Los Angeles Film and Script Festival

Los Angeles Film And Scrip Festival Past Winners Spring 2026 Winners Best Of Show “ The Mesopotamian ” by Esra Saydam, Ramata Sy Best Script (Drama) “ The Mesopotamian ” by Esra Saydam, Ramata Sy Best Script (Comedy) “ Southern Christmas Spirits ” by Jeanee Ledoux Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Bloodborne. ” by Jason D. Cundiff Best Script (Horror) “ "Nippon Flight 319" Dead East ” by Paul Alan Gober Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Shadow Self ” by Tom Zimmerman Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Palo Alto Bang & Return ” by Craig Bettendorf Best Script (Animation) “ 3 GUYS NAMED NICK ” by Alex Halpern, Tim Halpern, David Carrino Best Script (Student) “ Skinny Cigaretts ” by Nathan D McCrosson Honorable Mention “ 14 Minutes ” by Elise Plakke Honorable Mention “ Asleep At The Wheel ” by Kit Wilson Honorable Mention “ In The Penal Colony ” by Lavinia Micheletti Honorable Mention “ Journey To The Heart Of Amazonia ” by Yelitza Prada Honorable Mention “ Moto Steam ” by David Jevans, Andrew Pearce Honorable Mention “ Never Again ” by Donnalyn Vojta Honorable Mention “ Redemption ” by Scott Yedvarb Honorable Mention “ Settle ” by Nicholas Earl Schmidt Honorable Mention “ Sky King ” by Robby Gadsby Honorable Mention “ The Perfect Day ” by Drew A Naiburg-Smith Honorable Mention “ ADHDesigner ” Dir. by Zipei Zhang, Carolie Ren, Yuling Zhou Honorable Mention “ CITIZENs-The choice not to fight ” Dir. by Yasushi Fuluichi Honorable Mention “ Don't F*** Your Brother ” Dir. by Drew Naiburg-Smith Honorable Mention “ Don’t Look In The Dark ” Dir. by Samuel Freeman Honorable Mention “ Inferno ” Dir. by Eli Watson Honorable Mention “ Into the Breach: Breaking the Firewall ” Dir. by Berry Blanton Honorable Mention “ MÀQUINA ” Dir. by Joaquim Adrià Pujol Honorable Mention “ Self In Echo ” Dir. by Yixian Guo Honorable Mention “ The Perfect Row ” Dir. by Cole Kido Honorable Mention “ Woman Reclining On Grass ” Dir. by Claudia Doumit Fall 2025 Winners Best Of Show “ Code Juden ” by Rosalyn Rosen Best Script (Drama) “ Gyre ” by Gina Lennox Best Script (Comedy) “ Angels Desired ” by Lukas Scheja Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ House Of Wire ” by Dave Eagleston Best Script (Horror) “ Consecrate ” by A J Roberts Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Code Juden ” by Rosalyn Rosen Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Gold Mine ” by Andrzej Ciesielski Best Script (Animation) “ Bunny Slopes ” by Tim Fallon Best Script (Student) “ Be Gay, Do Murder ” by Caroline Look Honorable Mention “ At The Mercy Of Faith ” by Samuel Taylor Honorable Mention “ Body Remembers ” by Haldun Altan Honorable Mention “ Consumed ” by Don Stroud Honorable Mention “ Dream Catchers ” by Tyrell Buckner Honorable Mention “ Duper ” by Jay Rath Honorable Mention “ Forecast - a September 11th Historical Fiction Thriller ” by Aaron Ryan Honorable Mention “ Green Rush ” by Andrew Schaich Honorable Mention “ Kaleidoscope Cowboy ” by Deborah G. Green, Wiz Bryant Honorable Mention “ Low and Outside 2024 ” by Frances McCoy Honorable Mention “ Macho Picchu ” by Noah Greenspan Honorable Mention “ Republic Under Siege: Threat from Within ” by Michael J. Brooks Honorable Mention “ Shadow Self ” by Tom Zimmerman Honorable Mention “ The Answer Girl ” by Stephanie Scott Honorable Mention “ The Cassandra Murders ” by Madeline Daly Puccioni Honorable Mention “ The Doll Keeper ” by Diane F Sismour Honorable Mention “ The Samurai Ghost and Ms. Jones ” by Nancee LaFayette Honorable Mention “ The Taunting Wall ” by Tara Kathleen McCann Honorable Mention “ Unacceptable ” Dir. by Damien Mulvany Honorable Mention “ Cap and Tarde ” Dir. by Michael Marenetette Honorable Mention “ Cosmic Rhapsody - A Journey of Hope ” Dir. by Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan Honorable Mention “ Longing Bayshore ” Dir. by Bobby Pan, Orion Zhang Honorable Mention “ Nado ” Dir. by Daniele Farina Honorable Mention “ Salty ” Dir. by Suyan Guo Honorable Mention “ Skating On The Razor’s Edge ” Dir. by Jeno Hodi Honorable Mention “ Wake Up ” Dir. by Joseph Larkin, Zak Dossi, Tristan Kevitch Honorable Mention “ What I Am ” Dir. by Jackie Oudney Spring 2025 Winners Best Of Show “ Stache ” by Erin Keefer Best Script (Drama) “ Let’s Talk Tacheles ” by Matt Danciger Best Script (Comedy) “ Stache ” by Erin Keefer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ The Lost Treasure Of The Mayans ” by Julius Galacki Best Script (Horror) “ Wise Old Owl ” by Jacob Louis Hayek Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Farm ” by Craig Urquhart Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Precursor ” by Steve Brown Best Script (Animation) “ Dance ” by Mark Thomas Kelly Best Script (Student) “ Just 5 Minutes ” by Maxwell Wang Honorable Mention “ A Bullet For God’s Bounty ” by Don Stroud Honorable Mention “ Dissonance ” by Emily Tonnu Honorable Mention “ Don’t Eat Paper! ” by Julius J. Galacki Honorable Mention “ Going Underground ” by Stephen Hall Honorable Mention “ Limping Towards Babylon ” by Julius Galacki Honorable Mention “ Nuns With Guns ” by Mark Wakely Honorable Mention “ Pray With A Bullet ” by Julius Galacki Honorable Mention “ Rose Red ” Dir. by Austin Dru Turmel Honorable Mention “ Sister Morgan ” by Jeff Barker Honorable Mention “ The Frisco Flash ” by Julius Galacki Honorable Mention “ The Water Clock ” by Sheil Seclearr Honorable Mention “ Too Soon ” by Avril David Honorable Mention “ Wicked Women and Their Men ” by Merrill Anway Jones Honorable Mention “ The Last President ” Dir. by Bin He Honorable Mention “ Unknown Asset ” by Wilson Lamont Honorable Mention “ A Message ” Dir. by Wenjing Xing Honorable Mention “ Stalkers ” Directed by Paul Thompson Official Selections “ A Message ” Dir. by Wenjing Xing “ A Bullet For God’s Bounty ” by Don Stroud “ Dance ” by Mark Thomas Kelly “ Dissonance ” by Emily Tonnu “ Don’t Eat Paper! ” by Julius J. Galacki “ Going Underground ” by Stephen Hall “ Just 5 Minutes ” by Maxwell Wang “ Let’s Talk Tacheles ” by Matt Danciger “ Limping Towards Babylon ” by Julius Galacki “ Nuns With Guns ” by Mark Wakely “ Pray With A Bullet ” by Julius Galacki “ Precursor ” by Steve Brown “ Rose Red ” by Austin Dru Turmel “ Sister Morgan ” by Jeff Barker “ Stache ” by Erin Keefer “ Stalkers ” Directed by Paul Thompson “ The Farm ” by Craig Urquhart “ The Frisco Flash ” by Julius Galacki “ The Last President ” Dir. by Bin He “ The Lost Treasure Of The Mayans ” by Julius Galacki “ The Water Clock ” by Sheil Seclearr “ Too Soon ” by Avril David “ Unknown Asset ” by Wilson Lamont “ Wicked Women and Their Men ” by Merrill Anway Jones “ Wise Old Owl ” by Jacob Louis Hayek “ Stalkers ” by Paul Thompson Fall 2024 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Dead Crush ” Directed by Kyle Roark & Maty Young Best Documentary Short “ Make A Move ” Directed by Dalia Caudle Best Student Film “ Natural Selection ” Directed by Amanda Ryan D'Ambrosio Best Music Video “ Jeff Hilliard - My Face ” Directed by Jeff Hilliard Best Experimental “ NA ” Directed by NA Best Animation “ Road Not Taken ” Directed by Danyar Abdykadyr Best Script (Drama) “ Supremacy ” by Rosalyn Rosen Best Script (Comedy) “ Voodoo Valentinos ” by Michael Louis Gould Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ NA ” by NA Best Script (Horror) “ Salem Witch House ” by Jaime A. Cedeno Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Fatal Impasse ” by Jeff Kimball Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ The Age Of The Empath ” by Steve Brown Best Script (Animation) “ Life’s A Ball ” by Philippa Rae Best Script (Student) “ Country Girl ” by Sara(h) Fierros Honorable Mention “ Angst ” by Jeff Kimball Honorable Mention “ Love’s Pure Light ” by Steven Hawkins Honorable Mention “ New Place ” by Rydder Johnston Honorable Mention “ Dual Immersion ” Dir. by Marco Liu Honorable Mention “ Desire ” Dir. by Jason Chu Honorable