CONGRATULATIONS NEW 2023 FINALISTS

NEXT COMPETITION 29-NOV

SUMMER 2023 FILM
​COMPETITION RESULTS

WINNER
BEST PICTURE

OH MY NIGHT
ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET

WINNER
BEST FEATURE FILM

THE JOURNEY OF MURDER
JUN WANG

WINNER
BEST SHORT FILM

LIMBO
ANTHONY VON SECK

WINNER
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

THE LETTER
KEVIN ROMEO, MATT BAKKEN

WINNER
BEST STUDENT FILM

MARIPOSAS
ADRIAN CAREY

WINNER
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

MAN WITH SHADOW
EMA KUGLER

WINNER
BEST QUEER FILM

NAKED ISLAND
JIM YUFEI ZOU

WINNER
BEST SERIES

THE CANNIBALS
KIM HOPKINS, ABIGAIL BRESLIN

WINNER
BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM

MEANS TO AN END
TANYA WHEELER

WINNER
BEST INNOVATIVE FILM

THE IMPORTANCE OF STRANGE PERCEPTIONS
MOE TAYLOR

NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Fernando Bonelli
· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· THE CANNIBALS (USA) · Kim Hopkins, Abigail Breslin

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT MOVIEMAKING AWARD

· TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, A COMING OF AGE SELFIE FILM () · Barbara Becker Holstein
· MOOD CIRCUS (USA) · Eddy Falconer 
· A SILENT CALL: CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? (USA) · Ana A. Prickett Braunstein
· NO ESCAPE (USA) · Randy Sage
· THIS CASE & MY LIFE (USA) · Ana A.P. Braunstein
· KARMA (USA) · Nelson Santiago Beltran, Amanda Redwine
· A WORLD TURNED AROUND (Canada) · Johanne Chagnon
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos
· WOMAN (USA) · Lillian Carter

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE FILM

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen
· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· DARKING WAY (Hungary) · Zsolt Pozsgai
· IN A DARK, DARK ROOM (Ukraine) · Denis Sobolev 
· RACHAS ROTAS "BROKEN STREAKS" (Mexico) · Arturo Nuñez
· NOT TO FORGET (USA) · Valerio Zanoli

WINNER
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang

NOMINEES
BEST LONG SHORT FILM

· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington
· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
· SMILE (USA) · Jamon Tolbert
· OREGANO (Russian Federation) · Aleksei Alferov
· THE POWDER HORN (USA) · Jeremy James Hawa
· DUST (USA) · Howard Woolf
· UNSPITTABLE (Canada) · Michael B. MacDonald 
· CHAMBRE 13 (France) · Léa Damian
· SALVAR (Republic of Korea) · Sangwook Ahn

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT FILM

· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Fernando Bonelli
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
· BRUT (USA) · Nick Chartrand
· NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko
· THE CLOTHING (China) · Xiangyu Li
· THE ESCAPE (France) · Antoine Blanche

WINNER
· LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck

NOMINEES
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

· MARIPOSAS (USA) · Adrian Carey
· LEMONADE PARTY (USA) · Alex Minas
· SEVEN (UK) · Lesley Manning
· BREARTH (Spain) · Julio del Álamo
· LOSTLESS (USA) · Dustin James Leighton
· ARCHEÌO (Switzerland) · Jonathan Moratal 
· SOMETHING (USA) · Barbara Stepansky
· COLD SINGLE (Taiwan) · Mel Hsieh, ITEM IDEM
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning

WINNER
· THE LETTER (USA) · Kevin Romeo, Matt Bakken

NOMINEES
BEST STUDENT FILM

· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
· CAT PERSON (USA) · Jennifer Greco
· THE MUSE (USA) · Juliana White
· APPETITE (USA) · Maddy Freeman
· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· SEXED (South Africa) · Lydia Anne Stander
· CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya

WINNER
· MARIPOSAS (USA) · Adrian Carey

NOMINEES
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· VERA (Italy) · Giustino Di Gregorio, Manuela Cappucci
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· MISSY JUBILEE IS TRASH (Australia) · Missy Jubilee
· CARING FOR YOUR CARCASS (Canada) · Johanne Chagnon
· THE DARK, DEBRA (Austria) · Dina Yanni
· DARK REALITIES (USA) · Matthew Toffolo
· INSTANT SCAPES (Italy) · Stefano Giannotti
· LOCKDOWN DIARIES (Argentina) · Jeff Zorrilla

WINNER
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler

NOMINEES
BEST QUEER FILM

· THE CLOTHING (China) · Xiangyu Li
· I’M NOT GAY (Australia) · Nathan Short
· HEAVENLY PEACE (USA) · Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
· TAKEOFF (USA) · Ryan Christopher Lesica
· ENTER THE DRAG DRAGON (Canada) · Lee Gordon Demarbre
· TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel 
· IS HE CHEATING? (USA) · Bill Morton
· BABY IN THE BASEMENT (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore
· NEIGHBORHOOD STRANGER (USA) · Andrew Santiago

