CONGRATULATIONS NEW 2024 SEMI-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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FEATURE FILM

· BRICK MADNESS (USA) · Justin McAleece
· PENITENT (UK) · Martin Webster
· NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados
· GRAVES (USA) · Wilfred La Salle 
· COALORA FALLS (USA) · Robert Dean
· FRIGHTEN (USA) · Mba Shakoor
· 10FT DOWN (USA) · Alan Williams
· LEAVING VIRGINVILLE (USA) · Melissa Whitely
· SHADOW TAG (USA) · Jimmie Lee Rogers, Autumn Rogers

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST LONG SHORT FILM

· EIGHT OF SWORDS (UK) · Patricia Downey
· WILD SYMPHONY (Colombia) · Diego Samper
· WHO FOLLOWED US HOME (USA) · John Gowan, Neil Gowan
· THE SIREN’S PEARL (USA) · Diana Lanham
· THE NEON BALLERINA (UK) · Rey Janjua
· CHRISTMAS IS BELIEVING (Canada) · Andrew M.A. Spear
· INVISIBLE LINES (USA) · Yuval Shrem
· KIDNAPPED (USA) · Timmy Osoba
· BURDEN (USA) · James Nanney.Jr

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST SHORT FILM

· LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
· THE EXHIBIT (USA) · Landon Stephen Popadic, Caleb Zook
· NOWHERE TO GO (USA) · Julie Pacino
· SURPRISE IN THE NIGHT (Canada) · Sam Bhat, Aaron Rothermund 
· HER VOICE: CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT (USA) · Carletta S. Hurt, Sunnye C. Durham
· ERASER (Japan) · Masatoshi Hasegawa

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

· THE SPECTRE (USA) · Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze
· DEAR MR. WRONG (USA) · Grace Asakura, Hiroyuki Fukuda
· RED (Australia) · Cody Garland, Michelle Worthington
· CHILI CON BARNEY (USA) · Reese Morgan
· A POSTERIORI (UK) · Natalia Jezova
· L' ELEGANZA (Switzerland) · Frederick Iliano
· WIND TUNNEL (Israel) · Leigh Orpaz​

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST STUDENT FILM

· FOG OF MIND (Colombia) · Simon Sepulveda
· GAIN (Republic of Korea) · Seongho Won
· SACRED AWAKENINGS (USA) · Ian Xavier Gancas
· A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WRATH (USA) · Michael Gearheart
· A TORTURED SOUL (UK) · Jacob Bennett
· INSIDE: NARRATIVE OF OUR JOURNEY (UK) · Charlie Johan James Vjestica, William David Grant, Beach Rohan Darnley
· CUPID’S TREASURES (USA) · Bryce Mackie
· VIOLET (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll
· ROSES ARE RED (USA) · Gabrielle Desroches​

WINNER
· THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

· BANANAS (UK) · Alistair Livingstone
· SANGAM (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
· I HAD AN AFFAIR, OR DID I? (USA) · Barbara Becker Holstein
· RUMBO AL PARAISO FISCAL "Trip To The Tax Paradise" (Spain) · Antonio Bellido Marín
· I HAD AN AFFAIR WITH MY HUSBAND (USA) · Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
· TRUTHS CHANGE AND STILL REMAIN (USA) · Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
· ALMOST VETTED (USA) · Michelle Shaay
· I WILL REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT (USA) · Heidi Duckler
· "EDGE" (USA) · Mimi Garrard

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST QUEER FILM

· LOOK IN MY EYES FEATURE (USA) · Eddie Baca
· MEMORIES (UK) · Jane Sanger
· RISE LIKE A PHOENIX (UK) · Carl Hunter
· THE WEIGHT OF TIME (Ireland) · Noel Thomas Brady
· FELLINI MASTORNA: A FILM OF NO RETURN (USA) · Jennifer Glee Foley​

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DIRECTING

· FUTURE HARVEST (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· THE SNOW LEOPARD (USA) · Taylor Joshua Rankin
· ONE LAST GLANCE (USA) · Joe Ronca
· LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING (USA) · Karamell Jones 

WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

SEMI-FINALISTS
NEWCOMER AWARD

· THE GREAT GRAND GREATNESS AWARDS (Denmark) · Jo Hedegaard
· LOVED ME (USA) · Gregory L. Hines
· THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini
· RAGGITY ANNS (USA) · Rachel Neal
· STUDY OF A GIRL (Ireland) · Lana Zeydan
· THE WAIT (UK) · Teresa Dawn Taylor
· MONIQUE & BUS STOP BILLY (USA) · Aaron W. Brown

