Silver Awards: March 2024

Best Indie ShortBody by Kyra Tripulska (Ukraine)

Best Drama ShortThe Acting Coach by Ingvill Thorson Plesner (Norway)

Best Documentary ShortRugbyTown – Season 2 by Patrick Guthrie (USA)

Best Comedy ShortGuy-Sight by Jean-Diar Kalantar (Canada)

Best Dark Comedy ShortJohnny Johnny by Jaclyn Lehrer (USA)

Best Action ShortReplicants by Michael Anthony Hel (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: We Need Mirrors by Caleb Turner (USA)

Best Thriller Short: Lucy Is Awake by Joeseph Coleman (USA)

Best Sci-Fi ShortTeleportation by Kevin Ruiz (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: Orson by Bobby Paraknight (USA)

Best Experimental ShortPrelude of a Story by Ashley Salman (Chile)

Best Student ShortHadley’s Home by Kailey Danielle Morand (USA)

Best Animation ShortRedman by Kim Sungjae (Japan)

Best Microfilm: Replicants by Michael Anthony Hel (USA)

Best Music VideoAustin Karimloo by Patricia Luna (USA)

Best Web Series/TV PilotThe Pitch Is Wac by Stephen Reis (USA)

Best Web and New Media: The Bottle by Nadia Guo (China)

Best Female Director: Grace Marrero for Saving Sanctuary (USA)

Best Male Director: Jacob Hightower for The Last Cowboy (USA)

Best Student Female Director: Olivia Lige Wuri for Faye & Lexi (USA)

Best Student Male Director: Kim Sungjae for Redman (Japan)

Best First Time Female Director: Jen Lytle for Moments of Truth: Scattered Pictures (USA)

Best First Time Male Director: Preetu Kolla for The Assassin (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Mia Denaé Brathwaite for Monotony (USA)

Best Actress: Sophie Jordan Collins for Burden (USA)

Best Actor: Andre Landzaat for The Acting Coach (Norway)

Best Supporting Actress: Vanja Djekic for Stone Soup (USA)

Best Supporting Actor: Morten Rudå for The Acting Coach (Norway)

Best Acting Duo: Kent Randell and Cynthia Zitter for Ham Sandwich (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: André Landzaat, Denise Trankalis, Morten Rudå, Ed Lesemann, Casper Andreas, Lavleen Kaur, and Frida Vhile Hansen for The Acting Coach (Norway)

Best Cinematography: Osman Fider Arslan for The Assassin (USA)

Best Editing: Gillian Howard for Forecast (USA)

Best Production Design: Christa Leblanc for Orson (USA)

Best Visual FX: Hashem Al-Ghaili for Hiroshima (United Arab Emirates)

Best Sound Design: I. J. Buznego for Odyssey (Mexico)

Best Original Score: Eshu Deva for The Assassin (USA)

Best Original Story: Ryan Serrano for The Jump (USA)

Best Trailer/Teaser: Sign of the Times by Andrew H. Walker (USA)

Best Short ScriptBefore The Fog by Elise Marenson (USA)

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