WINNER
· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou

NOMINEES
BEST SERIES

· REEL LIFE (USA) · Dustin Detore, John Rifici 
· BOYS, MUSIC, AND CHAOS (USA) · Desi Feldman
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· COP-DOC (USA) · Doug Bost
· JADE & JADED (USA) · Sarah Franco
· THE FISH WHISPERER (Canada) · Barbara Whiting
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda 

WINNER
· THE CANNIBALS (USA) · Kim Hopkins, Abigail Breslin

NOMINEES
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

· THE WHISPERING CHIMERAS (France) · Jordi Avalos
· SHIELDING SHEILA (UK) · Joyce Ann Grey-Carter
· BELIEVE (USA) · Edward Monge
· THE MASK I WEAR (USA) · Brett Newton 
· TABLE FOR ONE (UK) · Quinn Pohl
· SWEET AND BITTER (Japan) · Showsuke Doe
· UN•BIND (USA) · Daryl Sledge
· A STRANGER AT THE FUNERAL (Peru) · Ana María Estrada Cardenas
· THE GOOD DEED (Australia) · Eugene E~NRG

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM

· ALDONZA DE LA MANCHA (Belgium) · Arjan Gebraad
· WHERE IS MY SONG (USA) · John Lockmer
· SIN SICK SOUL (USA) · Nichelle S. Montgomery
· THE LAST REBEL (Finland) · Niko Kostet
· WU WAY DAY (USA) · Kire Tosevski
· HONEY & LEMON (Japan) · Keiko Umenoki
· MY LIGHT (USA) · Mickey Roberts, Gianni Damaia
· PERILUNE (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
· BECAUSE THE WORLD TURNS VERY SLOWLY (Switzerland) · Joachim H. Böttcher

WINNER
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler

NOMINEES
BEST AVANT-GARDE FILM

· MINDFLIP: THE PREQUEL (USA) · Ken Rowe
· WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson
· MEET YOUR LOCAL YURU-CHARA (Sweden) · Magnus Fredriksson
· SCHOOL OF IDIOTS (USA) · Dean Morgan
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey 
· SLOWPOKE (USA) · P.J. Koelbel
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· GRAND THEFT JOHNNY (USA) · Dallas Wayne

WINNER
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler

NOMINEES
BEST INNOVATIVE FILM

· SCORPIO (USA) · Zoran Zonde Stojanovski
· DIGITAL AFFAIRS (USA) · Elor De Mayo 
· MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (USA) · Jerdarius Collier
· CONCRETE 49 (USA) · Justin Deegan
· I HAD AN AFFAIR, OR DID I? (USA) · Barbara Becker Holstein
· GUARDIAN ANGEL (UK) · Laura Fitton, Faye Tamsin
· I UNDERSTAND RICHARD BURKE IS A FAN FAVORITE (USA) · Michael Jay Tucker
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank
· RENT A GRANDPA (USA) · Ed Vela

WINNER
· THE IMPORTANCE OF STRANGE PERCEPTIONS (USA) · Moe Taylor

NOMINEES
BEST EMOTION ESSAY

· NALA (USA) · Darshan Singh Bhuller 
· SHE DREAMT ALONE (USA) · Nina McNeely
· SNAILS (USA) · Dorothea Braemer
· INVISIBLE HAND (USA) · Matthew Taylor
· 7 YEARS ART FROM BERLIN "BRÜCKENKUNST" (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning
· WORDS LIKE VIOLENCE (Netherlands) · Arjan Gebraad 
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· ODE TO WILD HORSES (Australia) · Billie Dean
· BOGUE (Colombia) · Santiago Echeverry

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

WINNER
BEST DRAMA

LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA
FERNANDO BONELLI

WINNER
BEST COMEDY

OH MY NIGHT
ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET

WINNER
BEST ACTION DRAMA

THE LOSSEN
COLIN SKEVINGTON

WINNER
BEST SCIENCE FICTION

MAN WITH SHADOW
EMA KUGLER

WINNER
BEST FANTASY

NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS"
GLENNA BURMER, GABY BREITER

WINNER
BEST HORROR

PORT
ANDREW LEHMAN

WINNER
BEST THRILLER

VICTIM OF LOVE
JESPER ISAKSEN

WINNER
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

HELP
LESLEY MANNING

WINNER
BEST UNIQUE STORY

OH MY NIGHT
ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET

NOMINEES
BEST DRAMA

· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· BLOOD AND ASH (Costa Rica) · Kenneth Sanabria
· CAN YOU HURRY (USA) · Igor Lewicki
· HARD SIDE OF MIRACLES (USA) · John Fornof
· PARIS IS JUST A BIG DIRTY CITY (USA) · Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Zak Fishman
· SAM'S DECISION (USA) · Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho
· SOMEBODY'S BABY (Ireland) · Mervyn McCracken
· ROSALIND (USA) · David Hardberger
· ELI (UK) · Colin Gerrard

