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Student World Impact Film Festival

2024202320222021

Grand Prize

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Best Film About a Social Issue

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    Prayer of the Birds

    9.5 (7)
    Yevgeniya Regent

Short Film

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    That's not you

    8.6 (17)
    Lingling Hu(director)
    Luisen Lu(producer)
    Qiujia Lu(Photography)
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    Sailship on the open Sea

    Micha Strecker
    Open Cage Pictures
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    A Borrowed Life

    6.9 (23)
    Somayyeh Chaychi
    Armyn Naderi
    Noghteh Group

Best Documentary

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    Soulful Conversation

    Ungyu Yeo
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    Zhenya Is Writing the Script

    Victor Kozhenkov
    Siberia Film Company
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    Zhenya Is Writing the Script

    Alyona Yanushko
    Siberia Film Company

Best Short Film

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    True Colour

    8.0 (6)
    Joseph McKenna(director)
    Sebastian Tomlinson(executive producer)
    Chromatic Aberration Productions
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    Resurrection under the Ocean

    9.1 (9)
    Serkan Aktas(writer/producer/director/editor)
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    The Hobbyist

    8.6 (25)
    David M. Night Maire
    George Vatistas
    AireBedd Productions
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    Chateau Sauvignon: terroir

    6.7 (38)
    David M. Night Maire
    Robert Eletto
    Jayesh Hariharan
    Carlos Valdivia
    AireBedd Productions
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    Expiration Date

    Xander Ross
    Red Saturn
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    Following

    Benjamin Agsten
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    Het Huis in het Midden van de Zee

    7.5 (8)
    Marcel Ruizendaal
    THMS Productions

Best Super Short Film

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    A Sack of Heavy Feathers

    Salomon Alonso(director)
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    Forgiving

    9.4 (5)
    Joseph McKenna(director)
    Sebastian Tomlinson(executive producer)
    Chromatic Aberration Productions
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    Scenes from Salé

    Imrane Rahani(Director)

Global Impact Grand Prize

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    Laced Silk

    Micha Strecker
    Open Cage Pictures

Global Impact Grand Prize for Championing Diversity & Culture

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    Biet

    Chieu Thanh Vu

Jury Award

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Global Impact Grand Jury Award

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    Escape: hAbeL

    8.5 (61)
    Muhammed Bozbey
    Bozbey Film
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    Samsara

    Historia Yi Wang(director)

Short Film

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    Pepedrilo

    8.5 (13)
    Victor Cartas
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    Seam

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    Like a Bolt from the Blue

    7.5 (11)
    Michael Antonio Keane
    Millenial Entertainment
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    The Vanishing of Sidney Gomez

    9.4 (758)
    Mohammad Baig
    Mo Baigz Productions
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    The Vanishing of Sidney Gomez

    9.4 (758)
    Mohammad Baig
    Mo Baigz Productions
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    Soul Strings

    Samuel Mason
    Herbie Harrison
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    Gamers-Nightmare

    Frank Lehmann
    Freiwasser-Filmproduktion
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    Circus

    8.3 (138)
    Lazy Films

Best Documentary

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    Magnum 87

    9.7 (8)
    Amit Rana(producer)
    Praveen Semwal(director)
    Third Button Studios

Best Drama

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    Michela Mazzarese(director)

Best Music Video

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    Disconnect

    Simeon Lumgair
    Elena Zacharaki
    Quirky Motion

Best Super Short Award

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    Live Health

    8.9 (8)
    Timothy J. Cox
    Jamie Cox
    Three Peas in A Pod Productions
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    Your Supplies & Beyond

    Nikita Vyshinskiy
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    The Gouda News

    Chatham Rigsby
    Joseph Frew-Miller
    Bryan County High School
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    SUPerRay Energy

    Jacoby Holland

Student Award

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Best Comedy

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    Abducted Anonymous

    9.0 (5)
    Ben Schwartz
    Josh Javier
    Lindsey Broder
    Emerson Independent Video
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    Surinder Uncle

    Fadil Azeem
    Do Creation Originals

Best Drama

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    Silence

    Amen Sahraei
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    Desire in You

    7.1 (9)
    Vid Mercun
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    A Little Glass of Rum

    7.4 (8)
    Marc Cardillo
    Lauren Keller
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    Before You Go

    Elle Brown(director)
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    The girl and the street

    Majid Farzolahi(director & writer)

