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LA Shorts Awards

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    Diamond Award

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    Best Actor

    • Vanessa Jackson
      Winner
      • Vanessa Jackson
      • Tea
      Tragical Fun
    • Karl Girolamo
      Winner
      • Karl Girolamo
      • The Good Ones
    • William Sadler in Roswell (1999)
      Winner
      • William Sadler
      • Shoot Me Nicely
    • Esteban de la Isla
      Winner
      • Esteban de la Isla(actor)
      • LAX
      HA F1LMS
    • Michael Boston
      Winner
      • Michael Boston
      • Dress Rehearsal
      BlackCat69 Prods.

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Cheryl Allison
      • Far from the Tree
      Wow Films
    • Winner
      • Madelyn Sprigg
      • The Pitch
    • Linda Hamilton in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      Winner
      • Linda Hamilton
      • Shoot Me Nicely
    • Diana Pérez Riveros
      Winner
      • Diana Pérez Riveros
      • Unbreakable Ties

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill the Engine

      6.9 (9)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Be my first

      Hans Bobanovits(director of photography)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (8)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrosity

      6.0 (7)
      Arjun Singh Brar
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under the Pieces

      9.5 (7)
      Ruixi Royce Gao(cinematographer)
      Image Mraco Control Film Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Falsified

      7.6 (15)
      Adam Lyons

    Best Comedy

    • Winner

      SuperFluff

      E.K. Scarfone
      Iron E Company
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monsters Anonymous

      8.1 (42)
      Jeremy London(director)
      Directed by Jeremy London. Starring Brian O'Halloran, Jaqueline Siegel, & Juliet Reeves-London

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Caio Amaral
      • A Coisa Mais Simples do Mundo
    • Producer Derek Frey attends the Tokyo premiere of DUMBO.
      Winner
      • Derek Frey
      • Kill the Engine
      Lazer Film Productions
    • Winner
      • Philip A. Ramos
      • The Kidnapping of a Fish
      That Storm Films
    • Winner
      • Valentyn Korotkevych
      • Tea
      Tragical Fun
    • Daniel Ruczko
      Winner
      • Daniel Ruczko
      • Solitary
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • Peter Jang
      Winner
      • Peter Jang
      • Nothing Is Sacred
      In Yo FACE Filmworks
    • Ryan ElHosseiny
      Winner
      • Ryan ElHosseiny(director)
      • Chasing Titles Vol. 1
      Opreme Films
    • Gerard Flores
      Arthur Marroquin
      Winners
      • Gerard Flores(co-creator)
      • Arthur Marroquin(co-creator)
      • Just Living: The Web-Series
    • BOND IN MOTION Brussels 2023
      Winner
      • Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      • Vesper
      Amitice
    • Creator Elias Plagianos at Seriesfest Opening night
      Winner
      • Elias Plagianos
      • Shoot Me Nicely

    Best Director - September

    • Davide Melini
      Winner
      • Davide Melini
      • Lion

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shadows in the Closet

      Kenny Lykins(director)
      Wayne Goodrich(producer)

    Best Drama - November

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deirdre

      8.4 (35)
      Jo Southwell
      Aston Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill the Engine

      6.9 (9)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrosity

      6.0 (7)
      James Rowlins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pleasures of the Glove

      Josiah Cuneo(editor)

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In Through the Night

      Josiah Cuneo(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Silence Please!

      Salvador Lleo De La Fe(director)
      Quimera LA

    Best Horror Short Film - September

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lion

      7.6 (35)
      Davide Melini
      Fabel Aguilera

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Newborn

      8.9 (10)
      Nathan Alan Thomas(director)
      Hosscat Productions

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Becoming Lucy

      Flavia Vieira(makeup artist)
      Raquel Dos Reis(makeup artist)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Albedo Absolute

      9.2 (16)
      Alex Kharlamov(composer)
      Evan Bartholomew(composer)
      Eco Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      L'appartamento di Giulia

      Alessio Manca(composer)

    Best Romance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saptapadi

      Zac Chia(Director)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill the Engine

      6.9 (9)
      Matt Amadio
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (8)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lilt

      5.7 (7)
      Josiah Cuneo(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Good Ones

