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879Total submissions
29Winners · 3.3% of submissions
145Nominees · 16.5% of submissions
161Semi-finalists · 18.3% of submissions
45Countries represented
43Award categories

337 searchable projects total · classified by each project’s highest listed result.

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Narrative Film

12 categories · 136 results

Best Picture

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 4th Place Nominee · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
  • 5th Place Nominee · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 6th Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 7th Place Nominee · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 8th Place Nominee · ZONEN (Sweden) · Nina Jeppsson

Best International Film (Foreign-Language)

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 2nd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 4th Place Nominee · ALL SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE WORK & THE EXHIBITIONS OF "BRÜCKENKUNST" FROM 2014 TO 2019: A GROUP OF UNRECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN BERLIN (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning
  • 5th Place Nominee · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
  • 6th Place Nominee · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi
  • 7th Place Nominee · ATLAS OF UNCERTAINTY (Italy) · Massimo Vito Avantaggiato
  • 8th Place Nominee · ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · RISE - THE SIYA KOLISI STORY (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · IT HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN (France) · Jose Luis Lazaro-Alierta
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · INSOMNIA (Austria) · Michael Grabler
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · ARES (Austria) · Michael Grabler
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE JUSTICES (Japan) · Yahn Kawamoto
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (Norway) · Torbjørn Carter Møller
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · THE EMERALD PURSE (USA) · Kimberly Olsen

Best Feature Film

11 results
  • 1st Place Winner · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 3rd Place Nominee · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 4th Place Nominee · ZU DEN STERNEN (Germany) · Nicolai Tegeler
  • 5th Place Nominee · DESCONECTADOS 2: RECONECTADOS (Chile) · Diego Rougier
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · GOIN APE (Canada) · Apostolos Peter(TolyAK) Kouroumalis
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · 晚酌与仪式 "WHISPERS IN THE CLOUD" (China) · Chuanfa Wan
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · COLOMBANO & LA 21ESIMA FETTA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · GOIN APE 2 (Canada) · Apostolos Peter(TolyAK) Kouroumalis
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) · Dylan Brody

Best Medium-Length Film

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DESERTER (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 3rd Place Nominee · I AM (Australia) · Marcus Graham
  • 4th Place Semi-Finalist · MEDEA (USA) · Andronica Marquis
  • 5th Place Semi-Finalist · HENRY'S WIVES (UK) · Graham John Sessions
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · SANGAM (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey

Best Short Film

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 4th Place Nominee · FOR I AM DEAD (Belgium) · Patricia Delso Lucas
  • 5th Place Semi-Finalist · LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · THE MAN WHO LOVED FLOWERS (USA) · Tracey Hague
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · ROSITA (Mexico) · Gerardo Castañeda
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (Norway) · Torbjørn Carter Møller

Best Micro-Short Film

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
  • 2nd Place Nominee · CRUSH (Belgium) · Van Eesbeek Cédric
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ZORRITO (France) · Aldéric Demay
  • 4th Place Semi-Finalist · A POSTERIORI (UK) · Natalia Jezova
  • 5th Place Semi-Finalist · IN A STATION OF THE METRO (Canada) · Shelagh Carter
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · THE DAY WE DID(N'T) MEET (Romania) · Den Fazekas
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · EAST LAKE ASYLUM (UK) · Chris Henson
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · THE FAREWELL MELODY (Poland) · Francisco Bassignana
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE OVEN OF THE PROPHETS (Italy) · Massimo Fersini

Best Student Film

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · JANETE (Brazil) · Rebecca Cerqueira
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE EMERALD PURSE (USA) · Kimberly Olsen
  • 4th Place Semi-Finalist · ROMEO AND JULIAN (USA) · Da’Ante Bowman
  • 5th Place Semi-Finalist · WAKING CONUNDRUM (Canada) · Dale Loon, Alyssa-Rose Hunter
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · SENSUS MORI (USA) · Sydney Rincón
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · PUPUSAS AT TIFFANY’S (USA) · Nadia Flamenco
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · MANY DIE TOO LATE (Portugal) · Julien Bonnin
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ORIGIN OF SPRING OR THE NECESSARY DEATH IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (Portugal) · Julien Bonnin

Best Low-Budget or Underground Film

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MAHALAKSHMI PATH: THE EVOLUTION (India) · Prashant Naik
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE GREENSTONE NARRATED BY ORSON WELLES (USA) · Kevin Irvine
  • 4th Place Nominee · SEAGULLS SOMETIMES HOWL LIKE DOGS (France) · Guhl Geneviève
  • 5th Place Nominee · MUJO (UK) · Nikoletta Monyok
  • 6th Place Nominee · ONE MORE PHOTO (Spain) · Lionel Frid, Andres Villaseñor
  • 7th Place Nominee · WORM PORNOGRAPHY (Australia) · Ian Haig
  • 8th Place Nominee · DESTROY IMAGINATION (USA) · Chris Adam Abercrombie
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · ONCE UPON A DREAM (USA) · Stephen K Bess
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · IT HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN (France) · Jose Luis Lazaro-Alierta
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CRONENBERG THEORY: THE MAN WITH NO FACE (Spain) · Danny Traverso
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · HANNAH (Spain) · Danny Traverso
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · VELO MATERNO (Mexico) · Rodrigo Allende Hinojosa
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · TROUBLE IN VERMONT (USA) · Graham Abraham
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · A SHOE IS… (USA) · Eddy Falconer
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · THE HORROR (Canada) · Apostolos Peter(TolyAK) Kouroumalis

