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THE POSTER’S TALE

At the heart of Film Revolution lies a question that embodies the very essence of independent cinema: "Does the filmmaker choose the story, or does the story haunt the filmmaker?" This isn’t just a query. It's an introspective journey, a reflection of the tumultuous relationship between creators and their art.


Our festival poster is a vivid visualization of the challenges faced by filmmakers. The juxtaposition of a man and a massive movie camera transformed into an intimidating robot epitomizes the internal and external battles they grapple with.

The man, vulnerable yet determined, symbolizes the raw human emotions – the fear, the anxiety, the ambition, and the hope. The robot, on the other hand, embodies the daunting challenges of filmmaking - the technology, the expectations, the criticism, and the overwhelming pressure to conform.


This confrontation isn’t merely about man versus machine, but rather about the filmmaker's internal conflict. It speaks to the tumultuous emotional journey of crafting stories. It’s about facing one's fears and insecurities, wrestling with personal demons, and channeling them into a work of art.

THE CATHARSIS OF CINEMA

For many, filmmaking isn't just about telling tales; it's a cathartic ritual. Behind each frame, there's a heartbeat, a tear, a chuckle, a memory.

The process can be therapeutic, allowing filmmakers to confront their innermost fears, to heal, to grow. But with this therapy comes the terror of the unknown, of laying one's soul bare for the world to see.

BEYOND A GENRE

Independent film is more than just a category of cinema. It’s deeply personal, often emerging from the very core of a filmmaker's being.

It's a movement, a revolution against the conventional, against the commercial, against the expected. This is where stories aren’t manufactured for mass consumption but birthed from genuine human experiences.

THE ARTISTIC REBELLION

Unfettered by commercial pressures, independent cinema is the playground for the avant-garde, the experimental, the brave. It's an art movement, one that doesn’t seek permission but boldly, unapologetically breaks barriers. It's where colors bleed outside the lines, where sounds defy structures, and where narratives dance freely, unrestricted by formulaic boundaries.


Film Revolution recognizes this rebellion. We don’t just celebrate films; we honor the audacity of their creators.

We understand that for many, this isn't about box office numbers or critical acclaim, but about a burning passion, a need to express, to challenge, to provoke.


In essence, Film Revolution is not just a festival. It's a salute to the brave souls who dare to challenge the cinematic behemoth, armed with nothing but their stories and their passion. And in this battle, it's not about who wins but about the stories that emerge, raw, unfiltered, and profoundly human.

JURY

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​​BEST PICTURE

WINNER
​
CHILDREN OF UKRAINE (UK)
Shahida Tulaganova

NOMINEES

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA)
Zach Siegel
LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov
ELISABETH (France)
Caroline Tillette
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle
THE ONE NOTE MAN (UK)
George C. Siougas
EVERYONE DESERVES A FUTURE (Italy)
Igor Borghi

​BEST FEATURE FILM

​WINNER

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov

​NOMINEES
​
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle
TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium)
Ivan Goldschmidt
HAMLET WITHIN (UK)
Ken McMullen

SEMI-FINALISTS
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THE GODFATHER BUCK (USA)
Thomas J. Churchill
ZU DEN STERNEN  (Germany)
Nicolai Tegeler
THE MIRE ARCHIVE (UK)
Clive Myer, Lynda Myer-Bennett
FRIGHTEN (USA)
Mba Shakoor
TEDOR ANOMALY (Italy)
Daniel Frevert
ALIEN DANGER 2 WITH RAVEN VAN SLENDER  (USA)
James Balsamo

​​BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

SEMI-FINALISTS

PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany)
Erdogan Bulut
THE UPSETTING FROG (Italy)
Iacopo Fontanella
THE RABBLE (Israel)
Tim Polomani
DORIANA (Italy)
Mariano Lamberti
VALE ROAD (Ireland)
Glenda Cimino
SIGNS: A JOURNEY OF SOULMATES (USA)
Cheryl Gallegos, Trey Carswell
MANAGED AGENDA  (USA)
Reginald W. Gibson
WHAT MAKES A WOMAN (USA)
Sonia Mercedes Machado-Hines