Finalist

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    Fun and Games

    Sam Amado-Mejia
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    The Gaze

    Charlotte Coffey
    Audrey Hill
    Sydney Amaya
    Scout Paisley

Finalist-Award For the Best Super Short Film

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    He'll Have to Go

    Dylan Wylie
    Wylie Productions
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    No Chef

    Kayra Aydin
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    Somnio Ergo Sum

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    The Big Pelvis

    7.8 (11)
    Joseph Jeavons(director)
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    The Reflection of Francisca Newman

    Jon Frenkel García
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    The Tip

    Nick Psarros

Quarter-Finalist Award For the Best Super Short Film

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    K1000

    Owen Hindes(director)
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    Late?

    Adejumo Oluwatimilehin(director)
    Vortex Coorporation
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    Babycakes

    Alvin Devito Nugroho(writer/director)
    Imam Aris Stianto
    Zahra Afifah
    Aretha Julliesha Ratri
    Mohammad Dafa Alfito

Best Music Video

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    Cogela

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    Genial

    Patricio Cartas Lopez
    Maria Guisa
    Victor Cartas

Best Student Documentary

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    Vilik: The Life of a Firefighter

    8.7 (7)
    Bekarys Buitekov(director)
    T. Zhurgenov Kunsthochschule Almaty
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    Vilik: The Life of a Firefighter

    8.7 (7)
    Bekarys Buitekov(director)
    T. Zhurgenov Kunsthochschule Almaty
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    Bloodshed

    Eva Babington

Best Student Drama

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    Cage

    7.3 (37)
    Rodina Raad
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    Twelve minutes

    Hussain Al Ahmad(director)

Best Student Short Film

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    Undergrunden

    Christian Philip Hansen
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    For the Boys

    7.5 (18)
    Bobby Lacer(director)
    Little Chicago Pictures
    Wallflower Pictures
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    Todas As Ondas

    Hind Kammourieh(producer)
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    American Halloween

    Ben Ephraim(director)
    Christian Olsen(producer)
    Samhitha Saiba(writer)
    John Li(executive producer)
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    Animals

    Kayra Aydin
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    Eternity

    Becky Gaze(cinematographer)
    BobJeff Productions
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    The Man & The Bird

    Ali Omidinejad(director)
    Raw Company

Nominee - Best Film A About Social Issue

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    Labyrinth - A Circle of Life

    10 (31)
    Ritik Maroo(writer/director)
    RRM Production

Quarter-Finalist for Short Film

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    Ball-Pit. Wednesday. Lemonade.

    Daniel Howard-Baker
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    Sunflower

    Shalyn Delhaes

Semi-Finalist-Award For the Best Film About Social Issue

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    Labyrinth - A Circle of Life

    10 (31)
    Ritik Maroo(writer/director)
    RRM Studios

Honorable Mention

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Animation

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    Winner

    Odyssey in C

    Frank Lehmann
    Kirk Ashley Smith
    Freiwasser-Filmproduktion
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    Edgar

    David Willer
    Heartwood Production
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    Peace

    Elizabeth Kennedy(director)
    Elizabeth A Kennedy
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    Lone Rider Animation

    Henrique Bouduard
    Cultzone Filmes

Best Short Film

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    Kanyadaan

    Shubham Sanjay Dalvi
    Nagesh Nitrudkar
    Tushar Ranaware

Best Super Short Film

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    In Be Tween

    Sandrella Mohanna(director)
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    Underwater

    Robert Minassian
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    STATION - Falling III

    Abbey Tumusiime
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    Le Sequel

    Teddy Kirdy
    A Teekay Sesh
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    Winner

    Papilio

    Payton Daly
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    Winner

    Covid Party: Una tipica festa napoletana

    Pasquale Fresegna
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    Hunting Bears

    9.4 (30)
    Jason Ruddy

Comedy

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    Winner

    Tequila

    7.6 (98)
    Amirhossein Amini
    Wishland Studio
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    Winner

    Cartoonist in Wonderland

    Historia Yi Wang(director)
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    Haunted : Horror Comedy

    9.8 (6)
    Fadil Azeem
    Do Creation Originals

Documentary

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    Winner

    Les Vénus Enchaînées

    6.9 (92)
    Guillaume Gevart(director)
    Dylan Besseau(producer)
    Jacob Rothschild(producer)
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    An actor's routine