WINNER
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Fernando Bonelli

NOMINEES
BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington
· DUST BUNNIES (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
· EMILY OR OSCAR?! (USA) · Chris M. Allport
· WHEN THE SAINTS COME MARCHING BACK (Argentina) · Gerardo Tassan
· BIG MOMMA EARTH (USA) · Jeff Kazanjian 
· BOSS OF THE TOSS (USA) · Chris Harboldt
· TIMMY'S SUNDAY (USA) · Justin Borland 
· AN EVER AFTER DRAMA (USA) · Michelle Lynn 
· BOTTOM OF THE NIGHT (USA) · Joe Mitchell

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST ACTION DRAMA

· A FIRE IN AFRICA (South África) · Gerhard Uys
· HELL HOLE (USA) · Gregory Shultz
· THREE DAYS GONE: Based On The Life Of Lucas Snow (USA) · Scott McCullough
· RAVEN WOMAN (Japan) · Junichi Haruta 
· THE AMERICAN DREAM (France) · Norbert Valade
· REVERSE (France) · Christophe Lenoir
· TRUE FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Roch
· BEFORE ONE: UMIARSUUP TIKINNGILAATTAANI  (Greenland) · Hanne Sørensen 
· ROBERTA LANE (UK) · Darren J. Perry

WINNER
​· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington

NOMINEES
BEST SCIENCE FICTION

· HEY ALEXA (USA) · Rebecca Demeter
· TOGETHER FOREVER (USA) · Rebecca Charlotte Scott 
· PARENTS TOGETHER FOREVER (UK) · Keith Farrell
· STELLAR FIVR POC (UK) · Laurence Patrick
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· A SUDDEN IMPACT (USA) · Gil Rivera
· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· VIOLATOR (Italy) · Luigi Bonizzato
· I LEFT MY HEART IN PLUTO (USA) · Dario Antepara
· THE LETTER (USA) · Kevin Romeo, Matt Bakken

WINNER
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler

NOMINEES
BEST FANTASY

· IN A DARK, DARK ROOM (Ukraine) · Denis Sobolev 
· HEY ALEXA (USA) · Rebecca Demeter
· ARCHEÌO (Switzerland) · Jonathan Moratal 
· NIGHTLIGHT (USA) · Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho
· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· FEAR INCARNATE (UK) · Dylan Coburn 
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 
· THE SOUL OF ST. IVES (USA) · Jonathan Christopher Martin-Ives
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler

WINNER
· NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter

NOMINEES
BEST HORROR

· UNREST (USA) · Kyle Gilmore
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· QUEEN OF THE DEAD (USA) · Justin Head
· A DARKER KIND OF MIND (Australia) · Nathan Klooger
· ANNIE PANNIE (UK) · Deanna Dewey
· LINDY LOU (Australia) · Lisa Bertoldo
· THROUGH (USA) · Cameron Francis
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich

WINNER
· PORT (USA) · Andrew Lehman

NOMINEES
BEST THRILLER

· LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck 
· CASSANDRA (USA) · David E. Tolchinsky
· GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin
· THE DREAM CATCHER (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
· DISSOCIATING VULNERABILITY (Japan) · Nobuo Nakagawa
· MELANIE'S GRAVE (UK) · Garry Moore
​· PANIC IN VALLEY CITY (USA) ​· Antonio Harper, Abby Burton
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· BLIND TRUTH (USA) · Laura Burnett

WINNER
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen

NOMINEES
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· CACTUS (Sweden) · Emilie Nyman
· SE ENGANA QUE EU GOSTO "GO FOOL YOURSELF" (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
· ZERIA (Belgium) · Harry Cleven 
· E P (USA) · Nathan Alan Thomas
· THE DEAL (UK) · Stuart Black, George Felner
· WHAT I WANT TO SAY, BURN! (Portugal) · Luís Damas
· THE VENETIAN TWINS (Switzerland) · Tom Grey Martin
· NAMELESS (Germany) · Veronika Esslinger
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich

WINNER
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning

​NOMINEES
BEST UNIQUE STORY

· IN THE BETWEEN (USA) · Mark Koetsier
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· AGNIMANTHAN (BENGALI) (India) · Prabir Roy
· SAND IN THE CRACK (USA) · Kimber Leigh
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE (USA) · Joey  Medina
​· IN SPAIN (Republic of Korea) · Sangwook Ahn 
· SURPRISE (USA) · Philip Lee
· GOLF: TEE SHOT (Ireland) · Zeff Lawless

