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Best MOTION PICTURE
OF THE YEAR
(HONOURABLE MENTIONS)
· COASTAL FIRE: A COMMON DIARY
(USA)
Susan Maughlin Wood
· BAROQUE BODIES (AMBIENT PORTALS)
(USA)
Laura Splan
· DIARY: GISELE SHAW
(Canada)
Jorge Barbosa
· SEDALIA
(USA)
Dustin Gene Chitty
· GIFTED
(USA)
Angelique Benicio
· NILUS COGUS
(USA)
Sadie Black
· WISH U WERE HERE
(USA)
Luis Villanueva
· HOMELESS SAM & SALLY: THE MOVIE
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
· IAMSNAP 'SICK LOVE'
(Australia)
Shannon Elliott, Luke Oldknow
· LIFE ON MARS 'ARE WE FOR REAL?'
(Switzerland)
Aidan Amore
· GOTTA GET SOME TISSUE!
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
· KEEP THE BUGS OUT OF MY SOUP!!!
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
Best STUDENT Film
· ON YOUR WAY
(Canada)
Eva Tanoni
· PAPILIO
(USA)
Payton Ray Daly
· THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
(USA)
Bernardo Hippert
· PIER 35
(USA)
Raina Liwen Yang
· THE SHOW ENDS TWICE
(Japan)
Shota Kamitani
· GENDER REVEAL
(Canada)
Bryanny Bailey
· IN THE HIDING
(USA)
Jason J. Angco-Barrera
Best ACHIEVEMENT
IN DIRECTING
· WADAYAZE
(Belgium)
Dieter-Michael Grohmann
· QING QONG
(Austria)
Bele Marx & Gilles Mussard
· A ULYSSES JOURNEY
(Ireland)
Joyce Garvey
· EICHA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS
(USA)
Adeena Michelle Karasick
· CAN YOU HURRY
(USA)
Igor Lewicki
· BELIEVE
(USA)
Edward Monge
· BECAUSE THE WORLD TURNS VERY SLOWLY
(Switzerland)
Joachim H. Böttcher
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING & SOUND
· LUCINDA'S PANDORA
(Germany)
Sylvia Piechocki Gonzalez
· I C
(Denmark)
Helene Moltke-Leth
· DISLOCATION-RELOCATION
(Malaysia)
Kenneth Feinstein
· HIDING IN THE GRAIN
(Ireland)
Bara Palcik
· GABRIELLE
(Russian Federation)
Aygul Abizgildina
· VIAGGIO: A JOURNEY
(USA)
Colette Standish
· A POSTERIORI
(UK)
Natalia Jezova
OUTSTANDING SPECTACLE,
ADRENALINE OR FANTASIA
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY
(USA)
Richard Neher
· SECOND GEN
(USA)
Mike Madigan
· LILY'S - SACRED JOURNEY
(USA)
JR Michael
· LOST COS
(USA)
Robin de Levita
· ISOLATION OF THE MIND
(USA)
Maximus Cardillo
· REUNION 02: GENESIS
(Japan)
Jun Kitamikado
· THE PROTECTORS OF NATURE
(France)
Fabrizio Masini
OUTSTANDING MACABRE
OR SUSPENSE FILM
· GREEK FIRE: DEMON SPIRIT
(USA)
Dan T. Hall
· THE CURSE OF HORUS
(Denmark)
Patrick Andreas Marcher
· IN A PICKLE
(Poland)
Katarzyna Buda
· THE PARKING LOT
(USA)
Karina Alcantar
· REVELATION OF THE MIND
(USA)
Maximus Cardillo
· HEARING VOICES
(USA)
Debra Knox
· THE BASEMENT
(USA)
Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
