Award Winners of January 2025: Technical Categories

Best Producer: Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Bonnie Mckee and Alex Novak for Forever 21 (USA)

Best Female Director: Janelle Christa for Liminal (USA)

Best Male Director: Diego Contreras for Lamento (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Male Director): Juwan Chung for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)

Best Student Female Director: Emma Weller and Zoe Moore for The Fairy House (USA)

Best Student Male Director: Junhao(Mike) Zhang for To No Avail (USA)

Best First Time Female Director: Claire Ward for Allgood (Canada)

Best First Time Male Director: Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Best Young Female Filmmaker: Brooklynn Prince for Happy Thanksgiving (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Female Filmmaker): Eva Ariel Binder for It Was Only You (USA)

Best Young Male Filmmaker: Charlie S Tang for Once Upon A Time In My Village (China)

Best Actress: Cynthia Zitter for Argie Berman (USA)

Best Actor: David Huynh for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)

Honorable Mention (Young Actress): Mellony Ledo for Acting Out (USA)

Best Young Actor: Fflyn Edwards for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Best Acting Duo: Alison Whitney and Dreama Walker for Hot Fascist Jizz (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: David Huynh, Brian James O’Connell, Ashley Elliott, L’Metrius Long, Albania Sofia Sagarra, Alyx Lee, D.C. Wolfe, Blake Bagby, Kev Tai, and Sal Rodriguez for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Ensemble Cast): Dallas Knight, Alexandra Rooney, Stefano Chiavatti, Madison Ireland, Jayden Mimikos, Kylie Simmons, Chandler Springer, Ashlyn Vargas Ward, Aiden Santiago, Lars Figueroa, Bryden Benson, Alyessia Isabella Chiavatti, Asher Spence, and Cullen Prince for Happy Thanksgiving (USA)

Best Production Design: Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Best Original Screenplay: Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Best Cinematography: Jon Chema for Lamento (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography): Ben Zäch for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Best Editing: Rafael Reis for Liminal (USA)

Best Visual FX: Parliament for Lamento (USA)

Best Sound Design: Mark Binder for It Was Only You (USA)

Best Sound Editing: Olivia Lige Wuri for Cut All Trees (USA)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Jeanine Meyers and Hannah Biddle for It Was Only You (USA)

Best Special Makeup: Everardo Mora for Shortcut to Destiny (Mexico)

Best Original Score: Raphael Sommer, Björn Pankratz, and Vali Herrera for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Diego Contreras for Lamento (USA)