Mention “ Orange County Conversation ” Dir. by Isaiah Francis Spring 2024 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Pulse ” Directed by Richard J. Dubin Best Documentary Short “ The Perfect Shot: Antarctica ” Directed by Quinn Halleck Best Student Film “ Off the Menu ” Directed by Marino Reyes Best Music Video “ Split ” Directed by Justin Fox Best Experimental “ Klara's Box ” Directed by ZhuZha Akova Best Animation “ A Robot Rom Com ” Directed by Jonathan Hludzinski Best Script (Drama) “ The Far Reach of Yesterday ” by Christine Echeverria Bender Best Script (Comedy) “ HAPPY LANDING ” by Dianne Lee Blomberg, Joseph Alexander Carabello Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ ThA Brethren ” by Stephen Neely Best Script (Horror) “ Poor Players ” by Ronald Kaehler Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Black Pearl ” by Sue Karypidis Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Lucid Dreams ” by Benjamin Neuberger Best Script (Animation) “ Who Rescued Who? ” by Sean Henning Best Script (Student) “ Consumed ” by Meredith Whitley Honorable Mention “ Jeannine Candy ” Dir. by Alyssa Donovan Honorable Mention “ COLD OLD MAN ” by Vahtang Pridonashvili Honorable Mention “ Gun Shop ” by Dominic Benson Landes Honorable Mention “ Last Seen Alive ” by Jillian Lynn Lozano Honorable Mention “ Scapegoat ” by Richard Geiwitz Honorable Mention “ Target Six ” by Douglas Franklyn Olsson Honorable Mention “ The Arrangement ” by Don L. Lorincz Honorable Mention “ The Decision ” by Carlos Perez Honorable Mention “ Theodore's Plate ” by Stephen Wade Nebgen, Anthony Severe, Jr. Fall 2023 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Into The Wild ” Directed by Max Woods Best Documentary Feature “ Tribute To Failure ” Directed by Jochen Schmoll Best Student Film “ Where’s Toby? ” Directed by Naveen Sagar Best Music Video “ Ego ” Directed by Adam Lukowski Best Script (Drama) “ Bridge of Sighs- The Jack Dandy Origin Story ” by Frederick Martine Rauschenbach Jr. Best Script (Comedy) “ The Cottages ” by Erin Eizabeth Keefer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Deep Down Under ” by Mandy Keulen & Lyn Eddleston Best Script (Horror) “ Breaking The Curse ” by Lisa K. Thomas Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Pickleball Killer ” by Jim Carroll Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Exo Planet ” by Mandy Keulen Best Script (Animation) “ The Road Home / Lost and Found ” by Mandy Keulen Honorable Mention “ 12 Hours ” Dir. by Bejo Dohmen Honorable Mention “ Dream Makers ” by Jared Doles Honorable Mention “ Elementary, Dear Watson, He’s A Vampire! ” by Kevin M Glover Honorable Mention “ Holy Hill ” by Molly Beth Weiner & Jeff Boggs Honorable Mention “ Leaving Vacaville ” by Wendy Bain Honorable Mention “ Psycho Killers ” by Johnny Galvan 3 Honorable Mention “ Race Fore Love ” by Heather Wiggins McKinley Honorable Mention “ Royal Street ” by D’Ann Connelly Honorable Mention “ The Marked ” by Reggie Austin Honorable Mention “ Time, Space And The Poet ” by John Turner Spring 2023 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Judge ” Directed by Nicolo' Pozzali Best Documentary Short “ Ivy Grace ” Directed by Allie Delury & Mariah Harkey Best Student Film “ Begin Again ” Directed by Megan Kosak Best Music Video “ Black Lake ” Directed by Lauren Conklin & Hunter Thomas Best Experimental “ DUMDUM ” Directed by Giancarlo Diaz Best Animation “ Everybody's Got Their Demons ” Directed by Ryan Yost & Corey Sharp Best Script (Drama) “ Max And Maria ” by Rosalyn Rosen Best Script (Comedy) “ Love Me X 3 ” by Erin Elizabeth Keefer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ To Hell ” by Matthew David Rafferty Best Script (Horror) “ Dead Tones ” by Kent Flaagan Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Lock Her Up ” by Elizabeth Ann Searle Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Alpha Chase ” by Chuck Gordon Best Script (Animation) “ An Inner Truth ” by Temi Díaz Best Script (Student) “ The Milky Way ” by Alexa Salimpour Honorable Mention “ Pardon The Interruption ” by Olivia Lee Honorable Mention “ Prizrak ” by Jeff Kaufman Honorable Mention “ Semester In Synthwave ” by Ryan Gimeson Honorable Mention “ Sons Of Distant Fathers ” by Debra J. Gipson Honorable Mention “ The Other Side Of Here ” by Philip Cox Honorable Mention “ Time, Space, And The Poet ” by John Turner Honorable Mention “ Viktor - 119104 ” by James Patrick Dillon Honorable Mention “ Worth The Weight ” by Peter Panagos Official Selections “ Begin Again ” Directed by Megan Kosak “ Black Lake ” Directed by Lauren Conklin & Hunter Thomas “ DUMDUM ” Directed by Giancarlo Diaz “ Everybody's Got Their Demons ” Directed by Ryan Yost & Corey Sharp “ Folding On The Hexagon ” Directed by Caroline Pochon “ Ivy Grace ” Directed by Allie Delury & Mariah Harkey “ Judge ” Directed by Nicolo' Pozzali “ Separate ” Directed by Kestrin Pantera “ The Astronaut ” Directed by Damian Apunte “ The Origins Of Birds ” Directed by Damián Javier Apunte & Todd Lawrence Grilli “ Ultraviolet ” Directed by Jack Wolf Perry Fall 2022 Winners Best Narrative Feature “ The Adventures Of Sukran The Lame ” Directed by Onur Unlu Best Narrative Short “ The Return ” Directed by Shelagh McLeod Best Student Film “ Pop ” Directed by Brandon Victoriano Best Music Video “ Tragedy Strikes ” Directed by Morgan Gullett Best Experimental “ Some Days ” Directed by Jef Ross Doebler Best Animation “ SPACE SHUTTLE: A Fairy Special Episode ” Directed by Derek Frederickson Best Script (Drama) “ Alta California ” by Lynn H. Elliott Best Script (Comedy) “ Ruined Vacation ” by Mark Donnell Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Strife ” by George Hellas Best Script (Horror) “ Sacred Sun ” by Michael Louis Gould Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Conduits ” by Katy Chance Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Moonscope ” by David Hunter Fein Best Script (Animation) “ Porcupine ” by David Hunter Fein Best Script (Student) “ NA ” by NA Honorable Mention “ A Ghastly Sight ” by David Wang Honorable Mention “ Buford Highway ” by Alyin Atvur & Jordan Watland Honorable Mention “ Dog-Gone It! ” Dir. by Hunter James Cox Honorable Mention “ Ransom ” Dir. by Sarah Attrill Honorable Mention “ SINder ” by Danielle Erlich Honorable Mention “ Time, Space, And The Poet ” by John Turner Honorable Mention “ Traces Of You ” Dir. by Stella Sophia Ruud Zwart Honorable Mention “ Vampire Math ” by Ron stillman Spring 2022 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Eureka ” Directed by Miida Chu Best Documentary Feature “ The Jewish Jail Lady and The Holy Thief ” Directed by Victor Velle Best Documentary Short “ The Dream Of Martin Luther King ” Directed by Glenn Towery Best Student Film “ Ashes ” Directed by Eric Bryant Best Music Video “ Jeff Hilliard - Consensual ” Directed by Jeff Hilliard & Joey Danger Best Experimental “ Maria Mohn - Fly ” Directed by Andy Pett Best Animation “ Space Shuttle Episode 1 ” Directed by Derek Frederickson Best Script (Drama) “ Beneath The Badge ” by Robert Bowersox Best Script (Comedy) “ Dial It Back ” by Erin Elizabeth Keefer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992-1993 ” by Eddie Clay Thompkins III Best Script (Horror) “ Paragon ” by Erik Schill Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Recitation ” by Courtney Froemming Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Bad Love Tigers ” by Kevin Schewe Best Script (Animation) “ Boneyfiddle ” by Tayler Carter Best Script (Student) “ The Sundance Kid ” by Aidan Singer Honorable Mention “ A Package Of Dreams ” by Bradley M. Look Honorable Mention “ A Siren’s Sweet Whisper ” by Fred G Stemme Honorable Mention “ Act Of Love ” by Elvin Betancourt Honorable Mention “ Dissension ” by Stacey Alan Spivey Honorable Mention “ Homeless Love ” by Andrew Gobel Honorable Mention “ Mano Nera (Black Hand) ” by Samantha Caprio-Negret & Richard Price Sorin Honorable Mention “ Mutiny In The Dugout ” by Rod Kent Honorable Mention “ Rare Bird ” by Dougie Coleman Honorable Mention “ The Ownership ” by David Rosenblum Official Selections “ ¿Qué Somos? ” Directed by Maria Prieto “ Apocalypse ” Directed by John Fairchild “ How To Avoid A Sappy Goodbye ” Directed by Doug Rogers “ Rats In The House ” Directed by Francesca Brice-Martin “ Ten Essentials ” Directed by Travis Greene “ The Sun Line - Fire In The Pines ” Directed by Peter A English “ The World To Come ” Directed by Josh Fagen Fall 2021 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Alternate Games ” Directed by Mitchell Allan Boyce Best Documentary Feature “ Extraordinary: The Revelations ” Directed by Jon Sumple Best Documentary Short “ Tiago ” Directed by Baltazar Mello Best Student Film “ Stream Of Consciousness ” Directed by Jesse Shore Best Music Video “ K/DA Villain ” Directed by Oriol Puig Best Experimental “ Suono ” Directed by Laurd Milian Best Animation “ K/DA Villain ” Directed by Oriol Puig Best Script (Drama) “ Praying Mantis In A Jar ” by Rosalyn Rosen Best Script (Comedy) “ TESStosterone ” by Erin Elizabeth Keefer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Sergeant Freeman ” by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Best Script (Horror) “ Possum Man ” by Eddie Yaroch Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ An L.A. Story ” by Christopher Pennington Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ G.O.D. OS ” by David Christopher Loya Best Script (Animation) “ Buckhorn Academy ” by Tayler Carter Best Script (Student) “ A Summer’s Wave Goodbye ” by Jing Xie Honorable Mention “ Dearly Departed ” Directed by Sebastian Ibanez Honorable Mention “ Cult Cartel ” by Paul Davis Honorable Mention “ End Of Days ” by Danny Alex Honorable Mention “ Foresight ” by Jon Lance Bacon Honorable Mention “ High Water ” by Caitlin Brands Honorable Mention “ It Happened In Silence ” by Shaun R Delliskave & Karla Jay Honorable Mention “ Legends ” by Danny Alex Honorable Mention “ Sans Everything ” by Yanzi Ding Honorable Mention “ Sticking To The Life Plan ” by Viktoria Zykina Spring 2021 Winners Best Script (Drama) “ The Lamplighter ” by Pamela Hanson Best Script (Comedy) “ The Loser’s Club ” by Jonathan Turner Smith Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Each To His Own ” by Raymond Warrillow Best Script (Horror) “ Five Thousand Years ” by Jim Grieco Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Romeo Zero ” by Jason Partridge Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Hysteresis ” by Lynn Vincentnathan Best Script (Animation) “ A Pirate And A Princess ” by Mark Kelly Best Script (Student) “ Kratos ” by Carlie Cooper, Alanna Grice & Breeanna Spencer Honorable Mention “ Actor ” by DeAntre Henderson Honorable Mention “ Cassidy ” by Beth Armogida Honorable Mention “ I Don’t Know ” by Arthur Tiersky Honorable Mention “ Runaway With Me ” by Lee Voelkel Honorable Mention “ Salty ” by Katerina Kaouri Honorable Mention “ The Lennox Report ” by Amanda Bright Honorable Mention “ The Lies We Tell Ourselves ” by Courtney Froemming Honorable Mention “ The Moron ” by Kevin J. Howard Fall 2020 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Unpot ” Directed by Huieun Park Best Documentary Feature “ Kiss The Ground ” Directed by Josh Tickell & Rebecca Tickell Best Documentary Short “ Iric ” Directed by Sandra Tamkin Best Student Film “ Retrieval ” Directed by Nick Azzaro Best Music Video “ Juliet ” Directed by Rik Zak Best Experimental “ E-stran(e)a Mente ” Directed by Vinz Beschi Best Animation “ NA ” Directed by NA Best Script (Drama) “ Bitter Beans ” by Lolita Fortuin Best Script (Comedy) “ Brook Farm ” by Alexander Wake Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Love and Other Bloody Messes ” by Brian McGrath Best Script (Horror) “ Eminent Domain Project ” by J.J. Alo Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Bombshell ” by Ludwig Leidig & Brett Williams Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Legacy Two: Origins ” by Danielle Erlich Best Script (Animation) “ The Winter Wolves ” by Mark Kelly Best Script (Student) “ The Way To Burma ” by Dongji Wen Honorable Mention “ Face Painters ” by Giovanni Sanseviero Honorable Mention “ Flock Hers ” by James Samuel Honorable Mention “ Homeless Love ” by Andrew Gobel Honorable Mention “ Motherkiller ” by Terry Lynam Honorable Mention “ So Don’t Call Me Sir! ” by Bo Svenson Honorable Mention “ The Seedling ” by Kevin J. Howard Honorable Mention “ The Strange Affair Of The Elevator ” by Katy Regnery Honorable Mention “ Time, Space And The Poet ” by John Turner Honorable Mention “ White Clay ” by N D Brooks Spring 2020 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Portraitist ” Directed by Cyrus Neshvad Best Documentary Feature “ Ettù Parànu - Dove suonano ancora le vallate ” Directed by Davide carbone Best Documentary Short “ Desert Flight ” Directed by John Azoni & Samia Staehle Best Student Film “ Ideal ” Directed by Jihoon Kang Best Music Video “ From Zhuang ” Directed by Ning Wei Best Experimental “ Where To Go? Where To Come From? ” Directed by Hung Keung Best Animation “ NA ” Directed by NA Best Script (Drama) “ Brexit Means Brexit ” by Nina Kojima Best Script (Comedy) “ A Cozy Little Town ” by Edward Hicklin Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Run and Hide ” by Steve Crawshaw Best Script (Horror) “ Chupacabra ” by Aaron Willett & Jayesh Patel Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Cellular Memory ” by Brian Erwin & Christine Hunsicker Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Escape To Hollow Earth ” by Colin K. Stewart Best Script (Animation) “ Sayyida ” by Thomas DiMassimo Best Script (Student) “ Cornerstone ” by Chris Arnold Honorable Mention “ Ajeeta The Invincible ” by Terry Lynam Honorable Mention “ Brides Of Jesus ” by Joseph Bartone Honorable Mention “ Duke City ” by James Grayford Honorable Mention “ In The Year 2020 ” by Cedric Wood Honorable Mention “ Living Water ” by Gerard M. Cahill Honorable Mention “ My Sex Life ” by Rosalyn Rosen Honorable Mention “ Oaksterdum ” by Aleksandar Filimonovic & Nemanja Colovic Honorable Mention “ Renaissance Man ” by Robert Tolz Honorable Mention “ Safe Space ” by Jake Robb Honorable Mention “ Schism ” by Erik Jasan Honorable Mention “ The Red Cloth ” by Bo Svenson Honorable Mention “ Twisted Season ” by Franchella Simmons Fall 2019 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Die Like A Shark ” Directed by Nick Epstein Best Documentary Feature “ Breast Ironing ” Directed by Malgorzata Lupina Best Documentary Short “ Cincuenta (Fifty) ” Directed by Alberto Chumaceiro Best Student Film “ Her Little Rose ” Directed by Tam Tran Best Music Video “ Find You ” Directed by Mowglii Best Experimental “ Karolina Tomilina Dancing With A Dolphin ” Directed by Tetiana Tomylina & Sabina Isaeva Best Animation “ Shadowland ” Directed by Bellopropello Best Script (Drama) “ To Hell And Back ” by Agnese Pagliarani Best Script (Comedy) “ Dick 2.0 ” by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Erased ” by Camille Huot & Ambrealys Best Script (Horror) “ The Remote ” by Gary McElkerney Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Reflection Of The Myth ” by Raquel Choy Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Shadows Of Venus ” by Kevin Emerson Best Script (Animation) “ Dog #9 ” by Lee Lawson Best Script (Student) “ NA ” by NA Honorable Mention “ A Revolutionary Act ” by Lisa Russell Honorable Mention “ bGone ” by Scott Marshall Taylor Honorable Mention “ Field Trip ” by Claudio Martinez-Valle Honorable Mention “ Girls On The Run ” by Lukas Hassel Honorable Mention “ Lajjawati ” by Sumathy Ramakrishnan & Charles Leopardo Honorable Mention “ Transference ” by Mark C. Spera Official Selections “ Betty’s ” Directed by Michael Ashton Kuhn “ Dinner At My Place ” Directed by Kevin Luther Apaa “ Friends Roman ” Directed by Denise Karey “ The House Where I Grew Up ” Directed by Jon Walkup “ Trial Period ” Directed by Mike Cochnar Spring 2019 Winners Best Narrative Short “ The Bumbry Encounter ” Directed by Jay K Raja Best Documentary Short “ Indomitable ” Directed by Linda Sanders Best Student Film “ Distant Close ” Directed by Junlin Sun Best Music Video “ Is This Love? ” Directed by Adrien Boublil Best Experimental “ 14 ” Directed by Hiroshi Kizu Best Animation “ Anacronte ” Directed by Raul Koler & Emiliano Sette Best Script (Drama) “ Turn The Paige ” by Andrew Veluz Resurreccion Best Script (Comedy) “ Paradise ” by Jo Danieli Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Cosmo ” by Martin Simon Muldoon Best Script (Horror) “ The Mirror ” by Juan Alvarez Castello Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ The Sins Of Our Fathers ” by Lukas Rozkovec Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Star Quest ” by Natasha Markou Best Script (Animation) “ The Madvillain ” by Jake Jansen Best Script (Student) “ Acting Out ” by Carrie Guffy Honorable Mention “ A Four-Sided Bed ” by Elizabeth Searle Honorable Mention “ Darwin Rising ” by Richard Geiwitz Honorable Mention “ Killing Moses ” by Ricardo Fleshman Honorable Mention “ Land Of Wooden Gods ” by Borje Peratt Honorable Mention “ Little Things Mean A Lot ” by Michael Monteith Honorable Mention “ The Honorable Lady ” by John Morton Honorable Mention “ Ubiquitous ” by David M. Raynor Official Selections “ Belphegor ” Directed by Stephen Vanderpool “ Dream Catcher ” Directed by Avery Rouda “ Good Friend From The West ” Directed by Shuaiyu Liu “ Haymaker ” Directed by Anthony Cook “ Lightning Strikes ” Directed by Camille Calvin Fall 2018 Winners Best Narrative Short “ The Poison Of Grapefruit ” Directed by Fletcher Crossman Best Documentary Feature “ PAMdemonium ” Directed by Sandrine Charruyer Best Documentary Short “ Warbonnet: An Odyssey Of Honor ” Directed by John Harrington Best Student Film “ Swingline ” Directed by Alexa Tariff Best Music Video “ PLYA Thinking Of You ” Directed by Tom Cole Best Experimental “ Pike County ” Directed by Carrick Moore Gerety Best Animation “ Singularity ” Directed by Mister Best Script (Drama) “ No Longer Here ” by Natascha Urich Best Script (Comedy) “ Just Kill Me And I’ll Be Fine ” by Nadia Meirovich Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Operation Brother Sam ” by Gustavo Freitas Best Script (Horror) “ Blackwood Falls ” by Jennifer Nicole Stang Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Shapeshifter ” by James Sweeney Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Pleasure Girl ” by Estelle Asmodelle Best Script (Animation) “ The Wolf And The Moon ” by Ricardo Gomez Best Script (Student) “ The Last King Of Fischerreich ” by Mackenzie Rudd Honorable Mention “ Claustrophobia ” by Jeff Woodard Honorable Mention “ Dangerous Waters ” by Terry Hodges Honorable Mention “ Exit Zero ” by Page Cooper Anderson Honorable Mention “ It’s Different For Girls ” by Mary Kate McFadden Honorable Mention “ Perry ” by RJ Watson Honorable Mention “ Salon Of ’77 ” by Sophie Hood Honorable Mention “ The Dogs ” by Stimson Snead Honorable Mention “ The Ramblin’ Kid ” by Stuard Dobbs Honorable Mention “ Viet Com ” by Steve Hanisch Official Selections “ Dark Specter II ” Directed by Richard Tatum “ Deceit ” Directed by Nick Theurer & Matthew Roch “ How Far ” Directed by Alexis Ostrander “ Let_Go ” Directed by Chelsea Wingo “ My Personal Ghost Story ” Directed by Shicong Zhu “ The Bowels ” Directed by Jason Woods “ The Mask ” Directed by Damon Zhou Spring 2018 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Stay Woke ” Directed by Langston A. Williams Best Documentary Feature “ Letter On The Blind ” Directed by Stephane Levy Best Documentary Short “ Death and Diabetes In The City Of Angeles ” Directed by Jay Vera Best Student Film “ Jasper ” Directed by Scarlett Urbano Best Music Video “ No More Love Songs ” Directed by Catherine Ventura Best Experimental “ Vainsanity ” Directed by Pierre Schlumberger Best Animation “ The Easy Prize ” Directed by Benjuro Thomas Best Script (Drama) “ Rosie ” by Emily Prescott Best Script (Comedy) “ Psycho-Killers Of Southern New Hampshire ” by Mitch Kampf Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ The White Mountain ” by Bill Baxter Best Script (Horror) “ The Wanderer ” by David Blake Knox Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Odium ” by Annika Pampel Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Tessa Rising ” by Craig Effrain Best Script (Animation) “ Fat Cat ” by Wahid Joudar Best Script (Student) “ Angeles Take A Beating ” by Ethan Huggins Honorable Mention “ Carnation ” by LIli Matta Honorable Mention “ Fear, There & Everywhere ” by Craig Horwitz & Anthony Vollmer Honorable Mention “ Guns for Hire ” by Chris Tasara Honorable Mention “ PInball ” by Janyce Lapore Honorable Mention “ Propoganda ” by Benjamin Kramer Honorable Mention “ Relish ” by Justin Ward Honorable Mention “ Saving Simon ” by Joanne Bellew Honorable Mention “ Soloman’s Choice ” by Richard Geiwitz Honorable Mention “ The Chain ” by Jeff Woodard Honorable Mention “ The Sessions ” by Phillip Lehn Official Selections “ Death & Diabetes In The City Of Angels ” Directed by Jay Vera “ Last Wish ” Directed by Hayden Croft “ Letter On The Blind ” Directed by Stephane Levy “ No Brainers ” Directed by William Inhyuk Hyoung “ No More Love Songs ” Directed by Catherine Ventura “ Stay Woke ” Directed by Langston A. Williams “ Stones ” Directed by TJ Burke “ The Chop Shop ” Directed by Eric Milzarski “ The Easy Prize ” Directed by Benjuro Thomas “ The Operator ” Directed by Matt McClelland “ Vainsanity ” Directed by Pierre Schlumberger Fall 2017 Winners Best Narrative Feature “ The Shadow ” Directed by Andrea Mugnaini Best Narrative Short “ Bring Water ” Directed by Dustin St. Wright Best Documentary Feature “ 7th Generation ” Directed by John L Voth Best Documentary Short “ The Incursion ” Directed by Sasha-Gay Lewis Best Student Film “ The Last Silence ” Directed by Jacky Song Best Music Video “ What A Beautiful Morning! ” Directed by Mike Kesslak Best Experimental “ Aima ” Directed by Alexis Williams Best Animation “ Clay’s Tavern ” Directed by Derek Spady Best Script (Drama) “ The Heart Of A tiger ” by SreyRam Kuy Best Script (Comedy) “ What We Missed ” by Michael Greene Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Runaway Ship ” by Theodore Carl Soderberg Best Script (Horror) “ Silhouette ” by Lukas Hassel Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Howler ” by Sydney Lloyd Smith Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Michelangelo ” by Roberto Lemos Best Script (Animation) “ Jazzland ” by Charles Leipart Best Script (Student) “ Simplest Terms ” by Desiree Moshayedi Honorable Mention “ Clash Of The Gods ” by Vincent Zhou Honorable Mention “ Daze ” Dir. by Matt Genesis Roberts Honorable Mention “ Hadley Quinn ” by Stephen Cottage Honorable Mention “ Hollow Earth Quest ” by Kathy Krantz-Stewart ( From the book by Danny Weiss ) Honorable Mention “ Kill The Devil ” Dir. by Ryland Swarz Honorable Mention “ Loyal Royals ” by Sonia Gumuchian Honorable Mention “ Recital ” Dir. by Daniel DuChateau Honorable Mention “ smartHome ” by Mike Porter, William G. Penny & Christopher M. O’Brien Honorable Mention “ The Missile ” by Richard Geiwitz Official Selections “ 7th Generation ” Directed by John L Voth “ Aima ” Directed by Alexis Williams “ Bring Water ” Directed by Dustin St. Wright “ Clay’s Tavern ” Directed by Derek Spady “ Daze ” Directed by Matt Genesis Roberts “ Kill The Devil ” Directed by Ryland Swartz “ Recital ” Directed by Daniel DuChateau “ The Incursion ” Directed by Sasha-Gay Lewis “ The Last Silence ” Directed by Jacky Song “ The Shadow ” Directed by Andrea Mugnaini “ What A Beautiful Morning! ” Directed by Mike Kesslak Spring 2017 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Monday ” Directed by Dinh Thai Best Documentary Feature “ King In The Mountain ” Directed by Dave Edwards Best Student Film “ Factory 91 ” Directed by