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FOREIGN ART-house DRAMA
"The Colour of Spring"
Art-house Drama Feature (Canada)
Paul Andrew Kimball: Director
Award of Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actress, Alexa Morden
Award of Outstanding Excellence: Direction, Paul Andrew Kimball
Award Of Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actor, Jamie Muscato
To their friends, Sarah and Sam seem like the perfect couple
desperately in love.
But when Sarah gets her
big stage break as
an aspiring actress,
Sam begins to
question whether he’s good enough for her,
particularly as he’s
stuck in a dead-end job.
As their relationship unravels, and a mysterious
As their relationship unravels, and a mysterious
woman threatens to
further tear them apart,
Sarah and Sam are
forced to confront the anger and
hurt that they have
built between themselves,
and once again
believe in each other and their
love in order to
find their way “home”.
"The Big Ugly"
Drama/Crime/Thriller (USA)
Scott Wiper: Director
Anglo-American relations go bad when London
mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal
in hopes of laundering dirty money.
"GREED"
Drama Feature (AU)
Jon-Claire Lee: Director
GREED tells the story of an Indian man who gets deeper
and deeper involved in the Australian gangland underworld.
He only wants to get enough money to go back to homeland
to rescue his parents from abject poverty, but is forced to
make increasing difficult decisions that go against what's
left of his conscience. How far is too far when one tries
to reach his noble goal?
GREED is an epic film tribute to Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather,
a story of family relationships, intrigues and betrayals set against
a violent world where nothing is legal, but where everything is possible.
"Flying Home"
Experimental (UK)
Simeon Qsyea: Director
“Flying Home” explores the idea of self-isolation in this current
world pandemic. We meet 6 dancers isolated in
conference styled windows.
The audience then follows the dancers journey as they
embark on a choreographic dance exploring the limitations of their surroundings.
"We Want the Airwaves"
Documentary (USA)
Scott Ryan: Director
Filmed over the course of 10 years, "We Want the Airwaves"
chronicles the journey of a trio of first time TV makers
as they set forth on a daring adventure.
The group creates and films an activist focused docuseries ("Manifesto!")
in the year 2005, with the goal of launching
the first citizen’s platform on network television.
DOMESTIC DRAMA
"The Big Ugly"
Drama/Crime/Thriller (USA)
Scott Wiper: Director
Anglo-American relations go bad when London
mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal
in hopes of laundering dirty money.
FOREIGN DRAMA
"GREED"
Drama Feature (AU)
Jon-Claire Lee: Director
GREED tells the story of an Indian man who gets deeper
and deeper involved in the Australian gangland underworld.
He only wants to get enough money to go back to homeland
to rescue his parents from abject poverty, but is forced to
make increasing difficult decisions that go against what's
left of his conscience. How far is too far when one tries
to reach his noble goal?
GREED is an epic film tribute to Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather,
a story of family relationships, intrigues and betrayals set against
a violent world where nothing is legal, but where everything is possible.
FOREIGN EXPERIMENTAL
"Flying Home"
Experimental (UK)
Simeon Qsyea: Director
“Flying Home” explores the idea of self-isolation in this current
world pandemic. We meet 6 dancers isolated in
conference styled windows.
The audience then follows the dancers journey as they
embark on a choreographic dance exploring the limitations of their surroundings.
DOMESTIC DOCUMENTARY
"We Want the Airwaves"
Documentary (USA)
Scott Ryan: Director
Filmed over the course of 10 years, "We Want the Airwaves"
chronicles the journey of a trio of first time TV makers
as they set forth on a daring adventure.
The group creates and films an activist focused docuseries ("Manifesto!")
in the year 2005, with the goal of launching
the first citizen’s platform on network television.