WINNER

ELISABETH (France)
Caroline Tillette

NOMINEES

THE ONE NOTE MAN (UK)
George C. Siougas
LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY (USA)
Robert Husted
EIGHT OF SWORDS (UK)
Patricia Downey
THE DIRECTOR (USA)
Ryan Adolph, Alex J. Greenberg
BRUME (USA)
Maureen Payne-Hahner

BEST SHORT FILM

WINNER​

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA)
Zach Siegel

NOMINEES

MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand)
Tanya Wheeler
IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico)
Montse Villegas 
IMBROGLIO (UK)
Ian Sciacaluga
FOUR-SIDED (USA)
Vittoria Colonna
AVE GRADIVA (Israel)
Yuri Riklis
THE MONSTER'S CLUB (USA)
Federica Alice Carlino 

SEMI-FINALISTS

THE HOURGLASS (Switzerland)
Alexandre Bilardo
TUTU GRANDE (USA)
Derek Sitter
NOTHING MATTRESS (Canada)
Devin Gillis
POOCH SITTER (USA)
Monda Raquel Webb
NAMELESS (Germany)
Veronika Esslinger
THIRST (USA)
Patricia Fox
RESTART (Australia)
Zev Howley
THE ADVENTURES OF R.I.E.B. (USA)
James Alden Miller

​​BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

SEMI-FINALISTS

L' ELEGANZA (Switzerland)
Frederick Iliano
DULL BOY (USA)
Zuri Shafer
BILDRAUM (Switzerland)
Dirk Koy
A WORLD TURNED AROUND (Canada)
Johanne Chagnon
BURIAL RITES (UK)
Marius Grose
BAT SHEVA: THE DAUGHTER OF 7EVEN (Israel)
Tomer George Cohen 

WINNER

EVERYONE DESERVES A FUTURE (Italy)
Igor Borghi

NOMINEES

SWEET HONEY (UK)
Dan Löwenstein
WHAT DO WE DO? (USA)
Roderick Fenske
SEVEN (UK)
Lesley Manning
​I WISH FOR YOU (UK)
Stuart Rideout
SIEGE OF PARIS (Ireland)
Darren O'Mahony
JOSEFINA (USA)
Nadia Flamenco
FIRST TIME (UK)
Euan Pollock Foulis

BEST STUDENT FILM

​WINNER

IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico)
Montse Villegas 

NOMINEES

MAYDAYTERRANEAN (Austria)
Sabine Probst
ORGANIC (USA)
Egor Subbotin 
LIMINALITY (USA)
Kai Dayoung Maeng
MIDWEST ICE AGE! (USA)
Douglas J. Corcoran
THE SUN GOES DOWN EVERY MORNING (Greece)
Ellen Delviniotis
BROTHER MARY (Canada)
Michael Dang

SEMI-FINALISTS

REQUITED (USA)
Robert Majoch
SIGNS: A JOURNEY OF SOULMATES (USA)
Cheryl Gallegos, Trey Carswell
THE INTERVIEW FROM HELL (USA)​
Frank A. DeChirico
THE QUALITY OF DUMB JIN YAZHEN  (China)
Jie Zhang Zhang
WE THE PEOPLE? (USA)
Sai Man (Simon) Zhao
THE DIRECTOR (USA)
Ryan Adolph, Alex J. Greenberg
I CAN HEAR YOU, IN AN UNFAMILIAR WAY (UK)
Shan Hua
MIND AND TIME (Australia)
Henri Shore

​​BEST EXPERIMENTAL,
​DANCE OR POETIC FILM

SEMI-FINALISTS

BYRON'S DARKNESS (UK)
Graham Roos
SWEET HONEY (UK)
Dan Löwenstein
DORIANA (Italy)
Mariano Lamberti
O (France)
Fabien Legeron
HOTEP-KNOW THY SELF (Portugal)
Petri Salo
INDELIBLE WINTER (USA)
Ann Huang
WHEN NANAY COMES HOME (USA)
Deborah Slater
A POSTERIORI (UK)
Natalia Jezova
A PICNIC WITH STRAWBERRIES (USA)
Jeremy Iván Goei Videla
CHRONICLES OF ART-TECH FUSION (UK)
Swen Werner