Madeline Leshner Best Music Video “ Klokwize “Up Down” ” Directed by Angela Luna Best Experimental “ I Contacted Poison Control ” Directed by John Chatwin Best Animation “ Arkhe ” Directed by Batuhan Köksal Best Script (Drama) “ Soul City ” by Isaac Green Best Script (Comedy) “ Shut Up & Twirl ” by Draven Gonzalez Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ Hawk Moon ” by Cal Athan Best Script (Horror) “ Red Clay Road ” by Steve Holbert Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ Long Time Coming ” by Fred Mills Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Dark Energy ” by Frank Leimbek Best Script (Animation) “ Naughty & Nice ” by Scott Gray Best Script (Student) “ False Awakenings ” by Lexi Tariff Honorable Mention “ Bevel Down ” by Travis Lemke Honorable Mention “ Collide ” by Tom Smolko Honorable Mention “ Fire Will Roar ” by Andreas Roenning Honorable Mention “ Killer Whales ” by Alan Lambert Honorable Mention “ Life With Brain ” by Haichen Huang Honorable Mention “ Santa Klawn ” by Jeffrey Lee DuPree Honorable Mention “ The MicroCosmic Cartoon Show ” by Hugh A. Rose, Prema Rose & Suryananda Rose Honorable Mention “ The Thursday Whaler ” by Damien Mulvany Official Selections “ All I Want ” Directed by West Liang “ Arkhe ” Directed by Batuhan Köksal “ Factory 91 ” Directed by Madeline Leshner “ I Contacted Poison Control ” Directed by John Chatwin “ King In The Mountain ” Directed by Dave Edwards “ Klokwize “Up Down” ” Directed by Angela Luna “ Meet Me At A Funeral ” Directed by Kerry Mondragon “ Monday ” Directed by Dinh Thai “ The Devil I Know ” Directed by Vishnu Perumal “ Tricked & Trapped ” Directed by Robert Cope “ Tyler Tabor - A Life Lost ” Directed by Cheryl Hiltzik Fall 2016 Winners Best Narrative Short “ Spring: The Fairest Of The Seasons ” Directed by John Henry Haseltine Best Documentary Feature “ Ice Cowboys ” Directed by Matt Crossett Best Documentary Short “ Tyler Tabor - A Life Lost ” Directed by Cheryl Hiltzik Best Student Film “ Plaything ” Directed by Yufei Qiao Best Experimental “ Palpitations Of Dust ” Directed by Ann Huang Best Animation “ Arkhe ” Directed by Batuhan Köksal Best Script (Drama) “ The Boy Who Shot The Sheriff ” by Nancy Bartley Best Script (Comedy) “ Long Island Lights ” by AJ Scordio Best Script (Action/Adventure) “ The Legend Of William Tell ” by J. Ian Sample Best Script (Horror) “ Prairie Dogs ” by John Butler Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “ KIdicide ” by Kelly Jean Karam Best Script (Sci-Fi) “ Resurrection Time Conspiracy ” by Jim Carroll Best Script (Student) “ Blue ” by Gabriela Ledesma Honorable Mention “ Glitches ” by Kelly Byrnes Honorable Mention “ Hairs ” by Declan White Honorable Mention “ Place Of The Dead ” by Samantha Talley Honorable Mention “ Rubber Room ” by Doug Bost Honorable Mention “ Spring Training ” by Rob Tobin Honorable Mention “ Voodoo Love ” by Mario Pineda Honorable Mention “ Why Is This Night Different ” by Marvin Kaplan Official Selections “ All God’s Children ” Directed by Tom Cosgrove “ Arkhe ” Directed by Batuhan Köksal “ Dream Girl ” Directed by Brett Newton “ Ice Cowboys ” Directed by Matt Crossett “ Kong’s ” Directed by Ian Schiller “ Method ” Directed by Adam Huang “ Palpitations Of Dust ” Directed by Ann Huang “ Plaything ” Directed by Yufei Qiao “ Sleep ” Directed by Vladislav Khesin “ Spring: The Fairest Of The Seasons ” Directed by John Henry Haseltine “ Tyler Tabor - A Life Lost ” Directed by Cheryl Hiltzik Spring 2016 Winners Best Narrative Feature “Autumn Fall” Directed by Jan Vardoen Best Narrative Short “Beyond Doubt” Directed by Matthew Hermosillo Best Documentary Feature “GAIA-The Big Mother” Directed by Xavier Berenguer Best Documentary Short “Fragile” Directed by Nilo Batle Best Student Film “Revelation” Directed by John Willment-Knowles Best Experimental “Silentium Dei” Directed by Attila Rostas Best Animation “The Fable Of The Wolf” Directed by Charlie Cardillo Best Music Video “Stone Or Sand” Directed by Arun Chidambaram Best Script (Drama) “Blue Violet” by Jesse Binger & Kaitlyn Johnston Best Script (Comedy) “Man Seeking Money” by Steve Mikals Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Milk Thistle” by Adrian Ferrara & Gavin Ferrara Best Script (Animation) “Hooked” by Timothy Benson Best Script (Horror) “The Scythe” by Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Father Figure” by Nathan Collier Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Blue Skies On Mars” by Brian Lutes Best Script (Student) “RightWingWoman” by Madelyn Miller Honorable Mention “In The Shadows Of Ghosts” by Terrance Mitchell Thibodeaux Honorable Mention “Madame Facades” by Charles Laulette Honorable Mention “Solos” by Daniel D. Molinoff Honorable Mention “The Fourth Night” by Mike Briock Honorable Mention “The Dancing Dodo” by David Hyde Official Selections “Allergic To Flowers” Directed by Taichi Erskine “As We Say Goodbye” Directed by Jhosimar Vasquez “Autumn Fall” Directed by Jan Vardoen “Beyond Doubt” Directed by Matthew Hermosillo “Debbie’s Feet” Directed by Wesley Rodriquez “Fragile” Directed by Nilo Batle “GAIA-The Big Mother” Directed by Xavier Berenguer “Move Me” Directed by Gabe Crate “Revelation” Directed by John Willment-Knowles “Silentium Dei” Directed by Attila Rostas “Stone Or Sand” Directed by Arun Chidambaram “The Fable Of The Wolf” Directed by Charlie Cardillo Fall 2015 Winners Best Narrative Feature “Los Muertos” Directed by Santiago Mohar Volkow Best Narrative Short “Zero” Directed by David Victori Blaya Best Documentary Feature “Understanding Pain In Older Age” Directed by Luciana Lagana Best Documentary Short “The Spirit Of Iris” Directed by Corinne Jayaweera Best Student Film “A Day Of Nan Yang” Directed by Quandong Yu Best Experimental “Piece Of A Quiet Dream” Directed by Bruno Rico Best Animation “Taichi Mice: Entrance Exam” Directed by Boqing Tang Best Music Video “Late Bloomer” Directed by Samantha Manalang & Danielle Reeder Best Script (Drama) “The Debt” by Michelle Patkowski Best Script (Comedy) “The Nemesis” by Daniel Alfaro Best Script (Action/Adventure) “The Clock Face” by Aleksander Koval Best Script (Animation) “Desert Rat” by John Tupper Best Script (Horror) “Within These Walls” by Tracie Jules Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “In Chrysalis” by Nelson Downend Best Script (Sci-Fi) “The Dead Stars” by Jes Judge Best Script (Student) “Finding Becca Witmore” by Keegan Luther Honorable Mention “If I Should Kill Before I Wake” by Tom Bleakley Honorable Mention “Quoting Fever” by Daniel Brizuela Official Selections “A Day Of Nan Yang” Directed by Quandong Yu “Daemon” Directed by Terry Gingles & Julius Ritter “How To Kill A Pitch” Directed by Angie Lawing “Late Bloomer” Directed by Samantha Manalang & Danielle Reeder “Los Muertos” Directed by Santiago Mohar Volkow “Piece Of A Quiet Dream” Directed by Bruno Rico “Silent War” Directed by Joel Gretsch “Stars” Directed by Krista Vernoff “Taichi Mice: Entrance Exam” Directed by Boqing Tang “The Cheerleader” Directed by Katherine Gregory Katz “The Spirit Of Iris” Directed by Corinne Jayaweera “Understanding Pain In Older Age” Directed by Luciana Lagana “Zero” Directed by David Victori Blaya Spring 2015 Winners Best Narrative Feature “Pop Star Puppy” Directed by Andrew Van Slee Best Narrative Short “Prelude To Axanar” Directed by Christian Gossett Best Documentary Feature “Asylum” Directed by Uzair Sipra Best Documentary Short “Empty Nesters” Directed by Ian Rothweiler Best Student Film “Getting Out” Directed by Bryan Fugal Best Experimental “Selena” Directed by Samir Khelil Best Animation “Work Sucks!” Directed by Kevin Fintland Best Music Video “Pavane” Directed by Dave Apps Best Script (Drama) “The Supplicant” by Ira Rosenblum & Kevin Lennon Best Script (Comedy) “Cherry Ride” by Scott Newell Best Script (Action/Adventure) “The Last Vikings” by David Thorndill Best Script (Animation) “Incredibull” by Gregory Wolk Best Script (Horror) “Nevermore” by David