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Best Picture

LUKi & the Lights

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Best Drama

Breakout

 

Best Comedy

Some of Us Watch the Sunset, Too

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Best Documentary

51st State

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Best Animated

LUKi & the Lights

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Best Action / Thriller

Beautiful Darkness

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Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy

The Last Butterflies

 

Best Horror / Suspense

Bergamot

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Best Musical

Mahsa-Woman Life Freedom

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Best Experimental

The Imagination of a Child

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Best Foreign Film

Back To Me

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Best Director

51st State - Hannah Rosenzweig

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Best Actor in Lead

The Last Butterflies - Whitney Wegman-Wood

 

Best Actor in Supporting Role

Ashes To Ashes - Kelly Stables

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Best Actor in Juvenile Role

The Last Butterflies - Ivy Hickman

 

Best Screenplay

Some of Us Watch the Sunset, Too - Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz

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Best Cinematography

The Rowboat - Mufeng Han

 

Best Editing

Shaping Kulture - Alexis Chavez

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Best Hair & Makeup

Breakout - Alaina Carr

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Best Costume Design

Dow - Asoomii Jay

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Best SFX-VFX

The Silver Lining - Adam Cant

 

Best Music / Score

Some of Us Watch the Sunset, Too - Joachim Horsley & Lorena Perez-Batista

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Best Song

Back To Me - ”Never Letting Go”

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Best Local Filmmaker

Barrio - Sydney Villa

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Best Student Filmmaker

That Day - Alena Aliaksane

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Best First Time Filmmaker

Remains - Mark Villlauz

 

Diamond in the Rough

A Walk in the Park - May Suri, Asher Greene, Nicholas Nohe

 

Star of the Festival

Rodney Rinks

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Fan Favorite Film

Beautiful Darkness

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Best Drama

Discharge

 

Best Comedy

Ashes To Ashes

 

Best Documentary

Shaping Kulture

 

Best Animated

Vita Nova

 

Best Action / Thriller

The Silver Lining 

 

Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy

CR7

 

Best Horror / Suspense

The Endless

 

Best Musical

Remains

 

Best Experimental

Motherthief

 

Best Foreign Film

Commitment Is an Act Not a Word

 

Best Director

Some of Us Watch the Sunset, Too-Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz

 

Best Actor in Lead

Bergamot-Marcio Rosario

 

Best Actor in Supporting Role

The Rowboat-Shane P. Zhang

 

Best Actor in Juvenile Role

CR7-Jared Savaille

 

Best Screenplay

The Last Butterflies-Whitney Wegman-Wood

 

Best Cinematography

Some of Us Watch the Sunset, Too-Sara Kinney

 

Best Editing

Motherthief-Brendan Cleak & Caryn Sandoval

 

Best Hair & Makeup

The Last Butterflies-Nichole Hobbs

 

Best Costume Design

Ashes To Ashes-Holly Dorff

 

Best SFX-VFX

CR7-Sareesh C

 

Best Music / Score

Ashes To Ashes-Various

 

Best Song

Ashes To Ashes -”Big Blue Shell”

 

Best Local Filmmaker

The Last Butterflies-Whitney Wegman-Wood

 

Best Student Filmmaker

Dow-Sofi Abou-Assali

 

Best First Time Filmmaker

Beautiful Darkness-Rod Rinks

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