GOLD AWARD WINNERS
MAIN CATEGORies
FEATURES
BEST FEATURE FILM - DRAMA
1985 (dir. Yen Tan, USA)
BEST FEATURE FILM - COMEDY
Anchor and Hope (dir. Carlos Marques-Marcet, Spain)
BEST FEATURE FILM - FOREIGN
The Heart (dir. Fanni Metelius, Sweden)
BEST FEATURE FILM - FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
The Reluctant Radical (dir. Lindsey Grayzel, USA)
BEST FEATURE FILM - FAMILY / INSPIRATIONAL/ FAITH
Behind the Blue Door (dir. Mariusz Palej, Poland)
BEST FEATURE FILM - ANIMATION / EXPERIMENTAL
Three Worlds (dir. Amir Motlagh, USA)
BEST FEATURE FILM - ACTION/ HORROR / MYSTERY / THRILLER
Winter Ridge (dir. Dom Lenoir, United Kingdom)
BEST FEATURE FILM - DOCUMENTARY
The Most Dangerous Year (dir. Vlada Knowlton, USA)
SHORTS
BEST SHORT FILM - DRAMA
Whoever Was Using This Bed (dir. Andrew Kotatko, Australia)
BEST SHORT FILM - WAR DRAMA
Left Hand (dir. Skyler Lawson, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - COMEDY
The Big Night (dir. Pierre-Joseph Secondi, France)
BEST SHORT FILM - INSPIRATIONAL / FAMILY / FAITH
A Pinprick of Light (dir. Kasra Karimi, United Kingdom)
BEST SHORT FILM - FOREIGN
Rise of a Star (dir. James Bort, France)
BEST SHORT FILM - MYSTERY / THRILLER
Laboratory Conditions (dir. Jocelyn Stamat, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - SCI-FI / FANTASY
Let Them Die Like Lovers (dir. Jesse Atlas, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - ACTION
MAMBA (dir. Sam Puefua, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - HORROR
Kookie (dir. Justin Harding, Canada)
BEST SHORT FILM - STUDENT
Alphagirl (dir. Martin Monk, Germany)
BEST SHORT FILM - DOCUMENTARY
Adventure Not War (dir. Max Lowe, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER
Love in a Negative (dir. Bhurin Treetampinich, Thailand)
BEST SHORT FILM - LOVE IS LOVE
Like Glass (dir. Andrew K. Meyer, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - ANIMATION
Happy the Angry Polar Bear (dir. Brandon Swofford, USA)
BEST SHORT FILM - EXPERIMENTAL
iRony (dir. Radheya Jegatheva, Australia)
BEST MICROFILM
A P E X (dir. Stuart T Birchall, United Kingdom)
BEST TRAILER
LULU Trailer (dir. Diana Cignoni, USA)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
The Astronot Soundtrack (Crashland) (by Pennan Brae, Canada)
BEST POSTER
The Reluctant Radical
WEB SERIES / TV PILOT
BEST WEB SERIES / TV PILOT
Doomsday (dir. Sonja O'Hara, USA)
MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
I'm With You (dir. Leila Kanaan)
SCREENPLAY
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Nora (by Skyler Lawson)
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
The Journey (by Dave Thomas)