AWARD NOMINEES Best US Short of the Year Stray by Wanjiru Njendu- Quarter 1 Winner Making Peace by Judah Rayr- Quarter 2 Winner Ordinary World by Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler- Quarter 3 Winner Beautiful Day (To Fight!) by Chris LaPointe- Quarter 4 Winner
Best International Short of the Year HITIMAHANA by Florence Gomez (French Polynesia)- Quarter 1 Winner august. september. by Ludovic Dufresne (Canada)- Quarter 2 Winner Return to Roots by Chris Winters (Canada)- Quarter 3 Winner Naji by Hosein Torkjoosh (Iran)- Quarter 4 Winner
Best Documentary Short of the Year Going Deeper – Love letter to Nazare by Luke Huxham (Japan)- Quarter 1 Winner FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho by Iara Lee (United States)- Quarter 2 Winner ASCEND: Reframing Disability by Faith E. Briggs (United States)- Quarter 3 Winner THE MAN OF THE TREES by Andrea Trivero (Italy)- Quarter 4 Winner
Best Animation Short of the Year Stray Katana by Rodrigo Preiss Maya (Austria)- Quarter 1 Winner Kenya's Symphony by Carlos Douglas Jr. (United States)- Quarter 2 Winner Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)- Quarter 3 Winner On/Off by Nicholas P. Villarreal (Argentina)- Quarter 4 Winner
Best Experimental Short of the Year Dark Angel by Svend Ploug Johansen (Denmark)- Quarter 1 Winner HOLES by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)- Quarter 2 Winner Rainbow Dragon by Gabby Sumney (United States)- Quarter 3 Winner Table by Andreas John (United States)- Quarter 4 Winner
Best Student Short of the Year Calla Lilies by Aidan Hamell (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Night Encounter by Lei Jia (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Maneater!by Jack Rooney (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Web Series of the Year Tank Talk (ep 1-5) by Mike Salva (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Check, Please! (Episodes 1-3) by Éléa Clair (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) by Sally McLean (Australia)– Quarter 3 Winner Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Music Video of the Year 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland)– Quarter 1 Winner IL VIANDANTE by STENOX and RØBMIT (Italy)– Quarter 2 Winner New Mexico (Grand Apollo) by Garrett Randol (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Professional by Casey Hockett & Elle Carpenter (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Director of the Year Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Iara Lee for FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Luca Machnich for The Eve (Italy)– Quarter 3 Winner Allison Roder & Erica Kennedy for Hello My Name Is (United States– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Student Filmmaker of the Year Aurora Brachman for Joychild (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Adam Juegos for The Porns (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Shauna C. Murphy for Worldbuilding (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Actress of the Year Madeline Bugeau-Heartt for You Don't Have to Take Orders From the Moon (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Eileen Grubba for Dark Hearts (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Cedar Clevenger for Noah's Last Day (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Trinity Simpson for Hello My Name Is (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Actor of the Year Michael Donato for Easy Beethoven (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Ed Swidey for Between the Creag and the Sky (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Christopher Studenka for Father's Day (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Ryan Cramer for The Nathan (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Producer of the Year Johan Axelsson for Silhuett (Sweden)– Quarter 1 Winner Minerva Vier & Seidy Lopez for Shevolution (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler for Ordinary World (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Screenwriting of the Year Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Melissa Doranne for LIT (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Sally McLean for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) (Australia)– Quarter 3 Winner Kat Kemmet for Boxes (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Cinematography of the Year Antoine Bal for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia)– Quarter 1 Winner Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc for august. september. (Canada)– Quarter 2 Winner Paulina Lagudi Ulrich for Dress (United States)– Quarter 3 Winner Chris LaPointe for Beautiful Day (To Fight!) (United States)– Quarter 4 Winner
