DIVISION 2

MAIN COMPETITION
WINNERS + SEMI-FINALISTS

WINNERS AUTOMATICALLY OFFICIAL JURY SELECTION.
VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL DATES 18 TO 31 DECEMBER 2024

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BEST PICTURE

KISSING THE WALL (ISRAEL) · Yehuda Udi Persi

CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
ATTENDANT (USA) · Rome Petersson
HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés

SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Elliott Hasler
ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis

BEST FEATURE FILM

THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium) · Ivan Goldschmidt
VELOCITY GIRL (USA) · R. Scott Leisk
THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA (UK) · Richard John Taylor
NIGHT FROM THE 4TH TO 5TH (Canada) · Isabelle Bartkowiak
YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
HAMLET WITHIN (UK) · Ken McMullen
THE POTATO FACTORY (UK) · Henry Hopkin

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yehuda Udi Persi
PUERTO (Colombia) · Federico Ahumada
IT'S JUST THE GAME (UK) · James Grogan
LEVEL 71 (Greece) · Peter Salapatas
EMERALD CITY (USA) · Josef Steiff
RIVER TAKE ME (UK) · Edie Deffebach
A REVAIR (Switzerland) · Fabio Stecher

BEST SHORT FILM

CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
TOMBSTONE PILLOW (USA) · Daniel M Lir, Bayou Bennett
ANIME PERSE: LOST SOULS (Italy) · Damjan Gomisel
ERRORDROP (USA) · Wesley James Trisnadi
CUPID'S GETAWAY (USA) · David M. Lewis
MORE TIME AFTER (USA) · Nick Shedlock

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

THE DUALITY OF ECSTASY (Netherlands) · Keith Tedesco
FIVE (USA) · Scott Petill
RECLAIM (France) · Clémence Le Prévost, Vicente Sahuc
BLEAK SALVATION (UK) · Alexandru Siantiu
BLUE ROOM (UK) · Kate Cheeseman
THE GOODS (UK) · Thomas Nangle
THE SPECTRE (Georgia) · Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze
TRIAL OF GOD (USA) · Brendan McKenna Merrill, Marshall Manesh

BEST STUDENT FILM

SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
I'M AFRAID (USA) · Kaisar Maxutov
SOPHIE (Iceland) · Marie Lydie Bierne
INTERCEPTION (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
IN THE PUDDLE (Poland) · Joanna Lechowska
THE SHOW ENDS TWICE (Japan) · Shota Kamitani
LIKE ANY OTHER (New Zealand) · Bradley Holdaway
BLOOD AND WATER (USA) · Jane Simonetti

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch
PAST AND FUTURE (Brazil) · Douglas Alves Ferreira
AXIOMS (Netherlands) · Arjan Gebraad
INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón
THE 24TH MR. PHIPPS (Finland) · Petri Salo
I C (Denmark) · Helene Moltke-Leth
INDELIBLE WINTER (USA) · Ann Huang

BEST QUEER

YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
SEEKING… (USA) · Jason Lee Courson
HANGING BUDDY (USA) · John Kestner
THE WEIGHT OF TIME (Ireland) · Noel Thomas Brady
WINNOWING (USA) · Daniel S. Janik
BLACK, QUEER & DONE (UK) · Nyasha Daley
YOU FREE TONIGHT? (UK) · Will Bottone
FELLINI MASTORNA: A FILM OF NO RETURN (USA) · Jennifer Glee Foley

BEST DIRECTING

HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Elliott Hasler
TWO WORDS AS THE KEY (Czech Republic) · Dan Svatek
THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland
NIGHT FROM THE 4TH TO 5TH (Canada) · Isabelle Bartkowiak
THE CHURCH OF TONY DUFRESNE (Canada) · Patrick Hodgson
PUERTO (Colombia) · Federico Ahumada

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

LEBEN (Poland) · Ania Plonka
HYDE STREET (USA) · Kip Pearson
SH'MA (USA) · Suki John
NIGHTFALL (USA) · JR Michael
OFF TO CARE (USA) · Marisa Camplin
UNSPEAKABLE (Portugal) · Luís Damas
A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT (USA) · Odette Wanda Sugerman
THE 5% (Canada) · Alexandra Hickox, Nathan Hughes-Berry

