Best Picture

COTTON WOOL

Nicholas Connor

 

Best Narrative Feature

THE RIOT ACT

Devon Parks

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

X

Scott J. Ramsey

 

Best Narrative Short

ALONE

Barbara Riethe, Inara Leme

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

BOUNCE

David MacLean

 

Best Indie Film

THE MOON SMELLS LIKE GUNPOWDER

Mark Solter

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

GUILTY

Drica Armstrong

 

Best Drama

COTTON WOOL

Nicholas Connor

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

SWAMP

Yuchen Yuan

 

Best Comedy

LA TRAIN•HER

Meagan Fulps, Olivier L. Gagnon

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

THE JANITOR

Sergey Khromykh,  Anton Usikov

 

Best Dark Comedy

ROYAL FLESH

Olivia DeVenne

 

Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

WE ARE FAMILY

Jannike Grut

 

Best Romantic Comedy

LOVE POSSIBLY

Michael Boccalini, Che Grant

 

Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy

MIXED ORDERS

Ricky Cruz

 

Best Thriller

PARACUSIS

Yixia Li

 

Honorable Mention: Thriller

A TEARDROP OF DECEPTION

Ronny Vargas

 

Best Horror

THE MILKMAN

Jody Phelps

 

Best Mystery Film

BARDO BLUES

Marcia Kimpton

 

Honorable Mention: Mystery Film

PARALLEL EXPERIMENT DAWN

Evgueni JC Goloubev

 

Best Sci-Fi

LUCID NATION

Stephen Turselli

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

THIS IS FINE

Roth Rind

 

Best Experimental Film

VICTORIA

Eric Chen

 

Best Inspirational Film

A HAPPY DIVORCE

Jamal Hodge

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

PAID IN FULL

John Hopper

 

Best Parody

DEERY OFF THE WALL

Todd Magnuson

 

Best Film Noir

ESTHER

Montana Mann

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Honorable Mention: Film Noir

THE ROACHMAN

David Herrera

 

Best LGBTQ Film

HISTORY - SEASON 3

Jack Tracy

 

Best Fantasy Film

I'M HERE.

Ryuji Kamiya

 

Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film

FLOWER

Carly Larson

 

Best Crime Film

THE VICTIM

Junmin Wang

 

Best Action Film

ANATOMY OF AN ANTIHERO - REDEMPTION

Alan Delabie, Meosha Bean

 

Best Web Series

ABRACADAVERS

Morgan Ermter

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

LA TRAIN•HER

Meagan Fulps, Olivier L. Gagnon

 

Best Web/TV Pilot

MANNY FANTASMA

Michael Carnick

 

Best Documentary Feature

THE SWEETEST LAND

Jeffrey Teitler

 

Best Documentary Featurette

MY FRIEND: STANDING STRONG

Stacey M. Zipfel

 

Best Documentary Short

THE LAST DOCTORS OF THE SANTA FE SCHOOL SHOOTING

Melanie Bencosme, Christine Nguyen

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

WITH EVERYTHING, DOUBLE

Jasmin Riedel

 

Best Animation

DEAR DAD

Nick LeDonne

 

Best Music Video

SOUL DE SELENE

Sid Singh

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

I WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

Eri Tsukimoto

 

Best Student Film

A DRINK & A DANCE

Aaron Geldner

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

CAVE OF DA VINCI

Sofia Drai

 

Best Microfilm

THE MIRROR

Massimiliano Mauceri

 

Best Director

THE RIOT ACT

Devon Parks

 

Honorable Mention: Director

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

Mark Oxtoby

 

Best First Time Director (Feature)

A DARK FOE

Maria Gabriela Cardenas

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

LOVE POSSIBLY

Michael Boccalini, Che Grant

 

Best First Time Director (Short)

ALONE

Barbara Riethe, Inara Leme

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

BOUNCE

David MacLean

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

Mark Oxtoby

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

YELLOW MOUNTAIN

Xinyi Yang

 