Best Editing of the Year Noah Sokolsky for Bicycle Day(United States)– Quarter 1 Winner Brock Burnett for LIT (United States)– Quarter 2 Winner Donatea Ruggero & Niccolo Palomba for The Eve (Italy)– Quarter 3 Winner Jesse Hildebrand for Glen (Australia)– Quarter 4 Winner
BEST OF FEST 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland) Calla Lilies by Aidan Hamell (United States) HITIMAHANA by Florence Gomez (French Polynesia) LIT by Brock Burnett (United States) Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States) My Castle by Paige Sciarillo (United States) Biff & Me by Nicola Rose (United States)
AWARD WINNERS Best US Short: Stray by Wanjiru Njendu
Best International Short: august. september. by Ludovic Dufresne (Canada) Best Documentary Short: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho by Iara Lee (United States)
Best Animation Short: Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)
Best Experimental Short: Dark Angel by Svend Ploug Johansen (Denmark)
Best Student Short: Maneater! by Jack Rooney (United States)
Best Web Series: Check, Please! (Episodes 1-3) by Éléa Clair (United States)
Best Music Video: 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland)
Best Director: Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker: Adam Juegos for The Porns (United States)
Best Actress: Eileen Grubba for Dark Hearts (United States) Best Actor: Ed Swidey for Between the Creag and the Sky (United States) Best Producer: Minerva Vier & Seidy Lopez for Shevolution (United States)
Best Screenwriting: Kat Kemmet for Boxes (United States)
Best Cinematography: Antoine Bal for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia)
Best Editing: Donatea Ruggero & Niccolo Palomba for The Eve (Italy)
BEST OF FEST: Calla Liliesby Aidan Hamell (United States)
Fourth Quarter (October – December 2021)
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Abi by Mohamed Jaza & Mohadeseh Jalilvand (Iran) Beautiful Day (To Fight!) by Chris LaPointe (United States) Boxes by Kat Kemmet (United States) Chronicles of Keegan by Jamaal Green (United States) Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops by Susan Gray (United States) Earth to Art: Basketmaker by David Zurick (United States) Flute Repair by Matt Laud (United States) Glen by Jeremy Brull (Australia) Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States) Infected Abroad 2019 by Manchhiring Tamang (Nepal) Karma - Music Video by Eric Goodmark (United States) Life’s Been Good To Me by Jake Armstrong MarriageFit by Rob DiNinni, Jeffey Palmer (United States) Maneater! by Jack Rooney (United States) Naji by Hosein Torkjoosh (Iran) On/Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal (Argentina) Professional by Casey Hockett & Elle Carpenter (United States) SONATA:TERRAFORM by Jasmine Liaw (Canada) Space Race by Shane Dioneda (United States) Swim Challenge Across Sunapee Harbor by Stephen Priest (United States) Table by Andreas John (United States) THE MAN OF THE TREES by Andrea Trivero (Italy) The Nathan by Matt Laud (United States) The Trail Docent by Shannon Keri Hogan (United States) The Luxury Rental (3 Episodes) by Narmar Hanna (United States) Walks by Al J. Moran (Canada)
AWARD NOMINEES Best US Short Beautiful Day (To Fight!) by Chris LaPointe Boxes by Kat Kemmet
Best International Short Glen by Jeremy Brull (Australia) Naji by Hosein Torkjoosh (Iran) Walks by Al J. Moran (Canada)
Best Documentary Short Infected Abroad 2019 by Manchhiring Tamang (Nepal) Earth to Art: Basketmaker by David Zurick (United States) THE MAN OF THE TREES by Andrea Trivero (Italy)
Best Animation Short On/Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal (Argentina) Space Race by Shane Dioneda (United States)
Best Experimental Short MarriageFit by Rob DiNinni, Jeffey Palmer (United States) SONATA:TERRAFORM by Jasmine Liaw (Canada) Table by Andreas John (United States)