| A Matter of Perspective Director Gerda Leopold in Drama Austria  |
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| "Behind
the Name SHAKESPEARE: Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal" Director Robin Phillips in Experimental, Documentary, Art-house Film, USA  |
Excellence:
Research (subcat), Outstanding Excellence: Direction (subcat) Outstanding excellence: Editing (subcat), Outstanding Excellence: Voice-Over Talent (subcat) |
Manasanamaha Director Deepak reddy in Comedy, India  |
Excellence: Cinematography (subcat),
Outstanding Excellence: Direction (subcat), Outstanding Excellence:
Editing (subcat), Excellence: Costume Design (subcat), Excellence: Sound Editing (subcat), Excellence: Original Score (subcat) |
Sweet Sunshine Director Craig McMahon in Religious/Faith, Inspirational, United States  |
Excellence: Actor: Lead
(subcat), John Way Outstanding Excellence: Original Song (subcat) |
Trust Frank - 33 min Director Penny Moore in Loose Shorts, Art-house film Australia  |
Outstanding Excellence:
Actor: Lead (subcat), John Flaus Outstanding Excellence: Actress: Lead (subcat), Brenda Palmer Excellence: Cinematography (subcat), Con Filippidis Excellence: Direction (subcat) Excellence: Script Writer (subcat), Penny Moore Excellence: Set design (subcat), Joshua Collins Excellence: Editing (subcat), Malwina Wodzicka & Shaun Smith Outstanding excellence: Sound Editing (subcat) Adan Salas Excellence: Original Score (subcat) Kwamena Brace |
The Book of Curses Director Iouri GOROULEV in Documentary Israel  |
|
The Corona Dialogues - a dylan brody project Director Dylan Brody in Comedy, Experimental, Tight Shorts, Alternate Media, United States  |
Outstanding Excellence: Actress:
Lead (subcat) Kate Orsini Outstanding Excellence: Actress: Supporting (subcat) Tovah Feldshuh Outstanding Excellence: Direction (subcat) Excellence: Original Concept (subcat) |
| Anomaly Director William Cardinal in Student Canada |
|
| April Kills
The Vibe Director Bonnie Mckee in Drama, Tight Shorts United States |
Outstanding
Excellence:Actor: Lead (subcat), Andy Harry Outstanding Excellence: Actress: Lead (subcat), Bonnie Mckee Excellence: Actor: Supporting (subcat), Daniel Nguyen Outstanding Excellence: Actress: Supporting (subcat), Bonnie Mckee Outstanding Excellence: Script Writer (subcat), Bonnie Mckee Excellence: Makeup (subcat), Mazena Puksto Excellence: Original Score (subcat), Andy Harry & Bonnie Mckee Excellence: Content/Message Delivery (subcat) |
| Dancing
Faces of Bali Director Cathee Mang in Documentary United States |
Excellence:
Actor: Lead (subcat) I Wayan Sudiana (Badoeng) Outstanding Excellence: Research (subcat), Cathee Mang Excellence: Cinematography (subcat) Outstanding Excellence: Direction (subcat), Cathee Mang Excellence: Editing (subcat) Outstanding Excellence: Script Writer (subcat), Cathee Mang and I Made Berata Outstanding Excellence: Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Cathee Mang |
| Looking for the Jackalope Director Karl Shefelman in Drama United States |
|
| ONCE A HERO Director Tim Reischauer in Drama United States |
Outstanding
Excellence: Actor: Lead (subcat) Brett Jones Outstanding Excellence: Actress: Lead (subcat) Angie Slaughter |
| Rebirth Director Cai, Hong-Po in Animated Taiwan |
| 12 Kalpas: a Beginning of
Beginning Director Parinda Mai in Student Thailand |
|
| Andy Dixon in Andy Dixon Director David Bourke in Art-house Film, United States |
Excellence:Cinematography
(subcat) Excellence: Direction (subcat) |
| A Story
Worth Living Director Vanessa Leonard in Drama United States |
|
| AYMAN: Forced Migration
Documentary Director Boris Thompson-Roylance in Inspirational United Kingdom |
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| Can't Stop the Sun from Shining Director Dr. Teresa Mular in Documentary United States |
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| deVice Directors Dag Shapshak, Gene McLaughlin in Loose Shorts United States |
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| Here Today Directors Erica Arvold, Director, Meredith Grace Dabney, Writer in Student United States |
Excellence: Actress: Lead (subcat) Meredith Grace Dabney |
| Indian Space Dreams Director Sue Sudbury in Inspirational United Kingdom |
|
| Killing the Shepherd Director TA Opre in Documentary United States |
Excellence: Cinematography
(subcat), TA Opre |
| Letters to Eloisa Director Adriana Bosch in Documentary United States |
Outstanding Excellence: Original
Score (subcat) Excellence: Voice-Over Talent (subcat) Excellence: Content/Message Delivery (subcat) Excellence: Sound Editing (Subcat) |
| Longing to meet Visconti. Director Midori Sangoumi in Drama Japan |
|
| Lost in Berlin Director Rodney S. Martel in Documentary United States |
Excellence: Direction (subcat) Excellence: Editing (subcat), Randall E. Johnson |
| MADE IN
CHINA Director Brendan Merrill in Drama United States |
|
| Make Art Wyoming Director Anthony Stengel in Documentary United States |
Excellence: Cinematography
(subcat), Anthony Stengel |
| One Body Director Patrick Skeyhill in Student United States |
|
| PIVOT Paying It Forward Directors Robert Hunkele, Tom DiDonato in Inspirational United States |
