See also
Best Female Director
Amanda Kasmira Cryer for Living Undone (USA)
Bonnie McKee and David Richardson for Forever 21 (USA)
Janelle Christa for Liminal (USA)
Tabea Maria Bartl for Kystgaarden (Germany)
Taylor Rex for New Tables (USA)
Best Male Director
Christopher Sheffield for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Diego Contreras for Lamento (USA)
Fon Davis for Argie Berman (USA)
Juwan Chung for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)
Nico Mastorakis for Anima Ex Machina (USA)
Best Student Female Director
Emma Weller and Zoe Moore for The Fairy House (USA)
Julie Casamonti for Tommasa (USA)
Morgan Notari for Pushing Up Daisies (USA)
Best Student Male Director
Amaury Gilmaire and Cyril Paquet for Baccara (France)
Donald Conklin for Funny Isn’t It (USA)
Junhao(Mike) Zhang for To No Avail (USA)
Tobin Carter for Alone Together (USA)
Yiqing Wei for Welcome (China)
Best First Time Female Director
Alba Guerrero for Shortcut to Destiny (Mexico)
Claire Ward for Allgood (Canada)
Jayme Kusyk for Hot Fascist Jizz (USA)
Lauren Ward and Alex Kweskin for Rock Paper Scissors (USA)
Mia Musa for My Lor Gig (S1:E1) (USA)
Best First Time Male Director
Carmine Carpenito for Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Johannes Moe for Lighting Up The Darkness (Denmark)
Marcio Fein for Sundra (Brazil)
Xin Ocean for January (Australia)
Yusuke Nakamae for Echoes (Japan)
Best Young Female Filmmaker
Brooklynn Prince for Happy Thanksgiving (USA)
Catherine Marie Curry for What’s Lost Is Not Forgotten (USA)
Eva Ariel Binder for It Was Only You (USA)
Mellony Ledo for Acting Out (USA)
Xiangyun Selina Liu for The Unsung Heroes Behind the Flying Tigers (USA)
Best Young Male Filmmaker
TBA
Best Actress
Cynthia Zitter for Argie Berman (USA)
Eva Ariel Binder for It Was Only You (USA)
Nour Bechara for Cobalt Veins (UK)
Rachael Klein for New Tables (USA)
Satarah Fisher for My Lor Gig (S1:E1) (USA)
Best Actor
Bret Green for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
Case Walker for Real Mother (USA)
David Huynh for Ice Cold Ricky (USA)
Kurt Collins for Jalapeño Business (USA)
Steven Loomis for Saint Christopher (USA)
Best Young Actress
TBA
Best Young Actor
TBA
Best Acting Duo
Alison Whitney and Dreama Walker for Hot Fascist Jizz (USA)
Case Walker and Lisa Winans for Real Mother (USA)
Jacob Heiss and Philipp Rieper for Kystgaarden (Germany)
Nicole Acosta and Zach Montou for The Pact (USA)
Tom Leon and Charlie Sheepshanks for Vengeance on a Budget (UK)
Best Ensemble Cast
Bret Green, Pamela Fields, Brian Shakti, Heather Wake, Joran Bean, Fred Gerle, and Darren Burch for In Monster’s Hands (USA)
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)
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)
Keon Gaynor, Tyrese Saint-Cyr, Stephen Hedger, Frankie Midnight, and GC Christopher for The Big Time (USA)
Steve Kuzmick, Kathleen Kozak, David Amadio, and Gil Damon for Viaticum (USA)
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