      8.4 (10)
      Dave Cavalier
      Jessie Shapiro
      Rob Shore
      FireCracker Chicken Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill the Engine

      6.9 (9)
      Gil Damon
      David Amadio
      Steve Kuzmick
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (8)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures

    Best Screenplay - April

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kidnapping of a Fish

      7.5 (24)
      Philip A. Ramos
      That Storm Films

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Coisa Mais Simples do Mundo

      7.9 (17)
      Caio Amaral
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kidnapping of a Fish

      7.5 (24)
      Philip A. Ramos
      John D. Hay
      That Storm Films
      Team Biscuit Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Be my first

      Philippe McKie(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaker

      6.4 (553)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tea

      6.0 (8)
      Valentyn Korotkevych
      Tragical Fun
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chase

      Alex Perea(director)
      Perea Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrosity

      6.0 (7)
      Jack Hyde
      James Rowlins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heart Brakers

      8.4 (7)
      Rodrigo Lopresti(director)
      Maayan Laufer(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ephemeral

      9.4 (7)
      Antonio Darwiche
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luca

      8.7 (32)
      Adi Wojaczek
      Patrick Mölleken
      Aries Head Films
      Omertà Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chasing Titles Vol. 1

      6.3 (28)
      Ryan ElHosseiny(director)
      Opreme Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tragic Consequence

      Joseph Villapaz
      Mantis Eagle Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Far from the Tree

      7.8 (14)
      Cheryl Allison(producer)
      Carina Rush(producer)
      Dave Thomas(producer)
      Wow Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Odinokie dushi mikrobov

      Mikhail Romanovskiy(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      South of Swan Creek

      8.0 (8)
      Debbie Sutcliffe
      Brittney Greer
      SS Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hair of the Dog

      8.8 (34)
      Sheri Davis(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Casey and the Hollow Beat

      Marc Cleary
      Liv Hutchings
      Tim Schmalz
      Stol'n Heart Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diamond Dayze

      9.0 (11)
      Alexandra Adomaitis(director)
      Tracy Keshek(producer)
      Red Siren Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Designated Caretaker Redux

      Frederick Keeve(director)
      Julie Eagleton(producer)
      Keeve Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daughter of the Lake

      5.9 (9)
      Ozlem Altingoz

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Somnium

      Jingyu Liu
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Tiempo

      Thomas Macias
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Float

      Jiayi Li
      China Lighthouse Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eli

      Yayun Hsu

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hair of the Dog

      8.8 (34)
      Sheri Davis

    Best Title/Credits Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chase

      Alex Perea(director)
      Perea Studios

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waiting Room

      Charles Ouda(editor)

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Herança

      6.8 (7)
      Felipe Vianna(director)
      Ilha Crossmídia

    Best of the Fest

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kill the Engine

      6.9 (9)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Solitary

      8.8 (8)
      Daniel Ruczko
      Mind Pollution Pictures

    Silver Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Valentyn Korotkevych
      • Tea
      Tragical Fun
    • Peter Jang
      Winner
      • Peter Jang
      • Nothing Is Sacred
      In Yo FACE Filmworks
    • Tayla Schaffner
      Winner
      • Tayla Schaffner
      • When It Rains
    • Winner
      • B.A. Tobin
      • Wasted Talent
      Arehart Brothers Pictures
      Manufacturing Inspiration

    Best Actress

    • Debbie Sutcliffe
      Winner
      • Debbie Sutcliffe
      • South of Swan Creek
      SS Films

    Best Cinematogrpahy - January/February

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Exile: A Star Wars Story

      5.6 (187)
      Noel Braham
      Pokey Spears
      Mario Contini
      Braham Entertainment

    Best Director

    • Yuval Shrem
      Winner
      • Yuval Shrem
      • The Babies
      Fable Entertainment
    • Winner
      • Mikhail Romanovskiy(Director)
      • Odinokie dushi mikrobov
    • Winner
      • Yumeng Zhang
      • Two Deaths

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Babies

      Assaf Rinde(Composer)
      Fable Entertainment

    Best Original Score - August

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jerkwater Town

      7.6 (10)
      Michael Frankenberger(composer)

    Best Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Far from the Tree

      7.8 (14)
      David B. Kear
      Wow Films

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Babilim

      Larissa Saldarini(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waiting Room