    8.1 (18)
    Dan Boldea
    Robert Kocsis

Feature Film

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    Winner

    Maayan the fisherman

    Alfredo De Braganza(Director)
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    Natzee Zombie Carnage

    5.0 (18)
    Nicholas B. Weed
    WeedFilms
  • Donia Youssef
    • Donia Youssef(producer)
    • Steve Sloan(writer)
    MONSTER WORLD STUDIOS
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    Corridors

    8.6 (21)
    Dane Alexander Peplinski
    Royston Crabaugh
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    Brainwashed

    Arjun Rao(director of photography)
    Balaji Films International 2005

Honorable Mention Award

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    The Bagel Heist

    Owen Hindes
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    Winner

    Benden Olsun

    Ugur Sofu(writer)
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    Winner

    Tatva

    9.0 (109)
    Mukul Kapoor(director)
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    Winner

    Broken Soul - The New World

    9.5 (17)
    Lorenzo Verticelli
    Varver Pictures
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    Winner

    The man who loved flowers

    Elena Maksuta
    Siberia Film Company
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    Winner

    Oysters

    Elena Maksuta
    Siberia Film Company
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Nobody Died

    Onur Mehame(director)
    OM Film
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    Antidote

    Sam Amado-Mejia
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    Winner

    Mauer des Schweigens

    Leonard Mink
    Seehund Media.
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    Winner

    Snowblind

    8.0 (9)
    Luca Luongo
    Elio Parascandolo
    Silvio Rizzi Torino
    Aquilus Productions
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    Winner

    Il posto più bello del mondo

    7.4 (9)
    Giuseppe Messina(artist)
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    Winner

    Daniel Amaro: Milonga de lo que tengo

    Álvaro Leivas(director)
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    Winner

    El Barrio Alegre

    Ivan Basulto
    ESCAC Films
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    A Country Funeral

    Aubri Martin
    Raul Parrish
    Bryan County High School
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    XVI Barre

    Alberto Nicco(director)
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    Namma Aranya Pradesha

    Puja Goyal
    DreamScope Theatre
    Mishka Studio
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    Discern

    10 (33)
    Ritik Maroo(writer/director)
    RRM Studios

Music Video

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    Winner

    Thinkin Bout You

    Steven Ryan(director/producer)
    Blake Faughnan(director/producer)
    Anna Rodman(director/producer)
    Isaac Bouw(director/producer)
    Luke Zobel(director/producer)
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    Winner

    On the Run

    Franklin Snyder(director)
    Abby Goebel(director)
    Jon Bomers((director))
    Heidi Dalton(director)
    Darien Taylor(director)
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    Siddhant Bhosle: Nadaniya

    Siddharth Dixit
    Apoorv Arora
    Apoorv Arora Films

Short Documentary

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    Winner

    Silence Remains

    Ido Gotlib(director)

Short Film

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    Winner

    Nice Weather for Ducks

    8.9 (9)
    Damon Blalack
    Maryam Tarami
    Damondi Works
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    Winner

    The Night at the Theatre

    Nick Psarros
    SAE Institute
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    Winner

    Das Bilderhaus

    Christian Skibinski(producer)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Rot oder Grün?

    Tim Cürlis(director)
    Christian Skibinski(director)
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    Winner

    Never Break Clown

    Josh Rutgers
    Aubrey Gleason
    Scott Weys
    Kyle Cooper
    Rebecca Wilson
    Jason Bunch
    Trateria Gaines
    Dennis Candelaria
    Emily S. Edwards
    Krysti Reif
    Ana Mar
    Jane Waldman
    Elaina Braverman
    Terry Blackburn
    Ryan Goetz
    Coulter Kirkpatrick
    Holly Evers Hughes
    Marina Knapik
    Kyle Taylor
    Ron L. Taylor
    Max Llave
    Lorri Taylor
    Freddy Burgos
    Bernardo Goya
    Leslie Thompson
    Sergei Lotsans
    Donald Halliday
    Emmanuel Villanueva
    Dyamond Ross
    Elise Powers
    David Girard
    Jay Blanchett
    Sergio Burgos
    Rue J. Daniels
    Zack Dornfeld
    Rebecca Thompson
    Barbara Colaciello
    Meredith Phee Avery
    Eric Hoggarth
    Nicholas Shanning
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    Winner

    Dulce Sabor

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    Winner

    Lucky Coin!

