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Best Picture

TIFFANY

Christina Christie

 

Best Narrative Film

HAYLEY

Michael Dolha

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION

Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko

 

Best Indie Feature

SILENT LOVE STORIES - HEART BEAT

Amr Al-Hariri

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Best Indie Short

C.M.Y.K

Paphangkorn Punchantarak

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

THE TURTLE LIGHT

Rachel Pollack, Ricki Booker

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Best Drama

THE FIRST BOY I LOVED

Qinmeizi Le

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Honorable Mention: Drama

THE DUO

Karan Wadhwa

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Best Comedy

THE ASSISTANT

Peter Calvin, Brent Crable

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Best Thriller

HER LAST JOB

Caitlin Harty

 

Best Horror

THE SHADOW DEVIL

Yunqi Guo

 

Best Fantasy Film

SONGBIRD

Sophie Black

 

Best Experimental Film

TRISKELION

Stuart T Birchall

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Best Inspirational Film

BROKEN

Simon Perkins

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Best Mystery Film

HALLOWEEN LOVE STORY

Angelin Song

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Best Dark Comedy

FATAL JOKE

Angelin Song

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Best LGBTQ Film

FABRIC

Kim Cavell

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Best Crime Film

TRAPPED

James Bushe, Yulia Romanova

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Best Web Series

THE BENZA

Christopher McCombs, Raito Nishizaka

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

GHOST TOWN

Savannah DesOrmeaux

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Best Documentary

JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD - CRAZY WORLD AIN’T IT

Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

TO LAUGH, TO LIVE

Irene Chapple

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Best Animation

ROSE OF NO MAN'S LAND

Mengfei Hu

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

SERPENDIPITY

Carlos Mejia, Kevin Barwick

 

Best Music Video

HER REBIRTH

Shani Hafees, Adarsh N Krishna

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

MUSIC FROM UNDETERRED

Joseph Villapaz

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Best Student Film

VIRGO RISING

Emily Bayrock

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

BE THERE

Stephen P. Davis

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Best Microfilm

ONE TWICE A DAY

Sofia Streisand

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Best Director

HAYLEY

Michael Dolha

 

Honorable Mention: Director

TRISKELION

Stuart T Birchall

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

OUT OF MIND

Tigran Nersisian

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

FABRIC

Kim Cavell

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Best First Time Director

A STORY

Jane Tse

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

FOLLOW THE ARROW

Marc Saez

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Best Actor

THE ASSISTANT

Daniel Mann

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Honorable Mention: Actor

HAYLEY

Tudor Petrut

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Best Actress

SCRAP

Vivian Kerr

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Honorable Mention: Actress

RUNNING ON EMPTY

Asta Leigh

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Best Actor in an Indie Film

BE THERE

Brandon Hannifin

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Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

FATAL JOKE

Beau Hogan

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

FABRIC

Kim Cavell

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Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

BE OPEN

Nadiya Geldenhuys

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Best Duo

THE ASSISTANT

Brent Crable & Daniel Mann

 

Best Ensemble

THE BENZA

Christopher McCombs, Kyle Card, Haku Inko, Masahito Kawahata, Noguchi Michiko, Janni Olsson, Lee Min Kuk

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Best Cinematography

TRISKELION

Robert Wilton

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

SONGBIRD

Christopher Newman

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Best Editing

HAYLEY

Michael Dolha

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Honorable Mention: Editing

SCRAP

Sunghwan Moon

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Best Score

OKAVANGO

Christian Heschl

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Honorable Mention: Score

THE RIBBON

Jonathan Galland

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Best Song

THE BENZA - RUNNING AROUND

Christopher McCombs, Kyle Card, Haku Inko, Masahito Kawahata, Noguchi Michiko, Janni Olsson, Lee Min Kuk, Takahiro Nomiya

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Best Sound Design

JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD - CRAZY WORLD AIN’T IT

Ross Leitner

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Best Visual Effects

A STORY

Wenquan Pan

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Best Trailer

QUEUE

Jessica Wilson, Jacob Worden

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Best Original Story

FOLLOW THE ARROW

Marc Saez

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Screenplay of the Month

I SEE YOU

Michael Corleone

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Best Feature Screenplay

JOHN LEGGO

Mark Lesser

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Best Short Screenplay

HAYLEY

Michael Dolha

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Best First Time Screenwriter

C.M.Y.K

Paphangkorn Punchantarak

 

Best Television Script

UNTROUBLED

Michael Corleone