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March 16 - March 19 , 2023

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

Winner

To Be MELO by June Mock

Finalist

When it rains… by Migdia SkarsgÃ¥rd Chinea

BEST SHORT FILM

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MARK! by Sam Coale

Finalist

SPY by Natalie Spence

Before by Gina Omilon

THE GATE by Takayuki Kayano

The SINS… by Lovie Johnson

Not too old to die by Marcel Flock

Hell Hole by Gregory Shultz

Condemned Through Time (Directors Cut) by Amanda Fleming

Hexercise by Matt Cannon

BEST LGBTQ+ NARRATIVE

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The Veil by Aaron Richardson

Finalist

Getting It by Tom Heard

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILMS

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The Fox and the Fuhrer: How a Nazi Ally Saved 50,000 Jews by Dalton Thomas

Finalist

Mon Polkhila. dream of a woman by Priyanka Saharia

For Love of the Land by Cynthia Matty-Huber

True Believer by HIDEKI KOJITANI

BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER

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Remco Texer for False Dawn

Finalist

Dr. Meleeka Clary for Three Corners of Deception

Jamaal 6ix Williams for Redness Relief

Balbeer Bahi for UNINTENTIONHELL

June Mock for To Be MELO

BEST SHORT SCRIPT

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Dying To Learn by Leroy J Barrett III

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT

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Your Face Is A Country by John McCloskey

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Go Bliss Yourself by Jessica Nile Brunelle

The Quantum Dreamer by Jorge Troncone

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

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JULIAN BROOKS – SNAKEBITE by Tim Cash and Irie Adina

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Sea Girls_Do you Really wanna know? by francesca de bassa

Doing That (Time. Love. Happiness) by Oliver Sean

The Advent of Ame-no-Mioya-Gami by Serina Aramaki

BEST PILOT SCRIPT (WEB SERIES / TV / STAND UP COMEDY)

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Abso- Positively by Elyssa A Catalfano

Finalist

The Sword in the Sprawl by Matthew R Scarpa

Ambrose by Elyssa Catalfano

UNDERWATER HAZARDS MA Y EXIST – PILOT by Pamela PerryGoulardt

BEST STAGE PLAY

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Caesar The Musical by Mike Petrone

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Circle of Lost Trees by Elyssa Catalfano

BEST SCIENCE FICTION

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Bad Drones by Sam Coale

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Life’s Work by Jon Mancinetti

REUNION by Jun Kitamikado

BEST ANIMATED FILM

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Elixir of Life by Alexander Kalinkin

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On / Off by Nicolas P. Villarreal

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

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Comfort Him by Lee Bailes

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911 Tribute to FBI Agent John P O’Neill Did he know to much? by Stash Prada

What the Flock!? by J. Large

Border-Ball by Joel Tauber

Fleuve clair de Mancini / Mancini’s moon river by Claude Bouillin

BEST DIRECTOR

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Dalton Thomas for The Fox and the Fuhrer: How a Nazi Ally Saved 50,000 Jews

Finalist

J. Large for A Smile in Every Slice

Abodolreza Kahani for You won’t see winter

BEST PRODUCER

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Masumi Aikawa for THE GATE

Finalist

Rene Rubio for Where is the Governor?

BEST ACTOR

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June Mock for To be MELO

BEST ACTRESS

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Seanna Ladd for Chrysaline

                                                                             

 Finalist

Gina Omilon for Before

Dr. Meleeka Clary for Three Corners of Deception

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

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Calvert David Miles for To Be MELO

Finalist

Takayuki Kayano for THE GATE

BEST WEB SERIES

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The 12 Sacred Moons Series by Cami Roebuck

BEST TRAILER/TEASER

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BLOCKED by Anntreece Jones

BEST HORROR FILMS

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MARK! by Sam Coale

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Gary by Michael Rognlie

Reflections by Allen Smithee, Jr.

Celestial Misconduct by Kevin Bible

BEST COMEDY

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Celestial Orientation by Kevin Bible

BEST INTERVIEW

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Three Corners of Deception by Dr. Meleeka Clary