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

WINNER
BEST DIRECTING

OH MY NIGHT
ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE JOURNEY OF MURDER
JUN WANG

WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

MONKEY BEACH
LORETTA SARAH TODD

WINNER
BEST LEAD ACTOR

VICTIM OF LOVE
RUDI KØHNKE

WINNER
BEST LEAD ACTRESS

THE JOURNEY OF MURDER
FEIFEI YU

WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

LIMBO
TJ RILEY

WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

OLMA DJON
AYSHA BERIKKIZY

WINNER
BEST EDITING & SOUND

IF WE HAD TOMORROW
ANASTASIYA YEVCHENKO

WINNER
BEST CGI & VFX

VICTIM OF LOVE
JESPER ISAKSEN

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

OH MY NIGHT
ISIS MIHRIMAH CABOLET

WINNER
BEST ART DIRECTION

IF WE HAD TOMORROW
ANASTASIYA YEVCHENKO

WINNER
BEST MAKEUP & SFX

VICTIM OF LOVE
JESPER ISAKSEN

WINNER
NEWCOMER AWARD

MEANS TO AN END
TANYA WHEELER

WINNER
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

MONKEY BEACH
LORETTA SARAH TODD

WINNER
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

VICTIM OF LOVE
JESPER ISAKSEN

NOMINEES
BEST DIRECTING

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Fernando Bonelli
· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck 
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Fernando Bonelli
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
· SMILE (USA) · Jamon Tolbert
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· DARKING WAY (Hungary) · Zsolt Pozsgai
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 

WINNER
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang

NOMINEES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet
· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· ALL THE LIGHT THAT NEVER FADES (Australia) · Jason Hooker
· FRAGMENTS (Canada) · Matthew Luppino 
· CAPTAIN’S CORNER (Ghana) · Mark Cofie
· STILL I REACH FOR YOU (USA) · Victor A. Janusz
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 

WINNER
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 

NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTOR

· LIMBO (Canada) · Stephen Park
· BRUT (USA) · Christopher Soren Kelly
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Marko Mandić
· THE STONES OF ROME (Greece) · Sean Tansey
· OLMA DJON (France) · Aziz Beyshenaliev

WINNER
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Rudi Køhnke

NOMINEES
BEST LEAD ACTRESS

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Grace Dove
· HELP (UK) · Julie Hesmondhalgh
· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Linda Marlowe
· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Laia Manzanares
· SHIELDING SHEILA (UK) · Joyce Ann Grey-Carter
· SMILE (USA) · Paige Pedersen
· THE CANNIBALS (USA) · Abigail Breslin

WINNER
· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Feifei Yu

NOMINEES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

· LA TIERRA LLAMANDO A ANA "PLANET EARTH CALLING ANA" (Spain) · Javier Pereira
· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Sean Knopp
· BRUT (USA) · Peter Holden
· SMILE (USA) · Jake Ebright

WINNER
· LIMBO (Canada) · TJ Riley

NOMINEES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

· BRUT (USA) · Nick Chartrand
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Nataša Živkovič
· HONEY & LEMON (Japan) · Ai Okubo
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Debra Berenson

WINNER
· OLMA DJON (France) · Aysha Berikkizy

NOMINEES
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· BRUT (USA) · Nick Chartrand
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· THE CANNIBALS (USA) · Kim Hopkins, Abigail Breslin
· NOT TO FORGET (USA) · Valerio Zanoli
· A FIRE IN AFRICA (South África) · Gerhard Uys
· THE ESCAPE (France) · Antoine Blanche
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· AN ORDINARY DAY? (UK) · Graham Sessions

WINNER
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen

NOMINEES
BEST EDITING & SOUND

· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
· HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington
· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· UNREST (USA) · Kyle Gilmore
· LEMONADE PARTY (USA) · Alex Minas
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

WINNER
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko

NOMINEES
BEST CGI & VFX

· SUPERSONICS "CARAVAN PALACE" (France) · Béchir "Jiwee" Jouini
· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington
· MARIPOSAS (USA) · Adrian Carey
· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (Israel) · Itamar Isaak
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· MOON KNIGHT (USA) · Akshay Tiwari 
· JOHNNY TRIGGER (LEVEL 4) TECH ERROR (USA) · Jerdarius Collier, Devarian D. Menyweather, Roc Nash
· THE LETTER (USA) · Kevin Romeo, Matt Bakken

WINNER
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen

NOMINEES
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

· THE JOURNEY OF MURDER (China) · Jun Wang
· MARIPOSAS (USA) · Adrian Carey
· DICE TOWER THEATRE (USA) · Mike Atchley, Joleen Fresquez 
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· SWEET AND BITTER (Japan) · Showsuke Doe
· IN THE BETWEEN (USA) · Mark Koetsier
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos

