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    Platinum Award

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    Best Dark Comedy

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        Sprokkelhout

      5.8 (14)
      Lucas Camps
      Masterplan Filmtalent Limburg

    Best Docu Drama Feature

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        I Am Still Here

      6.8 (603)
      Mischa Marcus

    Best Docu Drama Theatrical Feature Film Production

    • [object Object]
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        I Am Still Here

      6.8 (603)
      Mischa Marcus

    Best Original Dramatic Short Film

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        Learning to Drive

      9.4 (45)
      Roderick E. Stevens
      Cinemavista Moving Pictures Inc.
    • [object Object]
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        Soldier Bee

      7.3 (40)
      Alex Hardy
    • [object Object]
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        Wintersreise

      Susanne Boeing(director)

    Best Sci-Fi Short

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        Clarity

      7.0 (19)
      Dustin Brown
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        We Are All Made of Stars

      Brandon Curless

    Best Short - Family

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        Waterbaby

      8.2 (25)
      Pia Shah

    Best Short Film

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        Under the Radar

      8.9 (107)
      Lawrence Bucher
      Kiyano La'vin
      Frank Pinnock
      Swagger Movement Productions

    Comedy-Romantic

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      Winner

        Loveology

      8.7 (21)
      Chanel Marriott
      Renee Faia
      Mark Manalo
      Drew Diamond
      Amy Lowe Starbin
      Maiden Films

    Documentary

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        Konowal

      8.7 (11)
      James E. Motluk
      Guerrilla Films Inc.
    • [object Object]
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        Dominique Corti: a Life's Journey

      Filippo Campo(director)
      Roberto Campo(director)
      Norwind Film
      TLN Telelatino Network
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        Death on a Comet

      Kelly McKeown
      Shelley Ayres
      Cindy Bahadur
      Dan Riskin
      Exploration Production

    Dramatic

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        Hayat

      6.5 (26)
      Raoof El-Sabbahi(director)
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        Il vincente

      6.4 (35)
      Luca Magri(director)
      Avila entertainment

    Dramatic Original Short

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        The Boy By the Sea

      8.2 (20)
      Vasily Chuprina(director)

    Family / Children

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        Into the Light

      8.3 (27)
      Molly Vernon
      Vernon-McKee

    Fantasy/Horror

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        REM

      April Phillips(writer/director)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Cinematography - Shorts

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        Hurricane

      8.3 (25)
      Andrew Messersmith
      Manowar Media

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Adaptation

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      Winner

        Voodoo Doll

      4.7 (11)
      Joey Cantu
      Saltire Productions

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Computer Generated/Mixed Media

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        Turning the Hands of Time

      8.0 (11)
      Gary Chason
      Saltire Productions

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Documentary

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      Winner

        Houston, We Have a Space Junk Problem

      Kevin Stirling
      NCI Productions

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Dramatic-Adaptation

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        The Cask

      John Gordon Hale(director)
      Susan McCauley(writer)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Live Action-Narrative

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        Red String

      10 (10)
      Minghao Shen(director)
      Jun Xia(editor)

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

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        Locked

      9.6 (7)
      Yuxiao Olina Wong(producer)

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films & Videos - Suspense/Thriller

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      Winner

        The Pineville Heist

      4.3 (191)
      Lee Chambers
      Jetlag Pictures

    Short Drama

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        City Bus

      7.6 (13)
      Lauren Hoekstra(Director)
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        Father

      9.8 (6)
      Lella Satie(writer/director)
      ESPO Entertainment

    Short Film

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        Mausoleum

      7.1 (52)
      Lauri Randla(writer/director)
      Exit Film
      Funny-Films Oy
      ELO Film School

    Shorts, Comedy

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        Becca on Call

      7.6 (6)
      Jenness Rouse
      Rising Monarch Productions

    Social and Economic Issues

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        Upstate Purgatory

      8.7 (24)
      Lee Phillips

    Women's Issues

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        Mia

      Sofia Zouagui(producer)
      Liam Norberg(director)
      Nordic Pictures International

    Gold Award

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    Best Short Film

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        The Great Controversy Ended

      7.5 (11)
      Nancy Hamilton
      Desiree DeAnda
      Sandra Dee Richardson
      Rick Richardson
      Ken Venzke
      Golden Eagle Films
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        Frenchman's Flat

