Winners

Third Edition

 

Best U.S. Narrative
Fragile
Director: Manolo Campos

Best International Narrative
Heinz 1945
Directors: Martin Beek, Karel Hamm

Best U.S. Documentary
Pleasers
Directors: Aja Corynn, Alexandra Casillas-Boggs

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Best International Documentary
DECODING SHANKAR
Director: DEEPTI PILLAY SIVAN

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Best Short Film Director
Heinz 1945
Director: Martin Beek, Karel Hamm

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Best Short Film Producer
The Great Artist
Director: Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

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Best Short Film Cinematographer
Heinz 1945
Dop: Martin Beek

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Best Short Film Editor
Becoming Emma Braintree
Editor: Luke Patterson

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Best Short Film Composer
Mila
Composer : Flavio Gargano

Best Short Film Poster
The Boy's Gone

Best Short Film Actor
Eric Weigand
Starring: Aquamarine

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Best Short Film Actress
Isabel Pask
Starring: Aquamarine

 

Best Animation
Justin and the Werloobee
Director:  Ken Yoffe & Ellen Weisberg, John Vo

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Best Horror
The Eve
Director: Luca Machnich

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Best Science Fiction
The Aspirant
Director: Adam Orton

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Best Student Film
Heaven stranded
Director: yao songting

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Best Comedy
Third Date
Director: Michael Kellman

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Best Thriller
Becoming Emma Braintree
Director: Joshua Koske

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Best Web-Series-Pilot
Back Home
Director: Christian A Oliveira

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Best Independent Short
Noisy
Director: Cedric Hill

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Best Music Video
Ready to Roll

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Best LGBTQ
SURPRISE!
Director: Nicole Picard

Best First Time Filmmaker
16 WORDS OR LESS
Director: Meghan Finn

Best Female Filmmaker
The Great Artist
Director: Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Best Black and white photography
Eternal Rest

Best Unproduced Script
Beautiful Lines in the Night Sky Part II
Writer: Tyler Schultz

Best Produced Script
Cold Service
Director: Peter Strupp

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Best Musician
O Sweet Woods
Director: Jessica Gould