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    Grand Award

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    Best Experimental Film/Video

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        The Looking Planet

      6.6 (578)
      Eric Law Anderson
      Giant Dolphin Pictures

    Platinum Award

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    Animated Short

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        Death and the Robot

      7.7 (48)
      Austin Taylor
      Alex Thompson
    • [object Object]
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        Hanging by a Thread

      8.2 (18)
      Catya Plate
      Clothespin Freak Productions

    Best Comedy (Adapted Material)

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        Pizza Me Mafia

      6.1 (18)
      Gui Pereira(director)
      Lara Horton(producer)

    Best Fantasy/Sci-fi Feature Script

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        Room 401

      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Welling Films

    Best Film

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        A Hidden Epidemic

      Linda Warden(director)
      LCW Productions

    Best Historical/Period Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Une Libération

      5.9 (46)
      Brian James Crewe(Director / Producer)
      Marion Kerr(Writer)
      Hugh Aodh O'Brien(Producer)
      Film Crewe Productions
      Variegated Films

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
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        Sound of Tears

      8.6 (8)
      Dorothy A. Atabong
      Ayinke Films

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Rachel Zeiger-Haag
      Winner
      • Rachel Zeiger-Haag
      • Influence

    Best Trailer

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        The Mechanic

      7.4 (14)
      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Welling Films

    Best Western

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        The Adventures of Sheriff Kid McLain

      8.5 (101)
      Gui Pereira(director)
      Lara Horton(producer)

    Documentary

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      Winner

        Hunt for a Super Comet

      Kelly McKeown
      Shelley Ayres
      Cindy Bahadur
      Dan Riskin
      Exploration Production

    Dramatic - Original Shorts

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        Eva's Legacy

      8.5 (16)
      Simon Frith(director)
      Red Stable Films

    Fantasy/Horror

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        Curse of the Phoenix

      5.1 (96)
      Stephen Cranny

    Feature Film

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        Influence

      5.7 (14)
      Michael Bergmann

    Graduate Level Student Productions

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        El Camaleón

      7.6 (5)
      Iz Gutierrez

    Independent Experimental Film & Video - Live Action (Little or No Dialogue)

    • Winner

        Where the Road Ends

      Abby Kwiatkowski(executive producer/writer/director)

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Dramatic-Original

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      Winner

        The Art Police

      7.2 (6)
      Jonah Zeiger
      Kimberly Harwood

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Historical

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        A Broken Man

      7.2 (21)
      Julien Hayet-Kerknawi(director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

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        The Lost

      Damir Catic(director)
      Ron Gelner(producer)
      Dark Lightning Films

    Short Film

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        The Red Card

      6.7 (16)
      Dana Brawer(director/writer)

    Television and Cable Production - TV Series-Comedy

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        Professor Isle's Laboratory

      7.4 (32)
      Lance Barnett(director)
      Top Of The Barrel Productions

    Gold Award

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    Best Dramatic Feature

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        A Sort of Homecoming

      5.5 (313)
      Maria Burton(director)
      Lynn Reed(writer)

    Best Short Film

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        Acting 101

      7.4 (11)
      Rene Rhi
      J. Francisco Rodriguez
      Lobo Films
      Back of the Class Productions
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        I Am Good

      Noora Albright
      Dollhouse Productions
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        Lady Luck

      8.6 (25)
      Jo Lewis(director)
      Breakneck Films
      Lady Luck

    Comedy Short Subject

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        Acting 101

      7.4 (11)
      Rene Rhi
      J. Francisco Rodriguez
      Lobo Films
      Back of the Class Productions

    Documentary

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      Winner

        The Granny Globetrotter

      Vince Williams
      Heather Child

    Dramatic Short Film

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        Just Another Dance with My Father

      Diane Musselman(executive producer/writer)

    Family / Children

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        Asintado

      4.9 (16)
      Louie Ignacio

    Fantasy/Horror

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        Scarlet Says

      7.6 (9)
      Marley Grenville
      Alexei Slater
      Saskia Whinney
      Turn The Slate Productions

    Film & Video Production - Documentary

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      Winner

        Diaoyu Islands: The Truth

      6.9 (332)
      Chris D. Nebe(director)
      JJ Osbun(producer)
      Monarex Hollywood Corporation

