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Best Picture

THE OTHER HALF

Lalith Rathnayake

 

Best Narrative Feature

THE OTHER HALF

Lalith Rathnayake

​

Best Narrative Featurette

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF SANTA SCORESE

Mimmo Spataro

​

Best Narrative Short

THE LAST RIDE

John Jiang

​

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

WALTER

Helena Sardinha

 

Best Indie Feature

A SCENE OF SPRING

Cheung Kwan Yiu

​

Best Indie Short

A FANTASTIC MISTAKE

Arrigo Musti

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

DOWNSTREAM

Scott D Clark

​

Best Drama

ONE OF THE THOUSANDS

Qianzi Gao

​

Best Comedy

5 JARS

Brittany Bookbinder

​

Best Thriller

ALL I SEE

Gary Karapetyan, George Pilafdzhyan

 

Best Horror

NIGHTFALL

Jordan Wright

 

Best Fantasy Film

WHEN DARKNESS COMES

Nick Azzaro

 

Best Sci-Fi

SECRET SPACE

Cameron Mitchell Elmore

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Best Experimental Film

MIXED MOVIE

Vasco Diogo

​

Best Inspirational Film

DANCER BY THE SEA

Barbara Mones

​

Best Mystery Film

SUPERVIVERE

Paco Arasanz

​

Best Dark Comedy

BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM

David C. Luck, Kent J. Arceneaux

​

Best LGBTQ Film

CARRIED AWAY

Kenan Gopffarth

​

Best Crime Film

THIEF

Mufeng Han

​

Best TV Pilot

THE ODYSSEY OF THE AOR

Joshua Burdick

​

Best Web Series

JUST CALL ME RIPLEY

Cassie Ahiers

​

Best Documentary Feature

THE GENDER CODE

Luka Keating

 

Best Documentary Featurette

THE VISIT: PREPARING FOR POPE FRANCIS

Shane Brennan

​

Best Documentary Short

THE NORMANS

Maurice Micallef, Chris Micallef

​

Honorable Mention: Documentary

FOLLOWING THE AVATAMSAKA SUTRA ON A JOURNEY

Chen Hung-Cheng

​

Best Animation

LATTESHIP

Hsing-Fang Tsai, Daishi Takishima

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

NO IRON PAN TODAY

Kan Zhou

 

Best Music Video

GO! GO!

Patradol Kitcharoen

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

ANXIETY (A LOVE SONG)

Ryan Moulton

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Best Student Film

DON'T TELL FATHER

Jimmy J. Carter

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

JABBARA

Samir Kawas

​

Best Commercial

ALEXANDER'S OF NORTHVILLE

Lance Kawas

​

Honorable Mention: Commercial

SPECTRUM FITNESS "MARTIAL ARTS"

Paul Brenno

​

Best Director

THE LAST RIDE

John Jiang

 

Honorable Mention: Director

THE GENDER CODE

Luka Keating

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

MAA

Nidheya Suresh

​

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

LAKESHORE BLUES

Vivian Ip

​

Best First Time Director (Feature)

THE OTHER HALF

Lalith Rathnayake

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Feature)

LOSING IT

Marco Ruggio

​

Best First Time Director (Short)

A MISSING PIECE

Grace Chang

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director (Short)

A PERFECT DAY

Archana Dua

​

Best Young Filmmaker

WOODSIDE

Vicente Roxas

​

Best Actor

ONE NIGHT STAND

Matthew Sauve

​

Honorable Mention: Actor

ALL I SEE

Gary Karapetyan

​

Best Actress

7 STOREYS DOWN

Kate Lister

​

Honorable Mention: Actress

A MISSING PIECE

Grace Chang

​

Best Actor in an Indie Film

DON'T TELL FATHER

Bradley Carter

​

Best Actress in an Indie Film

FAILURE IS AN OPTION

Jordan Van Clief

​

Best Supporting Actor

DON'T TELL FATHER

Alexander Sternberg

​

Best Supporting Actress

THE OTHER HALF

Kushalya Fernando

​

Best Young Actor

THE OTHER HALF

Pansilu Wickramarathna

​

Best Duo

NO DAYZ OFF

Brent Crable & Jeff Garlish

 

Honorable Mention: Duo

SECRET SPACE

Naomi Prentice & Matthew Lloyd

​

Best Ensemble

BRUNCH BEFORE BAPTISM

Nicholas Bordelon, Adam Salandra, Tom Spencer, Susan Freundlich, Cathy Rodriguez, Farrah Reyna, Liam Conn, David Luck, Lee Dufour

​

Best Cinematography

THIEF

Mufeng Han

​

Best Editing

THE LAST RIDE

John Jiang

​

Best Score

WHEN THE DUST CLEARS

Vivian Lawrence

​

Honorable Mention: Score

A SCENE OF SPRING

Kwok Pak Yin

​

Best Sound Design

THE LAST RIDE

Chang Liu

​

Inspiring Woman in a Film

CHINESE WHISPERS

Marina Lima

​

Best Visual Effects

WHEN THE DUST CLEARS

Joshua Williams

​

Honorable Mention: Visual Effects

WHEN DARKNESS COMES

Nick Azzaro

​

Best Trailer

THE NORMANS

Maurice Micallef, Chris Micallef

​

Best Original Story

BE-LONGING

Danielle Oke

​

Honorable Mention: Original Story

WET PAINT

Yi Cheng

​

Screenplay of the Month

FOREVERLAND: THE GIRL WHO SPEAKS TO ANIMALS

Steven Stonebraker

​

Best Feature Screenplay

ROCK TARPEIAN

Salvatore A. Bono

​

Best Short Screenplay

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE YOUR PAST

Scott Nelson

​

Best Drama Screenplay

ALWAYS HOPE

Janice L. Walker

​

Best Comedy Screenplay

NO DAYZ OFF

Brent Crable

​

Best Thriller Screenplay

STARPOWERED

Fred Tabsharani, Madeline Rooks

​

Best Fantasy Screenplay

FOREVERLAND: THE GIRL WHO SPEAKS TO ANIMALS

Steven Stonebraker

​

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

STARPOWERED

Fred Tabsharani, Madeline Rooks

 

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

ALWAYS HOPE

Janice L. Walker