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

· SPLEEN (Canada) · Maxime Duval
· DIAGNOSIS P.T.S.D. (USA) · Monet Dunham
· SURPRISE IN THE NIGHT (Canada) · Sam Bhat, Aaron Rothermund 
· CREEPING OCCUPATION (Georgia) · Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze
· REPUDIATION (India) · Nader Mohandesi
· MORNING JIM (UK) · Jay Graham
· BACK TO LIFE (USA) · Jelena Sorkin

WINNER
· KAPARA. (Australia) · Steve Hudson

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

· MASK. (Ireland) · Margaret Kane-Rowe
· NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados and Stanislaw Witkiewicz
· ONE SUGGESTION (USA) · Alyssa Kurtzman
· JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
· MIGRAINE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
· FRIGHTEN (USA) · Mba Shakoor
· ONE LAST GLANCE (USA) · Marian Edmiston
· CHRISTMAS IS BELIEVING (Canada) · Andrew M.A. Spear

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· POGROM (USA) · Dovid Loew
· "MESTO" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
· "THE BREAKING OF THE SCREAM" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
· "ORPHIC LAMENTS" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
· POETRY AGAINST THE END OF THE WORLD (USA) · Dylan Brody
· BOOK OF TEON (UK) · Teon Mark Blake -Stewart

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
· NO LONGER ON THE MAP (Spain) · Timo seidel

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

· 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

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

· TOSKA (Italy) · Tommaso Barba
· JUST A FLING (France) · Gorune Aprikian
· EMERALD CITY (USA) · Josef Steiff
· FOR I AM DEAD (Belgium) · Patricia Delso Lucas
· PASSIONFLOWER (Canada) · Shelagh Carter
· NURSERY RHYME OF A MADMAN (Canada) · Igor Stephen Rados
· ONE SUGGESTION (USA) · Alyssa Kurtzman
· SHADOW TAG (USA) · Jimmie Lee Rogers, Autumn Rogers

WINNER
· THE REHEARSAL ROOM (UK) · Ché Walker

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST EDITING + SOUND

· LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
· DANCE WITH ME (USA) · Joel Harlow
· GRAU (Germany) · David Pohlus
· THE SERENA VARIATIONS (USA) · Warren Fischer
· "SHEEN" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
· HE IS NOT MY SON (Spain) · Antonio Orbe
· GREEN FORGE 2030 (Italy) · Mauro Bussani

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

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

· THE EXHIBIT (USA) · Landon Stephen Popadic, Caleb Zook
· ODE TO AN INANIMATE COMPANION (Singapore) · Dr. Susan Lim, Dr. Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
· WILD SYMPHONY (Colombia) · Diego Samper
· ENAMOUR (UK) · Doulla Panaretou
· JESSE'S GIFT (USA) · Ken Merritt
· ZERO X INFINITY TRAVEL BEYOND  (Italy) · Daniel Frevert
· COALORA FALLS (USA) · Robert Dean

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ART DIRECTION

· SOLITARY WAVES (France) · Thomas Dubois
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras
· YOU DON'T KNOW ME (Puerto Rico) · Coco Bigles
· LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
· DANCE WITH ME (USA) · Joel Harlow
· GRAU (Germany) · David Pohlus
· FOR I AM DEAD (Belgium) · Patricia Delso Lucas

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

· THE WIND PHONE (USA) · Kristen Gerweck
· TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Ivan Goldschmidt
· THE GRANDFATHER (Chile) · Alvaro Pruneda
· JUST A MINUTE/CHWILA MOMENT/一瞬の出来事 (Poland) · Maciej Szkonter
· COZY EUREKAS (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
· WIDENING RINGS OF BEING (Norway) · Elin Osjord

WINNER
· DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST LOW BUDGET FILM

· CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE MAGIC PIANO (USA) · James Matthew Storm
· SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MAGNET MAN (USA) · Matthew Toffolo
· TODAY I WROTE NOTHING (UK) · Keith Sargent
· ALIEN DANGER 2 WITH RAVEN VAN SLENDER  (USA) · James Balsamo
· EICHA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS (USA) · Adeena Michelle Karasick
· LATE FOR WORK (USA) · Allison M Zevallos