Best Young Filmmaker

THE NOTE

Danielle DellaPorta

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

THE OTHER HALF

Christopher Kam

 

Best Actor

THE RIOT ACT

Brett Cullen

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

Dan Krikler

 

Best Actress

COTTON WOOL

Leanne Best

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

THE RIOT ACT

Lauren Sweetser

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

THE MOON SMELLS LIKE GUNPOWDER

Jeffrey Gane

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

A HAPPY DIVORCE

Sita Sarkar

 

Best Supporting Actor

THE RIOT ACT

Micah Hauptman

 

Honorable Mention: Supporting Actor

A DARK FOE

Bill Bellamy

 

Best Supporting Actress

COTTON WOOL

Crissy Rock

 

Honorable Mention: Supporting Actress

ALONE

Barbara Cury

 

Best Young Actor

LUCID NATION

Mark Henne

 

Best Young Actress

COTTON WOOL

Katie Quinn

 

Best Duo

A DARK FOE

Selma Blair & Graham Greene

 

Honorable Mention: Duo

IRRESPONSIBLE

Tanay Chheda & Marissa Godinez

 

Best Ensemble

THE RIOT ACT

Lauren Sweetser, Brett Cullen, Connor Price, Micah Hauptman, Brandon Keener

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

X

Hope Raymond, Eliza Boivin, Brian Smick, Zach Cowan, Valerie Façhman

 

Best Cinematography (Feature)

THE RIOT ACT

Travis Joiner

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography (Feature)

A DARK FOE

Jon Aguirresarobe

 

Best Cinematography (Short)

SHE COMES IN COLORS EVERYWHERE

Dingxuan Huang

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography (Short)

SON OF WANDERER

Nan Li

 

Best Editing (Feature)

BARDO BLUES

Jason Shamai

 

Honorable Mention: Editing (Feature)

LA TRAIN•HER

Olivier L. Gagnon

 

Best Editing (Short)

IN SEARCH OF PAUL

Bingjie Huang

 

Honorable Mention: Editing (Short)

VICTORIA

Zhe Song

 

Best Score (Feature)

THE BASTARD SWORD

Eveshka Ghost

 

Honorable Mention: Score (Feature)

LOVE POSSIBLY

Daniel Markovich

 

Best Score (Short)

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

Jon Bourne

 

Honorable Mention: Score (Short)

ALONE

Virginia

 

Best Song

COMIN' BACK

Ruth Pollack Pappas

 

Honorable Mention: Song

THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER

James Humphrey

 

Best Sound Design

BOUNCE

Robert Grieve, Francisco Castellanos

 

Honorable Mention: Sound Design

ALONE

Âmer Menegassi

 

Best Virtual Reality

WARSAW RISING

Tomasz Dobosz

 

Honorable Mention: Virtual Reality

EVEREST

Jon Griffith

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

CHANGE THE WORLD

Angelena Bonet

 

Best Makeup

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

Alix Brewer

 

Best Original Story

BARDO BLUES

Marcia Kimpton

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

MONARCH BUTTERFLY

Deborah Kuhn

 

Best Screenplay Feature

KNOCKED DOWN

Shawn Downey

 

Best Screenplay Short

THOSE LAST MOMENTS

Dimi Nakov

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

MUMBLY PEG

Mark Lesser

 

Best Drama Screenplay

ROBERT SMALLS

John Harris

 

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

HAPPY PEOPLE ANONYMOUS

Andrea Holz

 

Best Horror Screenplay

COVE

Thomas O'Malley

 

Best Action Screenplay

LUANA

Danielle Erlich

 

Best Fantasy Screenplay

SNOWY STRANGEWAYS

Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel

 

Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay

THE KING OF LIGHT THE ORDER OF THE DARK GODS

Federico Carro

 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

ROMANOV HOLIDAY

Frank Baruch

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay

CALLERS TO OUR WORLD

Salvatore Bono

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

A DREAM IN FRAMES

Divyansh Sharma, Anthony Villanueva

 

Best Television Script

FLOURISH

Cynthia Sparrenberger