      8.9 (13)
      Best short film
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        Long Drive Home

      6.3 (39)
      Charles Edmond(producer)
      Michael J Berwick(co-producer)
      Bencha
      Elwood Films
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        The Great Controversy Ended

      7.5 (11)
      Corinne Meadors
      Golden Eagle Films
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        Son

      8.3 (361)
      Cyrus Neshvad(director)
      Cynefilms

    Best Special Make-Up Effects

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        Offensive

      6.4 (277)
      Dan Rickard(cinematographer)
      Max Van De Banks(makeup artist)
      Chrome Star Pictures

    Cinematography

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        Nocebo

      8.9 (21)
      Faraz Alam
      Celluloid Drapers

    Documentary Short

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        Prince of Smoke

      8.6 (8)
      Matthew Gelb

    Feature Film

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        Strawman

      Tian Xie
      Liang Xia

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Fantasy/Horror

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        Popsy

      7.6 (7)
      Julien Homsy
      Morph Films

    Music Video Production: Low Budget

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        Never Stop: Live Version

      Josephine Halbert

    Rising Star - Actor

    • Jarrett Maier
      Winner
      • Jarrett Maier
      • The Things We've Seen
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Short Film

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        The Great Controversy Ended

      7.5 (11)
      Carol Jefferson
      Golden Eagle Films
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      Winner

        Promise

      Tian Xie
      Liang Xia

    Short Film - Fantasy and Horror

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        Commune

      7.1 (10)
      Thomas Perrett

    Theatrical Feature Film

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        Joy Comes in the Morning

      7.7 (33)
      Marilyn Swick(producer)
      SCS FILMS

    Theatrical Feature Films - Dramatic

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        Offensive

      6.4 (277)
      Jonathan Ford(writer/director)
      Chrome Star Pictures

    Best Actress

      • Delfine Bafort(actor)
      • You Go to My Head
      CRM-114
      The Terminal Motion Picture Services

    Silver Award

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    Best Short Film

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        Brady's Lot

      Eric Hanson(writer/director)
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        Butterfly

      Leiqi Lin
      Tung Wu
      Yi Yu

    Best Short Film Dramatic

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        Where Did You Go?

      Jay Joseph Jones(producer/director)

    Documentary - Short

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        A Doll's Eyes

      7.0 (46)
      Jonathan Wysocki(director)

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Foreign

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      Winner

        Kabullywood

      7.2 (69)
      Louis Meunier(director)

    Original Short Narrative - Drama

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        The Silver Angel

      Katarzyna Kochany(director)

    Short Film

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        Game

      8.3 (107)
      Jeannie Donohoe
      Lexus Short Films

    Short Historical Drama

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        Saving Buck

      9.4 (6)
      Cesar Encalada
      Vanguard Studios Entertainment
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        Saving Buck

      9.4 (6)
      Cesar Encalada
      Vanguard Studios Entertainment

    Dramatic

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        The Funeral

      9.8 (18)
      Raymon Wright(director), (writer), (producer)
      Britney Wright(producer)
      Michael Tula(producer)
      238 Entertainment

    Bronze Award

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    Best Film

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        Unattended Item

      6.9 (10)
      Filippos Vokotopoulos

    Best Short Film

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        Healing Yesteryear

      Carol Jefferson
      Golden Eagle Films
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      Winner

        In Our Country

      9.0 (19)
      Louisa Wagener(director)
      Saskia Hahn(producer)
      Saskia Hahn Filmproduktion

    Comedy Short

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      Winner

        Puppet Love

      Travis Dunn
      Sarah Wyckoff
      M.J. Docherty
      Brian Watson
      Laura Heuston
      Magee Miller
      Gary Chason
      Brett Cimo

    Directing

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        Lobster Date

      Katarzyna Kochany(director)

    Dramatic

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        Harmonica

      Yuxiao Olina Wong(producer)

    Independent Short Subject - Films & Video - Science Fiction

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      Winner

        Seeds

      Merry Dawn(director)

    New Media

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      Winner

        Actors Anonymous

      7.4 (7)
      Marilyn Swick(director)
      Swick, Marilyn

    New Media Productions

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      Winner

        Beat the City

      Claudinho Andres Gomez(director)

    Original Dramatic Short

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        Manuscrit trouvé dans l'oubli

