Best International Narrative Film & Best Script

The Widow
Director: Brendan Young

 

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Best International Indie Short

The Poem
Director: Matt Handy

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Best International Director

Diana
Director: Maysoon Khaled

 

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Best International Producer

SC 4
Producers: 
Desirée Popper
Kateryna Korchynska
Fran Kirchmair
Eros D'Antona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best International Horror & Cinematography

Sid

Director: Neil Corbould

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Best International Edit

Driven
Editor: Josef Switak 

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Best International Actress

Shakwa
Director: Farah Shaer
Starring: Vanessa Mghames

 

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Best International Actor

Die Like A Shark

Starring: Shane Rangi

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Best International Science Fiction

Refuge
Director Sina Sultani

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Best International Animation

The Abandoned Block
Director: James Bourne

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Best International Experimental

Sign Night
Director Cathy Mager

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Best International Documentary

What remains of me
Director Nisreen Alsbeihi

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Best International Comedy

The New Normal

Director Vince Buda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best International Composer

In Orbit

Composer: Emer Kinsella

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Best International Music video

Wax Tailor - Just A Candle (ft Mark Lanegan)
Director Berkay Türk

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Best International Thriller

Good Fengshui
Director Yurong Xu

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Best International Web Series/TV Pilot-Series

Together-Alone (A series of four cinematic portraits)

Director: Dorith Mous

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Best International Student Film

Nurse
Director Charlie Harris

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Best Interntional First Time Filmmaker

IN-ANI-MATE

Director: Suryadoy Ghosh

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Best International LGBTQ

Neo Gender

Director: Emmanuelle Soffé

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Youth Actor 

Not Quite Lost

Starring: Kristian Repshus

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Best Female Director

Crossroad Happiness
Director: Emna Najjar

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Honorable Mention Poetic Cinema

Unfinished Dreams
Director: Manuela Tempesta

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Honorable Mention Poetic Cinema

The Story Of Life

Director: Ashley Nicole

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Honorable Mention in Short Directing
A Circle Line Train
Director: Martin Venier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Honorable Mention in Short Directing

Legacy
Director: Jeno Hodi

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Best U.S. Narrative Film

The Way That I Am With You
Director: Marc Cleary

 

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Best U.S. Indie Short

Unhinged
Director: Jahmal Holland

 

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Best U.S. Director

    Latent
      Director: Roxy Moskowitz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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   Best U.S. Producer

Calf Rope

     Producer: Bradley Hawkins

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Best U.S. Horror

Night Shifters
Director Sonny P. Louis

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Best Cinematography

Cold Moon by the Sea

DOP: John Carrington III

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Best U.S. Edit

Kill Them With Kindness
Editor: Steven Demmler 

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Best U.S. Actress

Kill Them With Kindness
Starring: Jordan Monaghan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best U.S. Actor

Unhinged
Starring: Eric Roberts

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Best U.S. Science Fiction

Ark Exitus

Director: Johnny Yong Bosch

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Best U.S. Animation

Low Down Larry Conquers The Moon Men
Director: Sammy Verni

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      Best U.S. Experimental

      The Mechanics of Intimacy
        Director: Benjamin Filinson

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        Best U.S. Documentary

         Waterproof
         Director: Ross Kauffman

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        Best U.S. Comedy

        Achan and Ezra
         Director Yan Fisher

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          Best U.S. Composer

        Beating Heart

            Composer:  Yoon An

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          Best U.S. Music video

          Heatwave
            Director: Andy Harry

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   Best U.S. Thriller

   The Tell Tale Heart
     Director: McClain Lindquist

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     Best U.S. Web Series/TV Pilot

       Mommy Mafia
        Director: c Jeremiah Kipp

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Best U.S. Student Film & Best Script

Nightmare
Directors: Shyam Madhav, Jaden Patterson

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Best U.S. First Time Filmmaker

& Best Trailer

Shadow Valley

Director: Isaac Joel

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Best U.S. LGBTQ

REAL FANTASIES

Director: Nikita Khripach

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Best Youth Actress

Unhinged

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Honorablem Mention Documentary 

After The LockDown: Episode 6/Black Hollywood

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Honorable Mention Experimental

Dancing my Hero

Director: Jadi Carboni

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Best Unproduced Script

The Short Film Club
Writers: Darren Stokes 

Matthew Bancroft

Monthly Winners

Announced on Feb 1st, 2021