Other Finalists

FILM CATEGORIES

WINNER
· CONNECTIVE TISSUE (USA) · Oliver Bernsen

NOMINEES
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd
· LOVE IS THE MONSTER (Costa Rica) · Neto Villalobos Brenes
· BEYOND THE LAKE (UK) · Simon Constantine
· SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar
· STORIES (France) · Alban Coret
· MIKI MANIACO (USA) · Carla Forte
· THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev
· A TREE IN THE SEA (United Arab Emirates) · Shahir Zag
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo
· FLOPPIES (USA) · John Cappello
· TWISTED (Denmark) · Vibeke Muasya
· FROM, TO (Portugal) · Helder Faria
· THE SHADOW OF MY LIFE (Canada) · Hajar Moradi
· NSENENE (UK) · Michelle Coomber

GENRE & SPECIAL AWARDS

WINNER
· THE DITCH (Finland) · Kim Saarinen, P.J. Piippo

FINALISTS
· BURNT (France) · Muriel Brunier
· OLD BOYS (Switzerland) · Jean-François Amiguet
· THE MURMUR FROM THE LEADEN SEA (Italy) · Chiara Borredon
· ELECTION NIGHT (USA) · Peter Zerzan
· UNDERTOW (France) · Fareed Kairon
· THE END (France) · Sejiane Belmont
· PROTEST (Canada) · Egor Trushin

DIRECTING · PERFORMANCE

WINNER
· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd

FINALISTS
· CLAIRE DE LUNE (Canada) · Valérie Lecomte
· HARD SIDE OF MIRACLES (USA) · John Fornof
· BURNT (France) · Muriel Brunier
· VAGABOND (USA) · J.C. Andreu
· COLLAR (USA) · Russell Emanuel
· THE GUARD STATION (Australia) · Matthew Zappala
· JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE (USA) · Bruce R. Schwartz
· THE POWER OF ONE COIN (UK) · Flaminia Graziadei
· BEYOND THE AFTER (USA) · Shaun Peter Cunningham
· TOPLESS (UK) · Patrick Jensen Hansted
· THE DREAM CATCHER (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
· DEPTH OF FIELD (USA) · John F. Uranday
· MY MOLLY (USA) · Derek Johnson
· THE STIX (UK) · Adam Marley
· TUTU GRANDE (USA) · Derek Sitter
· CONSPIRACY (USA) · Danny Angotti
· NO PROMISED LAND (USA) · Colin Bressler
· THE MASK I WEAR (USA) · Brett Newton
· INTERRUPTED (New Zealand) · Chris Lambert
· TEACHING WHILE BLACK (USA) · Aaron Moss

DIRECTING · PERFORMANCE

WINNER
· MIKI MANIACO (USA) · Carlos Antonio Leon

FINALISTS
· CELLO (USA) ·
· LEMONADE (USA) ·
· AT 10PM (USA) ·
· NO TURNING BACK (New Zealand) ·
· TUNNEL RAT (USA) ·
· DEPTH OF FIELD (USA) ·
· STUPID ANIMAL (UK) ·
· FRAGMENTS (Canada) ·
· INTERRUPTED (New Zealand) ·
· BLUEBERRY (USA) ·
· AT THE WALL (UK) ·
· THE CHECK IN (USA) ·
· A LEG UP (USA) ·
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) ·
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) ·
· VALVONAUTA (Italy) ·

ANIMATION

WINNER
· THE SHADOW OF MY LIFE (Canada) · Hajar Moradi

FINALISTS
· MIXED SIGNALS (Canada) · Thomas van Kampen
· AGRINOUI (Cyprus) · Alexis Chaviaras
· SCARECROW (South Africa) · Ilze Myburgh, Charles Badenhorst , Diek Grobler
· HEAVENLY PEACE (USA) · Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
· ATONE (USA) · Joseph Daniel Rodriguez
· MOURNING CLOAK (UK) · Joshua Davies
· THE 13TH ADVENTURE OF RAIDER THE SKINNY (USA) · Dylan Sparano
· FINAL STEP (UK) · Ida Mirzaee
· ALUCINAR (Canada) · Margie Kelk, Lynne Slater
· THE NIGHT PRINCESS (USA) · Ruth Elliott-Hilsdon

DOCUMENTARY

WINNER
· WITH THIS BREATH I FLY (UK) · Sam French, Clementine Malpas

FINALISTS
· THE CANVAS (Italy) · Salvatore Garau
· WANTED: SHADES OF LIFE (Malaysia) · Sanadtkumar Ganesan
· GIVING BACK: STUDENTS WHO RETURNED AS TEACHERS (Australia) · Amel Tresnjic
· IT'S BEAUTIFUL (USA) · Miko Nincic
· PAT WALSH: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF AN IRISH REVOLUTIONARY (Ireland) · Michael Benson
· EMBERS OF HOPE (France) · Delfynn Aldag
· TANGO AND ME (Denmark) · Joergen Erik Assentoft
· GIMPEL THE FOOL RETURNS TO POLAND (Israel) · Howard Rypp
· THE BREAST KEPT SECRET: A BREAST EXPOSÉ (USA) · Gaea Powell
· 1965 | PANREAL: A BUILDING BY NADIR AFONSO (Portugal) · José Paulo Santos
· SPYMASTER (USA) · Andrew Wallerstein
· EASTER IS REAL (USA) · Phyllis J. Levy Weebe
· STROMBOLI: AS LONG AS THE HEART BEATS (Switzerland) · Hanspeter Aliesch, Zürich
· KATYDID'S SECRET JOURNEY (Germany) · Wilhelm Moser
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley

MUSIC · NEW MEDIA · SERIES

WINNER
· BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert

FINALISTS
· BACKWOOD BOYS (USA) · Adam Lively
· WARRIORS MACCABEE (Canada) · Ilan Rosenberg
· AND SHE COMPETES (USA) · Sonia Machado Hines
· EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM (USA) · Larry Sanborn
· TAIAO "POIPOI" (New Zealand) · Daniel Belton, Good Company Arts
· CONCRETE 49 (USA) · Justin Deegan
· FOLDED WHISPERS (USA) · Mark Anthony Thomas, Shane McFarland, Jordon Rooney
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
· RENT A GRANDPA (USA) · Ed Vela
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION (Iceland) · Uniqueness
· THE TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION (USA) · Jack Hussey

SCREENPLAY

WINNER
· BLACK OCEAN (USA) · Francesca O'Hop

FINALISTS
· THE LAST PRISON (USA) · Richard Geiwitz
· SPIRIT OF THE WOLF (USA) · Pamela PerryGoulardt
· IT'S ONLY LIFE (USA) · Joseph Meadows
· ROY (UK) · Konrad Maximilian
· AMY AND ANGEL (USA) · Robert Craig
· CASA LILIANE (USA) · Nadia Pandolfo
· LOVE. WITHOUT A TRACE. (Ireland) · Sean Hynes
· THE GUARD STATION (Australia) · Matthew Zappala
· MON MEILLEUR AMI (Australia) · Bruce Notman
· TRAIL OF BLOOD (USA) · Fiore DeRosa
· THE SHROUD TRINITY (USA) · Frank McEvoy
· SHANGHAI PALACE (USA) · Heidi Jacobsen
· ARGOLIS: SONS OF THE THRONE AND THE LAMB OF GOLD (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· PORTRAIT OF A MEXICANA POET IN IOWA CITY (UK) · James Fitzmaurice

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