CONGRATULATIONS NEW 2024 FINALISTS

NEXT COMPETITION 10-FEB

SUMMER 2024 FILM
​COMPETITION RESULTS

WINNER
BEST PICTURE

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT)
​ZACH SIEGEL

WINNER
BEST FEATURE FILM

17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER
VALENTÍ FIGUERES JORGE

WINNER
BEST LONG SHORT FILM

LOST INNOCENCE
CHRISTIAN ELLIOTT, ELLE GINTER

WINNER
BEST SHORT FILM

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT)
​ZACH SIEGEL

WINNER
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS
EWA SZTEFKA

WINNER
BEST STUDENT FILM

THANK YOU SAM
ANGELICA ABRAMOVITCH

WINNER
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH
ANDY BYERS

WINNER
BEST QUEER FILM

YOU CAN STAY OVER IF YOU WANT
ZACH SIEGEL

NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE

· 17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER (Spain) · Valentí Figueres Jorge
· SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (Canada) · Richard Lanni
· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette
· LOST INNOCENCE (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

WINNER
· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE FILM

· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang
· TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Ivan Goldschmidt
· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras
· PASSIONFLOWER (Canada) · Shelagh Carter
· THE COLONIZER (USA) · Malik J. Ali, Lindsay Frame Buss, Chozy Aiyub

WINNER
​· 17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER (Spain) · Valentí Figueres Jorge

NOMINEES
BEST LONG SHORT FILM

· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette
· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lâm Vissay
· ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN (Switzerland) · Maria Brendle
· GRACE (USA) · Pokey Spears
· JUST A MINUTE/CHWILA MOMENT/一瞬の出来事 (Poland) · Maciej Szkonter
· COZY EUREKAS (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi

WINNER
· LOST INNOCENCE (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT FILM

· THE WIND PHONE (USA) · Kristen Gerweck
· SAM (USA) · Ryan Thielen, Jen Stafford
· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge
· THE REHEARSAL ROOM (UK) · Ché Walker
· THE HEART OF TEXAS (USA) · Gregory JM Kasunich
· IMBROGLIO (UK) · Ian Sciacaluga

WINNER
· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

NOMINEES
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

· ZAYA (Canada) · Susanne Serres
· FUTURE HARVEST (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· THE CARETAKER (Peru) · Hiromi Shimabukuro
· MONSTER IN THE CLOSET (USA) · Neil Miguel Watson
· STAR NIGHT (USA) · Zach Sung Jin Meyer
· MIXED SIGNALS (USA) · Wayne Gibson

WINNER
· WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka

NOMINEES
BEST STUDENT FILM

· GRAU (Germany) · David Pohlus
· THERAPIST OF THE YEAR (USA) · Abel B. Padilla
· SELF-CREATION (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka
· JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
· THE SHOW ENDS TWICE (Japan) · Shota Kamitani
· THE CLOWN STATUE (USA) · Joseph Maddalone​

WINNER
· THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch

NOMINEES
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

· THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch
· JUST A MINUTE/CHWILA MOMENT/一瞬の出来事 (Poland) · Maciej Szkonter
· SCRAGGLINESS (Canada) · Johanne Chagnon
· TESTING STATION (UK) · Anne Gart
· SONGS OF THE CHAMBERMAIDS (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt
· DORIANA (Italy) · Mariano Lamberti
· WADAYAZE (Belgium) · Dieter-Michael Grohmann

WINNER
· THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH (USA) · Andy Byers

NOMINEES
BEST QUEER FILM

· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
· ZAYA (Canada) · Susanne Serres
· TOSKA (Italy) · Tommaso Barba
· EMERALD CITY (USA) · Josef Steiff
· FOR I AM DEAD (Belgium) · Patricia Delso Lucas
· GRANDMA BRUCE (USA) · Brooke Stern Sebold