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under the Pieces

      9.5 (7)
      Ruixi Royce Gao(producer)
      Image Mraco Control Film Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under the Pieces

      9.5 (7)
      Xuewei Yang(producer)
      Yuki Yoshimatsu(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imbalancing Act

      7.4 (10)
      Scott Gannon
      Brighton Film School & Studio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Betrayed

      Jonathon Ferino
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under the Pieces

      9.5 (7)
      Ye Kuang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fortitude

      6.8 (15)
      Brit Landa(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Final Polish

      Paul Kelly
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Haley

      8.6 (9)
      Corey Sevier
      Kate Pragnell
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mistress Jane

      7.3 (22)
      Roberto H. Roquer
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Golden Age

      Jermey Ashley

    Best Short Film - October

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Small Self

      Peter Groynom(director)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cowards

      Guangda Zhao(director)
      Chenlin Qian(producer)

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Indoor Boys

      7.7 (114)
      Alex Wyse
      Wesley Taylor

    Silver Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tutta colpa di Kubrick - Ovvero: Come imparai a non preoccuparmi e ad amare il Cubo

      Simone Ciancotti Petrucci(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mindless Imagination of Thomas Porter

      Justin Bromley

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Exile: A Star Wars Story

      5.6 (187)
      Mario Contini
      Noel Braham
      Pokey Spears
      Lyndon Berresford
      Braham Entertainment

    Best Short Film Script

    • [object Object]

      TerrorDactyl

      5.7 (15)
      E.K. Scarfone

    Bronze Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Avi Agarwal
      • Cowboys

    Best Actor - October

    • Winner
      • Christiaan Tarbox
      • Small Self

    Best Actor- November

    • Mitchell Mullen
      Winner
      • Mitchell Mullen
      • Falsified

    Best Cinematography - December

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Handed

      6.8 (78)
      Joshua C Fry

    Best Cinematography - March

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Yesterday Is Tomorrow

      6.9 (27)
      Brian Lang

    Best Director - December

    • Winner
      • Rosario Brucato
      • The Different Being

    Best Director - March

    • Winner
      • JayJay Ocean
      • Yesterday Is Tomorrow

    Best Director - November

    • Jo Southwell
      Winner
      • Jo Southwell
      • Deirdre

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We Need to Talk

      7.9 (20)
      David Maxwell Raynor
      Bad Hat Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Getting Over

      Michele Lyman(director)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      True Colors

      Scott Dissinger
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jamie's Book

      Roy Zafrani

    Best Short - February

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.3 (20)
      Max Bartoli
      Fabiola Bartoli
      MaXaM Productions

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      This Is Jack

      Kristi Anderson Ornstein(Executive Producer)
      Amanda Tepe(Producer)
      Darrett Sanders(Producer)
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gunther

      9.7 (37)
      Maceo Greenberg(director)
      Ryan Bergez(director)
      Pulp Digital Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Caliban Remix

      Charles Sharman-Cox(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Takk for alt

      7.4 (10)
      Frank Aron Gårdsø
      Sonar Image
      Monomenn As
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Split!

      Tirrell Coleman
      Kuroi Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boy 2 Man

      Stephen Cook(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Laws of the Game

      8.0 (6)
      Aegina Brahim(director)
      Regina Seifert(producer)
      JP Garcia(director of photography)
      Annemarieke Kloosterhof(production designer)
      Faidra Tsolina(first assistant director)
      Ricardo Saraiva(editor)
      Radu Ghelbereu(writer)
      Barney Brookes(sound)
      Eren Kaplan(videographer)

    Best Short Film - August

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sheep, Goats & Cows

      Grace-Michelle Mbayah(producer)

    Best Short Film - February 2017

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.3 (20)
      Max Bartoli
      Fabiola Bartoli
      MaXaM Productions
    • [object Object]

      Homes of Hope

      5.5 (18)
      Junaid Syed
      Blam Pictures

    Best Short Film - May

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rebirth

      Jill V. Dae
      Anirudh Pisharody

    Best Short Film - November

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Good Ones

      8.4 (10)
      Karl Girolamo(Excutive Producer)
      Robert Martorelli(Excutive Producer)
      Lucy Macedo(Producer)
      Ari Frenkel(Producer)
      FireCracker Chicken Films
      Strad Films