Best Drama

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DESERTER (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SOMEBODY'S BABY (Ireland) · Mervyn McCracken
  • 4th Place Nominee · I NEVER SAID GOODBYE (USA) · Yevgeniy K'banchik
  • 5th Place Nominee · LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER (USA) · Mark Bethea
  • 6th Place Nominee · UNE PETITE LUNE DE MIEL (Canada, Ukraine) · Dana Protsyshak
  • 7th Place Nominee · TUCUMCARI TONITE! (USA) · Donna Wells
  • 8th Place Nominee · AMARGO SILENCIO (Panama) · Freddy D'Elia
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · GEORGE & DOROTHY (USA) · A.P. Gonzalez
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · LAST KISS IN PARIS (USA) · Damian Chapa
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SHAME OF THE TRUTH (USA) · Mike Klug
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WESTBOUND (USA) · James Curry
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · DAHLIA WHITE (USA) · Alison Moir
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE JUSTICES (Japan) · Yahn Kawamoto

Best Horror or Thriller

13 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 4th Place Nominee · LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 6th Place Nominee · MIGRAINE (Belgium) · Frédéric Roussel
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · COALORA FALLS (USA) · Robert Dean
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ANCHESELIODIO "EVEN IF I HATE THEM" (Italy) · Mauro John Capece
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · YARD SALEING (USA) · Tom Logan
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · FOR THE GREATER GOOD (USA) · Michael Gavino
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · DOUBLE EXPOSURE (Germany) · Nicolas Felix Costoglou
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · AN ORDINARY DAY? (UK) · Graham John Sessions
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · MURDER CUM (Canada) · Apostolos Peter(TolyAK) Kouroumalis

Best Comedy Drama

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · DESCONECTADOS 2: RECONECTADOS (Chile) · Diego Rougier
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 3rd Place Nominee · CURTAIN CALL (UK) · Lesley Manning
  • 4th Place Nominee · ​ · PANIC IN VALLEY CITY (USA) ​
  • 5th Place Nominee · VADA INDIGO (Netherlands) · Michael Lasoff
  • 6th Place Nominee · SALINGER'S TWO DARK MUSES (Netherlands) · Michael Lasoff
  • 7th Place Nominee · HANGING BUDDY (USA) · John Kestner
  • 8th Place Nominee · YOU ARE HERE (USA) · Dylan Brody
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BACKYARD POOL INDUSTRY (USA) · Derek Frey
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · HIGH STRUNG (ESCALATOR TO HELL) (Canada) · Daniel McDougall
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · TRAVELING PUTZ (USA) · Dean Morgan
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · STUDENT DRIVER (USA) · Olivia Dellums
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THIS SHOULD BE BANNED! (Australia) · Marcus Graham
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED!" (UK) · Adam Scarborough
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · TEMPLE OF THE MONEY CHANGERS (USA) · Nicole Blessing

Best Action, Sci-Fi or Fantasy

10 results
  • 1st Place Winner · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 3rd Place Nominee · RADIO SILENCE (USA) · Troy Scoughton, Sr.
  • 4th Place Nominee · MEMORIA OBSCURA (USA) · David Christopher Nelson, Connor Ryan
  • 5th Place Nominee · GUNFIGHTER (USA) · Tom Jenkins
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · AVAMPOSTO 81 "OUTPOST 81" (Italy) · Sergio Sansone
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · CHRIS HENSON’S CONSTANTINE (UK) · Chris Henson
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · CROIX - THE PREQUEL: KISS THE RING (USA) · Charli Brown
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · NO OXYGEN (Greece) · Nikos Kourou
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · SAVAGE PLANET - A DARK CITY VIGNETTE (USA) · Jay Wellin, Nate Earley-Ochwada Earley-Ochwada, Myles Jordan, Sydney Warfield
02

Technical Merit

10 categories · 101 results

Best Directing

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
  • 2nd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 4th Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 5th Place Nominee · ENOUGH! LEBANON'S DARKEST HOUR (Australia) · Daizy Gedeon
  • 6th Place Nominee · EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
  • 7th Place Nominee · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 8th Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · RISE - THE SIYA KOLISI STORY (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · LIA: BODY OF WORK (USA) · Susan Weiss
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · INTOXICATED (USA) · Karl Talbot
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · SILENCED, AS MERCURY RISES (Canada) · Karl Talbot
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · GENERATION: CURE (USA) · Brett Langolf, Alex Boydston

Best Directorial Debut

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 2nd Place Nominee · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ALONE ON THE MOUND (USA) · John Jeffrey Condit, Tom Friend
  • 4th Place Nominee · MAHALAKSHMI PATH: THE EVOLUTION (India) · Prashant Naik
  • 5th Place Nominee · LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER (USA) · Mark Bethea
  • 6th Place Nominee · ZONEN (Sweden) · Nina Jeppsson
  • 7th Place Nominee · THE EMERALD PURSE (USA) · Kimberly Olsen
  • 8th Place Nominee · ZORRITO (France) · Aldéric Demay
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE GREENSTONE NARRATED BY ORSON WELLES (USA) · Kevin Irvine
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · ROMEO AND JULIAN (USA) · Da’Ante Bowman
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · BEHIND SILENT EYES (USA) · William Collinson, Ian Goehring
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE DANCE OF LIFE (USA) · Pamela Anderson
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · HARMONY (USA) · Michael Steven Daughtry
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · ROSITA (Mexico) · Gerardo Castañeda
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · IT HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN (France) · Jose Luis Lazaro-Alierta

