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“Backward Fall” – Student: Short Film Drama; Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery; Lead Actor (John R. Taylor); Lead Actress (Colleen Winton)
“Blind Eyes” – Drama: Short Film; Original Concept; Viewer Impact/Content Message Delivery
“La Scultura” – Art-house Film: Foreign Feature Film; Cinematography (Marco Fracassa); Direction (Mauro John Capece); Original Concept
“On Flying Water” – Animated – Original Concept; Direction and Animation (Dominique Monfery); Composer, and Original Score (Julia Pajot); Viewer Impact/Entertainment Value
“Sur-Luck” – Comedy: Foreign Short Film; Original Concept; Viewer Impact/Entertainment Value
“The Other Kind” – Drama: Feature Film; Writer (Rosalyn Rosen); Director (Rosalyn Rosen); Cinematographer (Lee Daniel); Ensemble Cast (Jo Harvey Allen/Richard Dillard/Dane Seth Hurlburt/Justin Arnold/Paula Rhodes)
“Twin Lotus” – Student: Short Film Drama; Cinematography (Xuhui Zhao); Direction (Yucheng Zhao); Editing; Lead Actress (Yucheng Zhao); Original Concept
“A Life Out There” – Loose Shorts: Short Film; Ensemble Cast (Tepa Teuru/Sabrina Laughlin/Raphaëlle Agogue/ Teiva Manoi)
“A Way Out” – Tight Shorts: Script/Writer (Randall Greenland)
“Backward Fall” – Student: Ensemble Cast (John R. Taylor/Colleen Winton/Johannah Newmarch/Paula Burrows/Charlie Nesbitt)
“Best Man In The Dark” – Comedy: Dramatic Comedy Feature Film
“The Brightest Colors Make Grey” – Zero Budget: Lead Actor (Christopher Berry)
“The Case Of Conrad Cooper” – Loose Shorts: Lead Actor (Adam Venker)
“Chasing Rainbows” – Drama: Original Score (Robert Fritz); Direction (Robert Fritz)
“Death Drive” – Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Final Judgement” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama/Mystery
“From Seoul To Jakarta” – Drama: Foreign Feature Film; Direction (Damien Dematra); Script/Writer (Ilchi Lee and Damien Dematra)
“Journey To Mt. Fuji” – Zero Budget: Foreign Feature Film; Original Concept
“Madness” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Period Drama; Cinematography (Stirling Bancroft); Direction (Shannon Kohli and Michelle Brezinski); Set Design
“Noia – Um Dia No Limite” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
“Peripeteia” – Zero Budget: Viewer Impact/Content and Message Delivery
“Poison Apple” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Mixed Media
“Summer Is Gone” – Tight Shorts: Best Macabre Moment
“Winter’s Hold” – Tight Shorts: Original Score (Dave Radolovic)
“Yesterday, Today, Yesterday” – Zero Budget: Feature Film;
“4 Seasons-A Garden’s Journey” – Documentary: Cinematography
“40 Weeks…And a Half!” – Webisode: Webisode Original Educational Concept
“47 Minutes” – Student: Short Film Drama; Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“A Way Out” – Tight Shorts: Direction (Jason Tostevin); Lead Actor (Robert Costanzo); Supporting Actor (Adam Hampton)
“An American Rhapsody” – Documentary: Short Film
“Auction Insider: The John Zimmer Collection” – Documentary: Original Subject Matter
“BANHEE: Tune Of The Wind” – Loose Shorts: Original Concept; Director (Devaa Prasana); Script/Writer (Devaa Prasana); Original Song
“Beware Of Bunny” – Animated: Student Short Film and Original Concept
“The Brightest Colors Make Grey” – Zero Budget: Feature Film; Script/Writer (Daniel Audritt)
“Busted City” – Drama: Feature Film Drama
“The Case Of Conrad Cooper” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama; Original Score
“Chasing Rainbows” – Drama: Lead Actress (Kirsti Torhaug); Lead Actress (Natalie Neilson)
“Death Of A Government Clerk” – Student: Short Film Drama; Direction (Mykata Samusiev); Set Design
“Defenders Of Life” – Drama: Cinematography (Julio Costantini); Direction (Dana Ziyasheva); Editing (Fernando Fonseca-Espinoza)
“The Distant Touch” – Animated: Student Short Film
“Dog Bytes” – Webisode: Webisode Dark Comedy; Ensemble Cast (Tammy Tsai/Adrienne Wehr/John Gresh); Script/Writer (Amy Hartman/Melissa Martin)
“Evidence Of Existence” – Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Falling Angels” – Student: Short Film; Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“From Seoul To Jakarta” – Drama: Cinematography (Damien Dematra ); Original Music (Damien Dematra); Lead Actor (Roman D. Man); Lead Actress (Natasha Dematra)