WINNER

THE NEVER ENDING NOW (France)
Damien Krisl

NOMINEES

EGO (UK)
Dan Lowenstein
BLUE MONDAY (Netherlands)
Ingrid Kamerling 
WIDENING RINGS OF BEING (Norway)
Elin Osjord
HAMLET WITHIN (UK)
Ken McMullen
SNAILS (USA)
Dorothea Braemer
ECHO HOMO (Germany)
Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
I AM MOVING (Italy)
Diego Clericuzio
THE ONE ARM BANDIT (USA)
Rich Allen
THIS IS THIS (UK)
Keith Sargent
RUM 444 (Sweden)
Peter Svenzon
TENSION (Sweden)
Peter Svenzon, Joakim Envik Karlsson, Simon Carlgren

BEST QUEER

WINNER

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA)
Zach Siegel

NOMINEES

FOUR-SIDED (USA)
Vittoria Colonna​
HANGING BUDDY (USA)
John Kestner
THE WEIGHT OF TIME (Ireland)
Noel Thomas Brady

​​BEST ZERO/LOW-BUDGET FILM

WINNER

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA)
Zach Siegel

NOMINEES

MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand)
Tanya Wheeler
TEYUNA: LOST CITY (UK)
Stuart Fortune
​LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY (USA)
Robert Hustded
SEVEN (UK)
Lesley Manning
PRINCESS (South Africa)
Bruce Macdonald, Shane Martin
FOREVERTOWN (USA)
Oona Garthwaite
GRANDPA'S MAGICAL MARSHMALLOW MOSS (USA)
Bryan Hamilton Chadwick
TAXI RIDE (USA)
Kit Wilson
EN BUSCA DEL AMOR (Spain)
Antonio Bellido Marin

BEST DIRECTING

WINNER

LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle

NOMINEES

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov
ELISABETH (France)
Caroline Tillette
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle
CEREBELLUM (USA)
Erik Bergamini
TRIBE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MAKING OF VICE COPS (USA)
Manuel Alejandro Vargas
OLD TIME RADIO: YOUR MOVE (USA)
Joel Harlow
HONEY & LEMON (Japan)
Keiko Umenoki
VOICES FROM THE VOID (USA)
Theo Burtis
THE MOONMAN (China)
Xi Wenting
EVERYONE DESERVES A FUTURE (Italy)
Igor Borghi

BEST EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

SEMI-FINALISTS

DIRTY DIRTY GAMES (USA)
James Paul Nelson
PICTURE ME THIS (USA)
Dean Morgan
LAST TIME WE PLAY HOOKY (USA)
Rich Allen
NEW YORK VIOLIN (USA)
Natasa Lanieri Shakespeare
EICHA: THE BOOK OF LUMENATIONS (USA)
Adeena Michelle Karasick

WINNER

CEREBELLUM (USA)
Erik Bergamini

NOMINEES

THE STARS MY DESTINATION (Japan)
Keishi Suenaga
FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT (USA)
Richard Poche
BEYOND THE DOOR (USA)
Gregory Klino, MJ Palo
DEMON (Canada)
Daniel Calderone
ONE LAST GLANCE (USA)
Joe Ronca
TRUE FRIEND (USA)
Matthew Roch
A LOST SPACE IN THE RETURN (USA)
Ferguson Sauvé-Rogan
RUG BURN (Canada)
Devin Gillis
THE NOTHING (USA)
Alex Armando Torres

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

WINNER

IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami

NOMINEES

FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand)
Tanya Wheeler
​LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY (USA)
Robert Husted
OOPSY DAISY (Canada)
Devin Gillis
LIVE BAIT (Hungary)
Szilárd Demján, Gergő Bárdi
EIGHT OF SWORDS (UK)
Patricia Downey
THE COMMON GOOD (Austria)
Stefan Gutternigh, Eva Amann
SPLEEN (Canada)
Maxime Duval
KALIMBA (USA)
Robbie J. Atkinson