Best Original Concept

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 3rd Place Nominee · STAYCATION (USA) · Russell Emanuel
  • 4th Place Nominee · HELLO SUSAN (USA) · Susan Weiss
  • 5th Place Nominee · A SHOE IS… (USA) · Eddy Falconer
  • 6th Place Nominee · MEMORIA OBSCURA (USA) · David Christopher Nelson, Connor Ryan
  • 7th Place Nominee · YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA) · Rony A. Abovitz
  • 8th Place Nominee · AMEN-AMEN-AMEN: A STORY OF OUR TIMES (USA) · Thomas Leo Gallagher, David Gibson
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · Jessica Orcsik
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · FUGUE FOR A SPIRITUAL LIFE (UK) · Thomas Wohlmut
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · ALL SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE WORK & THE EXHIBITIONS OF "BRÜCKENKUNST" FROM 2014 TO 2019: A GROUP OF UNRECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN BERLIN (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE FOOT: A COMMUNITY REMEMBERED (USA) · Gary Francis Quigg
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · ATLAS OF UNCERTAINTY (Italy) · Massimo Vito Avantaggiato
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · AN ARTIST REFLECTS WITH CLARINET (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids

Best Cinematography

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 4th Place Nominee · EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
  • 5th Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 6th Place Nominee · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 7th Place Nominee · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 8th Place Nominee · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi

Best Lead Actor Performance

5 results
  • 1st Place Winner · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ZU DEN STERNEN (Germany) · Günter Barton
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Aziz Beyshenaliev
  • 4th Place Nominee · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Foster Manley
  • 5th Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Pepin Verhaeghe

Best Lead Actress Performance

5 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Sihe-isipho Nontshokweni
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MILK BABY (USA) · Mia Ando
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ROUND TWO (Norway) · Emilie Sofie Johannesen
  • 4th Place Nominee · DESCONECTADOS 2: RECONECTADOS (Chile) · Javiera Contador
  • 5th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Kris Wood-Bell

Best Supporting Performance

5 results
  • 1st Place Winner · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Anquinizia Hall
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MILK BABY (USA) · Maribeth Monroe
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Natasha Mashkevich & Aysha Berikkizy
  • 4th Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Justin Strydom & Tiisetso Thiko
  • 5th Place Nominee · ZU DEN STERNEN (Germany) · Florian Martens

Best Ensemble Cast

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 2nd Place Nominee · FOR I AM DEAD (Belgium) · Patricia Delso Lucas
  • 3rd Place Nominee · QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · Jessica Orcsik
  • 4th Place Nominee · DESCONECTADOS 2: RECONECTADOS (Chile) · Diego Rougier
  • 5th Place Nominee · MAHALAKSHMI PATH: THE EVOLUTION (India) · Prashant Naik
  • 6th Place Nominee · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi

Best Film/Sound Editing

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LOOK TWICE (USA) · Kyle Wilson
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 4th Place Nominee · HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
  • 5th Place Nominee · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem
  • 6th Place Nominee · RISE - THE SIYA KOLISI STORY (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 7th Place Nominee · QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · Jessica Orcsik
  • 8th Place Nominee · THE FOOT: A COMMUNITY REMEMBERED (USA) · Gary Francis Quigg
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · ALONE ON THE MOUND (USA) · John Jeffrey Condit, Tom Friend
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · INACTIVE, AMERICA'S SILENT KILLER (Canada) · Karl Talbot
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · INTOXICATED (USA) · Karl Talbot
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · Jordan Campbell
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck

Best Art Direction

12 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 3rd Place Nominee · ROOT (Belgium) · Jonty Toosey
  • 4th Place Nominee · DESERTER (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 5th Place Nominee · SIERRA'S GOLD (South Africa) · Adze Ugah
  • 6th Place Nominee · ZU DEN STERNEN (Germany) · Nicolai Tegeler
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · LEGEND OF HOPE (STAR WARS FAN-FILM) (Singapore) · Muhammad Luke Alexander Fernandez Bin Noorazrin, Leonard Teo Min Xuan, Alvin Ng
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · DESCONECTADOS 2: RECONECTADOS (Chile) · Diego Rougier
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · MEDEA (USA) · Andronica Marquis
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · MEMORIA OBSCURA (USA) · David Christopher Nelson, Connor Ryan
03

New Media

6 categories · 82 results

Best Experimental Film

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ZONEN (Sweden) · Nina Jeppsson
  • 2nd Place Nominee · A PARABLE OF NOW (USA) · Cecelia Condit
  • 3rd Place Nominee · GAZA SOS (Australia) · Ilmar Karuso
  • 4th Place Nominee · DYNAMICS (Netherlands) · Teo Baehler
  • 5th Place Nominee · FUGUE FOR A SPIRITUAL LIFE (UK) · Thomas Wohlmut
  • 6th Place Nominee · FOOD THAT DOESN'T KILL (Canada) · Louise Marie Beauchamp
  • 7th Place Nominee · ANYTHING FOR THE ONES WE LOVE (Canada) · Louise Marie Beauchamp
  • 8th Place Nominee · DISLOCATION-RELOCATION (Malaysia) · Kenneth Feinstein
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · HANDGEMACHT (Austria) · Christiane Karajeva, Sigrid Friedmann, Ulrich Kaufmann
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · ATLAS OF UNCERTAINTY (Italy) · Massimo Vito Avantaggiato
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · MONSTER IN ME (USA) · Cecelia Condit
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · INSOMNIA (Austria) · Michael Grabler
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · EUCLIDEAN MAN (Netherlands) · Sebastian Pappalardo
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · BIG DATA (USA) · Linda Robinson
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · ARES (Austria) · Michael Grabler
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · HERMIT CRAB BALLET (USA) · Mary Piller

