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WINNERS

JULY 2018

Best Narrative Feature

Lost In Apocalypse - 🇨🇳
by Sky Wang

Honorable Mention:

Narrative Feature

Occupants - 🇺🇸
by Russ Emanuel

 

GFFA FEATURE FILM

Special Mention:

Afghanistan

The Bird Was Not A Bird - 🇦🇫

By Ahmad Zia Arash

Best Drama Short

Karen's Family - 🇺🇸
by Motaz Ezzat Elbahaey

 

Best Horror

Blackout - 🇺🇸
by Timothy Collins

Best Thriller

Mr. Larraín - 🇨🇱

By Gonzalo Menéndez

Best Fantasy Short

Transformation🇺🇸

By Gui Garcia & Cathryn Castle Garcia

Best Documentary

Somewhere In Their Heads - 🇬🇧by Gregg Houston

 

Best Animated Short

Fake News - 🇩🇪

by Joachim Weber

 

Best LGBTQ Short

Bubble Gum -  🇺🇸
By Ella Fields

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

The Assassin's Apprentice -  🇺🇸
By Russ Emanuel

Best Inspirational Short Film

SPROUT -  🇺🇸
By Haimeng Gong

Best experimental Short Film

GOING - 🇺🇸

by Tyler horta

 

Best Web Series

Marked Ep 1: Scars Re-opened -  🇨🇦

By John Krissilas and Lena Burmenko

Best Comedy Web Series

Dave & Theo -  🇦🇺

By David Hoey & Nicholas Burton 

 

Best Music Video

Unhappy Holiday - 🇺🇸

Performed by Katie Garibaldi

Directed by Anna Haas

 

Best Indie Film

The Red Resurrection - 🇺🇸

by Matt Long

Honorable Mention:

Best Indie Film

Road Less Traveled - 🇺🇸

by Aric Iverson

Best Student Film

The Visitor From the Other Side - 🇨🇦

by DJ Carnegie

 

Honorable Mention:

Student Film

Mirage - 🇺🇸
by Sean McGarry

 

BEST VR / 360 VIDEO

Trellebelle Ukulele Orchestra 2018 edition - 🇸🇪

BY Michael wall

Best Drone Film

Wanting - 🇺🇸

BY Robin Gee

Best Director

Matt Long

The Red Resurrection - 🇺🇸

Honorable Mention

Best Director

Tyler horta

GOING - 🇺🇸

 

Best First Time Director

Sky Wang  

Lost In Apocalypse - 🇨🇳

Honorable Mention

First Time Director

Gonzalo Menéndez

Mr. Larraín - 🇨🇱

Best Indie Filmmaker

Larry Moore  

Top Models are Deadly - 🇺🇸

 

Best Actress

 Briana White 

Occupants - 🇺🇸

Best Actor

 Martin Yang 

Lost In Apocalypse  -  🇨🇳

Honorable Mention

Actor

 Matías Oviedo 

Mr. Larraín - 🇨🇱

 

Best Supporting Actress

meena Kumari Patel 

IT'S A GIRL - 🇮🇳

Best Supporting Actor

Jon Campling

Podsnappery - 🇬🇧

Honorable Mention

Best Supporting Actor

Francisco Reyes

Mr. Larraín - 🇨🇱

Best Young Filmmaker

Mara Cracaleanu

Mirrorcide  - 🇷🇴

Best Ensemble Cast

Martin Yang, Mingyi Yang, E’Naan Zhang, Ray Wang, Fengzhu Jia, Qianhua Chen, Simpson Tang, Man Yang

Lost In Apocalypse  -  🇨🇳

 

Best Trailer

Mr. Larraín - 🇨🇱

By Gonzalo Menéndez

Best Original Content

Podsnappery - 🇨🇦

by Melissa Woodside

Honorable Mention

Best Original Content

Transformation🇺🇸

By Gui Garcia & Cathryn Castle Garcia

Best Cinematography

Somewhere In Their Heads

🇬🇧

Gregg Houston

Best Visual effects

Haimeng Gong

SPROUT  -  🇺🇸

Best Original Score

Jason Gertel

Lost In Apocalypse  -  🇨🇳

Honorable Mention:

Original Score

Vasilis Milesis

The Assassin's Apprentice - 🇺🇸

 

Best Sound Design

Runqi Wang

Chasing the Sun - 🇨🇳

Honorable Mention

Best Sound Design

Aaron Bartscht

Lost In Apocalypse - 🇨🇳

Best Editing

Frederick J. Chen

Lost In Apocalypse  -  🇨🇳

Best Producer

MEHNAAZ A.G NADIADWALA

IT'S A GIRL - 🇮🇳

Honorable Mention

Best Producer

 Melissa Woodside

Podsnappery - 🇬🇧

 

Best Feature Film Screenplay

The Alliance -  🇺🇸

By Robert L Butler Jr

"4 drug dealers call a truce and form an Alliance, but after 20 years of peace one member is forced to kill the others"

 

Best Series Screenplay

Alliance Force: The Animated Series  - 🇨🇦

by Craig Hunt

"'A retired and washed up U.S. Army commander with a haunted past ends up falling back into his old career after getting re-appointed by a mysterious military organization affiliated with the armed forces to lead a group of special ops soldiers."

Honorable Mention

Best Feature Film Screenplay  

The Tondo Shake  - 🇪🇸

by Paddy MacLachlan

"A 16-year-old who lives in Tondo, the most wretched slum in Manila, is gifted with a sensational singing voice. She encounters prejudice, jealousy, corruption, violence, sexual abuse and enforced captivity as she makes her uncertain way to success. But her resourcefulness surprises us, just as her singing voice amazes us when first we hear it."

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