WINNER
· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

WINNER
BEST DIRECTING

ISOLATED PEOPLE
JUN WANG

WINNER
NEWCOMER AWARD

TRUNDLE AND THE LOST BORSCHT OF ATLANTIS
LAURA LEE

WINNER
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

KAPARA
STEVE HUDSON

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT)
ZACH SIEGEL

WINNER
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER
VALENTí FIGUERES JORGE

WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

ELISABETH
CAROLINE TILLETTE

WINNER
BEST LEAD ACTOR

ISOLATED PEOPLE
ZHEN LIU

WINNER
BEST LEAD ACTRESS

ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN
ALINA TURDUMAMATOVA

WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

GRACE
JOSEPH LOPEZ

WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN
MADINA TALIPBEKOVA

WINNER
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

THE REHEARSAL ROOM
CHÉ WALKER

WINNER
BEST CGI + VFX

ANDY: A DOG'S TALE
JAMY WHELESS

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

ANDY: A DOG'S TALE
JAMY WHELESS

WINNER
BEST ART DIRECTION

ISOLATED PEOPLE
JUN WANG

WINNER
BEST EDITING + SOUND

DEMONS
ADESH PRASAD

NOMINEES
BEST DIRECTING

· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel
· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette
· LOST INNOCENCE (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter
· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian
· GRACE (USA) · Pokey Spears
· SAM (USA) · Ryan Thielen, Jen Stafford
· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge

WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

NOMINEES
NEWCOMER AWARD
· ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  (New Zealand) · Arvid Eriksson
· NOWHERE TO GO (USA) · Julie Pacino
· JAMES (USA) · Quinn Wolverton
· THE 'JACOB' TRILOGY (USA) · Jason Pfister
· ERASER (Japan) · Masatoshi Hasegawa
· THE POPPY CLUB  (USA) · Jessica Orcsik

WINNER
· TRUNDLE AND THE LOST BORSCHT OF ATLANTIS (USA) · Laura Lee

NOMINEES
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

· TRUNDLE AND THE LOST BORSCHT OF ATLANTIS (USA) · Laura Lee
· THE HUT (France) · Magali Derrien
· JUST A FLING (France) · Gorune Aprikian
· THE SERENA VARIATIONS (USA) · Warren Fischer
· DOUBTING TOM (USA) · Vanessa Roman
· ONE SUGGESTION (USA) · Alyssa Kurtzman

WINNER
· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson

NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lâm Vissay
· GRACE (USA) · Pokey Spears
· THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch
· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge
· LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
· THE INTERVAL (USA) · Amanda Dow

WINNER
· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

NOMINEES
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· BAT SHEVA: THE DAUGHTER OF 7EVEN (Israel) · Tomer George Cohen 
​· S.P. DINSMOOR, ED ROOT AND ME (USA) ​· Perry Schwartz
· THE LIFE ACCORDING WILLY (Switzerland) · Gérard Huther
· CHLORE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte
· THE FLIGHT OF THE GYPSY NIGHTINGALE (USA) · Pasquale Moscatello
· THE PATHOS OF HAMLET (Greece) · Sean Gregory Tansey

WINNER
· 17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER (Spain) · Valentí Figueres Jorge

NOMINEES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

· LOST INNOCENCE (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang
· THE WIND PHONE (USA) · Kristen Gerweck
· THE GRANDFATHER (Chile) · Alvaro Pruneda
· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson
· JUST A MINUTE/CHWILA MOMENT/一瞬の出来事 (Poland) · Maciej Szkonter
· THE SNOW LEOPARD (USA) · Taylor Joshua Rankin

WINNER
· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette

NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTOR

· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lam Vissay
· GRACE (USA) · Joel Muniz
· YOU, ME & HER (USA) ·Ritesh Rajan
· THE REHEARSAL ROOM (UK) · Simon Kunz
​
WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Zhen Liu

NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTRESS

· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Feifei Yu
· TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Bérangère McNeese
· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Selina Ringel
· THE HEART OF TEXAS (USA) · Gregory JM Kasunich
· THE SNOW LEOPARD (USA) · Taylor Joshua Rankin

WINNER
· ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN (Switzerland) · Alina Turdumamatova

​NOMINEES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

· DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian
· THE HEART OF TEXAS (USA) · Gregory JM Kasunich
· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Roberto Aguirre

WINNER
· GRACE (USA) · Pokey Spears

​NOMINEES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

· THE REHEARSAL ROOM (UK) · Ché Walker
· EIGHT OF SWORDS (UK) · Patricia Downey
· PASSIONFLOWER (Canada) · Shelagh Carter
· LOOK IN MY EYES FEATURE (USA) · Eddie Baca

WINNER
· ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN (Switzerland) · Maria Brendle

​​NOMINEES
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

· TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Ivan Goldschmidt
· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
· COZY EUREKAS (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras
· SHUTTER THE DOORS (USA) · Sheri Sussman
· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian

WINNER
· THE REHEARSAL ROOM (UK) · Ché Walker

​NOMINEES
BEST EDITING + SOUND

· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian
· THE GRANDFATHER (Chile) · Alvaro Pruneda
· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson
· EYECATCHER (USA) · Jun Shimizu
· THE HEART OF TEXAS (USA) · Gregory JM Kasunich
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras

WINNER
· DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad

​NOMINEES
BEST CGI + VFX

· SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (Canada) · Richard Lanni
· THE TIN WOODS (USA) · Nick Boxwell
· THE SECOND COMING (USA) · Jack Szarabajka
· PSYCHE (USA) · Peter Michael Kershaw
· INTERCEPTION (New Zealand) · Peter McCully

WINNER
· ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless

​NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge
· IMBROGLIO (UK) · Ian Sciacaluga
· SOLITARY WAVES (France) · Thomas Dubois
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras
· DANCE WITH ME (USA) · Joel Harlow
· MASK. (Ireland) · Margaret Kane-Rowe

WINNER
· ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless

​NOMINEES
BEST ART DIRECTION

· THE GRANDFATHER (Chile) · Alvaro Pruneda
· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson
· A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland) · Tomasz Szafrański
· THE CARETAKER (Peru) · Hiromi Shimabukuro
· IMBROGLIO (UK) · Ian Sciacaluga
· A PROMISE IN THE AIR (Switzerland) · Natascha Vavrina

WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

WINNER
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

DEMONS
ADESH PRASAD

WINNER
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM

FUTURE HARVEST
CAROLYN JENNIFER CORKINDALE

WINNER
BEST EMOTION ESSAY

ZAYA
SUSANNE SERRES

WINNER
BEST DRAMA

ISOLATED PEOPLE
JUN WANG

WINNER
BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

IN PLANE SIGHT
BEN GUTTERIDGE

WINNER
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT)
ZACH SIEGEL

WINNER
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

MIMI
LÂM VISSAY

NOMINEES
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

· ELISABETH (France) · Caroline Tillette
· 17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER (Spain) · Valentí Figueres Jorge
· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lâm Vissay
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang
· ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN (Switzerland) · Maria Brendle
· XTO Я (WHO AM I) (Armenia) · Lamara Sogomonian

WINNER
· DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad

NOMINEES
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM

· LITTLE DOG (USA) · Mario Luxxor
· SHADOW TAG (USA) · Jimmie Lee Rogers, Autumn Rogers
· SOWETO BLAZE (South Africa) · Brad Katzen
· AM RANDE DER ZEITEN (Switzerland) · Jörg Reichlin
· HENRY'S WIVES (UK) · Graham John Sessions
· ETHER OF LOVE (USA) · Gareth Rockliffe

WINNER
· FUTURE HARVEST (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale

NOMINEES
BEST EMOTION ESSAY

· WIDENING RINGS OF BEING (Norway) · Elin Osjord
· DAS RESORT (Austria) · Mathias Kessler
· ECHO HOMO (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
· STRANGE BEAST (USA) · Antony Sandoval
· THE TALE OF LENORE FUR LETT (Australia) · Michele Aboud
· 9/10: LOVE BEFORE THE FALL (USA) · Daron Hagen

WINNER
· ZAYA (Canada) · Susanne Serres

NOMINEES
BEST DRAMA

· 17 DAYS OF NOVEMBER (Spain) · Valentí Figueres Jorge
· ALA KACHUU: TAKE AND RUN (Switzerland) · Maria Brendle
· SAM (USA) · Ryan Thielen, Jen Stafford
· TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Ivan Goldschmidt
· THE HEART OF TEXAS (USA) · Gregory JM Kasunich
· COZY EUREKAS (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi

WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

NOMINEES
BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

· YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
· TRUNDLE AND THE LOST BORSCHT OF ATLANTIS (USA) · Laura Lee
· THE PARKER (USA) · Brian O'Neill
​· THE DOCTOR CARES (USA) ​· Dave Beaumler
· GREEK PHILOSOPHIA AND CHICKENS (USA) · Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
· THE PRINTER (USA) · Zachary Krueger
· FLIRTS (USA) · Don Tjernagel

WINNER
· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge

NOMINEES
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson
· EYECATCHER (USA) · Jun Shimizu
· SOLITARY WAVES (France) · Thomas Dubois
· THE INTERVAL (USA) · Amanda Dow
· DOMINO SPRINGS (USA) · Dan Hertzog
· DENUEVO (USA) · Doug Cox, Rich North
· ENAMOUR (UK) · Doulla Panaretou
· INTERCEPTION (New Zealand) · Peter McCully

WINNER
· YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA) · Zach Siegel

NOMINEES
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

· DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
· THE GRANDFATHER (Chile) · Alvaro Pruneda
· FUTURE HARVEST (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· IMBROGLIO (UK) · Ian Sciacaluga
· DANCE WITH ME (USA) · Joel Harlow
· OLD TIME RADIO: YOUR MOVE (USA) · Joel Harlow
· MIGRAINE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel

WINNER
· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lâm Vissay

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SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

· LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
· NATIVE AMERICA (USA) · Leanna Woodley
· THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann
· RAIN (USA) · Andronica  Marquis 
· THE DON AND THE DEVIL (USA) · Carmen Mosley
· SUICIDE MAN (USA) · Jimmie Rogers, Autumn Rogers
· WINTER BIRD (USA) · Stephen Delos Treacy 
· KING OF BLADES (USA) · Paul Hikari

WINNER
· A DARKER SHADE OF NIGHT (USA) · Wayne Gibson

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

· FIREFLIES OR C.S.H.C.? (UK) · Martin Richmond
· THE COLOR OF THE EVENING SKY (USA) · Linda Kampley
· WATERMELON SUGAR LAND (USA) · Daniel Goldberg, Catherine Weingarten
· REEDS (Romania) · Ion Mircea Plangu, Alexandru Mirel Tariuc
· THE GREY ROOM (UK) · Daniel De'Ath
· TEAM BONDING (Canada) · Mike Ede
​· THE PREPOSTEROUS WANDERER (Australia) ​· Adam Weber
· A RATHER LOVELY THING (USA) · Casey Mensing
· CONNIPTION ON CANARY ISLAND (Canada) · Tiffany Colling

WINNER
· FIRECRACKER (Canada) · William Stewart

NOMINEES
BEST TV SCRIPT

· DRAGUL AND FORBES: THE ILKLEY HEIST (USA) · Anna Elizabeth Gant
· NORMAL PILOT "EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES" (USA) · Holly Scarabosio, Michael Miceli, Chris Emmons
· LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY (USA) · Amanda J. Roraback
· AFTER US ALL (USA) · Tom Normandy
· DIRTY REVENGE (USA) · Gary F St. Martin
· WIDOWS (USA) · Katie Fahey
· HOMEWORLD, BOOK OF ALTHEA (USA) · Marta Jorgensen
· SLEEP OUTSIDE (USA) · Lisa Isaacson, Victor Ruggiero
· TOMORROW WAS A LONG TIME AGO  (USA) · Giacomo Giammatteo
· THE INVASION OF TIM (USA) · Dominic Abeyta