“Hard To Believe” – Documentary: Short Film
“The Invention Of The Year 2016” – Zero Budget: Art-house Feature Film; Cinematography (Jean Seban)
“It’s My Decision” – Tight Shorts: Cinematography (Frank Buono)
“Jayson Bend: Queen and Country” – LGBT – Feature Film; Special Recognition Double Entendre Award
“Jaywalker” – Documentary: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery; Original Concept
“Journey To Mt. Fuji” – Zero Budget: Special Effects
“Justice” – Drama: Short Film; Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“La Scultura” – Art-house Film: Lead Actress (Corinna Coroneo); Lead Actor (Adrien Liss); Original Score (India Czajkowska)
“Madness” – Tight Shorts: Original Score; Costume Design
“Morningside” – TV Show: First Time Filmmaker
“No Longer In Service” – Documentary: Original Subject Matter; Research
“Noia – Um Dia No Limite” – Tight Shorts: Direction (Elder Fraga); Script/Writer (Maristela Bueno) Lead Actress (Patricia Vilela); Ensemble Cast (Patricia Vilela/Alexandre Barros/Fransérgio Araújo/Angela Barros)
“Offset: Seeing Beauty Through A Brain Injury” – Documentary: Viewer Impact/Motivational-Inspirational
“Old?!” – Documentary: Short Film
“Old Habits” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Dark Comedy; Lead Actor (David Warner); Lead Actor (Ronald Pickup)
“The One” – Drama: Short Film
“One With The Devil” – Student: Set Design
“Peripeteia” – Zero Budget: Short Film Original Concept; Original Song
“Pest Free?” – Student: Student Short Documentary-style; Cinematography (Braydon Moloney)
“Poison Apple” – Tight Shorts: Original Songs/Original Score (Dane Neves); Editing (Dane Neves); Costume Design
“Progress” – Student: Short Film Drama; Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Reggae In The City” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Serial School” – Zero Budget: Trailer
“Spirit From The Meadow” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Comedy/Drama
“Stateless” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Steampunk Coke” – Student: Short Film TV Commercial; Direction (Max Tsui); Visual Effects (M. Chris Kerstan)
“Summer Is Gone” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama/Horror; Editing (IM Fong Leong)
“Sur-Luck” – Comedy: Leading Actor (Keerati Sivakuae); Original Songs (Pakawat Pakkanan); Original Concept
“Technical Difficulties Of Intimacy” - Loose Shorts: Short Film Comedy; Direction (Joel Moffett); Editing (Joel Moffett); Script/Writer (Joel Moffett); Lead Actress (Marianna Marroquin)
“The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth Of American Cinema” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Those Damn Canadians” – Webisode: Webisode Comedy; Lead Actor (Christopher Shyer)
“Verse, Chorus” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Winter’s Hold” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/ Content-Message Delivery
“Women Are The Answer” – Documentary: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Yesterday, Today, Yesterday” – Zero Budget: Ensemble Cast (Bryan Morneau/Francesca Barcenas/Monia Chokri/Mickaël Gouin)
“25 The Movie” – Zero Budget: Feature Film Drama
“Air/Fix” – Tight Shorts: Zero Budget Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Beyond Blue – An Unnerving Tale Of A Demented Mind – Drama: Cinematography (Jaymin) Lead Actor (Tushar Pandey)
“Beyond Redemption” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Chasing Rainbows” – Drama: Feature Film; Cinematography (Robert Fritz); Script/Writer (Robert Fritz); Ensemble Cast (Kirsti Torhaug/Natalie Neilson/Shawn Parr/Michel Riddez/Rachael McOwen)
“Christmas Bonus” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Death Of A Government Clerk” – Student: Original Concept
“Evidence Of Existence” – Zero Budget: Special Effects, Non-Animation/Stunts; Original Score; Cinematography (Alex Frois)
“Fathers” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama; Original Concept
“Fidelity” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Final Judgement” – Loose Shorts: Lead Actress (Carolyn Wickwire)