Sabbath Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “The KingFisher” by Jeff Bowers Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Crystal Asylum” by Paul Dupree Best Script (Student) “Dark Fortune” by Nancy Knechel Honorable Mention “Preservation” by Rachael Morgan Honorable Mention “The Pressure Cooker” by Gregory Wolk Official Selections “Asylum” Directed by Uzair Sipra “Career Girl” Directed by Fortunato Procopio “Choice” Directed by Shangyuan Liao “Empty Nesters” Directed by Ian Rothweiler “Fork” Directed by David Huffman “Getting Out” Directed by Bryan Fugal “Manipura” Directed by Kelly Lynn Warren “Merica, My Lovely” Directed by Robert Slattery “Pavane” Directed by Dave Apps “Pop Star Puppy” Directed by Andrew Van Slee “Popping The Question” Directed by Ken Mader & Gehan Cooray “Prelude To Axanar” Directed by Christian Gossett “Quit” Directed by Elizabeth Gorcey “Selena” Directed by Samir Khelil “Work Sucks” Directed by Kevin Fintland Fall 2014 Winners Best Narrative Feature “21 Days” Directed by Kathleen Behun Best Narrative Short “The Fly” Directed by Olly Williams Best Documentary Feature “Life In A Dollar” Directed by Nauman Zaffar Best Documentary Short “Antigirl” Directed by Juliana Sakae Best Student Film “Love And Other Devices” Directed by Elle Stanion-McDermid Best Experimental “Gaia” Directed by Nick Graalman & Erin Fowler Best Animation “Nine” Directed by Wanichaya Phraejunya & Chawalit Kaewmanee Best Music Video “In The Middle” Directed by Camile Calvin Best Script (Drama) “They Dreamed Of Skyboats” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Comedy) “The Pages” by Charles Laulette Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Fight The Good Fight” by Regina Stewart Best Script (Animation) “Super Brains” by Joseph Wilson & Ted Janet Best Script (Horror) “Hard Time” by Craig Walendziak Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “The Teacher - Marine” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Evitable” by Jack Matosian Best Script (Student) “The Girl” by Blythe Ann Johnson Honorable Mention “A Life Without Frosted Glass” by Jeremy Taylor Honorable Mention “Both Sides” by Alastair Murdoch Honorable Mention “Colonia Dignidad” by Donato Marcello Radice Honorable Mention “I’m Still Here” by Sean Elwood Official Selections “21 Days” Directed by Kathleen Behun “Antigirl” Directed by Juliana Sakae “Dark Side Of The Moon” Directed by Zack Kampf “Gaia” Directed by Nick Graalman & Erin Fowler “Hand Job: Portrait Of A Male Hand Model” Directed by Josh Miller “I Owe You” Directed by Mike McNeese “In The Middle” Directed by Camile Calvin “Life In A Dollar” Directed by Nauman Zaffar “Love And Other Devices” Directed by Elle Stanion-McDermid “Mas” Directed by Ricardo Perez-Selsky “Middle Initial” Directed by Richard Handley “Motherhood” Directed by Dominic Russo “Nine” Directed by Wanichaya Phraejunya & Chawalit Kaewmanee “Showdown at Sullivan Oaks” Directed by Alex Wroten “Silent Tears” Directed by Ilango Ramanathan “Stutter Love” Directed by Nick Buda & Patrick Bautista “The Fly” Directed by Olly Williams Spring 2014 Winners Best Narrative Feature “The Grounded” Directed by Tom Luong Best Narrative Short “Indigo” Directed by Paul Jerndal Best Documentary Feature “Modern Nature” Directed by Craig Leon Best Documentary Short “Disruptive Education” Directed by Amanda Horvath Best Student Film “After Midnight” Directed by Maritte Lee Go Best Experimental “The Third Sister” Directed by Augusto Giachino Best Animation “The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting)” Directed by Paul O Muiris Best Music Video “We’ll Be Coming Home” Directed by Emileigh Barrett Best Script (Drama) “Mountain Of The Moon” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Comedy) “The Retreat” by Corbett Sawyer Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Precious Vengeance” by Stephen M. Hunt Best Script (Animation) “Drosselbart” by Effie Bathen Best Script (Horror) “The Tolltaker” by Steve Janas Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Bioterror Conspiracy” by Louis Lio Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Alarm Calls Robotkind” by Rimma Kushnir Best Script (Student) “Temperance” by Ian Karbal & Alex Schlegel Honorable Mention “Spider Hole” by Trevor Crandall Honorable Mention “No Hope For Gomez” by Graham Parke Official Selections “After Midnight” Directed by Maritte Lee Go “Alone” Directed by Emileigh Barrett “Confessions Of A Comic Book Nerd” Directed by Ryan Hartford “Cookie Mobster” Directed by Danny Zeff “Disruptive Education” Directed by Amanda Horvath “Guitar Hero” Directed by Benno Nelson “Indigo” Directed by Paul Jerndal “Modern Nature” Directed by Craig Leon “Moustache” Directed by Christina Harding “The 4th & The 5th” Directed by David Novick “The Cookie Monster” Directed by Josh Litman “The Good, The Bad, and The Hipster” Directed by Natasha Lasky “The Grounded” Directed by Tom Luong “The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting)” Directed by Paul O Muiris “The Third Sister” Directed by Augusto Giachino “Trust and Death” Directed by Alexi Papalexopoulos “We’ll Be Coming Home” Directed by Emileigh Barrett “Zugzwang” Directed by Yolanda Centeno Fall 2013 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “18 (Eighteen Noir)” Directed by Yunsun Han Best Narrative Short “Dead Man’s Bluff” Directed by Franklin Guerrero Jr. Best Documentary Feature “The Comic Book Palace” Directed by Felipe Jorge Best Documentary Short “What Is Jazz” Directed by Arthur Elbakyan Best Student Film “Rock Springs” Directed by Lewei He Best Experimental “Urban Hippie” Directed by Damien Krisl Best Animation “Medical Adventure Power!!” Directed by Josh Weisbrod Best Music Video “Nothing Real” Directed by Reed Simonsen Best Script (Drama) “Rouge” by Edwin Cabrera Best Script (Comedy) “Finally Me” by Charles Laulette Best Script (Action/Adventure) “The Night Witches” by Steven Prowse Best Script (Animation) “Itsy Bitsy Tries Again” by Zachary Vojdani Best Script (Horror) “Thrall” by Chad Rullman Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “I Love Playing With Fire” by Diana Posner Best Script (Sci-Fi) “The Hydra Effect” by Michael Hallberg Best Script (Student) “Shell” by Alina Simon Honorable Mention “Dry Dock” Directed by Brian To “Loraine” Directed by Daniel Sarkissian “Reflection” Directed by James Dyer “Seasick Sailor” Directed by Torre Catalano “The Cadaver’s Swan Song” Directed by Robert Mai “The Last Templar” Directed by Daniel Madore “King Khama” by Mark Macauley “Lost Cause” by David Schroeder “Night Terrors” by Sam Kauffmann Spring 2013 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Masque” Directed by Robert Hatch Best Narrative Short “The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek” Directed by Vuk Mitrovic Best Documentary Feature “The Hill That Chris Climbed” Directed by Andy Lauer & Seth Camillo Best Documentary Short “More Than An Inconvenience” Directed by Todd Pierson & Amy Wicker Best Student Film “Sumtin’ Like ‘Dat” Directed by Andrew Amani Best Experimental “Rock Bottom” Directed by Daniel Griffin Best Animation “King Tigermore In Strawberry Fields” Directed by Tunde Reid-Kapo Best Music Video “Flight Facilities-Clair de Lune” Directed by Dave Ma Best Script (Drama) “The Opening Night” by Julia Kolesnik & Andrey Migachyov Best Script (Comedy) “The Age Of Aquarius” by Jan Hendrik Verstraten Best Script (Action/Adventure) “The Snakeman” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Animation) “Woodle Or Wolves Are Us” by Jo Danieli Best Script (Horror) “A Woman’s Touch” by Daniel Guyton & Marilisa Walker Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “The Basement” by Dawn Marie Guernsey Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Duality” by Nicholas Anthony Best Script (Student) “Where The Catwalk Ends” by Heather Nicole Honorable Mention “Girls Don’t Cry Part II” Directed by Jeremie Seguin “Autophobia” Directed by Rupali Wason “You’re More Interesting When You’re