Film of the Month

ONE BUCK

Fabien Dufils

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Best Narrative Feature

THE PINEVILLE HEIST

Lee Chambers

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Best Narrative Short

SUI SIDE INN

Hua Bai

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

KAYLA'S WORLD

Kate Bohan

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Best Indie Feature

THE DIE IS CAST

Leonid Lopatin

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Best Indie Short

MONSTROSITY

James Rowlins

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Best Drama Feature

THE BLACK PRINCE

Kavi Raz

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Best Drama Short

MAIA

Alessandro Prete

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Honorable Mention: Drama

DATE NIGHT

Ross Carey

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Best Comedy

DOGGONE IT!

Jeff Sumner, Dennis Larkin

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Best Thriller

THE VENOM BROTHERS

Ashton Bingham

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Best Dark Comedy

OH BABY

Rory Rooney

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Best Sci-Fi

SKIN

Panos Katsimperis

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Best Mystery Film

YESTERDAY IS TOMORROW

James C. Shahanshah

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Best Film Noir

THE MAN FROM BALLYDUFF

Ron Devitt

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Best Inspirational Film

CHARLIE'S GIFT

Duane Journey

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Best Web Series

CLEVER GIRL

Joe Zappa

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

LIFE INTERRUPTED

Steven Wishnoff

 

Special Mention: Web Series

BACK STABBER

Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser

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Best Music Video

IRIDESCENCE

Director: Eileen Byrne, Performance: élodie M.

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

LINDA

Director: Leandro Corinto, Performance: Insanos

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Special Mention: Music Video

CONTROL

Director: Phil Jaycob, Song by: Loco Escrito

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Best Animation

ME AND MY DOG

Soyeon Yoo

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Best Documentary Feature

SAVING THE PLANET, ONE BITE AT A TIME

Gary Null

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

THE SEVENTH SUMMIT

Elia Youssef

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Special Mention: Documentary Feature

2ND CHANCES

Dav Lewis

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Best Documentary Short

THE MENTOR

Stephen Truby

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Best Experimental

THE LAST DANCE

Concha Vidal

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Honorable Mention: Experimental

INAUGURATION PROTESTERS AND THE BASIS OF THEIR OPINIONS

Mitch Taebel

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Special Mention: Experimental

ASSEMBLING A GODDESS

Mary Piller

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Best Microfilm

SIROCCO: PROPHECY OF WIND

John Taschner

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Best Student Film

LOVE AT FIRST FRIGHT

Danno Moy

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Best Director

FABIEN DUFILS

One Buck

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Honorable Mention: Director

LEE CHAMBERS

The Pineville Heist

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Best First Time Director

STEPHEN M. HUNT

Believers

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

JAMES C. SHAHANSHAH

Yesterday Is Tomorrow

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Best Actor

JOHN FREEMAN

One Buck

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Honorable Mention: Actor

JACK HYDE

Monstrosity

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Special Mention: Actor

MUKESH ASOPA

Chambers Gate

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Best Actress

SHABANA AZMI

The Black Prince

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Honorable Mention: Actress

TIFANI AHREN DAVIS

Clever Girl

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Special Mention: Actress

ARIEL ZHANG

Consumemate

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Best Supporting Actor

JASON GREEAR

Clever Girl

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Best Supporting Actress

LATEACE TOWNS

Charlie's Gift

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Best Young Actor

DINOS VARELIS

Skin

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Best Young Actress

JAIMIE MARCHUK

Mirror

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Best Child Actor

DONAL O'CONNELL

Believers

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Best Child Actress

KAYLA BOHAN

Kayla's World

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Honorable Mention: Child Actress

CHRISTINA ELEFTHERIADI

Skin

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Best Ensemble

CLEVER GIRL

Tifani Ahren Davis, Kip Bennett, Shannon Faith, Jason Greear, Eloise McNair, Sheila Mudd Baker, Victoria McDevitt, Stephanie Leathers, Vicki Baker, Tera Garnett

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Honorable Mention: Ensemble

THE INFINITELY GENEROUS FRANCIS VICTUS

Donald Imm, Sophia H. Khan, Dominique Antonio Spencer, William T. Fleming, Mikhail Rakitin, Delano Walters, Sumaiya Ananna

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Special Mention: Ensemble

LIFE INTERRUPTED

Mason Reese, Alison Arngrim, Dawn Wells, Erin Muprhy, Robbie Rist, Michael Learned, Robbie Allen, David Pevsner, Brandon Cruz, Julie Dolan

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Young Filmmaker Award

PAIGE IRENE

Destruction

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

DEE WALLACE

Charlie's Gift

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Best Editing

CHARLIE SPORNS

Sui Side Inn

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Best Cinematography

AARON C SMITH

The Black Prince

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

ARJUN SINGH BRAR

Monstrosity

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Special Mention: Cinematography

TIAN LIU

The Piano

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Best Score

CHRISTOPHER CARLONE

The Red Cocoon

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Honorable Mention: Score

OONEY

Skin

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Special Mention: Score

STEPHEN J. BULLEN

Full Measures

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Best Song

RIGHT HERE FOR YOU

Performed by: Kayla Bohan, From: Kayla's World

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Best Sound Design

MARIO MOONEY, GEORGE KALLIS

The Black Prince

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Best Trailer

REALITY·R£@617¥

Amanda Jiang

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Best Original Story

THE BLACK PRINCE

Kavi Raz

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Honorable Mention: Original Story

CHARLIE'S GIFT

David Tillman, Fred Cuellar, Liz R. Graham

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Best Screenplay Feature

IN THE SHED

Claire Richards

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Best Screenplay Short

OTHELLO-SAN

Theodore A. Adams III

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Best Drama Screenplay

THROUGH THE LAND OF ILLUSION

Gunnar E Garrett Jr.

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Best Thriller Screenplay

REFLECTIONS

Written by: Kathy Krantz Stewart, Based on the book "Reflections" by Lori Howell

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Best Horror Screenplay

SANTA KLAWN

Jeffrey Lee DuPree

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Best Romance Screenplay

NEFERTITI

Written by: Michael Austen, Original Story: Ahmad Osman

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Best Action Screenplay

DOLLAR DOWN

J. Michael Aiken

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

SVEN

Jessica Whitehill

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Best Comedy Screenplay

A CHIPPY OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Kelly Jean Karam

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