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GOLD AWARD WINNERS

MAIN CATEGORies

FEATURES

BEST FEATURE - FOREIGN
12 months of KAI
(dir. Mutsumi Kameyama, Japan)
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BEST FEATURE -
DOCUMENTARY
The State of Texas vs. Melissa
(dir. Sabrina Van Tassel, France)
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BEST FEATURE - SCI-FI
Lightships
(dir. John Harrigan, United Kingdom)
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BEST FEATURE -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
2.0 Lucy
(dir. Fenella Greenfield,
United Kingdom)
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BEST FEATURE -
SOCIAL AWARENESS
African Democracy/Hopes and Challenges
(dir. Irvin D. Reid, USA)
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SHORTS

BEST SHORT - DRAMA
Two Distant Strangers
(dir. Martin Desmond Roe,
Travon Free, USA)

BEST SHORT -
FOREIGN
The Hygiene Project
(dir. Tamar Nissim, Israel)

BEST SHORT -
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Re/entry
(dir. Ben Brand, Netherlands)
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BEST SHORT -
STUDENT
One Pair Coat
(dir. Yi Luo, Germany)

BEST SHORT -
ANIMATION
Papa Sun
(dir. Noah Gallagher, USA)
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BEST SHORT -
YOUNG FILMMAKER
Spotlight
(dir. Jane Rumbaua, USA)

BEST MICROFILM
Her Release
(dir. Valentine Miele, USA)
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BEST SHORT - COMEDY
Sky Dancers Grown Up
(dir. Ra Dreyfus, USA)
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BEST SHORT -
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Feeling Through
(dir. Doug Roland, USA)

BEST SHORT -
ACTION
The Fixer
(dir. Michael Schilf, USA)

BEST SHORT -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
As the Wave Broke
(dir. Alexandra Bekiou, Germany)
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BEST SHORT -
EXPERIMENTAL
Enough
(dir. Caleb Slain, USA)
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BEST
COMMERCIAL
Oasis
(dir. Adrien Servadio, USA)
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BEST SHORT - COMEDY
Rent do
(dir. Gavin Michael Booth, Canada)
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BEST SHORT -
MYSTERY/THRILLER
An Occurrence at Arverne
(dir. Robert Broadhurst, USA)

BEST SHORT -
HORROR
Dark Lights
(dir. Deborah Richards, USA)

BEST SHORT -
ANIMATION
Ciervo
(dir. Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, USA)

BEST SHORT -
DANCE/FASHION
If I Lose Myself,
I Find Myself
(dir. Eduardo Schönenberg,
El Salvador)

BEST
TRAILER
Two Distant Strangers
(dir. Martin Desmond Roe,
Travon Free, USA)
MUSIC & POSTER

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Her Cold Hands
(dir. Matthew McKee, USA)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Feeling Through
(Composed by Daniel Ryan)
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Never Ever
(dir. Evgenii Bakirov, Russian Federation)
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BEST POSTER
Lightships
(dir. John Harrigan, UK)
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WEB SERIES / TV PILOT

BEST WEB/TV PILOT
Stupid Cupid | Season One
(dir. Yaroslav Altunin)
SCREENPLAY

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Good Luck Chuck
(by Peter Pastuszek, Germany)

BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Kanashimi
(by Michael Horwitz, USA)

BEST TV SCRIPT
Still's Life
(by Duncan Putney, USA)

