Honorable Mentions: December 2020

Best Indie Short: Latent by Roxy Moskowitz (USA)

Best Indie Short: The Coming of Spring by Ji Yang and Yixiao Jiang (China)

Best Drama Short: Deadheading by Shuang He (Australia)

Best Documentary Short: The Funny Runner by Robert Steger (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Uncle in L.A. by Kai Stoeckel (Germany)

Best Comedy Short: Coming Clean by Bara Kim (USA)

Best Romantic Comedy Short: A Long Walk Goodbye by Nin Meyboom (Canada)

Best Dark Comedy Short: A Trip To Evergreen by Mara Herron (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Birdman by Ben Townsend (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Esca by Brian Ghettuba (James Blaq) (Canada)

Best Fantasy Short: Universum Park by Alfonso Moral and Ana Monrás (Spain)

Best Horror Short: The Headless Priest by Harinarayan Rajeev (Canada)

Best Experimental Short: Desert Air by Andiland (USA)

Best Experimental Short: When I Become Who I Am by Lene Kamm (Denmark)

Best Student Short: The Flexed Arm Hang by Findlay Brown (Canada)

Best Student Short: Video Girl by Megan Anderson (Australia)

Best Animation Short: Fowl Crossing by Nancy Snipper (Canada)

Best Animation Short: Metanoia by Astrid Rothaug (Austria)

Best Women Short: Meant to Be by A.M. Pihera (USA)

Best Music Video: Don’t Forget Me by Kasey Lum (Canada)

Best Music Video: Valse Naïve by Antonello Tosto (Italy)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Supply & Demand by Glenn A McBride Jr (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Tango of Imaginary Friends by Laura McCampbell Copan and Rui Niu (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Exodus by Alfretz Costelo (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Another Found Footage Film by Drake Dalgleish (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Babi Yogis by Hunter O’Harrow (USA)

Best Director (Male): Robert Steger for The Funny Runner (USA)

Best Director (Male): Shuang He for A Reasonable Dance (Australia)

Best Student Director (Female): Hannah Lindvall for It’s Not You, It’s Me (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Lene Kamm for When I Become Who I Am (Denmark)

Best Student Director (Male): Michael Filek for The Funeral (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Shuang He for Deadheading (Australia)

Best First Time Director (Female): Noa Im for Looking Through The Binoulars (South Korea)

Best First Time Director (Female): Roxy Moskowitz for Latent (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Cristian Medellin for The Guilty Party (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Kedrick Parham for Perception (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Eli Berliner for Dinner Date (USA)

Best Actress: Isabelle Gander for Video Girl (Australia)

Best Actress: Jordan Monaghan for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)

Best Actor: Jef Figallo for Southlandia (USA)

Best Actor: Ronny Dunson for Scenario (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Garth Pillsbury and Gregory Enton for Skidoo Ruins (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Keith Leanza and Kyle Grant for Supply & Demand (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Alfretz Costelo, Steve Chivers, Wendy Lee Szany, Nikita Francois, Mahmoud Mahmoud, Francis Mabborang, Franziska Huber, Eve Metsaranta, and Tiauna Jackson for Exodus (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Grace Martin, Lauren Newsham, Gaviana Obaid, Sophie Proctor, and Erin Robinson for The Waiting Room (USA)

Best Cinematography: Austin Rasmussen for Delivered (USA)

Best Editing: A Poo Film (USA)

Best Editing: The Funny Runner (USA)

Best Production Design: Caring For Your Carcass (Canada)

Best Production Design: Gateway Drugs (USA)

Best Sound Design: Caring For Your Carcass (Canada)

Best Sound Design: Henrique Vilão for Paint On Paint # 3 (Portugal)

Best Original Score: Alexander Arntzen for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)

Best Original Score: Tori Hope Corbo for Hey. (USA)

Best Original Story: Matthew Quaid for Haiku (USA)

Best Original Story: Steven Demmler for Kill Them With Kindness (USA)

Best Short Script: Albert by Judy Litman (USA)

Best Short Script: The Earthquake by Annie Rowe (UK)

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