      Eugenio Recuenco(director)
      Frosker Films

    Short Subject Films and Videos - 303

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      Winner

        Eggs and Soldiers

      4.9 (9)
      Imelda O'Reilly(Writer/Director/Producer)

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Feature Film

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        The Black Prince

      5.8 (1.1K)
      Kavi Raz(director)
      Brillstein Entertainment Partners

    Best Foreign Language Drama

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        Sealed Cargo

      5.7 (126)
      Julia Vargas Weise(writer/director)

    Best Short

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        Charlie's Gift

      7.9 (22)
      LaTeace Towns-Cuellar
      Fred Cuellar
      Four Triad Productions

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Lotlot De Leon
      Winner
      • Lotlot De Leon
      • 1st Sem

    Biographical or Autobiographical

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        Crows of the Desert: A Hero's Journey through the Armenian Genocide

      6.7 (58)
      Marta Houske
      Matrix Communications

    Documentary

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      Winner

        Mele Murals

      8.3 (18)
      Tadashi Nakamura(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mission Jupiter

      Kelly McKeown
      Shelley Ayres
      Cindy Bahadur
      Dan Riskin
      Agatha Rachpaul
      Exploration Production

    Drama

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        Pitter Patter Goes My Heart

      6.7 (152)
      Christoph Rainer

    Dramatic Feature Film

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        Daydream Hotel

      7.8 (41)
      Tony Perri

    Independent Short Subjects - Films & Video - Documentary (Under 60 Minutes)

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      Winner

        Part of Me Now: Living with Breast Cancer

      Emily Gerhardson

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Documentary

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      Winner

        The Sultan and the Saint

      6.7 (187)
      Alexander Kronemer
      Unity Productions Foundation

    Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Low Budget (Under 500 Thousand)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Heart and the Six Paintings of Ruth Gardner

      6.0 (40)
      Pavel Dudin(writer/director)
      Monster Film

    Theatrical Feature Film

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      Winner

        You Go to My Head

      6.5 (3.5K)
      Dimitri de Clercq(director)
      CRM-114
      The Terminal Motion Picture Services

    Best Actress - Critics Choice

    • Tracey Birdsall
      • Tracey Birdsall
      • Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter
      Empire Motion pictures
      Pacific Coast Entertainment
    • Emma Kidd
      • Emma Kidd
      • Daydream Hotel

    Rising Star

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        One Penny

      8.6 (56)
      Harrison Samuels

    Career Achievement Award

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    • Rob Reiner at an event for Flipped (2010)
      Winner
      • Rob Reiner

    Gold Remi Award

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    Best Actor

    • Marc Clotet
      Winner
      • Marc Clotet
      • The Chessplayer

    Best Directing

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        Tulips in Spring

      6.4 (1.9K)
      David Winning
      Johnson Entertainment
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      Winner

        You Go to My Head

      6.5 (3.5K)
      Dimitri de Clercq(director)
      CRM-114
      The Terminal Motion Picture Services

    Best Drama (Short)

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      Winner

        Anything It Takes

      Michael Ryan Wilson(director)
      8 Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Pronoia

      7.0 (10)
      Nick Efteriades(director)
      Athena Efter(producer)
      Stavroula Toska(producer)
      Stelio Savante(co-producer)
      Kim Spurlock(co-producer)

    Best Dramatic Original Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Admired

      8.4 (18)
      Jacqueline Murphy(Producer, Director, Writer)
      Jackpot Films

    Best Features - Romance

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      Winner

        The Girl of My Dreams

      4.9 (56)
      Saverio Di Biagio(director)

    Best Film

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      Winner

        1st Sem

      8.7 (45)
      Allan Ibanez
      Dexter Hemedez

    Best First Feature

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      Winner

        Hard Surfaces

      6.5 (122)
      Zach Brown

    Best Music Score

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        The Good Memory

      5.5 (13)
      Xueran Chen(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Chessplayer

      6.4 (967)
      Alejandro Vivas

    Best Production Design

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      Winner

        The Black Prince

      5.8 (1.1K)
      Natalie O'Connor(production designer)
      Brillstein Entertainment Partners

    Best Series - Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Desesperados

      Ludovica Lirosi

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Ravens

      6.8 (31)
      Jennifer Perrott
      The Ravens Film Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Designated Caretaker Redux