Dead” Directed by Jessica Nicholas “Don’t Take This The Wrong Way” Directed by Ryan A. Markle “Revenant” Directed by Zack Shada “Day Of The Dead Shred” Directed by Anthony Formento “Franky And The Ant” Directed by Billy Hayes “Two Persons Max” Directed by Tim Kent “Isolated” Directed by Whitney Butler “Mirdad, A Lighthouse and A Haven” by Roberto Junqueira “Jacob’s Jewels” by Richard Geiwitz “Grace” by Jeffery A. Russel & Lynda Lemberg “Freetown” by Jeremy Dickens & Daniel Sanchez “Brain Skips” by Jeremiah OBrien Fall 2012 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Fuzz Track City” Directed by Steve Hicks Best Narrative Short “Elegy For A Revolutionary” Directed by Paul Van Zyl Best Documentary Feature “The Giant Steel Wall” Directed by Steven D. Snyder Best Documentary Short “The Gaskettes” Directed by Jason House Best Student Film “Skeleton Canyon” Directed by Kenneth Oefelein Best Experimental “The Wooden Doll” Directed by Jinu Ro Best Music Video “If You Ever Need Someone” Directed by Aaron Kaminar Best Script (Drama) “Cause and Effect” by Salvador Medina Best Script (Comedy) “A Perfect Gentleman” by Jan Hadwen Hubbell Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Flash Lee” by James Carroll Best Script (Animation) “Pudgeon” by Joe Friend & Aaron Mahoney Best Script (Horror) “Emergence” by Chris Liliedahl Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Wartime Revelations” by Carlo Bordone Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Evolved: Unnatural Selection” by Raed Assar Best Script (Student) “Benjamin The Great” by Scott Ruane Honorable Mention “Lucy” Directed by Eric Iglesias “Pain Staking” Directed by Adolfo Martinez Perez “Forced Perspective” Directed by Jeremy Glaholt “Chocolates” Directed by Sean Dudley “The Graveyard Shift” Directed by Mandira Chauhan “The Steinway Corruption” Directed by Robert Mai “Making Possibilities” Directed by Rohan Shand “There Is No Love (Alicia’s Song)” Directed by Victor Maters “Grace” by Jeffrey Russel “Treason” by Teddy McCormick “Restoration” by Don Stroud & Winter Mead “Materminated” by Carey Dunn Spring 2012 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Kings Of The Night” Directed by Levy Patrick Best Narrative Short “Spaghetti For Two” Directed by Matthias Rosenberger Best Documentary Feature “Century Of Light” Directed by Christopher Leps & Anthony Leps Best Documentary Short “One Day” Directed by Daniel Junge Best Animation “Inspector Lint Eastwood And The Case Of The Missing Sock” Directed by Meg McCarthy Best Student Film “Mr. Monster” Directed by Simon Hung Best Experimental “Marchen II” Directed by Kondo Reiko Best Music Video “Come On” Directed by Vittoria Colonna Di Stigliano Best Script (Drama) “Stolen Away” by Stine Haynes Best Script (Comedy) “Staycation” by Sundae Jahant-Osborn Best Script (Action/Adventure) “The Wind Riders” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Animation) “Vernon” by Carl Allegard Best Script (Horror) “Day Of The Demon” by Michael Steel Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Superstition” by Kevin Jones Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Singularity” by Andrew Noble Best Script (Student) “Russian Cross” by Brian Moniz Honorable Mention “Drum & Play” Directed by Mohammad Alkazemi “Infinity” Directed by Randy Crowder “Ticket To Hell” Directed by Enrico Natale “Her” Directed by Jon Ryan Sugimoto “The Basement” by Dawn Marie Guernsey “The Transcenders” by Paul Dupree “Just Kill Me Already” by Sundae Jahant-Osborn “Pinky Swear” by Fennon Wisseh Fall 2011 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Man Overboard” Directed by Oliver Robins Best Narrative Short “Stay With Me” Direct by Chad McCord Best Documentary Feature “Mary And Bill” Directed by Andrew Napier Best Documentary Short “What’s Up” Directed by Kim Sheridan Best Animation “Ad & Subtract” Directed by Laura Stephens Best Student Film “A Shot In The Dark” Directed by Steven Mangurten Best Experimental “Ever After” Direced by Marlee MacLeod Best Music Video “XO” Directed by Cole Walliser Best Script (Drama) “The Grave Digger” by Tom Smolko Best Script (Comedy) “Escape From The Friend Zone” by Colin Costello Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Hot Chocalate” by Jeremiah OBrien Best Script (Animation) “Man And Dog” by Andrew Stamper Best Script (Horror) “Lobison” by Joe “Tuffy” Tofuri Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “The Plumber” by Jeffrey Ryback Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Alpha” by Christina Pamies Best Script (Student) “Meridian” by Todd Lundbohm Honorable Mention “Christmas With Martini” Directed by Un Ha Park “Wish You Were Here” Directed by Felix Sauermann “Place Stamp Here” Directed by Joy Vaccese & Noelle Vaccese “Ten Minute Decade” Directed by Sarah Gurfield “Obsolete” Directed by Zac Geoffray Geoffray “Bay Of Pigs” by Roberto Marrero “Painkillers” by Giles Daoust “H.O.G.” by Gail Jeidy “Beneath: The Journey Begins” by Larry Bowers “A Viking On The Subway” by William Torgerson Spring 2011 Winners “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Peach Plum Pear Directed by Alana Morshead Best Narrative Short “Quirk Of Fate” Direct by Marco J. Riedl Best Documentary Feature “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t” Directed by Vandana Tilak Best Documentary Short “Haiti Earthquake 2010” Directed by Raymond Delon Poh Best Animation “Escape Of The Gingerbread Man” Directed by Marcus Tod Polson Best Student Film “On Air” Directed by Carsten Vauth & Marco J. Riedl Best Experimental “Asunder” Direced by Seif Abdalla Best Music Video “Secret Window” Directed by Dusty Wright, Peter Gorman & Wesley Wingo Best Script (Drama) “Bloodbrother” by Daniela Peterka Best Script (Comedy) “Admission Impossible” by Marla Cukor & Diane Uniman Best Script (Action/Adventure) “13hrs.” by Ed Vaughan Best Script (Animation) “Birdville” by Justin Warren Best Script (Horror) “Sentenced” by Collin Costello Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Someone Is Here” by William Keller Best Script (Sci-Fi) “The Balance” by Harrison Sissel Best Script (Student) “Shark” by Donny Sheldon Honorable Mention Narrative Feature “Mortem” Directed by Eric Atlan “5th & Alameda” Directed by Richard Friedman “Found Footage” Directed by Samuel Bartlett “Der Sandmann” Directed by Peter Luisi “Charge Over You” Directed by Richard Steenekamp Narrative Short “Fallout” Directed by Paul DeNigris “Siren” Directed by Andras Novak “Eric” Directed by Paul Winter “Pitch Black” Directed by John Hess Documentary Feature “Streets Of Flamenco” Directed by Marisa Lioreda Saez “James Ensor, Demons Teasing Me” Directed by Hans Quatfass “Stepping Into The Fire” Directed by Kaoru Ayabe, Roberto Velez & Ross Evison “The Search For Michael Rockefeller” Directed by Fraser C Heston “The Son Of The Olive Merchant” Directed by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou Documentary Short “Animation: A Palette Of Possibilities” Directed by Angela Hinton “Last Men Riding” Directed by Chris H. Stockl & Ute Fussenegger “Thinking Back” Directed by Alice Elizabeth Hunter “Curing Gary” Directed by Simon Quiroz Animation “Surviving Hunger” by Balgum Song Student Film “Angel Eyes” Directed by Robert Womack II “The Unforgettable Proposal” Directed by Mohammad Alkazemi “A Beautiful Love” Directed by Gabrielle Capoblanco “Time Spent” Directed by Puppet. “The Interview” Directed by John Robert Feifer Experimental “HD Travelogue” Directed by Derek Nickell “The Struggle For Existence/Once In A Blue Moon” Directed by Take Ima “Karma Terminator Pro” Directed by Niklaus Schiumpf “Seperation” Directed by Andras Novak Music Video “Chasing Trains” Directed by Rick Salpietra Script (Drama) “Bridgetown Minutes” by Keith Apland “Dancingake” by My Son’s A Pirate “The Dinasour Girl” by Marc Morgenstern “The Winner Takes It All....” by Jean Christoph Duell “My Beautiful Rock Star” by Brian Rhodes Script (Comedy) “A Fart In An Elevator” by Kathy Pyatt “Tortuga ” by Adam