WINNER
· OH MY NIGHT (Netherlands) · Isis Mihrimah Cabolet

NOMINEES
BEST FILM TRAILER

· MOON KNIGHT (USA) · Akshay Tiwari 
· ZU DEN STERNEN  (Germany) · Nicolai Tegeler
· REMATCH (USA) · Frank Romano, Nick Romano
· DIGITAL ASYLUM (Bulgaria) · Nick Stanchev
· JADE & JADED (USA) · Sarah Franco
· TURBINES (Australia) · Igor Breakenback, Shane Borza
· STAYCATION (USA) · Russell Emanuel

WINNER
· PORT (USA) · Andrew Lehman

NOMINEES
BEST ART DIRECTION

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen
· THE LOSSEN (UK) · Colin  Skevington
· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· UNREST (USA) · Kyle Gilmore
· LUCINDA'S PANDORA (Germany) · Sylvia Piechocki Gonzalez
· OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid

WINNER
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko

NOMINEES
BEST MAKEUP & SFX

· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler
· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) · Ema Kugler
· DARKING WAY (Hungary) · Zsolt Pozsgai
· THE CANNIBALS (USA) · Kim Hopkins, Abigail Breslin
· IN A DARK, DARK ROOM (Ukraine) · Denis Sobolev 
· A STATE OF (USA) · Nick Benjamin
· GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin
· THE WHISPERING CHIMERAS (France) · Jordi Avalos
· THE LAST REBEL (Finland) · Niko Kostet

WINNER
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​· Jesper Isaksen

NOMINEES
NEWCOMER AWARD

· EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
· ARCHIMÉTRICA (Spain) · Jose Luis Serzo
· THE FOURTH IS OF A DEVIL (Georgia) · Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze
· TUTU GRANDE (USA) · Derek Sitter
· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
· TSC: IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON (USA) · Jay Welin
· SANTA GUERRA (Italy) · Samantha Casella
· NOT TOO OLD TO DIE (Germany) · Marcel Flock

WINNER
· MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand) · Tanya Wheeler

NOMINEES
FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

· ELECTION NIGHT (USA) · Peter Zerzan
· REPENTANCE (France) · Koffi Chico Gnassounou
· OUT OF THE BLUE (USA) · Alex Lee Siu  
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· EVIL WITHIN (USA) · Marlana Ball
· NOISE (USA) · Victoria G.
· WE THE PEOPLE? (USA) · Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

WINNER
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 

NOMINEES
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR

· NAKED ISLAND (China) · Jim Yufei Zou
· IF THEY ASK WHAT IT IS; IT IS A LEAF (Turkey) · Idil Oğuzhan
· CHAMBRE 13 (France) · Léa Damian
· HELL HOLE (USA) · Gregory Shultz
· APPETITE (USA) · Maddy Freeman
· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
· RESTART (Australia) · Zev Howley
​· IF WE HAD TOMORROW (Ukraine) ​· Anastasiya Yevchenko

WINNER
· PORT (USA) · Andrew Lehman

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NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

· THE 49TH DAY (USA) · Craig Peters 
· SEVENTH SON (USA) · Mary Hoffmann
· TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 
· ALEX* (Switzerland) · Joachim H. Böttcher
· QUEEN OF HEARTS (USA) · Kathleen Welton
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· COLD WAR CHARLIE (USA) · Cheryl Gallegos, Ron Osborn
· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· STELLAR FIVR (UK) · Laurence Patrick

WINNER
· THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
· THE 49TH DAY (USA) · Craig Peters 
· TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 
· DO US PART (USA) · Matt Clifford
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

· DO US PART (USA) · Matt Clifford
· THE DAY SHE AWAKENED (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore
· STANDING IN LINE (USA) · Jules Corriere 
· WAY TO THE DARKNESS (Poland) · Maria Stelmach
· MINT CHOCOLATE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· REFRACTIONS (USA) · Paula Rossman
· THE CANTERBURY TALES (USA) · Jessica Nile Brunelle, Caz Galea
· MEETING YOU... (Norway) · Michael Ringdal
· DEATH CLOAK (UK) · Markus Meedt

WINNER
· A DEAD CARTOGRAPHER'S UNCERTAIN GUIDE TO SPACE TRAVEL (UK) · Markus Meedt

NOMINEES
BEST TV SCRIPT

· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· LAFAYETTE: DEATH OF A REVOLUTION (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
· VEILED (USA) · Carmen Mosley
· AT THE FLASH (USA) · Sean Chandler
· WOMEN OF STEEL: GRACIE'S STORY (USA) · Cheryl Bookout
· DESERT STAR NEWS (USA) · Robert Haus
· THE SEVEN (USA) · Igor Stefanovic
· BINARY (USA) · Eric Shahinian

