. Hope Belmont(writer)

Best Producer

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Best Independent Producer

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    The Way That I Am

    7.0 (8)
    Kaleigh Fitzgerald(Producer)
    Katie C'Etta(Producer)
    Colleen Cavolo(Associate Producer)
    Macy Mcknight(Supervising Producer)
    Ian Burkland(Executive Producer)
    Aidan McGarvey(Associate Producer)
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    Forbidden Power

    3.7 (140)
    Bruce Dowling
    Jan Van Tassell
    Conrad W. Denke
    Harry Mok
    Victory Studios

Best Producer

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    Beatrice

    Vincenzo De Sio(producer)

Best Youth Award

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    My Red Ball

    Esabella Anna Karena Strickland

Best First Time Filmmaker

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Best First Time Drama Filmmaker

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    The Way That I Am

    7.0 (8)
    Kaleigh Fitzgerald
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    Message to Future Generations

    Sorin Pavelesco
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    Adulting

    6.7 (17)
    Ania Gauer
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    Bluetopia

    8.7 (22)
    Nin Meyboom(Director)
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    Winner

    January 14th

    La'Chris Robinson Jordan
    Black Goddess Productions
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    Viral

    Kevin Welbeck
    FireSpark Pictures
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    The Fix - Short Film

    9.6 (47)
    Glenn Robert Ford

Jury Prize

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Best Actor

  • Jörg Reichlin
    Winner
    • Jörg Reichlin
    • Am Rande der Zeiten
  • Matthew Sauvé
    • Matthew Sauvé(actor)
    • One Night Stand
    WKZ Media

Best Director (Female)

  • Meital Cohen Navarro
    Winner
    • Meital Cohen Navarro(writer/director/producer)
    • In It Together
    Meital Cohen Navarro

Best Director Sci-Fi

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    • Juan Ros
    • Allan Ellen

Best International Narrative Short

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    One Night Stand

    7.3 (13)
    Matthew Sauvé(actor)
    Trish Rainone-DiLuzio(actress)
    Voitek Pendrak(cinematographer)
    Wojciech Zielinski(director)
    WKZ Media

Best Script

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    Goodnight and Goodbye

    7.2 (5)
    Elijah Noble El

Best Canadian Narrative Short

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    Meeting

    Carey Feehan
    Marcus Mullen
    Jesse D.E. Young
    Beyond Boundary Productions
    Marts Productions
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    Siobhan

    Bruce Wabbit(director)
    Joseph Sharkey(writer)
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    Cruel World

    Dylan Mask(Director/Actor/Writer)
    behindDAmask Productions

Best Canadian Narrative Feature

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    John, 316

    4.0 (139)
    Jarvis Greiner(Director) (Executive Producer)
    Jordan Dietz(Executive Producer)
    Shaun Donnelly(Executive Producer)
    Gilbert Allan(Producer)
    Afton Rentz
    Griffin Cork
    Skylar Radzion
    Reamonn Joshee
    Hot Shots Films
    TDT Productions
    Mind Engine Entertainment

Excellence In Feature Directing

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Best Director

  • Adrian Bol
    Winner
    • Adrian Bol(director)
    • Legacy of Lies

Best Action/Thriller

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Best Thriller

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    The Fixer

    8.2 (176)
    Michael Schilf
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    Daria

    4.5 (134)
    Michal Theer(Producer)
    Matej Pichler(Director)
    Patrik Kettner(CO-Producer)
    Europe DMT Production

Best Experimental Feature

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    The Sleepless

    7.2 (99)
    Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas
    TSF Productions.

Excellence in Experimental Film Making

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Best Experimental

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    Slice of Life

    3L Media

Best Short Horror

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    Shut Eye

    Robert Gregson
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    Who Wants Dessert?

