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New York International Film Awards

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March Monthly Award

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Best AI Film

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    Winner

    Imagine Peace

    Chih Hao Shen

Best Acting Ensemble

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    Winner

    The Residential

    Ella Radojkovic
    Caroline Tarulis
    Brendan Flaherty
    Crina Shah
    Isabelle Vallina
    Soren Williams

Best Documentary

  • [object Object]
    Winner

    The Absolutely, Amazing, Wonderful, Frightening, Threatening Edge of Tomorrow

Best Feature Film

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    Winner

    Flux

    Geraldo J. Uscategui(director)
    Rumdogproductions

Best Historical Film

  • Terrance 'Danger PKA' Williams
    Winners
    • Charlene Williams
    • Terrance 'Danger PKA' Williams

Honorable Mention: Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    Come and Find Me

    Björn Pankratz
    Vali Herrera
    Raphael Sommer

Best Series Pilot Script

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    Headcase

    Christopher K Jones(writer)
    Think-Strong Productions

Best Soundtrack

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    Marmots on Toast

    Patrick Kendell-Smith

April Monthly Award

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

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    Winner

    Threat

    Maxwell Bagnis

BEST EDITING

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    Winner

    Mirrors

    Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan(editor)
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    Girls, Angels, Melodies

    László Bús

Best Actor

  • Ego Mikitas
    Winner
    • Ego Mikitas
    • Season of Rain
  • Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan
    • Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan(actor)
    • Mirrors

Best Director

  • Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan
    Winner
    • Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan(director)
    • Mirrors

Best Experimental Film

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    Winner

    Girls, Angels, Melodies

    László Bús

Best Fantasy

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Mystery Film

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Original Story

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Nafsika Antypas
    Nafsika Creative Agency
  • [object Object]
    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Nafsika Antypas
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Romance

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Series Pilot

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    Saint-Sacrifice

    7.8 (9)
    Jean-Claude Leblanc(director)
    Désaxé Films
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    Mirrors

    Vighnesh Dheenadhayalan(producer)
    Katie Lavelle(producer)

Best Silent Film

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    Winner

    The Duet

    Gica Pucca

Best Soundtrack

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    Winner

    Threat

    Michaël Hardy Falch
    Sydney Rose Schmieder

Best Thriller

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    Ghosted MD

    Jarett Bellucci
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Best Western

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    Winner

    The Stand at Alder Creek

    Chase Morgan Hulett(director)

Honorable Mention: Best Documentary Short

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    Winner

    Ascending Beyond Shadows

    Patrick Civitelli
    Eagle Claw Films

Best Feature Film

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    Nietzsche's Umbrella

    8.7 (21)
    Huseyin Saylan(director)

Best Original Script

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    Bum

    Rydder Johnston

May Monthly Award

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Best Original Story

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    Ghosted MD

    Nafsika Antypas
    Nafsika Creative Agency

Grand Jury Award

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Best Acting Duo

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    Retreat

    Zamira Scattolon(actress)

Best Commercial

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    Break the Silence

    Shyanne Aponte
    Dax Phelan
    Eric M. Klein
    Benjamin Cheek

Original Script

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    Winner

    Poseidon's Wrath

    Victoria Mullen

November Monthly Award

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Best Music Video

  • Brad Hammer 2022
    Winners
    • Brad Hammer
    • Jane Bell

January Monthly Award

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Best 1st Time Screenwriter

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    Bitter Coffee

    Sergio Pazos Conde(writer)

Best Acting Duo

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    Retreat

    Zamira Scattolon(actress)

Best Acting Ensemble

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    Winner

    Tri Sestry

    Simon Catillon(director)

Best Child Actress

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    • Olivia Cookman(actress)
    • Clock Shop
    Demivoula Studios

Best Editing

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    Winner

    Clock Shop

    Nick Sands(editor)
    Demivoula Studios

Best First Time Director

  • Jennifer Sklias-Gahan
    Winner
    • Jennifer Sklias-Gahan(director/writer)
    • Clock Shop
    Demivoula Studios

Best Indie Short

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    Winner

    Clock Shop

    Jennifer Sklias-Gahan(director/writer)
    Demivoula Studios

Best LGBTQ Film

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    Winner

    Take My Hand

    Kelly Bergsma
    Double Shot Creative Studios

Best Producer

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    Winner

    For: LiLa

    Kaitron Bryant
    Federica King
    Indiana Pagan
    Jaquair Gillette
    Croatan Productions

Best Romance

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    Winner

    Tri Sestry

    Simon Catillon(director)

Best Short Script

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    Winner

    Failures

    Cesar Sanchis Romero

Best Social Justice Film

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    Winner

    For: LiLa

    Federica King
    Malik Myers
    Kaitron Bryant
    Croatan Productions

Best Sound Design

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    Winner

    Clock Shop

    Trevor Misplay(sound designer)
    Demivoula Studios

Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Tyomchik

    Ivan Linov(director)
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    Winner

