Best Low Budget Film
Exceptional Achievement BlackoutDirected by: Eddie Saint-Jean Mad As HellDirected by: Robert Parham The Pandemic DancesDirected by: Richard Daniels Winner UPDATEDirected by: Richard Dijkema Finalist Justice for GodDirected by: Vishnuvandana Kadirimangalam The MaestroDirected by: Paul Spurrier
Best Indie Film
Exceptional Achievement Puss in Boots a la ModeDirected by: Julia Warren Winner Girl NextDirected by: Larry Carrell
Best Human Rights Film
Winner I’ll stand with youDirected by: Matt Norman
Best Horror Film
Exceptional Achievement Reverse the PunishmentDirected by: Christopher J. Moriarity VineDirected by: Dakota Wortman Winner Touch of the DevilDirected by: Virginia Mariposa Dale
Best Historical Film
Exceptional Achievement The History Of Bandera PT.IIDirected by: Dakota Wortman Winner Black Wall Street BurningDirected by: Dekoven Riggins, Marcus E. Brown
Best Feature Script or Screenplay
Exceptional Achievement BURIALWritten by: Brooke deRosa BurnWritten by: Armand Arekian Winner Tucked In The CutWritten by: Freddy L Robinson
Best Feature Film
Winner The MaestroDirected by: Paul Spurrier
Best Feature Documentary
Winner SokolovaDirected by: Darya Evgeniivna Tkachenko
Best Experimental Film
Exceptional Achievement NEWS FROM FUKUSHIMA: Meditation on an Under-Reported Catastrophe by a PoetDirected by: Yoshiaki Tago Winner Hijack: ParkourDirected by: Jason Snellman
Best Editor
Winner CONSTANCIADirected by: Francisco Gacuya