Best Picture

THE RED CASE

Loran Perrin

 

Best Narrative Feature

LUBA

Caley Wilson, Vladimir Jon Cubrt

 

Best Narrative Short

VIDEL

Jorge Ospina

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative

PLEASE READ.

Jennifer Marie  

 

Best Indie Feature

13 MYSTERIES

Julia Noel

 

Best Indie Short

THE TROUBLE WITH EDGAR LYNCH

Steve Curley

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

ELLIE'S PERK

Kevin Guzewich, Elissa Piszel

 

Best Drama

BECOMING LUCY

Luisa Novo

 

Honorable Mention: Drama

ARIANNA

David Ambrosini

 

Best Comedy

EVERY TORTURE HAS A SILVER LINING

Dan Tambling

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

THE LIQUOR STORE

Mark Stockwell Jr.

 

Best Thriller

SAM

Sebastian Faure

 

Best Horror

CATHARSIS

Romain Fusilier

 

Best Sci-Fi

LITTLE THIEF

Xavier Guignard

 

Best Dark Comedy

ATTACHMENT

Diana Foronda

 

Best Experimental

A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY

Kiyanoush Jahaandideh

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental

TRIALS OF VOLKORE (PART 2)

Coreetta Buchan

 

Best Inspirational

SENSE OF FREEDOM

Daniel Mohsun Guliyev

 

Best LGBTQ

WORTH IT

Jack Tracy

 

Best Animation

IRIS

Li, Tsai-Ling

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Honorable Mention: Animation

TIE

Michelle Santana Hsu

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Best Music Video

DANCE INTO THE PARTY

Ari B

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Best Film Noir

BETTER DEAD THAN RED

Larry Daggett, Jessica Green

 

Best Web Series

WORTH IT

Jack Tracy

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

REUNION

Jacob Small, Kara Bartek, Brenna Gehlan, Jamie Osganian, Gabriella Salemi, Blake Lyon

 

Best Documentary Feature

ASSAULT TO FREEDOM

Marcos Moreno

 

Best Documentary Short

DISCOVERING HEAVEN

Stephen Gray

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

STREET RACERS

Aurélien Heilbronn

 

Best Student Film

HORIZON

Kong Ka Yiu Rony

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

VIBRANT SHADOWS

Gina P. Sinclair

 

Best Microfilm

ALONE WITH EVERYBODY

Adrián Suárez

 

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

CUTE GIRL

Caroline Koziol

 

Best Director

HORIZON

Kong Ka Yiu Rony

 

Honorable Mention: Director

CATHARSIS

Romain Fusilier

 

Best First Time Director

LITTLE THIEF

Xavier Guignard

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

LIGHT THE FIRE

Patrick Nentzel

 

Best Actor

FREDERICK

Josh Mann

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

CATHARSIS

Fabien Grenier

 

Best Actress

THE RED CASE

Elisabeth Ventura

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

LITTLE THIEF

Anne Ribiere

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

ARIANNA

Andrea Garofalo

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

BECOMING LUCY

Maitlyn Pezzo

 

Best Ensemble

LITTLE THIEF

Anne Ribiere, Elizabeth Dyer, Alex Gwyther, Melanie Beckley, Kevin Varty, Diana Carolina, Sabine Crossen, Alan Stretton, Isobel Zamek

 

Best Score

THE RED CASE

Stephane Corbin

 

Best Sound Design

THE DOORS

Caspar Cao

 

Best Trailer

TEARS OF JULY

Curtis Maynard

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

SENSE OF FREEDOM

Heidi Bartels

 

Best Editing

SOUL

Wang, Ting-Ting

 

Best Cinematography

VIDEL

Silvana Barahona

 

Best Original Story

THE KID NEXT DOOR

Jim Norman

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

THE LIQUOR STORE

Mark Stockwell Jr., Nick Kipley

 

Best Screenplay Feature

HOLLOW EARTH QUEST

Screenplay by: Kathy Krantz Stewart, Book by: Danny Weiss

 

Best Screenplay Short

NEVER TOO LATE

Bryan Whorton

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

BUCCANEERS OF THE ASTEROID BELT

Jeff Racho