BEST ANIMATED FILM
· ZERO X INFINITY TRAVEL BEYOND
(Italy)
Daniel Frevert
· ENFOLD
(USA)
Steve Socki
· PILIPALA
(USA)
Yinan Liang
· CORIANDER & A PENNY'S WORTH OF LONESOME
(USA)
Julian Grant
· LITTLE HOUSE - MILK
(UK)
Louise Stevens, Sharon Smith
· FORGIVE ME
(USA)
Michael Covello, Elizabeth Schneider
· PINCIO
(UK)
Emanuele Gabbi
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SHORT SUBJECT
· DIARY: GISELE SHAW
(Canada)
Jorge Barbosa
· INCANDESCENCE
(USA)
Reisha Leize Perlmutter
· TASTE BUD MEMORIES
(USA)
Ozlem Ayse Ozgur
· THE WAY SAM SEES IT
(Australia)
Dan Sanguineti
· BATTLE OF ARES
(Turkey)
Adnan Yaşar
· GAZA MONOLOGUES: TEN YEARS AND THE DREAM CONTINUES…
(State of Palestine)
Iman Aoun, Yousef Nateel
· REMEMBRANCE
(Germany)
Anna Faroqhi, Haim Peretz
BEST NATURE
DOCUMENTARY
· SPANISH OLIVE GROVE
(Spain)
Francisco Javier Fernández Bordonada
· FLOW & RIVE
(Germany)
Danielle Rotholi, Roberto Luis Ellis
· MAYA LAND: LISTENING TO THE BEES
(USA)
Kata Beilin, Avi Weinstein
· EARTH TO ART: BASKETMAKER
(USA)
David Zurick
· WHITE GOLD
(USA)
Katrin Baum
BEST SERIES OR PILOT
· SYNESTHESIA - CHAPTER 1: NEUROCEPTION
(USA)
Wesley James Trisnadi
· LOS ASPIRANTES "THE APPLICANTS"
(Spain)
María Yolanda Brown Melián, Kevin Ramos Fernández
· COVID-19 GENERATION
(Italy)
Attilio Rossi
· BAIT
(USA)
Marishka S. Phillips
· SNOW HUNT
(Denmark)
Patrick Andreas Marcher
· RIDESHARE
(USA)
Trevor Alpert
· HAMLET & OPHELIA
(USA)
Scott Westerman
OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY
· BORDERLINE JUSTICE
(USA)
Lynn Elliott
· IN THE VALLEY OF THE BRAVES
(USA)
Sean McLaughlin Castro
· LOVE WRITTEN IN THE RAIN
(UK)
Ana Ingham
· RECORDING IN PROGRESS
(USA)
Aubrey Thurman
· SEARCHING FOR MICHAEL
(USA)
David Earle
· ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH
(USA)
Danny Weiss
BesT LIVE ACTION
FEATURE FILM
· BE RIGHT BACK
(Germany)
Frauke Havemann
·
PASSIONFLOWER
(Canada)
Shelagh Carter
· THE MIRE ARCHIVE
(UK)
Clive Myer, Lynda Myer-Bennett
· AM RANDE DER ZEITEN
(Switzerland)
Jörg Reichlin
BesT LIVE ACTION
SHORT FILM
· LE CHOIX DE SOFIA (ONE LAST THING)
(Canada)
Alain Deslongchamps
· BORDER TO INFINITY
(Austria)
Herbert Gantner
· PARADOX?
(USA)
Sai Man (Simon) Zhao
· CAMERA AND BODY
(Slovenia)
Andrejka Skračić
BesT EXPERIMENTAL FILM
· SOMETIMES, I STAY UP WALKING AT NIGHT
(Australia)
D. Alvarado
· LAZARE
(Belgium)
Güldem Durmaz
· WOMAN
(USA)
Lillian Carter
· (UN) SEEN
(India)
Anjana Ghonasgi, Pratik Iyer
· WATER SPIRIT
(USA)
Cherie Carson
· A SAND ON THE SEAFLOOR
(USA)
Joo Young (Judy) Kim
· SANDLINE
(UK)
Christopher Lewis-Smith
Best NEWCOMER DIRECTOR
· MIDWEST ICE AGE!
