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FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
ACTOR: FABIÁN CORRES
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CINNAMON
ACTOR: TIM NIKKEL
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THE TREEHOUSE
ACTRESS: SOPHIE ABLETT
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APACHE GIRL
ACTRESS: IMELDA PACLIBAR
CRYSTAL: THE INTERVIEW (SHORT)
ACTRESS: KIRA REED LORSCH
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FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
ACTRESS: EMILIANO CORRES
SAFE HOUSE 1618
ACTRESS: BRITTNEY CARPENTER
BEST ANIMATED FILM
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CANADIAN GOTHIC
DIRECTED BY: APOSTOLOS PETER (TOLYAK)) KOUROUMALIS
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ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
OYUN’S QUEST: PROLOGUE
DIRECTED BY: JEASY SEHGAL
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EXHIBITION
DIRECTED BY: KATARZYNA ADAMUS
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ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
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CINNAMON
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL BLISS
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BIG MOMMA EARTH
DIRECTED BY BY: JEFF KAZANJIAN
DANIEL. NOAH.
DIRECTED BY: DANIEL GOLDBERG
THE 20-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
DIRECTED BY: JALEN COLEMAN
BEST COMPOSER
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REVEAL
DIRECTED BY: MARY GOSPE
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UNITY
DIRECTED BY: MARY GOSPE
WARRIOR OF LIGHT
DIRECTED BY: MARY GOSPE
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BORN TO BE A QUEEN
DIRECTED BY: IRIS ALMARAZ
ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
ROSEBUD LANE
DIRECTED BY: JOHN RICHARD LACY
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WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
DIRECTED BY: ALVIN MOORE
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CANDY
DIRECTED BY: J. SAMUEL RYAN
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – REVEALING THE CONCEALED HARPERS FERRY CEMETERIES
DIRECTED BY: CYNTHIA M. GAYTON
MONK ARSENIJE
DIRECTED BY: SVETLANA CEMIN
POSSESSED BY ALIENS
DIRECTED BY: DEMETER LORANT
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BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE
DIRECTED BY: JOEY MEDINA
DISAPPEAR
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA NARANG
FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
DIRECTED BY: FABIÁN CORRES
GRAVE ‘N’ BREAKFAST
DIRECTED BY: BENEDIKT KELLER-ZELLER
ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
ROSEBUD LANE
DIRECTED BY: JOHN RICHARD LACY
SAFE HOUSE 1618
DIRECTED BY: CALVIN T. SHEPHERD
THE MAGICIAN
DIRECTED BY: BRIELLE S. CARROLL
THE TREEHOUSE
DIRECTED BY: NICHOLAS WINTER
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REEL WOMEN
DIRECTED BY: RACHEL GREGAN
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MONK ARSENIJE
DIRECTED BY: SVETLANA CEMIN
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VULNERABLE INNOCENCE
DIRECTED BY: CHARLENE ELIZABETH DOAK-GEBAUER, NANCY ANNE LYNCH
BEST DRAMA
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ROSEBUD LANE
DIRECTED BY: JOHN RICHARD LACY
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FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
DIRECTED BY: FABIÁN CORRES
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LIKEE MULTI (THE MOVIE)
DIRECTED BY: TEDDY MORENO
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SPEC COMMERCIAL, JASON MARKK
DIRECTED BY: JOSE A RENTERIA
THE RED CLOCK (2021)
DIRECTED BY: ALEXANDRA BALDA
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ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
BEST FEATURE FILM
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SAFE HOUSE 1618
DIRECTED BY: CALVIN T. SHEPHERD
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APRIL: A REAL LIFE STORY
DIRECTED BY: JOERG DUSKE, CHANTALL FORD
CHASE’S SHADOW
DIRECTED BY: BRAD TESSIN
