Best Feature Film

An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition - 🇺🇸

By William H. Smith & Craig Rothman

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Best Drama Film

Caught -  🇺🇸

by Montee Chaney

 

Best Comedy Film

Dr. Phlill - 🇺🇸

by Nick Conroy

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Best Animated Film

River City - 🇺🇸

by Jal Michael & RC Nelson

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Best Documentary

My Mothers Last Day On 

Earth - 🇺🇸

by Peter Lorimer

 

Honorable Mention

Best Documentary

Strike - 🇨🇳

by Chen Huang

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Best Horror Short

The Escape - 🇪🇸

By Paco Arasanz

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Best Crime Short

The Body - 🇦🇺

By Adam Weber

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Best Western Short

Killer Miller - 🇺🇸

By Austin Spicer

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Best Thriller Short

Grandma - 🇺🇸

By Elvis Henderson

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Best Sci-fi Short

Seen Already - 🇺🇸

By Arthur Joseph

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

But What About Me - 🇬🇧

By Aiden Brady

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Best Micro Short

Sunset again - 🇨🇦

By Julio Spike

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Best Experimental Short

Modern Life - 🇬🇧

by Greg Holt

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Best Indie Film

Alone - 🇭🇺

by Peter Molnar

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Best Inspirational Short

Seasoned - 🇺🇸

by Aretha Tatum

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Best Trailer

Count Dominion - Hands of Time - 🇺🇸

By Omar jones

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Best Web Series

Born at Night - 🇺🇸

By Brian Nesbit

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Best Series Pilot

The SweetBois - 🇺🇸

By Bobby Nickels

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Best Music Video

Purpose of Life -🇺🇸

by Mohammed K Paika

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Best Commercial / branded  Film

Love Gone - 🇺🇸

by Gregory Frank

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Best Original Content

Soul veil - 🇸🇾

By Alaa Al Sehnawi

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Best Student Film

Unlike Any Other - 🇺🇸

by LaShea Johnson

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Honorable Mention

Best Student Film

Dine n' Dashians - 🇺🇸

by Marie Bernadette Angeles & Lucky Bailey

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Best VR 360 Film

Hospitality VR - 🇩🇪

by David Flossdorf

 

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Best Director

Brian Nesbit

Born at Night - 🇺🇸

 

Best First Time Director

omar hardware

Love Gone Viral - 🇺🇸

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Honorable Mention

Best First Time Director

Sandra Osawaru

Silent Murder - 🇳🇬

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Best Indie Filmmaker

Jal Michael & RC Nelson

River City - 🇺🇸

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Best Student Filmmaker

LaShea Johnson

Unlike Any Other - 🇺🇸

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Best Actress

Charrdonnay Young

Born at Night - 🇺🇸

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Honorable Mention

Best Actress

Jazmin Christina Kozmits

Alone -  🇺🇸

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Best Actor

Chimezie Imo

Silent Murder - 🇺🇸

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Best Supporting Actress

Angel Cassidy

Dine n' Dashians - 🇺🇸

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Best Supporting Actor

Jaylen Hobdy

Caught - 🇺🇸

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Best Young Actress

Megan Brown

The Selfie Project - 🇺🇸

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Best Young Actor

Buddy Skelton

Trigger Finger - 🇬🇧

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Best Ensemble Cast

Lilly Dennis, Amy Letcher & Blaire Grobeck

Dr. Phlill - 🇺🇸 

 

Honorable Mention

Best Ensemble Cast

Chimezie Imo, Wale Ojo, Tina Mba, Sambasa Nzeribe & Bayray McNwizu

Silent Murder - 🇺🇸

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Best Producer

R.J. Hendricks II, Austin Spicer, Hailey Spicer, Craig Blackwell & James Malz

Killer Miller -  🇺🇸

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Honorable Mention

Best Producer

Peter Molnar

Alone - 🇭🇺

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Best Screenplay (produced)

Dine n' Dashians - 🇺🇸

by Lucky Bailey

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Best Original Score

Aki Cao

Saturday Afternoon - 🇺🇸

 

Honorable Mention

Best Original Score

Unlike Any Other - 🇺🇸

by LaShea Johnson

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Best Composer

James Torrence 

River City - 🇺🇸

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Best Cinematography

Ellis Hampton

Caught - 🇺🇸

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Best Editing

Emilo Roman & Robby Dixon

Caught - 🇺🇸

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Best Sound Design

Justin D. Wright 

Latteship - 🇺🇸

 

Best Screenplay

Alta California -  🇺🇸

By Lynn Elliott

"' When was the beginning of the end for California's indigenous tribes? During the turbulent and violent California mission era, a young, half-breed, haunted by the ghost of his slaughtered mother, struggles to find his true identity. "

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Best Series Screenplay

Couple Secret  - 🇺🇸

by Spike Nizer

"'In the year 2242 citizen and soldier alike are plunged into a dark and violent interplanetary civil war, the scale of which is unprecedented in Human history. Desperate for survival, leaders emerge to protect their families, friends, and futures."

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