Best Picture

HOME AWAY

Oliver Yan

 

Best Narrative Feature

HOME AWAY

Oliver Yan

 

Best Narrative Short

SWITCH

Robin Wang

 

Best Indie Film

KISS OF DEATH

 Timothy Collins, Jillian Kibler

 

Best Drama

BEAUTIFUL DREAM

Bita Alahyan

 

Best Comedy

PANTHER

Sam McCarthy

 

Best Thriller

RECYCLE SOUL

Mickey Arny

 

Best Fantasy

FIRDAWS

Mayur Puri

 

Best Sci-Fi

BREAKER

Philippe McKie

 

Best Experimental

MAX SPERM

Alberto Martín-Aragón

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental

TYGER

Perry Lam

 

Best Inspirational

TRAINING

Homer Liwag

 

Best Film Noir

KISS OF DEATH

 Timothy Collins, Jillian Kibler

 

Best Dark Comedy

#FROMJENNIFER

Frank Merle

 

Best Action

LOS ANGELES KIDNAPPING

Fei Yang

 

Best Web Series

RECKLESS JULIETS

Skyler Barrett

 

Best Documentary Feature

ESSENCE OF HEALING

 Loretta Heuer, Candace Muggerud, Greg Kasowski, Jane Greer

 

Best Documentary Short

BLACK RAT

Perry Lam

 

Best Animation

PIGTAILS

Yoshimi Itazu

 

Best Music Video

GODSEND RONDO

 Performed by: Kento Masuda, Director: Tomo Oya

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

HEY RONA

 Michelle von Hershko, Rona Soffer

 

Best Student Film

LOS ANGELES KIDNAPPING

Fei Yang

 

Best Microfilm

PLAGUED

 Mariah Owen

 

Best Director

OLIVER YAN

Home Away

 

Honorable Mention: Director

PHILIPPE MCKIE

Breaker

 

Best First Time Director

JILL TENNEY

Zen Rage

 

Best Actor

XU CAI GEN

Home Away

 

Best Actress

YUKA TOMATSU

Breaker

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

A.J. LAUDENSLAGER

Switch

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

LAURA WINTER

Shared

 

Best Supporting Actor

TONY TODD

#FromJennifer

 

Best Supporting Actress

MEGAN HAZEN

Recycle Soul

 

Best Young Filmmaker

DANIEL CHAN

Youth - Daughter

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

JOHN O'CONNELL

Bethesda Gongshow!

 

Best Editing

ANDREW JI

Heritage of Fist

 

Best Cinematography

JONG LIN

Home Away

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

HANS BOBANOVITS

Breaker

 

Best Score

ZIZI & RICHARD SERA

Los Angeles Kidnapping

 

Best Song

THE SAVIOR

Brian Jilg

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Best Trailer

AUGUST

Xueying Ren

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

BONNIE A. PERRY

Paddling in Spite of the Ordinary

 

Best Original Story

RECYCLE SOUL

Mickey Arny

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

BACK STABBER

Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser

 

Best Screenplay Feature

FINDING SUPERMAN

Jami Todd

 

Best Screenplay Short

RED OAKS SPEC

Pat Stevens

 

Best Television Screenplay

STRANGE AND UNFORTUNATE DAYS WITH SYDNEY SYNCLAIR

Brittany Haigler & Bree Haigler