WINNER BEST FEATURE FILM

Directed by Forest Wise

NOMINEES

2nd Place · RAVEN WOMAN (Japan) · Junichi Haruta
3rd Place · FOREST ISLAND (Japan) · Ryosuke Handa
· LOST COS (USA) · Robin de Levita
· LINDY LOU (Australia) · Lisa Bertoldo

WINNER BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

Directed by Nick Benjamin

NOMINEES

2nd Place · THE CHIEFTAIN OF THE PUDDING RACE (USA) · Shane Crosland
3rd Place · DIGITAL ASYLUM (Bulgaria) · Nick Stanchev
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata
· REFLECTIONS: WHEN IT'S NO LONGER (Canada) · Wanda Reinholdt

HONOURABLE MENTION

· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox

WINNER BEST SHORT FILM

Directed by Lamara Sogomonian

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· A LEG UP (USA) · Joe Jennings Jr.
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady
· KARMA (USA) · Nelson Santiago Beltran, Amanda Redwine

WINNER BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

Directed by Jonathan Moratal

NOMINEES

2nd Place · TUNNEL RAT (USA) · Patrick Riglesberger
3rd Place · MEET YOUR LOCAL YURU-CHARA (Sweden) · Magnus Fredriksson
· TURN OF FATE (UK) · Melissa Stanton

WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM

Directed by Ariana Berenson

NOMINEES

2nd Place · LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas
3rd Place · APPETITE (USA) · Maddy Freeman
· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) · Maiqi Zuo
· PATIENT ZERO (USA) · Douglas W. Dunklin
· BROKEN STARS (USA) · HanYing Du
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey
· NATZEE ZOMBIE CARNAGE (USA) · Nicholas Weed

WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Directed by Ema Kugler

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· CHATBOTS (USA) · Michael Jay Tucker
· CARING FOR YOUR CARCASS (Canada) · Johanne Chagnon
· ENTITY LINE (USA) · Samuel Edelsack
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci
· WOMAN (USA) · Lillian Carter
· WHAT I WANT TO SAY, BURN! (Portugal) · Luís Damas
· MACROPHOTO (USA) · Michael Tucker

WINNER BEST QUEER

Directed by Mark Bethea

NOMINEES

2nd Place · STILL I REACH FOR YOU (USA) · Victor A. Janusz
3rd Place · IS HE CHEATING? (USA) · Bill Morton
· NEIGHBORHOOD STRANGER (USA) · Andrew Santiago

WINNER BEST TV SERIES OR PILOT EPISODE

Directed by Max Decker

NOMINEES

2nd Place · PARIS IS JUST A BIG DIRTY CITY (USA) · Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Zak Fishman
3rd Place · TEACHING WHILE BLACK (USA) · Aaron Moss
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
· MISSY JUBILEE IS TRASH (Australia) · Missy Jubilee

WINNER BEST ZERO/LOW-BUDGET FILM

Directed by Víctor Muñoz

SEMI-FINALISTS

· A SHIP OF HUMAN SKIN (USA) · Richard Bailey
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney
· GRAND THEFT JOHNNY (USA) · Dallas Wayne
· THE SILVER BULLET (Australia) · Gaston Boulanger
· SOMEBODY'S BABY (Ireland) · Mervyn McCracken
· ATTIC (USA) · Cameron Francis
· ROBERTA LANE (UK) · Darren J. Perry

WINNER BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM

Directed by James Kinney, Pierre Marais

NOMINEES

2nd Place · CABARET CUBA (UK) · Madeleine Duba
3rd Place · NALA (USA) · Darshan Singh Bhuller
· SHE DREAMT ALONE (USA) · Nina McNeely
· VISION (USA) · Taso Papadakis
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· MONOI MAZI "ALONE TOGETHER" (UK) · Raymond Chai

WINNER BEST DRAMA

Directed by Valerio Zanoli

SEMI-FINALISTS

· NO PROMISED LAND (USA) · Colin Bressler
· LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER (USA) · Mark Bethea
· SE ENGANA QUE EU GOSTO "GO FOOL YOURSELF" (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY (India) · K.L. Prasad
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya

WINNER BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Directed by Ariana Berenson

SEMI-FINALISTS

· COP-DOC (USA) · Doug Bost
· GOLF: TEE SHOT (Ireland) · Zeff Lawless
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney
· SLOWPOKE (USA) · P.J. Koelbel
· GRAND THEFT JOHNNY (USA) · Dallas Wayne