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
MESSAGE FOR THE KING (USA) · Phillips Payton
SCENES OF LOVE (USA) · Adam Pine, Sean Pine
FOG OF MIND (Colombia) · Simon Sepulveda
EXPECTED UNEXPECTED (Canada) · Sisi Theo
THE 2 MINUTE JOB (UK) · André Ibrahim
MISS WORLD (USA) · Alani Waters
KILLER HIGHWAY (USA) · Thomas Valencia

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

LEMON-AID (USA) · Sumner McMurtry
BLOOD AND WATER (USA) · Jane Simonetti
DEAD SERIOUS: BEGINNING BEFORE THE END (USA) · Alix Oliver, Julian Scalia
SCENES OF LOVE (USA) · Adam Pine, Sean Pine
FOG OF MIND (Colombia) · Simon Sepulveda
BARBARA (USA) · Ben Li
COOL OFF (USA) · Alexandra Maxwell
ROSES ARE RED (USA) · Gabrielle Desroches

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch and Ola Wallinder
JULY 4TH, 2020 (China) · Joe Juanyao Zheng and Vanessa Leqi Kong
SEVEN (UK) · Abigail Burdess
LOVERS (Germany) · Joe Paul Kienast and Annabella Zetsch
LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, A COMING OF AGE SELFIE FILM () · Barbara Becker Holstein

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland
A WORLD TURNED AROUND (Canada) · Johanne Chagnon
KARMA (USA) · Nelson Santiago Beltran, Amanda Redwine
ALASKA RESCUE STORY (USA) · Mark D. Rose
"ETRANGE" (USA) · Mimi Garrard
MOURNING COFFEE (UK) · Denise Mack
TEDDY FOUGHT THE LAW AND TEDDY WON (Ireland) · Noel Holmes
CONFESSIONS OF A SAILOR (USA) · Kurt Krauss

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Edward Ames
SWEET HONEY (UK) · Dan Löwenstein
THE M WORD (Australia) · Clementine Bourke
BANG BANG (Canada) · Piotr Skowronski
HAMLET/HORATIO (USA) · Hernán Toro
THE TROXLER EFFECT (Australia) · Daryl Sparkes

BEST LEAD ACTOR

KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yehuda Udi persi
THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · ALEX PETTYFER
CATARACT (Denmark) · Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Stuart Cullen
GIFT OF SUCCESS (Germany) · Roberto Puzzo
LEASING (Denmark) · Kasper Dalsgaard

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yuval Yuval Scharf
THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Rebecca Calienda
THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · TALULAH RILEY
ATTENDANT (USA) · Helen-Rose Hassett
LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Kate Moran
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Kirsten Callaghan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

LEASING (Denmark) · Nikolaj Dencker Schmidt
THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · MICHAEL GAMBON
MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Andrew Kingston
CATARACT (Denmark) · Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · John Locke

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CATARACT (Denmark) · Louise Hylland
THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Talulah Riley
VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Victoria Summer
HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · Boglárka Nagy-Bakonyi
THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA (UK) · Rula Lenska

BEST EDITING & SOUND DESIGN

LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
IT'S JUST THE GAME (UK) · James Grogan
LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
THE RED HOUR (Peru) · Juan Carlos Díaz Amaya
LOSE ME NOT (Switzerland) · Desmond Hudson, Nina Zogg
RIVER TAKE ME (UK) · Edie Deffebach
INSUFFERABLE (Australia) · Stig Weymss
GEOMETRICAL MOTION (Germany) · Ingrid Gans

BEST CGI & VISUAL EFFECTS

THE HOUND (Germany) · Melissa Arcak
CHRYSALINE (USA) · Taunya Gren
INTERCEPTION (New Zealand) · Peter McCully
MIRROR GAME (USA) · Angie Rowntree
RADIO SILENCE (USA) · Troy Scoughton, Sr.
KIELIA THE MOVIE (USA) · Vic Quinton, Cynthia Garcia
THE BLACKED OUT PROJECT (USA) · Jude Hazel
THE DARK SIDE OF IMMORTALITY: ETENEBRIS (Italy) · Savio Liborio Ciufo

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

PLS&TY 'UPSIDE' (USA) · Sean Cartwright
MAMA SAID (UK) · Aksinja Bellone, Martino Spavento
ALL THE PRETTY THINGS (USA) · Roberto Serrini
NIE WIEDER NACH HAUS (Germany) · Jakob Reuter
SUMMER PAYTON 'OUTTA CHARACTER' (USA) · Vivian D. Payton
VANNI "VVV" (FEAT. KIPINÄT-KUORO) (Finland) · Fanny Saarelainen, Jesse Liimatainen
THE BALLAD OF BLIND LOVE (USA) · Ayrin Gharibpour, Frederick Kolouch
SUMMER PAYTON 'SPOTLIGHT' (USA) · Vivian D. Payton

