The Films
It's all about the films.
Below you will find our official list of current selections followed by winning film projects and official selections from our past seasons. Although most films are still in festival-only or limited distribution mode, several past winners are available for public viewing, please scan the links below for more information.
Season 3 Films
Total Number of Submissions = 170
93 Official Selections + 7 Honorable Mentions
List of Official Selections by category:
VIEW THE LIST BY GENRE WITH TRAILERS
ANNUAL EVENT AWARD WINNERS :
Official Awards Presented = 43
*first time award (new category)
Audience, dir. by Tom Miller, (United States)
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BEST FEATURE FILM
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BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
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BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM: Shamrock McShane as "Snerdly"
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*BEST PRODUCERS FEATURE FILM: Alex Davidowski, Doug Waltonbaugh
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me, dir. by Robert Clem, (United States)
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
It's About Time, dir. by Dan Hertzog, (United States)
The Series 10K, dir. by Dan Hertzog, (United States)
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BEST ANIMATION SHORT (The Series 10k)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY SHORT FILM: (It's About Time) Dan Hertzog
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*BEST FIRST TIME ACTRESS: Alani Zaya Hertzog as "Justine" in It's About Time
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*BEST PRODUCERS SHORT FILM: Dan Hertzog, Ganna Hertzog, In The Wee Hours
Piggy Duster, dir. by Jesse Stewart, (United States)
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BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM
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BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR: Jesse Stewart
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*BEST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gary Fieldman
Leaving Beringia, dir. by Barbara Hager, (Canada / United States / Mexico)
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BEST INNOVATIVE CULTURAL STORYTELLING
Flowers Beyond The Dark, dir. by Iryna Pravylo, (Ukraine)
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BEST CULTURAL DOCUMENTARY
The Dog, My Father And Us., dir. by Pablo Arturo Suárez, (Ecuador)
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BEST CULTURAL FEATURE FILM
Sargassum, dir. by Claude Barnes, (Canada / United States / Barbados / Mexico)
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*BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
Class Of Her Own, dir. by Boaz Dvir, (United States)
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*BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
The Unfixing, dir. by Nicole Betancourt, (Spain / United States), Doc Feature, 87 min
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BEST EDITING - DOCUMENTARY
Jailhouse To Milhouse, dir. by Buddy Farmer, (United States)
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*BEST VÉRITÉ DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Zubr: Here Be Giants, dir. by Giles Pitman, (United Kingdom),
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BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
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*BEST VÉRITÉ DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Shield. The Living Wall Of The Caribbean, dir. by Mario Cuesta Hernando, (Spain / United States / Mexico / Panama / Puerto Rico)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Color Of Exile, dir. by Azlarabe Alaoui, (France)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM
The Reach, dir. by Luca Caserta, (Italy)
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BEST SHORT FILM
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BEST ACTRESS: Jana Balkan as "Stella Flanders"
Bloodroot Reserve, Script/Screenplay by Kerra Bolton
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BEST SCREENPLAY
Mutación (Mutation), dir. by Carlo Ayhllón, (Mexico)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
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STEVE PHILLIPS AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGN
Food Roots, dir. by Michele Josue, (United States)
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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
The Family Photo, dir. by John Norris Ray & Maria Victoria Sanchez, (United States, Mexico)
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*BEST FAMILY FILM
Xpendable, dir. by Walter E. Haussner, (United States)
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*BEST FILM NOIR SHORT
Cats, dir. by Danilo Stanimirović, (Serbia / Switzerland)
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BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Miami Creek, C. 1350, dir. by Walter Bender, (United States)
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Ale, dir. by Adrian Eppel, (Australia)
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*BEST MICRO-SHORT
The Space Between Attack And Decay, dir. by Jessica Kourkounis, (United States)
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
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BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR SHORT FILM: Jessica Kourkounis
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BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM: Boris McGiver as "Ricki Constant"