WINNER BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

Directed by Shaun Escayg

SEMI-FINALISTS

· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· SUSTAINED REACTION (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· JOHNNY TRIGGER (USA) · Jerdarius Collier, Devarian D. Menyweather, Roc Nash
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank
· THE AMERICAN DREAM (France) · Norbert Valade
· TSC: IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON (USA) · Jay Welin

WINNER BEST HORROR OR THRILLER

Directed by Kyle Wilson

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· ADAPTIVE RELATIONSHIPS (Russian Federation) · Ivan Artemov
· THROUGH (USA) · Cameron Francis
· GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin

WINNER BEST DIRECTING

Directed by Max Karpylev

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· THE DREAM CATCHER (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
· CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
· NO PROMISED LAND (USA) · Colin Bressler
· FIGHT FOR LIFE (USA) · Jeff Ezell, Mark Newton
· LOST COS (USA) · Robin de Levita

WINNER BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR

Directed by Luca Machnich

SEMI-FINALISTS

· JULIA (Spain) · Víctor Muñoz
· LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER (USA) · Mark Bethea
· AKWAABA THE AWAKENING (USA) · Sybil Jatta
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· DIGITAL AFFAIRS (USA) · Elor De Mayo

WINNER ORIGINAL BEST SCREENPLAY

Directed by Nick Chartrand

NOMINEES

2nd Place · SE ENGANA QUE EU GOSTO "GO FOOL YOURSELF" (Brazil) · Marco Felipe Rossi
3rd Place · GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Directed by Max Karpylev

SEMI-FINALISTS

· CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
· FIGHT FOR LIFE (USA) · Jeff Ezell, Mark Newton
· OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY (USA) · Greg Di Roma

WINNER BEST LEAD ACTOR

· CITY OF GHOSTS (UK) · Christian Elliott, Elle Ginter

SEMI-FINALISTS

· HEART (USA)
· COP-DOC (USA)
· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA)
· THE STONES OF ROME (Greece) · Sean Gregory Tansey

WINNER BEST LEAD ACTRESS

· CAN YOU HURRY (USA) · Igor Lewicki

SEMI-FINALISTS

· SPERANZA (USA)
· THE LEGACY (USA)
· THREE CORNERS OF DECEPTION (USA) · Dr. Meleeka Clary
· DAWNA LEE HEISING DEMO REEL 2022 (USA) · Dawna Lee Heising

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

· RETROGRADE (USA) · Max Decker

NOMINEES

2nd Place · RAVEN WOMAN (Japan)
3rd Place · THE EVE (Italy)

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich

NOMINEES

2nd Place · RAVEN WOMAN (Japan)
3rd Place · RETROGRADE (USA) · Jennifer Seymour-Price

WINNER BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Directed by Max Decker

SEMI-FINALISTS

· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA) · Rory Knox
· THE NEXT TO LAST SUPPER (USA) · John Kestner
· GRAND THEFT JOHNNY (USA) · Dallas Wayne

WINNER BEST EDITING & VFX

Directed by Nick Benjamin

SEMI-FINALISTS

· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff
· OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY (USA) · Greg Di Roma

WINNER BEST SOUND DESIGN

Directed by Nick Benjamin

NOMINEES

2nd Place · CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
3rd Place · WHITE MULE (USA) · Peter Dobson
· TAONGA: AN ARTIST ACTIVIST (Cook Islands) · Glenda Tuaine
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Directed by Luca Machnich

SEMI-FINALISTS

· WINTER IN ANTARCTICA (USA) · Paul North
· LINDY LOU (Australia) · Lisa Bertoldo
· MONOI MAZI "ALONE TOGETHER" (UK) · Raymond Chai
· OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY (USA) · Greg Di Roma

WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Directed by Max Karpylev

NOMINEES

2nd Place · BREATH (Brazil) · Anaya Kunst
3rd Place · DYING TO SLEEP (USA) · Paris Dylan
· HELL HOLE (USA) · Gregory Shultz
· RAVEN WOMAN (Japan) · Junichi Haruta
· THE EVE (Italy) · Luca Machnich
· GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin

WINNER BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Directed by Luca Machnich

NOMINEES

2nd Place · THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

Directed by Luca Machnich

NOMINEES

2nd Place · MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (Ireland) · Damien Donnelly
3rd Place · THE FORK IN THE ROAD (Australia) · Carolyn Jennifer Corkindale
· JESTER (UK) · Max Albrecht
· READING & OTHER VICES (USA) · Ariana Berenson
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· CODE 103 (Serbia) · Romana Vujasinović
· MOOD CIRCUS (USA) · Eddy Falconer

