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GOLD AWARD WINNERS
MAIN CATEGORY
FEATURES
BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
Two autumns in Paris
(dir. Gibelys Coronado, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
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BEST FEATURE -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Memory
(dir. Maxim Chisnicean, Republic of Moldova)
TIE
BEST FEATURE -
DOCUMENTARY
Hope in the Holy Land
(dir. Jesse Schluntz, USA)
TIE
BEST FEATURE -
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Rage
(dir. John Balazs, Australia
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BEST FEATURE -
SPORTS/INSPIRATIONAL
Hoop Innovators
(dir. Dr. Elliott Haimoff, USA)
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BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
For The Hits
(dir. Steve Gandolfo, USA)
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BEST FEATURE -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
I believe in one only father
(dir. Luca Guardabascio, Italy)
TIE
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BEST FEATURE -
FAMILY/FAITH
A Bennett Song Holiday
(dir. Harley Wallen,USA)
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BEST FEATURE -
SOCIAL AWARENESS
It's A Wonderful Plight
(dir. Justin Rhodes, USA)
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BEST FEATURE - FOREIGN
Fighter's Heart
(dir. Kacper Anuszewski, Poland)
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BEST FEATURE - DOCUMENTARY
The Mayberry Effect
(dir. Christopher Hudson, USA)
TIE
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BEST FEATURE -
HORROR
The Stairs
(dir. Peter "Drago" Tiemann, USA)
BEST FEATURE -
EXPERIMENTAL
Mareld
(dir. Ove Valeskog, Sweden)
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SHORTS
BEST SHORT - DRAMA
November 1st
(dir. Charlie Manton, United Kingdom)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
WAR/MILITARY
38 Minutes
(dir. Paul Lacovara, USA)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Augustus
(dir. Jon Alston, USA)
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BEST SHORT -
LOVE IS LOVE
The Suit
(dir. Maurizio Ravallese, Italy)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
STUDENT
Da Yie
(dir. Anthony Nti, Ghana)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Limbo
(dir. Anthony von Seck, USA)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Dinosaurs: The True Story
(dir. Paul-Louis Aeberhardt, France)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
ACTION
Fugitive Zero
(dir. Joe Lam, USA)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Not Now
(dir. Andrew Liulko, Ukraine)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
ANIMATION
RenaiDance
(dir. Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, Han Chen Chang, USA)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
DANCE/FASHION
Nightfall
(dir. Yo Vo, Bulgaria)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
SPORTS/INSPIRATIONAL
To the Ends
(dir. Mark Koch, Chris Smith, USA)
TIE
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BEST PSA
We Stand Together
(dir. Helen Alexis Yonov, USA)
TIE
BEST
TRAILER
The misadventures of a goose and a girl
(dir. Sofya Badalova, Russian Federation)
BEST SHORT - DRAMA
Henet Ward
(dir. Morad Mostafa, Egypt)
TIE
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BEST SHORT - FOREIGN
Charon
(dir. Yannick Karcher, France)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
COMEDY
Soy No Soy
(dir. Frederik Paludan, Denmark)
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BEST SHORT -
FAMILY/FAITH
Only Death Never Lies
(dir. Sam Yazdanpanna, Iran)
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BEST SHORT -
STUDENT
A Day Like Today
(dir. Magda Strzyżyńska, Poland)
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TIE
BEST SHORT -
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Divertimento
(dir. Keyvan Sheikhalishahi, France)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Paradox
(dir. Jon Cohen, Australia)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
DOCUMENTARY
Cell 364
(dir. Mathilde Babo, Zoé Rossion, France)
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BEST SHORT -
ANIMATION
Facing It
(dir. Sam Gainsborough, United Kingdom)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
SILENT/EXPERIMENTAL
Small Fish
(dir. Maxime Beauchamp, Canada)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
DANCE/FASHION
Bad Feeling
(dir. Nyko PK16, France)
TIE
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BEST
MICROFILM
Tabu
(dir. Olga Kosanovic, Austria)
TIE
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BEST PSA
Final Moments
(dir. Dax Phelan, USA)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
WAR/MILITARY
Alina
(dir. Rami Kodeih, USA)
TIE
BEST SHORT - FOREIGN
Marie-Luise
(dir. Hervine De Boodt, Germany)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
LOVE IS LOVE
Manasanamaha
(dir. Deepak Reddy, India)
TIE
BEST SHORT -
HORROR
Little One
(dir. Chris Beyrooty, Logan Fields, USA)
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BEST SHORT -
STUDENT
Sin Cielo
(dir. Jianna Maarten, USA)
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TIE
BEST SHORT -
YOUNG FILMMAKER
The Making of Alex
(dir. Jessica Fay & Velton Lishke, United Kingdom)
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BEST SHORT -
ACTION
Red
(dir. David Newton, United Kingdom)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
FIRST TIME FILMMAKER
Sandier
(dir. Michael Chereau, France)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
ANIMATION
The Winter
(dir. Xin Li, Australia)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
SILENT/EXPERIMENTAL
Something Round
(dir. Nikhail Asnani, Canada)
TIE
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BEST SHORT -
SPORTS/INSPIRATIONAL
Wild, Raw, and Free: Van and Skate Life
(dir. Silas Tolles, USA)
TIE
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BEST
MICROFILM
Fire Extinguisher
(dir. Rodrigo Sopeña, Joana Solnado, Spain)
TIE
BEST
COMMERCIAL
Archetypes
(dir. Carlo De Agostini, Italy)
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MUSIC & POSTER
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Circle of Salt
(dir. Kirill Novikov, Russian Federation)
TIE
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Sandier
(Composed by Michael Chereau, France)
TIE
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BEST POSTER
Mareld
(dir. Ove Valeskog, Sweden)
TIE
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Livin' in the Light
(dir. Hannah Hefner &
Emmanuel Henreid, USA)
TIE
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Memory
(Composed by Elias Tadeus, Republic of Moldova)
TIE
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Brave by Pia Toscano
(From "The Great Artist")
(written by Jon Altham, Matthew Postlethwaite, Pia Toscano / Composed by Jon Altham)
BEST POSTER
Nahjum
(dir. Sebastian Torres Greene &
Manuel Del Valle, Mexico)
TIE
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WEB SERIES / TV PILOT
BEST WEB/TV PILOT
Limbo
(dir. Pat Dortch, USA)
SCREENPLAY
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Queen of Newburgh
(by Lisa Cole, Veronica Moody, USA)
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BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Amy Eventually
(by Kay Phillips, USA)
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BEST TV SCRIPT
A Loving Home
(by Greg Sisco USA)
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