      Eduardo Ramirez Gonzalez(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

        Son

      8.3 (361)
      Cyrus Neshvad(director)
      Syneco

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        K.A.I

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        K.A.I

      Yuan Yue(producer)

    Best Short Film (Western)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Time

      Ludovica Lirosi
      Lulifilm

    Best Student Graduate Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nocebo

      8.9 (21)
      Faraz Alam
      Laura di Nitto
      Celluloid Drapers

    Best Supporting Actor

    • William Lee
      Winner
      • William Lee
      • The Legend of Ben Hall

    Best Visual Effects Feature Film

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      Winner

        Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter

      3.1 (2.9K)
      Neil Johnson(director)
      Empire Motion pictures
      Pacific Coast Entertainment

    Black/Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Nothing But Money

      Maziyar Khatam(director)
      Funny Bone Pictures

    Comedy - Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Candice & Peter's Smokin' Hot Date

      7.2 (17)
      Leanne Melissa Bishop(director/producer/writer)
      Michael P. Mason(director/producer/editor)
      Kelly Perine(producer/writer)
      David Wetzel(producer)
      Fred Mletzko(executive producer)
      Chris Boots Orchard(associate producer)
      Andy Wolf(line producer)
      Ryan Griswold(director of photography)
      Steve London(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        When Damon Met Angie

      Hugo J. Martinez(producer/director)
      Michael Olivares(executive producer)
      Christopher Thomas Malone(executive producer)
      Elizabeth Martinez(executive producer)

    Community Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        More Than Home

      Joshua McCrary
      Charissa Fenton
      Christian Webster
      Narrative Arts at HCU

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mozart and his 260 Pianists

      Benjamin Chen(director)
      C&S Media International
      Echelon Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Truth Be Tolled; SH 130 Special Edition

      William H. Molina(Director)
      Storm Pictures

    Dramatic - Original Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Cards

      David Blankleider

    Dramatic Original Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        My Name Is Lamar

      9.2 (22)
      Dale E. Turner
      Linda Palmer

    Entertainment Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        VHS Massacre

      5.7 (984)
      Thomas Edward Seymour(director)
      Kenneth Powell(director)
      New York Cine Productions
      Hale Manor Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        VHS Massacre

      5.7 (984)
      Tim Kulig(producer/composer)
      Troma Entertainment

    Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Emily

      Jun Xia

    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Meanest Man in Texas

      6.1 (403)
      Justin Isaac Ward
      Brad Wilson
      Casey Bond
      Higher Purpose Entertainment
      Ohana Films Entertainment

    Features - Romance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kiss and Cry

      6.7 (3.3K)
      Sean Cisterna(director)
      Avi Federgreen(producer)

    Features Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Inner City

      6.6 (81)
      Tahmina Rafaella
      Azerbaijanfilm

    Historical Shorts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Halvor's Radio

      10 (11)
      Michael Amundsen
      Michael Amundsen Films

    Independent Short Subject Award - Family / Children

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Unto Me

      8.7 (10)
      Jonathan Moch(Director)
      Good Knight Pictures

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Romantic Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Courage

      7.3 (12)
      Jean-Luc Julien(director/producer)
      Oliver Theurich(producer)
      Anika Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bob and Scooter's Epic Day

      7.5 (10)
      Robb Hudspeth
      It Gets Weirder Productions

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        If I Could Bark

      8.7 (19)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Way Back

      Alan King(director)
      Angela Ling(executive producer)
      White Cube Picture Lab
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Americana

      9.2 (15)

    Independent Shorts - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        2am

      7.0 (19)
      Huseyin Hassan
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Emily

      Jun Xia(editor)

    Independent Student Film & Videos - Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Good Memory

      5.5 (13)
      Na Liu
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Emotional State

      Dedi Felman(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Frankenstein's Light

      Saad Nawab

    Low Budget (under 200 thousand)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Things We've Seen

      4.4 (142)
      Tre Manchester
      Donald Bernacky
      John Metzler
      Roger Welp
      Randy Ryan
      Jarrett Maier
      Shani Salyers Stiles
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Movie Trailers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Strange Bird

      8.2 (45)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Rising Star - Actress

    • Winner
      • Aliyah Conley
      • I Am Still Here
    • Jess McLeod
      • Jess McLeod
      • The Hollow Child

    Short Film Screenplay

    • Winner

        Fly!