Hide, dir. by Brenden Hubbard, (United States)
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*BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER SHORT FILM
Heart Failed, dir. by Diana Näcke, (Germany)
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BEST DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO: Diana Näcke
Caminos Al Cielo (Roads To Heaven), dir. by Erik Y. Montiel, (Mexico)
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BEST FIRST SHORT FILM
Aloof (Desden), dir. by Dylan Vega Aragon, (Mexico)
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BEST FIRST STUDENT FILM
This Is How The Mexican Revolution Began, dir. by Nurh Elizabeth Trejo Aguilar, (Mexico)
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*BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER'S AWARD
THANK YOU TO ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
Narrative Features (non-documentary over 60 min):
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Audience, dir. by Tom Miller, (United States), Feature, 65 min
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Piggy Duster, dir. by Jesse Stewart, (United States), Feature, 91 min
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The Color Of Exile, dir. by Azlarabe Alaoui, (France), Feature, 98 min
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The Dog, My Father And Us., dir. by Pablo Arturo Suárez, (Ecuador), Feature, 90 min
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Welcome To Vegas, dir. by Hae Sun Hong, (United States / Korea), Feature, 82 min
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Public Phone, dir. by Mois Roditi Haydenblit, (Mexico), Feature, 77 min *Previously Selected but withdrawn from screening and nominations due to distribution commitments*
Documentary Features::
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Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me, dir. by Robert Clem, (United States), Doc Feature, 88 min
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Class Of Her Own, dir. by Boaz Dvir, (United States), Doc Feature, 87 min
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Jailhouse To Milhouse, dir. by Buddy Farmer, (United States), Doc Feature, 67 min
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Flowers Beyond The Dark, dir. by Iryna Pravylo, (Ukraine), Doc Feature, 78 min
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Leaving Beringia, dir. by Barbara Hager, (Canada / United States / Mexico), Doc Feature, 90 min
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Mutation, dir. by Carlo Ayhllón, (Mexico), Doc Feature, 60 min
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Over The Moon: My Adventures Dealing With Cults, dir. by Michael A. Smith & Ted E Haynes, (United States), Doc Feature, 66 min
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Sargassum, dir. by Claude Barnes, (Canada / United States / Barbados / Mexico), Doc Feature, 90 min
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Shield. The Living Wall Of The Caribbean, dir. by Mario Cuesta Hernando, (Spain / United States / Mexico / Panama / Puerto Rico), Doc Feature, 80 min
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The Reencounter. 500 Years Moctezuma And Cortés, dir. by Miguel Gleason, (Mexico), Doc Feature, 100 min
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The Unfixing, dir. by Nicole Betancourt, (Spain / United States), Doc Feature, 87 min
Documentary Shorts (up to 60 min):
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Acre Wall Jumpers, dir. by Donna Hacohen & Fira, (Israel), Doc Short, 56 min
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Adas Falasteen, dir. by Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini & Samar Taher Lulu, (Palestine), Doc Short, 8 min
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Dayton Guitars, dir. by D. Emmet Wilson, (United States), Doc Short, 17 min
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Food Roots, dir. by Michele Josue, (United States), Doc Short, 60 min
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Hanging The Dead, dir. by Rahul Dholakia, (India), Doc Short, 29 min
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This Is How The Mexican Revolution Began, dir. by Nurh Elizabeth Trejo Aguilar, (Mexico), Doc Short, 6 min
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Zubr: Here Be Giants, dir. by Giles Pitman, (United Kingdom), Doc Short, 30 min
Narrative Short Films (non-docs under 60 min):
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The Ale, dir. by Adrian Eppel, (Australia), Short, 2 min
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Aloof (Desden), dir. by Dylan Vega Aragon, (Mexico), Short, 12 min
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Caminos Al Cielo (Roads To Heaven), dir. by Erik Y. Montiel, (Mexico), Short, 15 min
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Cats, dir. by Danilo Stanimirović, (Serbia / Switzerland), Short, 10 min
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Curandero (Healer), dir. by Armando Arenas, (Mexico), Short, 20 min
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Diego Velazquez: A Body Of Work, dir. by Walter E. Haussner, (United States), Short, 20 min
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Dream Man, dir. by Harald Takke & Steven Takke, (Germany), Short, 30 min
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Dreamer, dir. by Juan Javier “Javo” Aguirre, (United States), Short, 20 min
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El Búnker, dir. by Rodrigo Gil Becerra & Bruno Leal Herrera, (Mexico), Short, 14 min
