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Best Picture

Ruby Baby

Lee Mcqueen

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Best Narrative Film

The Strangers We Know

Alana Grace

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Ted and Hanna

Henrique Saladini

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Best Indie Feature

Matthew Mark Luke John

Tom Wilson

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

Creeping Out

Jakub Mateusz Boruń

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Best Indie Short

Darkest Age

Isabella Jacqueline

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Honorable Mention: Indie Short

Echo

Shamila Lengsfeld

 

Best Drama

A Lack of Colour

Craig Brownrigg

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Honorable Mention: Drama

Darkest Age

Isabella Jacqueline

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Best Comedy

Pledge It

Rachael Sonnenberg

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

Vices

Sean Wilde

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Best Dark Comedy

Ruby Baby

Lee Mcqueen

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Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

9862

Giles Greenwood, Jonathan Digby

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Best Romantic Comedy

Dinner at my Place

Kevin Luther Apaa

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Best Parody

Pledge It

Rachael Sonnenberg

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Honorable Mention: Parody

Mambo 101

Michael Mayers

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Best Thriller

Safely to Shore

Matthew R. Ford

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Honorable Mention: Thriller

A Shot of Irish

Andrew Calvetti

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Best Horror

Await the Dawn

Pablo Macho Maysonet IV

 

Honorable Mention: Horror

Petra

Andreas Avgousti

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Best Romance Film

Flow

Mansi Bhajanka

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Best Sci-Fi

Forbidden Power

Paul Kyriazi

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

Derelict

Andrew Walton

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Best Experimental Film

Overexposed

Juan Castilla

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Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

New York Rhapsody

Salvatore D'Alia

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Best Inspirational Film

From an End, a Beginning

Roberta De Santis, Maurizio Masciopinto

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Lab Dog

Noemi Durivou

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Best Musical/Dance Film

Kingdom Anthem: The Kingdom Descends Upon the World

The Church of Almighty God

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Best LGBTQ Film

AYANEH

Nicolas Greinacher

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Best Western

Jacpott

Justin Durivou

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Best Fantasy Film

Petra

Andreas Avgousti

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Best Crime Film

The Job Interview

Joncart Jonathan

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Best Web Series

Whiteboard Challenge

Michael Kureth

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Best Documentary Feature

Who Am I

Caleb Vinson

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Best Documentary Featurette

Indigenous: Fight for Survival

Gary Rottger

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Best Documentary Short

Believables

Joe Lombard

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

Out Of Malibu

Benjamin Pollack

 

Best Animation

Lee DeWyze "Castles"

Stefano Bertelli

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

The Adventures of Water Bottle John: Fighting For Your Afterlife

Edward Pritchard

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Best Music Video

Arc North x Polarbearz (ft. Camille Neideman) - Together Now

Kevin Hindriks

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

PLS&TY - Run Wild / Feeling Forever

Sean Cartwright

 

Best Student Film

June

Yangxuan Zhou

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

American Vice

Emma Gobillot

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Best Microfilm

Shinya Kimura

David Solomini

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Honorable Mention: Microfilm

The Stiff

Raquel Deriane

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Best Director

Ruby Baby

Lee Mcqueen

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Honorable Mention: Director

A Lack of Colour

Craig Brownrigg

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

Death of a Traveling Life Insurance Salesman

Alberto D'Onofrio

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Best First Time Director (Short)

Phase 6

Jeff Dolan

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

A Missing Winter

TongJun Tan

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

The Job Interview

Joncart Jonathan

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

22

Daniel Roy

 

Best Young Filmmaker

Here Today

Meredith Grace Dabney

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Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

Brother

Brandon Hill

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Best Actor

Death of a Traveling Life Insurance Salesman

Michael D'Amico

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Honorable Mention: Actor

9862

Giles Greenwood

 

Best Actress

Matthew Mark Luke John

Rebeca-Nicoleta Cobzaru

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Jane

Jessica Michael Davis

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Darkest Age

Bryce Myles Fenwick

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Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

For the Benefit of Mr. Winston

Matthew Gerrish

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

Safely to Shore

Sharni Tapako-Brown

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Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

From an End, a Beginning

Roberta De Santis

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Best Supporting Actor

Darkest Age

Harrison Green

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Best Supporting Actress

Darkest Age

Susan Stevenson

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Best Child Actor

A Lack of Colour

Dylan Barrett

 

Best Child Actress

Smoke Signals

Ella Lozier

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Best Duo

From an End, a Beginning

Vito Signorile & Roberta De Santis

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Honorable Mention: Duo

Echo

Rica Hellige & Palesa Moloto

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Best Cinematography

Flickering Souls Set Alight

Petros Antoniadis

​

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Echo

Hendrik Messner

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Best Editing

Darkest Age

Kaleb Woodward

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

Phase 6

Jeff Dolan

 

Best Score

Echo

Tobias Alexander Ratka

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Honorable Mention: Score

The Odd One Out

David Johnston

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Best Song

For the Benefit of Mr. Winston - Rockin' Robin

Jimmie Thomas, Matthew Gerrish, Nico Zottos

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Best Sound Design

Darkest Age

Liam Fretwell

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

My Horse, My Passion

Petra Lisec

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Best Makeup

The Last Heroes

Paola Laneve

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Best Trailer

Myth In Shadow

Kieran Sebille

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Best Virtual Reality

Tops of Memory

Jialiang Liu

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Best Original Story

Creeping Out

Jakub Mateusz Boruń

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Mrs Blaquill

Luiza Oliveira

 

Screenplay of the Month

Law and Deceit

Chandra Gerson

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Best Feature Screenplay

The Smart Life

Daniel O'Connor

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Heartstone

Michael Williams, Robert Biheller, Phillip Margolin

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Best Short Screenplay

Dummy

Matthew Macola

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Best Drama Screenplay

The Butterfly Chain

Andres Quimi

 

Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay

Warrior Spirit

Chris Tasara

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Best Comedy Screenplay

The Second Coming of John Cooper

Kevin Kraft

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Best Romance Screenplay

Dooley

Quinn Hopkins

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Best Horror Screenplay

Serial Killers Anonymous

Robert Forsberg

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

More Remote than Bavaria

Jeff Woodard

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Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi Screenplay

The 8th Sin

Uzair Merchant

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Best Fantasy Screenplay

The Legend of Santa Claus & the White Hart

Quinn Hopkins

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Honorable Mention: Fantasy Screenplay

My Yearbook

Jim Norman

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Legacy

Hayley Jean Reeves

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Paul & Virginia

Clemy Clarke

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

112

Rebecca Hickey

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Best Television Script

A Crack in the Sky

Thomas Franey

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