2024 AWARD WINNERS
Our 2024 Official Selections can be found on this page.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Our next submission cycle will be announced on our social media.
Scroll for listed Award Winners (2024)
Written Word Winners:
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BEST ​SCREENPLAY SHORTS AND TV PILOT:
DADIES BOI
          Written by: Louie Rinaldi, Zoe Tyson
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BEST SYNOPSIS:
LA ADELITA
Written by: Renée Louise De Palma
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BEST LOGLINE:
MORE SHENANIGANS
Written by: Lulu Valencia
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BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE SCRIPT – COMEDY:
TOKYO GHOST
Written by: Rachel Walsh-Williams
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BEST SCREENPLAY SEQUENCE:
SMILES AND GOODBYES
Written by: Chartsiri Klinpibul
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BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE SCRIPT - DRAMA:
A LIFE TO LIVE FOR
Written by: Sarah Harvey
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BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE SCRIPT:
A NATIVE LAND
Written by: Caitlin McCarthy ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Film Winners:
BEST SHORT  FILM  (DRAMA):
THE SUIT - Carol McCann
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BEST SHORT SHORT FILM (INCLUDING MICRO SHORTS) DRAMA:
ST. PANCRAS SUNRISE - Director: Maeve Murphy
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BEST SHORT COMEDY FILM:
DRIVING SEPARATELY - Directed by: Dexter Pierce Jr
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BEST DOCUMENTARY  SHORT:
THEY CALL ME THE TATTOO WITCH - Director: Lindsay Nyman
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BEST ANIMATION  AND  EXPERIMENTAL  FILM:
CHAIN - Director: Ling Han
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BEST ACTION FILM:
PUNJABI PROTECTOR - Director: Daniel Locicero
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
LIQUID GIRLFRIEND: ONCE UPON A TIME - Director: Janet Van Ham
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BEST ACTRESS:
HR LADY - Director Fred Shahadi
ACTRESS: KIM RHODES
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BEST MOVIE TRAILER:
INSIDE JUSTICE: GETTING OUT - Director: Nikki Hevesy
Editor: Christopher Ridder
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​BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY:
UNDERCOVER - Director: Sue Thomson
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BEST FEATURE FILM:
A SONG FOR IMOGENE  - Director: Erika Arlee
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BEST FEMINIST FILM:
RESISTERHOOD - Cheryl Jacobs Crim
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BEST LGBTQ THEMED FILM:
MAKING UP - Ryan Paige
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BEST ANIMATION:
CHAIN - Ling Han
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BEST ACTION:
PUNJABI PROTECTOR - Daniel Locicero
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BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR:
YOUNG PEOPLE - BROOKE WESTPHAL
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BEST EXPERIMENTAL:
ANATOMY OF LONGING - Britain Botsford
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BEST FEMALE DRIVEN CAST:
THE FUSCOS - Jennie Girardo
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BEST FEMALE PROTAGONIST:
OVER THE EDGE - Jenna Harder
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BEST THRILLER:
INFIDELITY - AJ Babbra
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BEST SOCIAL COMMENTARY:
THE STORY PROJECT OF MEASURE 110: PART ONE: PEERS - Sarah Shively
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BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR:
THE WINDOW - NABAT SHIR
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BEST TRAILER:
INSIDE JUSTICE: GETTING OUT - Nikki Hevesy
BEST WEB SERIES:
PAY YOUR BILL - Anne Bio
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
LIQUID GIRLFRIEND: ONCE UPON A TIME - Janet Van Ham
BEST STUDENT FILM:
HER LAST DAY - Jiacheng "Tiffany" Wang
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BEST INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AWARD:
UNWAVERING - Alexandra Hsu
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BEST DISABILITIES AWARENESS FILM:
AVOCADO HEART GIRL - Keeley Gainey
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BEST ACTOR:
NOWHERE PIE - Director: Lauren Freedman
ACTOR: Jason Pierce
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BEST NEWCOMER ACTOR:
IN WAITING: Director: Jon Matthews
ACTOR: Amari Martinez
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BEST SMARTPHONE FILM:
FAREWELL JADE BANGLE - Fenfen Huang
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BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM:
MORNING STAR - Zara Balfour
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BEST FOREIGN FEATURE:
STAMPILA - David Larson
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BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM:
WE ARE GUARDIANS - Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman
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BEST FEATURE FILM:
A SONG FOR IMOGENE - Erika Arlee
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PANAVISION CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD:
THIS LAND IS - Bunnie Rivera
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