(USA)
Douglas J. Corcoran
· GIFTED
(USA)
Angelique Benicio
· THE AGE OF ANXIETY
(USA)
Stephen Donovan, Mark Dendy
· THE MAGICIAN
(USA)
Brielle S. Carroll
· AWAKE
(UK)
Meara Withe
· THE WAIT
(UK)
Teresa Dawn Taylor
· ZANDER'S DREAM
(USA)
Leslie Lashinsky
BesT SPANISH FILM
· THE WAY HOME
(Mexico)
Darius Stevens Wilhere
· SHADOWS
(Panama)
Haslam Ortega
· THE RED HOUR
(Peru)
Juan Carlos Díaz Amaya
· I'LL THINK OF YOU WHEN I SEE THE VULTURES FLY
(Spain)
David Heredia
· ANONYMOUS
(Spain)
Michael Joseph Cassidy
· NEVER
(Spain)
Mar de Luna
· CHILE 1973
(Costa Rica)
Mike Hoolboom, Jorge Lozano
OUTSTANDING DANCE
OR POETIC FILM
· ECHO HOMO
(Germany)
Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
· ZEITGEIST
(Netherlands)
Puck de Haan
· I DON'T REMEMBER
(China)
Bingqin Zhang
· FACE ME
(Spain)
Cándida Massielle Asencio
· AEON
(Netherlands)
Clara Johansson Borg
· THE REFLECTION OF FRANCISCA NEWMAN
(USA)
Jon Frenkel Garcia
· NILUS COGUS
(USA)
Sadie Black
OUTSTANDING THRILLER
· LƎFT
(USA)
Edwin Escobar
· ADAPTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
(Russian Federation)
Ivan Artemov
· FRIGHTEN
(USA)
Mba Shakoor
· THE PROGRAMME
(UK)
Antony Spina
· CONTINGENCY
(Hong Kong)
Eve Zhao
· LINDY LOU
(Australia)
Lisa Bertoldo
· RESERVATION FOR BRIDGET
(Canada)
Owen Thomas Meinert
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN
CHARACTER DESIGN
· LIGHTFALL
(Benin)
Hermann Kayode
· TIME-SPACE DOOR
(USA)
Derrick Yung-Te Wu
· STARCATCHER
(USA)
Cassandra Silverman
· MY DIGITAL TRUTH
(UK)
Swen Werner
· BANKSIA
(Australia)
Lachlan J Plain
· THE ESTEEMED PRIORITY
(USA)
Al Bohl
· KEEP THE BUGS OUT OF MY SOUP!!!
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN
DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING
· DR HELEN LIGHT AM VIDEO PORTRAIT
(Australia)
John Hipwell
· WHO IS DR. S. ALLEN COUNTER?
(USA)
S. Allen Counter, John A. Kuri
· MY TWO LIVES: CREATIVE RESPONSE TO THE HOLOCAUST
(Australia)
Sarita Gold
· PILGRIM
(Mexico)
Ruben Eduardo Barraza
· ANYTHING YOU LOSE
(USA)
Irina Vodar
· KRISTALLNACHT IN COLOUR
(USA)
Dovid Loew
· SILK FINDS WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR
(USA)
Peter Wick
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY EDITING & SOUND
· ISRAEL INDIVISIBLE
(USA) · Stan Moore
· HOPLOVE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOP YEAR AT LAKE CONSTANCE
(Germany) · Sebastian Bauer
· IN CHINA
(USA) · Les Owen
· YEARNING OF THE NATION
(Slovenia) · Matjaz Mihelčič
· PONTE MILVIO
(Italy) · Riccardo Riande
· ZIKKARON KRISTALLNACHT: A FAMILY STORY
(USA) · Eugene Marlow
· THE ABANDONED CRAFT OF CHARCOAL BURNING
(Slovenia) · Carole Ann Ryavec
BEST DIGITAL MEDIA
· THE JOURNEY OF LUCY
(USA)
David Desio
· SYNDEMIC SUBLIME
(USA)
Laura Splan
· ONCE A GLACIER
(USA)
Jiabao Li
· THE BEAR
(USA)
Alberto Vazquez
· COCOON REDUX
(USA)
Marco De Ornellas
· I HAD AN AFFAIR, OR DID I?
