SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER RESULTS 2021
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WIND SPIRITS
DIRECTED BY: SHELBY F. ELWOOD
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TIMEKEEPER: LEGACY
WRITTEN BY: IUSTINA CIOBANU
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ABSO- POSITIVELY
WRITTEN BY: ELYSSA A CATALFANO
PERFECT
WRITTEN BY: KEN WHITE
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QUARANTINE HOTEL
WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES
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CONSTANCIA
DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA
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RESTLESS
DIRECTED BY: PATRICK LAZZARA
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
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YOU’VE GOT TEXT
DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW MOORE
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REBELS AGAINST HUNGER
DIRECTED BY: REED SMITH
SEVENTH DAY
DIRECTED BY: ANDREW MOSTAJO MAGPOC
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
DIRECTED BY: KEVIN D. MEJIA, KEEGAN LEDESMA
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ALL KINDS OF WEATHER
DIRECTED BY: RAGINI KAPIL
LOST IN PARADISE
DIRECTED BY: OREN ROSENFELD
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DIRECTED BY: PATRICK LAZZARA
UPDATE
DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DIJKEMA
WILTED ROSE
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL LEE BUIE
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I KILLED TONIGHT!
WRITTEN BY: MARK PALMER
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FALLOUT
WRITTEN BY: DESIREE ZIELINSKI
INGRID: VIKING QUEEN OF THE WOLVES
WRITTEN BY: STEPHANIE JACOBSMEYER
THE DEMON HUNTER
WRITTEN BY: ERIK GARCIA
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DETENTION
WRITTEN BY: JOHN FERRARO, LINDSEY WOTANIS, PH.D.
FROM NEW YORK TO NASHVILLE
WRITTEN BY: ARMAND AREKIAN
LOSING HER
WRITTEN BY: KHADEJAH NICOLE MILLER
PARKING LOT LOVE
WRITTEN BY: VIRGINIA MARIPOSA DALE
QUARANTINE HOTEL
WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES
THE SHROUD TRINITY
WRITTEN BY: FRANK MCEVOY
BEST SCI-FI FILM
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THE BOX IN THE BASEMENT FEATURE FILM
DIRECTED BY: MIKE FOX
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QUARANTINE HOTEL
WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES
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SONG OF THE SAME NIGHT
DIRECTED BY: KARY H SARREY, JASON J SARREY, JAY RHO, RYAN FOREGGER, YONG DUK JHUN, LAI TSZ ALSON YEUNG
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
IMMORTAL
DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC
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IMMORTAL
DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC
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HYBRID
DIRECTED BY: VINCENZO CASTELLANA
THE WHITE ROOM
DIRECTED BY: PARASKEVAS MOURIKIS
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THE MAESTRO
DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER
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UPDATE
DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DIJKEMA
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BLACKOUT
DIRECTED BY: EDDIE SAINT-JEAN
MAD AS HELL
DIRECTED BY: ROBERT PARHAM
THE PANDEMIC DANCES
DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DANIELS
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JUSTICE FOR GOD
DIRECTED BY: VISHNUVANDANA KADIRIMANGALAM
THE MAESTRO
DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER
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GIRL NEXT
DIRECTED BY: LARRY CARRELL
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PUSS IN BOOTS A LA MODE
DIRECTED BY: JULIA WARREN
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I’LL STAND WITH YOU
DIRECTED BY: MATT NORMAN
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TOUCH OF THE DEVIL
DIRECTED BY: VIRGINIA MARIPOSA DALE
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REVERSE THE PUNISHMENT
DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER J. MORIARITY
VINE
DIRECTED BY: DAKOTA WORTMAN
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BLACK WALL STREET BURNING
DIRECTED BY: DEKOVEN RIGGINS, MARCUS E. BROWN
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THE HISTORY OF BANDERA PT.II
DIRECTED BY: DAKOTA WORTMAN
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TUCKED IN THE CUT
WRITTEN BY: FREDDY L ROBINSON
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BURIAL
WRITTEN BY: BROOKE DEROSA
BURN
WRITTEN BY: ARMAND AREKIAN
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THE MAESTRO
DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER
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SOKOLOVA
DIRECTED BY: DARYA EVGENIIVNA TKACHENKO
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HIJACK: PARKOUR
DIRECTED BY: JASON SNELLMAN
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NEWS FROM FUKUSHIMA: MEDITATION ON AN UNDER-REPORTED CATASTROPHE BY A POET
DIRECTED BY: YOSHIAKI TAGO
BEST EDITOR
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CONSTANCIA
DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA
BEST DRAMA
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RIRHANDZU (LOVE)
DIRECTED BY: SAMUEL SAMSTAR NTSANWISI
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WHAT YOU KEEP
DIRECTED BY: OSCAR GONZALEZ
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
BEST DOCUMENTARY
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ANGELS ON CALL
DIRECTED BY: ROBERTA ANNE STALEY
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MAKING A PICTURE
DIRECTED BY: STEVE OSEMWENKHAE
BEST DIRECTOR
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WILTED ROSE
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL LEE BUIE
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
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THE MAESTRO
DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER
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IMMORTAL
DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
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CONSTANCIA
DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA
BEST ANIMATED FILM
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THE POINT OF CIRCLES: VISIONS OF EXPERIENCE
DIRECTED BY: ANDREW SPINKS
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SUNNYS PARK – A MEOWING TREE
DIRECTED BY: ALEXANDER KALINKIN
TRANSHUMAN 7
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL JAY TUCKER
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ
BEST ACTOR
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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID
DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