Best Picture

APOLLYON

Sean Rosa, Anthony Abbott, BJ Williams, Mario Leone

 

Best Narrative Feature

EVERY 21 SECONDS

Kuba Luczkiewicz, Brian Sweeney

 

Best Narrative Short

TERMINAL

Nadine Moomjy, Mitchell Wajda

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative

DIAMONDS

Adam Morse, Abigail Johns   

 

Best Indie Film

ON A BLEEDING RIVER

Hunter Wolk, Maximilian Federman, Ian Sutherland

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

I LOVE YOU. GOODBYE, AGAIN.

Andrea Snider

 

Best Drama

HONOR

Morgan Aiken, Kankana Chakraborty, Simmie Sangian

 

Best Comedy

THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET

John Tso

 

Best Thriller

THE HIT

Taylor Anderson, Kyle Drum

 

Best Horror

BIRTH

Ozlem Altingoz

 

Best Sci-Fi

UPLOAD:U

Samuel E. Mac

 

Best Mystery Film

APOLLYON

Sean Rosa, Anthony Abbott, BJ Williams, Mario Leone

 

Best Crime Film

BLOOD & WATER

West Ashe

 

Best Web/TV Pilot

NOTHING BUT

Katrina Lena

 

Best Documentary Feature

PASOLINI

Andrea Natale

 

Best Documentary Short

SHE

Philip J. Rachid

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

KANNIZZATI FISHING

Maurice Micallef, Chris Micallef

 

Best Music Video

MY SUN AND LIFE

Aramayis Hayrapetyan

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

VOICE IN THE ATTIC - BIZ

BC Bogey

 

Best Animation

THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET

John Tso

 

Best Student Film

THE HIT

Taylor Anderson, Kyle Drum

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

15 MINUTES

Maryna Kovalevska

 

Best Microfilm

CUT OFF

Ryan Cauchi, Helena Dodd

 

Best Director

BIRTH

Ozlem Altingoz

 

Honorable Mention: Director

THE HIT

Taylor Anderson, Kyle Drum

 

Best First Time Director

APOLLYON

Sean Rosa

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

DNA OF WILD BEASTS

Delphine Montaigne

 

Best Actor

THE RED OAK

Dustin Ardine

 

Best Actress

WE'RE ALL HERE

Christin Muuli

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

YOUR ENEMIES ARE CLOSER

Manuel Sonnleitner

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

HONOR

Simmie Sangian

 

Best Duo

THE HIT

Jordan Knapp, Nicolas Gamboa

 

Best Young Filmmaker

TELL ME SOMETHING

Olivia Treynor

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

GREY

Mann Shah

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

UNTIE THE LINES

Berenike Steiger

 

Best Ensemble

EVERY 21 SECONDS

Shannon Brown, Kelly Thiebaud, Jim O'Heir, Robyn Coffin, Jimmie Tolliver, Matt Pratt, Marilyn Bass, Suzette Brown and Jamie Bernadette

 

Best Score

APOLLYON

Michael Damon

 

Honorable Mention: Score

BREAKING

Marconi de Morais

 

Best Song

THE EMOJI SONG

Adam Volerich, Ben Rauch

 

Best Editing

UPLOAD:U

Samuel E. Mac

 

Best Cinematography

APOLLYON

Stephen Brevig, Anthony Realmuto

 

Best Trailer

KANNIZZATI FISHING

Maurice Micallef, Chris Micallef

 

Best Visual Effects

UPLOAD:U

Phil Lubenskyi

 

Best Original Story

SCHMOOPIE

Mary C. Ferrara

 

Best Screenplay Feature

LIONS OF THE SEA

Jessi Thind

 

Best Screenplay Short

THE HITLER PARADOX

James Hughes

 

Best Drama Screenplay

BUS STOP

Vanessa Bailey

 

Best Comedy Screenplay

INTERVIEW WITH THE BATMAN

David Kuskie

 

Best Horror Screenplay

BLEEDING RIVER

Max Federman, Ian Sutherland

 

Best Fantasy Screenplay

THE WIZARD, THE SMITH, AND THE GUARDIAN

Andre Barreto

 

Best Television Script

GRADIENT DESCENT

Justin Fontenot

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

GOD OF INSECTS

James R. Cowley