Gold Awards: July 2021

Best Indie ShortTide by Pedram Mehrkhah (Iran)

Best Drama ShortAshes by Lewis Martin Soucy and Mehdi Ajroudi (Tunisia)

Best Documentary ShortFor Love of the Land by Cynthia Matty-Huber (USA)

Best Comedy ShortOh Christmas by Dennis Edwards (Canada)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Waiting for Deading by Paul Sestakov (USA)

Best Crime ShortIn Loving Arms by Sonny P. Louis (USA)

Best Mystery Short: In Loving Arms by Sonny P. Louis (USA)

Best Horror ShortUntouched by Alexander J Baxter (Canada)

Best Fantasy Short: Daydream by Zhang Heng (China)

Best Western Short: Redemption by Emiliano Ferrera (Italy)

Best Experimental ShortNeither Here Nor There by Hanlin Wang (USA)

Best Student ShortHeaven Stranded by Yao Songting (China)

Best Animation Short: Pursuit of Heavens by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)

Best Children Short: Home From School by Angela Lavelle (USA)

Best Women ShortEmbodyment by Daniel Thorne (USA)

Best LGBTQ ShortGriffica by C.J. Arellano (USA)

Best MicrofilmLessons by Jude Kalman (Australia)

Best Screendance ShortEmbodyment by Daniel Thorne (USA)

Best Music Video: New World Order by Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, and Samudra Kajal Saikia (Singapore)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Fornicakes by Steve Becker (USA)

Best Web and New Media: The Light In My Darkness by Blake Higgins (USA)

Best Director (Female): Angela Matemotja for The Good Balloon (USA)

Best Director (Male): C.J. Arellano for Griffica (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Emily Ventimiglia by Little Miss Hit Girl (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Emily Ruhl for Blue Moon (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Andy Dispensa for The Funny Thing (USA)

Best Actress: Courtney Ellis for Mimic (Australia)

Best Actor: Michael Marwitz for Morti’s Law (Germany)

Best Supporting Actress: Joy Sung Kim for Mother (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Nevaeh Rankine for Jubilee in the Jungle (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Brielle Angelique and Scott Lea for In Loving Arms (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Lita Lopez, Eric Flores, Danny Gonzalez, Becki Dennis, Sonya Eddy, GloZell, Hallie York, and Rich Liccardo for The Good Balloon (USA)

Best Cinematography: Shu An for Dos De Asada (USA)

Best Editing: Paul Rowe for Hot Mother (New Zealand)

Best Production Design: Emily Ruhl for Blue Moon (USA)

Best Original Score: Sean Staples for In Loving Arms (USA)

Best Original Story: C.J. Arellano for Griffica (USA)

Best Short ScriptCold Service by Peter Strupp (USA)

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