      Dave Chan

    Short Subject Craft Awards Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Wraith

      6.7 (9)
      Holly Amber Church
      The Naoj Company

    Short Subject Film & Video Awards - Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Blind Side

      David Manzi
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Designated Caretaker Redux

      Frederick Keeve(director)
      Julie Eagleton(producer)
      Keeve Productions

    Short Subject Production Awards

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Cartoon Book

      Shuhe Wang
      New York Film Academy

    Short Subject Production Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Power of Prayer

      Drew Henriksen

    Shorts - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mirrored

      8.9 (44)
      Bradford Hill
      Adding the Writer, Andrew M. Henderson

    Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Head Above Water

      8.0 (21)
      Asha Shahinian
      Little Shah Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Adiós!

      Tyrone D. Smith
      Brown Dawg Productions

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Delicious

      Yiting Lyu

    Suspense/Thrillers Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Bad Habits

      8.6 (10)
      Emilios Avraam(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Workout

      7.1 (10)
      Shrunal Tembhurne
    • [object Object]
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        Psych Out

      Shiva Ramanathan(director)

    Theatrical Feature Film Comedy

    • [object Object]
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        Yellow Fever

      7.4 (55)
      Kat Moon
      Jan Daube
      Wham Bam Productions

    Work in Progress - Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tell the World

      7.3 (210)
      Kyle Portbury
      Hope Channel International

    World Peace and Understanding

    • Winner

        Orphans in the Storm

      David Bartlett(producer)
      Nathan Wildes(producer)
      Provoka FilmWorks

    Bronze Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
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        Sorry for the Inconvenience

      Gilbert Khoury(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sid and Marge Have a Problem

      9.0 (13)
      Dial it Back Films

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The 30th of May

      8.9 (9)
      James Theres(Writer, Director, Producer)
      Christopher Windfield(Producer, Director of Cinematographer)
      Lincoln Penny Films
      A Drawn Up Films Production
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        It Was All Just A Good Dream

      9.0 (97)
      Branko Istvancic

    Dramatic Short Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        An Undocumented Salvation

      10 (7)
      Adam Vincent Wright
      Films for a New World

    Ethnic/Cultural

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        WishMakers

      Cheryl Halpern(Director)
      Elena Neuman Lefkowitz(Director)
      Mitchell Stuart(Co-producer)
      HQ Creative

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Documentary (Under 60 Minutes)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Rescue

      Tay Chee Wei
      Alana Tompson

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Requiem for a Shallow Heart

      Nicholas Zebrun

    Independent Shorts - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Strange Bird

      8.2 (45)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Independent Shorts Awards - Comedy/Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Appunti di viaggio: Journey notes

      Andrea Natale(director)
      Ipnotica Produzioni

    Independent Shorts Awards - Family / Children Category

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Heather's Painting

      8.7 (59)
      Freddie Connor(producer)
      Sheraiah Larcher(executive producer)
      FineLight Films

    Long Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Girl on the Mat

      9.4 (53)
      Robert Joseph Butler

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Harmonica

      Ye Kuang

    Romantic Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Frame of Reference

      9.6 (9)
      Ian J. Keeney(director)
      Gina Marie Rodriguez(writer/producer)
      Steven Hayet(writer/producer)
      Rose & Pearl Films

    Screenplays - Short Film Screenplays (under 60 pages)

    • Winner

        The Dryad

      Miriam Esther Goldman

    Screenplays - Teleplays

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Last Astronaut

      3.9 (158)
      Shawn Welling
      Miriam Esther Goldman
      Nathan Carliner Goldman
      Welling Films

    Short Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Hotel Bleu

      5.5 (20)
      Bethany Jacobson(Writer/Director/Producer)

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Creeps

      8.1 (26)
      Mollie Fitzgerald
      Overland Pacific

    Suspense/Thriller Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Book of Judith

      9.6 (13)
      Don Sano
      No and So Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Lemon Eyes

      Chelsey Raegen Knapp
      Tri-Omega Productions
      Five Clover Films

    Visual/Special FX/CGI

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Review: A Fatal Frame Fan Film

      Zack Birlew
      Babs Do Productions

    Platinum Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        One Penny

      8.6 (56)
      Michael DeVita
      David A. Melendez
      StonePark Productions
      StonePark Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Infidelity in Suburbia

      4.3 (1.1K)
      David Winning
      Johnson Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Chessplayer