WINNER
· FUTURE HARVEST (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST EMOTION ESSAY

· THE OTHER WOMAN, ZIZI'S DREAM (Ireland) · Zizi Rincolisky
· DARKENTRIES (Belgium) · Nikolaas Boucquey
· WHEN NANAY COMES HOME (USA) · Deborah Slater
· THE CURSE OF MINERVA (UK) · Graham Roos
· WATER SPIRIT (USA) · Cherie Carson
· INDELIBLE WINTER (USA) · Ann Huang
· PASSION (Republic of Korea) · Hyonok Kim
· DANCING IN THE ABYSSES (Spain) · Elena Del Mar, Oscar Oliveri, Arturo J. Telle

WINNER
· ZAYA (Canada) · Susanne Serres

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DRAMA

· SUNDAY MORNING, SUNDAY EVENING (UK) · Euan Pollock Foulis
· OPERATION STAR (Greece) · Vasileios Tsikaras
· SHUTTER THE DOORS (USA) · Sheri Sussman
· MASK. (Ireland) · Margaret Kane-Rowe
· THE WRONG SIDE OF REASONABLE (Canada) · Niels Hanrath
· FLATLINE (USA) · John Lockmer
· NEW YORK VIOLIN (USA) · Natasa Lanieri Shakespeare

WINNER
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

· IZAKMAN: CYBER LOVE (Israel) · Shay Ben Efraim
· YE OLE GLORYA (USA) · Jeffrey R Kazanjian
· TRAVELING PUTZ (USA) · Dean Morgan
· CALEB VS. TRIALAGOR (USA) · Kevin Scott
· CLOSE-UP: AN ODYSSEY (USA) · Nick Gatsby
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer 
· THIS SHOULD BE BANNED! (Australia) · Marcus Graham

WINNER
· IN PLANE SIGHT (UK) · Ben Gutteridge

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

· ORDER TO KILL (USA) · Peter Takla
· WHITEY ON THE RUN (USA) · Donald Watson
· ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERGROUND (UK) · Tipu Sultan
· THE RASCALS OF RED SQUARE (USA) · Jimmy Miller
· REUNION 02: GENESIS (Japan) · Jun Kitamikado
· M MINUS 60: THE WARRIOR (Japan) · Kazuyoshi Hayashi
· FANDEMONIUM (USA) · Benjamin Suchman

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

· 6:59 (Kenya) · Vinstinct
· THE SHACK: An Atmos-Fearic Thriller (USA) · Dark Hoffman
· THE NOTHING (USA) · Alex Armando Torres
· SIN (USA) · Don Tjernagel
· VISITING (Italy) · Piero Cannata
· DIRTY DIRTY GAMES (USA) · James Paul Nelson
· DEATH WITCH (USA) · Ryan Policky
· IMPENDING CATASTROPHE (Israel) · Yoram Marcus

WINNER
· MIMI (Viet Nam) · Lâm Vissay

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SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

· PHARAOH (USA) · Dimitri Devyatkin 
· THE DAKOTA (USA) · Douglas Walter Fisher
· THE MEETING HOUSE (UK) · Sophie Neville
· I'M IN A SCREENPLAY (USA) · Arthur Tiersky
· HEARTSTONE (USA) · Michael Williams, Robert Biheller, Phillip Margolin
· BLACK AND WHITE (USA) · Ben Burgess Jr. 

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DRAMA

· NICE EGGS (USA) · Sandi Farkas
· GHOST TOWN, NM (USA) · Elliott Lynn
· RECYCLE OR RECOVER (Ireland) · Mervyn McCracken
· A BUSHRANGER'S CURSE (Australia) · Jeffrey Milne
· LUCKY IN LONG ISLAND (USA) · Michelle Taubman
· BLOODLINE BLUES (USA) · Kimberly Fisher

WINNER
· NATIVE AMERICA (USA) · Leanna Woodley

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

· OPPOSITION RESEARCH (Switzerland) · Tracy Schumer
· RESURGEM (South Africa) · Delaney Carpenter
· CURFEW (Peru) · Rodolfo Pereira
· A SENSE OF SECURITY (UK) · Peter Gartner
· MALLED (USA) · Lee Tidball
· THE FLIGHT OF SOULS (USA) · Guy Quigley