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Gum, dir. by Belal Albader, (Saudi Arabia), Short, 10 min
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Hide, dir. by Brenden Hubbard, (United States), Short, 17 min
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Homicide, dir. by Nima Tabandeh, (Iran), Short, 10 min
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Invaders Of The Valley Saloon, dir. by Dustin Tidwell, (United States), Short, 12 min
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It's About Time, dir. by Dan Hertzog, (United States), Short, 21 min
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Man Eater, dir. by Alexander Whitrow, (Australia), Short, 25 min
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Night Shift At Ned's, dir. by Hagen Mattingly, (United States), Short, 25 min
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Orange Cove, dir. by John Lockmer, (United States), Short, 12 min
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Parasomnia, dir. by Daniel Noblom Gibert, (Spain), Short, 11 min
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PeriPerseu, dir. by Stella Brajterman, (Brazil), Short, 5 min
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Somber Tides (marée noire), dir. by Chantal Caron, (Canada), Short, 12 min
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The Life Of Dae-Vee Six, dir. by JD McWilliams, (United States), Short, 11 min
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The Magician, dir. by Mathieu Gauvreau, (Canada), Short, 19 min
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The Reach, dir. by Luca Caserta, (Italy), Short, 28 min
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The Rivals, dir. by Fraser James MacLeod, (Sweden), Short, 25 min
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The Shell, dir. by Marco Santos, (Portugal), Short, 7 min
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The Space Between Attack And Decay, dir. by Jessica Kourkounis, (United States), Short, 29 min
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To Fly, dir. by Mohsen Khademi, (Iran), Short, 16 min
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Vas Mar, dir. by Nima Tabandeh, (Iran), Short, 20 min
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Xpendable, dir. by Walter E. Haussner, (United States), Short, 30 min
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The Future With Us, dir. by Ziping Yu, (China), Animation, 2 min
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Olympus Plays On, dir. by Rodyz Art, (Belgium), Animation, 5 min
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Cell Buddies, dir. by Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas, (Netherlands), Animation, 6 min
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The Mythological Serpent, dir. by Miguel Gleason, (Mexico), Animation, 3 min
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Underneath, dir. by Matthew James Bissett-Johnson, (Australia), Animation, 3 min
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Miami Creek, C. 1350, dir. by Walter Bender, (United States), Animation / Music Video, 5 min
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The Amazing Kitsuverse, dir. by Leo Neumann, (Germany), Animation, 6 min
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Superschoolers 2. A Healthy Mind, dir. by Íñigo Echávarri, (Spain), Animation, 6 min
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Prayer Of The Sea, dir. by Martin Gerigk, (Germany), Animation, 7 min
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The Family Photo, dir. by John Norris Ray & Maria Victoria Sanchez, (United States), Animation, 9 min
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Little Wings, dir. by Kyu Dong Min, (South Korea), Animation, 7 min
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The Series 10K, dir. by Dan Hertzog, (United States), Animation, 7 min
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Elias Ai, dir. by Marco Casado, (Mexico), Animation, 11 min
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The Little Ancestor (La Petite Ancêtre), dir. by Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur, (Canada), Animation, 12 min
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Deadline, dir. by Idan Gilboa, (Israel), Animation, 15 min
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Darling Dark – Ma Mort, dir. by Ju Conci, (Brazil), Music Video, 3 min
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“Got That Holy Spirit”, dir. by Ayanda Andiy Nxum, (Australia), Music Video, 3 min
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Searching For That Sea, dir. by Xavier Guàrdia, (Spain), Music Video, 4 min
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Ahorita, dir. by Simone Coppo, (Italy), Music Video, 4 min
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Heart Failed, dir. by Diana Näcke, (Germany), Music Video, 4 min
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Little Darling, dir. by Xavier Guàrdia, (Spain), Music Video, 4 min
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Fight For Me, dir. by Juanfer Andres, (Spain), Music Video, 4 min
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Darling Dark – Time Still Breaks, dir. by Ju Conci, (Brazil), Music Video, 4 min
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Blue Moanin', dir. by Allen Brooks, (United States), Music Video, 5 min
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A Touch of Clash, dir. by Moe Taylor (United States), Music Video, 7 min
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A Taste for Lunacy, Script/Screenplay by Andrew JP Carroll