Best Dance or Poetic Film

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ECHO HOMO (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
  • 2nd Place Nominee · TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 3rd Place Nominee · FLIGHT (USA) · Loretta Thomas
  • 4th Place Nominee · LILITH: OUVERTURE (Switzerland) · Christophe Philippe
  • 5th Place Nominee · SANDLINE (UK) · Christopher Lewis-Smith
  • 6th Place Nominee · MOTHER/OTHER (USA) · Heidi Duckler
  • 7th Place Nominee · WAY STATION (Canada) · Sandra Vida
  • 8th Place Nominee · WHEN NANAY COMES HOME (USA) · Deborah Slater
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · HARMONY (USA) · Michael Steven Daughtry
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · LIKE FIRE (USA) · Amy Serrano
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · POETRY AGAINST THE END OF THE WORLD (USA) · Dylan Brody
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · I AM A WORD AND ALSO ITS ECHO (USA) · Nuno Viega
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · SHIFT+COMMAND+B(ODIES) (USA) · Mimi Garrard
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · LADY OF LIGHT (UK) · Adam Scarborough
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · QUIET CITY (Canada) · R. Keith Smith
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · SLOW MOTIONS (Indonesia, Norway) · Øivind Klungseth Zahlsen

Best Episodic Series

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · Jessica Orcsik
  • 2nd Place Nominee · HARVEY WALLBANGER (USA) · Abdul Stone Jackson
  • 3rd Place Nominee · FAIRE PLAY (USA) · Charles Maxwell, Katy Smith
  • 4th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 5th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE — SIDEQUESTS V - X (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · AN AMERICAN ABROAD (USA) · Marcia Kimpton
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · ERIDIATI: DIFFERENT TYPE OF VAMPIRE (USA) · Charli Brown
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · MURDER IN BB MINOR (USA) · Philip William Lewis
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · DELORIS DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (USA) · Erika Lipkes

Best AI Film or Music Video

6 results
  • 1st Place Winner · THE PROMPT FLOOR EPISODE 1 (Morocco) · Mehdi Saqi
  • 2nd Place Nominee · NALVORA (Morocco) · Mehdi Saqi
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SLUDGE (THE WATER BARONS' SHOW) - SYNTH FARMERS (UK) · Grant Hunter
  • 4th Place Nominee · CUT UP DA NOISE (Portugal) · Dr Walker
  • 5th Place Nominee · SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME (USA) · Tony Savo
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · ELIAS AI (Mexico) · Marco Casado

Best New Media

18 results
  • 1st Place Winner · REDACTED (USA) · Johnathan Magno, Jamie Petronis - Original Podcast
  • 2nd Place Nominee · PROJECT GNOSIS: ARC 1 - AN AGE OF MONSTERS (USA) · Matthew Curran - Original Podcast
  • 3rd Place Nominee · DALI'S DREAM (USA) · Lisa Monde - Performance Film
  • 4th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Mesa Kronhaus - Series Trailer
  • 5th Place Nominee · ALL SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE WORK & THE EXHIBITIONS OF "BRÜCKENKUNST" FROM 2014 TO 2019: A GROUP OF UNRECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN BERLIN (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning - Film Essay
  • 6th Place Nominee · ALL FOR TOMORROW (USA) · Russell Emanuel - Concept Trailer
  • 7th Place Nominee · A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN YURI KOCHIYAMA AND MALCOLM X (USA) · Lanita Duke - Original Podcast
  • 8th Place Nominee · STAYCATION (USA) · Russell Emanuel - Concept Trailer
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · WORDS THAT SING (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener - Performance Film
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · BROKEN (USA) · Taunya Gren - Experimental Music Video
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · LOVE COMES HOME TO HOLLY (USA) · Mysti Cozart Smith - Concept Trailer
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · FRAGMENTS OF POE (UK) · Dora Frankel - Performance Film
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · CACCIA GROSSA (Italy) · Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti - Experimental Performance Film
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · YELLOWSTONE WILD THROUGH TIME (USA) · Carol J. Amore - Experimental Film
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda - Episodic Series
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · J'AIME PAS MA MÈRE "I DON'T LOVE MY MOTHER" (France) · Gerard Cuq - Experimental Music Video
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · THE LAST SUNRISE (USA) · Blu de Golyer - Concept Trailer
  • 18th Place Semi-Finalist · HELLO SUSAN (USA) · Susan Weiss - Experimental Film

Best Original Song or Score

17 results
  • 1st Place Winner · BIPPY THE LITTLE ROBOT (USA) · Glenna Burmer
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SHADE OF YOU (USA) · T E O N I
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OUR WEIRD SELVES (Brazil, India, USA) · Marco Felipe Rossi
  • 4th Place Nominee · TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel
  • 5th Place Nominee · DESTINY (USA) · T E O N I
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE LAST HORIZON (USA) · T E O N I
  • 7th Place Nominee · GENERATION: CURE (USA) · Brett Langolf, Alex Boydston
  • 8th Place Nominee · PRODIGAL SON (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · HOLDING THE HEART WHEN IT BREAKS (USA) · Diane Kaufman, MD
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · BECKY DOLL 'YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS' (USA) · Scott Ferril
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · BREATH (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · CITIZENS - THE CHOICE NOT TO FIGHT (Japan) · Yasushi Fuluichi
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · DON'T SAY MY NAME (Australia) · Ilmar Karuso
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · INSOMNIA (Austria) · Michael Grabler
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · I'VE BEEN AFRAID (USA) · Cecelia Condit
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · THE AGE OF ALTERNATIVE FACTS (USA) · Daniel McLaughlin
  • 17th Place Semi-Finalist · NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos
04