SEMI-FINALISTS

THE RABBLE (Israel)
Tim Polomani
VALE ROAD (Ireland)
Glenda Cimino
A WOMAN'S VOICE (Canada)
Robert Bruce Ing
SAVAGE SAM (USA)
Justin Frick, Sammie Ray
LA RESPUESTA "THE ANSWER" (Colombia)
Birna Avila
THE PHYSICS OF KILLING (USA)
Tim Clifton
THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA)
James A. Wright 
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (USA)
Charli Brown
SKIES OVER GROUND ZERO ONE (USA)
Bryan Hamilton Chadwick

​​BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER

ELISABETH (France)
Caroline Tillette

NOMINEES

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle
MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Dennis Trombly
​I WISH FOR YOU (UK)
Stuart Rideout
EVERYONE DESERVES A FUTURE (Italy)
Igor Borghi

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

WINNER

YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (USA)
Zach Siegel

NOMINEES
​
LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand)
Tanya Wheeler
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Moreno del Valle
WHAT DO WE DO? (USA)
Roderick Fenske
IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico)
Montse Villegas 
SEVEN (UK)
Lesley Manning
KALIMBA (USA)
Robbie J. Atkinson

​​BEST LEAD ACTOR

WINNER

ZU DEN STERNEN  (Germany)
Günter Barton

NOMINEES

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Vincent Molli
LXI (61) (Peru)
Rodrigo Palacios
LXI (61) (Peru)
Javier Saavedra
HAMLET WITHIN (UK)
Ian McKellen

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

​WINNER

ELISABETH (France)
Caroline Tillette

NOMINEES

IDEM (France)
Roxane Colson
MEANS TO AN END (New Zealand)
Esther Louise
TOMORROW IF ALL GOES WELL (Belgium)
Bérangère McNeese

​​BEST FILM & SOUND EDITING

WINNER

THE ONE NOTE MAN (UK)
George C. Siougas

NOMINEES

​LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY (USA)
Robert Husted
​I WISH FOR YOU (UK)
Stuart Rideout
ORPHEUS (UK)
Guy K. Ward
ZU DEN STERNEN  (Germany)
Nicolai Tegeler
THE HOURGLASS (Switzerland)
Alexandre Bilardo
MORNING WITHOUT EVENING (Norway)
Beate Petersen
REM - THE WAVES OF ENDLESS DREAMS - MKーC (Japan)
Keiji Aiuchi
I AM MOVING (Italy)
Diego Clericuzio
VOICES FROM THE VOID (USA)
Theo Burtis
BONDING (USA)
Luke Rex

BEST VFX

WINNER
​
​LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY (USA)
Robert Husted

NOMINEES

THE HOURGLASS (Switzerland)
Alexandre Bilardo
THE COMMON GOOD (Austria)
Stefan Gutternigh, Eva Amann
YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA)
Rony A. Abovitz
THE STARS MY DESTINATION (Japan)
Keishi Suenaga
THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA)
​James A. Wright 

​​BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov

NOMINEES

IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
FRAME (Canada)
JP Charlebois, MYRAI
MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Dennis Trombly
CEREBELLUM (USA)
Erik Bergamini
IMBROGLIO (UK)
Ian Sciacaluga
THE NEVER ENDING NOW (France)
Damien Krisl
FOUR-SIDED (USA)
Vittoria Colonna
A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland)
Tomasz Szafrański

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

WINNER

CHILDREN OF UKRAINE (UK)
Shahida Tulaganova

NOMINEES

WHITE WOLVES: GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC (Germany)
Oliver Goetzl 
ENOUGH! LEBANON'S DARKEST HOUR (Australia)
Daizy Gedeon
THE BROKEN PROMISE (USA)
Kurt Norton
BELLA CIAO, SONG OF REBELLION (Italy)
Andrea Karena Vogt
IT'S BEAUTIFUL (USA)
Miko Nincic 
TANGO AND ME (Denmark)
Joergen Erik Assentoft
QUIET EXPLOSIONS: HEALING THE BRAIN (USA)
Jerri I Sher
SEEKING THE LOST ONES (Germany)
Michael Teutsch
SUNLIGHT (USA)
Bill E. Webb