    Independent Short Subject - Science Fiction

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        Aero

      7.8 (10)
      Arturo Vargas

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Dramatic-Original

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        When the Dogs Bark

      Rafael Farina Issas(director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Original

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        Adjust-A-Dream

      7.6 (30)
      Jonathan Wysocki(director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Dramatic-Original

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        A Short Epic About Love

      7.3 (16)
      Josephine Halbert

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Fantasy/Horror

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        The Blood of Love

      7.5 (12)
      Jeff Meyers(director/writer)
      Corrugated Films

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Music - Shorts

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        Monster in a House

      8.2 (47)
      Daniel James Chan
      Christiano Dias
      Muller Entertainment
      Manowar Media

    Independent Short Subjects-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

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        Alibi Nation

      8.7 (18)
      Jonathan Wysocki(director)

    Independent Student Film & Videos - College Level Student Productions

    • Winner

        Starlight

      9.1 (11)
      Alex Thompson

    Silver Award

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    Best Comedy Feature

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        Odd Brodsky

      6.1 (177)
      Cindy Baer
      Free Dream Pictures
      Metahara Productions

    Best Comedy Short

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        Three Little Pucks

      8.3 (24)
      Vincent Drabik
      VRD Productions

    Best Dramatic Feature

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        Solitary

      4.9 (177)
      Katharine Lee McEwan
      Sarina Taylor
      Solitary Films

    Best Low Budget Film (Under $100,000)

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        Flytrap

      5.1 (4.1K)
      Stephen David Brooks
      My Man Productions

    Film & Video Production - Documentary

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        Tibet: The Truth

      7.4 (29)
      Chris D. Nebe(director)
      JJ Osbun(producer)
      Monarex Hollywood Corporation

    Independent Short Subject Film and Video - Science Fiction

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        Stranger at the Pentagon

      5.7 (140)
      Craig Campobasso
      Tonia Madenford
      Jeffrey Cordone
      Gabe Videla
      Pleiadian Productions

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Dramatic-Original

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        The AXI: The Avengers of Extreme Illusions

      8.7 (109)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films
      For the episode "Alive".
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        The Last Catch

      6.2 (8)
      Carlos A. Samudio
      Robert Shumaker
      Matthew Paris
      Shade Dubois
      Looknow Productions

    Short Subject - Best Directing

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        Link

      7.8 (23)
      Alex Thompson

    Theatrical Feature Film - Christian

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        Never Alone

      Nancy Hamilton
      Sandra Dee Richardson
      Desiree DeAnda
      Golden Eagle Films
      RS Rich Productions

    Bronze Award

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    Best College Level Student Production

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        Copyright Warfare

      Runze Zhou

    Black/Dark Comedy

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        Tricks

      Beaty Reynolds
      Chris Graves
      Joy of the Living

    Documentary

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        Vegas Vikings

      8.6 (13)
      Christian Schoyen(director/executive producer)
      Christin Tellefsen(executive producer)
      Creating Legends

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Family/Children

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      Winner

        Animal Cookies

      Matthew C. Temple(director)
      Temple Pilgrim Films

    Independent Student Film & Video - College Level Student Productions

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        The Production

      Abby Kwiatkowski(executive producer/writer/director)

    Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions

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        Dorothy

      David Ward(director)

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Foreign Language Film

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        Zaustavljeni Glas

      8.3 (55)
      Ivan Maloča(Producer)
      Interfilm

    Best New Media

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      Winner

        The AXI: The Avengers of Extreme Illusions

      8.7 (109)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Best Screenplay

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        The Night Witches

      Steven Prowse

    Best Short

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        If I Could Talk

      8.4 (112)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Best documentary short

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        Ranch Hand Rescue Hosted by Doris Roberts

      David Bartlett

    Biographical

    • Winner

        LeRoy Critter Wolfinger

      Nancy Bowers

    Comedy Dark/Black

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        Real Buddy

      5.3 (51)
      Frank Mirbach(Director)
      Mineworks Film

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Das Mädchen - Was geschah mit Elisabeth K.?

