Award Winners of February 2024: Technical Categories

See also AWARD WINNERS: FEBRUARY 2024

Best Producer: Harshith Reddy, Hanshitha, and Sai Tej for Satya (India)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Janelle Christa, Devon James, Matthew Organista, Ryan Grau, James Dudley, Brent Bottelsen, and Wendy James for Transcendent (USA)

Best Female Director: Léa Sassi for Marie s’envole (France)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Female Director): Janelle Christa for Transcendent (USA)

Best Male Director: Naveen Vijay Krishna for Satya (India)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Male Director): Joe Juanyao Zheng for July 4th, 2020 (China)

Best Student Female Director: Emilie Anderson for Shayna Punim (USA)

Best Student Male Director: Linghao Wang for Tenet of Loyalty: Mandala Drama (China)

Best First Time Female Director: Sabrina Joseph for Elisai (UK)

Best First Time Male Director: Ryan Serrano for The Jump (USA)

Best Young Female Filmmaker: Angela Huang for A Fading Canvas (USA)

Honorable Mention (Young Male Filmmaker): Hunter Nickless for Gone (USA)

Best Actress: Swathi Reddy for Satya (India)

Best Actor: Sai Dharam Tej for Satya (India)

Honorable Mention (Supporting Actress): Megan Franich for Captain Freckles and Applesauce (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Tessa Inez for Grim (USA)

Honorable Mention (Child/Young Actress): Sai Tejaswini for Satya (India)

Best Child/Young Actor: Jason Sun for July 4th, 2020 (China)

Honorable Mention (Child/Young Actor): Hunter Nickless for Gone (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Sai Dharam Tej and Swathi Reddy for Satya (India)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Ann Palee and Senora D’mello for Elisai (UK)

Best Ensemble Cast: Muhammed Mehai, Janelle Christa, Tiffany Thomas, Shannon Loar Cote, Susi Oldenkamp, Jack Bernstein, Ivy Vahanian, Mike Huth, Leslie Zemeckis, Wendy James, Will Hugh’s, Ed Kasper, Natalie Schlute, Leo Bottelsen, Lydea Perez, Poppy Plummer, James Ladin, Dylan Ladin, Ossian Sverdrup, Viggo Sverdrup, Jasmine Bottelsen, Hudson James, India Darling, and Tristen Fleming for Transcendent (USA)

Best Production Design: Avinash Kolla for Satya (India)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Marie Biddau for Marie s’envole (France)

Best Original Screenplay: Janelle Christa for Transcendent (USA)

Best Cinematography: Balaji Subramanyam for Satya (India)

Best Editing: Naveen Vijay Krishna for Satya (India)

Best Sound Design: Roman Willi and Etienne Kompis for Sandcastle – The Secret Life Of Potter Wasps (Switzerland)

Best Sound Mixing: Cj Roberts for Captain Freckles and Applesauce (USA)

Honorable Mention (Sound Editing): Myles Erfurth for Burden (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Special FX): Ava Westcott for Open Pages (USA)

Honorable Mention (Costume Design): Brian B. Johnson for Gray Land (USA)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Shannon Loar Cote for Transcendent (USA)

Best Special Makeup: Kathlene Beam for Burden (USA)