BEST ART DIRECTION

DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
TRUST (USA) · Diane Lansing
THE AWAKENING | THE ORBS' ARCHIVE (Canada) · Aaron Glanfield
ENAMOUR (UK) · Doulla Panaretou
WATER SPIRIT (USA) · Cherie Carson
ALIEN DANGER 2 WITH RAVEN VAN SLENDER (USA) · James Balsamo

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Mexico) · Luis Campos
PASSION (Republic of Korea) · Hyonok Kim
SANGAM (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE (France) · Fabrizio Masini
NO OXYGEN (Greece) · Nikos Kourou
FRIEND (India) · Sangita Aich
SECLUSION (Norway) · Alf Floa

BEST BRITISH FILM

EIGHTFOLD (UK) · Cassa Pancho, Mark Donne
THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Ignacio Maiso
IT'S JUST THE GAME (UK) · James Grogan
RIVER TAKE ME (UK) · Edie Deffebach
LUNGS (UK) · Adrianna Polcyn
SONGS OF THE CHAMBERMAIDS (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt
HENRY'S WIVES (UK) · Graham John Sessions
A PLACE ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF NOWHERE (UK) · Mark Nelson

BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM

THE POTATO FACTORY (UK) · Henry Hopkin
CHILI CON BARNEY (USA) · Reese Morgan
FLOWERCHILD (USA) · Maria Susana Gomez
CLARITY (USA) · Bryce Mackie
WRITING (Poland) · Agnieszka Korytkowska, Anna Hatłas
TRANSFORMATION OF HATS (Canada) · Kal Rai
(UN) SEEN (India) · Anjana Ghonasgi, Pratik Iyer
SOMETIMES, I STAY UP WALKING AT NIGHT (Australia) · D. Alvarado
CONFESSIONS OF A SAILOR (USA) · Kurt Krauss
WALKING THROUGH THE PARK (Italy) · Monica Ravalico
THE WAIT (UK) · Teresa Dawn Taylor
EVERY'NPARTY...NALIVADI?!? (Italy) · Mr. Nalivadi

BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM

SWEET HONEY (UK) · Dan Löwenstein
DREAM (USA) · Taso Papadakis
DANCING WITH MY MOTHER (Australia) · Richard de Carvalho
GRIEF (USA) · Robert Permenter
DISTRESSED GEOMETRY (China) · Aly Rose
WHISPERS FROM THE SOUL (USA) · Gareth Rockliffe
60 SECOND THOUGHTS: VOLUME THREE (USA) · David Baeumler
WHEN NANAY COMES HOME (USA) · Deborah Slater

BEST DRAMA

CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
THE PACT (USA) · Clayton Landey
STRAWBERRY PRINCESS (Kazakhstan) · Iliyas Antar Akhmet
A POET'S LIFE (USA) · Brandon S. N. Butler
SEE ME ONCE MORE, MY DEAR KID (USA) · Bihong Sha
15 (USA) · Melody Brooke
DEAR ERNIE (USA) · M.D. Walton

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
HOUSEWIFE (USA) · Brittany McSorley
BABY BLUE (USA) · Lex Garcia
BITTER BROWNIES (USA) · James Carman
PARTY PIRATE (Canada) · Ruth Lawrence
TRAVELING PUTZ (USA) · Dean Morgan
MEDICAL KARMA (USA) · George F. Ellis
SMALLFRY (USA) · Nicholas Messero

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
INTO THE NIGHT (USA) · Levi Elizaga, Jessica Sanders
RUN BABY RUN (Spain) · Toni Andújar
AI VS DEEP STATE (Hungary) · Katalin Weith
DIAGNOSIS P.T.S.D. (USA) · Monet Dunham
CHRISTMAS EVIL (USA) · Greg Maksudyan
LILY'S - SACRED JOURNEY (USA) · JR Michael
THE RABBLE (Israel) · Tim Polomani