      7.7 (27)
      Eric Friedler
      NDR International

    Dramatic Feature Film

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        Here Lies

      8.3 (18)
      Duncan Ward
      Eyeplugin Media Corporation
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      Winner

        Girl on the Edge

      5.6 (820)
      Jay Silverman(executive producer)
      Jay Silverman Productions

    Dramatic Short Film, Original

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      Winner

        Taken for Granted

      Gabriela Egito
      Egito Productions

    Dramatic Short-Original

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        Last Wishes

      7.3 (11)
      D. Parker Widemire Jr.
      State of Mind Films

    Feature Documentary

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        Poverty Inc

      7.4 (80)
      Gary Null
      Gary Null & Associates

    Feature Film and Video Productions-Political / International Issues

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        Dream On

      7.4 (20)
      Roger Weisberg(director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Fantasy/Horror

    • Winner

        Zero

      8.3 (11)
      Chris Smellin
      Robert Smellin
    • [object Object]
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        What's Eating Dad?

      7.2 (19)
      Michael Goldburg
      Home on the Range Productions
      Navy Yard Films

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Science Fiction

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      Winner

        The Wheel of Time

      6.7 (42)
      Kagan Kerimoglu(director)

    Live Action - Narrative (Little or No Dialogue)

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      Winner

        Manifest: The Chryzinium Era

      5.2 (42)
      Rick Lord(director, producer)
      Phillip Wade
      Timotheus Hucklestone
      Matchlight Films

    Short Film

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      Winner

        Sweetheart

      7.4 (37)
      Miguel Angelo Pate

    Short Film/Video

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      Winner

        Na Mila - I seek but cannot find

      Manish Raghunath
      Pario Vita Productions

    Best Actress - Critics Choice

    • Katharine Lee McEwan
      • Katharine Lee McEwan
      • Solitary

    Gold Remi Award

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    Best Actor

    • Eric Roberts at an event for Up in the Air (2009)
      Winner
      • Eric Roberts
      • Leaves of the Tree
    • Winner
      • M. Legend Brown
      • Steps of Faith
      Poorchild Films
      Reda Jo Films
      Higher Heights Filmworks

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Priscila Fantin
      • Jogo de Xadrez

    Best Country & Western Music Video

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      Winner

        Do What You Love

      Katarzyna Kochany(director/producer)
      Rocky Westbrook
      Benjamin Wilbanks
      Bost Family Traditions

    Best Dark Comedy

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        73 Dollars to Park

      Javier Ortiz

    Best Directing

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        Girl on the Edge

      5.6 (820)
      Jay Silverman(director)
      Jay Silverman Productions
    • [object Object]
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        Mutant World

      2.8 (745)
      David Winning
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mutant World

      2.8 (745)

    Best Editing (Feature)

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        Girl on the Edge

      5.6 (820)
      Lauren Connelly

    Best First Feature

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        The Hit Producer

      7.2 (59)
      Kevin de la Isla O'Neill
      Hit Producer Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Hit Producer

      7.2 (59)
      Kevin de la Isla O'Neill
      Hit Producer Films

    Best Short

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      Winner

        Adamo

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Best Short Film (Western)

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      Winner

        Mojave Junction

      6.8 (14)
      Christian Jean
      Decipher Pictures

    Best Short Screenplay - Spiritual/Religious/Christian

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      Winner

        The Mechanic

      7.4 (14)
      Shawn Welling
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Welling Films

    Best Student Film

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      Winner

        Carry On

      8.1 (40)
      Yatao Li
    • [object Object]

        Bird

      Brittany Rae Barber
      Santa Monica College Film Program

    Black/Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Der Jackpot

      6.8 (10)
      Malte Wirtz
      Unfiltered Artists
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Chelsea International

      Paul Adelizzi

    Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Harry, Being with You

      David Dunn Jr.
      Sheerface Productions

    Documentary

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        Martin Elkort: An American Mirror

      Stefani Twyford(producer)
      Legacy Multimedia
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        God is American

      7.0 (25)
      Richard Martin-Jordan(director)
      Palladium Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        World War I

      7.5 (74)
      Vladyslav Riashyn(producer)
      Star Media

    Dramatic Adaptation - Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Salvator

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Feature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        God is American

      7.0 (25)
      Richard Martin-Jordan
      Palladium Productions

    Film & Video Production Award - Ethnic/Cultural

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      Winner

        1994

      Adem Suljic(director)