WINNER BEST FILM POSTER

Directed by Luca Machnich

NOMINEES

2nd Place · FIGHT FOR LIFE (USA) · Jeff Ezell, Mark Newton
3rd Place · BAD ASS WOMEN DOING KICK ASS SHIT (USA) · Abie Ekenezar

WINNER BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

Directed by Junichi Haruta

NOMINEES

2nd Place · THE STIX (UK) · Adam Marley
3rd Place · CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed
· TIMMY'S SUNDAY (USA) · Justin Borland

HONOURABLE MENTION

· CLOSET NIGHTMARES (USA) · Camila de los Santos Speed

WINNER BEST MAKEUP & SFX

Directed by Luca Machnich

NOMINEES

2nd Place· JESTER (UK) · Max Albrecht
3rd Place · GONE (Canada) · Randy Daudlin

WINNER BEST ANIMATION

Directed by Robert Petrie

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly
· THE SUN STILL SHINES (USA) · Rita Blitt
· CETILUSINE (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· THINGS TO COME-YEAR 2020 (Austria) · Brunilda Castejón
· RARE YET SOFT (USA) · Kyong Mee Choi

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL
ANIMATION STYLE

Directed by Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter

NOMINEES

2nd Place · FUTUREWORLD (Canada) · Christopher Angus

WINNER BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Directed by Marcus Palmer

SEMI-FINALISTS

· AKWAABA THE AWAKENING (USA) · Sybil Jatta
· FIGHT FOR LIFE (USA) · Jeff Ezell, Mark Newton
· GEORGE HOBBS: STICK FIGURE WISDOM (USA) · Armin Nasseri
· SHADOWS IN THE BOX (USA) · Vaintino
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley
· OUR TRIUMPHANT HOLY DAY (USA) · Greg Di Roma

WINNER BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Directed by Duffy Hecht

NOMINEES

2nd Place · COMING HOME TO EDISON (India) · Arunkumar Deivanayagam
3rd Place · LOUIE (KR.ONE) GASPARRO 5POINTZ (USA) · Eirini Alligiannis
· TAONGA: AN ARTIST ACTIVIST (Cook Islands) · Glenda Tuaine
· HEALING: BEHIND THE PAINT (Canada) · James McElligott
· BEHIND COLOR SHADES (Italy) · Riccardo Uras
· 7 YEARS ART FROM BERLIN "BRÜCKENKUNST" (Germany) · Gilbert Brüning

WINNER BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Directed by Bécher "Jiwee" Jouini

SEMI-FINALISTS

· GOOD WILL REMEDY 'MESSIN WITH MY HEAD' (FT. VILIANI) (Australia) · Hayden Stephen Lowry
· AND THERE'S SOMEONE (Italy) · Stefano Giannotti
· INVISIBLE LINE (USA) · Daniel McLaughlin
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Directed by Anaya Kunst

SEMI-FINALISTS

· AROUND THE BEND (Bahamas) · UNSEENMEDIA, NRBARZ

WINNER BEST MEDIA

For Best Podcast. Directed by Jason Winfield

SEMI-FINALISTS

· END OF CROWS (FEAT. R.A. LINGENFELTER) (USA) · RaeAnne Hadley
· MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (USA) · Jerdarius Collier
· MY YEAR 2021 (Croatia) · Alen Tkalcec

WINNER BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Directed by Craig Peters

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· SHAME OR HONOUR (UK) · Ceri Thomas-Davies
· DIARY AFTER DEATH (USA) · Nadine Weathersby
· SVEN (USA) · Jesse Dorian

WINNER BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

Directed by Markus Meedt

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· DEATH CLOAK (UK) · Markus Meedt
· WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA: FROM L.A. COUNTY JAIL TO #1 IN SALES (Canada) · Sandra Boszko

WINNER BEST TV SCRIPT

Directed by Kenneth Gildin

SEMI-FINALISTS

· THE MR. DAVE SHOW...SHOW (USA) · Scott Marshall Taylor
· L ELLA (USA) · Gary St. Martin

WINNER BEST DRAMA

Directed by Nestor Villalobos

NOMINEES

2nd Place · RUNNING (USA) · Sean Chandler
3rd Place · SPIRIT OF THE WOLF (USA) · Pamela PerryGoulardt
· THE SHROUD TRINITY (USA) · Frank McEvoy
· COURAGEOUS: A TRUE STORY OF HANNAH (Canada) · Hannah Ratnam
· THE TREACHEROUS BORDER (USA) · Lawrence Michael Watson

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

Directed by Guido Giordano

QUARTER-FINALISTS

· BAD LOVE TIGERS (USA) · Kevin Schewe
· GUNS A BLAZING (Canada) · Tiffany Colling