Honorable Mentions: May 2020

Best Indie Short: Lifeless by Alex Fedosov and Elvira Sinelnik (USA)

Best Indie Short: What Just Happened by Francis Yamoah (UK)

Best Drama Short: Lugar Algum – No Place by Gabriel Amaral (Brazil)

Best Drama Short: The Edge by Rodrigo Tavares (Portugal)

Best Drama Short: When The Night Has Come by Janice Mingas NGouama (Canada)

Best Documentary Short: Godspeed Mc: For God and Country by R.J. Hall (USA)

Best Documentary Short: Hollie’s Dress by Annie Sakkab (Canada)

Best Romantic Short: Cycles by Katherine Murray-Satchell (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Durian by Cici Chu (USA)

Best Romantic Short: Valentine by Albert Rudnitsky (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Coasters: A Film by Ben Kurns by J.G. Murphy and Nolan Pugh (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Do Not Open by Moses Mugo (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Dumps by Boris Bilic (Canada)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Scene From A Marriage by Albert Rudnitsky (Russia)

Best Dark Comedy Short: The Axe And The Iron by Matthew Roseman (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Doors by Caleb Harris (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Moriah by Nathan Tape (USA)

Best Action Short: Artificial Souldier by Jason Gonzalez (USA)

Best Crime Short: Shuga by Geezy Hamilton (USA)

Best Mystery Short: Henry & Eddy by Benjamin Nlomngan (France)

Best Mystery Short: Loop by Yanqing Chen “Jack” (USA)

Best Horror Short: Altered by Sarah Le (USA)

Best Horror Short: Bar Crawl by Matthew Hersh (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: The Princess Pleasure Principle by Emily Perkins Rock (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: When A Tree Falls by Matt Kincses (Canada)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Covid-19 The Apocalypse by Stephen DruryPhillips (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Keeping Cost by Travis Darkow (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Dead Horse by Albert Rudnitsky (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Density of Air by Sooin Cho (South Korea)

Best Student Short: For You. by Andi Rados (USA)

Best Student Short: The Vacancy by Chen Manjia (China)

Best Student Short: Til Death by Matthew Scoopo (USA)

Best Animation Short: Felt Love by Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu (USA)

Best Animation Short: Long Way Down by Brandon Lopez (USA)

Best Children Short: The ABCs of Things To Do When You’re Stuck At Home by Julie Reiters (USA)

Best Women Short: Echinacea by Daisy-May Hudson (UK)

Best Women Short: Grounded by Olivia Andrus (USA)

Best Women Short: The Monster’s Club by Federica Carlino (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: Angela by Juan Alcantar and Saul Preciado-Garcia (USA)

Best Microfilm: Altered by Sarah Le (USA)

Best Microfilm: Shill by Werner Traut (USA)

Best Screendance Short: Mojana by Tamika J. Spaulding (USA)

Best Music Video: Come Away With Me by Michelle Rose, Joshua McGrane, and Ironclad Productions (USA)

Best Music Video: Holy Water by Noor-un-nisa Touchon (USA)

Best Mobile Short: I’m Looking For You by Alejandro Chapa (Canada)

Best Mobile Short: Rose and the Outlaw by Kyler Boudreau (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Godspeed Mc: For God and Country by R.J. Hall (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Men Are Trash by Tshepo Boshielo (South Africa)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Sharif: Episode 01 – Who Are You? by Joan Romero (Spain)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Venture by 翔 秋山 (Japan)

Best Parody Short: Glorious Hollywood Medley 1956 by William Stancik (USA)

Best Trailer/Teaser: Spaghetti and Western by Rob McLean (Canada)

Best Director (Female): Angeline Wu for Bucket List (Australia)

Best Director (Female): Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu for Felt Love (USA)

Best Director (Male): Rodrigo Tavares for The Edge (Portugal)

Best Director (Male): Tom Ruddock for Jacob’s Blessing (UK)

Best Student Director (Female): Ember Crowley for Skin Deep (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Federica Carlino for The Monster’s Club (USA)

Best Student Director (Female): Ronny Kurland for Two Best Buds and the Karate Beavers Agreement (Canada)

Best Student Director (Male): Bolun Wei for Grandpa’s Long March (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Werner Traut for Shill (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Chen Manjia for The Vacancy (China)

Best First Time Director (Female): Kat Conway for Me, My Meds & Mother (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Matthew Roseman for The Axe And The Iron (USA)

Best Actress: Kelly Love for That’s My Time (USA)

Best Actress: Yesh Burce for In His Shadow (Philippines)

Best Actor: Ed Delia for Reparations (USA)

Best Actor: Eric Urbiztondo for Something Safe (USA)

Best Supporting Actress: Jordan Wilson for Dumps (Canada)

Best Supporting Actress: Nefertiti Warren for Reparations (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Taylor Wilson for That’s My Time (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Ashlee Grubbs for 8 Days Of Lights: A Christmasukkah Story (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Olivia Cote shared with Esme Cote for Hands On: Crafts with Olivia & Esme (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Jayden Guarneri for A Hopeless Father (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Denzel Brooks and Timothy Paul Coderre for When The Night Has Come (Canada)

Best Acting Duo: Elvira Sinelnik and Erin Michele Soto for Lifeless (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Jacqueline Ann Finch, Flo Lawrence, James Chalke, Lynelle Ladd, and Maggie Palermo for Me, My Meds & Mother (USA)

Best Acting Ensemble: Nate Ward, Amick Viccellio, Chris Smith, and Lucy Hartman for How To Plan A Heist (USA)

Best Editing: Janice Mingas NGouama for When The Night Has Come (Canada)

Best Special FX: The Boy with the Sombrero (USA)

Best Visual FX: Holy Water (USA)

Best Visual FX: Theo Kim for Meeting With The Devil (Saudi Arabia)

Best Production Design: Doors (USA)

Best Production Design: Leah Santic for Two Best Buds and the Karate Beavers Agreement (Canada)

Best Sound Design: Amit Lev Ari for Without Goodbye (USA)

Best Sound Design: Gabe Tejeda for Doors (USA)

Best Original Score: Duygu Demir for Inside Out Terrain (USA)

Best Original Story: Adrian Hudson for Behind Glass Walls (Australia)

Best Original Story: Gregory G. Allen for Reparations (USA)

Best Short Script: An Evening Caller by Peter-William Jamieson (Australia)

Best Short Script: Kill Me If You Can by Xintong Han (USA)

Best Short Script: Orphaned by Siaka Hinton (USA)

FINALISTS

PLATINUM AWARDS

GOLD AWARDS

SILVER AWARDS

BRONZE AWARDS

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