Documentary

5 categories · 71 results

Best Feature Documentary

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · RISE - THE SIYA KOLISI STORY (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ENOUGH! LEBANON'S DARKEST HOUR (Australia) · Daizy Gedeon
  • 3rd Place Nominee · SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE WAY OF MIZOGUCHI (Italy) · Danilo Del Tufo
  • 5th Place Nominee · SEMITJOV: DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD (Sweden) · Micke Engström
  • 6th Place Nominee · ALONE ON THE MOUND (USA) · John Jeffrey Condit, Tom Friend
  • 7th Place Nominee · INACTIVE, AMERICA'S SILENT KILLER (Canada) · Karl Talbot
  • 8th Place Nominee · IRAN - THE GREAT GAME (USA) · Igor Lopatonok
  • 9th Place Nominee · THE TIBETAN CIRCUS (India) · Iqbal Chand Malhotra
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THE FEATHERED SALMON (Mexico) · Oliver Lionheart
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE LIBRARY OF ALL POSSIBLE THINGS (Argentina) · Ana Fraile, Lucas Scavino
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · AMEN-AMEN-AMEN: A STORY OF OUR TIMES (USA) · Thomas Leo Gallagher, David Gibson
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE HELP OF THE INVISIBLES - HIMALAYAN ORACLES (Czech Republic) · Viliam Poltikovič
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · THE MYSTERY OF DEATH (Czech Republic) · Viliam Poltikovič
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · WHY? BEARING WITNESS TO ANTI-SEMITISM PAST AND PRESENT (UK) · Rose Collis

Best Short Documentary

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · WRITTEN WITH A FINGER ON A STEAMED-UP WINDOW (Australia) · Guy Morgan
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SILENT RHYTHM (USA) · Sarah Goolishian
  • 3rd Place Nominee · INTOXICATED (USA) · Karl Talbot
  • 4th Place Nominee · ISLE OF CAPRI: A SONG OF MY MOTHER (USA) · Dawn Young
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE FOOT: A COMMUNITY REMEMBERED (USA) · Gary Francis Quigg
  • 6th Place Nominee · ALBUQUERQUE MOSAIC (USA) · Dylan Brody
  • 7th Place Nominee · MORECAMBE (UK) · Seb Morgan
  • 8th Place Nominee · PUPPIES IN PRISON (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · HARGA RUE DE LA MORT "HARGA ROAD OF DEATH" (Italy) · Elena Beninati
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THEIR BLOOD CRIES OUT (USA) · Dr. Lisa Burkhardt Worley
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · AMERICANS IN JAPAN (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE THROUGH LINE (USA) · Nancy Wyllie
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY (UK) · Richard Slater
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · BIPOLAR WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU (Guyana, Mali, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, UK) · Duchess Letitia Antoinette Kapuscinska

Best Film Essay

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · FINDING TRUE NORTH (USA) · Matty Schweitzer
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DEKHA KYA? (SAW THAT?) (India) · Aditya Bhasin
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LIA: BODY OF WORK (USA) · Susan Weiss
  • 4th Place Nominee · JUDGING JURIES (USA) · Abby Ginzberg
  • 5th Place Nominee · MARINA, THE FIRE EATING MERMAID (USA) · Linda Corley, Joel Kaplan
  • 6th Place Nominee · O FREEDOM! THE SAGA OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (USA) · Susheel Bibbs, Ashley James
  • 7th Place Nominee · GENERATION: CURE (USA) · Brett Langolf, Alex Boydston
  • 8th Place Nominee · REVERENCE (USA) · Charles Evans, Jr
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · RAISIN D'ETRE (USA) · Byron Russell
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · BEHIND SILENT EYES (USA) · William Collinson, Ian Goehring
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · DIS-CONNECTION (Canada) · Richard El Asmar
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE BALLET OF DYSLEXICS ON DYSLEXIA (USA) · Celine Rose GRUENBERG
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · JUST A PLOUGHBOY (Canada) · Gina Payzant
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · THE DANCE OF LIFE (USA) · Pamela Anderson
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · KEV FRANZI - WORKS 80 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY (Australia) · Dianne Mary Lang
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · AMERICANS IN EGYPT (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann

Best Performative or Character-Driven Documentary

16 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (South Africa) · Jon Day
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MASTERJAM (USA) · James Curry
  • 3rd Place Nominee · UTOPIC STROKES (Canada) · Richard El Asmar
  • 4th Place Nominee · IDA'S STORY (USA) · Barbara Sharon Wiener
  • 5th Place Nominee · NIKI PILIC: THE LEGEND (France) · Zeljko Mirkovic
  • 6th Place Nominee · SEEKING THE LOST ONES (Germany) · Michael Teutsch
  • 7th Place Nominee · UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · Jordan Campbell
  • 8th Place Nominee · AN ARTIST REFLECTS WITH CLARINET (USA) · Paul Jeffrey Davids
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · AKWAABA THE AWAKENING (USA) · Sybil Jatta
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · LEAVE THEM WANTING LESS (USA) · Michael Malone
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE BRIDE OF BELSEN (UK) · Richard Slater
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SPIRIT OF PIONEERS (Spain) · César Rozas
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · PIVOT DURING COVID (USA) · Tom DiDonato
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH CLARE (USA) · Johnny Vonneumann
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE ART OF MANIFESTATION AND PURPOSE (USA) · Tysen Knight
  • 16th Place Semi-Finalist · THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK) · Mirka Anderson