    History & Archaeology

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      Winner

        Archimedes. The Master of Numbers

      Sergey Sozanovsky(producer)
      Film.ua
      Signal Red

    Independent Short

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      Winner

        If the Trees Could Talk

      7.7 (19)
      Michael Weinstein

    Independent Short Subject Award - Family / Children

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      Winner

        Anchovies

      7.4 (7)
      Lee Chee Tian
      Zulkifli Salleh
      The Big Shots

    Independent Short Subject Awards - Live Action Narrative

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      Winner

        Tumble Dry Low

      5.9 (55)
      Jefferson Stein

    Independent Short Subject Awards-Screenplay/Script

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      Winner

        Tyler's Taxi

      Irshad James

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Original

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      Winner

        The Slap

      • S1.E2

      • Axi in the News

      7.6 (8)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Moving Day

      8.9 (9)
      Samuel Z.P. Thomas
      Louis Hunter
      HunterThomas Media
    • Winner

        Missing

      Cezil Reed(director)
      Lydelle Jackson(director)
      Steven Christopher Wallace(producer)
      BAPart Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Shifting Faults

      David Sowden
    • Winner

        Valentine's Distance

      Rex Takeshi Chen(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tyler's Taxi

      Irshad James(director)
      Matt Speck(lead actor)
      Dion Johnson Ricardo(lead actor)
      Erik Lasko(cinematographer/editor)

    Independent Shorts - Fantasy/Horror

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      Winner

        Once, When I Was Dead

      Scott W. Perry(writer/director)
      Tony DeBenedetto(executive producer)
      Javelina 98 Productions
      Slick Devil Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Witch

      Kreuz Chan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mr. Dentonn

      6.2 (149)
      Ivan Villamel
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Witch

      Polina Gorbacheva(co-producer)

    Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Awaken

      6.9 (11)
      Bruce Sze Han Chen

    Religion/Ethics/Spirituality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        South Texas Gentle Men of Steel: Los Padres

      Armando Ibanez(writer/producer/director)

    Rising Star - Actor

    • Jake Vargas in Buena familia (2015)
      Winner
      • Jake Vargas
      • Asintado

    Rising Star - Actress

    • Laura Marano
      Winner
      • Laura Marano
      • A Sort of Homecoming
    • Taylor Spreitler
      • Taylor Spreitler
      • Girl on the Edge
      Jay Silverman Productions

    Screenplays - Horror/Thriller/Mystery

    • Winner
      • Andrew Lynch
      Byron A. Martin Productions
      For "Wolverine Hotel".

    Short Subject - Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I Know You

      9.2 (13)
      Colin Gerrard(director)
      7 Colli Productions

    Social / Economic Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        First Degree

      Roger Weisberg(director)
      Public Policy Productions

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Bridge at the End of the World

      5.6 (128)
      Irena Škorić(producer)
      Branko Istvancic(director)
      Artizana Film

    Television Production - Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Flamin' Thongs

      5.9 (59)
      Keith Saggers(producer)
      Colin South(producer)
      MWP-RDB Thongs

    Television and Cable Production- TV Special- Comedy

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        Simpler Times

      8.4 (46)
      Steve Monarque(director)
      MonaVision Films

    Television and Cable Production: Children's Audience

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bushwhacked!

      6.0 (26)
      Daniel Goldberg(producer)
      Mark Bellamy(writer/director)

    Bronze Remi Award

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    Best Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: A Cinderella Story

      8.7 (13)
      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Welling Films

    Best Student Short Film

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        I M Possible

      8.2 (16)
      Prasad Kamalakar Narse

    Documentary Short - Historical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Visions of the Past: Wessyngton Plantation

      Linda Duvoisin
      Dave Porfiri
    • [object Object]
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        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace 2: God Means Loving, Not Killing!

      Youxin Yang

    Dramatic - Adaptation

    • [object Object]
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        Poor Man's Mermaid

      E.B. Kogan
      Jessica Silvetti
      Light and Shadow Pictures

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Diminished

      8.9 (18)
      Konstantina Palli
      Studio Rosso

    Fantasy/Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Fire Ripples

      9.0 (9)
      Mark Roeder
      Cineripple

    Film & Video Art

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace 2: God Means Loving, Not Killing!