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SIPHON
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA SMALL
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TIGHTROPE WALKER
DIRECTED BY: TERRY MILLS, KALI WILLIAMS
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2004 AN UN-SILENT FILM
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON
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APACHE GIRL
DIRECTED BY: RICHARD ALLEN PINES
THE LORE OF HILL TOP HOUSE – MURDER, MADNESS AND BAKED BEANS
DIRECTED BY: CYNTHIA M. GAYTON, T. JASON EDWARDS
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CHASE’S SHADOW
DIRECTED BY: BRAD TESSIN
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A MOTHER’S LOVE
DIRECTED BY: JASON JAMES CROSS
BEST INDIE FILM
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BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE
DIRECTED BY: JOEY MEDINA
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CUSTARDISH
DIRECTED BY: TORBEN VAN DE HANEGRAAF
SEPARATION
DIRECTED BY: VICKY ZHUANG YI-YIN
SUNNYSIDE
DIRECTED BY: DAISUKE KURATA
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FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
DIRECTED BY: FABIÁN CORRES
GRAVE ‘N’ BREAKFAST
DIRECTED BY: BENEDIKT KELLER-ZELLER
SAFE HOUSE 1618
DIRECTED BY: CALVIN T. SHEPHERD
TIMOTHY
DIRECTED BY: TYMIKA CHAMBLISS
BEST LGBTQ FILM
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THE TRANS WORLD OF NOEL LIVES AND THE UNLIKELY HEROES ACT ONE
DIRECTED BY: TERRY MILLS
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ATTACK OF THE MAYONNAISE SANDWICH MONSTER
DIRECTED BY: MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO
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DOWNING THE ANCHORS
DIRECTED BY: NATHANIAL D. HOUSE
ESAME DI LEALTÃ (EXAMINATION OF LOYALTY)
DIRECTED BY: SALVATORE GRECO
PREGHIERA (FIATI MUTI)
DIRECTED BY: GIORGIO DEAMBROGIO
TYLONOXICATEROID
DIRECTED BY: J. SAMUEL RYAN
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2004 AN UN-SILENT FILM
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON
APRIL: A REAL LIFE STORY
DIRECTED BY: JOERG DUSKE, CHANTALL FORD
BOMBA DANCING OF CUEMBE AND SEIS CORRIDO
DIRECTED BY: ABNER ROMERO
INSTANT KARMA
DIRECTED BY: CARLOS HERNAN BURGOS, CINDY MYSKIW
PASSING
DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL ASHCRAFT
REEL WOMEN
DIRECTED BY: RACHEL GREGAN
SMOOTH TALKER
DIRECTED BY: BRENT LEO BOUCHARD
UN-MIRRORED
DIRECTED BY: LEONIDAS STANESCU
UNTITLED INTERVIEW
DIRECTED BY: TOMMY BONNER
BEST MOBILE FILM
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IMOCEANATION
DIRECTED BY: KIMBER LEIGH
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CHIPS
DIRECTED BY: TERRY MILLS, PAUL RENSHAW
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BORN TO BE A QUEEN
DIRECTED BY: IRIS ALMARAZ
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ON / OFF
DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS P. VILLARREAL
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BREAK EVEN
DIRECTED BY: MATT MAHURIN
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PALM READER
DIRECTED BY: CORINA KATT AYALA, JOAQUIN M ROSA
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BORN TO BE A QUEEN
DIRECTED BY: IRIS ALMARAZ
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JADA’S BE THE RHYTHM
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON
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THE SKYLARK BELL – PODCAST
DIRECTED BY: MELISSA OLIVERI
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VULNERABLE INNOCENCE
PRODUCER: CHARLENE ELIZABETH DOAK-GEBAUER
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FINDING THE END OF THE WORLD
PRODUCER: ELSA REYES, RUBÉN BROSS, MAURICIO DART
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL FILM
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TIGHTROPE WALKER
DIRECTED BY: TERRY MILLS, KALI WILLIAMS
BEST QUARANTINE STORIES
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HEAR MY PROTEST DANCE
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON, CHARLES TYSON JR.
