Festigious Winners - August 2021

Best Picture

Beta - Kevin M Turner

Best Narrative Film

Beta - Kevin M Turner

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Nozomi - Naoto Tsukiashi

Best Indie Film

Her Place - Matt Guajardo Kelsey

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

Dopamine Fast - Catherine Johnson

Best Drama

Benny - Julianna Coscia

Best Comedy

Five Days Straight - Michaela Stewart

Best Sci-Fi

Beta - Kevin M Turner

Best Crime Film

The Decipio - Jason Gullifer

Best Experimental Film

The Chemical Burden - Ashlin Hatzer

Best Inspirational Film

They Are Fine - Kristy Espinoza, Yulma Garcia, Mariagrazia Lo Giudice

Best Western

Killer Miller - Austin Spicer, R.J. Hendricks II

Best Documentary Feature

Roger Grein: An Empowering Philanthropist - Bob Kelly

Best Documentary Short

Waterboo - Jeremy Klapprodt

Honorable Mention: Documentary

Walls That Matter - Tanmay Shah

Best Animation

My BFF - Che Shi Ou (Chris), Shuqi Yin (Skye), Xueqi Song, Heng Yao

Honorable Mention: Animation

A Trout's Journey - Felix Emmanuel, Nanna Anna

Best Music Video

New Mexico - Garrett Randol

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Outsider - Ying Chih Chen

Best Student Film

Five Days Straight - Michaela Stewart

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Benny - Julianna Coscia

Best Microfilm

Guts - Byung Gun Park

Best Director

Beta - Kevin M Turner

Best First Time Director

The Memories of A Song - Sibo Zhu

Best Actor

Beta - William Nicol

Honorable Mention: Actor

Visor - Liaan Ferreira

Best Actress

Beta - Aubree Lea Bouche

Honorable Mention: Actress

The Memories of A Song - Yidi Zhang

Best Actor in an Indie Film

Her Place - Matt Guajardo Kelsey

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Dopamine Fast - Catherine Johnson

Best Original Story

Five Days Straight - Michaela Stewart

Honorable Mention: Original Story

Her Place - Matt Guajardo Kelsey

Screenplay of the Month

Testimony - Aaron Williams

Best Feature Screenplay

2 Milligrams - Gordon James Asti

Best Short Screenplay

Mercy - Madeleine Weatherhead

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

The Boy On The Beach - Marcelo Briem Stamm

Best Drama Screenplay

Pigeon - Paul J.M. Sliwinski

Best Comedy Screenplay

A Night at the Drive-in - Brett Howard Nelson

Best Thriller Screenplay

Dissension - Stacey Alan Spivey

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Testimony - Aaron Williams

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

A Package of Dreams - Bradley M. Look

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

In Too Deep - Leyla Cevik

Best Television Script

Absolute Zero - Bryce Hatch

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Family Rental - SherLann D. Moore

Special Jury Award

Six Foot - Gordon James Asti

Special Jury Award

The Hive - Julie-Anne McDowell

Beta - Trailer

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