    8.6 (45)
    Venita Ozols-Graham
    Wanderlust Films
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    Sonant

    6.2 (12)
    Vik Ramen

Excellence in Directing Award

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Best Director

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    • Simone Ciancotti Petrucci(director)
    • Ci sarà tempo

Drama Short

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    Nowhere to Go

    7.9 (12)
    Julie Pacino
    Tiny Apples
    Spiral Gate Productions

Best Female Director

    • Yuri Choe
    • Leaving in Waves

Best International Director

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    Columbus

    Freddie Paull(director)
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    The Waiting

    5.0 (137)
    F.C. Rabbath
    F.C. Rabbath Creations

Best Science Fiction

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    Columbus

    Paul Oakley Stovall(executive producer)
    Freddie Paull(director)
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    Zealandia

    5.4 (26)
    Bruno Du Bois(director)
    Carlos Ramírez Laloli(producer)
    Aline Tran(writer)
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    Roam

    7.2 (65)
    David Jung
    Cain Angelle
    Man O War Films
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    Invasion 2040

    César Turturro(DIRECTOR)
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    ChronoLogic

    Rodolfo Rincones

Best Cinematography

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Narrative short

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    Driven (v)

    Alec Schultz
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    Columbus

    Freddie Paull(director of photography)
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    Ci sarà tempo

    Stefano Riccio(Cinematographer)

Best Animation Directing

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Best Animated Film

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    Burning Bright

    7.4 (36)
    Aaron Bierman
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    The Unlucky Hamster

    7.9 (31)
    Abdulaziz Khashabi(Director)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

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Best TV Pilot

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    NOC - Non-Official Cover

    Ian Voglesong(director)
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    Brazzy Jazzy

    Steve Becker
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    The MobKing

    7.7 (54)
    Ciro Dapagio
    Ciro Dapagio Productions
  • Dodging Her Bullet (2021)
    Dodging Her Bullet (2021)
    • Dodging Her Bullet
    • Blame it on Igor
    Richard Meiman
    Jon Wachter
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    Winner

    Stuck!

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    Les Chroniques de Gliwensbourg

    Emilie Tommasi(writer/director)
    Association Actio
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    Chantelle: Psychic P.D - Night Division

    Saul Marron

Excellence in Cinematography

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Best Cinematography

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    Winner

    Jadzia

    Nelson Kao(cinematographer)
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    Winner

    Willie in the Sky

    Nathaniël Siri

Best Editing

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Best Editor

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    Winner

    Ci sarà tempo

    Martina Torrisi(editor)
  • [object Object]
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    Rage

    4.6 (514)
    John Balazs(editor)
    Prima Lux Films
    La Rosa Productions

Editing

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    Love Is Not Love

    5.7 (42)
    Karen Glienke
    Triskelion Entertainment

Best Picture

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Best Independent Film

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    Ci sarà tempo

    Simone Ciancotti Petrucci(producer)
    Stefano Riccio(producer)
    Lucia Rotondo(producer)

Best Film

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    Ci sarà tempo

    Simone Ciancotti Petrucci(producer)
    Stefano Riccio(producer)
    Lucia Rotondo(producer)

Special Mention in Student Film

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Student Film

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    Snakeskin

    Wesley Clapp(director)
  • [object Object]
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    Chinatown: Keep Out

    Tye Liu(director)
    Jinfeng Ding(director of photography)
    Holly Schaff(actress)
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    Chinatown: Keep Out

    Tye Liu(director)
    Jinfeng Ding(director of photography)
    Holly Schaff(actress)
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    Winner

    About the Fire on Rabbi Nissim Street

    Matan Galin(director)
  • [object Object]

    Le Voyeuriste

    Nicolas Dozol

Best Director

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Directing

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    Love Is Not Love

    5.7 (42)
    Stephen Keep Mills
    Triskelion Entertainment
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    Rage

    4.6 (514)
    John Balazs
    Prima Lux Films
    La Rosa Productions
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    Winner

    Starfish

    10 (5)
    Ali Beck(director)
    Folsheart Productions

Excellence in Short Directing

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Directing

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    Reckoning

    Armando DuBon Jr.
  • [object Object]

    Respect

    Aaron Rothermund
    Story Arts Centre, Centennial College
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    Surprise in the Night

    7.1 (10)
    Sam Bhat(director)
    Aaron Rothermund(director)
    Shimaro Entertainment

Best US Feature Documentary

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Documentary

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    Pant Hoot

    8.0 (8)
    Richard Reens

International Short Film

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Best Animation Short Film

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    Planet Blue: Journey to Eco