WINNER
· "IT'S AN ITALIAN THING. NO, IT'S A BLACK THING!" (USA) · Fran Sisco

NOMINEES
BEST DRAMA

· SIZZLE SIZZLE (USA) · Yuval Shrem, Stephen Fife
· THE BLUE BLOOD MOON (USA) · David Sabbath
· PROUD GIRLS (USA) · Leslie Flannery
· SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, IS LISTENING (USA) · Gene Gwynne
· THE SEARCH (USA) · Sid Kramer
· SUMMER OF '69 (USA) · Eric Sollars, Michael Sollars, Geoffrey Sollars
· WHERE THE SWEETGRASS GROWS (USA) · Tommy M Anderson

WINNER
· NATIVE AMERICA (USA) · Leanna Woodley

NOMINEES
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

· THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann
· LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
· HELLGATE (USA) · Fiore DeRosa
· A DEATH AT NIGHT (USA) · Azeez Gabsi
· BLACK SAND (USA) · Nathanial Dieter House
· GIRL ON FIRE (USA) · Kimberly Fisher
· ROCK-A-BILLY  (USA) · Bobby Baham

WINNER
· A DARKER SHADE OF NIGHT (USA) · Wayne Gibson

NOMINEES
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

· A DARKER SHADE OF NIGHT (USA) · Wayne Gibson
· LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
· RAIN (USA) · Andronica  Marquis 
· THE DON AND THE DEVIL (USA) · Carmen Mosley
· PUPPETLAND (USA) · Dominic Abeyta
· THE TELLING (USA) · Nora Barry
· THE MYSTERY OF THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE (UK) · Judy Elizabeth Brulo
· KING OF BLADES (USA) · Paul Hikari

WINNER
· THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann

NOMINEES
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· THE SOUL SINGER (USA) · Nadine Weathersby 
· LOVE & LOYALTY (USA) · Janis Hepburn
· KRAZY DEAD (USA) · Horatio Tihanyi
· PUPPETLAND (USA) · Dominic Abeyta
· THE TELLING (USA) · Nora Barry
· THE MYSTERY OF THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE (UK) · Judy Elizabeth Brulo
· QUARANTINE IN THE GRAND HOTEL (USA) · Tom Vecchio

WINNER
· LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox

ANIMATION COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST ANIMATED FILM

SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO
RICHARD LANNI

WINNER
ANIMATION ARTISTRY AWARD

ANDY: A DOG'S TALE
JAMY WHELESS

WINNER
ANIMATION MASTERY AWARD

SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO
RICHARD LANNI

NOMINEES
BEST ANIMATED FILM

· ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless
· INNER POLAR BEAR (UK) · Gerald Conn
· THE TIN WOODS (USA) · Nick Boxwell
· WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka
· ODE TO AN INANIMATE COMPANION (Singapore) · Dr. Susan Lim, Dr. Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
· SPARK (USA) · Jacob Patrick

WINNER
· SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (Canada) · Richard Lanni

NOMINEES
ANIMATION ARTISTRY AWARD

· SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (Canada) · Richard Lanni
· INNER POLAR BEAR (UK) · Gerald Conn
· WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka
· TALL ORDER (USA) · Christophe Bouchard
· NO HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR (Greece) · Lambros Papathanasiou
· DELIVERY (USA) · Hsin Ting Lin

