Gold Awards: June 2020

Best Indie Short: Lake on the Mountain by Kuo Yu-Chen (Taiwan)

Best Drama Short: Not Today by LA.H (Ireland)

Best Documentary Short: Two More Weeks: The Coronavirus and its Longest Lockdown by Lizeth Yarlequé (Peru)

Best Romantic Short: Peeping Date: Hachiwan Marriage Consultation Office by Sari Kodaka (Japan)

Best Comedy Short: Isolation Restaurant by Nadia Tass (Australia)

Best Dark Comedy Short: The Body by Adam Weber (Australia)

Best Action Short: Betrayed by Matt Strelecki (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Stalkers by Dongjun Kim (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Symbiosis by Xiaolin Liu (China)

Best Film Noir Short: The Breakfast Nook by Will Crespo (USA)

Best Crime Short: Rusty by Daniel John Peters (UK)

Best Horror Short: And Breath Entered Them by Juan Belardi (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Dystopia by Romain Rodrigues (France)

Best Sci-Fi Short: ChronoLogicn by Rodolfo Rincones (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Part of a Balanced Breakfast by Jordan Rae Herron (USA)

Best Student Short: Mirror by Faranak Sahafian (USA)

Best Animation Short: Melted by Nikki Chapman (USA)

Best Women Short: Breaking Up for the Modern Girl by Sydney Nicole Herauf (Canada)

Best LGBTQ Short: Toxic by Ese Ejodame (Sweden)

Best Microfilm: The Gentle Art Of Violence by Andrew Przybytkowski (Canada)

Best Music Video: Layne Marie Williams & Mind Exchange Music Present ‘The Adventures of Ms Glitch’ Live Film Score by Donny Walker (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Reyna by Stella Franceskides (UK)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Vessel by Devon Thomas (USA)

Best Web and New Media: The Owl Break by Matthieu Vinel (France)

Best Parody Short: The Breakfast Nook by Will Crespo (USA)

Best Director (Female): Sydney Nicole Herauf by Breaking Up for the Modern Girl (Canada

Best Director (Male): Bank Tangjaitrong for Songkran (Thailand)

Best Student Director (Female): Alexa Tariff for Taps (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Hyeongwoo Lee for Agape (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Jordan Rae Herron for Part of a Balanced Breakfast (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): LA.H for Not Today (Ireland)

Best Young Filmmaker: Lara Kurdoglu for Tea (Turkey)

Best Actress: Daniella Vega for Addict (USA)

Best Actor: Ray Malone for Not Today (Ireland)

Best Supporting Actress: Leslie Castañeda for Eavesdropping (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Luc Mandl for Ruins of Castle Island (Turkey)

Best Child/Young Actress: Chen Zhifei for Gone With The Tree (China)

Best Acting Duo: Robbie Ryde and Luke Vanos for Banana Split (Australia)

Best Acting Ensemble: Joanna Kay, Eric Lutes, and Jimmie Fails for Corked (USA)

Best Cinematography: Niklas Lindgren for 2132 (Sweden)

Best Editing: Ai Saito for Agape (USA)

Best Visual FX: Dystopia (France)

Best Production Design: Juan Belardi for And Breath Entered Them (USA)

Best Sound Design: To Walk Amongst You (UK)

Best Original Score: Marino Ossa for Gaia (USA)

Best Trailer/Teaser: My Sketchy Recollection (USA)

Best Original Story: George A. Velez for Eavesdropping (USA)

Best Short Script: Arduous by Elizabeth Burch-Hudson (USA)

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