SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Touch Me, By Eileen Byrne. Germany

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

24 Days, By Sreekanth E G. India

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best First Short Film By The Director

Without, By Jacob Combs

              

Best Indie Short Film

Blue, By Yifan Du. China

              

Best Student Short Film

Say Yes, By Johan Stavsjö. Sweden

                             

Best Drama Short Film

Touch Me, By Eileen Byrne. Germany

 

Best Comedy Short Film

Help Wanted, By Mac Estelle. United States

 

Best Horror Short Film

Boy Meets Boy, By Jonathan Macpherson. Canada

 

Best Thriller Short Film

Amphora, By Ricardo Baeza. Canada

 

Best War Short Film

Beyond Her Lens, By Tereza Hirsch. Czech Republic

 

Best Children's Short Film

Chottu Paathram, By Prajeeth Ramakrishnan. India

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Human Extinction, By Jordi Manca, Vincent Vallon. France

 

Best Historical Short Film

Virtual Memory, By Julie Goldstein. United States

 

Best Lgbt Short Film

The Breath Of Celia, By Miguel Angel Barrroso. Spain

 

Best Musical Short Film

Anything For The Ones We Love, By Louise Marie Beauchamp. Canada

 

Best Experimental Short Film

Theory Of Evalution, By Eva Justine Torkkola. Australia

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Reaching For The Andes, By Neal Barenblat. United States

 

Best Cinematography In Doc A Short Film

Neal Barenblat & Trenton Pasic / Reaching For The Andes

 

Best Editing In Doc A Short Film

Julie Goldstein / Virtual Memory

 

Best Screenplay In Doc A Short Film

Handuo Zhang / A Collective Tragedy: Waibel's Stalingrad Inferno

 

Best Animation Short Film

Shadowland, By Bellopropello. Switzerland

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

Best Director In A Short Film

Eileen Byrne / Touch Me

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Johan Stavsjö / Say Yes

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tereza Hirsch / Beyond Her Lens

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Clinton Immanuel Banze / Morsel Of Hope

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jiaqi Wang / Namo Amitabha And Nightingale

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Eileen Byrne & Elodie Malanda / Touch Me

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Yifan Du / Blue

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Louise Marie Beauchamp / Anything For The Ones We Love

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)

Max Bretschneider / Touch Me

Mike Azevedo / Boy Meets Boy

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Rod Megill / Amphora

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Sophie Netanel / Without

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Eva Justine Torkkola / Theory Of Evalution

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kristin Suckow / Touch Me

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film

Charles Zukermann / Boy Meets Boy

              

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

Kylie Riddle / Bet The Demon Wins

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Guanyuan Qi / Blue

 

Best Young Actor In A Short Film

Fredrik Carlsson / Say Yes

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Emma Melkersson / Say Yes

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Karlisha Hurley / Bet The Demon Wins

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Akshitha Prajeeth / Chottu Paathram

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Gerda Falk & Karl Lidh / Say Yes

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Lukas Hausenblas / Beyond Her Lens

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sarah Kelly / Without

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Lukas Hausenblas / Beyond Her Lens

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Alexis Ghnassia / Human Extinction

Lighting Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Joel Barrow / Amphora

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Beyond Her Lens

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Masa Yokota / Amphora

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Andreas Widmann / Touch Me

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Christopher Zuber / Without

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Mac Estelle / Help Wanted

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jiaqi Wang / Namo Amitabha And Nightingale

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film (Ex Aequo)

Jean St-Jacques & Domenico Scarlatti / Anything For The Ones We Love

Beyond Her Lens

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Clément Chassaing / Human Extinction

 

Best Musical Theme In A Short Film

Margrit Eichler / Without

 

Best Production In A Short Film  

Tereza Hirsch / Beyond Her Lens

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Aria Films / Anything For The Ones We Love

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ilyass Malki / Human Extinction

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Rachael Bigelow / Without

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Jean St-Jacques / Anything For The Ones We Love

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Daniel Valasek / Beyond Her Lens

              

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Louise Marie Beauchamp / Anything For The Ones We Love

Costume Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Queca Sainz / The Breath Of Celia

Costume Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Eva Justine Torkkola & Sean Paisley Collins / Theory Of Evalution

 

Best Make Up In A Short Film

Esther Behrendt / Touch Me

Make Up Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Cheyenne Lucita & Maia Mattisse / Theory Of Evalution

 

Best Vfx In A Short Film

Katharina Grethlein & Philipp Rathgeber / Touch Me

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: Say Yes, By Johan Stavsjö. Sweden

Second Audience Award: Beyond Her Lens, By Tereza Hirsch. Czech Republic

Third Audience Award: Without, By Jacob Combs

                   

Best Music Video

Wanna Be Younk: 7ever Feat Sid Wilson, By Henry Lipatov. United States   

 

Best Poster

24 Days, By Sreekanth E G. India

 

Best Screenplay

Motel Monster, By Danial O'brien. Canada

                   

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best First Film By The Director

24 Days, By Sreekanth E G. India

                             

Best Indie Feature

Antervyatha, By Kuldeep Vashisth. India

                                               

Best Fantastic Feature

Max Topas - The Book Of The Crystal Children, By Doc Miguel. Germany

 

Best  Terror Feature       

Fen, By Tuomas Anttonen. Finland

 

Best Documentary Feature

Finite Water, By Zach Thomson & Dianne Wennick. United States

 

Best Cinematography In A Documentary Feature Film

Desiree De Anda, Reel Artwerks, Tony Roach, Sandra Dee Richardson, Nancy Hamilton / The Camp Fire

 

Best Screenplay In A Documentary Feature Film

Hero Dog, By Vanessa Schulz

 

Best Original Score In A Documentary Feature Film

9/8 Zenne

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Sreekanth E G / 24 Days

              

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Miguel G. Baldío / Max Topas

              

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Adith U S / 24 Days

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Somewhere In Baltimore

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Steffen Gräbner / Max Topas

 

Best Young Actor In A Feature Film

Max Driesch / Max Topas

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Nijin Lightroom / 24 Days

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

Antervyatha

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Pradeep Shankar / 24 Days

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Kuldeep Vashisth, Keshav Arya / Antervyatha

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

Shankar Das V C. / 24 Days

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

Jagath Chandran / 24 Days

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Michael W. Driesch / Max Topas

 

Best Vfx In A Feature Film

Michael W. Driesch / Max Topas

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