(USA)
Barbara Becker Holstein
· WELCOME TO THE WHIMSICAL DESERT! (GOING SOLO)
(USA)
Heidi Elisabeth Appe
OUTSTANDING, SPECTACLE, ADRENALINE OR FANTASIA
· ON A SLOW BOAT
(USA)
Keith Houk
· GRACE AND DIGNITY: THE ARK OF THE SACRED SCROLLS
(USA)
Laura Grody
· 63GEMINORUM
(Italy)
Laura Calderini
· THE MAN & THE MERMAID'S TALE
(USA)
Donna Loehrer
· A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS
(USA)
Eddie Yaroch
· THE TRUTH SERUM
(USA)
Martin Zitter
Best LIVE ACTION
MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
· LEBEN
(Poland) · Ania Plonka
· CATHARSIS, ASCENSION AND HELL RAVING
(Italy) · Andrea Sardu
· SONGS OF THE CHAMBERMAIDS
(UK) · Mark C. Hewitt
· THE CHIEF OF NASH VALLEY
(USA) · Aundra’ Segrest
· THE BEGINNING OF THE END
(USA) · Justin Cole Mossa
BesT LIVE ACTION
MICRO-SHORT FILM
· SKIN: TATTOOS TO DIE FOR
(Italy)
Alessandro Antonaci, Stefano Mandalà, Daniel Lascar
· LULLABY
(USA)
Elias Hinojosa
· TRANSMISSION
(Sweden)
Mats Landström
· CHRISTMAS EVIL
(USA)
Greg Maksudyan
· TO SERVE OR PROTECT
(USA)
David Garegnani
· JOSEFINA
(USA)
Nadia Flamenco
· FOG OF MIND
(Colombia)
Simon Sepulveda
Best QUEER CINEMA
· COULD YOU TAKE MY EQUIPMENT?
(Canada)
Sheila Warren
· PANCHA TEQUILA
(Spain)
Frank Reyes, Luis Castillo
· RISE LIKE A PHOENIX
(UK)
Carl Hunter
· FAREWELL
(USA)
Laura Bayonas
· MIN’S TALE
(Canada)
Rakesh Sidana
· HANGING BUDDY
(USA)
John Kestner
· FELLINI MASTORNA: A FILM OF NO RETURN
(USA)
Jennifer Glee Foley
Best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
· FASHION POLICE
(Switzerland)
Lara Maria Kuppel
· SCHOOL OF IDIOTS
(USA)
Dean Morgan
· COMMONHEART. FROM A CHILDISH MIND
(Norway)
Arild Remmereit
· ONE LAST GLANCE
(USA)
Joe Ronca
· BEATE SITS IN THE BATHROOM IN SILENCE
(Germany)
Valerie Knill
· THE RETURN OF CHARLIE MITCHEL
(Canada)
James Calarco
· TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, A COMING OF AGE SELFIE FILM
()
Barbara Becker Holstein
OUTSTANDING
DRAMATIC FILM
· ON THE LINE
(Germany)
Silvia de Leonardis
· DÉJÀ VU: THE PERIL OF PAULINE
(USA)
Cybela Clare
· LAST GIRLS' TRIP
(USA)
Dusty Noval
· KIJANA MFALME "BOY KING"
(USA)
Cutty, LaTrice Amanda Strong
· THE 5%
(Canada)
Alexandra Hickox, Nathan Hughes-Berry
· LUISA LETS IT GO
(USA)
Ester T. Ferman
· FATE'S SHADOW: THE WHOLE STORY
(USA)
Michelle Arthur
OUTSTANDING COMEDIC
OR MUSICAL FILM
· GIRLS IN THE BACK OF THE CLUB
(Germany)
Charlotte Geissler
· THE ANT THEORY
(India)
Sanil Thomas
· SALINGER'S TWO DARK MUSES
(Netherlands)
Michael Lasoff
· THE COLLEGE LIFE
(USA)
Andretti Dante
· A VERY BAYOU HOLIDAY
(USA)
Lavelle Lemonier, Devin Wilburn
