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Best Picture

Perception: Seeing Is Not Believing

James Purpura

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Best Narrative Feature

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith, Snorri Sturluson

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

The Purple Dragon

Timothy A Coons

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Best Narrative Short

In The Campfire Light

Samantha Michelle

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Fourteen

Edwin Illoh

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Best Indie Film

Vicky's Not Here

Anna Naumi

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Silent Ties

George Leontakianakos

 

Best Drama

Surrender Me

Chris Del Sordo

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Honorable Mention: Drama

Yesterday Was Better

Marco Villard

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Best Comedy

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith, Snorri Sturluson

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tianzhao Zhang

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Best Dark Comedy

Harvey Wallbanger

Abdul Stone Jackson

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Best Romantic Comedy

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith, Snorri Sturluson

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Best Thriller

The Passenger

Alexander Bruckner

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

Maelstrom

Timothy Collins

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Best Horror

Rental

Jake Bradbury

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Best Romance Film

The Wall Between Us

Norbert Lechner

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Best Sci-Fi

Ruby Red

Emily C. Chang

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Best Experimental Film

To Her

Jacopo Ardolino

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

The Rope of Death

Dakota Nanton

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Best Inspirational Film

The Four Stages of Cancer According to Introverts

Almas Alardhi

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Best Musical/Dance Film

Let's Dance!

Indy Clan

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Best Western

Smile

Jay Pennington, Gerry Olert

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Best Crime Film

Avengement

Edward V. Turner, Edgar Jimz

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Best Web Series

Aroha Bridge

Simon Ward, Jessica Hansell, Carthew Neal, Paul Horan, Taika Waititi, Morgan Waru

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

Procedural Justice

Josh Callahan

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Best Documentary Feature

Perception: Seeing Is Not Believing

James Purpura

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Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

In This World

Anna Kauber

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Best Documentary Featurette

The Champ of Champs

Brian Johnston

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Best Documentary Short

The Return

Jon Fish

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Lionheart

Cam Tribe

 

Best Docudrama

No.13

Reyhaneh Zahiri

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Best Animation

Loss of History

Huanan Qiu

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Best Music Video

Nice Shoes

Jonathan Lawrence, Tommy Mack

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Chinatown Slalom "Just Love"

Stefano Bertelli

 

Best Student Film

Backwater

Brendan McCallion

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Wilderness Quest

Kelly Needleman

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Best Microfilm

Disturbance

Mikael Roth

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Best Director (Feature)

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith, Snorri Sturluson

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Best Director (Short)

Surrender Me

Chris Del Sordo

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Honorable Mention: Director

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tianzhao Zhang

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

No.13

Reyhaneh Zahiri

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Best First Time Director (Short)

Wake From Death & Return To Life

Andrew Ferrer, Javier Gonzalez

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Rainy Season in Nairobi

Li Xuexin

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

Sunburn

Li Ke Xin

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Carolina

Simone Centinèo

 

Best Young Filmmaker

21 Hours Until Midnight

Fletcher Turale

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Best Actor

Surrender Me

Russell Shealy

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Harvey Wallbanger

Xavier Santiago

 

Best Actress

In The Campfire Light

Sarah Rich

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Love in Kilnerry

Kathy Searle

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Best Supporting Actor

Love in Kilnerry

James Patrick Nelson

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Best Supporting Actress

The Passenger

Gaelle Gillis

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Best Young Actor

Backwater

Patrick Loftus

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Best Child Actor

Bookmark

Gilby Robins

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Best Ensemble

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith, Kathy Searle, Sybil Lines, Debargo Sanyal, Tony Triano, Roger Hendricks Simon, James Patrick Nelson, Sheila Statsack

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Best Cinematography

In The Campfire Light

Joel Crane

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Hey, Someone's Here

Chen Yu

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Best Editing

Love in Kilnerry

John WIlson

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

Avengement

Edward V. Turner, Edgar Jimz

 

Best Score

Love in Kilnerry

Randy Edelman

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Honorable Mention: Score

To Find A Harpy

Myles McLeod

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Best Song

The Last Dance (From: The Divisible)

Jon Altham

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Best Sound Design

Loss of History

Runqi Wang

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Best Visual Effects

Amara

Ethan Chancer

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Best Trailer

The Champ of Champs

Brian Johnston

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Best Commercial

Pianocide

Brice Blanloeil

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Best Original Story

Love in Kilnerry

Daniel Keith

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

The Vow

Dante Hancock

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Screenplay of the Month

Art Appreciation

Jennifer Titus & Mark Provencher

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Best Feature Screenplay

Warm Brothers

William Gorgensen

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Best Short Screenplay

The Blowfish

Vittorio Guidotti, Roberta Pessina

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Honorable Mention: Screenplay

Roadrunner

Josh Madden

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Best Drama Screenplay (Feature)

The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd

Uwe Schwarzwalder

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Best Drama Screenplay (Short)

What Ever Happened To Jonny Faith

Benjamin Pollack

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Art Appreciation

Jennifer Titus & Mark Provencher

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Best First Time Screenwriter

Mr & Mr Perfect

Tom Stovall

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Best Television Script

The Twelve Chairs

Gregg Greenberg, Michael Rispoli

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