Best Feature Film

Two Good Two Bad Five Men - 🇹🇷

By Mehmet Tanrısever

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Honorable Mention

Best Feature Film

Civil War Colored Troops - 🇺🇸

by Luana M. Graves Sellars

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Best Drama Short

The Can - 🇺🇸

by Shadow C. LaValley, Danielle Purdy​

 

Best Comedy Short

Coffee With Exes - 🇺🇸
by Brett A. Hart

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Best Animated Short

Jingle the Dog - A Christmas Story - 🇺🇸

by Chris Bishop & Erin Abbey Bishop

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Best Documentary

Rising Above The Fray - 🇺🇸

by Dr. James J Williams

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Honorable Mention

Best Documentary Short

Harriet Tubman - 🇺🇸

by Luana M Graves Sellars

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Best Horror Short

Amazon - 🇺🇸

By John Mors

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Best Crime Short

Silver Flask - 🇺🇸

by C.S. Hughes

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Best Fantasy Short

Mars - 🇺🇸

By Caroline Ozone

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Best Thriller Short

Amatory - 🇺🇸

By M.K. Rhodes

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Best Sci-fi Short

Bee - 🇬🇧

By John B. B.

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Best Western Short

March - 🇺🇸

by Samuel Robertson

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Best L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Short

Summer - 🇬🇧

By Justin Nizzer

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Best Micro Short

Encircle Me - 🇱🇺

By Dayana Fleur

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Best Experimental Short

Her Mother's Daughter - 🇺🇸

by Alejandra Cadena-Perez

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Honorable Mention

Best Experimental Short

Dinner Party - 🇱🇺

by Audrey Golg

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Best Indie Film

Unholy - 🇨🇦

By Berhane Negussie Kidane

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Best Inspirational Short

Erik's Midwestern Boyhood - 🇺🇸

by Erik Dreng Jacobsen

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Best Trailer

Civil War Colored Troops - 🇺🇸

by Luana M. Graves Sellars​

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Best Web Series

A Frantic Love 3 - 🇺🇸

by Gary Tucker

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Best Series Pilot

Lost in: El Salvador - 🇺🇸

By Turner Sparks & Michael Kaplan

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Best Music Video

Tumble - 🇺🇸

by Ismene Vetas

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Honorable Mention

Best Music Video

The Man Cave - 🇺🇸

Performed by Eytan Ribner

Directed by Kev Miles

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Best Commercial /

branded  Film

Love the Mission - 🇺🇸

by Jared Cruce

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Best Original Content

The Evolution of Human Motivations - 🇺🇸

by John Voorhees Wylie

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Best Student Film

The Next Stop - 🇺🇸

by Janice Derosier

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Best VR/360 Film

Underwater Mission – MS Piłsudski - 🇵🇱

by Daniel Zduńczyk, Zygmunt Fit

 

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Best Director

Brett A. Hart

Coffee With Exes - 🇺🇸

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Honorable Mention

Best Director

Mehmet Tanrısever

Two Good Two Bad Five Men - 🇹🇷

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Best First Time Director

Dr. James J Williams

Rising Above The Fray - 🇺🇸

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Honorable Mention

Best First Time Director

William Preising

God’s Plan - 🇺🇸

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Best Indie Filmmaker

Berhane Negussie Kidane

Unholy - 🇨🇦

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Best Young Filmmaker

William Preising

God’s Plan - 🇺🇸

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Best Student Filmmaker

Dayna Li

Qafas - 🇺🇸

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Best Actress

Zoë Yeoman

The Can - 🇺🇸​

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Best Actor

Shadow C. LaValley

The Can - 🇺🇸​

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Best Supporting Actress

Isabella Salazar

Deadly Promises - 🇺🇸

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Best Supporting Actor

Michael Marwitz

As the wave broke ... - 🇩🇪

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Best Child Actress

Juliana Herrin

The Next Stop - 🇺🇸

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Best Ensemble Cast

Anna Bilik, Wesley Madara,  Jonathan Brent Burgard, Sydney Leigh Allen, Kiri Allen, Joshua Lehman & Nate Garland

An Invasion at Dinner - 🇺🇸​

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Best Producer

Jessica Bishop, Bonnie E. Hart, Brett A. Hart, Sello Andrew Lyons & Mark Blankenship

Coffee With Exes - 🇺🇸

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Best Screenplay (produced)

Alejandra Cadena-Perez

Her Mother's Daughter - 🇺🇸​

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Best Original Score

I Resign - 🇺🇸

by Jay Mohan

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Best Cinematography

Lukas Herbrand

As the wave broke ... - 🇩🇪

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Best Sound Design

Bo Pang

Ghazaal - 🇺🇸

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Best Editing

Qafas - 🇺🇸

by Dayna Li

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Best Screenplay

The Locksmith  - 🇬🇧

by Julian Poulter

"'A tale of love, lust, survival, honour and courage unfolds as Jon's fate forces him to abscond to Victorian London. Making allies and enemies, one of which may well answer to the name Jack the Ripper, and the other would show him the meaning of hope."

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Best Series pilot Screenplay

The First Nation  - 🇺🇸

by Andre Melikian

"'In the year A.D. 301, Armenia became the first and only nation to adopt Christianity as
the official religion of the state. During the following decades, this new-found faith
posed a growing threat to the neighboring pagan Persian Empire. In 365, the emperor
Shapur is determined to bring about the annihilation of the Armenian nation.
At this pivotal moment in history, the naïve noble Armenian warrior, SAMUEL, belonging
to the Mamikonian dynasty, is compelled to forgo the woman he loves, ASHREN, and
sacrifice his life for the survival of his nation. As the drama unfolds, Samuel discovers
that his own parents are traitors. To save his country, he must defeat them. However, in
order for him to be ready for the task, he must go through a personal transformation by
experiencing death.
After a journey through hell and then heaven, the once timid Samuel has now become a
fearless warrior -- ready to defeat anyone who stands in the way of his nation's survival.
Inspired by a true story, The First Nation is a war epic, depicting the incomparable
defiance of a small nation against a mighty empire and how this fight changed the
whole course of history. It is a tale of true faith, unyielding love, insurmountable
odds, and unwavering heroism."

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