Best Nature Documentary

9 results
  • 1st Place Winner · WHITE WOLVES: GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LOST KINGS OF BIOKO (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE SAVANNAH: WILD HAPPINESS (Spain) · Eduardo Barrachina
  • 4th Place Nominee · MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (Ireland) · Damien Donnelly
  • 5th Place Nominee · SILENCED, AS MERCURY RISES (Canada) · Karl Talbot
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE CITY OF GOD BENEATH THE RIVER (Ghana) · Edmund Tetteh Agorhom
  • 7th Place Nominee · HORSEKEEPER (USA) · Donna Wells
  • 8th Place Nominee · MIRACLE IN THE HEART OF BOSNIA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Dr Sam Osmanagich
  • 9th Place Nominee · ANCIENT LANDS AND LIVES: ABOVE THE GRAND CANYON RIMS (USA) · Carol J. Amore
05

Animation

4 categories · 33 results

Best Original Animation

12 results
  • 1st Place Winner · LIFTED (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 2nd Place Nominee · BIPPY THE LITTLE ROBOT (USA) · Glenna Burmer
  • 3rd Place Nominee · YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA) · Rony A. Abovitz
  • 4th Place Nominee · THE GRAND BOOK (Netherlands) · Arjan Brentjes
  • 5th Place Nominee · NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
  • 6th Place Nominee · INNER POLAR BEAR (UK) · Gerald Conn
  • 7th Place Nominee · GOOS’D (USA) · Heeyun Chung
  • 8th Place Nominee · WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · PEPPERMINT STICKS (USA) · Maureen Monaghan
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · ALIEN THREADS (Iceland) · Eva Ingolf
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PACK (USA) · Silverio Pascale
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · SFUMATO #2: POLITICAL ASYLUM (USA) · Jim Middleton

Best 2D Animation

13 results
  • 1st Place Winner · YOKAITOPIA (USA) · Glenna Burmer
  • 2nd Place Nominee · THE GRAND BOOK (Netherlands) · Arjan Brentjes
  • 3rd Place Nominee · NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
  • 4th Place Nominee · INNER POLAR BEAR (UK) · Gerald Conn
  • 5th Place Nominee · FOUNDLING (USA) · Nina Podlesnyak
  • 6th Place Nominee · SKINJOB (UK) · Steve Simmons
  • 7th Place Nominee · ITCH (USA) · Jason Joel Lethcoe
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · TALKIN' TRASH (USA) · Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · IRIDESCENCE (France) · Adrien Lhoste
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · NOT A HERO BY ACCIDENT (USA) · Adam Ansorge
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · ROLAND (France) · Stéphane Paravigna
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · LANTERN WALKER (USA) · Jason Joel Lethcoe
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · CRAYON BOX (USA) · Breana Greene

Best Character Design

4 results
  • 1st Place Winner · YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA) · Rony A. Abovitz
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LIFTED (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 3rd Place Nominee · BIPPY THE LITTLE ROBOT (USA) · Glenna Burmer
  • 4th Place Nominee · GOOS’D (USA) · Heeyun Chung

Best Created Environment

4 results
  • 1st Place Winner · BIPPY THE LITTLE ROBOT (USA) · Glenna Burmer
  • 2nd Place Nominee · LIFTED (USA) · Daniel Robichaud
  • 3rd Place Nominee · YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA) · Rony A. Abovitz
  • 4th Place Nominee · NANAKOROBI "SEVEN FALLS" (USA) · Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
06

Screenplay

6 categories · 76 results

Best Feature Screenplay

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · BEHIND THE VEIL (USA) · Gene Gwynne
  • 2nd Place Nominee · A FIRE IN THE MIND (USA) · Ken White
  • 3rd Place Nominee · THE IT DRIVE IN (USA) · Tom Vecchio
  • 4th Place Nominee · REALITY GAME (USA) · Greg Lyon
  • 5th Place Nominee · GOING T*TS UP! (UK) · Jay Wheddon
  • 6th Place Nominee · BAD LOVE STRIKES (USA) · Kevin Schewe
  • 7th Place Nominee · SACAJAWEA, THE WINDCATCHER (USA) · Jane Fitzpatrick
  • 8th Place Nominee · RUNNING (USA) · Sean Chandler
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · KING OF BLADES (USA) · Paul Hikari
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · MOTHERSHIP (USA) · Andronica Marquis
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! (USA) · James B. Saunders
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · QUARANTINE IN THE GRAND HOTEL (USA) · Tom Vecchio
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WYOMING (USA) · Adam Goudchaux
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · BONNIE AND HYDE (USA) · Robert M. Tartell
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · LOPEZ (UK) · Jose Rivadulla-Rey

Best Short Screenplay

14 results
  • 1st Place Winner · SIGNED, BABA (USA) · Yankee Zhou
  • 2nd Place Nominee · FIRECRACKER (Canada) · William Stewart
  • 3rd Place Nominee · TERATOMA (UK) · Kay Adshead
  • 4th Place Nominee · A VERY GOOD MAN (USA) · Michael Gavino
  • 5th Place Nominee · THE REVENGE CLUB (Canada) · Marla Eaton
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE FREQUENCY DIVIDE (Canada) · Treena Wynes
  • 7th Place Nominee · NUMB (USA) · Troy Bush
  • 8th Place Nominee · REVELATION (Switzerland) · Carmen Pfammatter
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · WHISPERS IN THE WALLS (Canada) · Ioannis Koutroubis
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · A GUY, A GIRL, A GUN (USA) · Casey Mensing
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · P.O.O.L. (USA) · George Sirois
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES (Canada) · Dina Arsenault
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · WAKING CONUNDRUM, PART 2 (Canada) · Dale Loon, Alyssa-Rose Hunter
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · WARPED TALES OF THE BIZARRE (USA) · Gene Gwynne

