Best Picture

INNOCENT MARA

Willy Lukwago

 

Best Narrative Feature

INNOCENT MARA

Willy Lukwago

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

 

Best Narrative Short

SANDWICH

Lorand Banner Szucs

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

ALICE

Natsumi Shibata   

 

Best Indie Feature

DARWINS LAW

Matthias Olof Eich

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

 

Best Indie Short

LOVE DEPARTURE

DC Brandon

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

TENDER VOW

Ashton K Bracciodieta

 

Best Drama

SHEEPSKIN

Julio Ramos

 

Best Thriller

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

 

Best Sci-Fi

NEMAUSUS

Quentin Uriel

 

Best Experimental Film

INTERRUPTUS

Duane Michals

 

Best Inspirational Film

JOURNEY-MAN

Joseph Bologna

 

Best Dark Comedy

TUTU GRANDE

Derek Sitter

 

Best Crime Film

TOP COAT CASH

David Tittone

 

Best Action Film

WHIRLPOOL

Anmar Bajaba

 

Best LGBTQ Film

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

 

Best Fantasy Film

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

 

Best Web Series

THANK YOU, 5

Colin Borden, Keagan Karnes, Sheridan O'Donnell, Ryan Jason Cook, Robert Dugan

 

Best Documentary

THU THUY

Nguyen Nghiem Nhan

 

Best Music Video

#TALKTOME BY BLOOM TWINS

Serge Vane

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

LOVE GHOST - 9MM

Rituparno Maity, Finnegan Bell

 

Best Microfilm

KITCHEN SINK CLASSIC

Lauren Shein

 

Best Student Film

WHIRLPOOL

Anmar Bajaba

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

GOD OF SLEEP

Matt Bird

 

Best Director

NEMAUSUS

Quentin Uriel

 

Honorable Mention: Director

ECHO

Victor Perez

 

Best First Time Director

THE STORY OF "THE COINS"

Laurence Brahm

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

DISSONANCE

Toby Kearton

 

Best Actor

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

E-E-EMBRACE IT

Areg Noya

 

Best Actress

INNOCENT MARA

Andrea Axelsson

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

INCOMPLETE

Nunu Roca

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

 

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

HOLDING ON

Daniel Colt

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Claudia Gosselin

 

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

GLASS

Nina Madzirov

 

Best Young Actress

I.C.E. CREAM

Zoe Lopez

 

Best Ensemble

CANDLESTICK JUSTICE

Sarah Kinsey, Randi Sloane, Mary C. Ferrara, Rachel Korb, Dax Richardson, Rina Mejia, and Judith Anna Di Donato

 

Best Young Filmmaker

SLUMBEROUS

Sara Eustaquio

 

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

CONVERSATION INVASION

Jax Malcolm

 

Inspiring Woman in a Film

THU THUY

Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy

 

Best Cinematography

NEMAUSUS

Maxime Roux

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

WHIRLPOOL

Andy Chin

 

Best Editing

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

I.C.E. CREAM

Daniele Joi

 

Best Score

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Flora Cheng

 

Honorable Mention: Score

I.C.E. CREAM

Marconi De Morais

 

Best Song

TENDENCY TO LOVE

Gerard John
 

Honorable Mention: Song

JUMP FOR JOY

Mark Alan Stansberrry

 

Best Sound Design

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

Dani Bravo

 

Best Visual Effects

ECHO

Victor Perez

 

Best Original Story

I.C.E. CREAM

Analisa Moreno

 

Best Screenplay Feature

SAVING SIMON

Joanne Bellew

 

Honorable Mention: Screenplay Feature

RAMPANT ENTREPRENEUR

Ian Burns

 

Best Screenplay Short

CHEATING CHARLIE

Cheryl Neve

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

SCREENPLAY.EXE

Ryan Braund

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

THE LADYBUG & THE DAGGER

Luc Blanchard