    Best Short Film October

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      This Is Jack

      Kristi Anderson Ornstein(Executive Producer)
      Amanda Tepe(Producer)
      Darrett Sanders(Producer)
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neglect

      Olivia Rose Wallace(Director/Writer)
      Nikki Fioretti

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Dreamer

      7.1 (23)
      Max Ponischowski
      Christian Skibinski
      Nils A. Witt

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vesper

      7.0 (25)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi(director)
      Amitice

    Gold Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Ron Phippen
      Winner
      • Ron Phippen
      • Vivid
    • Micheal Drew
      Winner
      • Micheal Drew
      • San wont
      First Write Productions
    • Xander Turian
      Winner
      • Xander Turian
      • Rotten Love
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions
    • Micaiah Bruce in After Midnight with Ethan Steele (2017)
      Winner
      • Micaiah Bruce
      • South of Swan Creek
      SS Films
    • Winner
      • Brandon A. Cueto-Yenty
      • Split!
      Kuroi Entertainment

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Jaimie Marchuk
      • Mirror
    • Kiara Beltran
      Winner
      • Kiara Beltran
      • Together Again
    • Diana Pérez Riveros
      Winner
      • Diana Pérez Riveros
      • In a Heartbeat

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kidnapping of a Fish

      7.5 (24)
      Patrick Phillips
      Team Biscuit Films
      That Storm Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mr. Lecter 2016

      Ruixi Royce Gao(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      $30 to Antarctica

      Joey Chu(Director, Producer, Writer)
      Dumaine Babcock(Cinematographer)

    Best Director

    • Philippe McKie
      Winner
      • Philippe McKie
      • Breaker
    • Tyler Boyco
      Winner
      • Tyler Boyco
      • The Talk
    • Crafty St. James
      Winner
      • Crafty St. James
      • Pizza Eater
      Walking the Moth Entertainment
    • Winner
      • Duane Michals(director)
      • The Pleasures of the Glove
    • Winner
      • Anthony Chan
      • Your Colours Kiss My Eyes
      New York Film Academy
    • Marjorie DeHey
      Winner
      • Marjorie DeHey(director)
      • The Same Conversation
    • Winner
      • Yuan Yue
      • Gum Gum
      • Yuan Yue
      • Gum Gum

    Best Director - February 2017

    • On the Red Carpet premiere of the Atlantis Down during the Los Angeles Italia 2011 Film Fest
      Winner
      • Max Bartoli
      • The Secret of Joy
      MaXaM Productions

    Best Director - February/March

    • On the Red Carpet premiere of the Atlantis Down during the Los Angeles Italia 2011 Film Fest
      Winner
      • Max Bartoli
      • The Secret of Joy
      MaXaM Productions

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Steve Halfpenny

      Elaine Heney

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Growers

      Sierra Tillman
      Nick Coppola
      Paul Mariskanish
      Preslea Elliott
      Talmage Tidwell
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Sister

      Roberto H. Roquer
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Melinda

      Pete Zimmermann(director)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Somnium

      Ya-Chun 'Vivian' Chan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      People Eat People

      Josiah Cuneo(editor)

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What is Real

      Josiah Cuneo(producer)
      Duane Michals(producer)

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotten Love

      6.5 (25)
      Xander Turian
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree

      8.0 (22)
      Nicola Lerra(composer)
      This is The Life
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waiting Room

      Alex Siesse
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rotten Love

      6.5 (25)
      Andreas Gyllström
      Cuprite Productions
      Bloody Fierce Productions

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Final Polish

      Paul Kelly
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Skin in the Game

      Mark Schmitz
      Poverty Clique

    Best Short - December

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Same Conversation

      8.3 (65)
      Paul Overacker(executive producer)
      Marjorie DeHey(executive producer)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Das Stundenglas

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gunther

      9.7 (37)
      Paris Dylan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Between Seconds

      7.0 (7)
      Nora Jaenicke
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In My Heart

      Marcus Mullen
      Marts Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mirror

      8.4 (40)
      Sara Eustáquio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Talk

      7.4 (12)
      Tanner Sawatzky
      Tyler Boyco
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nothing Is Sacred