SEMI-FINALISTS

THE SOUND OF COLOGNE (Germany)
Kristina Schippling
POINTS OF VIEW (Italy)
Pepi Romagnoli
VAKLUSH (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Vasilev
SPYMASTER (USA)
Andrew Wallerstein
HOMELESS IN AMERICA (USA)
Miko Nincic
TAILS FROM THE BORDERS (UK)
Alex Sinclair Gulland
ANYTHING YOU LOSE (USA)
Irina Vodar
QUEEN: CHECKMATE FOR THE KING (Italy)
Luca De Giorgi, Ennio Giganti, Dacia Maraini, Sergio Vespertino
SHOTS: Eugenics To Pandemics (USA)
John L. Potash
WORDS THAT SING (USA)
Barbara Sharon Wiener

​​BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

SEMI-FINALISTS

HOPLOVE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOP YEAR AT LAKE CONSTANCE (Germany)
Sebastian Bauer
​TORONTO 2020 (Canada)
Shane Roberts
KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE (USA)
Aaron Steinberg
DIS-CONNECTION (Canada)
Richard El Asmar
THE NINEVEH CONSTANT (Malta)
Maurice Micallef
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK)
Mirka Anderson
THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY (UK)
Richard Slater
KRISTALLNACHT IN COLOUR (USA)
Dovid Loew
DRAGONFLY MP, THE PHO MICHAEL STORY (USA)
Douglas J. Corcoran
A PEEK INSIDE (USA)
Bryan Hamilton Chadwick

WINNER

TYRANNY (Hungary)
David Adamko

SEMI-FINALISTS

HOPLOVE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOP YEAR AT LAKE CONSTANCE (Germany)
Sebastian Bauer
​TORONTO 2020 (Canada)
Shane Roberts
KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE (USA)
Aaron Steinberg
DIS-CONNECTION (Canada)
Richard El Asmar
THE NINEVEH CONSTANT (Malta)
Maurice Micallef
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT (UK)
Mirka Anderson
THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY (UK)
Richard Slater
KRISTALLNACHT IN COLOUR (USA)
Dovid Loew
DRAGONFLY MP, THE PHO MICHAEL STORY (USA)
Douglas J. Corcoran
​PANCHA TEQUILA (Spain)
Frank Reyes, Luis Castillo
THE EMBROIDERESSES (Sweden)
​Bo Sjökvist

BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY

​WINNER

WHITE WOLVES: GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC  (Germany)
Oliver Goetzl 

NOMINEES

BONEYARD ALASKA (USA)
Paul Andrew Lawrence
ORGANIC (USA)
Egor Subbotin 
HORSEKEEPER (USA)
Donna Wells
ALASKA LONG HUNTERS 44 (USA)
Mark D. Rose
THE DISCONNECTION (Canada)
Frank Metivier
THE URGENCY OF NOW (USA)
KC Schulberg
OIL RIBERA (Italy)
Paolo Virone
ENCOUNTER WITH THE EPHEMERAL (Belgium)
Zizi Rincolisky

​​BEST ANIMATION

SEMI-FINALISTS

​THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EARL (USA)
Deborah Marlene Pittman, Gabriel Isiah Gonzeles
THE LITTLE WIZARD (USA)
George Carvalho
CHOCOLATE CAKE & ICE CREAM (USA)
Steve Cowden
BOWIE AND GERALDO VS. THE SHADOW MONSTERS (USA)
Brandon Manuel Werwa
ANIMA # 1-4 (Portugal)
Vasco Diogo
THE STORY OF MARJAN THE BUNNY (Slovenia)
Mitja Manček
CORIANDER & A PENNY'S WORTH OF LONESOME (USA)
Julian Grant