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Bloodroot Reserve, Script/Screenplay by Kerra Bolton
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Lucky?, Script/Screenplay by Tom E. Nicholson
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Midnite's Journey, Script/Screenplay by Beverly Horvath, Dana L. Silkiss
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Modern Frankenstein, Script/Screenplay by Gabriel Jeanne
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Moon Players, Script/Screenplay by Valerie Green
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Notas Del Cielo, Script/Screenplay by Manuel Antonio Cantu
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Red Hands, a Mary MacIntosh Novel, Script/Screenplay by Maureen Anne Meehan
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Sacrament Volume I (Proof-of-Life Film Short Script), Script/Screenplay by Maxwell Highsmith
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Silent Sundays, Script/Screenplay by David Michael Glahn
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Silver Moon, Script/Screenplay by Lex Sverre Levin
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The Magic King, Script/Screenplay by John Norris Ray
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Theater 8, Script/Screenplay by John P. Martinez
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Unleashed Defiance, Script/Screenplay by Val Goldenbrook
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When the Veils Dance, Script/Screenplay by Tayebe Babaei
SPECIAL BONUS SCREENINGS:
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All Saints Day, dir. by Matt Aaron Krinsky, (Canada), Feature, 99 min
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The Weekend Sailor, dir. by Bernardo Arsuaga, (Mexico, United States), Doc Feature. 74 min
SEASON 3 (2026) HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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Gentle Justice, dir. by Anneloor van Heemstra, (Netherlands), Doc Feature
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MXAT.doc, dir. by Dmitry Nikolenko, (Russian Federation), Doc Feature
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The Little Things That Run The World, dir. by Doug Hawes-Davis, (United States), Doc Feature
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Interpreting Erik, dir. by Donald D’Haene, (Canada), Doc Short
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Rag Dolls, dir. by Amy Adler, (United States), Doc Short
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Spoken For – The Movie, dir. by Jean-Yves “Jeeve” Ducornet, (United States), Music Video
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Sara, dir. by Ariana Andrade Castro, (Peru), Short
THE FOLLOWING FILMS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE FESTIVAL AND WILL NOT BE SCREENED:
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Hanging The Dead, dir. by Rahul Dholakia, (India), Doc Short, 29 min
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Public Phone, dir. by Mois Roditi Haydenblit, (Mexico), Feature, 77 min
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Darling Dark – Time Still Breaks, dir. by Ju Conci, (Brazil), Music Video, 4 min
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Darling Dark – Ma Mort, dir. by Ju Conci, (Brazil), Music Video, 3 min
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Gum, dir. by Belal Albader, (Saudi Arabia), Short, 10 min
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Welcome To Vegas, dir. by Hae Sun Hong, (United States / Korea), Feature, 82 min
Season 3 Early Bird Bi-monthly Awards (2025):
ALL Official Selections remain eligible for the annual awards. These bi-monthly winners are now considered official selections and nominees for the Annual Awards, but are NOT guaranteed to win an annual award.
Announcing the 5 Early Bird Winter Bi-monthly Award-Winners*:
Winter Early Bird Award for Best Feature: Piggy Duster, dir. by Jesse Stewart (USA)
Winter Early Bird Award for Best Documentary (Music Bio): Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me, dir. by Robert Clem (USA)
Winter Early Bird Award for Best Documentary Short: ZUBR: Here Be Giants, dir. by Giles Pitman (UK)
Winter Early Bird Award for Best Short: The Reach, dir. by Luca Caserta (ITALY)
Winter Early Bird Award for Best Experimental: The Space Between Attack and Decay, dir. by Jessica Kourkounis (USA)
READ MORE ON THESE FILMS HERE.
Announcing the 5 Early Bird Fall Bi-monthly Award-Winners*:
Fall Early Bird Award for Best Feature: Welcome To Vegas, dir. by Hae Sun Hong (South Korea)
Fall Early Bird Award for Best Documentary (Personal Journey): The Unfixing, dir. by Nicole Betancourt (USA)
Fall Early Bird Award for Best Documentary (Cultural Exploration): Leaving Beringia, dir. by Barbara Hager (Can)
Fall Early Bird Award for Best Short: Gum, dir. by Belal Albader (Saudi Arabia)
Fall Early Bird Award for Best Music Video: Heart Failed, dir. by Diana Nåcke (Germany)
Announcing the 5 Early Bird Summer Bi-monthly Award-Winners*:
Summer Early Bird Award for Best Feature: Audience, dir. by Tom Miller (USA)
Summer Early Bird Award for Best Documentary: Sargassum, dir. by Claude Barnes (Canada)
Summer Early Bird Award for Best Short: Hide, dir. by Brenden Hubbard (USA)
Summer Early Bird Award for Best Animation: Deadline, dir. by Idan Gilboa (Israel)
Summer Early Bird Award for Best Music Video: Searching For That Sea, dir. by Xavier Guàrdia (Spain)
Congratulations filmmakers! These 15 Early Bird winners receive automatic official selections and nominations for our annual PAIFF awards event in March of 2026.