      6.4 (967)
      Luis Oliveros(director)
      Ishtar Films

    Best Feature Film-Christian Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        One Last Prayer

      6.1 (94)
      Myron Davis

    Best Feature Screenplay: Historical-Period Piece

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Chessplayer

      6.4 (967)
      Luis Oliveros(director)
      Julio Castedo(writer)
      Ishtar Films
      Tornasol Films

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ministry of Love

      6.3 (586)
      Pavo Marinkovic
      8Heads Productions
      Telefilm

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ayla: The Daughter of War

      8.2 (49K)
      Can Ulkay
      Dijital Sanatlar Production

    Best Music Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Full Measures

      Stephen Bullen
      Between The Notes Productions
      Directed By Xuejing Xu

    Best Original Drama Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tomorrow's Shadows

      6.1 (27)
      Geordie Sabbagh
      Ashleigh Rains
      We'll Be Over Here Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Beautiful Dead Things

      Renee Faia(director)
      Ingela Ogard(director)
      Mado Films

    Best Short - Comedy Romantic Dark

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Loveology

      8.7 (21)
      Chanel Marriott
      Renee Faia
      Mark Manalo
      Drew Diamond
      Amy Lowe Starbin
      Maiden Films

    Best Short - Family

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Waterbaby

      8.2 (25)
      Pia Shah

    Best Short - Suspense Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Blood Money

      7.1 (10)
      Jamil Dehlavi
      Dehlavi Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Root Cellar

      8.0 (5)
      Tommy Granville Jr.(sound editor)

    Best Short Film - Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mind Your Body

      Silke Christina Engler(director)

    Best Short Film- Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mwah

      Sara Soheili(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Children's Song

      8.2 (20)
      Shayna Cohen
      Jane Wu
      J Wu Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Plavi Petar

      7.1 (24)
      Marko Santic(writer/director)
      Jaka produkcija
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ave María

      9.4 (10)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Ave María

      9.4 (10)
      Maria Claudia Blanco(director)
      Leonor Oberson(actress)

    Black/Dark Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        MOS

      Scott Brown(writer/director)
      Jeevin Johal(Producer)
      Mike Kam(Producer)
      Kymaera Films
      One Leaf Productions inc
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Whack

      7.7 (41)
      Syni Pappa
      Margot Filmhouse
      Wholewave
      Yafka Studio
      Greek Film Centre (GFC)
      Aug & Ohr Medien
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kiss, Cook, Bang Bang

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    College Level Student Production

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kiss of Death

      Timothy Collins
      Jillian Kibler
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Eden

      7.0 (29)
      Brodin Plett(Director)
      Wesley Yen(Producer)

    Computer Generated / Mixed Media / 3D

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Crack'd

      Sebastian Brown(producer)
      Sebastian Brown Productions
      Quipster Animation

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I Am Grace

      5.0 (106)
      Christopher H.K. Lee
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Belle-ile-en-mer, ile bretonne et acadienne

      Phil Comeau
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Camminando sull'acqua

      8.2 (8)
      Gianmarco D'Agostino
      Advaita Film Srl

    Dramatic Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Whoever Was Using This Bed

      8.6 (68)
      Andrew Kotatko(writer, director, producer)
      Marie Slaight(executive producer)
      Midnight Coffee Films
      Altaire Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        God's Country

      Alex Kuciw(director)
      Triumvirate Productions (II)

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Obentou

      Motoyuki Itabashi(Itabashi)

    Film & Video - Best Family Children Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The in Between

      8.6 (13)
      David Over(producer)
      Rhoda Brooks(executive producer)
      Stew Brooks(producer)
      Eternal Motion Pictures

    Film and Video Production Awards: Social/Economic Issues

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Unseen

      6.8 (1.4K)
      Laura Paglin

    Independent Short - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Mom

      9.5 (49)
      Ferran Brooks
      Vision10

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Historical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Houston, We Have a Space Junk Problem

      Kevin Stirling(director/producer)
      NCI Productions

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Trickle Down Autonomy

      Pauldonis Thompson
      Bad Joy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Thirteen

      Sasha Sibley(director)

    Independent Shorts - Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Locked

      9.6 (7)
      Ye Kuang(Director)
      Senses Entertainment

    Long Shorts - Fantasy/Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Split Ticket

      Alfred Thomas Catalfo(director/producer/writer)
      Bill Bourdon(co-producer)
      Gina Catalfo Nelson(co-producer)
      Amanda Duquette(co-producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tooth Fairy