“Greece” – Loose Shorts: Lead Actresss (Sarah Deakins)
“Hidden From View” – Zero Budget: Feature Film Drama
“Hillbilly Philosopher” – Webisode: Animated Webisode; Original Concept
“Horse Whisperer” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Horse Whisperer: - Student: Short Film Drama
“The Invisible Man” – Webisode: Sci-Fi-based Webisode; Visual Effects
“Journeyman” – Zero Budget: Feature Film Noir
“Justice” – Drama: Lead Actor (Steven Réti)
“Last Case of August T. Harrison” – Sci-Fi: Sci-Fi Short Film
“Laura” – Student: Short Film
“Leap Of Faith” – Drama: Cinematography (Rory Skeoch)
“Lilac” – Webisode: Direction (Hank Isaac); Child Actress, Lead (Elora Coble)
“Manmaker” – Tight Shorts: Comedy Short; First Time Filmmaker; Script/Writer (Amber Sykes)
“Mega Plush” Ep.2 – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Entertainment Value; Original Concept; Original Song
“The Muse Is The Mountain” – Documentary: Viewer Impact/Motivational-Inspirational
“Morningside” – TV Show: TV Movie Pilot
“Nursery Rhyme” – Drama: Feature Film
“Poison Apple” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Entertainment Value
“The Profesional” – Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Searching For Nepal” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Taste And See” – Inspirational: Original Song (HD Sanata)
“Tears Of Ghost” – Student: Cinematography (Damien Dematra)
“Technical Difficulties Of Intimacy” – Loose Shorts: Lead Actor (Buck Angel)
“The Land Lady Must Die” – Student: Short Film Dark Comedy
“Two. One. Three.” – Student: Documentary-style Short; Original Topic
“Walking The Walk” – LGBT: Documentary-style Short
“We Have 10 Minutes” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“What Child Is This” – Drama: Cinematography (Kyle Klebe)
“When Voices Meet: One Divided Country; One United Choir; One Courageous Journey” – Documentary: Feature Film
“White Blood Cell” – Student: Short Film Crime Drama
“Winter’s Hold” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama; Direction (Ian Voglesong); Cinematography (Alex Corn)
“The Wristwatch” – Drama: Feature Film
“4 Seasons-A Gardens Journey” – Documentary: Short Film
“6402” – Student: Short Film Documentary-style
“A Human Story” – Drama: Short Film
“Accident” – Tight Shorts: Dark Comedy/Drama
“Adolescents” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Angel” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Beautiful Destroyer” – Drama: Feature Film
“Beginnings” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Carlos Dunn’s Katherine” – Zero Budget: Feature Film Horror
“Chasing Bonnie & Clyde” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Chazam” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama/Mystery
“Danny & Julia: Contemplation Of Being” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Dead Son’s Tale” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Dira” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“The Dog” – Drama: Short Film
“Ducky Duck” – Animated: Original Song; Original Concept
“Enigma Of Victory” – Loose Short: Short Film Drama
“Eru Ilúvatar” – Inspirational: Documentary-style Short Film; Research
“Fragmentation” (Traffic) – Student: Short Film Drama
“Funny” – Student: Short Film Comedy; Original Concept
“Graffito” – Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Greece” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Happenstance” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Happy Together” – Documentary: Feature Film
“Here And There” – Student: Short Film Drama; Direction (Dyaa Alshikh)
“History Speak” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Homeschool Reunion” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Comedy; Original Concept
“It Takes Two Hands To Clap” – Documentary: Short Film
“It’s My Decision” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Comedy/Drama
“Justice” – Drama: Lead Actress (Lou Stirn)
“Katherine” – Student: Short Film Documentary-style
“Knowland” – Documentary: Short Film
“Krampuss Is Back” – Tight Shorts: Original Concept
“Krusing America” – TV Show: Family-oriented Programming
“Last Case of August T. Harrison” – Sci-Fi: Lead Actor (Jerry Lacy); Supporting Actress (Maggie Wagner)
