Film of the Month

SILENT KINGDOM

Zhong Ren

Best Narrative

BULLYING AND BEHAVIOR

Yasuhiro Tamura

Honorable Mention: Narrative

ESSEX

Denver Hollingsworth

Best Indie Film

FRAGILE

Camila Mejía Duque

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

ZELDA

Louis Cox

Best Drama

GIFT GIVER

Trent Newton

Best Comedy

MORTIMER'S SEARCH FOR MR. FLUFFY FURR

Ian Martin

Best Thriller

SHADOW

Shiyi Shao

Best Horror

NEXT DOOR

Zichen Liu

Best Experimental

CHASING LINES

Uzair Merchant

Best Inspirational

EDELWEISS

Sam Bradford

Best Fantasy

MORTIMER'S SEARCH FOR MR. FLUFFY FURR

Ian Martin

Best Romantic Comedy

THE BUTTER KNIFE

Eshaana Sheth

Best Web Series

FRUIT BAT II

Alex J. Murphy

Best Animation

THE RED QUEEN OF BITTER FROST

Kailin Gow

Best Documentary

ZEBRAFISH

Jennifer Manner

Honorable Mention: Documentary

IN ABSENCE

Kacey Dolan

Best Music Video

KOMODO PING-PONG

Audun Kvitland Røstad

Honorable Mention: Music Video

EQUILIBRIUM

Alex Cvetkov

Best Student Film

WINGS

Chen Yu-Hsuan

Honorable Mention: Student Film

KINGDOM OF BLISS

Malachi Whitten

Best Microfilm

PLUS MINUS

Julian Ticona Cuba

Best Director

NEXT DOOR

Zichen Liu

Best First Time Director

SILENT KINGDOM

Zhong Ren

Best Indie Filmmaker

RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

Peta Milan

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Best Actor

SHADOW

Xiaosong Yang

Best Actress

SILENT KINGDOM

Fernanda Chaves

Best Duo

POLE DANCE

Gaelle Gillis, Quentin Marteau

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Best Actress in an Indie Film

MONTROSE AVE

Jessie Ruane

Best Young Actor

MORTIMER'S SEARCH FOR MR. FLUFFY FURR

Matthew Michaels

Best Young Actress

MORTIMER'S SEARCH FOR MR. FLUFFY FURR

Isabela Castillon

Best Score

MISS VAN GOGH

Chien Yu Tai

Best Song

DEFEND WITH ME

Ana Saldana

Best Commercial

TOKENIZE ANYTHING

Simone Cassas

Best Original Story

YOU

Rahul Nangia

Best Screenplay

CHERRY GLAZED

Christine Sherwood

Honorable Mention: Screenplay

ISABEL AND HER PURPLE MARKER

M.J. Moneymaker

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