Film of the Month

DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL 2

Julian Higgins, Paul Bianchi

 

Best Narrative Film

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Martijn Schinkel

 

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

THE WINDSOR PARADOX

Jason Joseph

 

Best Indie Film

ALEX & THE FIREFLY

John Woosley

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

THIRSTY

Aristote John Boyo, Lee Admassie

 

Best Drama

THE GUIDE

Yi Xie, Carla Robinson

 

Best Comedy

DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL 2

Julian Higgins, Paul Bianchi

 

Honorable Mention: Comedy

NEGATIVE SPACE: "INTO THE COLLABYRINTH"

Jenny Bee

 

Best Thriller

CONSTANCE

Stefan Kliszynski

 

Best Horror

ONE DARK NIGHT

Michael Trainotti

 

Best Sci-Fi

INTEGRATION: "THE UPDATE"

Matthew Harris

 

Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi

INCOMPATIBLE

Sean Pontikos

 

Best Experimental Film

TWALKING

Lorenzo Gonnelli

 

Honorable Mention: Experimental Film

ATOMS OF ASHES

Maggie Scrantom

 

Best Inspirational Film

VICTORIOUS

John Hopper

 

Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Christopher Cash

 

Best Crime Film

TEARS OF BLOOD

Patrick Salomon Rozenfeld

 

Honorable Mention: Crime Film

KILLR

Joseph Sorrentino, Roger Glass

 

Best Dark Comedy

SLEIGH MY NAME

David Ince, William Roden

 

Honorable Mention: Dark Comedy

LESTER'S BLOOD

J.B. Edwards

 

Best Romantic Comedy

WAITING NOBODY

Ho Lok Yee Gloria

 

Best Parody

DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL 2

Julian Higgins, Paul Bianchi

 

Best Film Noir

GAUNTLET RUN: NOIR

Jyo Carolino, Garrett Atkinson

 

Best Web Series

MOTHERSH1P

Nathan Schiefelbein

 

Honorable Mention: Web Series

DRAMA

Luke Hanlon

 

Best Documentary

A MAN WITH GOGGLES

Jungmin Kim

 

Honorable Mention: Documentary

PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH PUP

Mary Piller

 

Best Animation

SUPERHILLCOOL

Sergio Barbasso

 

Honorable Mention: Animation

FUTUREWORLD

Christopher Angus

 

Best Music Video

PANGEA

Derek Frey

 

Honorable Mention: Music Video

SUMMER ON LOCK

Emily Perry, Noel Maitland

 

Best Student Film

TEARS OF BLOOD

Patrick Salomon Rozenfeld

 

Honorable Mention: Student Film

EAT UP!

Kavivarmen Vigneswaran

 

Best Microfilm

YOU TURN

Pearlina Malik

 

Honorable Mention: Microfilm

BLUE LIES

Austin Taft

 

Best Director

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Martijn Schinkel

 

Honorable Mention: Director

ONE DARK NIGHT

Michael Trainotti

 

Best First Time Director

PASSÉ

Mengyuan He

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

CHICKEN LOVER

Jason Kuchar

 

Best Indie Filmmaker

THE AGELESS

Manthan Kanani

 

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

I LOVE YOU TO DEATH

Luca Pizzoleo

 

Best Actor

TWO BROTHERS

Hanif Mike Karim

 

Honorable Mention: Actor

SANE PEOPLE

Gene Gabriel

 

Best Actress

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Marjoke Plijnaer

 

Honorable Mention: Actress

PASSÉ

Natasha Halevi

 

Best Actor in an Indie Film

ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Aric Iverson

 

Best Actress in an Indie Film

EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

Eleanor Burke

 

Best Ensemble

DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL 2

Michael Parker, Noah Kaplan, Brian Monk, Brent Horst, Kevin Moran, Reed Imhoff, Adam Critchlow, Kate Le, Kaitlyn Tanimoto, Sheila Collins, Brian Danner, Jennifer Van Dien

 

Best Cinematography

THE DAY THAT

Lidia Nikonova

 

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

THE BOXER

Nicolai Brix

 

Best Editing

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Martijn Schinkel

 

Honorable Mention: Editing

PANGEA

Derek Frey

 

Best Trailer

MMA - NEVER SURRENDER

Gerald J. Godbout III, Dennis Jusino

 

Best Original Story

NEGATIVE SPACE: "INTO THE COLLABYRINTH"

Jenny Bee

 

Honorable Mention: Original Story

TREAT YOURSELF

Nathan Leonard

 

Best Screenplay

TRUST

Casey Laing

 

Best Drama Screenplay

ONE AFTERNOON IN PURGATORY

T.J. Kissell

 

Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

ECTO

Onyx Shelton, Majid Koudmani

 

Best Fantasy Screenplay

THE FOUNDERS

Max Fu

 

Best First Time Screenwriter

TWO CIGARETTES

Jenavieve Pase

 

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

BEFORE WE LEAVE

Georgy Verolaynen