SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Where Are We?, By Hanna Besirevic. Mexico

Special Award: Feature Film Of The Month

British Made, By Simon Rickards. United Kingdom

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best First Short Film By The Director

Looking For Mom, By Peter Hsui. Taiwan

              

Best Indie Short Film

Siphonophore, By Linnea Pihl. Sweden

              

Best Student Short Film

Happy Thanksgiving, By Shihan Lu. United States

                             

Best Drama Short Film

Where Are We?, By Hanna Besirevic. Mexico

 

Best Comedy Short Film

Brunch Before Baptism, By David C. Luck, Kent J. Arceneaux. United States                

 

Best Fantastic Short Film

Rorrim, By M.P. Murdock. United States

 

Best Thriller Short Film

On Air, By Bastiaan Rook. Netherlands

 

Best Lgbt Short Film

Guilty Bunch Of Flowers, By Wayne Kelly , Matt Holt. United Kingdom

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Best Experimental Short Film

Desajustados, By Pepe Publio. Brasil

 

Best Musical Short Film

Shadows, By Sandesh Motwani. India

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Scattered In The Ashes, By Desiree De Anda, Nancy Hamilton. United States         

 

Best Cinematography In Doc A Short Film

Scattered In The Ashes  

 

Best Original Score In Doc A Short Film

I Created You

 

Best Animation Short Film

Trap, By Paul James. New Zealand

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

Best Director In A Short Film

Bastiaan Rook / On Air

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Hanna Besirevic / Where Are We?

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

M.P. Murdock / Rorrim

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Shihan Lu / Happy Thanksgiving

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Marie-Cybèle Muysers / Where Are We?

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Martijn Daamen / On Air

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

M.P. Murdock / Rorrim

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Nicholas Bordelon / Brunch Before Baptism

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Andres Almeida / Where Are We?

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sytse Faber / On Air

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Roxana Saucedo / Where Are We?

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Teressa Liane / Rorrim

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Linnea Pihl / Siphonophore

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film

Peter Lusse / On Air

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Adam Salandra / Brunch Before Baptism

Supporting Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Anwar Lachman / On Air

              

Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film

María Andrea Araujo / Where Are We?

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Susan Freundlich / Brunch Before Baptism

Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ingrid Evans / Guilty Bunch Of Flowers

 

Best Young Actress In A Short Film

Ashely Kawasaki / Happy Thanksgiving

Young Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Kareena Mehta / Shadows

 

Best Team Performance In A Short Film

Where Are We?

Team Performance Honorable Mention In A Short Film

On Air

Team Performance Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Brunch Before Baptism

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

/ Where Are We?

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Stijn Jonkhart / On Air

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jay Swuen / Rorrim

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Dan Godziszewski / White Window

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Fred Tabois / On Air

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Pepe Publio, Quezia Mara &  Luiza Martins / Desajustados

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Michelle Claase / Siphonophore

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Jelle Helwig / On Air

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

/ Where Are We?

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Diamond Mind / Shadows

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Tobias Elof / Siphonophore

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

/ Where Are We?

 

Best Musical Theme In A Short Film

/ Where Are We?

Musical Theme Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Alternative Soul / Shadows

 

Best Production In A Short Film  

César De Alba / To The South

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Bastiaan Rook & Nick Vasilikos / On Air

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Linnea Pihl & Hanna Oldenburg / Siphonophore

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

Ralph Van Der Straaten / On Air

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Berthold Manolescu & Asad Javed / Rorrim

Sound Design Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Sergey Bondarenko / Siphonophore

              

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Pepe Publio, Quezia Mara &  Luiza Martins / Desajustados

 

Best Vfx In A Short Film

Savvy?

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: On Air, By Bastiaan Rook. Netherlands

Second Audience Award: Trap, By Paul James. New Zealand

Third Audience Award: Scattered In The Ashes, By Desiree De Anda, Nancy Hamilton. United States

                   

Best Music Video

Everybody, By Joseph Villapaz. United States

 

Best Trailer/Teaser

Volkov, By George Dibble. United States

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Best Poster

Rock Paper Scissors

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Indie Feature

Around, By Gracielo Le Due. Argentina      

              

Best Drama Feature

British Made, By Simon Rickards. United Kingdom             

 

Best Comedy Feature    

Yorozuya Detective Story, By Touji Sawamura. Japan

 

Best Experimental Feature          

Rock Paper Scissors, By Lilah Markman. Israel     

 

Best Documentary Feature

Lights Of Hope, By Mario Pons Múria. Spain

 

Best Director In A Documentary Feature Film

Mario Pons Múria / Lights Of Hope

 

Best Production In A Documentary Feature Film

The New Painters

 

Best Screenplay In A Documentary Feature Film

Mario Pons Múria / Lights Of Hope

 

Best Cinematography In A Documentary Feature Film

Steady Heart

 

Best Editing In A Documentary Feature Film

Utiaca's Making Up

 

Best Original Score In A Documentary Feature Film

Utiaca's Making Up

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Simon Rickards / British Made

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Touji Sawamura / Yorozuya Detective Story

              

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Simon Rickards / British Made

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Lilah Markman / Rock Paper Scissors

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

James Knapp / British Made

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Juan Lebrus / Around

 

Best Lead Actress In A Feature Film

Maria Del Mar García Rubira / Free Butterflies

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Tomoyuki Miura / Yorozuya Detective Story

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Crico / Yorozuya Detective Story

 

Best Supporting Actress In A Feature Film

Jennifer Preston / British Made

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Mikhail Nekrasov / British Made

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Yasutaka Nagano / Yorozuya Detective Story

 

Best Original Score In A Feature Film

Richard Dutnall / British Made

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Taro Kitamura / Yorozuya Detective Story

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Yael Leibovitz / Rock Paper Scissors

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Roger Butler / British Made

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Zhang Chuanwei / It's Good To Believe In God

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Barcasfilms S.L. Almería / Free Butterflies

 

Best Sound Design In A Feature Film

Diana Shklover & Cris Fells / British Made

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Nin Hazan &  Elad Shniderman / Rock Paper Scissors

 

Best Art Direction In A Feature Film

/ Yorozuya Detective Story

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film 

Lilah Markman / Rock Paper Scissors

 

Best Costume Design In A Feature Film

Hiroshige Goto / Yorozuya Detective Story

 

Best Vfx In A Feature Film

Liu Panwang, Tao Bo, Xu Lixia / It's Good To Believe In God