Best Student Short Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States) The Nathan by Matt Laud (United States) Maneater! by Jack Rooney (United States)
Best Web Series Chronicles of Keegan by Jamaal Green (United States) Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder, Erika Kennedy (United States) The Luxury Rental (3 Episodes) by Narmar Hanna (United States)
Best Music Video Professional by Casey Hockett & Elle Carpenter (United States) Karma - Music Video by Eric Goodmark (United States) Life’s Been Good To Me by Jake Armstrong
Best Director Allison Roder & Erica Kennedy for Hello My Name Is (United States) Rob DiNinni & Jeffrey Palmer for MarriageFit (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States) Shannon Keri Hogan for The Trail Docent (United States)
Best Actress Kyla Carter for Karma - Music Video by Eric Goodmark (United States) Mahsa Ghoreishi for Naji (Iran) Trinity Simpson for Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States)
Best Actor Al Moran for Walks (Canada) Ryan Creamer for The Nathan (United States) Steve Rodgers for Glen (Australia)
Best Producer Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States) Lexi Preiser for The Nathan (United States)
Best Screenwriting Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States) Kat Kemmet for Boxes (United States) Shima Esmaeeli for Naji (Iran)
Best Cinematography Chris LaPointe for Beautiful Day (To Fight!) (United States) Hosein Torkjoosh for Naji (Iran)
Best Editing Jessie Hildebrand for Glen (Australia) Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States)
AWARD WINNERS Best US Short: Beautiful Day (To Fight!) by Chris LaPointe
Best International Short: Naji by Hosein Torkjoosh (Iran)
Best Documentary Short: THE MAN OF THE TREES by Andrea Trivero (Italy)
Best Animation Short: On/Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal (Argentina)
Best Experimental Short: Table by Andreas John (United States)
Best Student Short: Maneater! by Jack Rooney (United States)
Best Web Series: Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States)
Best Music Video: Professional by Casey Hockett & Elle Carpenter (United States)
Best Director: Allison Roder & Erica Kennedy for Hello My Name Is (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker: Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States)
Best Actress: Trinity Simpson for Hello My Name Is by Allison Roder & Erika Kennedy (United States)
Best Actor: Ryan Creamer for The Nathan (United States)
Best Producer: Jack Rooney for Maneater! (United States)
Best Screenwriting: Kat Kemmet for Boxes (United States)
Best Cinematography: Chris LaPointe for Beautiful Day (To Fight!) (United States)
Best Editing: Jessie Hildebrand for Glen (Australia)
Third Quarter (June – September 2021)
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS A moment with the artist TIM MCKENNA by Florence Gomez & Antoine Bal (France) ASCEND: Reframing Disability by Faith E. Briggs (United States) Biff & Me by Nicola Rose (United States) Cracked by MAUMUT TAS (Turkey) Dress by Paulina Lagudi Ulrich (United States) Father’s Day by Justin Rose (United States) Firebird by Carley Byers (United States) Forty Years From Now by John Manna (United States) Future Therapy by G-Na Casazza (United States) G-Eyez – Real Ones ft. StrangeArt by Jenny Thach (United States) HUMANIMALS by Benjamin Masur (Australia) Innsbruck. Powder. People. by Neil Williman (Austria) If You Give a Beach a Bottle by Max Romey (United States) Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley by Patrick A Riviere (United States) Love, Sarah by Laura Nordin (Canada) Me Vale! by Christian Acosta (United States) My Castle by Paige Sciarrillo (United States) New Mexico (Grand Apollo) by Garrett Randol (United States) Noah’s Last Day by Cedar O’Dowd & Andrew Rodden (United States) Ordinary World by Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler (United States) Price by Jim Hall (United States) PROJECT M by Michele Pinto (Italy) Rainbow Dragon by Gabby Sumney (United States) Return to Roots by Chris Winters (Canada) Rope by Tony McGrath (Australia) Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) by Sally McLean (Australia) Spring by Mattia Marcucci (Italy) Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States) The Della Morte Sisters by Bill Sorvino (United States) The Eve by Luca Machnich (Italy) The Park by David Lee (United States) The Speaker’s Dilemma by Ed Quinn (United States) To Live and Die in the Shadows: Ferns, Survival, and Horizontal Gene Transfer by Shannon Silva (United States) Three Days Home by Simmons McDavid (United States) Whoever You Are by Javier De Frutos (United Kingdom) Worldbuilding by Shauna C. Murphy (United States) 3 AM (Kyla Carter) by Eric Goodmark (United States) 20 Years Later… by Kerry Britt (United States)