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| Plants, Pollinators & Prayers Director Randy Caspersen in Inspirational |
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| The Anomalous Director Chinedu Omorie in TV Show United States |
|
| The Silent Song Director CAROLYN JENNIFER CORKINDALE in Drama, Australia |
Excellence: Original Song
(subcat), Outstanding Excellence: Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) |
| Three Wise Men - Parallel Lives Directors Sada Rajiah, Desire Prevost in Documentary, Inspirational Mauritius |
|
| Untitled Earth Sim 64 Director Jonathan Wilhelmsson in Comedy Sweden |
Excellence: Cinematography
(subcat), Jonathan Wilhelmsson Outstanding Excellence: Direction (subcat), Jonathan Wilhelmsson Excellence: Editing (subcat), Jonathan Wilhelmsson Excellence: SFX: Visual (subcat) |
| Wandering...But Not Lost Director Paul MacGowan in Religious/Faith United States |
|
| Windfall of Grace Director Japna Tulsi in Documentary India |
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| YOSHI Director Boris Thompson-Roylance in Sci-Fi, United Kingdom |
Outstanding Excellence:
Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat) |
| absent... somewhere else Director Rikoudis Vangelis in Drama Greece |
Exceptional
Merit: Cinematography (subcat), Exceptional Merit: Direction (subcat), Exceptional Merit: Script Writer (subcat) |
| Age Of No Fear Director Olga Slobodchikova in Documentary, Student United States |
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| always the same Director Slavica Šnur in Documentary Croatia |
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| An Introvert's Guide to High
School Director Sophie Harvey in Student, Zero Budget Canada |
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| Apoch Submitter John McAleer in Tight Shorts United States |
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| Attraction Man Director Eddie Eniel in Student United States |
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| Bystander Director Sam Wall in Tight Shorts United States |
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| CREDO Directors Hans-Juergen Ramoth, Jana Entenmann in Religious/Faith Germany |
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| Father, daughter and old woman Director Alfredo Gómez in Loose Shorts Spain |
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| For the Life of Me Director Robert Sallin in Inspirational United States |
Excellence: Viewer Impact:
Inspirational (subcat) |
| Future Fractal Director Julia Deak in Loose Shorts Hungary |
|
| Holistic Health Community: an
emerging healthcare model based on the Economics of Generosity Director Flicker Filmworks, New Paltz, NY in Documentary United States |
|
| Inner Peace Director Severn in Student United States |
Excellence: Content/Message
Delivery (subcat) Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) Exceptional MeritViewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) |
| It's Just Me Director Jared Moossy in Documentary, LGBT United States |
|
| Learning Hebrew (A
Gothsploitation Movie) Director Louis Joon in Comedy United Kingdom |
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| More of Something Director Kevin Nettles in LGBT United States |
Exceptional Merit:
Cinematography (subcat) |
| MOTHER FORTRESS english subtitles Director Maria Luisa Forenza in Documentary Italy |
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| Nowheresville Director Jonathan Talbert in Zero Budget United States |
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| Oceans Director Graciela Cassel in Experimental United States |
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| Perfect Resonance Director Anshu Zeng Yuan in Student United States |
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| Permafrost Director Aeryn Lee in Loose Shorts United States |
Exceptional Merit: Actor: Lead
(subcat), Gentry Lee (Sawyer) Exceptional Merit: Actress: Lead (subcat), Meghan McNeil (Cass) Merit: Actress: Supporting (subcat), Joni Adahl Exceptional Merit:Cinematography (subcat), Brandon Veen Excellence: Direction (subcat) Merit: Makeup (subcat), Shaina Hovrud Exceptional Merit: Original Score (subcat), Cody Read |
| Psycho Corpsie Director Steve McGuire in Documentary United States |
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| Romance Director Giorgi tkemaladze in Student Georgia |
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| R.O.I (Return On Investment) Director Sebastian Rogers in Religious/Faith United States |
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| Rosemary's Way Director Ros Horin in Documentary Australia |
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| Scenes From a School Year Director Robert Yeomans in Documentary United States |
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| “SINCE THAT DAY…” Submitter Slavica Šnur in Religious/Faith |
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| Surviving Generation Z Directors Allison Robertson, Deon Green in PSA United States |