All remaining submissions and new entries remain eligible for our annual awards event.
Season 2 (Spring 2025)
131 Submissions
77 Selections
60 Awards *(45 Annual / 15 Early Bird)
4 Honorable Mentions
Sahara: End of Trip (Spain)
Fin de viaje Sahara
WINNER:
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Best Feature Film
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Best Cinematography (Feature)
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Best Actress (Feature)
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Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Feature)
Directed by Antonio Rodriguez Cabal
Cinematographer - Javier Salmones
Maru Valdivielso as “Florence”
Some Kind of Justice (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Director (Feature)
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Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Historias del Canal (Panama)
WINNER:
Audience Choice Award (Favorite Film)
Directed by Carolina Borrero, Pinky Mon, Luis Franco Brantley, Abner Benaim, Pituka Ort
The Power of One (Colombia / USA)
WINNER:
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Best Documentary Feature Film
Nothing (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Short Film
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Best Experimental Short Film
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Best Visionary Director (Short Film)
Directed by Tom Miller & Alex Davidowski
Vocas de la Selva Maya: Una batalla por la vida (Mexico)
WINNER:
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Best Documentary Short Film
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Best Cultural Film
Directed by Benjamin Soto and Carlos Samayo, presented by Greenpeace
Another Round - James Downham, Amanda Kind (Canada)
WINNER:
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Best Music Video
Directed by AJ Astle, Jake Sauvee
In-Half (Spain)
WINNER:
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Best Animation Film
The Michoacan File (Mexico)
WINNER:
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Best Director (Documentary Feature)
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Best Editing (Documentary Feature)
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Summer Early Bird Winner (Best Documentary)
The Brattt (Russia)
WINNER:
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Best Editing (Feature)
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Steve Phillips Award for Best Sound Design (Feature)
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Best Experimental Film (Feature)
The Graceless Age: The Ballad of John Murry (Ireland)
WINNER:
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Best Original Score (Documentary)
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Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Documentary)
Somewhere Confidential (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Original Score (Feature)
Return of the Black Madonna (Mexico, USA)
WINNER:
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Best Director (Documentary Short)
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Best First Film (Documentary Short)
Directed by Kerra Bolton
Mahsoo (Iran)
WINNER:
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Best Actress (Short Film)
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Best Sound Design (Short Film)
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Best First Film (Student)
Directed by Fatemeh Mehdipoor
Sarina Rajabi as “Mahsoo”
Sound Design by Hamed Arib
Shrouded Destiny: A Star Wars Long Tale Part 1 of 3 (Denmark)
WINNER:
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Best Cinematography (Short Film)
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Best First Film (Short)
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Fall Early Bird Winner (Best Short Film)
Directed by Shahbaz Sarwar & Erik Alejandro Gonzalez
Cinematography by Dan Stilling
The Fries Rebellion (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Director (Short Film)
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Summer Early Bird Winner (Best Short Film)
JÓLAKÖTTURINN (Iceland, USA)
WINNER:
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Best Cinematography (Music Video)
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Best Original Score (Music Video)
Directed by Dan Hertzog
FEAR (India)
WINNER:
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Best Visionary Director (Feature Film)
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Summer Early Bird Winner (Best Feature Film)
Love Hides In The Open (UK)
WINNER:
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Best First Film (Feature)
Directed by Brian Finucane
Braiding Knowledge Through Breath, Movement, Language (Canada)
WINNER:
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Best Innovative Cultural Storytelling
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Best Sound Design (Documentary Film)
Children of Icarus (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Editing (Short Film)
Directed by Gary Fieldman
Edited by Chloe Deakon
Conscious Co-Working (Mexico)
WINNER:
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Best Visionary First Film
It Sparks – Robert John Hope (Germany)
WINNER:
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Best Director (Music Video)
Directed by Shane Serrano
Gin Lane Revisited – Robert John Hope (Germany)
WINNER:
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Best Editing (Music Video)
Directed by Merle Sibbel
KRYLA (Ukraine)
WINNER:
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Best Visionary Music Video
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Best Visionary Director (Music Video)
Directed by Anastasiia Lapko
Monarch (Mexico/USA)
WINNER:
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Best Screenplay
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Fall Early Bird Winner (Best Screenplay)
Written by Mauricio Herrera Manzur
The Premiere (USA)
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Honorable Mention (Feature Film)
The Uvalde Love Project (USA)
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Honorable Mention (Documentary Film)
By The Sea (USA/Switzewrland)
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Honorable Mention (Short Film)
Secrets of the Babylonian Lottery (USA)
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Honorable Mention (Screenplay)
Written by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
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Summer Early Bird Winner (Best Animation)
Mortem Obire (Mexico)
The Abyss (Argentina)
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Summer Early Bird Winner (Best Experimental)
Directed by Andres Aloi
The Ninth Order (Australia)
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Fall Early Bird Winner (Best Feature)
Escape Room (Russia)
Fall Early Bird Winner (Best Animation)
Capacity In Reserve (USA)
Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Documentary)
The End Was Just The Beginning / O Fim era Apenas o Início (Portugal)
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Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Short)
Illuminatus! (USA)
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Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Animation)
Directed by Chris Kalis
Indefinitely (USA)
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Winter Early Bird Winner (Best Student Film)
Directed by Aloha Lee
Katabasis (Italy)
Directed by Samantha Casella
• Official Selection
Poyyamozhi (India)
Directed by Sudhi Anna
• Official Selection
Beam You Up Scotty (New Zealand)
Directed by Hannah Samantha Simicic
• Official Selection
Chanting of the Dunes (USA)
Directed by Mokhless Al-Hariri
• Official Selection
Okhaldhunga (Germany, Switzerland, Nepal)
Directed by Marcel Weiß
• Official Selection
Out Of The Picture (USA)
Directed by Mary Louise Schumacher
• Official Selection
The Food That Fuels (USA)
Directed by Ed Porter
• Official Selection
Unspoken (Poland)
Directed by Maciej Adamek
• Official Selection
At Night Time (Iran)
Directed by Mahmood Arib
• Official Selection
Circle (Turkey)
Directed by Ferhat Ertan
• Official Selection
Doppel (Mexico)
Directed by Daniela Alejandra Hernandez Álvarez
• Official Selection
Fruitless (Portugal)
Directed by Orlando Solano
• Official Selection
MEOW! (UK)
Directed by Michal Vojtech, Ariel de la Garza Davidoff
• Official Selection
Nowhere (Iran)
Directed by Erfan Parsapour
• Official Selection
Ojichaag - Spirit Within (Canada)
Directed by Rachel Beaulieu
• Official Selection
Quarantine (Iran)
Directed by Uranus Independent Company
• Official Selection
Reflection (Iran)
Directed by Maedeh Abdi
• Official Selection
Small Things (USA)
Directed by Angela Andronache
• Official Selection
Snakes & Ladders (Iran)
Directed by Mostafa Rostampour
• Official Selection
Surete de Matar (The Act of Death) (USA)
Directed by Diego Rocha
• Official Selection
The Silver Lining (UK)
Directed by Mikey Altoft
• Official Selection
The Story of a Colorful Day (Iran)
Directed by Mahmood Arib
• Official Selection
Robofauna (Panama)
Directed by Gerardo Escudero Samara
• Official Selection
The Girl From The Wood (Russia)
Directed by Alexander Mulumbator Ovsyankin
• Official Selection
The Last Gunfight… yet! (France)
Directed by Pablo Tréhin-Marçot
• Official Selection
The Nightmare of the Running Ones (Bulgaria)
Directed by Ivan Kashlakov
• Official Selection
The Elephants of Avalon Beach (Australia)
Directed by Jae Morrison
• Official Selection
For more official selections from Season 2, please visit our Archives page here.
