Award Winners: October 2020

Best Film of the Month

Señor by Masha Clark (UK)

Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

On a Whim by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)

Film of the Month: Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Roam by David Jung (USA)

Foreign-Language Film of the Month (Special Jury Mention)

Star Child by Alex Guéry (France)

Best Film of the Month (Runner-ups)

3rd Time’s A Charm by Alice L Walker (USA)

Adulting by Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier (France)

Breaking the Silence by Seayoon Jeong (USA)

Broken Window Theory by Cristian Trujillo García (Colombia)

Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Xiaohan Zhang (USA)

Piece of Mind by Oliver Lavery-Farag (UK)

Prometheus by Igor Karapetyan (Russia)

The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)

Best Indie Short: Adulting by Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier (France)

Best Drama Short: Star Child by Alex Guéry (France)

Best Documentary Short: Devil’s Gold by Alexander Sworik and Daniel Agre (Canada)

Best Comedy Short: McLean Avenue by Dalmar James, jr. (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: 3rd Time’s A Charm by Alice L Walker (USA)

Best Action Short: Gunther by Ryan Rowley (USA)

Best Thriller Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)

Best Crime Short: The Fixer by Michael Schilf (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Prometheus by Igor Karapetyan (Russia)

Best Mystery Short: Caught by Kai Sitter (Germany)

Best Horror Short: Nova by David McAbee (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Roam by David Jung (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Athel by Alyazia Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)

Best Western Short: Miles To Go Before I Sleep by Xiaohan Zhang (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Romance by Giorgi tkemaladze (Georgia)

Best Experimental Short: Elevation Zero by Raed Barance and Anthony Bravo (USA)

Best Student Short: Señor by Masha Clark (UK)

Best Animation Short: The Last Step by Stanislav Matveev (Austria)

Best Women Short: On a Whim by Asya Nikolaeva (Ukraine)

Best LGBTQ Short: My Love, Our Love by Han Luo (China)

Best Microfilm: Love Me Tender by Juliette Blanche (France)

Best Screendance Short: Lights Within by Gabriella Hanna (Australia)

Best Music Video: Wax Tailor – Misery (Ft. Rosemary Standley) by Berkay Türk (France)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: McLean Avenue by Dalmar James, jr. (USA)

Best Director (Female): Asya Nikolaeva for On a Whim (Ukraine)

Best Director (Male): Alex Guéry for Star Child (France)

Best Student Director (Female): Masha Clark for Señor (UK)

Best Student Director (Male): Akhil Deva for Distant (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Ania Gauer and Julien Gauthier for Adulting (France)

Best First Time Director (Male): Michael Schilf for The Fixer (USA)

Best Actress: Sophia Del Pizzo for On a Whim (Ukraine)

Best Actor: Nathan Winfield Wallace for 3rd Time’s A Charm (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Linnea Gardner for Armstrong (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Danny Trejo for The Fixer (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Pauline Chalamet and Dylan Raffin for Adulting (France)

Best Acting Ensemble: Ger Glennon, Joe Rooney, Francis Cronin, Ryan Rafferty, and Michael Foster for McLean Avenue (USA)

Best Cinematography: Alex Guéry for Star Child (France)

Best Editing: Nic Goodwin for Tales of the Fox (South Africa)

Best Production Design: Armstrong (USA)

Best Sound Design: Gunther (USA)

Best Original Score: Deniz Turan for Armstrong (USA)

Best Original Story: Seayoon Jeong and Sandra Philip for Breaking the Silence (USA)

Best Short Script: With Sipos in Budapest by Ana Ingham (Turkey)

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