SPECIAL AWARDS:

Special Award: Short Film Of The Month

Look Around, By Ulisses Malta Junior, Gustavo Azevedo Santos. Brazil

Special Award: Feature Film Of  The Month

Back To Maracaibo, By Carlos Daniel Alvarado. Venezuela

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--- SHORT FILM AWARDS ---

Best Drama Short Film

The Taste Of The Sea, By Xuezhou Miao. China

                       

Best Experimental Short Film

Sunday In The Park With Clare, By Johnny Vonneumann. United States

 

Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Time Spent, By Rob Daniel Hutt. United Kingdom

 

Best Horror Short Film

The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre, By Danny Ashkenasi. United States

 

Best Social Short Film

Voiceless, By Cindy Di Xin. China

 

Best Children's Short Film

Hello, Mom, By Zhifan Zhang. China

 

Best Action Short Film

Look Around, By Ulisses Malta Junior, Gustavo Azevedo Santos. Brazil

 

Best Romance Short Film

I'll Never Love Again, By Clarence Williams Iv. United States

 

Best First Short Film By The Director

Cinnamon, By Shahid Kamal. United Kingdom

           

Best Student Short Film

Beyond The Mountains, By Linhu Lee. China

 

Best Documentary Short Film

Ukrainians In Exile, By Janek Ambros – Poland,Ukraine,United States

 

Best Director In A Documentary Short Film

Janek Ambros / Ukrainians In Exile

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--- Short Films: Cast & Crew Awards  ---

Best Director In A Short Film   (Ex Aequo)

Xuezhou Miao / The Taste Of The Sea

Gustavo Santos & Junior Malta / Look Around

Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Danny Ashkenasi  / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

 

Best Female Director In A Short Film

Di Xin / Voiceless

 

Best Young Director In A Short Film

Clarence Williams Iv / I'll Never Love Again

Young Director Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Linhu Lee / Beyond The Mountains

 

Best Screenplay In A Short Film

Sinan Ukan, Shahid Kamal / Cinnamon

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Ulisses Malta Junior, Gustavo Azevedo Santos / Look Around

Screenplay Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xuezhou Miao / The Taste Of The Sea

 

Best Child Actor A Short Film

Kristian Gospodinov / Take The Chocolate

 

Best Child Actress A Short Film

Nicole Dzhekova / Take The Chocolate

 

Best Lead Actor In A Short Film

Vladimir Versailles / I'll Never Love Again

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Cong Lu / The Taste Of The Sea

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Danny Ashkenasi / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

 

Best Lead Actress In A Short Film

Ratoya Banks / I'll Never Love Again

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Fang Chen / Hello, Mom

Lead Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Stacy Chu / Voiceless

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film   

Stephen Samson / Time Spent

 

Best Young Actor In A Short Film

Kaik Pereira / Look Around

Best Team Performance In A Short Film

Hello, Mom

 

Best Cinematography In A Short Film

Guiwei Zhang / The Taste Of The Sea

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Markus A Ljunberg / Cinnamon

Cinematography Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Junior Malta / Look Around

 

Best Lighting In A Short Film

Jason Chua / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

 

Best Art Direction In A Short Film

Mariana Soares Da Silva / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Xuezhou Miao / The Taste Of The Sea

Art Direction Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Carrie J. Liu / Voiceless

 

Best Editing In A Short Film

Stolis Hadjicharalambous / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

Editing Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Daniel Weber / Look Around

 

Best Original Score In A Short Film

Look Around

Original Score Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Evan James Kassof / Cinnamon

 

Best Production In A Short Film

Rodrigo Conceição / Look Around

Production Honorable Mention In A Short Film

Danny Ashkenasi, Edward Elder, Henry Borriello / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

 

Best Sound Design In A Short Film

He Liu / The Taste Of The Sea

 

Best Costume Design In A Short Film

Anthony Paul-Cavaretta / The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre

 

Best Make Up In A Short Film

Cris Malta / Look Around

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--- AUDIENCE AWARDS ---

First Audience Award: The Taste Of The Sea, By Xuezhou Miao. China

Second Audience Award: The Pit And The Pendulum - A Musicabre, By Danny Ashkenasi. United States

Third Audience Award: Ukrainians In Exile, By Janek Ambros – Poland,Ukraine,United States

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---OTHERS---

Best Music Video

Sirena, By Diego Sánchez, Pablo Navarro. Chile

           

Best Poster 

Sirena, By Diego Sánchez, Pablo Navarro. Chile

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--- FEATURE FILM AWARDS ---

Best Comedy Feature

Back To Maracaibo, By Carlos Daniel Alvarado. Venezuela

 

Best Action Feature

Fighting Through, By Cyrus Carter. United States

 

Best Documentary Feature

Minstrels Of The Sacred Mountain, By Farid Elhami. Iran

 

Best Director In A Documentary Feature

Kovid Mittal / At 23000 Feet

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

Best Director In A Feature Film

Carlos Daniel Alvarado / Back To Maracaibo

 

Best Screenplay In A Feature Film

Carlos Daniel Alvarado, Amilcar Briceño / Back To Maracaibo

 

Best Lead Actor In A Feature Film

Mario Sudano / Back To Maracaibo

Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Feature Film 

Megan King / Fighting Through

 

Best Supporting Actor In A Feature Film

Aroldo Betancourd / Back To Maracaibo

 

Best Cinematography In A Feature Film

Siavash Ebrahimzaeh ,Pourya Shahebrahimi / Minstrels Of The Sacred Mountain

 

Best Editing In A Feature Film

Mehdi Asadi / Minstrels Of The Sacred Mountain

 

Best Production In A Feature Film

Sanjeev Kumar / At 23000 Feet