    Tyomchik

    Ivan Linov(director)
    Anhelina Stepanenko(executive producer)
    Anton Gudkov(DOP)
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    Baccara

    Cyril Paquet(director)
    Amaury Gilmaire(director)
    Baccara Pictures

Best Supporting Actor

  • Kabir McNeely
    Winner
    • Kabir McNeely
    • Rebel

Best Trailer

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    Winner

    For: LiLa

    Kaitron Bryant
    Federica King
    Malik Myers
    Croatan Productions

Best Visual Effects

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    Winner

    My Melody

    Val Nabilskiy

Best Webseries

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    Winner

    From Buckingham Palace

    Nita Mistry
    2 Twenty Six Productions

Best Western Script

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    Winner

    Bitter Coffee

    Sergio Pazos Conde(writer)

Grand Jury Award: Best Acting Duo

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    Retreat

    Zamira Scattolon(actress)

Honorable Mention: Best Comedy Film

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    Winner

    Hey! I Like Those Short-Shorts!

    Jacob Barkan(director)
    Wrong Tree Productions

Best Actor

  • Krystian Bester
    • Krystian Bester
    • Friday the 13th: Blood Loss

Best Director

  • Simon Catillon
    • Simon Catillon(director)
    • Tri Sestry

Best Short Film

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    Tri Sestry

    Simon Catillon(director)

February Monthly Award

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Best AI Film

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    Winner

    The Bounty Hunter

    Ion Kion
    7th Art Studio

Best Acting Duo

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    Winner

    The Last Wish

    Mykhaylo Kukuyuk(actor)
    Igor Rubashkin(actor)

Best Actor

  • Winner
    • Igor Rubashkin(actor)
    • The Last Wish

Best Costumes

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    Winner

    The Last Wish

    Ilia Noyabrov(director)

Best Director

  • Winner
    • Ilia Noyabrov(director)
    • The Last Wish

Best Documentary Feature

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    Winner

    Facing the Unknown

    Adam El Meziani
    Bernhard Mayr
    Dieter-Michael Grohmann
    Paul Rübig
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    The Battle for Kyiv

    7.3 (37)
    Oz Katerji

Best Drama Film

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    Winner

    The Last Wish

    Ilia Noyabrov(director)

Best Fan FIlm

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    Winner

    A-Train: New Beginnings Part Deux

    Chris Carthern
    Chong Ahn
    Shots by Shinobi

Best Feature Screenplay

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    Delaney

    D.J. Stroud
    Babe Wells

Best First Time Director

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    • Leikiè(director)
    • PAPmusic - Animation for Fashion

Best First Time Producer

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    Winner

    PAPmusic - Animation for Fashion

    1.0 (154)
    Leikiè(director)

Best Original Story

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    Winner

    The Last Wish

    Anna Khanina(writer)
    Semen Khanin(writer)

Best Short Film

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    Winner

    The Last Wish

    Ilia Noyabrov(director)
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    The Lost Camp

    9.6 (6)
    Connor Etter(director/executive producer)
    CJE Productions
    Unit 2 Productions

Best Supporting Actor

  • Mykhaylo Kukuyuk in Bednaya Liz (2013)
    Winner
    • Mykhaylo Kukuyuk(Actor)
    • The Last Wish

Honorable Mention: Best 1st Time Director - Short

  • Winner
    • Connor Etter(director/executive producer)
    • The Lost Camp
    CJE Productions
    Unit 2 Productions

Best Comedy

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    PAPmusic - Animation for Fashion

    1.0 (154)
    Leikiè(director)
    3rd place

February Monthly Edition

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Best Comedy Film

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    Winner

    Lovers & Fools

    Bruno Ferreira(director)
    Marie-Louise Boisnier(director)

Best Dark Comedy Script

  • Winner

    Short Thin Lines

    Martha Millan(writer)

Honorable Mention: Best Student Film

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    Winner

    Roma WWF Superstar to Teacher

    Patrick Civitelli(director)
    Ethan Chaplinski(director)

NYIFA Award

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Best Acting Debut

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    Winner

    For: LiLa

    Adele-Marie Ruiz
    Croatan Productions

Best Indie Feature

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    Winner

    Forever One

    EO Milvado

Best Original Script

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    Winner

    She's Never Coming Back

    Jesse Dorian(writer)
    April

Best Romance Script

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    Winner

    She's Never Coming Back

    Jesse Dorian(writer)
    April

Best Drama Script

  • [object Object]

    She's Never Coming Back

    Jesse Dorian(writer)
    April

Best Feature Script

  • [object Object]

    She's Never Coming Back

    Jesse Dorian(writer)
    April

Best Screenplay

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    Coffee Cups & Wine Glasses: The Movie

    Debbie Craig Seagle(screenwriter)

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