“Leap Of Faith” – Drama: Feature Film; Lead Actor (Dominic Ryan); Lead Actress (Billie Vee)
“Lilac” – Webisode: Original Concept
“Making It With Moraes – Breakfast in Meereen” – TV Show: Entertainment Value
“Manny and the Bell” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Mayda” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Mining Moon” – Sci-Fi: SFX Makeup; Original Costume Design
“No More Tomorrows” – Tight Shorts: Lead Actor (Martin Doordan)
“One Day Of End” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“One Foot In” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Palikari - Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre” – Documentary: Research; Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Pivot Point” – Webisode: Webisode Drama; Lead Actress (Shaira Barton)
“Professor Isle’s Laboratory – TV Show: Comedy
“Real Friends” – Tight Shorts: Original Concept
“Roads” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Silenced” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Sleeper Of The Valley” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Stage 5” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Sur Luck” – Comedy: Fight Choreography; Ensemble Cast
“Swoon” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Tears Of Ghost” – Student: Feature Film Horror; Direction (Natasha Dematra);
“Thalion Ltd.” – Sci-Fi: Special Effects
“Those Days” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Twisted” – Tight Shorts: Lead Actor (Claudio Trovato); Lead Actress (Laura Fairclough); Script/Writer (Georgia Symons)
“Vishal” – Tight Shorts: Viewer Impact/Content-Message Delivery
“Waking The Mammoth” – Documentary: Short Film; Cinematography (Bill Clary/Larry Ruiz)
“Wandering Star” – Art-house Film: Short Film
“Workhouse” – Animated: Original Concept
“A Warm Place” – Animated: Student Short Film
“Alphabetical Adventures of Zelda Zingaro” – Animated: Short Film
“Belitter” – Student: Short Film Comedy/Drama
“Benched Love” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Breath” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Broken Edge” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Catching Broken Glass” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Chain Gang” – Documentary: Short Film
“The David Whiting Story” – LGBT: Feature Film
“Ducky Duck” – Animated: Feature Film
“Frames: A Handful Of Love Stories” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Ghosts Of The Long Ago Drawer” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Human Trials 1: The Snowbunny Series” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Johnny Diggity” – Drama: Feature Film
“Khyung” – Student: Animated Short
“Lamia” – Drama: Short Film
“Last Man On Earth” – Zero Budget: Feature Film
“Local Girls” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“Mining Moon” - Sci-Fi: Sci-Fi Short Film
“Miss” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Moments Of Clarity” – Loose Shorts: Short Film
“Mother” – Loose Shorts: Supporting Actor, Child (Aleksander Rolinski)
“Naked Truth About Fairies” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Comedy
“Natasha Says” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Olivia” – Art-house Film: Short Film Drama
“Phaneron” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Sci-Fi
“Run Far, Stay Close” – Student: Short Film Comedy
“Save The Putnam Nature Trail” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Documentary-style
“Silent Majority” – Tight Shorts: Sci-Fi Alternate Media; Lead Actress (Belinda Crawley)
“Sinned” – Student: Short Film Drama; Makeup (Hallie Baumann)
“The Sins Of The…” – Loose Shorts: Short Film Drama; Script/Writer (Walter Hochbrueckner)
“Sleepy Eyes” – Student: Short Film Drama
“Taste And See” – Inspirational: Feature Film
“Teaming Up” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Dark Comedy
“Telleth Of Those That Dwell In The Water” – Inspirational: Short Film
“Thalion Ltd.” – Sci-Fi: Sci-Fi Short Film
“This Is Good” Ep. 6 – Tight Shorts: Webisode-style Comedy
“Twisted” – Tight Shorts: Short Film Drama
“We Can Be Gay Today – Baltic Pride 2013” – LGBT: Documentary-style Feature Film
“Wenonah” – Student: Short Film Drama