Best TV Script

10 results
  • 1st Place Winner · MORTAL PATH: BOUND BY BLOOD (USA) · Dakota Banks
  • 2nd Place Nominee · DESERT STAR NEWS (USA) · Robert Haus
  • 3rd Place Nominee · AT THE FLASH (USA) · Sean Chandler & David Leeper
  • 4th Place Nominee · LOVE, MARY TODD (USA) · Bixby Elliot
  • 5th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 6th Place Semi-Finalist · THE STAINED-GLASS WINDOW (USA) · Kris Francoeur
  • 7th Place Semi-Finalist · THE KULAALOO'S REVENGE (UK) · Judy Brulo
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · ENOUGH (UK) · Sally Llewellyn
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · LEGENDS OF THE LORD - THE 18 MISSING YEARS (USA) · Jean Galliano
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · KING ARTIE (USA) · Brian Herskowitz

Best Original Screenplay

8 results
  • 1st Place Winner · OLMA DJON (France) · Victoria Yakubov Schneid
  • 2nd Place Nominee · MILK BABY (USA) · Kristen Gerweck Diaz
  • 3rd Place Nominee · LIMBO (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 4th Place Nominee · HELP (UK) · Lesley Manning
  • 5th Place Nominee · EINE SACHE DER PERSPEKTIVE "A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE" (Austria) · Gerda Leopold
  • 6th Place Nominee · THE 100TH VICTIM (Canada) · Anthony von Seck
  • 7th Place Nominee · 12 SIDED DIE (USA) · Curtis Fortier
  • 8th Place Nominee · HELLO SUSAN (USA) · Susan Weiss

Best Original Concept Screenplay

14 results
  • 1st Place Winner · ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · Lynn Elliott
  • 2nd Place Nominee · SEARCHING FOR SHADOW (USA) · Marie Smalley
  • 3rd Place Nominee · IN THE VALLEY OF HOOPS (UK) · Benjamin Thomas Hopwood
  • 4th Place Nominee · SPIRALMIND (USA) · Jackson J Smith, Benito F Perez, Matthew J Rot
  • 5th Place Nominee · TIME LINE (USA) · Matt Hagemann
  • 6th Place Nominee · ANGRY HORSES (USA) · Jack Rice
  • 7th Place Nominee · TAKIN' IT BACK (USA) · John A Kuri
  • 8th Place Semi-Finalist · LEAVE NO FOOTPRINTS (THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE - PART THREE) (UK) · Judy Elizabeth Brulo
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · BENEATH THE SURFACE (USA) · John T Rice
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · CALLED BACK (USA) · Matt Hagemann
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · GOLD MINE (UK) · Andrzej Ciesielski
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · SHALOM KOLONTAROV THE HERO (USA) · Shalom Kolontarov
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · TALES OF THE BIZZARE (USA) · Gene Gwynne
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · MOUNT MORA (USA) · Eric Gerard Sollars, Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars

Best Horror/Thriller Screenplay

15 results
  • 1st Place Winner · LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
  • 2nd Place Nominee · ANATOMY OF A TOWN (USA) · Patricia Fox
  • 3rd Place Nominee · OVERWHELMING DARKNESS (UK) · Steven Hart
  • 4th Place Nominee · SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, IS LISTENING (USA) · Gene Gwynne
  • 5th Place Nominee · INVITATION TO MY OWN ASSASSINATION (USA) · Casey Mensing
  • 6th Place Nominee · ON THE RECORD (USA) · Adam Goudchaux
  • 7th Place Nominee · EXPLOSION AT BLACK TOM! (USA) · James Saunders
  • 8th Place Nominee · CONCEPTUS (USA) · Brian Herskowitz
  • 9th Place Semi-Finalist · THE UNQUIET WITNESS (UK) · Peter Gartner
  • 10th Place Semi-Finalist · THE PRINCE OF THE AIR (USA) · Dennis Garber
  • 11th Place Semi-Finalist · SOMETIMES MY FEARS (USA) · Linda Kampley
  • 12th Place Semi-Finalist · MURDERED OUT (USA) · David Ballard, Ken Brisbois
  • 13th Place Semi-Finalist · THE WEREWOLF HUNTERS (USA) · John T Rice
  • 14th Place Semi-Finalist · SWEET CHILD'S NEMESIS (Ireland) · Mervyn McCracken
  • 15th Place Semi-Finalist · THE OLD WAYS (USA) · Jack Rice
About GRITO X

About
the festival

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival is an IMDb-accredited online awards contest built to amplify emerging filmmakers, global creative voices, and films that break the silence.

Our festival philosophy

Grito X is not merely a horror festival, despite what the name might suggest. We are a creative call to action, a platform for artistic expression across all genres and formats. We celebrate the full spectrum of filmmaking—from narrative shorts to feature-length documentaries, from innovative music videos to compelling podcasts.

Our philosophy centers on three core principles:

  1. Accessibility - We maintain reasonable submission fees and an online format to ensure filmmakers from all backgrounds can participate
  2. Recognition - We provide meaningful accolades through our carefully curated award categories and nominations
  3. Community - We foster connections among emerging filmmakers, creating a network of creative voices

Why online?

Our digital approach represents a deliberate choice rather than a limitation. By operating primarily online, we:

  • Welcome participation from filmmakers across the globe without geographic or financial barriers
  • Focus our resources on filmmaker recognition rather than physical venue costs
  • Provide a streamlined, efficient experience for participants
  • Deliver faster results and wider recognition than traditional festival circuits
  • Create an environmentally sustainable model for film festival operation

Our epic results day transforms the virtual into the visceral—a celebration where filmmakers see their work honored, nominated, and recognized by a professional, elegantly designed platform that carries IMDb accreditation and industry respect.