· HOMELESS SAM & SALLY: THE MOVIE
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
· DIOR LOVER
(USA)
Natasa Lanieri Shakespeare
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL CONCEPT
· LATE BLOOMER PRODUCTIONS' VIDEO NFTS COLLECTION 1
(USA)
Melissa Torriero
· SEE ME
(USA)
Uma Rao-Labrecque
· NOW
(USA)
Calin Matei, Cole McLester
· BUILDING A NEST
(Canada)
Alexandre Mahutte
· JUST A QUESTION
(USA)
Roy Eisenstein
· BRIGHT INNERMOST
(UK)
Valentina Paglia
· HIGH WINDS & SLIPPERY SURFACES
(UK)
Pernille Spence, Corinne Jola, Zoë Irvine
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
· POINTS OF VIEW
(Italy)
Pepi Romagnoli
· SEATS AT THE TABLE
(USA)
Chris Farina
· SONG OF THE CICADA
(USA)
Aaron Weiss, Robert Weiss
· NAFKOT: YEARNING
(Israel)
Malka Shabtay
· ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL
(Australia)
Chris Eipper, Declan Mortimer Eipper
· DANISH
(Denmark)
Sara Jordan
· WHAT’S IN A NAME
(USA)
Jon Tracy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN
DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY
· HERSTORY: SIDE SADDLE
(Canada)
Victoria McFadyen
· LIFE WITHOUT A HEARTBEAT
(Germany)
Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
· NIKI PILIC: THE LEGEND
(France)
Zeljko Mirkovic
· RISE LIKE A PHOENIX
(UK)
Carl Hunter
· S.P. DINSMOOR, ED ROOT AND ME
(USA)
Perry Schwartz
· MURALES EN MOVIMIENTO: JOSÉ CLEMENTE OROZCO Y LAS HERMANAS CAMPOBELLO
(Mexico)
Laura Gonzalez, Matute
· BOXED IN
(USA)
Cindy Zhang
BEST FILM ESSAY
· SURROUNDED BY WOODS
(USA)
Yuke Ma
· LIVE OUT LOUD
(USA)
Melissa Gregory Rue
· PIONEERS OF ROCK SPRINGS
(USA)
Don Aoki
· THE GUARDIAN: THE SANDWICH GENERATION
(USA)
Ronald L. Sturgess, Jeanetta T. Sturgess
· MY NAME IS NOBODY
(USA)
Christine Kenton
· RIC PRADO: SHADOW WARRIOR
(USA)
Claudio Pereyra, Miguel Cossio
· THE PIGEON LADY
(Italy)
Giulia Brazzale
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
· JOHN DEMENA 'ETERNAL EYES'
(USA)
Ishan Shukla
· AUFM DEICH
(Germany)
Jakob Reuter
· IZAKMAN: CYBER LOVE
(Israel)
Shay Ben Efraim
· THE BROWBOTS
(Denmark)
Patrick Andreas Marcher
· LUNA
(USA)
Eva-Marie Fredric
· CROSSROAD
(Switzerland)
Piet Esch
· TELL ME
(Italy)
Ivan Savino
BEST ACHIEVEMENT
IN COMMERCIAL DIRECTING
· THE ROSE 'DARKER'
(UK)
Hilary Campilan
· WANNA TASTE YOU TONIGHT
(Australia)
Daniel Prypchan, Christian Barbeitos
· GOTTA GET SOME TISSUE!
(USA)
Tyrone Evans Clark
· LIFE ON MARS 'ARE WE FOR REAL?'
(Switzerland)
Aidan Amore
· I'VE BEEN AFRAID
(USA)
Cecelia Condit
· V
(Croatia)
Silvano Perozic
· GET OUTTA THE SHOWER
(USA)
Eva-Marie Fredric
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