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Best Picture

IMMORTAL HERO

Hiroshi Akabane

 

Best Narrative Feature

IMMORTAL HERO

Hiroshi Akabane

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Best Narrative Short

FRACKED

Antony Stone

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

DUNK

Ron Campbell, Bevan Bell

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Best Indie Feature

ELENA'S WAR DANCE

Jennifer Treur

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Best Indie Short

FIRST MISTAKE

DC Brandon

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

HYPNOSIS

Grégoire Vaillant, Charles-Edouard Dangelser

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Best Drama

LIKE THE SHADOW IN THE DARK

Alessandro Gessaga

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Honorable Mention: Drama

OPEN MIC

Jaime Torres

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Best Comedy

WHAT THE HELL

Dede Harlan

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Honorable Mention: Comedy

THE PARKER

Brian O'Neill, Victor Verhaeghe

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Best Sci-Fi

FORBIDDEN POWER

Paul Kyriazi

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Best Inspirational Film

IMMORTAL HERO

Hiroshi Akabane

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Best Dark Comedy

HIS PERIOD

Nihal Vasudevan

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Best TV Pilot

SALES

Amondre D. Jackson

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Best Web Series

PITCHES

Gareth Brierley, Bernadette Russell

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Best Documentary Feature

DECODING THE DRIFTLESS

Jonas Stenstrom

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Best Documentary Short

PORCUPINE - CARRIER WAVE

Jason Knox

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Best Animation

ECONOMY IS CARE

Sergio Herencias

 

Best Music Video

LIAR

Nicholas Swatz

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

THE FIRST & LAST TIME

Peter Sacco

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Best Student Film

CAT

Madeleine White

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Best Director

FRACKED

Antony Stone

 

Honorable Mention: Director

HIS PERIOD

Nihal Vasudevan

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

ECONOMY IS CARE

Sergio Herencias

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

DREAMER

Huang Hsiao Hsia

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

ELENA'S WAR DANCE

Jennifer Treur

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Best First Time Director (Short)

ALIA

Sreehari Purimetla

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

MAN ON THE BEACH

Zachary Murray

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Best Young Filmmaker

CAT

Madeleine White

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Best Actor

FRACKED

Daniel Fox

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Best Actress

HIS PERIOD

Vidushi Chadha

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

LIKE THE SHADOW IN THE DARK

Daniele Marcheggiani

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

FIRST MISTAKE

Juhi Gupta

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Best Ensemble

FRIEND HUNTER

Adam Kitchen, Daniel Ross Owens, Daniel Mann

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Best Cinematography

MUÑECA

Sergio Herencias

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Best Editing

FRACKED

Anthony Stone

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Best Score

ALL AROUND COWBOY

Mariano Saulino

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Best Sound Design

MOLD

Bo Li

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Inspiring Woman in a Film

A PERFECT DAY

Archana Dua

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Best Visual Effects

ELENA'S WAR DANCE

Jennifer Treur

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Best Trailer

BLACK COLLAR

James Samuel

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Best Original Story

IMMORTAL HERO

Ryuho Okawa

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Screenplay of the Month

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Jordan Barsky

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Best Feature Screenplay

TUTANKHAMUN NOT IN COMMON

Bob Rogers

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

BAD WATER

Jake Wehrman

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Best Short Screenplay

THE LOST TRACK

Brandon Stark

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Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

ABOUT BONGO

Katusha Robert

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Best Drama Screenplay

ALL-AMERICAN

Jessi Thind

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Best Comedy Screenplay

THE TRAGEDY OF KING STARLINGTON

Tristan McIntosh

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Best Thriller Screenplay

THE CLOSET DOOR

Scott Nelson

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

DAWN

Alexandra Ruggieri

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

TWO LIKE ME AND YOU

Chad Alan Gibbs

 

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

STARRY DREAMS

Bella Dontine

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Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

THE REAL THING

Matthew Papadopoulos

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Best Television Script

PROJECT POST RACIAL

Andre Goddard