WINNER
· THE POLSKI AFFAIR (USA) · Kenneth Gildin

NOMINEES
BEST DRAMA

· QUEEN OF HEARTS (USA) · Kathleen Welton
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· DO US PART (USA) · Matt Clifford
· LUNIMETARIUS (Italy) · Paola Fabiani
· RUNNING (USA) · Sean Chandler
· NO ONE WILL KNOW ME (USA) · Devin Dugan
· A TRIBE, A PRIEST AND BASEBALL (USA) · Garrison Wells
· SPIRIT OF THE WOLF (USA) · Pamela PerryGoulardt
· ROY (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 

WINNER
· LAFAYETTE: DEATH OF A REVOLUTION (USA) · Marshall Ferrin

NOMINEES
BEST QUEER NARRATIVE SCRIPT

· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· RISE OF THE ELEMENTALS (USA) · Robert Leo Cox
· AT THE FLASH (USA) · Sean Chandler
· THE DAY SHE AWAKENED (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore
· BINARY (USA) · Eric Shahinian
· CHOSEN FAMILY (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore

WINNER
· ALEX* (Switzerland) · Joachim H. Böttcher

NOMINEES
BEST COMEDY

· ALEX* (Switzerland) · Joachim H. Böttcher
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· DO US PART (USA) · Matt Clifford
· RATINGS WAR (USA) · Robert Haus
· EDWARD CARDINALD: THE GHOST AT BLACK MOOR CASTLE (UK) · Elyssa Catalfano 
· THE PICKLEBALL KILLER (USA) · James Carroll
· THE MR. DAVE SHOW...SHOW (USA) · Scott Marshall Taylor 
· MOVING WITH BABY (USA) · Hovey Smith
· SOUL WORK (USA) · Dan Roentsch

WINNER
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini

NOMINEES
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· SILVERLIGHT (Australia) · Victor Spiegel 
· THE SHROUD TRINITY (USA) · Frank McEvoy 
· SHE CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (USA) · Tom Jenkins 
· THE TREACHEROUS BORDER (USA) · Lawrence Michael Watson
· L ELLA (USA) · Gary St. Martin 
· BROTHERS OF BABYLON (USA) · Gabriel Womack
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· THE FRIEND (USA) · Linda Pallotta

WINNER
· COLD WAR CHARLIE (USA) · Cheryl Gallegos, Ron Osborn

NOMINEES
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

· THE 49TH DAY (USA) · Craig Peters 
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· EDWARD CARDINALD: THE GHOST AT BLACK MOOR CASTLE (UK) · Elyssa Catalfano 
· THE FAR CORNER (USA) · Dawn Greenfield Ireland 
· POSSUM MAN (USA) · Eddie Yaroch
· CASA LILIANE (USA) · Nadia Pandolfo
· CRAZY PILL (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· DANCING IN THE WHITE ROOM (USA) · David Sabbath
· SVEN (USA) · Jesse Dorian 

WINNER
· SEVENTH SON (USA) · Mary Hoffmann

NOMINEES
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· LAST OF THE GNOSTICS (USA) · Don Durrett
· THE SPLIT (Australia) · Nicola Green 
· ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · Lynn Elliott 
· MOUNT MORA (USA) · Eric Gerard Sollars, Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins 
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· A TALE OF TWO CITIES IN 4 EPISODES (USA) · Michael O'Rourke
· GUNS A BLAZING (Canada) · Tiffany Colling
· A COLORADO CHRISTMAS (Canada) · Tiffany Colling

WINNER
· QUEEN OF HEARTS (USA) · Kathleen Welton

ANIMATION COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST ANIMATED FILM

PORT
ANDREW LEHMAN

WINNER
ANIMATION MASTERY AWARD

NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS"
GLENNA BURMER, GABY BREITER

WINNER
BEST STUDENT ANIMATION

THE CLOTHING
XIANGYU LI

WINNER
ANIMATION ARTISTRY AWARD

THE INCREDIBLY SHORT LIFE OF PETER PANTIES
DANIEL ABRIL

NOMINEES
BEST ANIMATED FILM

· NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
· THE CLOTHING (China) · Xiangyu Li
· THE LAMB (Australia) · Richie Valentino
· GRETEL REDUX (USA) · Thomas Muschitz, James Barany
· DOG DAYS (USA) · Hailey Bair
· HEAVENLY PEACE (USA) · Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
· KEEP PAINTING, MOM (Canada) · Heloise Magny 
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· DREAMER (Bulgaria) · Vladimir Todorov

WINNER
· PORT (USA) · Andrew Lehman

NOMINEES
ANIMATION MASTERY AWARD

· PORT (USA) · Andrew Lehman
· THE LAMB (Australia) · Richie Valentino
· THE INCREDIBLY SHORT LIFE OF PETER PANTIES (USA) · Daniel Abril
· KEEP PAINTING, MOM (Canada) · Heloise Magny 
· FUTUREWORLD (Canada) · Christopher Angus
· THE ADVENTURES OF FATHER BEAR AND HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS (Australia) · Matt Bolin 
· FRAGMENTS (USA) · Jabriel E. Woodall