WINNER
· ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless

NOMINEES
ANIMATION MASTERY AWARD

· ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless
· INNER POLAR BEAR (UK) · Gerald Conn
· PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· THE SUN STILL SHINES (USA) · Rita Blitt
· ANIMA # 1-4 (Portugal) · Vasco Diogo
· BOWIE AND GERALDO VS. THE SHADOW MONSTERS (USA) · Brandon Manuel Werwa

WINNER
· SGT STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (Canada) · Richard Lanni

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL"
DANI MILLAN

WINNER
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

IN THE SHADOW OF PALMS
MISCHA MEYER

WINNER
BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY

THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH
ANDY BYERS

WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL"
DANI MILLAN

WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

IN THE SHADOW OF PALMS
MISCHA MEYER

WINNER
BEST EARTH EXPLORATION DOCUMENTARY

SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE
KLAUS SPARWASSER

NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

· SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
· CURANDERISMO (UK) · Sam W. McFadden
· THE LAST WILD ISLANDS (USA) · Robert Kroger
· OTCHUPÂTION. L'HISTOUAITHE D'EUNE ÎLE "OCCUPATION. AN ISLAND STORY" (UK) · Tristan Tull
· NIKI PILIC: THE LEGEND (France) · Zeljko Mirkovic
· GIANERICA: THE ARTIST COUPLE ERICA AND GIAN PEDRETTI (Switzerland) · Luicenne Lanaz
· GO TO THE PEOPLE (USA) · Jeff Sewald

WINNER
· PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

· WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE BECOMES A MEMORY (Australia) · Lewis Coote
· TRAINS AND TEMPOS (Switzerland) · Michael Tretner
· WĀHINE & WAVES (New Zealand) · Ryan Thielen
· THE ZEN ART OF STONE SQUEEZING (UK) · Harry Wheeler
· PATA LAPATA (ADDRESS OF THE UNADDRESSED) (India) · Aditya Bhasin
· HERSTORY: SIDE SADDLE (Canada) · Victoria McFadyen

WINNER
· IN THE SHADOW OF PALMS (USA) · Mischa Meyer

NOMINEES
BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY

· A PEACE OF EUROPE: BREXIT, THE EU & THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT (UK) · Thom Jackson-Wood
· WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (UK) · Genevieve Sulway
· SKY SO BLUE (USA) · Michael J. Finnegan, David L. Trapasso Jr.
· RASHAD (Saudi Arabia) · Dur Ahmed Jamjoom
· SILENT RHYTHM (USA) · Sarah Goolishian
· DEVIL IN A LAWYERS SUIT (Australia) · Mark A Tarrant
· THE AMAZING LULU (Switzerland) · Mathias Wälti

WINNER
· THE ONE WHO SLEEPS ON HIS BREATH (USA) · Andy Byers

NOMINEES
BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

· PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
· IN THE SHADOW OF PALMS (USA) · Mischa Meyer
· SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
· CARRY YOU (LIKE I DO) (Singapore) · Gershon Sng
· VAKLUSH (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Vasilev
· FAR FROM THE NILE (USA) · Sherief Elkatsha
· LIFE WITH HALF A BRAIN (USA) · Ken Kobre
· GO TO THE PEOPLE (USA) · Jeff Sewald

WINNER
· PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan

NOMINEES
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

· PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
· SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
· MARINA, THE FIRE EATING MERMAID (USA) · Linda Corley, Joel Kaplan
· SEARCHING FOR DAMIAN O (USA) · Omar C. Johnson
· MUITO AMOR: JEWS AND JUDAISM IN AMAZONIA (Israel) · Malka Shabtay
· NO HOUSE TO MOREHOUSE: THE UNTOLD STORY (USA) · Dee Brown, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Venai Brown

