Festigious Winners - August 2022

Best Picture

Occupants - Russ Emanuel, Julia Camara

Best Narrative Film

A Deadly Conversation - David Pratt, Vincent Edwards

Best Indie Feature

Occupants - Russ Emanuel, Julia Camara

Best Indie Short

In the Spotlight - Jessica Qinyue Luo

Best Thriller

A Deadly Conversation - David Pratt, Vincent Edwards

Best Horror

Occupants - Russ Emanuel, Julia Camara

Best Inspirational Film

Why? - Mark Murray

Best Animation

CORE - Soo-min Song, Young-chan Kim, Do-hun Lee

Best Music Video

Gimme Love - Steven 'PhillyFlyboy' Philip

Best Student Film

In the Spotlight - Jessica Qinyue Luo

Best Microfilm

Routine - Russ Emanuel, Emile Haris

Best Director (Feature)

Occupants - Russ Emanuel, Julia Camara

Best Director (Short)

JOY - Chongjia Zhang, Yining Dang, Shan Dora Huang

Best First Time Director (Feature)

Floating Holidays - Yumi Masuda

Best Actor

Occupants - Michael Pugliese

Best Actress

Occupants - Briana White

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Floating Holidays - Kohei Takeda

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Floating Holidays - Marina Kozawa

Best Young Actress

The Truth About Kindergarten - Thalia Anne Oliver

Best Ensemble

Occupants - Briana White, Michael Pugliese, Robert Picardo, Chalet Lizette Brannan, Chris Winters, Scott Brown

Best Cinematography

Occupants - Emile Haris

Best Score

In the Spotlight - Charlie Chaoli Sun

Best Song

Routine - "To The Moon And Back" - Ana Maria Escobar, Thomas Louis Huxley, Live2Love

Best Original Story

Occupants - Julia Camara

Screenplay of the Month

Close - Kristen Wade

Best Feature Screenplay

Blood and Salt - Justin Moodie

Best Short Screenplay

Breathe - Jim Yufei Zou

Best Drama Screenplay

Blood and Salt - Justin Moodie

Best Comedy Screenplay

Badass Little League Baseball Unpire - Matt Sendel

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Close - Kristen Wade

Best First Time Screenwriter

The Truth About Kindergarten - Thalia Anne Oliver

Occupants - Trailer

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