FINALISTS & WINNERS - APRIL 2022
BEST FEATURE FILM

BEST SHORT FILM

The Crossing Director Tomas Simonsen (WINNER)

Riley Director Ben McHugh (WINNER)
Teleportation Director Susan Mey Lee Lim
Birdie Director Andrew Edison

BEST INDIE FEATURE

BEST INDIE SHORTThe Micro Director Brian K. Burns (WINNER)

Wish, I Was There Director Sokhean Ouk (WINNER)
One More Day Director Lufe Berto
Beautiful Pain Director Daniel Osborn
There You Found Me Director Sasha Bilik

BEST SERIES PILOTBEST WEB-SERIES

Compromised Director Anthony Ngo (WINNER)
The Save Director Dale Fabrigar

Avocado Toast Director Sam Coyle (WINNER)

BEST ANIMATIONBEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Wings Director Peiyan Zhao (WINNER)

Fire & Iceland Directors April Anderson, Martin Chytil (WINNER)
Okinawa Coming out Chronicles “Mama” Katsuki’s Hug-Filled Road
Trip Director Hiroaki Matsuoka

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORTBEST STUDENT FILM

The Savior of Coney Island Director Gary Beeber (WINNER)
The Sunny Side Director Samuel Kilpatrick

Wings Director Peiyan Zhao (WINNER)
Lin Director Lillian Xuege Li
Yam Yam Director Yuha Jang
A Boy’s Best Friend Director Quinn Friedman
A Rose from the Ashes Director Quinn Friedman

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

BEST MUSIC VIDEOMusic Box Director Alberto Martín-Aragón (WINNER)

Grandpa’s Crazy? Movie - Free Falling Director Eric Osmond(WINNER)
Teleportation Director Susan Mey Lee Lim
No Apologies Director Raymond Edwards

BEST COMEDY FILM

BEST ACTION FILM

Casanoir Creator Jonathan Geffner (WINNER)

Ratavoloira Director Giulio Maria Cavallini (WINNER)

BEST SCI-FI FILM

BEST HORROR FILM

Teleportation Director Susan Mey Lee Lim (WINNER)

Badlands Director Gabriel Chicano (WINNER)

BEST DRAMA FILM

BEST HISTORICAL FILM

Six Years Gone Director Warren Dudley (WINNER)
Wish, I Was There Director Sokhean Ouk
442 The Nisei Soldiers Director Ryosuke Hoshiyama (WINNER)
A Silent Call: Can Anyone Hear Me? Director Ana A Prickett BraunsteinBEST NOIR FILM

BEST MUSICAL FILM

Casanoir Creator Jonathan Geffner (WINNER)

Red Letter Day Director Lezlie Faith Wade (WINNER)
Teleportation Director Susan Mey Lee Lim

BEST PARODY FILM

BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM

Casanoir Creator Jonathan Geffner (WINNER)

No Apologies Director Raymond Edwards (WINNER)

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM

BEST DIRECTOR

Invisible Flags Director Meitar Paz (WINNER)

The Crossing Director Tomas Simonsen (WINNER - Feature)
Viva L’Amour Director Gwunfung Chan (WINNER - Short)

BEST 1ST TIME DIRECTORBEST 1ST TIME PRODUCER

Madness Incarnate Director Olivia Wong (WINNER)(Raymond Edwards, Marisa Nikole) No Apologies Director
Raymond Edwards (WINNER)

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS(Al Nazemian) For I Am Dead Director Patricia Delso Lucas(WINNER)(Roman Koidl) The Decision Director Roman Koidl(Madelyn McHugh) Riley Director Ben McHugh (WINNER)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

BEST ACTING DUO

The Micro Director Brian K. Burns (WINNER)(Al Nazemian, Riggsby Lane) For I Am Dead Director Patricia
Delso Lucas (WINNER)(Ana A Prickett Braunstein, Carla Susan Lewis) A Silent Call: Can
Anyone Hear Me? Director Ana A Prickett BraunsteinBEST CHILD ACTRESSBEST VOICE OVER(Gala Bichir) What lies ahead Director Guillermo Alcalá(WINNER)(Al Nazemian) For I Am Dead Director Patricia Delso Lucas(WINNER)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST SOUNDTRACK(Dominika Podczaska) For I Am Dead Director Patricia Delso
Lucas (WINNER)(Christopher Farrell) The Crossing Director Tomas Simonsen(WINNER)BEST SONG

BEST ORIGINAL STORY(Joi Barua, Manu Martin, Susan Mey Lee Lim) Teleportation
Director Susan Mey Lee Lim (WINNER)(Marisa Nikole) No Apologies Director Raymond Edwards(Ana A Prickett Braunstein) A Silent Call: Can Anyone Hear
Me? Director Ana A Prickett Braunstein (WINNER)

BEST FEATURE SCRIPTBEST SERIES PILOT SCRIPTToo Much Toad Writer David W Hughens (WINNER)
Diddleville Writer Bo Svenson

Diddleville Writer Bo Svenson (WINNER)

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPTBEST COMEDY SCRIPT

Diddleville Writer Bo Svenson (WINNER)

Elektra Writer Roxy Mitchell (WINNER)

BEST DRAMA SCRIPTBEST ROMANCE SCRIPT

Too Much Toad Writer David W Hughens (WINNER)

Jane and Dick Writer Donna Loehrer (WINNER)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SCRIPTBEST ORIGINAL SCRIPTToo Much Toad Writer David W Hughens (WINNER)
Open Guard Writer Nicole Weaver

Internal Security Writer Stefan Alexander (WINNER)
Star 69 Writer Michael Isaac Jacobs
Too Much Toad Writer David W Hughens

GRAND JURY AWARDSHONORABLE MENTIONSA Boy’s Best Friend Director Quinn Friedman (Student Film)Star 69 Writer Michael Isaac Jacobs (Original Script)

Okinawa Coming out Chronicles “Mama” Katsuki’s Hug-Filled
Road Trip Director Hiroaki Matsuoka (Doc Feature)

Open Guard Writer Nicole Weaver (Inspirational Script)
There You Found Me Director Sasha Bilik (Indie Short)
Teleportation Director Susan Mey Lee Lim (Music Video)The Sunny Side Director Samuel Kilpatrick (Doc Short)
One More Day Director Lufe Berto (Indie Short)(Roman Koidl) The Decision Director Roman Koidl (Actor)
Birdie Director Andrew Edison (Short Film)
A Silent Call: Can Anyone Hear Me? Director Ana A Prickett
Braunstein (Drama)