Winners

11th Edition

Feb, 2022

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Best U.S. Narrative Feature

After Masks

Dirs: Manaal Khan, Tayo Amos, Rebekah Wiggins, John Crockett, Brian McCulley

 

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Best International Narrative Feature

Cold

Dirs: Claire Coaché, Lisle Turner

 

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Best U.S. Narrative Short

Near Sight

Dir: Chris Vernale

 

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Best International Narrative Short

An Eye for An Eye

Dir: Phoenix Shi

 

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Best International Documentary Feature

A Moment Of Bliss

Dir: Bachar Khattar

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Best U.S Documentary Short

Send Nudes

Dir: Jonny Kapps

 

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Best International Documentary Short

Nā Kama Kai - Children Of The Ocean

Dir: Ju Martins

 

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Best U.S. Documentary Feature

The Jewels of the Salton Sea

Dir: Steven Vitali

 

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Best Director

Open Ticket

Dir: Vivek Beergunnot

 

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Best Female Director

Best Independent Film

Marat

Dir: Olga Boiko

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Best Actress

Janet Etuk

For: Cold

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Best Actor

Donghyuk Sun

For: A Song For My Dear

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Best Experimental

Gentile

Dir: Adrian Tizoc Marshall

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Best Script

Ideologies & The Promise

Writers: Maria S. Mejia, Alexandro Pacheco

 

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Best Cinematography

J1S

DOP: Mathias Rozpendowski

 

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Best Editor

Cold

Editor: Flaura Atkinson

 

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Best Composer

The Jewels of the Salton Sea

Music: Steven Vitali

 

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Best Animation

Synthetic Me

Dirs: Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

 

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Best Music Video

Mozart Gabriel - Leach

Dir: Mozart Gabriel Abeyta

 

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Best Comedy

Party Favors

Dir: Matt Canon

 

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Best Science Fiction

J1S

Dir: Jay Cunningham

 

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Best Horror

Inside The Darkness

Dir: Jordan Wright

 

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Best Trailer

MAYA the Sacrifice

 

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Best Student Film

Mountain Spirits

Dir: Qiwei Li, Zishan Huang, Yin Fu, Yuxuan Fu
 

 

Best TV Series-Web-Pilot

Cray

Dir: Sonia Sawkar

 

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Best Unproduced Screenplay

The Gunslinger's Legacy

Writer: Christopher Goodenough