      Youxin Yang

    Independent Experimental Awards: Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Preserve & Whatnot

      Marco Joubert(director)

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Mechanic

      7.4 (14)
      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Welling Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Serf

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        David and Luisa

      Trung Hai Bui
      New York Film Academy at Universal Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Une nuit à la campagne

      Yann Mokhtari(director)
      We Owe Paris Productions
      Gonella Productions

    Independent Theatrical Christian Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Adrenaline

      4.6 (195)
      Joseph Quinn Simpkins(executive producer)
      Del Baron(executive producer)
      Word Entertainment

    Low Budget Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Learning to Ride

      8.2 (14)
      Michael Hanley

    Best Dramatic Screenplay

    • [object Object]

        The Politics of Love & Dance

      John Pisano-Thomsen

    Platinum Remi Award

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    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bednaya Liz

      7.1 (70)
      Vladyslav Riashyn(producer)
      Star Media

    Best Comedy- Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Mile in These Hooves

      8.7 (11)
      James Brylowski(writer/director/producer/cinematographer/editor)
      Solid Porcupine

    Best Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
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        Hysteria

      8.4 (126)
      Nicole Bowers Wallace
      NBW Films

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Leaves of the Tree

      5.0 (179)
      Danielle Joy Healey
      Gogi Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Steps of Faith

      6.8 (232)
      M. Legend Brown
      Poorchild Films
      Reda Jo Films
      Higher Heights Filmworks

    Best Feature Screenplay: Sci-fi/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Room 401

      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Welling Films

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lily in the Grinder

      6.3 (44)
      Michael Morgenstern
      Stefanie Coimbra
      Rafaël Leloup
      Judy Phu
      Everything Is Film

    Best Original Drama Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Long Wait

      Elizabeth Yoder
      Wolfgang Bodison

    Best Screenplay (Short)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Promise Me

      7.8 (50)
      Kevin Machate
      Who's That? Productions

    Best Short - Comedy Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Kid

      6.6 (55)
      David Scott Heck
      Emily Neves
      Isaiah Heck
      Manson Floyd
      WTH Films

    Best Short Film- Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Hurt

      Brandon Chang
      Santa Monica College Film Program
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Ray of Sunshine

      Tullio Imperatore
      NPS Multimedia Production Studio

    Black/Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Synergy

      Gabriela Egito
      Egito Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pushing Buttons

      Meredith Jackson(producer)
      Dancing Honu Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Random Attempts

      4.6 (16)
      Vasvi Ciftcioglu(director)
      Dogus Ozokutan(director)

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sharing the Rough

      8.2 (15)
      Orin Mazzoni(director)
      Jon C. Scheide(producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Very Good Dirt

      Catharine Parke
      Curious Cat Productions

    Dramatic Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Come Away with Me

      7.8 (20)
      Ellen Gerstein(Director)

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ubit Stalina

      6.2 (85)
      Vladyslav Riashyn(producer)
      Star Media

    Film & Video Production - Human Sexuality

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Our Father

      8.4 (176)
      Linda Palmer

    Film & Video Production - Substance Abuse

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mother

      9.3 (14)
      Gregory G. Allen(director)
      David Skyler(actor)
      ASD Media & Entertainment

    Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Loyalist

      7.0 (68)
      Minji Kang
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sunny Square

      Hammad Rizvi

    High School Level Student Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        It's a Thing

      Meredith Morran
      Sage McCommas
      Sebastian Crank

    Independent Short - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Reversion

      Marco Della Fonte(director)
      Jordan D. Craig

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        @Social #Connection

      Eric Bair
      Bairfilm
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Captured

      Carolyn Hodge(Producer/Director)
      Moondancer Entertainment

    Independent Shorts - Family/Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Devil Goes Down

      7.7 (27)
      Nicky Julius(as Nicholas Julius)
      Long Way Home Productions

    Independent Shorts - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Titanica

      Timothy Nguyen(director)

    Independent Shorts - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Red Balloon

      9.3 (8)
      Tony DeBenedetto(executive producer)
      Jason Walter Vaile(writer)
      Mark Blitch(director)
      Javelina 98 Productions

    Independent Theatrical Family/Children Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Martial Arts Kid