BEST THRILLER

THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Ignacio Maiso

YOUR TURN (USA) · Sam Patzer
COALORA FALLS (USA) · Robert Dean
DEMON (Canada) · Daniel Calderone
BAOBHAN SITH (UK) · Hayley Louise McGuire
COLD CALM (Nigeria) · Tyna Ezenma
FLASH (USA) · Ryan Henderson
THE 'JACOB' TRILOGY (USA) · Jason Pfister

BEST HORROR

EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
REPENT (Canada) · Anthony Rio Tullo
THE BROTHERHOOD (Austria) · Markus Wimberger
BAY FOR BLOOD (USA) · Harry Waldman
ALL ALONE (USA) · Rowshon Ara Nipa
UNDER THE SHEET (UK) · Rebecca Holbourn
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (USA) · Charli Brown
THE G-SPOT (USA) · Melissa Bayer

BEST ANIMATED FILM

CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
BELTANE (UK) · Helena Houghton
THE SITTERS (USA) · Hannah Franklin
PUNYAKOTI (India) · Ravishankar Venkateswaran
LILY GIRL (Greece) · Demetrios Poursanidis
SAVING FACE (USA) · Leah Blatteis
LIL’ RED IS RIDING THE WRONG WAY IN THE HOOD! (USA) · Venus Jones

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN

WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
HINTER-LAND (Canada) · Christopher Angus
MY DIGITAL TRUTH (UK) · Swen Werner
AD 1202 (Croatia) · Tomislav Gregl
DELIVERY (USA) · Hsin Ting Lin
DRONE RUNNER II (USA) · Vincent Scuro
A BEAVER’S TALE (Canada) · William Cardinal, France Rodrigue
THE ESTEEMED PRIORITY (USA) · Al Bohl
THE SPROUTS (USA) · Lanvi Nguyen
NIGHTWORKS (Australia) · Jonathan Nolan

BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE (Republic of Korea) · Haeji Jung
THOMAS AND FRIENDS PARODY 20 (PERCY SNAPS!!!) (UK) · Phil Rigby, James Nuttall, Daniel Swinnerton
A BEAUTIFUL MORNING (UK) · Lauren Hammersley
FRAGMENTS (USA) · Jabriel E. Woodall
THE DISASTER MITZVAH (USA) · Brandon Manuel Werwa
PODER DEL PUEBLO "PEOPLE POWER" (USA) · Hector Eduardo Rivera
THE POWER OF GRIEF (UK) · Melissa Stanton

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
THE TRAGEDY OF JUAN RIVERA (USA) · Dan Asma
OLAVO IS RIGHT (Brazil) · Mauro Ventura
TROPICAL UTOPIA (Brazil) · João Amorim
BREAKTHROUGH (USA) · Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski
HOT MONEY (USA) · Susan Kucera
THE SOUND OF COLOGNE (Germany) · Kristina Schippling

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

STEVIE BULLETS (USA) · James Enzo Forni
HOT HANBOK/COOL GLASS (UK) · Janine Christley
JUDGING JURIES (USA) · Abby Ginzberg
THE OTHER 90 PERCENT (USA) · Alexandra Guillossou
HOW WE SEE WATER (USA) · Robin Starbuck
HOMELESS IN AMERICA (USA) · Miko Nincic
ART FROM THE INSIDE (USA) · Barbara Wiener
MAN AND AN OLD MILL (Finland) · Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen
LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Australia) · James Ganiere

BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY

SYSTEM ERRORS (Australia) · Clementine Bess Lloyd
WHITE GOLD (USA) · Katrin Baum
FLOW & RIVE (Germany) · Danielle Rotholi, Roberto Luis Ellis
MORECAMBE (UK) · Seb Morgan
URBAN RHYTHMS (Brazil) · Lucas Duarte
CUPID’S TREASURES (USA) · Bryce Mackie
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK) · Mirka Anderson

BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
A DOG'S LIFE (Germany) · Philipp Hampl
LIFE WITH HALF A BRAIN (USA) · Ken Kobre
THE HAUNTED JIZO OF SHIMO-MIZUNO, SAYAMA CITY (Japan) · Mitsuo Kurihara
FROM THE SAME TREE (Colombia) · Claudia Fischer
DAVORIA (Hungary) · Robert Gyökér
EARTH TO ART: BASKETMAKER (USA) · David Zurick
GAZA MONOLOGUES: TEN YEARS AND THE DREAM CONTINUES… (State of Palestine) · Iman Aoun, Yousef Nateel