WINNER
​
THE CAT (USA)
Mary Apick

NOMINEES

​WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS (Poland)
Ewa Sztefka
YOU FOUND ME (USA)
Jordyn Russell 
ORPHEUS (UK)
Guy K. Ward
REM - THE WAVES OF ENDLESS DREAMS - MKーC (Japan)
Keiji Aiuchi
YELLOW DOVE AFTERMATH (USA)
Rony A. Abovitz
ZERO X INFINITY TRAVEL BEYOND  (Italy)
Daniel Frevert
OUT OF CONTROL (Switzerland)
bellopropello
PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany)
Erdogan Bulut
REQUITED (USA)
Robert Majoch

BEST WEB SERIES OR NEW MEDIA, PODCAST & FILM TRAILERS

​WINNER

MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Dennis Trombly

NOMINEES

WHAT WILL BE HERE? (USA)
Tal Minear
TALES FROM THREE CORNERS (Australia)
Jacq Ellem
A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Poland)
Tomasz Szafrański
THE HEATHEN SHANE STEVENS (USA)
Benjamin Mulhern
TREASURE HUNT (UK)
Myrto Makrides
IF BY KIPLING (Australia)
Michele Aboud
RE: DRACULA (USA)
Tal Minear
HEARTS ROAD (USA)
Colin Finlay
REEL LIFE (USA)
Dustin Detore, John Rifici 
THE EMPIRE SKY (USA)
Daniel Holland

SEMI-FINALISTS

THE DICK (USA)
Steven Trolinger
LOS ASPIRANTES "THE APPLICANTS" (Spain)
María Yolanda Brown Melián, Kevin Ramos Fernández
EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM (USA)
Larry Sanborn
OMG!  (Switzerland)
Anaëlle Morf, Cristina Müller
ARE WE REALLY FRIENDS...YET (USA)
Natasha C. Smith
GUDRID THE FAIR (USA)
Luca Centoni
SHOWDOWN! (USA)
Tim Clifton
STAYCATION (USA)
​- Nominated for Best Film Trailer
Russell Emanuel
ALASKA RESCUE STORY (USA)
Mark D. Rose
DAWNA LEE HEISING DEMO REEL 2022 (USA)
Dawna Lee Heising

​​BEST MUSIC VIDEO

SEMI-FINALISTS

NOTHIN 4 SOMETHING (USA)
Cody Critcheloe
WINO-STRUT AND FRIENDS 'MY WHOLE HEART IS BLUE' (USA)
Robert Cook
BROOD X (USA)
Yevgeniy K'banchik
DRIVE (USA)
Joe Chilcott
ANGEL THAT AIN'T SENT FROM ABOVE (USA)
Robert Cook
HAPPY TRANS GIRL LIKE ME (USA)
Fran Sisco
THE GALE II (USA)
Timothy Wenzel
TOMORROW (USA)
Brian Billionaire
BOB GATEWOOD 'ISLAND IN THE SUN (USA)
Moe Taylor 
FLYING (USA)
Amy Barbera, Ben Bagby

WINNER

A PROMISE IN THE AIR (Switzerland)
Natascha Vavrina

NOMINEES

SPACE TABLE SYMPHONY (Germany)
Mayk Azzato
SELF-CREATION (Poland)
Ewa Sztefka
DANGER (USA)
Ned Stresen-Reuter
HYPNOTHERAPOLOGY (Singapore)
Mu Ibnunoordin, Soeren Addicks
NIGHT VERTIGO (UK)
Stewart Lane
ZERO EIGHT (USA)
Noah Ward
CATHLEEN IRELAND 'ARGYLE CHRISTMAS' (FEAT. JAY CONSTABLE) (USA)
Joe Chilcott 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG OR SCORE

WINNER

A PROMISE IN THE AIR (Switzerland)
Natascha Vavrina

NOMINEES

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI (Bulgaria)
Nikolay Bogomilov
IDEM (France)
Giovanni Di Legami
SPACE TABLE SYMPHONY (Germany)
Mayk Azzato
THE ONE NOTE MAN (UK)
George C. Siougas
CEREBELLUM (USA)
Erik Bergamini
I WISH FOR YOU (UK)
Stuart Rideout
IMBROGLIO (UK)
Ian Sciacaluga
BONEYARD ALASKA (USA)
​Paul Andrew Lawrence

​BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

​WINNER

A DARKER SHADE OF NIGHT (USA)
Wayne Gibson​

NOMINEES

NORTH TO THE FUTURE (USA)
John Rischmiller
THE SECOND COMING (USA)
Michael William Hogan
PREACHER'S DAUGHTER: Giant Slayer (USA)
Gregory Bonds
CUT THE CORD: THE HEDGEHOG’S LEAP (Russian Federation)
Kostan Chess 
BEYOND US (Canada)
Shaughn Andrew Cameron, James Alexander Cox
THE ROMANIAN INCIDENT (USA)
Simon King
HELLGATE (USA)
Fiore DeRosa
WOLVES OF MIDTOWN (USA)
Anthony Sarracco
STEPS DOWN THE SAME RIVER (UK)
Arseny Muchnick

SEMI-FINALISTS

THE SOUL SINGER (USA)
Nadine Weathersby 
JOSEPHINE (Ukraine)
Oleg Bazylewicz
THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER (Italy)
Fausto Politi
PROUD GIRLS (USA)
Leslie Flannery
TRAIL OF BLOOD (USA)
Fiore DeRosa
A DEATH AT NIGHT (USA)
Azeez Gabsi
SACRED SUN (UK)
Michael Louis Gould
ROCK-A-BILLY (USA)
Bobby Baham

​​BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

WINNER
​
MICHAEL IS COMING (USA)
James Norris​

NOMINEES

ERNEST HEMINGWAY, LEO TOLSTOY, ANAIS NIN AND JANE AUSTEN WALK INTO A BAR (Australia)
Ben Ulm 
TICK TOCK (UK)
Willow Hewett
FRANKIE BOY (USA)
Fran Sisco
MINT CHOCOLATE (USA)
Maiqi Zuo
RISE OF THE ACCENNIRI PART I (USA)
Charli Brown 
REVELATION (Switzerland)
​Carmen Pfammatter
THE MERRY MERCHANT OF DEATH (USA)
Terry Ayrault
I HAD AN AFFAIR WITH MY HUSBAND (USA)
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
ALONE ON THE BEACH (USA)
Simon King
SILENT FURY (USA)
Shane Thomas McCarthy
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT (Italy)
​Fausto Politi
A RATHER LOVELY THING (USA)
Casey Mensing

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WINNER

MORTAL PATH: BOUND BY BLOOD (USA)
Dakota Banks ​

NOMINEES

​AFTER US ALL (USA)
Tom Normandy
SCOTCH KINGS (Canada)
​David Mossman

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WINNER

THE SECOND COMING (USA)
Michael William Hogan
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NOMINEES

THE SPOON (USA)
Bryan Hamilton Chadwick
GIRL ON FIRE (USA)
Kimberly Fisher
SCRIPT AVENUE (Switzerland)
Daniel Bodenmann 
VAMPIRE GAMES (USA)
Lawrence DeGala
MOONWALKED (USA)
Michael Beard
CONFESSIONS OF ST. MARY'S (USA)
Eric Gerard Sollars, Michael David Sollars, Geoffrey Durand Sollars
CANARY (USA)
BetteLou Tobin
A BUSHRANGER'S CURSE (Australia)
​Jeffrey Milne

SEMI-FINALISTS

LOVE WRITTEN IN THE RAIN (UK)
Ana Ingham
A SENSE OF SECURITY (UK)
Peter Gartner
SCRAMBLE! (New Zealand)
Laurence Ostrowsky
CLONES (USA)
Richard Heard
MANITOUANA: WHEN TIME STANDS STILL (Canada)
Guido Giordano
BLOODLINE BLUES (USA)
Kimberly Fisher
VIATOR (Switzerland)
Angelina Fluehler
MEETING DIRECTOR SAM PECKINPAH (USA)
Nancee LaFayette-Pang

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