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IMOCEANATION
DIRECTED BY: KIMBER LEIGH
THE MISFITS SHOW. OR JAZZ FOR BREAKFAST
DIRECTED BY: CATHIE BORUCH
BEST SCI-FI FILM
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DETECTIVE JACK BERDETT
DIRECTED BY: AREK ZASOWSKI
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CHASE’S SHADOW
DIRECTED BY: BRAD TESSIN
SIPHON
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA SMALL
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CHIEF NIP
WRITTEN BY: DAWN BROWN
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A SHARED MAN
WRITTEN BY: HEIDI WALTER
ELVIS THE BULL
WRITTEN BY: KALYNN HUFFMAN BROWER
SNOW
WRITTEN BY: CHRISTIAN NIELSEN
WOLFLIKE GRIN
WRITTEN BY: DEMIAN CUTHBERTSON
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REDEMPTION: QUEEN OF THE WOLVES
WRITTEN BY: STEPHANIE JACOBSMEYER
ROSEBUD LANE
DIRECTED BY: JOHN RICHARD LACY
BEST SHORT FILM
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GRAVE ‘N’ BREAKFAST
DIRECTED BY: BENEDIKT KELLER-ZELLER
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THE TREEHOUSE
DIRECTED BY: NICHOLAS WINTER
TIMOTHY
DIRECTED BY: TYMIKA CHAMBLISS
UNORDINARY LOVE
DIRECTED BY: AMANDA ROSARIO GLASS, CURTIS BROWN
FINALIST
2004 AN UN-SILENT FILM
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON
BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE
DIRECTED BY: JOEY MEDINA
DING DONG
DIRECTED BY: ROBERT RANKIN JR.
DISAPPEAR
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA NARANG
MASQUERADE
DIRECTED BY: JASON PITTS
POSSESSED BY ALIENS
DIRECTED BY: DEMETER LORANT
BEST SILENT FILM
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THE RED CLOCK (2021)
DIRECTED BY: ALEXANDRA BALDA
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HEAR MY PROTEST DANCE
DIRECTED BY: JAYE ALLISON, CHARLES TYSON JR.
BEST STUDENT FILM
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UNTITLED INTERVIEW
DIRECTED BY: TOMMY BONNER
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BE FREE
DIRECTED BY: SAMUEL OWONTE
CHASE’S SHADOW
DIRECTED BY: BRAD TESSIN
THE MAGICIAN
DIRECTED BY: BRIELLE S. CARROLL
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BREESA DREAMIN’ IN THE APPLE TREE
DIRECTED BY: VALERA ASHCRAFT
IN DEEP WATERS
DIRECTED BY: FRANCESCA BEATRICE MARIE
JUST BELIEVE
DIRECTED BY: NYA CHAMBLESS
THE PREJUDICED HIERARCHIST
DIRECTED BY: CONFORM COX
BEST THRILLER
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DISAPPEAR
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA NARANG
BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
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PASSION FRUIT
WRITTEN BY: SAMUEL FREDERICK ASHKENAZY
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A LIFE TO LIVE FOR
WRITTEN BY: SARAH HARVEY
COCHISE EMERGENCY
WRITTEN BY: LEONARD JACK MEENACH
THE PROMISE
WRITTEN BY: FRANK P MANCUSO, CHRIS J ADAMS
WINTER SOLSTICE
WRITTEN BY: ARMAND AREKIAN
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WHEN WE ENJOYED HALLOWEEN
WRITTEN BY: ETSUSHI WATANABE
BEST WEB SERIES/TV PILOT
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FUGITIVE SUPERFAN
WRITTEN BY: LISA NAGY ISAACSON
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CRAY
DIRECTED BY: SONIA SAWKAR
CRYSTAL: THE INTERVIEW (SHORT)
DIRECTED BY: SKYLAR BARRETT
GLOSSOPHOBE
WRITTEN BY: LISA NAGY ISAACSON
WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
DIRECTED BY: ALVIN MOORE
BEST WOMEN FILMMAKER
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SIPHON
DIRECTED BY: VERONICA SMALL
BEST WRITER
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GRAHAM-LAND
WRITTEN BY: COLLEEN FRANCES FRANKLIN
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PASSION FRUIT
WRITTEN BY: SAMUEL FREDERICK ASHKENAZY