      Peter Jang
      Damon Jamal
      Ephraim Walker
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Falsified

      7.6 (15)
      Ashley Tabatabai
      Stefan Fairlamb
      Taba Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dee

      Mike Edward Stevens(director)
      Raven Feather Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Becoming Lucy

      Luisa Novo(director)
      Daniela Shaw(producer)
      Pipo Wagner(producer)
      Lidia Damatto Moreira(co-producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Identification

      Julia Deak
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Counter: 1960

      Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd(Director/Producer/Writer)
      Ashley Jackson(Actress/Producer/Writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mum

      8.4 (19)
      Akash Mihani(director and producer)
      Sirius Motion Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Destiny

      Azar Faramarzi
      AWB Film Company
    • [object Object]

      Identification

      Julia Deak(director)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Getaway

      8.0 (7)
      Shervin Shirazian
      Nicholas Cooke
      Stacey Johnson
    • [object Object]

      Memories

      Darren Marshall(director)

    Best Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Toll Booth

      8.2 (30)
      Martin Stocks(writer/director)

    Best Web Series / TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diary of a Teenage Nobody

      8.0 (21)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just Living: The Web-Series

      Gerard Flores(co-director)
      Arthur Marroquin(co-director)

    Platinum Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Raul Phoenix
      • Honest Lies
      A Phoenix Film
    • Jack Hyde
      Winner
      • Jack Hyde
      • Monstrosity
    • Gabriel Rush
      Winner
      • Gabriel Rush
      • Far from the Tree
      Wow Films

    Best Actress

    • Mardi Edge
      Winner
      • Mardi Edge
      • We Need to Talk
      Bad Hat Films
    • Ita Korenzecher
      Winner
      • Ita Korenzecher
      • Waiting Room
    • Judith Roberts in Now (2016)
      Winner
      • Judith Roberts
      • Final Polish

    Best Animation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Karma

      Peter Zhaoyu Zhou

    Best Cinematography - August

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Last Call

      Ruixi Royce Gao(cinematographer)

    Best Cinematography - March

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chipped

      5.2 (14)
      Ian Lipton

    Best Cinematography - May

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Breaker

      6.4 (553)
      Hans Bobanovits
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imbalancing Act

      7.4 (10)
      Scott Gannon

    Best Comedy - June

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scent of a Pokémon

      Ryan R. Browne
      Nicholas Ciffone

    Best Comedy - November

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undatement Center

      7.9 (8)
      Chris Esper
      Stories in Motion
      Stories by the River

    Best Director

    • Sara Eustaquio in Los Angeles.
      Winner
      • Sara Eustáquio(director)
      • 4242
    • Winner
      • Antonio Darwiche
      • Ephemeral
    • John Balazs
      Winner
      • John Balazs(director)
      • Dancer
      Prima Lux Films
    • Dave Thomas
      Winner
      • Dave Thomas
      • Far from the Tree
      Wow Films
    • Lukas Haixiao Lu
      Winner
      • Lukas Haixiao Lu(director)
      • Distance

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Korean dog meat exposé

      James Hyams
      A.J. Garcia

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Videl

      Jorge Ospina(director)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clarity

      7.0 (15)
      Mengle Han(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ephemeral

      9.4 (7)
      Antonio Darwiche
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      What is Real

      Josiah Cuneo(editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Somnambulist

      Josiah Cuneo(editor)

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hatch

      Emma Catalfamo

    Best Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pleasures of the Glove

      Josiah Cuneo(producer)
      Duane Michals(producer)

    Best Music Video - June

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delightful

      Katie Garibaldi(Songwriter)

    Best Original Music/Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.3 (20)
      Gianluca Cucchiara
      MaXaM Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chase

      Alex Perea(composer)
      Perea Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Your Colours Kiss My Eyes

      Anthony Chan
      New York Film Academy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      That's our thing, What If...

