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SCRIPT
BEST MICRO SHORT
Your Flower Is Closing - Matty Mahoney
BEST SHORT-SHORT
Breach - Geoffrey Gould
BEST SHORT
Planet WO - Roberto Marsicano
OUTSTANDING STORYTELLERS
Thomas Castiglione, Apple Yang - Corrina
COMEDY-SURREAL-FANTASY
OUTSTANDING MICRO SHORT
The Fisherman - Kevin Reeves
OUTSTANDING SHORT-SHORT
SilverSizzle - Brian Russell
OUTSTANDING SHORT
Ms. Rossi 3: Ms. Rossi Meets the Mob - Pat Battistini
CRAZIEST SHORT
The Postman - Gavin Irvine
BEST DIRECTION
Francis Kong - Blueness
BEST PERFORMANCE
All Cast - Ms. Rossi 3: Ms. Rossi Meets the Mob
DRAMA-MAGIC-ROMANCE
BEST MICRO SHORT
Eterno - Martina Fusco, Alessandro Polverino
BEST SHORT-SHORT
Spegni Tutto - Beatrice Beghi
BEST SHORT
On The Wings Of Time - Polina Valerievna Ionidi
BEST SHORT - Honorable Mention
Fascino d’Altri Tempi - Andrea Natale
OUTSTANDING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DRAMA
Abiectio Animi - Arianna Ilardi
OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL DRAMA
Luce Nera - Paolo Brozzi
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL DRAMA
Out Of Control - Bellopropello
BEST DIRECTION
Polina Valerievna Ionidi - On The Wings Of Time
BEST PERFORMANCE
Natalie Savage - When Doves Cry
0UTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Natalia Principessa - Luce Nera
OUTSTANDING DRAMA STORYTELLERS
Amy Leigh McCorkle, Melissa Goodman - When Doves Cry
DARK-MYSTERY-THRILLER
BEST SHORT
Quarantine - Russ Emanuel
BEST SHORT - Honorable Mention
Non Respirare - Gabriele Iannascoli, Valerio Giancola
BEST DIRECTION
Piero Cannata - Visiting
BEST PERFORMANCE
Olivia d'Abo - Quarantine
ART-CONCEPTUAL-EXPERIMENTAL
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ART
Natura Viva, Natura Morta - Ludovico Desideri
OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC DOCU-FILM
The Gospel According To Parajanov - Vivyen Bastajyan
DANCE VIDEO
BEST MICRO SHORT
Malamore - Pierluigi Braca
BEST SHORT-SHORT
Seeking Tranquility - Ysabelle Taylor
OUTSTANDING NARRATIVE DANCE VIDEO
Spirals - Benjamin Blum
BEST DIRECTION
Robin Lancaster Bisio - Salted Earth, Wild Hive
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Theo Qu, Brennah Woollis, Jenna Del Monte Zavrel - Transmigration
BEST PERFORMANCE
Francesca Carrain, Fausto Paparozzi - Malamore
MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Children of Istanbul (Hülya Friebe) - Rafael Maria Friebe
OUTSTANDING FUNNY MUSIC VIDEO
Have A Banana (The Jive Aces) - Kevin Short
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
BEST X SCRIPT
Trapped - Cesar Sanchis Romero
BEST X FILM
Fairy Tale - Meghanne Dailey
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ramazan Yıldırım - Tutsak/Hypnotic
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Honorable Mention
Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan - The Gospel According To Parajanov
BEST EDITING
Emile Harris - Quarantine
BEST ANIMATION
Bound - Mason Garner
BEST ONE-MINUTE SHORT
Sonho De Vida - Renata Monteiro
BEST ONE-MINUTE SHORT - Honorable Mention
Overcome - Bil Richardson
OUTSTANDING STORY
The Last President - Bin He
OUTSTANDING STORY - Honorable Mention
On The Wings Of Time - Polina Valerievna Ionidi
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Last President - Bin He
OUTSTANDING MULTI-TALENTED FILMMAKER AND PERFORMER
Nejla Yatkin - Witches Cradle
