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Best Picture

Flesh

Tim Poon

 

Best Narrative Feature

Twiceborn

Hiroshi Akabane

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

Murder Bury Win

Michael Lovan

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Best Narrative Short

Rum Go!

Markus Thorington

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Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

Morti's Law

Marcel Wohlfahrt, Natalie Kölbl

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Best Indie Film

Tahz

Nepal Arslan

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Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Like Daughter, Like Mother

Clyde Baldo, Devi Morgan

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Best Drama

Twiceborn

Hiroshi Akabane

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Best Comedy

Like Daughter, Like Mother

Clyde Baldo, Devi Morgan

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Best Thriller

Flesh

Tim Poon

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Best Experimental Film

Follow Leader

Scott Johnson

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Best Inspirational Film

Triple Oppression

Vilma Jackson

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Best Musical/Dance Film

The Daughters of Bernarda

Ivan Abujamra

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Best Dark Comedy

Murder Bury Win

Michael Lovan

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Best Film Noir

The Big Con

Augie Pagan

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Best LGBTQ Film

Back Stabber

Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser

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Best Web/TV Pilot

In Two Minds

Fabian Schwab

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Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot

Human Spectrum

Eduardo Ramirez

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Best Web Series

Coasters

Sam Jacks

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Honorable Mention: Web Series

In Two Minds

Fabian Schwab

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Best Documentary Feature

Until the Last Drop

Mike Daniel, Sam Kneiss

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Best Documentary Short

Kite

Yumeng He

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Honorable Mention: Documentary

A Place Called Galet

Arjarn Jin

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Best Music Video

That's Alright Mama / Blue Moon

Laurent Mercier

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Honorable Mention: Music Video

The Wind

Taiwan Television

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Best Student Film

The Decay

Murvin Allen

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Honorable Mention: Student Film

Morti's Law

Marcel Wohlfahrt, Natalie Kölbl

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Best Commercial / Promotional Video

A Poetic Soar

Wen Tian

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Best Director (Feature)

The Final Code

Carlo Fusco

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Honorable Mention: Director (Feature)

Murder Bury Win

Michael Lovan

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Best Director (Short)

Flesh

Tim Poon

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Best Indie Filmmaker

As The Wave Broke

Alexandra Bekiou

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Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

You Have To Go For It

Julio Mendez, Kristy Espinoza

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Best First Time Director (Feature)

Murder Bury Win

Michael Lovan

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Best First Time Director (Short)

The Decay

Murvin Allen

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Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Maggi Varvara

Maggie Gu

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Best Young Filmmaker

What it Takes

Arnold Shin

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Best Actor

Rum Go!

Glen McDougal

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Honorable Mention: Actor

Across The Border

Alberto Carapia

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Best Actress

Flesh

Nina Paw

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Honorable Mention: Actress

Rum Go!

Pamela Munro

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Best Supporting Actor

In Two Minds

Michael Marwitz

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Best Ensemble

Murder Bury Win

Mikelen Walker, Erich Lane, Henry Alexander Kelly, Craig Cackowski, Brian Slaten

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Best Cinematography

Flesh

Geoffrey So

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Honorable Mention: Cinematography

Lost Thekra

Hussain Alsadeq

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Best Score

Flesh

Marco Wen

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Honorable Mention: Score

esCape Town

Tatiana Mikova, Tomas Nohal

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Best Sound Design

esCape Town

Tatiana Mikova, Tomas Nohal

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Best Original Story

Twiceborn

Ryuho Okawa

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Honorable Mention: Original Story

Back Stabber - Season 2

Ryan Zamo

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Screenplay of the Month

Heaven Schmevin

Jim Norman

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Best Feature Screenplay

Heaven Schmevin

Jim Norman

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Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Another in the Fire

Mike Walter, Rick Walter, Dan Williams

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Best Short Screenplay

The Revver

Mike Hanson, Kelly Moothart

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Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Just This Once

Hollie Bahar

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Best Drama Screenplay

Hitmarker

Kyle Gibbs

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Little Starlets

Yasmeen Albrahim

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Best Horror Screenplay

Stranger Dreams

Alyssa Stevens

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Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

The Trouble w/ Being

Scott Marshall Taylor

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Unison Kismet: The Twin Samaritan

Francesco Pio Capussela

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Zulfi

Tushar Sen

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Best Television Script

Divorce is My Day Job

Jennifer Ritchie

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