Award Winners: January 2020

 

Best Film of the Month
Carnival of Wonders by Christopher Childers and Jonathan Lawrence (USA)

 

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Month

Bora Bora by Frédéric de Pontcharra (France)

 

Best Student Film of the Month

The Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)

 

Runner-ups

Alina by Rami Kodeih (USA)

Flight by Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl (Austria)

Goodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)

On a Journey by Andrea Carolina (Puerto Rico)

Practice by Moira Fett (USA)

Ruth by Shannon Jarrell-Ivey (USA)

There’s No Word for Us by Jane Rowen and Nora Hawari (USA)

 

Platinum Awards

Best Indie ShortTortun: A Poetry of A Girl Who Fell to Earth by Bouquet Napussorn (Thailand)

Best Drama ShortAlina by Rami Kodeih (USA)

Best Documentary ShortThe Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti by Bill Wisneski (USA)

Best Romantic Short: On a Journey by Andrea Carolina (Puerto Rico)

Best Comedy ShortAmerican Marriage by Giorgio Arcelli Fontana (Italy)

Best Dark Comedy ShortThe Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)

Best Thriller ShortGoodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)

Best Crime ShortFeint by Matthew Genecov (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Soul of Steel by Alexandre Bilardo (Switzerland)

Best Mystery ShortBrut by Nick Chartrand (USA)

Best Fantasy ShortGoodnight Death by Elsa Levytsky (USA)

Best Horror ShortRoom 566 by Dylan Snyder (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Amara by Ethan Chancer (USA)

Best Western Short: Spindletop: The Beginning by Jason Leal (USA)

Best Experimental ShortCarnival of Wonders by Christopher Childers and Jonathan Lawrence (USA)

Best Student ShortThe Box by Gezilda Lima (Russia)

Best Children ShortThe Paperboy by Michael James Regan and Mark Brombacher (Canada)

Best Women ShortRuth by Shannon Jarrell-Ivey (USA)

Best LGBTQ ShortPractice by Moira Fett (USA)

Best MicrofilmAfter Night by Hengrui Zhang (USA)

Best Web Series/TV PilotDown the Caravan by Sara Sugarman (UK)

Best Music VideoThis Room by Roger Spy (UK)

Best Mobile Short: Mason and Jay Save The World! by John Woosley (USA)

Best Director (Female): Shannon Jarrell-Ivey for Ruth (USA)

Best Director (Male): Rami Kodeih for Alina (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Andrea Carolina for On a Journey (Puerto Rico)

Best Student Director (Male): HuHaoNan for Trip To The West (China)

Best First Time Director (Female): Gezilda Lima for The Box (Russia)

Best First Time Director (Male): Nelson Ng Chak Hei for Magic Kingdom (Hong Kong)

Best Actress: Jane Rowen for There’s No Word for Us (USA)

Best Actor: Reinhold G. Moritz for Flight (Austria)

Best Supporting Actress: Tracey Hoyt for The Procedure (Canada)

Best Child/Young Actor: Connor Falk for Overcast (USA)

Best Acting Duo: David Witts and Marisa Hood for Furca (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Alia Shawkat, Edin Gali, Erika Soto, William McCullough, Rebeca Robles, Jillian Federman, Dorota Puzio, Sean Harmon and Weetus Cren for Alina (USA)

Best Cinematography: Stefan Fleischlig-Tangl for Flight (Austria)

Best Editing: Guiseppe Masi for Goodnight Death (USA)

Best Visual FX: Ethan Chancer for Amara (USA)

Best Production Design: Angelina Ivanchey and Raziya Salmanova for The Box (Russia)

Best Sound Design: Guiseppe Masi for Goodnight Death (USA)

Best Original Score: Sid Acharya for State of Mind (Australia)

Best Original Story: Natacha de Pontcharra for Bora Bora (France)

Best Short ScriptThe Lighthouse by Kimberly Seilhamer (USA)

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BRONZE AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

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