      Jose Skertchly(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We Need to Talk

      7.9 (20)
      Andrew Freeman

    Best Score MaXaM Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.3 (20)
      Gianluca Cucchiara
      MaXaM Productions

    Best Screenplay - June

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Talk

      7.4 (12)
      Tanner Sawatzky

    Best Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monstrosity

      6.0 (7)
      Jack Hyde
      James Rowlins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ephemeral

      9.4 (7)
      Antonio Darwiche
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Good Ones

      8.4 (10)
      Karl Girolamo
      FireCracker Chicken Films

    Best Script - December

    • Winner

      Evening of the Evil Eye

      Angel Connell(screenwriter)
      Parousian Pictures

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Babies

      Yuval Shrem
      Fable Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Back Page Ripper

      Stephen Rutterford(DIRECTOR)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Clarity

      7.0 (15)
      Dustin Brown(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancer

      8.6 (19)
      John Balazs(director)
      Marlane Ghmed(producer)
      Prima Lux Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Color War Ends Tonight

      Lifu Chen
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Midwestern Methamphetamine Fairytale

      8.8 (27)
      Sean Martinez
      Victoria Mitchell
      Jay Ward
      James Vasquez
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When It Rains

      Tayla Schaffner
      Kellen Gibbs
      Rochel Goldsmith
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Your Colours Kiss My Eyes

      Anthony Chan
      New York Film Academy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stella Maris

      Kalainithan Kalaichelvan(producer)
      Michael Redshaw(producer)
      Black Caper Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Outing

      Cian Llewellyn
    • [object Object]

      Kid Gloves

      Julia Jackman(director)
      Julia Hart

    Best Short Film - December

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blood and Water

      Alex West
      Culture Forward Media Group

    Best Short Film - February

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shadow of Two Flies Upon a Pin

      8.0 (6)
      Raymond Zrike

    Best Short Film - March

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chipped

      5.2 (14)
      Violet Paley
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Yesterday Is Tomorrow

      6.9 (27)
      JayJay Ocean
      Alayna Miller(producer)

    Best Short Film - May

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Final Stop

      8.5 (27)
      Bobby Bosko Grubic

    Best Short Film - September

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Curtain

      9.0 (15)
      Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
      Whitehall Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Curtain

      9.0 (15)
      Brenda Whitehall
      Lynda Finch
      Whitehall Entertainment

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      4242

      8.4 (45)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Room 61

      8.9 (9)
      Xavier Velasquez(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Pitch

      7.8 (6)
      Colin Sprigg(director)

    Best Student Film - August

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jerkwater Town

      7.6 (10)
      Lorenz Wetscher(director)

    Best Student Film - November

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      House of the Lonesome Human Beings

      Zheng 'Nathan' Nie(director)

    Honorable Mention

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Franco Lucchetti(actor)
      • L'appartamento di Giulia

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Mauro Villani(director)
      • L'appartamento di Giulia
    • Winner
      • Yiheng Guo
      • Promised Neverland
    • Winner
      • Zheng 'Nathan' Nie(director)
      • House of the Lonesome Human Beings

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Newborn

      8.9 (10)
      Nathan Alan Thomas
      Hosscat Productions

    Best Short Film - June

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Imbalancing Act

      7.4 (10)
      Scott Gannon

    Award of Merit

    Edit

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Brian O'Carroll(Director of photography)

    Best Director

    • Sara Eustaquio in Los Angeles.
      Winner
      • Sara Eustáquio
      • Mirror
    • Alex Cvetkov
      Winner
      • Alex Cvetkov
      • She

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Harry Assouline(editor)

    Best Lighting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Newborn

      8.9 (10)
      Nathan Alan Thomas(director)
      Sam Cobean(producer)
      Hosscat Productions

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      We Need to Talk

      7.9 (20)
      Kunal Makhey
      Bad Hat Films

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Mehdi El Morabit(score)

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Honest Lies

      5.7 (17)
      Raul Phoenix
      A Phoenix Film

    Best TV Pilot

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Harry Assouline(writer/director)

    Best Visual F.X.

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      New York 2150

      7.8 (14)
      Harry Assouline(VFX)

    Best Actor (Female)

      • Veronica Brucato
      • The Different Being

    Best Actor (Male)

      • Giuseppe Brucato
      • The Different Being

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      The Different Being

      Rosario Brucato
    • [object Object]

      Boy 2 Man

      Stephen Cook
    • [object Object]

      Family Shadows

      Laura Malatos

    Jury Prize

    Edit

    Best Sci-Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Milk Fang

      Christopher Capito
      Nicholas Joseph Cunha

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Beautiful Dream

      Bita Elahian

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