


WINNERS
JANUARY 2025














Best Feature Film
Perpetual Love - 🇺🇸
By Danny L. Lee
Honorable Mention
Best Feature Film
Return Of The Mack - 🇺🇸
By Kamal Smith
Best Drama Short
The Last Wish - 🇺🇦 💙💛
by Ilya Noyabrev
(Special Seventh Time Winner)
Best Comedy Short
Shower - 🇺🇸
by Mois Mathew
Best Animated Short
Dark - 🇺🇸
by Christopher Park
Best Documentary
Ark Taroko - 🇹🇼
by Chen-Tang Lee
Honorable Mention
Best Documentary
Exile Echoes - 🇺🇸
By Mazyar Mahan
Best Horror Short
Phantom - 🇺🇸
By Danny Ashkenasi
Best Crime Short
Car Race - 🇺🇸
by Film XB Inc.
Best Fantasy Short
Woman - 🇺🇸
By Gabriel Buarque
Best Thriller Short
SuperNova 🇺🇸
By Tobias Smith Jr.
Best Sci-fi Short
Felt in Love - 🇺🇸
By Chia Lui Deng
Best Western Short
Modern - 🇺🇸
by Robert Jr.
Best L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Short
The Son - 🇺🇸
By Greg Jackson
Best Micro Short
Over - 🇺🇸
By Spark Mariak
Best Experimental Short
Gloss - 🇺🇸
by Grace Smith
Best Indie Film
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
by Jacques Aldridge
Best Inspirational Short
Golden - 🇬🇧
by Ron Clemons
Best Trailer
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
by Jacques Aldridge
Best Web Series
Socker - 🇺🇸
By Patrick Villeneuve
Best Series Pilot
Desease - 🇺🇸
By Jones Dramak
Best Music Video
It's De-lovely - 🇺🇸
Directed by George Artope & Performed By Robin Simone & Hollywood Orchestra
Best Commercial /
branded Film
Water - 🇫🇷
by Melina Monsou
Best Original Content
Perpetual Love - 🇺🇸
By Danny L. Lee
Best Student Film
Don’t Slip Up - 🇺🇸
by Mackenzie Diggins
Best VR 360 Film
Sky - 🇺🇸
by Clara Mendes
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Best Director
Grace Smith
Gloss - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Director
Chen-tang Lee
Ark Taroko - 🇹🇼
Best First Time Director
Mazyar Mahan
Exile Echoes - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best First Time Director
Danny L. Lee
Perpetual Love - 🇺🇸
Best Student Filmmaker
Mackenzie Diggins
Don’t Slip Up - 🇺🇸
Best Indie Filmmaker
Jacques Aldridge
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
Best Actor
Cruz St. James
Gloss - 🇺🇸
Honorable Mention
Best Actor
Jacques Aldridge
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
Best Actress
Elizabeth Lawson
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
Best Supporting Actress
Dawne Ellison
As Close To Me As Always - 🇺🇸
Best Ensemble Cast
Daniele Aiello, Martina Varriale, Pietro Juliano, Francesco Verde, & Elvira Pinto
Slap - 🇺🇸
Best Producer
Naomi Sally Santangelo, Beniamino Manferlotti & Marica Di Matteo
Slap - 🇺🇸
Best Screenplay (produced)
Salim Marabrava
Mohamed - 🇮🇳
Best Original Score
Stop
By Marc Williams
Best Original Song
Forever - 🇬🇧
by Anna Marie
Best Cinematography
Michael J. Molohod
Slap - 🇺🇸
Best Editing
Slap - 🇺🇸
By Margareth Smadson
Best Sound Design
Michael Everett
The Race - 🇺🇸
Best Screenplay
Lunar - 🇺🇸
By Scarlet Hopper
"' Every night, Lena climbs onto her apartment rooftop to photograph the moon. She says it’s a project, but no one knows what for. She lives alone, speaks rarely, and keeps her curtains drawn even during the day. When a quiet neighbor named Miguel begins asking questions, a strange friendship emerges—built on silence, shadows, and a shared feeling that something isn’t quite right with the sky. As the full moon approaches, Lena begins to confess things: that she hasn’t dreamed in years, that time feels broken, and that the moon might be trying to tell her something."












