Season 1 (Spring 2024)
92 Submissions
62 Selections
50 Awards
Roswell Delirium (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Feature Film
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Best Supporting Actor - Feature: Anthony Michael Hall as “Jerry”
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Best Supporting Actress - Feature: Dee Wallace as “Betty”
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Best Cinematography - Feature: Carter Ross
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Best Original Score - Feature: Troy Van Leeuwen
Directed by Richard Bakewell
Daughters of Maguey / Las hijas del Maguey (Mexico)
WINNER:
Lissa's Trip (USA)
WINNER:
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Best Director - Feature Film: Jeffery Lando
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Best Editing - Feature Film
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Best Actress - Feature Film: Sofia Vassilieva as “Lissa”
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Best Sound Design - Feature Film
The Train & The Peninsula /
El Tren y La Peninsula (Mexico)
WINNER:
• Best Editing Documentary Feature Film
Directed by Sky Richards and Andreas Kruger Foncerrada
Mentawai: Souls of the Forest / Almas del Bosque (Indonesia/Germany)
WINNER:
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Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature Film
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Best Original Score - Documentary
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Best First Documentary Feature Film
MORE AWARDS FROM SEASON 1:
PLEASE VISIT OUR ARCHIVES PAGE FOR MORE SELECTIONS & DETAILS
BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR - FEATURE
THE ANNOYED - Directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi, IRAN
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
TAKE YOUR SPACE - Directed by Karolína Alvarez
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - FAVORITE … (TIE)
THE POWER OF ONE (work-in-progress) - Directed by Alex Valdez, USA
SAVING WALDEN'S WORLD - Directed by Jim Merkel, USA
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE -BEST INNOVATIVE CULTURAL STORYTELLING
A LATINO HOLLYWOOD NIGHTMARE - Jeff Valdez, USA/Mexico
BEST SHORT FILM
BETWEEN THE WORDS - Directed by Farid Ismail, Luxembourg
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
MONEY MAKER - Johannes Thuermer, Martina Schuster, Germany
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
DEATH ANNIVERSARY - Directed by Armin Keshvari, IRAN
BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
EXPENSES - Directed by Gary Fieldman, USA
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
MONEY MAKER - Directed by Johannes Thuermer and Martina Schuster, Germany
BEST EDITING - SHORT FILM
Dan Hertzog - DOMINO SPRINGS - Directed by Dan Hertzog, USA
BEST EDITING - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Nèma van Raalte - ARMED WITH A BRUSH - Directed by Nèma van Raalte, Chile, Netherlands
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM
Dan Hertzog - DATING AUDREY - Directed by Dan Hertzog, USA
BEST VISIONARY CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT FILM
Milad Hosseini - DEATH ANNIVERSARY - Directed by Armin Keshvari, Iran
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE
Farrokh Nematia as Sepanta Shaygan in THE ANNOYED, Directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi, IRAN
BEST ACTOR - SHORT
Edmund C. Short as “Pete” in DATING AUDREY, Directed by Dan Hertzog, USA
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT
Dostana Nikolić as “Saska” in 5/3/0, Directed by Danilo Stanimirović, SERBIA
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
CAR COLORS - OLD DEATH - Directed by Kyle Garrett, USA
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
DEBS STUDIO - Directed by Miguel Octave, FRANCE
BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO
CAR COLORS - OLD DEATH - Directed by Kyle Garrett, USA
BEST VISIONARY DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO
THE GIRL WHO FADED AWAY - Directed by Brent Heise, USA
BEST EDITING - MUSIC VIDEO
CAR COLORS - OLD DEATH - Directed and Edited by Kyle Garrett, USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MUSIC VIDEO
UNWIND - JAMES DOWNHAM - Directed by Jake Sauve, CANADA
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MUSIC VIDEO
SHOT! - KROSSOVER, MEXICO
BEST SOUND DESIGN - DOCUMENTARY
DEBS STUDIO - Directed by Miguel Octave, FRANCE
BEST SOUND DESIGN - MUSIC VIDEO
WHAT’S THE DEAL -Directed by Constanza E. Godoy, Brett W. Vance, USA
BEST VISIONARY MUSIC VIDEO
4 Of You - LOAD -Directed by Cam Bennett, Dave Zellis, & Carrie Forsythe, CANADA
BEST CULTURAL MUSIC VIDEO
THE ESCENCE OF THE GUAGUANCO, SKALA B, MUSIC FROM CUBA - directed by Jairo Valeria Mosqueira of Belgium
BEST SCREENPLAY
THE ARCHITECT OF THE FUTURE - Written by Michael D. Eerdmans, USA
BEST TRAILER
THE POWER OF ONE - Directed by Alex Valdez, USA
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM
Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind: Sex in the Soviet Union, Directed by Chad Gracia, Ukraine
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
“52 Thursdays” Directed by R.D. Cane, CANADA
BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM
BUMPER - Directed by Selvakumar M, INDIA
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
ARMED WITH A BRUSH, directed by Nèma van Raalte, Netherlands
BEST VISIONARY FIRST FILM
LA PIPERA - Directed by Miguel Perez, Mexico
BEST FIRST SHORT FILM
CASH ON DELIVERY -directed by Udara Buddika Wijesinghe, Sri Lanka
BEST FIRST STUDENT FILM
BERLIN - directed by Ashley Bogley, USA
