2018 WINNERS

Best Picture

INNOCENT MARA

Willy Lukwago

Best Narrative Feature

INNOCENT MARA

Willy Lukwago

Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

Best Narrative Short

SANDWICH

Lorand Banner Szucs

Honorable Mention: Narrative Short

ALICE

Natsumi Shibata

Best Indie Feature

DARWINS LAW

Matthias Olof Eich

Honorable Mention: Indie Feature

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

Best Indie Short

LOVE DEPARTURE

DC Brandon

Honorable Mention: Indie Short

TENDER VOW

Ashton K Bracciodieta

Best Drama

SHEEPSKIN

Julio Ramos

Best Thriller

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

Best Sci-Fi

NEMAUSUS

Quentin Uriel

Best Experimental Film

INTERRUPTUS

Duane Michals

Best Inspirational Film

JOURNEY-MAN

Joseph Bologna

Best Dark Comedy

TUTU GRANDE

Derek Sitter

Best Crime Film

TOP COAT CASH

David Tittone

Best Action Film

WHIRLPOOL

Anmar Bajaba

Best LGBTQ Film

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

Best Fantasy Film

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

Best Web Series

THANK YOU, 5

Colin Borden, Keagan Karnes, Sheridan O'Donnell, Ryan Jason Cook, Robert Dugan

Best Documentary

THU THUY

Nguyen Nghiem Nhan

Best Music Video

#TALKTOME BY BLOOM TWINS

Serge Vane

Honorable Mention: Music Video

LOVE GHOST - 9MM

Rituparno Maity, Finnegan Bell

Best Microfilm

KITCHEN SINK CLASSIC

Lauren Shein

Best Student Film

WHIRLPOOL

Anmar Bajaba

Honorable Mention: Student Film

GOD OF SLEEP

Matt Bird

Best Director

NEMAUSUS

Quentin Uriel

Honorable Mention: Director

ECHO

Victor Perez

Best First Time Director

THE STORY OF "THE COINS"

Laurence Brahm

Best Indie Filmmaker

DISSONANCE

Toby Kearton

Best Actor

PRODIGAL SON

Juan Felipe Restrepo

Honorable Mention: Actor

E-E-EMBRACE IT

Areg Noya

Best Actress

INNOCENT MARA

Andrea Axelsson

Honorable Mention: Actress

INCOMPLETE

Nunu Roca

Best Actor in an Indie Film

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Brian Lutes

Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film

HOLDING ON

Daniel Colt

Best Actress in an Indie Film

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Claudia Gosselin

Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film

GLASS

Nina Madzirov

Best Young Actress

I.C.E. CREAM

Zoe Lopez

Best Ensemble

CANDLESTICK JUSTICE

Sarah Kinsey, Randi Sloane, Mary C. Ferrara, Rachel Korb, Dax Richardson, Rina Mejia, and Judith Anna Di Donato

Best Young Filmmaker

SLUMBEROUS

Sara Eustaquio

Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker

CONVERSATION INVASION

Jax Malcolm

Inspiring Woman in a Film

THU THUY

Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy

Best Cinematography

NEMAUSUS

Maxime Roux

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

WHIRLPOOL

Andy Chin

Best Editing

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

George Karja

Honorable Mention: Editing

I.C.E. CREAM

Daniele Joi

Best Score

BLUE SKIES ON MARS

Flora Cheng

Honorable Mention: Score

I.C.E. CREAM

Marconi De Morais

Best Song

TENDENCY TO LOVE

Gerard John
 

Honorable Mention: Song

JUMP FOR JOY

Mark Alan Stansberrry

Best Sound Design

LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST

Dani Bravo

Best Visual Effects

ECHO

Victor Perez

Best Original Story

I.C.E. CREAM

Analisa Moreno

Best Screenplay Feature

SAVING SIMON

Joanne Bellew

Honorable Mention: Screenplay Feature

RAMPANT ENTREPRENEUR

Ian Burns

Best Screenplay Short

CHEATING CHARLIE

Cheryl Neve

Best First Time Screenwriter

SCREENPLAY.EXE

Ryan Braund

Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter

THE LADYBUG & THE DAGGER

Luc Blanchard