AWARD NOMINEES Best US Short Biff & Me by Nicola Rose (United States) Dress by Paulina Lagudi Ulrich (United States) Father’s Day by Justin Rose (United States) Forty Years From Now by John Manna (United States) My Castle by Paige Sciarrillo (United States) Ordinary World by Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler (United States)
Best International Short Cracked by MAUMUT TAS (Turkey) Innsbruck. Powder. People. by Neil Williman (Austria) Love, Sarah by Laura Nordin (Canada) Return to Roots by Chris Winters (Canada)
Best Documentary Short A Moment with the Artist Tim McKenna by Florence Gomez and Antoine Bal (France) ASCEND: Reframing Disability by Faith E. Briggs (United States) If You Give a Beach a Bottle by Max Romey (United States) Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley by Patrick A Riviere (United States) Return to Roots by Chris Winters (Canada) 20 Years Later… by Kerry Britt (United States) Best Animation Short HUMANIMALS by Benjamin Masur (Australia) Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)
Best Experimental Short Price by Jim Hall (United States) Rainbow Dragon by Gabby Sumney (United States) Spring by Mattia Marcucci (Italy) Whoever You Are by Javier de Frutos (United Kingdom)
Best Student Short Firebird by Carley Byers (United States) Me Vale! by Christian Acosta (United States) Noah’s Last Day by Cedar O’Dowd & Andrew Rodden (United States) Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)
Best Web Series Future Therapy by G-Na Cassaza(United States) Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) by Sally McLean (Australia)
Best Music Video G-Eyez – Real Ones ft. StrangeArt by Jenny Thach (United States) New Mexico (Grand Apollo) by Garrett Randol (United States)
Best Director Garrett Randol for New Mexico (Grand Apollo) (United States) Luca Machnich for The Eve (Italy) Paige Sciarrillo for My Castle (United States) Paulina Lagudi Ulrich for Dress (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker Christian Acosta for Me Vale! (United States) Shauna C. Murphy for Worldbuilding (United States)
Best Actress Cedar Clevenger for Noah’s Last Day (United States) Sierra Blanco for Biff & Me (United States) Tory Mogelof for My Castle (United States) Best Actor Christopher Studenka for Father's Day (United States) David Kaid for Biff & Me (United States) Francesco Antonio for Love, Sarah (Canada)
Best Producer Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler for Ordinary World (United States) Carley Byers for Firebird (United States) Paulini Lagudi Ulrich for Dress (United States)
Best Screenwriting Luca Machnich for The Eve (Italy) Sally McLean for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) (Australia)
Best Cinematography Antoine Bal & Florence Gomez for A moment with the artist TIM MCKENNA (France) Luca Machnich for The Eve (Italy) Paulina Lagudi Ulrich for Dress (United States)
Best Editing Donatea Ruggero & Niccolo Palomba for The Eve (Italy) Paige Sciarrillo for My Castle (United States) Sally McLean for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) (Australia) AWARD WINNERS Best US Short: Ordinary World by Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler (United States)
Best International Short: Return to Roots by Chris Winters (Canada)
Best Documentary Short: ASCEND: Reframing Disability by Faith E. Briggs (United States)
Best Animation Short: Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)
Best Experimental Short: Rainbow Dragon by Gabby Sumney (United States)
Best Student Short: Symfaunic by Erin Bergin & Darby Kate Snyder (United States)
Best Web Series: Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (Lockdown Chronicles) by Sally McLean (Australia)
Best Music Video: New Mexico (Grand Apollo) by Garrett Randol (United States)
Best Director: Luca Machnich for The Eve (Italy)
Best Student Filmmaker: Shauna C. Murphy for Worldbuilding (United States)