      Justin Spray

    Music Videos - Rock/R&R

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kreep

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The light in the afternoon

      David Steiner
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tomorrow's Shadows

      6.1 (27)
      Ashleigh Rains
      Geordie Sabbagh
      We'll Be Over Here Productions

    Sci Fi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Aden

      6.8 (15)
      Gary H. Lee(director)

    Short Comedy Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Film School Musical

      8.8 (147)
      Talha B.
      Maan B.
      Prince of Arabia Entertainment

    Short Dramatic Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dana's Story

      8.4 (18)
      Huey Rawls
      SoNervy Films
      ALS Creations

    Short Subject Craft Awards - Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Glass Ceiling

      8.4 (9)
      Kristin Mendez(director of photography)
      Thinking Hat Films
      Competent Charlatan Productions

    Shorts - The NASA Remi Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Falling in the Flower

      Yating Liang

    Wedding Videos

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Vision of Love

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Silver Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Animated Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        G.I. Hospital

      Jonny Lewis

    Best Musical

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Repairations!: The Musical

      9.0 (11)
      Courtney Miller(Director)

    Best Short Film Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Parallel: Dimension Under Siege

      Tammy Taz Diaz(writer)
      Jai Aitch(writer)

    Best Web Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In Absentia

      8.7 (24)
      E.B. Kogan
      Jessica Silvetti
      Light and Shadow Pictures

    College Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Gilded

      9.4 (9)
      Brian Ferenchik

    Graduate Level Student Productions

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Offsprung

      Shiyi Gu
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love

      Shiyi Gu
      Yi Qu

    Historical / Period Piece

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Real Vermeer

      6.1 (649)
      Rinkel Film

    History/Archaeology

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Two Zions: The Living Legacy of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon

      Cheryl Halpern(Director)
      Mitchell Stuart(Producer)
      HQ Creative

    Independent Short Subject-Film & Video - Dramatic-Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Xing

      Rosa Costanza
      Seven Directions Studios

    Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Comedy-Romantic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Happy Hour

      Ambika Leigh
      Christina Gray

    Independent Shorts - Dramatic - Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Last Ride

      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    Long Shorts - Dramatic - Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Reversed Destiny

      Hideki Kiyota(director)
      Miche Kiyota(executive producer)
      Aki Monster(producer)
      Visual Works
    • Winner
      • Arshak Amirbekyan(director)

    Movie Trailers

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        If I Could Bark

      8.7 (19)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Love for All Seasons

      7.4 (16)
      Shawn Welling
      Welling Films

    New Media Awards

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Brosa Nostra

      6.6 (17)
      Mike Smith(director/creator/writer)
      Connor Fitzgerald(creator/writer)
      Zach Rodham(creator/writer)
      Marc Rosenzweig(producer/casting)
      James Goldberg(producer)
      Zephyr Entertainment Network

    Original Comedy Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Luke in the Sky with Diamonds

      Luke Damommio(director/producer)
      Marc Rosenzweig(writer/actor/producer)
      James Goldberg(actor/producer)
      Reid Bitten(cinematographer/producer)
      Joel Rosenzweig(executive producer)

    Short Film Screenplay

    • Winner
      • Dave Chan
      Short Screenplay Thriller/Dark Comedy "RAT"

    Shorts Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Story of 90 Coins

      7.5 (78)
      Michael Wong(director)
      E&T Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Acting Coach

      Zulema Nall
      Andy Valadez
      Joanna Sanchez
      Lady Z Entertainment
      Amator Productions

    Student Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Fish Story

      7.6 (8)
      Carrie Finn
      Santa Monica College Film Program

    Suspense/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Cuckold Picasso

      5.9 (16)
      James R. Adams II(Executive Producer)
      Lance Larson(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dissensions

      8.7 (111)
      Carlos Etzio Roman
      Roman Pictures (II)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        La madriguera

      5.1 (180)
      Kurro González(director)
      32 Historias Producciones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Red Maze

      6.6 (11)
      Thomas Gaunt(director)
      GAUNT FILMS
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Knit

      7.8 (9)
      Andy Kumpon(director)
      Gary Malick(director)
      Marti Davis(executive producer)
      KillerBeam Entertainment
      Blue Ribbon Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Epic Home Break-Ins

      Marwan A. Abderrazzaq
      Waterwell Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        In the Name of...