    8.0 (6)
    Serkan Aktas(writer / producer)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Begin Again

    Shiming Feng
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    Winner

    The Fate We Were Born To

    Yousef AlHawari(producer)
    Project A Studio
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    Winner

    Joyful

    Lidia Napoli
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Brave if

    Historia Yi Wang(director)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Tea Time

    Morosan Iulian(Director)
    Teodorescu Anca(Actress)
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    Winner

    Stingher

    Morosan Iulian(Director)
    Teodorescu Anca(Actress)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Eerste liefde

    8.8 (5)
    Jonathan Heuvelman(director)
    Danil Hoek(actor)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Price for a Princess

    Ryan Daly
    Central Film School London
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Xenia

    8.6 (10)
    Alexander Kakouris
    ODRYX Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Rabbit Hole

    8.9 (7)
    Kat Sigalas(director)
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Distorted Minds

    Adam Flannelly
    Adam F Productions
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Memoria

    Kacem Skalli
  • [object Object]

    For Us

    Sehran Khan(director)
    Luisa Azevedo(actress)
    Riel Geli(actor)
  • [object Object]

    Tea Time

    Morosan Iulian
  • [object Object]

    Stingher

    Morosan Iulian
  • [object Object]

    Like a Bolt from the Blue

    7.5 (11)
    Michael Antonio Keane
    Millenial Entertainment
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    That's not you

    8.6 (17)
    Lingling Hu(director)
    Shanghai Theatre Academy
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    Dead View

    Matthew Silva(director/cinematographer/editor)
    Journay Fox(writer/actor)
    Ryanium Films
    Silva Pictures
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    Watch the Kid

    Matthew Silva(editor)
    Rob Legacy(director/cinematographer)
    Journay Fox(writer/actor)
    Ryanium Films
    Eye Mind
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    Biet

    Chieu Thanh Vu
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    Milonga de Espino

    Álvaro Leivas(writer/director)
    Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU
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    Ruins of Pain

    Anthony West(Director)
    Rachel Fox(Actress)
    Steve Izant(Actor)
    Davante S. Carter(Director of photography)
    Ezekiel Haynes(Boom operator)
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    Eerste liefde

    8.8 (5)
    Jonathan Heuvelman(director)
    Danil Hoek(actor)
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    Renascence

    Cindy Tang(director)
    Serene Productions
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    Disconnected

    Aubri Martin
    Bryan County High School
  • [object Object]

    Oysters

    Alyona Yanushko
    Siberia Film Company
  • [object Object]

    The man who loved flowers

    Alyona Yanushko
    Siberia Film Company
  • [object Object]

    Law of Attraction

    Shashank Banawalikar
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Haze

    Atakan Köse
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    Winner

    Wiped Out 1

    Benjamin Agsten

Drama

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    Corridors

    8.6 (21)
    Dane Alexander Peplinski
    Royston Crabaugh
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    The family portrait

    Julia Shlenskaya(Director)

Festival Prize

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1st Place Public Service Announcement (Under 18)

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    End Distraction

    Dean Gofnung

Best Drama

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    Scrambled Eggs

    Lyncis Xueyang Niu(director, producer)
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    Scrambled Eggs

    Lyncis Xueyang Niu(director, producer)
    NYU Production Lab

Best Feature Documentary

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    Explotando el Edén, Île-à-Vache

    Raquel Gómez-Rosado(Director)
    Gómez-Rosado, Raquel
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    Tank Cleaner

    6.5 (58)
    Parvinder Singh Wraich(director)
    Harkiran Kaur Wraich(director)
    Vinamarjot Singh Wraich(actor)
    Swaranjit Kaur Wraich(producer)
    Redi Productions

Best Short Documentary

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    Liubov

    Vicente Garibay Lijanova

Best Short Film

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    Fino al mare

    Pasquale Fresegna
    Daniele G. De Stefano
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    Eine sentimentale Reise

Best Student Drama

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    Hercules and Hylas

    Tommaso Miragoli(director)
    CIP Produzioni
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    The Callback

    9.1 (14)
    Zsófia Bujáki

Best Super Short Film

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    Mr. Covid

    9.2 (6)
    Abhishek Chatterjee
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    Our Decay

    Aidan Kiyashka
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    End Distraction

    Dean Gofnung

Animation Award

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Best Animation

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    Choose

    Juan Burgaleta
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    On the Edge of Transcendence

    9.2 (14)
    Yash Kumar(director)

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