WINNER
· NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter

NOMINEES
BEST STUDENT ANIMATION

· DOG DAYS (USA) · Hailey Bair
· FOOD APOCALYPSE  (Canada) · Zac Harding
· SHOOT THE MOON (USA) · William Rowe
· QUEEN OF THE SEA (USA) · Selena Chea Miller
· SORE FEET (Sweden) · Alexander Jansson
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· DON'T BE A LITTERBUG! (USA) · Kan Sasaki

WINNER
· THE CLOTHING (China) · Xiangyu Li 

NOMINEES
ANIMATION ARTISTRY AWARD

· HER LIPS ARE MINE (USA) · Ken Cohen 
· WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN? (Canada) · Deb Ethier
· RARE YET SOFT (USA) · Kyong Mee Choi
· MAN IN A CAN (Belgium) · Henk Pringels
· PAINT ON PAINT (Portugal) · Vasco Diogo
· THIS SEEN MAKES NO CENTS (USA) · Natasha Redmond
· BEING A DOG (Sweden) · Felix Swahn
· PONDERING POTATOES (UK) · Kessiah Leah Arthur 
· CETILUSINE (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara

WINNER
· THE INCREDIBLY SHORT LIFE OF PETER PANTIES (USA) · Daniel Abril

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

BRINGING ASSAD TO JUSTICE
RONAN TYNAN

WINNER
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY:
A FILMIC TRIPTYCH
SASCHA KLOAS

WINNER
BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY

LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY:
A FILMIC TRIPTYCH
SASCHA KLOAS

WINNER
BEST DOC DIRECTING

BRINGING ASSAD TO JUSTICE
RONAN TYNAN

WINNER
BEST DOC CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE FLAME
EMANUEL TOFFOLO

WINNER
BEST DOC EDITING & SOUND

THE FLAME
EMANUEL TOFFOLO

WINNER
BEST REFLECTION ESSAY

TYRANNY
DAVID ADAMKO

WINNER
BEST CHARACTER CHRONICLE DOC

DISCO BLOODBATH
MARCUS PALMER

NOMINEES
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

· KISS THE GROUND (USA) · Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
· DISCO BLOODBATH (New Zealand) · Marcus Palmer 
· THE FLAME (Italy) · Emanuel Toffolo
· BEYOND A JOKE (UK) · Nicholas Ahlmark
· A SIDE OF RICE (Canada) · Tamir Moscovici
· PAIN OF SILENCE (USA) · Christopher Janwong McKiggan, Poomphong Kumwong
· I’M NOT GAY (Australia) · Nathan Short
· OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY (USA) · Greg Di Roma
· LADY SAMURAI (UK) · Fay Yvonne Goodman

WINNER
· BRINGING ASSAD TO JUSTICE (Ireland) · Ronan Tynan 

NOMINEES
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

· TEYUNA: LOST CITY (UK) · Stuart Fortune
· TYRANNY (Hungary) · David Adamko
· LIONESS WITHIN (USA) · Aleksandar Adzic
· A CLOSE SHAVE (Australia) · Michele Aboud
· SHOPPING CART PEOPLE (USA) · Duffy Hecht 
· A TOUCH OF KINDNESS: MAN OF FIRE (USA) · Justin Rowe Tolliver
· SAVE ME FOR TOMORROW (USA) · Bryan Downey
· THE WATER WALL (USA) · Andrea Sambuccetti
· IF THEY ASK WHAT IT IS; IT IS A LEAF (Turkey) · Idil Oğuzhan

WINNER
· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 

NOMINEES
BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY

· TEYUNA: LOST CITY (UK) · Stuart Fortune
· TYRANNY (Hungary) · David Adamko
· HOLDING THESE MOMENTS (USA) · Dan Elswick
· IN A WHOLE NEW WAY (USA) · Jonathan Fisher
· SECRET SUPERSTARS: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KENNEDY CUP (Ireland) · Tom O'Flaherty
· EMBERS OF HOPE (France) · Delfynn Aldag
· FINDING MY EDGE (USA) · Jennifer Smith
· THE DONBASS CHILDREN (Bulgaria) · Lubomir Dankov
· AS ORGANISM (BRAINDAGGER FILMS PRESENTS: KNOWLEDGE IS GOOD) (USA) · Moe Taylor, Kathryn E F Taylor