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival is an IMDb-accredited online film awards contest dedicated to amplifying the voices of emerging filmmakers worldwide. Our name—“Grito” meaning “scream” in Spanish—embodies our mission: to provide a platform for creative voices demanding to be heard, for stories yearning to break through, and for visions that defy conventional boundaries.

We believe that exceptional filmmaking deserves recognition regardless of budget, industry connections, or geographic constraints. Through our annual competition and celebration of results, we aim to discover, honor, and promote filmmakers who are producing remarkable work but haven’t yet been embraced by the major festivals and industry gatekeepers.

Why Montenegro? Montenegro represents the perfect symbolic home for our festival—a stunning, emerging nation with breathtaking natural beauty and rich cultural heritage that remains somewhat undiscovered on the global stage. Like the talented filmmakers we showcase, Montenegro embodies extraordinary potential waiting to be fully recognized by the world.

Our connection to this Adriatic jewel reflects our commitment to looking beyond established centers of film culture to find beauty, talent, and innovation in unexpected places. Though our festival operates primarily online, our Montenegrin identity inspires our approach to seeking out and celebrating undiscovered excellence.

Join our creative movement

GRITO X Montenegro International Film Festival stands ready to be your megaphone, your stage, your spotlight. We invite filmmakers who believe in their vision to submit their work and join our growing community of creative voices demanding—and deserving—to be heard.

Your film. Your voice. Your moment.

GRITO X.

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  • Best Narrative Feature Film (45 mins on)
  • Best Narrative Film (20 to 45 mins)
  • Best Narrative Short Film (5 to 20 mins)
  • Best Narrative Micro Short (up to 5 mins)
  • Best Episodic Series or Pilot Episode
  • Best Feature Documentary (45 mins on)
  • Best Short Documentary (up to 45 mins)
  • Best Feature Screenplay (written 45 pages on)
  • Best Short Screenplay (written up to 45 pages)
  • Best TV Script
  • Best Animated Film
  • Best Student Film
  • Best Experimental Film
  • Best New Media
  • Best AI Film
  • Best Original Podcast
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Queer Drama
  • Best Dance or Poetic Film
  • Best Low-Budget Film (up to $20,000)
  • Best Drama
  • Best Comedy or Musical
  • Best Action, Sci-Fi or Fantasy
  • Best Horror or Thriller
  • Best Directing
  • Best Directorial Debut
  • Best Young Filmmaker
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Lead Actor
  • Best Lead Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Ensemble Cast
  • Best Film Editing/VFX & Sound Design
  • Best Original Song or Score
  • Best Art Direction & Makeup/SFX

Copyright Ownership: By submitting your work to GRITO X, you affirm that all components of your project, including music, fonts, visuals, and any other elements, are either your intellectual property or, if you're acting as a distributor, you have secured explicit permission from the copyright holder. Your work must be cleared for festival exhibition globally and in perpetuity.

Promotional Use: You grant GRITO X the right to use stills, short clip fragments, and other relevant materials from your film for promotional, educational, and documentation purposes on the festival’s official platforms, including its website, social media channels, and other promotional mediums.

Film Access: You allow the festival director and authorized personnel to download your film, ensuring streamlined offline evaluation, festival programming, and curation procedures.

Virtual Screening Consent: By submitting, you agree to the encrypted and password-protected public exhibition of your film during the designated festival period. This ensures broader accessibility while maintaining security.

IMDb Updates: While GRITO X will endeavor to update awards and nominations on your IMDb pages, the festival is not responsible for generating new film pages if they don't already exist.

Professionalism: All participants, including filmmakers, crew, and attendees, are expected to uphold a high standard of professional and respectful behavior throughout the festival duration.

Feedback Mechanism: While GRITO X values every submission, personalized feedback for each entry may not be provided unless specifically opted for through designated channels.

Non-Refundable Policy: Submission fees are final and non-refundable, irrespective of the outcome or status of your film within the festival.

Award Consideration: A single submission fee ensures your film is evaluated across all pertinent festival award categories, optimizing its potential recognition.

Multiple Film Entries: Film production teams or individuals may submit more than one project within the same festival year.

Resubmission Guidelines: Films submitted during a particular festival edition cannot be resubmitted in subsequent editions.

Exhibition Limitations: Being nominated or selected doesn't guarantee immediate or full screening on GRITO X's platforms.

Discount Waivers: Discounted entry fees are available for student and disabled filmmakers. In rare cases, based on the festival's discretion, complete fee waivers may be granted.

Communication: Upon submission to GRITO X, you agree to be added to our newsletter and mailing list for updates and information.

Selection Clarification: Submission to GRITO X doesn't automatically grant the film an “Official Selection” status.

Accurate Credits: You confirm that the credits list provided with your submission is thorough and accurate.

Festival Discretion: GRITO X reserves the right to disqualify any film based on set criteria, ensuring the festival's integrity and reputation.

Language Policy: Films can be submitted with either English or Spanish without subtitles. For films in other languages, accompanying English subtitles are mandatory. Screenplays are accepted in all languages.

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Newsletter and Promotional Communications Opt-In: By submitting an entry to our film festival, you agree to be automatically included in our mailing list.

Opting Out: At any time, recipients can choose to opt-out of our electronic communications.

Data Protection: All personal information provided will be safeguarded per relevant data protection regulations.

Policy Updates: GRITO X retains the right to adjust this Privacy Policy based on evolving needs and legal stipulations.

Contact: If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy Clause, please feel free to contact us at info@grito-x.com

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