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

· QUARANTINE IN THE GRAND HOTEL (USA) · Tom Vecchio
· SANDI CLAUS (USA) · Lee Tidball
· RACE WARS: A EUGENICS EXPERIMENT (USA) · Eric Faulkner
· NOTRE DAME IS IN FLAMES (USA) · Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars, Eric Gerard Sollars
· BAD LOVE TIGERS (USA) · Kevin Schewe
· THE K FACTOR: SINK THE PUEBLO (USA) · L.J. Martin

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT

· SANDI CLAUS (USA) · Lee Tidball
· A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS (USA) · Eddie Yaroch
· RACE WARS: A EUGENICS EXPERIMENT (USA) · Eric Faulkner
· NOTRE DAME IS IN FLAMES (USA) · Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars, Eric Gerard Sollars
· BAD LOVE TIGERS (USA) · Kevin Schewe
· THE K FACTOR: SINK THE PUEBLO (USA) · L.J. Martin
· MANITOUANA: WHEN TIME STANDS STILL (Canada) · Guido Giordano

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ANIMATED FILM

· GORILLA TACTICS (USA) · Michael Long
· NIGHT OF THE 31ST (USA) · Greg Checketts
· THE BAT AND THE MATT  (USA) · Stefan Janoski
· ZERO X INFINITY TRAVEL BEYOND  (Italy) · Daniel Frevert
· FISHY (Germany) · Leonore Poth
· HINTER-LAND  (Canada) · Christopher Angus
· MY DIGITAL TRUTH (UK) · Swen Werner
· LUNAR POWER (USA) · Annastacia Lissette Henry-Ramos

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
ANIMATION ARTISTRY AWARD

· THE TRUTH IS OUT HERE (USA) · Shih Yin Lee
· SAUDADE (Brazil) · Alfredo Dias Gomes
· MARTIAN ENCOUNTER (USA) · Paul Huenemann
· WRATH OF THE TITANS: ARGOS (Australia) · Jonathan Nolan, Rob Kilpatrick
· FIRE SYNDROME (Australia) · Jonathan Nolan

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
ANIMATION MASTERY AWARD

· US STILL EXISTS - MA HAMA ESTI - UNS GIBT ES NOCH? (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
· TRANSCENDED (USA) · Drew Tank Garrett
· THE WHOLE ARMOR COMIC BOOK: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES (USA) · Chivas Davis
· F*** CHILD SUPPORT (USA) · Jason DBKS Hampton, Juan Atomz (Atomz Club Studios)
· LITTLE HOUSE - MILK (UK) · Louise Stevens, Sharon Smith

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

· IDA'S STORY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
· WËRAPARA  (Colombia) · Claudia Fischer
· THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN (USA) · Wayne Gibson
· POINTS OF VIEW (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
· NAFKOT: YEARNING (Israel) · Malka Shabtay
· CONCRETE LAW (USA) · April Jones
· THE KINDNESS WITHIN (USA) · Steven Priovolos

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

· LIFE WITHOUT A HEARTBEAT (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
· SKULL CRACK: COVID SAFE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY THE STATE, CHAPTER III (Australia) · Mark A Tarrant
· 2023 HONG KONG NEON: JIMMY LAI IN CHAINS (Australia) · Mark A Tarrant
· MY SWEET STORY (USA) · Mariana Gutierrez, Luis Luyando, Willy Martin
· THE FUTURE OF FASHION FOR ALL: CREATING SAFE SPACES (USA) · Mei Ling Marzonie
· JUDGING JURIES (USA) · Abby Ginzberg
· MAKING OF MAKING NOTHING (Switzerland) · Barbara Erni
· MEANT TO BE (USA) · Andrea Sambuccetti
· THE SOLDIER'S UNIFORM (Australia) · Gary Kent

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DEBUT DOCUMENTARY

· ABRAHAM'S GARDEN (Australia) · Nicky Akehurst
· HOPLOVE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOP YEAR AT LAKE CONSTANCE (Germany) · Sebastian Bauer
· BEATING SUPERBUGS BETTER: CAN WE WIN? (USA) · William Mudge
· THE GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY (USA) · Weam Namou
· NO HOUSE TO MOREHOUSE: THE UNTOLD STORY (USA) · Dee Brown, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Venai Brown
· THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK) · Mirka Anderson
· DRAGONFLY MP, THE PHO MICHAEL STORY (USA) · Douglas J. Corcoran