      Ken Burgin(director)

    World Peace and Understanding

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Alena and Gizmo

      Tay Chee Wei
      Alana Tompson

    Best Comedy Short Film

    • [object Object]

        Michael Peterson

      Kristin Dehnert(director)
      Michael James Nelson(writer)
      Guerrin Gardner(writer)

    Grand Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Screenplay

    • Winner

        Me & Jezebel

      Lucinda Spurling

    Dramatic Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I Did It for Me

      9.0 (9)
      Anatoliy Kim

    Shorts - Drama Adaptation

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Alibi

      4.9 (23)
      Cameron Burnett
      Burnett Film Group

    Best Actress

    • Tahmina Rafaella
      • Tahmina Rafaella
      • Inner City
      Azerbaijanfilm

    Best Rising Star

    • [object Object]

        Hard Surfaces

      6.5 (122)
      Hannah Victoria Stock

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Shawn Pyfrom
      • Shawn Pyfrom
      • Hard Surfaces

    Shorts - Comedy

    • [object Object]

        Nothing But Money

      Maziyar Khatam(director)
      Funny Bone Pictures

    Houston Film Society - Critics' Choice Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Svetozar Cvetković at an event for You Go to My Head (2017)
      Winner
      • Svetozar Cvetković(actor)
      • You Go to My Head
      CRM-114
      The Terminal Motion Picture Services
    • Shawn Pyfrom
      • Shawn Pyfrom
      • Hard Surfaces

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        You Go to My Head

      6.5 (3.5K)
      Dimitri de Clercq(director)
      CRM-114
      The Terminal Motion Picture Services
    • [object Object]

        The Things We've Seen

      4.4 (142)
      Tre Manchester
      John Metzler
      Donald Bernacky
      Roger Welp
      Randy Ryan
      Jarrett Maier
      Shani Salyers Stiles
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Julia Voth at an event for Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
      Winner
      • Julia Voth
      • Hard Surfaces

    Best Young Performer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Hard Surfaces

      6.5 (122)
      Hannah Victoria Stock
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Strange Bird

      8.2 (45)
      Preslee Tucker
      Welling Films
    • [object Object]

        The Things We've Seen

      4.4 (142)
      Noah McCarty-Slaughter
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Best Actress

    • Shani Salyers Stiles
      • Shani Salyers Stiles
      • The Things We've Seen
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Chase Fein
      • Chase Fein
      • Hard Surfaces
    • Jarrett Maier
      • Jarrett Maier
      • The Things We've Seen
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies

    Rising Star Award

    Edit

    Best Male Actor

    • Jarrett Maier
      Winner
      • Jarrett Maier
      • The Things We've Seen
      Atlas Pictures (II)
      MLM Movies
      • Presley Massara
      • The Pineville Heist

    Rising Star Award

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        I Am Still Here

      6.8 (603)
      Aliyah Conley

    Finalist Award

    Edit

    Original Dramatic Short

    • [object Object]

        No Song to Sing

      6.3 (9)
      Lukasz Gasiorowski(director)
      Maiko Takeda(screenwriter)

    Short Film

    • [object Object]

        Shadow

      Sunny Xiang

    Silver Remi

    Edit

    Feature Film - Graduate Level

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dead Sunrise

      3.5 (2K)
      Michal Imielski(director)
      SHH

    Shorts - Suspense / Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Hobbyist

      8.3 (29)
      David M. Night Maire
      George Vatistas
      AireBedd Productions

    Short Film Competition

    • [object Object]

        Martien

      7.8 (14)
      Maxime Pillonel(director)
      JumP Cut Production

    Remi Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Mi Yang in The Breakup Guru (2014)
      Winner
      • Mi Yang
      • Reset

    Best Animated Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Tre tosser

      6.5 (42)
      Snobar Avani(Director)
      Peter Hausner(Director)
      Wil Film

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Hunter

      8.6 (17)
      Antonio Raiola
      Phillip Klimek
      ARR Productions

    Bronze Remi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace-3: Mr. Or Ms. President, We Can Feel Safe Only If the Innocent in Other Landscapes Feel the Same.

      Youxin Yang

    Short film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Still Life

      Narval Films

    Silver Remi

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Peace-Melody under Brushes Peace 1: Baby get rid of that dark obsession please!

      Youxin Yang

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