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AWARDS OF
SEPTEMBER EDITION
MERIT
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CATEGORIES
MAIN
Best Narrative Feature
EMBRACE THE TWILIGHT
VICTORIA VARDON
Best Narrative Short
COMPLIANCE
GABRIELA LIMA
Best Documentary Feature
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ABUSES: THE INTERVIEWS
RICARDO SOTO
Best Indie Feature
MOVING ASHLEY
STEPHEN KESSEN
Best Indie Short
THE AFTER
KIANG KHO
Best Animation
THATCHING EGGS
MAX MARLOW
Best Student Film
KARMA
CARLOS MADEIRA
Best Comedy
THE COLLEGE LIFE
ANDRETTI DANTE
Best Horror
LEAPERS
SHERLANN D. MOORE
Best Thriller
THE CONFINED
TOM O'BRIEN
Best Sci-Fi
VIRUS - DEATH VALLEY
MICAELA ESTER PERARDI
Best Experimental Film
THE FATED DREAM ON - MOVIE TEASER
FRANK MODICA
Best Inspirational Film
ALS DIE WELLE BRACH ... / AS THE WAVE BROKE …
ALEXANDRA BEKIOU
Best Music Video
NOW THE EARTH
IGOR CHEKIN
Best Woman Filmmaker
OUTLYING ZEPHYR
VANESSA COLEMAN
ADDITIONAL
CATEGORIES
Best Trailer
THE FATED DREAM ON - MOVIE TEASER
FRANK MODICA
Best Director
FUGITIVE ZERO
JOE LAM
Best 1st Time Director
COMPLIANCE
GABRIELA LIMA
Best Producer
EMBRACE THE TWILIGHT
VICTORIA VARDON
Best 1st Time Producer
LOST AND FOUND
DEZMYRE VOLMEUS
Best Actor
PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF INSANITY
JEFF BRODY
Best Actress
VIRUS - DEATH VALLEY
MICAELA ESTER PERARDI
Best Supporting Actor
MOVING ASHLEY
ELIJAH DAVIS
Best Supporting Actress
MOVING ASHLEY
MCKENZIE JONES
Best Duo
DETECTIVE MJ : SHADOW OF A HERO
MORRIS D. SMALL & JOHN THOMPSON
Best Ensemble
THE COLLEGE LIFE
MBA SHAKOOR, SHAUN FLETCHER & GLENN “G-WIZ” BROWDER
Best Debut Performance
UNTHREADED
JULIA ROTHSTEIN
Best Editing
CATONSVILLE: MUSIC CITY MARYLAND
CHRIS LANGE & JD BARTH
Best Original Score
EMBRACE THE TWILIGHT
MARIANO SAULINO
Best Song
SEND ME A LITTLE LIGHT
CONNY CONRAD
Best Visual Effects
THE FATED DREAM ON - MOVIE TEASER
FRANK MODICA
Best Original Story
LIP READER: GAME OF DETECTIVE
TANXUAN SHI
Best Screenplay from a Movie
MOVING ASHLEY
STEPHEN KESSEN
Best Screenwriter
LEAPERS
SHERLANN D. MOORE
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