      5.0 (589)
      Michael Baumgarten
      James E. Wilson
      Cheryl Wheeler

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Action / Adventure

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Tree That Saved Christmas

      6.3 (1.5K)
      David Winning

    Independent Theatrical Features - Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ludo

      4.6 (64)
      Katrin Ottarsdóttir(director)
      Blue Bird Film

    Independent Theatrical Features - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Jogo de Xadrez

      4.1 (131)
      Luis Antonio Pereira
      Eclectic Entertainment

    Independent Theatrical Features/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Rule of Lead

      6.1 (34)
      Giacomo Arrigoni
      Giacomo Arrigoni Productions

    Live Action - Narrative (Little or No Dialogue)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Struggle of Libations

      9.4 (11)
      Erin Mullally
      Slim Horse Productions

    Medical/Health/Fitness/Wellness

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Broken Jam

      7.2 (6)
      Emanuele Michetti

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sophie

      8.8 (46)
      Alex Lombard

    Short Comedy Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Follies of Youth

      Melina Curi(director)
      Kevin Fisher(producer)
      Dynamic Entertainment

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        La storia di Sonia

      8.3 (10)
      Lorenzo Guarnieri

    Student Film and Video Awards-College Level

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Return of Ethan Young

      Grant Moore(director)
      Kelly Burns(producer)
      Ana Castillejos(producer)
      Catie Kosiba(producer)
      TCU Student Filmmakers Association

    TV Mini-series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sniffer

      7.2 (2.1K)
      Viktor Mirskiy(producer)
      Film.ua

    Talent/Host On Screen

    • Peter von Puttkamer
      Winners
      • Niall McCann
      • Peter von Puttkamer
      • Biggest and Baddest 2
      Gryphon Productions

    Theatrical Feature Films - Low Budget

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Il mondo magico

      Raffaele Schettino(director)
      Groucho Cinema

    Silver Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Dragonphoenix Chronicles: Indomitable

      5.6 (627)
      Thanos Kermitsis(director)
      Avalon Productions

    Black/Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Technical Difficulties of Intimacy

      8.6 (16)
      Joel Moffett(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dreamland Murders

      Eric Christopher Jones
      Echo Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dreamland Murders

      Brandon Curless
      Echo Pictures

    College Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Never Too Late

      Rami El Harayri(director)

    Dramatic Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Shuler

      6.7 (117)
      Vladyslav Riashyn(producer)
      Star Media

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Taking of Ezra Bodine

      7.2 (15)
      James E. Oxford
      Lance R. Marshall
      Watergun Outlaw Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Odessa

      8.3 (12)
      Sean Turrell(director)
      Doug Johnson(writer)
      Grace Santos(producer)
      Andrew Shebay(producer)
      David Moscow(producer)
      Ethos Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Meeres Stille

      7.1 (86)
      Juliane Fezer(director)
      Julex Film

    Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Die Box

      5.9 (13)
      Sascha Zimmermann

    First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        June, Adrift

      4.8 (165)
      Adrienne Subia
      Christine Hassay
      Amanda McCann
      Cassie Ramoska

    Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Blue Sound of New York

      8.4 (11)
      Emanuele Michetti

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Dramatic-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Last Catch

      6.2 (8)
      Matthew Paris
      Looknow Productions

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Serpent's Lullaby

      7.9 (27)
      Patricia Chica(director)

    New Media Awards

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dr. Luciana Show: Aging and Falling

      Luciana Lagana

    Original Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Axi in the News

      7.6 (8)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films
      For episode "Dog Day"
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        27

      Dino Brogna
      Dave Maldonado
      Damon Pampolina
      Fabrizia Faustinella
      Candice Michele Barley
      Teri Medina Galvan

    Romantic Comedy

    • Winner

        The Man Slave

      Jacqueline Beach(director)

    Crystal Award

    Edit

    Best Houston Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        If I Could Talk

      8.4 (112)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Silver Remi

    Edit

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace 2: God Means Loving, Not Killing!

      Youxin Yang

    Special Jury Remi

    Edit

    Feature Documentary Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation

      6.7 (23)
      Gloria Z. Greenfield
      Doc Emet Productions
      Political/International Issues

    Nature/Wildlife

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Biggest and Baddest 2

      Peter von Puttkamer
      Gryphon Productions

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