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6th Annual Festigious 2020 - The Nominees





We're excited to announce nominees for the 6th annual Festigious 2020:


Best of Fest 2020

Relish - Justin Ward

Why She Smiles - Caroline Sims

The Return - Jon Fish

Roadside - Peter Falls

The Day You Long For - Benoit Ganesan, Ciaran Page

Written Words - Chelsea Nwasike

Shepard - Jourdan McClure, Philip Landa

Two Autumns in Paris - Gibelys Coronado, Gustavo Michelena, Francisco Villarroel

Wienerland - Jan Woletz, Stefan Polasek

Inhale - Brian Chambers, Derek Lamoureux, Nik Pilecki

Night Watch - Allen Chiang

The System - Michael Cruz, Howard Bowler



Best Narrative Feature

Relish - Justin Ward

In Love with Ally Barker - Chris Smellin, Robert Smellin

Gossip - Xu Jun

Because of You - Zeng Zhen

Wuthering Heights - Bryan R Ferriter, Quincey Kuiava, J. Owen Rogers

Shepard - Jourdan McClure, Philip Landa

Once Upon a Judgment Day - Mehmet Tanrisever

Mambo Man - Mo Fini, Edesio Alejandro

The Real Exorcist - Shokyo Oda

Million Loves in Me - Sampson Yuen, Tiong Wooi Lim, John Y, Jeremy Tan

The Secret - Ben Wicks

Night Watch - Allen Chiang



Best Narrative Short

Lost Treasure of the Valley - Robert Husted

A Touch of Aurora - Aditya Patwardhan

Ruby Baby - Lee Mcqueen

Roadside - Peter Falls

Métèque - Lauren Blackwell, Lyna Dubarry, Lou Stassen

Written Words - Chelsea Nwasike

Windblown - Usher Morgan

Distance - Jesse Edwards

A-Symmetry - Sam Bradford, Grace Sargeant

Noche Loca - Julio Cesar Gonzalez

Forum - J. Michael Kallet

Jane Doe - Brett Rickaby



Best Indie Feature

The Great Charade - Rodeo Strange, Daniel Strange

Creeping Out - Jakub Mateusz Boruń

Deadly Promises - Joseph Ramos, Julian Crouser, Thomas Crouser Jr, Sandra L Bucy

Wicked Trails - Deepanshu Singh

The Wager - Mark Justice, Jim Gloyd

City of Salt - Alicia Oberle Farmer

The Texas Railroad Killer - Luis Antonio Rodriguez, Israel Rios

Between Two Worlds - Hyung Kun (Hillfinger) Hwang

Wuthering Heights - Bryan R Ferriter, Quincey Kuiava, J. Owen Rogers

PEP-Uganda - Renford Reese

Savoy: Saga Of An Icon - Kshitij Sharma

You Won't Remember Me - Victor Blaho



Best Indie Short

Luna's Fortress - Pawel Swierczynski

9862 - Giles Greenwood, Jonathan Digby

Mrs Blaquill - Luiza Oliveira

Forest of Light - Allan Riggs, William Nunes, Charles Chu

Dirty Sexy Children - Clemy Clarke

Satin White - Ingrid Hoyos

Basic - Chelsea Devantez

If You Love Her, Let Her Go - Ilan Zerrouki

Spending Time With You - Josh Pafchek

Across The Room - Mellinda Hensley, Matt Clifford

Lifeless - Alex Fedosov, Elvira Sinelnik

Love Trumps Hate - Steven Krasner



Best Web/TV Pilot

Whiteboard Challenge - Michael Kureth

Limbo - Pat Dortch

Wienerland - Jan Woletz, Stefan Polasek

Harbor Island - Tiffany Rhodes

The Giant Deep Reds - Maurice Micallef, Chris Micallef

All In Favor - Sally Lomidze

Harvey Wallbanger - Abdul Stone Jackson

Double Jack - Stephanie Stern

The Deets' - Amondre Jackson

The Gliwensbourg Chronicles - Emilie Tommasi

The Hinsdale Archives - Ryan Wefelmeyer

Murray Ghost - Brian Herskowitz



Best Web/TV Series

Forests and Thieves - Zenon Samuels

Hellier: Season 2 - Karl Pfeiffer, Greg Newkirk, Dana Newkirk, Connor J Randall

Who Killed Romeo & Juliet? - Mark Deere

Magenta - Gabriele Tacchi

Double Jack - Stephanie Stern

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor - Keith Edward Barnfather

The Honey Trapper Season 2 - Felise Garcia