BEST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION

IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE: A FESTIVAL STORY (USA) · John Handem Piette
REUNION (Taiwan) · Peter Haw-Ping Hsui, Jonfu Chen
SEARCHING FOR DAMIAN O (USA) · Omar C. Johnson
THE ANTIFASCIST ERA (Italy) · Tito Giliberto
WHO IS DR. S. ALLEN COUNTER? (USA) · S. Allen Counter, John A. Kuri
MUITO AMOR: JEWS AND JUDAISM IN AMAZONIA (Israel) · Malka Shabtay
AMERICANS IN JAPAN (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH CLARE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
VIVALDI MYSTERY (Italy) · Tito Giliberto

BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY

LOST KINGS OF BIOKO (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl
KARIBU NYUMBANI (UK) · Matthew Williams-Ellis
ORIGINS UNTOLD: ANCIENT COSMOLOGY (USA) · Sarah Rachel Fesiuk, David Fesiuk
CASSIS. MARS DEMYSTIFIED (Switzerland) · Tatiana Keller
THE 4 KINGS, THE SANCTUARY IN HALMAHERA SEA (Spain) · Karlos Simon
MEKO (USA) · Harrison Buck
SACHA (Italy) · Giulio Caresio
TARARUA S-K (New Zealand) · Andy Carruthers
LAND OF THE FREE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Australia) · James Ganiere

BEST SERIES OR PILOT

THE HEATHEN SHANE STEVENS (USA) · Benjamin Mulhern
SYNESTHESIA - CHAPTER 1: NEUROCEPTION (USA) · Wesley James Trisnadi
BREATHE (USA) · Blaine Santos, Jeanne Young
DEAD SERIOUS: BEGINNING BEFORE THE END (USA) · Alix Oliver, Julian Scalia
SEEKING… (USA) · Jason Lee Courson
BAIT (USA) · Marishka S. Phillips
WELCOME TO THE WHIMSICAL DESERT! (GOING SOLO) (USA) · Heidi Elisabeth Appe

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

NIE WIEDER NACH HAUS (Germany) · Jakob Reuter
SUMMER PAYTON 'SPOTLIGHT' (USA) · Vivian D. Payton
DEVOTION (USA) · Sima Galanti
PAIN (USA) · Chico Bennett
TIME ZONES (USA) · Robert Cook
GOOD WILL REMEDY 'BLEED' (Australia) · Hayden Stephen Lowry
SEARCHING IN PARALLEL UNIVERSE (Taiwan) · Peter Haw-Ping Hsui, Jonfu Chen
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (UK) · Graham Pike

BEST NEW MEDIA

GROWING UP (USA) · Jeffrey Wallin
SCHIJEN BY NIGHT (Switzerland) · Pirmin Henseler
ASPENIFY: STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE (USA) · Wesley James Trisnadi
LACTAÇORES (Portugal) · Nelson Carvalheiro
NARAKU (Japan) · Yoshimitsu Kushida
THE PATHOS OF HAMLET (Greece) · Sean Gregory Tansey
I HAD AN AFFAIR, OR DID I? (USA) · Barbara Becker Holstein
VANS ON THE WATER (USA) · David Keith Kaltenbach

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL DIRECTING

NONNONNON 'MADA MADA' (FEAT. ORLANDA) (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (Canada) · Alexandre Richard
BORN TO BE BAD (USA) · Gabrielle Desroches
SYNESTHESYA (Italy) · Gianni Salamone
DOPAMINE (UK) · Anna Vengarte, UMNIA
ISLAND DREAMS (Canada) · Rhonda Valerie Head, Gabriel Constant
MOLASSES FOXTROT (Canada) · Pamela Price
SACRED FLAMES (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

NONNONNON 'MADA MADA' (FEAT. ORLANDA) (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (Canada) · Alexandre Richard
DERIN MEVZULAR (Turkey) · Ecem Lawton
MAMA SAID (UK) · Aksinja Bellone, Martino Spavento
FEEL NO BURN (Belarus) · Aryna Tsyltsyna
SOCK QUIZ (USA) · Ethan John Paulo
ALL THE PRETTY THINGS (USA) · Roberto Serrini
EARTHLOVE (Sweden) · Felicia Konrad, Johan Haugen
SELF-CREATION (Poland) · Ewa Sztefka

BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO

MA1NFRAME (USA) · Qieer Wang
HAPPY TRANS GIRL LIKE ME (USA) · Fran Sisco
GET OUTTA THE SHOWER (USA) · Eva-Marie Fredric
BORN IN CHICAGO (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff
LUCKY YOU'RE MINE (USA) · Steven Santoro
WALKABOUT (USA) · Daniel Wander

BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

SOS HUMANITY: EARTH'S LAST DISTRESS SIGNAL (USA) · Kegan Thomas Witzki
HOW IT ENDS (USA) · Micah Rodriguez, Stephanie Resendes
TABLE READ PODCAST (USA) · Harry Aspinwall
A QUIETER PLACE: GREAT VOICE NO TRAINING (USA) · Robin Williams
DR GOODVIBES (Australia) · Richard P. Doyle
LTAR THIS IS OUR SELF-REFLECTION SHOW-LTAR: LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE (USA) · Lanita Duke

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

LET'S PRETEND I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU (USA) · Daniel Pradilla de Bedout
RAIN (USA) · Andronica Marquis
HUNGER (USA) · Michael William Hogan
XERAPHINA (USA) · Timothy Powell
THE KING'S FRIEND (Kazakhstan) · Vladimir Vassilenko
WEATHERING IT (USA) · Lynn Vincentnathan
SUICIDE MAN (USA) · Jimmie Lee Rogers, Lawrence M Zachary, Karim Hakim
A RED MADRASA SCHOOL UNDER MAO (China) · Gang Chen

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

POISON DART FROG (USA) · Darcy Doyle
SMALL TALK (USA) · Linda Kampley
THE END (USA) · Al Lefcourt
ALL FOR BLOOD (USA) · Miriam Pinedo
TEAM BONDING (Canada) · Mike Ede
NIELHEIM (USA) · Elyssa Catalfano
KU KLUX KAREN (USA) · John Kestner

BEST TV SCRIPT

DRAGUL AND FORBES: THE ILKLEY HEIST (USA) · Anna Elizabeth Gant
CHOSEN FAMILY (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore
BILLY BUYS A HORSE (USA) · Sid Kramer
THE EDGE (USA) · Gary F St. Martin
WHERE THE WIND BLOWS (UK) · Deborah Melanie Hodgetts
METAMORPHOSIS REVISITED (USA) · Scott Nelson

BEST DRAMA

LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
NICE EGGS (USA) · Sandi Farkas
MOONWALKED (USA) · Michael Beard
RECORDING IN PROGRESS (USA) · Aubrey Thurman
CITIZEN (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
THE MOUNTAIN (UK) · Ruth Finnegan
A NEW BELIEVER / REFOUND FAITH (USA) · Ellie Mae Louise Smith
BLOODLINE BLUES (USA) · Kimberly Fisher

BEST COMEDY DRAMA

ME'N GUS (USA) · Leslie Flannery
A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · Mark Von der Heide
NIELHEIM (USA) · Elyssa Catalfano
KU KLUX KAREN (USA) · John Kestner
WABI SABI LOVE (USA) · Nelson Santiago Beltran, Amanda Redwine
CATNAPPER (UK) · Katarzyna Ewa Adamus

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

RAIN (USA) · Andronica Marquis
THE VAGRANT (USA) · Frank Mancuso, Christhopher J Adams
STEPS DOWN THE SAME RIVER (UK) · Arseny Muchnick
THE SAVAGE TRAVELLER (France) · Jerome Rimbaud
HOME FOR AGED TIME TRAVELERS (USA) · Scott Nelson
MALLED (USA) · Lee Tidball
JOZEFIN ESCAPES (USA) · Pamela PerryGoulardt
RACE WARS: A EUGENICS EXPERIMENT (USA) · Eric Faulkner

BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

HUNGER (USA) · Michael William Hogan
THE HOLY CITY VAMPIRE (USA) · Millie Arlene Westermeyer
GŒD (USA) · Monte Albers de Leon
THE VENUSIAN CHRONICLES (USA) · Lynn Vincentnathan
90º NORTH LATITUDE (USA) · John A. Kuri
ARTIST HYDE AWAY (USA) · Dawn Marie Sellers
FUGAZI (USA) · Jeff Kimball

BEST QUEER

AT THE FLASH (USA) · Sean Chandler & David Leeper
THE COLOR OF THE EVENING SKY (USA) · Linda Kampley
12 HOURS (Canada) · Jodi J Morneau
A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · Mark Von der Heide
CHOSEN FAMILY (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian
THE SOUL SINGER (USA) · Nadine Weathersby
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