Best Actress: Cedar Clevenger for Noah’s Last Day (United States) Best Actor: Christopher Studenka for Father’s Day (United States)
Best Producer: Arielle Yoder & Kendra Heisler for Ordinary World (United States)
Best Screenwriting: Sally McLean for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) (Australia)
Best Cinematography: Paulina Lagudi Ulrich for Dress (United States)
Best Editing: Donatea Ruggero & Niccolo Palomba for The Eve (Italy)
Second Quarter (February – May 2021)
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS A Barca by Nilton Resende (Brazil) A Darker Place: A Horror Short by Rowan Kelley (United States) A Poo Film by Dean Bosche (United States) A Stranger Comes Home by Fredrik Mortensen (Norway) august. september. by Ludovic Dufresne (Canada) Ball Lightning by Gavin M Dubois (United States) Bandwidth by Pat Battistini & Robert Francke (United States) Between the Creag and the Sky by Kurt Gerard Heinlein (United States) Bits and Pieces by Lindsay Stidham (United States) Checkout by Will Stamp (United States) Check, Please! Episodes 1-3 by Éléa Clair (United States) Click Next To Continue by Abdul Stone Jackson (United States) Dark Hearts by Kevin Van Stevenson (United States) Deck the Halls by Andrew Frechette (United States) Emptiness by Eduardo Gallardo (Mexico) FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho by Iara Lee (United States) Genghis Tron- Dream Weapons by Matthew Newman (United States) Grow the Fuck Up! by Chris Donald Griffin (Canada) HOLES by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain) IL VIANDANTE by STENOX & RØBMIT (Italy) I’m Thinking About Leaving by Ryan Boera (United States) Interdimensional Pizza Pushers by Lije Morgan (United States) It’s look sunshine by Kim Seunghwan (Korea) Jet Line: Voicemails from the Flight Path by Duane Peterson III & Patrick McCormack (United States) Katie, Chuck, and Rachel, Too by Haddie Webster (United States) Keep Your Head Up, Sweet Pea! by Sophie Meissner (United States) Kenya’s Symphony by Carlos Douglas Jr (United States) Left Behind by Meghan Mikela (United States) LIFT: An Ode to Love & Ski Jumping by Maryanne Galvin (United States) LIT by Brock Burnett (United States) Making Peace by Judah Ray (United States) Matty Boy by Dr Shahid Kamal (United Kingdom) Mickey Hardaway (Proof of Concept Short) by Marcellus Cox (United States) Mont Blanc by Nicolas Dozol (Switzerland) Night Encounter by Lei Jia (United States) One Last Night In Austin, Texas by Matthew Price (United States) Overdue: The Value of School Librarians by Alex DiCiccio (United States) Over Fire: The Evolution of Barbecue by Shane White (United States) Oysters!by Bruce Lazarus & Robert Martens (United States) RELENTLESS by Jack Ure (Australia) Remembrance by Shane Joseph Willis (Australia) Rewilding the Northeast by Cassidy Mothardi (United States) Shevolution by Seidy Lopez (United States) Slow Jam Girl by Jack Quint (United States) Space Hunters by Tyler Comeau (United States) SYMBIOSIS by Nacci Alberto (Italy) The Curiosity of Edward Pratt by Thomas Sandler (Belgium) The Last Touch by Melissa Mars (United States) The Pepper Project Pilot by Caris Vujcec & Eric Yellin (United States) The Phoenix by Farzin Nobarani (Iran) The Porns by Adam Juegos (United States) Throughby Cameron Francis (United States) Twakana Yagan by Rodrigo Tenuta & Ignacio Leonidas (Argentina) Twelve Steps by Brian Endres (United States) unsheltered by Brian C O’Malley (United States) VAKA by Kelly Moneymaker (New Zealand) 1986 by Lothar Herzog (Germany) AWARD NOMINEES Best US Short Between the Creag and the Sky by Kurt Gerard Heinlein Dark Hearts by Kevin Van Stevenson I’m Thinking About Leaving by Ryan Boera Making Peace by Judah Ray One Last Night In Austin, Texas by Matthew Price
Best International Short A Barca by Nilton Resende (Brazil) A Stranger Comes Home by Fredrik Mortensen (Norway) august. september. by Ludovic Dufresne (Canada) It’s look sunshine by Kim Seunghwan (Korea) The Phoenix by Farzin Nobarani (Iran)
Best Documentary Short A Poo Film by Dean Bosche (United States) FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho by Iara Lee (United States) Left Behind by Meghan Mikela (United States) The Curiosity of Edward Pratt by Thomas Sandler (Belgium) VAKA by Kelly Moneymaker (New Zealand)
Best Animation Short Deck the Halls by Andrew Frechette (United States) Emptiness by Eduardo Gallardo (Mexico) Interdimensional Pizza Pushers by Lije Morgan (United States) Kenya’s Symphony by Carlos Douglas Jr (United States)
