WINNERS

June 2020

 

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Best Picture

Inhale

Brian Chambers, Derek Lamoureux, Nik Pilecki

 

Best Narrative Film

Noche Loca

Julio Cesar Gonzalez

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

The Millennial Condition

Michael Welsh

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Best Indie Film

Lifeless

Alex Fedosov, Elvira Sinelnik

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Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Non-Eq

John Walbolt

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Best Drama

A Life to Live

Bill Herndon, Emma Selmann

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Best Comedy

Do Not Open

Moses Mugo

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Best Experimental Film

The Clothes Wear You

Kitsch Doom

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Best Inspirational Film

Sweet Sunshine

Craig McMahon

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Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

Talk For Life

Amel Tresnjic

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Best Musical/Dance Film

Ferriel

Issah Contractor

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Best Dark Comedy

Dumps

Boris Bilic

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Best LGBTQ Film

Words

Nandia Iman

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Best Crime Film

The Texas Railroad Killer

Luis Antonio Rodriguez, Israel Rios

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Best TV Pilot

Harbor Island

Tiffany Rhodes

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Honorable Mention: TV Pilot

All In Favor

Sally Lomidze

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Best Documentary Feature

No Defense

Sara Ganim

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Best Documentary Featurette

In Your Honor

Mauro Romero

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Best Documentary Short

Inhale

Brian Chambers, Derek Lamoureux, Nik Pilecki

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Swipe Left: The Age of Disposable Relationships

Amber Ostergaard

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Best Animation

The Train to Qinling

Shir Baron

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Honorable Mention: Animation

NoWhereMan

Chong Liu, Kuan Ting Lu, Han Chen Chang

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Best Music Video

The Void

Jakob Kaiser

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

Go Rona Rona

Peter Calvin, Brent Crable

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Best Student Film

Unapeeling

Amber Baris

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Honorable Mention: Student Film

Cat's Eye

Haley Min Young Kreofsky

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Best Microfilm

Remember This

Sonia Bajaj

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Best Director

Aleita

Seungwon Gio Park

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Honorable Mention: Director

Harbor Island

Tiffany Rhodes

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Best Indie Filmmaker

Dopamine

Yasser Hijan

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Fantasy

Kasey Quinn

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Best First Time Director

The Train to Qinling

Shir Baron

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Secret

Peilin Xie

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Best Young Filmmaker

Petersburg

Kaleb Laidman

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Best Actor

Harbor Island

Pat Dortch

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Best Actress

Aleita

Nataly Santiago

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

Dumps

Noah Copfer

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

The Unknown Mother

Susan Yam-Yam Shaw

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Best Supporting Actress

Covered Candor

Faye Tangonan

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Best Young Actress

Harbor Island

Lacey Caroline

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Best Duo

Million Loves in Me

John Y & Koon-Lan Law

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Best Cinematography

Aleita

Ashton J. Harrewyn

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Cat's Eye

Haley Min Young Kreofsky

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Best Score

Inhale

Chris Coleman

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Honorable Mention: Score

NoWhereMan

Pano Fountas

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Best Song

Alangara Panthal

Midhun Narayanan, Haricharan, K.D. Vincent, Gani

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

Inhale

Kaylee Chappell

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Best Visual Effects

Season of Aeon

Kassandra Lim

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Best Trailer

The Wanderlust of Apu

Subhrajit Mitra

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Honorable Mention: Trailer

The Wandering

Corey Higgins

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Best Original Story

Million Loves in Me

John Y, Tiong Wooi Lim, Jeremy Tan

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Honorable Mention: Original Story

Dumps

Boris Bilic

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Screenplay of the Month

Brook Farm

Alexander Wake

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Best Feature Screenplay

Evolution Zero

Madeline Rooks

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

The Statue Garden

Peter Hsieh

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Best Short Screenplay

TheoMORPHIS

Sam Moony

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Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Swarm

John Maslowski

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Best Drama Screenplay

Good Grief

Emily Rued

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Best Comedy Screenplay

A Semi Serious Time

Marissa Lessman

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Best Action Screenplay

Nation Building

Jon Oehler

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Black Rose

Uzair Merchant

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Brook Farm

Alexander Wake

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Penelope's War

Nancy "Sunny" Ellis, Marc L. Ellis

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Best Television Script

Untitled Gay Hitman Project

James Tison, Gus Constantellis

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Honorable Mention: Television Script

Chums

Jaye Mary Younkin

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June 2020

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