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| The Bone Healer of Manipur Director Pankaja Brooke in Documentary United Kingdom |
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| The DS King Director Doret van der Sloot in Documentary, Direction (subcat) Netherlands |
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| The Power of Connection - Change
The World By Changing Your Perception Director Isabel Hundt in Inspirational United States |
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| The Stockbroker and the Goddess:
A stop motion short Director Laura Lewis-Barr in Inspirational United States |
|
| The Wisdom of China Directors Denis Paul Circo , Ishma Yusaf Valenti I in Documentary United States |
Excellence:
Sound Editing (subcat) Excellence: Content/Message Delivery (subcat) Exceptional Merit: Voice-Over Talent (subcat) |
| Three honest unemployed women Directors Corrado, Alfonso di Rosa, Paolo Guglielmetti in Zero Budget Italy |
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| Wine of Birds Director Matt Orefice in Experimental United States |
Voice-Over Talent (subcat) |
| A Good Sign Director Elizabeth Flores in Documentary USA |
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| Archangel Ali Director Tara Jasminaz in Documentary United Kingdom |
Exceptional Merit: Original
Score (subcat) Exceptional Meriit: Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) |
| ABSINTHE Director Scott Payne in Tight Shorts United Kingdom |
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| A Life Worth Living Directors Lucy Lipofsky, Riley Madden in Student United States |
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| All That is Solid Director S. Dina. Ali in Student Pakistan |
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| Crab Director Felix Crumbsy in Webisode (Pilot) |
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| face2face Director Jonathon Crewe in Student United Kingdom |
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| Forgiveness? Directors Peter Scheiner, Susanne Scheiner in Religious/Faith Switzerland |
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| Gallery View Submitter Gavin Lodge in Webisode (Pilot) United States |
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| Heart of the Bear Director Daniel Marracino in Documentary United States |
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| Immuto (Change) Submitter Janis Steele in Documentary United States |
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| KOKO Director Anjani K Pandey in Drama United States |
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| Man on the Tower Director Karl Shefelman in Tight Shorts United States |
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| Mersey Boys: A Letter from Al
Moran Director Paddy Murphy in Tight Shorts Ireland |
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| Miracle! Mother Nature has
appeared to me Directors Mario Pascariello , Tommaso MiceliMalaguti in Experimental Italy |
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| Out of the Blue Director Mathieu Gauvreau in Student Canada |
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| sonder Director Ryan Hughes in Art-house Film United States |
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| The Existential English Bull
Terrier And The Marshmallow Test Director John McAleer in Tight Shorts United States |
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| The Last Adjunct Director Dorothea Braemer in Tight Shorts United States |
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| The Message Director Catherine Phillips in Zero Budget, Loose Shorts, United Kingdom |
Exceptional Merit: Original
Score (subcat) |
| Fishing Trip (Written in the
Waters) Director Jacob East in Documentary United States |
| K.R. Kitt Comes Out of the Garage Director Adam D. Cohen in Student United States |
| The Black Crow Dilemma Director Simon Redstone in Student |
| The Time of Your Life Director Frank Juarez in Tight Shorts United States |
| All Over Again Director Joseph McGovern United States |
Exceptional Merit: Actress: Lead
(subcat), Constance Reshey Excellence: Direction (subcat), Joseph McGovern Excellence: Editing (subcat), Joseph McGovern Exceptional Merit: Script Writer (subcat), Joseph McGovern Exceptional Merit: Original Song (subcat), Joseph Fuoco |
| Avalakki Pavalakki Submitter Shree Pranavah Pictures India |
Exceptional Merit: Direction
(subcat) Excellence: Costume Design (subcat) Excellence: Makeup (subcat) Excellence: Original Score (subcat) |
| Clémentine Director Chantal caron in Stunt/Fight Choreography (subcat) Canada |
Excellence |
| Dalí Director Kabeer Khurana in Original Score (subcat) India |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Intro & Outro Writer Steven R. Ford in Script Writer (subcat) United States |
Excellence |
| Landing Director Eris Zhao in Original Score (subcat) United States |
Excellence |
| Motherkiller Writer Terry Lynam in Script Writer (subcat) United States |
Excellence |
| The Annunciation Director WonChan Sohn in Actor: Lead (subcat) United States |
Exceptional Merit: Actor: Lead (subcat) Benton Jennings |