WINNER
​· IN THE SHADOW OF PALMS (USA) · Mischa Meyer

NOMINEES
BEST EARTH EXPLORATION DOCUMENTARY

· LINE&AIR  (Switzerland) · Guido Perrini, Bertrand Delapierre
· RIDE ALETSCH (Switzerland) · Géraldine Fasnacht
· TIERRA DEL FUEGO (Ukraine) · Oleksandr Lozytskyi
· HELL IN PARADISE (Switzerland) · Tiziana Caminada
· THE 4 KINGS, THE SANCTUARY IN HALMAHERA SEA (Spain) · Karlos Simon
· WORLD WAR II: THE SHIPWRECKS OF TRUK LAGOON (Germany) · Christian Wehrle
· MEKO (USA) · Harrison Buck

WINNER
​· SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser

NEW MEDIA COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST SERIES & NEW MEDIA

A NIGHT LIKE THIS
TOMASZ SZAFRANSKI

WINNER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A PROMISE IN THE AIR
NATASCHA VAVRINA

WINNER
BEST AVANT-GARDE MUSIC VIDEO

SELF-CREATION
EWA SZTEFKA

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

A PROMISE IN THE AIR
NATASCHA VAVRINA

NOMINEES
BEST SERIES & NEW MEDIA

· YOUR DREAMS (?) (United Arab Emirates) · Maxim Timofeev
· HEARTS ROAD (USA) · Colin Finlay
· MOUNTAINS FORESTS AND ISLANDS (Taiwan) · Marco Q. Wu
· LOS ASPIRANTES "THE APPLICANTS" (Spain) · María Yolanda Brown Melián, Kevin Ramos Fernández
· BREATHE (USA) · Blaine Santos, Jeanne Young
· DEAD SERIOUS: BEGINNING BEFORE THE END (USA) · Alix Oliver, Julian Scalia

WINNER
· A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland) · Tomasz Szafrański

NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

· TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: GREAT VOICE NO TRAINING (USA) · Robin Williams
· THE INVICTA COLLECTIVE (USA) · Jonathan Winstead
· LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (UK) · Jack Bowman
· SPIKED EGGS (USA) · Jane Watson
· THE COSMIC COMPANION (USA) · James G. Maynard

WINNER
​· CAMLANN (UK) · Ella Watts

NOMINEES
BEST MUSIC VIDEO

· TODO MUNDO (Italy) · Edoardo Maione
· YOU DON'T KNOW ME (Puerto Rico) · Coco Bigles
· WALK INTO THE WATER (USA) · Aric Johnson 
​· SYMBIOSIS (Italy) · Alberto Nacci
· TIMELESS, IN THE METAVERSE (Australia) · Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
· CARE FOR YOURSELF (USA) · Troy Christian
· WE’RE GONNA COME BACK (USA) · Janine Molinari

WINNER
· A PROMISE IN THE AIR (Switzerland) · Natascha Vavrina

NOMINEES
BEST AVANT-GARDE MUSIC VIDEO

· THE SUN STILL SHINES (USA) · Rita Blitt
· IZAKMAN: CYBER LOVE (Israel) · Shay Ben Efraim
· IMMORTAL (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
· WALKABOUT (USA) · Daniel Wander
· HAPPY TRANS GIRL LIKE ME (USA) · Fran Sisco
· WALKABOUT (USA) · Daniel Wander
· THE GALE II (USA) · Timothy Wenzel
· ANCIENT LANDS AND LIVES: ABOVE THE GRAND CANYON RIMS (USA) · Carol J. Amore

WINNER
· SELF-CREATION (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka

NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

· WINTER LOVE (France) · Thomas Lyden
· A PEACE OF EUROPE: BREXIT, THE EU & THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT (UK) · Thom Jackson-Wood
· TODO MUNDO (Italy) · Edoardo Maione
· SUMMER PAYTON 'OUTTA CHARACTER' (USA) · Vivian D. Payton
· BAT SHEVA: THE DAUGHTER OF 7EVEN (Israel) · Tomer George Cohen 
· I WANNA BE A VAMPIRE (USA) · Joseph Messer

WINNER
· A PROMISE IN THE AIR (Switzerland) · Natascha Vavrina

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