    9.3 (302)
    Victoria Lauren
    Rickey Boyd
    Mike Halsey
    Arrow Sky Studios

Best Music VIdeo

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    Tomorrow

    Shaun Parker(director)
    Emmanuel James(composer)
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    Tomorrow

    Shaun Parker(director)
    Emmanuel James(compoesr)

Best Music Video

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    Ivan Dorn: Wasted

    Denys Shchukin
  • [object Object]

    Cass & Lex

    Phillip Kaminiak

Best Actress

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Best Actress

  • Winner
    • Tanya McMaster
    • Fast Forward Style
    Krafty Productions
    • Tanya McMaster
    • Fast Forward Style
    Krafty Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Rosie's Rescue

    8.6 (19)
    Tia Link
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Colour of Spring

    8.5 (39)
    Alexa Morden
    Winter Light Productions
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    Satiety

    Anna Rust

Best Short Documentary

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Best Short

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    My Tibetan Godchild

    Andy Svensson
    ASVE Film Productions

Best Short Documentary

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    Creative Canvas

    Ximena Rios
  • [object Object]

    Caminhos da Paz

    Semba Comunicação
  • [object Object]

    12th Street

    9.2 (20)
    Gregory W. Lovett
    Matthijs Heesemans
  • [object Object]

    The North Star: Finding Black Mecca

    Angel Panag
    Godfred Adjei
  • [object Object]

    Una Vita da Cane - L'irripetibile storia di Tofu viceré dell'Isola del Morro

    Tofu
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    From North to South

    Alessandro Rovere

Best Documentary Feature

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Feature Documentary

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    Príncipes Felizes

    7.8 (25)
    Panos Deligiannis(Director / Executive Producer)
    Argyris Papadimitropoulos(Producer)
    Stelios Cotionis(Co-producer)
    Ernst Fassbender(co-producer)
    Dimosthenis Raptis(editor)
    Oxymoron Films
    Foss Productions
  • [object Object]

    Between Heaven and Earth

    Zenon Kristen(director)
    Nosta Films
  • [object Object]

    Shoestring Spectacle: Surviving the Last Stub Master

    6.2 (7)
    Jonathan Gill
    Bad Orange Entertainment
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Stove (Wjaq)

    Jad Andari
  • [object Object]

    The Conscience of Clothing

    Patrick Hasso Kohl
  • [object Object]

    Lost in Berlin

    9.3 (38)
    Rodney S. Martel(director / producer / writer)
    Randall E. Johnson(editor)
    Martel Productions

Best Unproduced Script

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    Winner

    Homebound

    Joud Alamri

Best Canadian Director

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    Winner

    The Colour of Spring

    8.5 (39)
    Paul Andrew Kimball
    Winter Light Productions

Best Student Film Directing

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Student Film Directing

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    The Trial

    Joshua Gleiser

Special Mention in Series

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    Winner

    The Honey Trapper

    8.1 (20)
    Felise Garcia

Best Experimental Short

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    Virtual Caress

Best Composer

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Best Composer

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    Under Pressure

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    Dalí

    Emiliano Mazzenga(Composer)
  • [object Object]
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    Orson Rehearsed

    Daron Hagen

Honorable Mention

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Best Animation

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    Winner

    Dystopia

    6.0 (9)
    Bellopropello(director)

Best Documentary

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    VAKA

    Kelly Moneymaker
    Rebekah Curtis Motley
    Jessica George
    Ben Dickens
    Kehan Miller
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Best Female Director

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Best Female Director

  • Yuchi Tian
    Winner
    • Yuchi Tian
    • The Wasteland

Best Student Film

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Student Film

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    Koselig (noun/verb)

    Cassie LeFevre

Best Independent Film

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Best Independent Film

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    Winner

    Night Sweats

    4.6 (166)
    Andrew Lyman-Clarke

Best Animation

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Best Animation

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    Winner

    Under Pressure

Best Short Film

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Aug-Sept

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    Winner

    The Rage

Best Spiritual Film

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Best Spiritual Film

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    Winner

    Stay Connected

    Natasha Krishnan
    N-tertainment Productions
    Paul Bros FX

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