Best Experimental Short HOLES by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain) Mont Blanc by Nicolas Dozol (Switzerland)
Best Student Short Checkout by Will Stamp (United States) Night Encounter by Lei Jia (United States) Space Hunters by Tyler Comeau (United States) The Porns by Adam Juegos (United States)
Best Web Series Check, Please! Episodes 1-3 by Éléa Clair (United States) Click Next To Continue by Abdul Stone Jackson (United States) The Pepper Project Pilot by Caris Vujcec & Eric Yellin (United States)
Best Music Video IL VIANDANTE by STENOX & RØBMIT (Italy) Slow Jam Girl by Jack Quint (United States) SYMBIOSIS by Nacci Alberto (Italy)
Best Director Brock Burnett for LIT (United States) Iara Lee for FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho (United States) Ludovic Dufresne for august. september. (Canada)
Best Student Filmmaker Adam Juegos for The Porns (United States) Lije Morgan for Interdimensional Pizza Pushers (United States)
Best Actress Alexis Jayde Burnett for LIT (United States) Ane Oliva for A Barca (Brazil) Eileen Grubba for Dark Hearts (United States) Minerva Vier for Shevolution (United States)
Best Actor Daniel D’Amours for august. september. (Canada) Ed Swidey for Between the Creag and the Sky (United States) Mitchel Kummen for LIT (United States)
Best Producer Audrey Fallu for august. september. (Canada) Carris Vujcec & Eric Yellin for The Pepper Project Pilot (United States) Minerva Vier & Seidy Lopez for Shevolution (United States)
Best Screenwriting Melissa Doranne for LIT (United States) Fredrik Mortensen for A Stranger Comes Home (Norway)
Best Cinematography Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc for august. september. (Canada) Josh Phaff for Between the Creag and the Sky (United States) Michel Rios for A Barca (Brazil)
Best Editing Brock Burnett for LIT (United States) Ludovic Dufresne for august. september (Canada) AWARD WINNERS Best US Short:Making Peace by Judah Ray (United States)
Best International Short: august. september. by Ludovic Dufresne (Canada)
Best Documentary Short: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho by Iara Lee (United States)
Best Animation Short: Kenya’s Symphony by Carlos Douglas Jr (United States)
Best Experimental Short: HOLES by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
Best Student Short: Night Encounter by Lei Jia (United States)
Best Web Series: Check, Please! Episodes 1-3 by Éléa Clair (United States)
Best Music Video: IL VIANDANTE by STENOX & RØBMIT (Italy)
Best Director: Iara Lee for FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives to positives in Lesotho (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker: Adam Juegos for The Porns (United States)
Best Actress: Eileen Grubba for Dark Hearts (United States)
Best Actor: Ed Swidey for Between the Creag and the Sky (United States)
Best Producer: Minerva Vier & Seidy Lopez for Shevolution (United States)
Best Screenwriting: Melissa Doranne for LIT (United States)
Best Cinematography: Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc for august. september. (Canada)
Best Editing: Brock Burnett for LIT (United States)
First Quarter (January 2021)
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Beautifully. Love. Dark. by Kevin Williams (United States) Bicycle Day by Noah Sokolsky (United States) Bryn by Phil Howe (United Kingdom) Calla Lilies by Aidan Hamell (United States) Can't Judge〜Corona and the Japanese government 20XX version〜 by Yuri Sasamoto (Japan) Dark Angel by Svend Ploug Johansen (Denmark) Dress by Ellie Schuckman (United States) Easy Beethoven by Paige Susan Anderson (United States) for you. By Faith Wright (Canada) Going Deeper - Love letter to Nazare by Luke Huxham (Japan) HIRED by Tony Raud (France) HITIMAHANA by Florence Gomez (French Polynesia) Intimacy of social distancing: A trilogy by Sasha Benarie (Spain) Joychild by Aurora Brachman (United States) Last Tonight by Kevin Williams (United States) Leaving Town by Alex Niforatos (United States) Night Fall by Jr Michael (United States) Panacea by Laiqa Hitt & Jared Bunn (United States) Positive by Lauren Lox (United States) Rollerbladies by Rowan Landaiche & Amber Nordstrand (Canada) Sergeants Jacob and Olivia Barnes by Jessica Siletzky (United States) Silhuett