SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Chathurangal, By Rajith Kumar. India      

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

Humans Of Someone, By Sumesh Lal. India

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best First Short Film By The Director

Lemons, By Simon Werdmüller Von Elgg. United States

              

Best Indie Short Film

Chathurangal, By Rajith Kumar. India      

              

Best Student Short Film

Self Pity, By Ae. Bahamas                 

                             

Best Drama Short Film

Five Love Pieces, By Jialei Li. United States

 

Best Comedy Short Film

Pragmatic, By Tony Bertrand. France         

 

Best War Short Film

Final Letter, By Orwa Alahmad. France   

 

Best Fantastic Short Film

Vuja De, By Joby Varghese. India

 

Best Thriller Short Film

First Time Since, By Nathan Hochstetler. United States

              

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Violet Rain, By Shaun Lupton. United States

 

Best Romance Short Film

Taking A Piss, By Josh Romyn

 

Best Historical Short Film

1947 Two Soldiers, By Sravan Gajabhinkar. India

 

Best Crime Short Film

Collar, By Russ Emanuel. United States

 

Best Musical Short Film

Namibia With Paganel, By Andrii Andreiev. Ukraine

 

Best Experimental Short Film

Meetig At The Seasida, By Maïté Baillieul. Belgium           

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Karim Ghajji - The Only Answer To Defeat Is Victory, By Tony Bertrand, Mathieu Peridier, Stéphane Sennour. France

 

Best Cinematography In Doc A Short Film

Karim Ghajji - The Only Answer To Defeat Is Victory

 

Best Screenplay In Doc A Short Film

Gino Ceriachi / Laid-Back Approach

 

Best Animation Short Film

Elixir, By Jinghan Zhang. China

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--- SHORT FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Short Film

Nathan Hochstetler / First Time Since

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rajith Kumar / Chathurangal

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jialei Li / Five Love Pieces

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Tony Bertrand / Pragmatic

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Dieter Grohmann / White Dialogue

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rajith Kumar & Vivek E / Chathurangal

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Raphael Liot / Pragmatic

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sean Gunnell / Collar

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kyle Strauts / Taking A Piss

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Brea Schneider / Taking A Piss

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Heidi Kaufman / First Time Since

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Chinnu Kuruvilla / Chathurangal

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film

Doug Mears / First Time Since

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rajith Kumar / Chathurangal

              

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Dianne Berry / Lemons

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Denise Gossett / Collar

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Armelle Gerbault / Pragmatic

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Athira Patel / Vuja De

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)

Brody S. Anderson / First Time Since

Hao Yu / Five Love Pieces

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ashker Ali / Chathurangal

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Ashker Ali / Chathurangal

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Joe Hernandez / Violet Rain

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Nathan Thompson / Lemons

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Shaun Lupton / Violet Rain

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Nathan Hochstetler / First Time Since

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kunlin Wang / Five Love Pieces

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Shaun Lupton / Violet Rain

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jing Han / First Time Since

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tony Bertrand / Pragmatic

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Massimo Vito Avantaggiato / Autopoiesi

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xueran Chen / Five Love Pieces

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Seth Evans / Violet Rain

 

Best Production Design In A Short Film

Shaun Lupton / Violet Rain

Production Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sekhar Menon / Chathurangal

Production Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sravan Gajabhinkar / 1947 Two Soldiers

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Noah Meyer / Taking A Piss

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Devi Krishna Kadiyala / 1947 Two Soldiers

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Yoerik Roevens / Meetig At The Seasida

              

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Magen Grays / Violet Rain

Costume Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Santoshi Kodali / 1947 Two Soldiers

Costume Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kyle Strauts / Taking A Piss

 

Best Make Up In A Short Film

Chen Si / Five Love Pieces

Make Up Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Magen Grays / Violet Rain

 

Best VFX In A Short Film

Shaun Lupton / Doodad Animation Studios

Vfx Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sravan Gajabhinkar / 1947 Two Soldiers

Vfx Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Enrique Bueno & Javier Bueno / La Compasión

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: First Time Since, By Nathan Hochstetler. United States

Second Audience Award: Five Love Pieces, By Jialei Li. United States

Third Audience Award: Violet Rain, By Shaun Lupton. United States

                   

Best Music Video

Screaming Heart, By Mike Baran. Germany

 

Best Web Serie

Born In Our Community, By Fernando Irigaray. Argentina

 

Best Poster

Violet Rain, By Shaun Lupton. United States

 

Best Trailer/Teaser

Frieda - Coming Home, By Doc Miguel. Germany

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Comedy Feature

Chubby Café, By Li Qia, Cao Yiwen. China     

              

Best Indie Feature

Humans Of Someone, By Sumesh Lal. India

 

Best Documentary Feature

Message In A Bottle, By Labout Pascale. France

 

Best Animation Feature

Tales From The Lakeside 2 Winter Adventure, By Zsolt Pálfi. Hungría

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--- FEATURE FILMS: CAST & CREW AWARDS  ---

Best Director In A Feature Film

Li Qia / Chubby Café

                        

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Chandra Duvvuri / 50 Days

              

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Nitin Nath / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Cao Yiwen / Chubby Café

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Feature Film

Madonna Sebastian / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Wang Weiqing / Chubby Café

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Feature Film

Wang Jiahui / Chubby Café

 

Best Young Actor In A Feature Film

Dhruv Ruttala / 50 Days

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Vipin Chandran / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

Li Xin / Chubby Café

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Alby Nataraj / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Production Design In A Feature Film

Tan Hongjie / Chubby Café

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

Mark Von Reddy / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Premkumar Kottakkal / Humans Of Someone

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Li Bing / Chubby Café

 

Best Vfx In A Feature Film

Wang Lingyu / Chubby Café