2017 WINNERS

Best Picture

HOME AWAY

Oliver Yan

Best Narrative Feature

HOME AWAY

Oliver Yan

Best Narrative Short

SWITCH

Robin Wang

Best Indie Film

KISS OF DEATH

 Timothy Collins, Jillian Kibler

Best Drama

BEAUTIFUL DREAM

Bita Alahyan

Best Comedy

PANTHER

Sam McCarthy

Best Thriller

RECYCLE SOUL

Mickey Arny

Best Fantasy

FIRDAWS

Mayur Puri

Best Sci-Fi

BREAKER

Philippe McKie

Best Experimental

MAX SPERM

Alberto Martín-Aragón

Honorable Mention: Experimental

TYGER

Perry Lam

Best Inspirational

TRAINING

Homer Liwag

Best Film Noir

KISS OF DEATH

 Timothy Collins, Jillian Kibler

Best Dark Comedy

#FROMJENNIFER

Frank Merle

Best Action

LOS ANGELES KIDNAPPING 

Henri Bassil

Best Web Series

RECKLESS JULIETS

Skyler Barrett

Best Documentary Feature

ESSENCE OF HEALING

 Loretta Heuer, Candace Muggerud, Greg Kasowski, Jane Greer

Best Documentary Short

BLACK RAT

Perry Lam

Best Animation

PIGTAILS

Yoshimi Itazu

Best Music Video

GODSEND RONDO

 Performed by: Kento Masuda, Director: Tomo Oya

Honorable Mention: Music Video

HEY RONA

 Michelle von Hershko, Rona Soffer

Best Student Film

LOS ANGELES KIDNAPPING 

Josh Pafchek

Best Microfilm

PLAGUED

 Mariah Owen

Best Director

OLIVER YAN

Home Away

Honorable Mention: Director

PHILIPPE MCKIE

Breaker

Best First Time Director

JILL TENNEY

Zen Rage

Best Actor 

Kara Overlien

Home Away

Best Actress

YUKA TOMATSU

Breaker

Best Actor in an Indie Film

A.J. LAUDENSLAGER

Switch

Best Actress in an Indie Film

LAURA WINTER

Shared

Best Supporting Actor

TONY TODD

#FromJennifer

Best Supporting Actress

MEGAN HAZEN

Recycle Soul

Best Young Filmmaker

DANIEL CHAN

Youth - Daughter

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

JOHN O'CONNELL

Bethesda Gongshow!

Best Editing

ANDREW JI

Heritage of Fist

Best Cinematography

JONG LIN

Home Away

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

HANS BOBANOVITS

Breaker

Best Score

ZIZI & RICHARD SERA

Los Angeles Kidnapping

Best Song

THE SAVIOR

Brian Jilg

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Best Trailer

AUGUST

Lee Lacey

Inspiring Woman in a Film

BONNIE A. PERRY

Paddling in Spite of the Ordinary

Best Original Story

RECYCLE SOUL

Mickey Arny

Honorable Mention: Original Story

BACK STABBER

Ryan Zamo, Jordan Fraser

Best Screenplay Feature

FINDING SUPERMAN

Jami Todd

Best Screenplay Short

RED OAKS SPEC

Pat Stevens

Best Television Screenplay

STRANGE AND UNFORTUNATE DAYS WITH SYDNEY SYNCLAIR

Brittany Haigler & Bree Haigler