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Best Producer: Jon Judelson for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Producer): Michael Schilf, Chase Kuker, Ryan D. Wood for The Fixer (USA)
Best Director (Female): Dorota Fórmanowska for Don’t Come Too Early (Poland)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Female): Bonnie Dennison and Alison Barton for Manifest (USA)
Best Director (Male): Alex Backes and Tanner Boyajian for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Director – Male): Nico Nepola for The Time Travelers’ Dilemma (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Ilona Szekeres for Hamda (United Arab Emirates)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Female): Jo Kyoung-won for Doong-ji (South Korea)
Best Student Director (Male): Jacob Wahlqvist for The Last Thing That Dies (Sweden)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Director – Male): Riagáin Grainger for A Brief Inquisition into the Luxury Dining Experience (and the World of Food) (UK)
Best First Time Director (Female): Rakel Conk for With a Woman Like You (Peru)
Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Female): Elika Abdollahi for Pass (Iran)
Best First Time Director (Male): Michael Schilf for The Fixer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Director – Male): Kai Lendzion for Residue (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker (Female): Anna Martin for Lost Girl (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Filmmaker – Female): Nadia Ansari for The Invisible Condition (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Filmmaker – Male): Carlos Madeira for Karma (Portugal)
Honorable Mention (Young Filmmaker – Male): Marek Ścibior for A Loco Vivid Dream (Poland)
Best Actress: Christine Renaud for The Feeding (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Actress): Izzy Roy for Empty Shelf (UK)
Best Actor: Jesse C. Boyd for The Fixer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Actor): Sten Ljunggren for The Last Thing That Dies (Sweden)
Best Supporting Actress: Katy Jordan for Hallowed Be Thy Name (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actress): Tiffany Shepis-Tretta for Day 14 (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Danny Trejo for The Fixer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Supporting Actor): Richard Stephenson Winter for Empty Shelf (UK)
Best Child/Young Actress: Mia Tretta for Day 14 (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress): Jimena Peón for Medusa (Mexico)
Best Child/Young Actor: Max Tretta for Day 14 (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actor): Maka Koa for Make Believe (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Katy Jordan and Paul Gilmour for The Weekend (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Duo): Michelle J. Wright and Daniella Michieli for Waiting For Nicko (UK)
Special Jury Mention (Acting Duo): Mia Tretta and Max Tretta for Day 14 (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Sara Amini, Frank Caeti, Jon Keel, Rosemary Stevens, Emily Chang, and Marlon Young for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Acting Ensemble): Josh McKenzie, Morgan Albrecht, Byron Coll, Leisha Ward Knox, David Van Horn, Lucy Wigmore, Emma Eglinton, Catherine Yates, and Ryan Dulieu for A Hole (New Zealand)
Best Production Design: Alex Miskei for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Justin Aragon for My Train Leaves Tomorrow at 7 O’Clock (USA)
Best Original Screenplay: Jacob Wahlqvist for The Last Thing That Dies (Sweden)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Screenplay): Daniel Henry Kaes for Empty Shelf (UK)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Augie RIvera for Lea’s Secret (Philippines)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Adapted Screenplay): Johnny DePalma for 52 – A Tale of Loneliness (USA)
Best Cinematography: Hector Tapia Aguilar for The Light Hunter (Mexico)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography): Hector Tapia Aguilar for Loss (Mexico)
Best Editing: Kai Lendzion for Residue (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Editing): Ellie Gravitte and Kenny Neal Shults for Cyclone (USA)
Best Sound Design: João Cutileiro Nunes for Outlines Of Love (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Design): Ajeng Canyarasmi for My Train Leaves Tomorrow at 7 O’Clock (USA)
Best Sound Editing: Eric Marks for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing): Noori Dua for Staccato (USA)
Best Sound Mixing: Joseph Cooke for The Fixer (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Mixing): Noori Dua for Staccato (USA)
Best Visual FX: Joel Hernández for The Light Hunter (Mexico)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Visual FX): George Blagden for L A R A (UK)
Best Costume Design: Gianna Nepola for The Time Travelers’ Dilemma (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Costume Design): Catherine McQuade for When The Bloom Has Left The Rose (Australia)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Lucy Vick for Waiting For Nicko (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Makeup and Hairstyling): Lindsey DeLaney for A Good Shake (USA)
Best Special Makeup: Erica Coakley for Kick (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Special Makeup): Sofia Topete for Medusa (Mexico)
Best Original Score: Jaimie Pangan for My Train Leaves Tomorrow at 7 O’Clock (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Score): Jogger Xiong and Bangdi Zhao for He/She (China)
Best Original Song: “Unbecoming”, by Helen O’Shea and Marc Swersky (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Song): “Chase”, by Hannah Hsieh (Taiwan)
See also AWARD WINNERS: OCTOBER 2020
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