WINNERS MARCH 2021
BEST FEATURE FILM
HIS STRETCH OF TEXAS GROUND
Jeff Caperton
BEST DRAMA FEATURE FILM
HEIR
Jordan Abisror, Noah Marks, and Jack Hochman
BEST SHORT FILM
PERCEPTION
Kedrick Parham
FINALIST: WHAT DIVIDES US by Justin Poage
BEST DRAMA SHORT
BLOOD ON THE RISERS
Caleb Fanning
FINALIST: A STAR IN THE DESERT by Zachary Kerschberg
BEST COMEDY SHORT
DADDYDELPHIA
Harold Eric
FINALIST: I MET A GIRL by Chase Wilson
BEST ACTION/THRILLER SHORT
A BULLET FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Doug Williams
BEST HORROR SHORT
13TH TAKE
Mart Sander
BEST SCI-FI SHORT
MOSAIC
Guo Zhuang
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
POOLSIDE
Alex Kinter and Erik Schuessler
TWO FACES HAVE I
Aedan Jayce
FINALISTS: EMOTION HAS NO VOICE by Chris Rouse
SILENT ECHOES by Raffaella Longobardi
BEST ANIMATION SHORT
BEHIND THE GLASS
Pedro de la Llave
FINALIST: THE CROW AND THE PITCHER by Charles Pearce
WINNING SCREENPLAYS___________________________
1. Best Screenplay
BLACK STAR RISING
by Doug Williams
Finalist: WE THE PEOPLE by Abdallah Saleh
2. Best Comedy Screenplay
TARGETED
by Michael Zielinski
3. Best Action Adventure Screenplay
THE CARRIER
by Todd A. Restler
THE DON
by Braxton Joy
Finalist: BUCK WILDMAN by Sean Sullivan
4. Best Dramatic Screenplay
REGRETS
by K. Jennifer Phagan
Finalists: GOOD LUCK CHUCK by Peter Pastuszek
KILLING THE SECOND DOG by Jerzy Kowynia
5. Best Horror Screenplay
LOCKRIDGE
by Mikeal Burgin
Finalist: THE GRAND BAY HOTEL by Steven Blows
6. Best Thriller/Suspense Screenplay
BFFS NEVER SAY DIE
by K. Jennifer Ilagan
Finalist: RIGGED by Steven Ellis
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
DYING OF THE LIGHT
David Newton
FINALIST: BARRIER by Niels Bourgonje
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE REVOLUTION GENERATION
Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell
THE QUIET HEALING
Marvin (Toby) Yarbrough and Andrew Latuo
FINALIST: DARK DAYS EMERGE HEROES by Charles Thomas
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BROWN SOUNDS
Jeremy Adonis and Raehann Bryce-Davis
R.D.W. (FEAT. TINASHE)
Emmett Lynch
FINALIST: TUM JO NAHI by Akash Goila
BEST WEB EPISODE/NEW MEDIA
COASTERS
Sam Jacks
BEST ACTOR
JIZHONG ZHANG - THE MONKEY KING
Yingqi Ren
FINALIST: CHUCK MERE - BLOOD ON THE RISERS by Caleb Fanning
BEST ACTRESS
BIANCA STEIN - A DIFFERENT KIND OF CARAMEL
Daniel Flores
BEST MUSIC SCORE
TO GLORY LAND
Fadi Awad
A BAND TO HONOR
Warren R. Hull
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
DYING OF THE LIGHT
David Newton
BEST WOMAN FILMMAKER
PURE MODERN LOVE
Katherine J. Espin
BEST DIRECTOR
YINGQI REN - THE MONKEY KING
BEST TRAILER
SUNSET IN WINTER
Kelley Lockman
BEST EDITING
BLOOD ON THE RISERS
Caleb Fanning