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