First Edition
Winners
Best U.S. Narrative & Best Directing:
Ilsa
Director: Willi Patton
Honorable Mention Short Directing:
A Curious View
Director: Justin Hughes
Honorable Mention Short Directing:
Wolfdog
Director: Nick Snow
Best International Narrative:
Walks
Director: Al J. Moran
Best U.S. Documentary:
Into the Mystic
Director: Peter Goetz
Best International Documentary:
Distressed
Directors: Toby Lord, Tim Elwin
Best Comedy:
Forehim
Director: Alyssa Kostello
Best Producer:
Bathtub Chronicles
Producers: Robert Sciglimpaglia
Rebecca Ruhm
Mario Garciduenas
Best Cinematography:
Oasis
Director & DOP: Adrien Servadio
Best Editing:
From Charlie, with Love
Director & Editor: Andres Ramirez
Best Composer:
Echoes of Kerberos
Director: Ross Kolton
Composer: Jeffrey Gold
Best Actor & Best Poster:
Falling Up and Up
Starring: Daniel Dasent
Best Actress:
Shevolution
Starring: Minerva Vier
Best Animation:
Nanakorobi (Seven Falls)
Director: Gaby Breiter
Best Horror:
Katu
Director: Oskar Johansson
Best Science Fiction:
The Counterfeit Mind
Director: Malek Haneen
Best Student Film:
One after another
Director: XIE, ZONG-YI
Best Thriller:
$700+
Director: Tom Aspy
Best Series-Web-Pilot:
Love Therapy
Director: Lauren E. Banks
Best Independent Short:
the rage
Directors: Aurélien Mathieu, Samir Mokeddem
Best Music Video:
Shots of Light
Director: Christian Scharfenberg
Best LGBTQ:
GURL
Director: Mika X
Best First Time Filmmaker:
Deployed
Director: Kate Robertson Pryor and David M. Weiss
Best Female Director:
THE GESTURE AND THE WORD
Director: Helen Alexis Yonov
Best Black and White DOP:
Looking for Love
Director: Patrick Reynolds
Best Musician:
Fadi Awad - Raise My Dust (Extended Live Mix)
Best Unproduced Script:
Out On A Limb
Writer: Antoinette Fernandez
Best Romantic Comedy:
Black Coffee
Director: Vito Lyles
Honorable Mention U.S. Documentary:
Expedition Ayiti
Director: Richard Serrao
Honorable Mention International Documentary:
The Child Murderess of Vesene
Director: Carl Eneroth