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

· BEATING SUPERBUGS BETTER: CAN WE WIN? (USA) · William Mudge
· ART FROM THE INSIDE (USA) · Barbara Wiener
· FROM THE SAME TREE (Colombia) · Claudia Fischer
· THE GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY (USA) · Weam Namou
· PONTE MILVIO (Italy) · Riccardo Riande
· TAKEAWAY (UK) · Tony Kaye
· EVERYWHERE (Taiwan) · Peter Haw-Ping Hsui, Jonfu Chen
· ALBUQUERQUE MOSAIC (USA) · Dylan Brody
​· DIVERSITY IN THE LONG GRAY LINE (USA) ​· Les Owen

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

· ANYTHING YOU LOSE (USA) · Irina Vodar
· DIS-CONNECTION (Canada) · Richard El Asmar
· VIBES OF THE PLANET: MEXICO (Ukraine) · Oleksandr Lozytskyi
· FOUNDLING: THE UNTOLD STORY (USA) · Dee Brown, Omarosa Manigualt Newman
· CLORE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte
· AMERICANS IN JAPAN (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann 
· AMERICANS IN ISRAEL (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
· WITHIN THE LODGE OF SACRED RELATIONS (USA) · Patricia A Burke
· DEATH AT THE FAUCET: THE UNTOLD STORY (USA) · Dee Brown, Omarosa Manigault Newman
· LOS ANGELES FLIPSIDE FANZINE THE NARRATIVE DOCUMENTARY / FILM. EPEISODION ONE (USA) · Hudley Flipside

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST EARTH EXPLORATION DOCUMENTARY

· WILD THINGS (Australia) · Sally Ingleton
· ALASKA LONG HUNTERS (USA) · Mark D. Rose
· THE TIME IS NOW (USA) · Jason Borkland
· HORSE SHELTER DIARIES (USA) · Donna Wells
· PAGOSA IS MY NAME (USA) · Darryl Saffer
· CREATURES OF KOMODO (Colombia) · Rodrigo Echeverri

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST SERIES & NEW MEDIA

· OMG!  (Switzerland) · Anaëlle Morf, Cristina Müller
· FLIRTING WITH FOOD (Japan) · Paul Edward Foulkes
· MIAMI'S LISTENING PARTY (USA) · Kim Cameron
· GLADIATRIX: DAUGHTER OF WAR (Canada) · Jocelyne Gregory
· WELCOME TO THE WHIMSICAL DESERT! (GOING SOLO) (USA) · Heidi Elisabeth Appe
· GREEN GREEN GARDENS (USA) · Elijah Simon Pollard
· WHO IS GOD? (Mexico) · Oscar Adan Lopez Parres
· POWERLINE (USA) · Roman Caspian Vlasov
· VOICES IN MY WORLD (USA) · Maurice Dwayne Smith

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO

· THE JOY AND THE WONDER (UK) · John Mullaney
· HYPNOTHERAPOLOGY (Singapore) · Mu Ibnunoordin, Soeren Addicks
· VILLAIN (USA) · Rebecca Maddalo
· CAN YOU BELIEVE MY LUCK (USA) · Stephen Burns
· SYMPHONIC FANTASY: CINE CONCERT WITH ANIMATION AND ORCHESTRAL MAGIC (Singapore) · Susan Mey Lee Lim, Samudra Kajal Saikia, Christina Teenz Tan
· GOOD WILL REMEDY 'BLEED' (Australia) · Hayden Stephen Lowry
· TILL THE END OF THE WORLD (Israel) · Eyal Reginiano
· SCIENCE FICTION - BY WHISPERING CAMPAIGN (USA) · Debra Zarne

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

SEMI-FINALISTS
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

· CASCADING MATTER: BEING IN BETWEEN (Switzerland) · Raphael Sommer
· TELL ME (Italy) · Ivan Savino
· CITY OF DAVID (USA) · Almarin Fisher
· THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY (USA) · Brent Heise
· SAME PAGE (USA) · Ken Jones
· SYNESTHESYA (Italy) · Gianni Salamone
· ISLAND DREAMS (Canada) · Rhonda Valerie Head, Gabriel Constant
· TEDDYINSPIRES 'FUTURE LOVE' (USA) · Teddy Moreno
· IMMORTAL (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
· SACRED FLAMES (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
· MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN (USA) · Dena K. Miller

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

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