Perkins “Dough” by John French “Aspirin For The Masses” by Adam Nixon “Edison Brothers- Patent Pendent” by James Kelley Script (Action/Adventure) “Going Down” by Brian Duncan “Cherry Glass” by Bruce Gadel “To Kill An Angel” by RJ Buckley “Run This Town” by Jesse Sprenger “When It Rains” by Pete Fleming & Greg Lofrano Script (Animation) “The Fifth Beetle” by Abraham Frank “The Moronic Plague” by The DB “Bad Creatures” by Karen Moore “Mere-Cats” by Scott Liapis “The Barrier” by Jonathan Hardy Script (Horror) “Taste” by John Boone “faceless” by Dante Aubain “Lighthouse” by Michael Gallagher “Jasper-live.com” by Samuel Bartlett “Dead City Walking” by Andre Thierry Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Silence” by John Edward Flynt “D.O.C” by James Manion “The Plumber” by Jeffrey Ryback “Trigger Man: Redemption” by Dante Aubain “Abduction At Dawn” by DJ Murphy Script (Sci-Fi) “Second Lives” by Michele Ryan “Wonder Woman” by Monica Mayon “Ceduna” by Mathew Wilkinson “Galapagos” by Klaus Hassel “Karasai-Foundations Of Eternity” by Christopher Miller Script (Student) “Luzia” by Gustavo Bernai “Stranded” by Austin Reynolds “Camp Crazy” by Lauren Scratch “Wrigley & King” by Cornelius Murphy Season 1 Winners 2010 “Best” Best Narrative Feature “Do Not Disturb” Directed by Eric Balfour, Petro Papahadjopoulos, Laura Henry, Jon Mann-Krieger and Brandon Nicholas Best Narrative Short “Woke Up Crying” Direct by John Ibsen Best Documentary Feature “Spinners” Directed by Scott Barker Best Documentary Short “Bike-U-Mentary” Directed by Brent Pantell Best Animation “Good Bot, Bad Bot” Directed by Marcus Ng and Nick Matthews Best Student Film “Loved” Directed by Jennifer Li Best Experimental “Rufur” Direced by Emillie Richard-Froozan Best Music Video “Corrupted Scene Behind The Stage” Directed by Ivan Mena Tinoco Best Script (Drama) “Halfway Home” by David Schroeder Best Script (Comedy) “The Big Idea” by David Schroeder Best Script (Action/Adventure) “Spotnik by Celeste Chan Wolfe Best Script (Animation) “The Helping Stone” by Robert Tolz Best Script (Horror) “Sable” by Alexandrea Rowell Best Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Heaven Sent” by John Leary and Alison McMahan Best Script (Sci-Fi) “Cockpit” by Jesse Griffith Best Script (Student) “Mom, A Pill, And I” by Ye Joo Kim Honorable Mention Narrative Feature “Dancing On A Dry Salt Lake” Directed by Dominique De Fazio “POE” Directed by Francis Xavier “Up and Down” Directed by Jonathan Carbonaro “Whiskey Blue” Directed by Jeffrey Grellman “The SafeHouse” Directed by William Morroni “Orange Grove” Directed by Junior Eduardo Ruiz “Boston Psychiatric” Directed by J. Brian Turk “Hollywood Mouth” Directed by Jordan Mohr “The Last Muscketeer” Directed by Art Zapata and Emre Korkmaz “The Right To Bear Arms” Directed by Oliver W. Tuthill Jr. “Driver’s Ed Mutiny” Directed by Brad Hansen “Vixen” Directed by Peter Beary Narrative Short “Death By Fungus” Directed by Ricky Lloyd George “Recollection” Directed by Frederico D’Alessandro “Cockpit: The Rule Of Engagement” Directed by Jesse Griffith “The Desperate” Directed by Ben Hur Sepehr “The Motel” Directed by Daniel Schanler “After The Riots” Directed by Jacob Postmus “Pleasures” Directed by Lillian Ng “Proud Mary” Directed by Dylan Kelley “April” Directed by Mike Piccirillo “It’s Not About Coffee” Directed by Thomas Morris “Quarters” Directed by Drew Mylrea “Salt And Silicone” Directed by Warren Pereira “One Day” Directed by Thomas Leisten Schneider “Haunt” Directed by Kevin Doherty “The 54” Directed by Phillip Hering Documentary Feature “Where The Streets Have No Name” Directed by Vijakumar Mirchandani “The Ultimate betrayal: A Survivor’s Journey” Directed by Donna Roman Hernandez “Katrina Cop IN The Superdome” Directed by Pual Lisy “Beyond The Wall” Directed by Rob Dennis “Galileo and The Last Mission To Hubble” by Lance Englund Animation “1001 Nights-Episode 5- Hunchbak’s Tale/Agrabroka” Directed by Shabnam Rezaei Student Film “Good Bot, Bad Bot” Directed by Marcus Ng and Nick Matthews “Unfaithfully Yours” Directed by Chaya Supannarat “Shortcomings” Directed by Andrew Reisfeld “Rondo” Directed by Ellie Hsu “Writer’s Block” Directed by Peter Catania “A Cowboy Never Dies” Directed by Henry Kaplan “One For Sorrow” Directed by Linda Brieda “Casting Call” Directed by David Irons “Black Crayon” Directed by Hanjin Park “The Nose Collectors” Directed by Robert Mai “Falling Apart” Directed by Christopher Valori Experimental “An Eye Doesn’t Forget” Directed by Giuseppe Chiesa “Eluscid” Directed by Wilson Bessinger “Convergences” Directed by Robert Fuller Music Video “The Way We Are” Directed by John Kenney “Let It All Burn Down” Directed by Ryan Moore “Be” Directed by Niva Dorell “Whitenights-Stop And Go” Directed by Daniel Bartels “Now And Forever” Directed by David Goldstein and Jeff Keith “From The Second Chair” Directed by Darol Michael Carr “The Bedroom Philosopher-Northcote (So Hungover)” Directed by Craig Melville “Are You Kiddin’ Me” Directed by Eric Ekman Script (Drama) “10 Minutes From Paradise” by Janyce Lapore “Natalia” by Andrew Veluz Resurreccion “Little Girl Blue” by Ariana Dubynin “Undeliverable” by Chase Black “Body Count 1968” by Martha Pinson “When Eyes Go Dark” by Annie Elizabeth Ryan “Harvest” by James Hsiao “Bronx Boy” by Brian Silverman “Valentine” by Joshua Yancey “Dead Walking” by David Seader “Greenhorn” by Franz Pagot “Unemployment” by Matthew Sussex and Peter Lengo “Ripples” by Mark Winzer “Debbie’s Demon” by Christopher Osman “Elephant Hearts” by Preston Goode Script (Comedy) “Momma’s Redemption” by J.D. Hughes “Crashpad” by Matthew Falone and Christopher Talbot-Jones “Claudia’s Mother” by Gordon Phipps “Maggie The Brave” by Suzanne Kelman “Tropical” by Shanti Rajini “Philosofree” by Ali Adatia “Wish You Were Here” by Collin Costello and Anne Maciver “Trial and Erin” by Lawrence Shulruff “Friends And Romans” by Gregg Greenberg “Scratchers” by David Allingham “The War Of The Grandmas” by Mary Huckstep “Team Players” by Raef Eric Lawson “The Plush Life” by Bill Scollon and Tyler Massey “Raffle” by Ruthy Effler “Sunny Living: The Hot Nurse” by Cindy Mackey Script (Action/Adventure) “Nuclear One” by Michael Toay and Travis Mann “Nottingham Proper” by Jaden Dinsmore and Daniel Tierney “Going The Distance” by Michelle Patkowski “Graf” by Michael Rosales “Godspeed” by Michael Toay and Travis Mann “The Protectors” by Johnny Russell Script (Animation) “Too Fat To Fly South” by Anthony Amenta “The Dance of The Living” by Caleb Camacho Script (Horror) “Strange Fruit” by Ruthy Effler “Blood Redux” by Deron Miller and David Campfield “A Carbon Copy” by Lisa Speroni and Drew Kaufman “American Macabre” by Brett Creane and Jason Dugre “I Am The Doorway” by Robin Kasparik “Hell’s Gate” by Chris Barfoot “Big Iron” by Ryan Cox “Hoax” by Matt Allen and Scott Park Script (Suspense/Thriller) “Psychsexual” by Olayinka Oyesanya “Dark Desert” by Paul Porter “Amber Park- The Beginning” by Terri L. Bea Sopher “A Man Of His Word” by Tim Sigur “Cupids In Purgatory” by Mark Menendez “The Codex” by Joseph Gueron “The Pineville Heist” by Lee Chambers and Todd Gordon “Shades Of Normandy” by Oliver W. Ottley III “Exit 43” by Mac Crutcher “Be Nice” by Adrienne Christopher “The Tower” by Michaelangel Johnson “The Last Weekend” by Pavel Sanaev “The Good One” by Dawn Marie Guernsey “In 3’s” by Oliver W. Ottley III Script (Sci-Fi) “Time Of Your Life” by Michael Ostrowski “Implanted” by Bruce Golde “The Secret of The Gods” by Alexander Haythen “The Sky Below” by David Thome “Team Twelve” by Joe Robertson and Justin Prince “Lightning In The Bottle” by Drew Benson Hall and Lia Michelle Hotchkiss “Broken Wills” by John Kieffer “Russell and Friends Against Fringy and Space Pirates” by Marce Swing “Wasp Coffee” by Denise Landau “Dolphin Code” by Karen Moore “Reclamation” by Romeal Watson Script (Student) “I Wanna Be White” by Chelsea Grayson “Grizzly” by Chris Hewitt&

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