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Best Narrative Feature
JOON
BARNALI RAY SHUKLA
Best Narrative Short
STAND UP - SHORT COMEDY
GRAHAM NORTHRUP
Best Documentary Feature
#BUTGOD
KEVIN MCAFEE
Best Documentary Short
AMARA AND RY'SHAUNA
KATE COHEN & A.D. FREESE
Best Indie Feature
THE WAY HOME
DARIUS STEVENS WILHERE
Best Indie Short
LINEAGE
FINNEGAN HAID
Best Animation
NANAKOROBI (SEVEN FALLS)
GLENNA BURMER & GABY BREITER
Best Student Film
SENSIBLE GIRL
ZIQI ZU
Best Comedy
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OWEN DENNIS
Best Drama
FRAGMENTS
MATTHEW LUPPINO
Best Horror
LINEAGE
FINNEGAN HAID
Best Thriller
JUST GINA!
EDWIN L. WILLIAMS II
Best Sci-Fi
ATONE
JOSEPH DANIEL RODRIGUEZ
Best Experimental Film
PRECIOUS BALANCE WALK
FELICIA KONRAD & JOHAN HAUGEN
Best Inspirational Film
THE WAY HOME
DARIUS STEVENS WILHERE
Best Web/Tv Series
HOTEL SWEET HOTEL
ROBERTO FLORES PRIETO & JULIO AZAR
Best Music Video
DANCE WITH DESTINY
ALAN J. CHRIEST
Best LGBTQ
BRIEF
FINNEGAN HAID
Best Microfilm
S4S
ALICE MANIERI
Best Feature Script
TO ASMARA
CHRISTOPHER ANGEL
Best Short Script
HER NAME, MERCY
JUSTIN MOODIE
Best Drama/Thriller Script
AS SCARED AS YOU
JESSE DORIAN
Best Woman Filmmaker
JOON
BARNALI RAY SHUKLA
Social Awareness Award
THE WATER WALL
ANDREA SAMBUCCETTI
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Best Trailer
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OWEN DENNIS
Best Director / Feature
THE WAY HOME
DARIUS STEVENS WILHERE
Best Director / Short
JUST GINA!
EDWIN L. WILLIAMS II
Best 1st Time Director / Short
LINEAGE
FINNEGAN HAID
Best Producer
OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY
GREG DI ROMA
Best 1st Time Producer
OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY
GREG DI ROMA
Best Actor
THE WAY HOME
CAYETANO ARÁMBURO
Best Actress
THE WAY HOME
RENATA MANTEROLA
Best Duo
THE WAY HOME
CAYETANO ARÁMBURO & EUGENIO MONTESORO
Best Ensemble
THE WAY HOME
CAYETANO ARÁMBURO, RENATA MANTEROLA, EUGENIO MONTESORO, JAVIER SANTA RITA, SERGIO ROGALTO & HARDING JR.
Best Song
VIRAL
DIMITRIS NEZIS & STACEY JACKSON
Best Cinematography
THE WAY HOME
ADRIAN ROMAN PEREZ
Best Original Score
MAKE A WISH
MUSTAFA YAZICIOGLU
Best Editing
THE WAY HOME
DARIO ESTEBAN DIAZ
Best Visual Effects
THE WORLD CRUZER
YORICK NIESS
Best Costume Design
HEIDEE
NINA CUSO
Best Original Story
HER NAME, MERCY
JUSTIN MOODIE
Best Screenplay from a movie
CUTTING THE DARKNESS
JONATHAN PIENAAR
Best Screenwriter/Feature
TO ASMARA
CHRISTOPHER ANGEL