by Johan Axelsson (Sweden) Straight Into The Ocean by Allen Ling (United States) Stray by Wanjiru Njendu (United States) Stray Katana by Rodrigo Preiss Maya (Austria) Tank Talk (ep 1-5) by Mike Salva (United States) The Gentle Art of Violence by Andrew Przybytkowski (Canada) The Funny Runner by Rob Steger (United States) The Telescope by Eli Berliner (United States) The Twins (Rise & Fall) by Viktor Witkowski (United States) Vikat by Devdatta Prakash Manjrekar (India) Walk the Beach by Veronica Gillotti (United States) Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca by Nima Valibeigi (Iran) Willy Goes Way Back! by Ryan Wagner (United States) WOMAN by Lillian Carter (United States) You Don’t Have to Take Orders From The Moon by Jaina Cipriano (United States) You vs. You by Julien Guiteau (United States) 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland) AWARD NOMINEES Best US Short Beautifully. Love. Dark. by Kevin Williams (United States) Dress by Ellie Schuckman Joychild by Aurora Brachman Stray by Wanjiru Njendu Willy Goes Way Back! by Ryan Wagner
Best International Short Bryn by Phil Howe (United Kingdom) HITIMAHANA by Florence Gomez (French Polynesia) The Gentle Art of Violence by Andrew Przybytkowski (Canada) Vikat by Devdatta Prakash Manjrekar (India)
Best Documentary Short Going Deeper - Love letter to Nazare by Luke Huxham (Japan) Panacea by Laiqa Hitt & Jared Bunn (United States) The Funny Runner by Rob Steger (United States)
Best Animation Short Stray Katana by Rodrigo Preiss Maya (Austria) Walk the Beach by Veronica Gillotti (United States)
Best Experimental Short Dark Angel by Svend Ploug Johansen (Denmark) The Twins (Rise & Fall) by Viktor Witkowski (United States)
Best Student Short Bicycle Day by Noah Sokolsky (United States) Calla Lilies by Aidan Hamell (United States) Joychild by Aurora Brachman (United States) Rollerbladies by Rowan Landaiche & Amber Nordstrand (Canada)
Best Web Series for you. By Faith Wright (Canada) Tank Talk (ep 1-5) by Mike Salva (United States)
Best Music Video Straight Into The Ocean by Allen Ling (United States) 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland)
Best Director Andrew Przybytkowski for The Gentle Art of Violence (Canada) Florence Gomez for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia) Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States) Svend Ploug Johansen for Dark Angel (Denmark)
Best Student Filmmaker Aurora Brachman for Joychild (United States) Tony Raud for HIRED (France) Best Actress Madeline Bugeau-Heartt for You Don’t Have to Take Orders From The Moon (United States) Sheilava for Positive (United States)
Best Actor Michael Donato for Easy Beethoven (United States) Cedric Hammar for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia)
Best Producer Jr Michael, Mara Harvey & Jolie Almodovar for Night Fall (United States) Johan Axelsson for Silhuett (Sweden)
Best Screenwriting Jr Michael for Night Fall (United States) Lauren Lox for Positive (United States) Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)
Best Cinematography Antoine Bal for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia) Anton Savenko for Positive (United States)
Best Editing Noah Sokolsky for Bicycle Day (United States) Jr Michael for Night Fall (United States) AWARD WINNERS Best US Short: Stray by Wanjiru Njendu
Best International Short: HITIMAHANA by Florence Gomez (French Polynesia)
Best Documentary Short: Going Deeper - Love letter to Nazare by Luke Huxham (Japan)
Best Animation Short: Stray Katana by Rodrigo Preiss Maya (Austria) Best Experimental Short: Dark Angel by Svend Ploug Johansen (Denmark)
Best Student Short: Calla Lilies by Aidan Hamell (United States)
Best Web Series: Tank Talk (ep 1-5) by Mike Salva (United States)
Best Music Video: 2 Down by Sam Farage (Finland)
Best Director: Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)
Best Student Filmmaker: Aurora Brachman for Joychild (United States) Best Actress: Madeline Bugeau-Heartt for You Don’t Have to Take Orders From The Moon (United States) Best Actor: Michael Donato for Easy Beethoven (United States) Best Producer: Johan Axelsson for Silhuett (Sweden)
Best Screenwriting: Ryan Wagner for Willy Goes Way Back! (United States)
Best Cinematography: Antoine Bal for HITIMAHANA (French Polynesia)
Best Editing: Noah Sokolsky for Bicycle Day (United States)