Best Picture

OWL MOUNTAIN

Audrius Juzenas

 

Best Narrative Feature

OCTAV

Serge Ioan Celebidachi

 

Best Narrative Short

THE RIBBON ON THE KITE

Gianlorenzo Albertini

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

MR. LARRAIN

Gonzalo Menéndez   

 

Best Indie Feature

DESTINO

Julio Cesar Gonzalez

 

Best Indie Short

CHASING LINES

Uzair Merchant

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

THE SOLDIER

Ashton Gleckman

 

Best Drama

OCTAV

Serge Ioan Celebidachi

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

SEVEN ROUNDS

George Savvidis

 

Best Comedy

CASTING CHLOE

Jennifer Marie

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

WHEN 'HE' INTERVENED

Nihal Vasudevan

 

Best Thriller

AGONY

Cesar Roman

 

Honorable Mention: Thriller

TORMENT

Luciana Caplan

 

Best Fantasy Film

VIAL: STRENGTH

Edward Green

 

Best Experimental Film

VOUS

Pari Antoniou

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental

ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE

Sean Hale

 

Best Inspirational Film

EXPLORING HOPE FOR BETTER TIMES

Lauren Speeth

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

EXTRAORDINARY VISION

Steve Colwell, Teri Horsley

 

Best Dark Comedy

CHILDREN OF IGNORANCE

Rosalie Ridler

 

Best Crime Film

KILLING BONSAI TREE

Alessandro Turco

 

Best LGBTQ Film

NOW, IT'S TOMORROW

David Kennedy Polanco

 

Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film

T(HE)Y

Caroline Callender, Silver Liftin

 

Best Web Series

BIG LAW

Jack Tracy

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT

Brian Hayes, Vic Martonne

 

Best TV Pilot

CANDYLAND.COM

Joan Barrett

 

Best Documentary Feature

PRICED OUT

Cornelius Swart

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

DUNHAM DEAF BOY

Ladan Sahraei

 

Best Documentary Short

RESTORATION: A REFUGEES' STORY

Rogers Ofime, Patrick Mugosa

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

THE COMMUTE

George MacCallum, Sam Billington, Freddie Yauner

 

Best Animation

TEN BULLS

Kaoru Naito

 

Best Music Video

THE LOCKHEARTS - LITTLE EDEN

Tanzeal Rahim, Beng Leong Loh

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

ORGANUM MATHEMATICUM

Simone Sello

 

Best Student Film

KILLING BONSAI TREE

Alessandro Turco

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

ANAGNORISIS

Ghada Youssef

 

Best Director

OCTAV

Serge Ioan Celebidachi

 

Honorable Mention: Director

THE RIBBON ON THE KITE

Gianlorenzo Albertini

 

Best First Time Director

SEVEN ROUNDS

George Savvidis

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

EYES ON YOU

Shawn Sheng

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

FAMOUS LITTLE GIRLS

Luciana Caplan, Sophano Van

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

WIND RIDERS

Emi Katayama

 

Best Actor

OCTAV

Marcel Iures

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

THE RIBBON ON THE KITE

Greg Hill

 

Best Actress

OCTAV

Lia Bugnar

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

TORMENT

Melinda DeKay

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

MR. LARRAIN

Matías Oviedo

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

SUPERHEROES

Josh Pafchek

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

TELL

Sabrina Percario

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

GOODBYE MONDAYS

Gillian Saker

 

Best Supporting Actor

AGONY

Willy Martin

 

Best Supporting Actress

AGONY

Omara García

 

Best Young Actress

FAMOUS LITTLE GIRLS

Melanie Caplan

 

Best Child Actor

OCTAV

Eric Aradits

 

Best Child Actress 

OCTAV

Alessia Tofan

 

Best Duo 

KILLING BONSAI TREE

Luke Porter, Kiirsten Nygaard

 

Best Young Filmmaker

T(HE)Y

Caroline Callender, Silver Liftin

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

FAMOUS LITTLE GIRLS

Melanie Caplan

 

Best Cinematography

OCTAV

Blasco Giurato

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

ONCE MORE

Yang Shao

 

Best Editing

OCTAV

Mircea Olteanu

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

FAMOUS LITTLE GIRLS

Sophano Van

 

Best Score

OWL MOUNTAIN

Titas Petrikis

 

Honorable Mention: Score

OCTAV

Vladimir Cosma

 

Best Song

THE SWEETEST LIFE

Lauren Carr Reed, Spencer Carr Reed

 

Best Sound Design

OCTAV

Constantin Fleancu

 

Best Trailer

FAMOUS LITTLE GIRLS

Luciana Caplan, Sophano Van

 

Best Original Story

OCTAV

Serge Ioan Celebidachi, James Olivier

 

Best Screenplay Feature

GIRL OUT OF TIME

 Jay J. Falconer

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay Feature

NORMA'S SUN

Kris Courtney

 

Best Screenplay Short

COOPER

Bettina Horton

 

Best Drama Screenplay

WHERE DO THE CLOUDS GO?

Serge Ioan Celebidachi, James Olivier

 

Best Comedy Screenplay

GOLD DIGGERS

Ian T. Burns

 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH

Screenplay by Colin Stewart Book by Danny Weiss & David Weiss

 

Best Horror Screenplay

THE COLOR OF EVIL

Connie Corcoran Wilson

 

Best Television Script

CANDYLAND.COM

Joan Barrett

 

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

CANDYLAND.COM

Joan Barrett

 

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

THINGS THAT FALL

Sayem "Sy" Huq