WINNER
· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 

NOMINEES
BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 
· KISS THE GROUND (USA) · Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
· DISCO BLOODBATH (New Zealand) · Marcus Palmer 
· THE STORY OF TANTRA (Czech Republic) · Viliam Poltikovič 
· THE REENCOUNTER: 500 YEARS MOCTEZUMA AND CORTÉS (Mexico) · Miguel Gleason
· THE REAL EGYPT (Croatia) · Alen Tkalcec
· EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
· KOH PHANGAN MAN (USA) · Dewey Paul Moffit
· LOST IN THE SAUCE: THE KALVIN HENDERSON STORY (USA) · Bernard Oliver

WINNER
· BRINGING ASSAD TO JUSTICE (Ireland) · Ronan Tynan 

NOMINEES
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 
· IT'S BEAUTIFUL (USA) · Miko Nincic 
· BORDER-BALL (USA) · Joel Tauber
· THEY CAN'T KILL US (USA) · Johnathan Bloodwolf Lopez
· SHADOWS IN THE BOX (USA) · Vaintino 
· DANNY'S RED BOX (UK) · Michael Slowe 
· INK AND GOLD: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY TO OLYMPIC GLORY (New Zealand) · Zakea Page
· SPANISH DEBUT (Spain) · Iryna Melnyk Novak
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley 

WINNER
· THE FLAME (Italy) · Emanuel Toffolo

NOMINEES
BEST DOCUMENTARY EDITING & SOUND

· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 
· TEYUNA: LOST CITY (UK) · Stuart Fortune
· TYRANNY (Hungary) · David Adamko
· MORNING WITHOUT EVENING (Norway) · Beate Petersen
· SLICE OF 2020 (USA) · Jamie John Macdonald
· EDGAR PALM IN OTRABANDA (Curaçao) · Harrie Verstappen 
· VANCOUVER: A BRIEF HISTORY (Canada) · Jean-Jacques Dumonceau 
· TAONGA: AN ARTIST ACTIVIST (Cook Islands) · Glenda Tuaine

WINNER
· THE FLAME (Italy) · Emanuel Toffolo

NOMINEES
BEST REFLECTION ESSAY

· THE MISSING (Australia) · Jary Nemo
· THE FUTURE IN OUR HANDS (Taiwan) · Shihyun Wang 
· AMEN-AMEN-AMEN: A STORY OF OUR TIMES (USA) · Thomas Leo Gallagher, David Gibson
· HEALING: BEHIND THE PAINT (Canada) · James McElligott
· THREE CORNERS OF DECEPTION (USA) · Dr. Meleeka Clary
· WHAT WOULD YOU BRING: AURORA ZINDER (USA) · Jacqueline Nicholls 
· UNFUCK THE WORLD (USA) · Kevin W. Fitzgerald  
· AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
· LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF MICHAEL NESMITH (USA) · Cindy Lynn Carter 

WINNER
· TYRANNY (Hungary) · David Adamko

NOMINEES
BEST CHARACTER CHRONICLE DOCUMENTARY

· BEYOND A JOKE (UK) · Nicholas Ahlmark
· MY FATHER ILLU JUUTILAINEN (Finland) · Virpi Irmeli Adamsson
· MASTERJAM (USA) · James Curry 
· PAT WALSH: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF AN IRISH REVOLUTIONARY (Ireland) · Michael Benson 
· PASOLINEIDE: The Roman Adventure Of Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy) · Mauro Paracini
· TANGO AND ME (Denmark) · Joergen Erik Assentoft
· THE ORIGINAL RICHARD MCMAHAN (USA) · Olympia Stone
· GENERATION HOPS: THE ABQ (USA) · David Sabbath
· AKWAABA THE AWAKENING  (USA) · Sybil Jatta

WINNER
· DISCO BLOODBATH (New Zealand) · Marcus Palmer 

NOMINEES
BEST EARTH EXPLORATION DOCUMENTARY

· LA PALMA (Spain) · Martin Zalba 
· REGENERATE OJAI (USA) · Rebecca Tickell, Josh Tickell
· EXPLORING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (USA) · Ian Nelson
· HYPNOTIC: LA PALMA VOLCANO (Spain) · Carlos Virgili Ribé 
· BEHIND COLOR SHADES (Italy) · Riccardo Uras
· MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (Ireland) · Damien Donnelly 
· WINTER IN ANTARCTICA (USA) · Paul North
· STROMBOLI: AS LONG AS THE HEART BEATS (Switzerland) · Hanspeter Aliesch, Zürich 

WINNER
· KISS THE GROUND (USA) · Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell

NEW MEDIA COMPETITION

WINNER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO

SUPERSONICS "CARAVAN PALACE"
BECHIR "JIWEE" JOUINI

WINNER
BEST AVANT-GARDE MUSIC VIDEO

FEARLESS
ROHITASH RAO

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
ITAMAR ISAAK

WINNER
COMMERCIAL VISUAL MASTERY AWARD

SUPERSONICS "CARAVAN PALACE"
BECHIR "JIWEE" JOUINI

WINNER
BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

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