AWARDS & NOMINEES 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THIS YEAR'S
WONDERFUL FILMMAKERS!
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1. BEST FEATURE
LUZ (Spain)
MOPE
New Homeland (Canada / USA)
Supa Modo (Kenya)
Volition (Canada)
2. BEST SHORT FILM - US
ASIA A
Organics
Peor Es Nada
Ways to Look at the Moon
Year of the Dog
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3. BEST SHORT FILM - INTERNATIONAL
The Camel Boy (Tunisa)
Drum Wave (Australia)
The Girls Were Doing Nothing (UK)
Minor Key (Spain)
Piggy (Spain)
Tomorrow Island (Estonia / Argentina)
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4. BEST STUDENT FILM – US
ASIA A
Atlantic City: Songs of Stories Untold
“E”
On Our Own
The Worst That Could Happen
5. BEST STUDENT FILM– INTERNATIONAL
Bini (Kosovo)
Hindsight (UK)
Nomadic Doctor (Mongolia)
San Miguel (Mexico)
The Transfer (Israel)
6. BEST DOCUMENTARY
For Your Consideration
The Imperfect Machine
New Homeland (Canada / US)
Nomadic Doctor (Mongolia)
The Traffic Separating Device (Sweden)
7. BEST LGBTQ SUBJECT
Dante vs Mohammed Ali (Netherlands)
His Guy Thursday (Australia)
In The Dark (Germany)
Otherland (Netherlands)
Tomorrow Island (Estonia)
8. BEST HORROR / SCI FI
Floating (Spain)
Juniper
Luz (Germany)
The Replacement
Slip Road (Australia)
Volition (Canada)
9. BEST SUSPENSE THRILLER
Carga (Iraq / Spain / UK)
The Carpool
Peor Es Nada
Piggy (Spain)
Year of the Dog
10. BEST COMEDY
Big Night Out (Australia)
Camp Wedding
The Carpool
Lobster (UK)
People of the Pop
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11. BEST ANIMATION
Angels & Apes
Baby (Canada)
Drop Zone: A Sick Wizard Tale
In the Dark (Germany)
Meeting MacGuffin
Nightmare (Germany)
12. BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Film:One
My Dad is Orange (UK)
Nameless World
Period.
Wycasaya – Andira
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13. BEST GRINDHOUSE
Bennifer
Fetish
Nameless World
The Notion Show
Patch Polyester
Radio Candy
14. BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
Camp Wedding – Greg Emetaz
Luz – Tilman Singer (Germany)
MOPE – Lucas Heyne
Supa Modo – Likarion Wainaina (Kenya)
Volition – Tony Dean Smith (Canada)
15. BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT – INTERNATIONAL
Camel Boy – Chabname Zariâb (Tunisia)
Drum Wave – Natalie Erika James (Australia)
Minor Key – Ivan Sainz-Pardo (Spain)
Piggy – Carlota Martínez Pereda (Spain)
The Smell of Petrol – Branko Tomovic (UK)
Tomorrow Island – Gwenn Joyaux (Estonia / Argentina)
16. BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT – US
The Imperfect Machine – Steve Summers
Organics – Dillon Dowdell
Peor Es Nada – Gabriel Duran
Period – Kira Bursky
Ways to look at the Moon – Katherine Clark
Year of The Dog – Jeremy Johnson
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17. BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR – US
ASIA A – Andrew Reid
“E" – Ember Crowley
On Our Own – Chad Hamilton
The Worst That Could Happen – Graham Burrell
18. BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL
Bini – Erblin Nushi (Kosovo)
Hindsight – Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh (UK)
Sailing Away – Shuli Tan (China)
San Miguel – Cris Gris (Mexico)
The Transfer – Michael Grudsky (Israel)
19. BEST SCREENPLAY
Luz – Tilman Singer (Germany)
Minor Key – Ivan Sainz-Pardo (Spain)
MOPE – Lucas Heyne & Zack Newkirk
Piggy – Carlota Pereda (Spain)
Supa Modo – Wanjeri Gakuru (Kenya)
Volition – Tony Dean Smith & Ryan W. Smith (Canada)
20. BEST SCREENPLAY - STUDENT
ASIA A - Andrew Reid & Roberto Saieh
Bini - Erblin Nushi (Kosovo)
San Miguel - Cris Gris (Mexico)
The Transfer - Evgeny Sosnitsky (Israel)
21. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dante vs. Mohammed Ali – Sjors Mosman (Netherlands)
Drum Wave – Charlie Sarroff (Australia)
Luz – Paul Faltz (Germany)
Mope – Bryan Koss
Volition – Byron Kopman (Canada)
Year of the Dog – Michael Lang
22. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – STUDENT
ASIA A – Ante Cheng
Dante vs. Mohammed Ali – Sjors Mosman (Netherlands)
“E” – Ember Crowley
San Miguel – Sheldon Chau (Mexico)
The Transfer – Tim Lobov (Israel)
23. BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
A Black Letter Day – ??? (Belarus)
Dante vs Mohammed Ali – Pieter Christiaans (Netherlands)
Drum Wave – Josephine Wagstaff (Australia)
The Master of Cuchillo – Sebastián Narbona (Mexico)
MOPE – Catch Henson
24. BEST ACTOR – SHORT
ASIA A – London Brown
Dante vs Mohammed Ali – Bas Keizer (Netherlands)
Minor Key – Miguel Rellán (Spain)
Peor Es Nada – Antonio Torres
Year of the Dog – Matt Fowler
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25. BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
Drum Wave – Zimo Bai (Australia)
Piggy – Laura Galán (Spain)
The Smell of Petrol – Cosima Shaw (UK)
Tomorrow Island – Daryna Butryk (Estonia / Argentina)
Ways to Look at the Moon – Amy Frear
26. BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Camp Wedding – Kelley Gates
LUZ – Luana Velis (Spain)
Supa Modo – Stycie Waweru (Kenya)
Volition – Magda Apanowicz (Canada)
27. BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Luz – Jan Bluthardt (Germany)
Mope – Kelly Sry
Mope – Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Volition – Adrian Glynn McMorran (Canada)
28. LOCAL HERO - PENNSYLVANIA FILMMAKER AWARDS
Angels and Apes – Tedd Hazard
The Custer Wolf – Chris Heady
Lucid – Jamie Monahan
Road Less Travelled – Lindsay Barrasse
Tastes Like Heaven – Wilder Troxell
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29. LEHIGH VALLEY STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARD
Atlantic City: Songs of Stories Untold
Beyond the Name
Eric Lee Will Die in 30 Days
Mike’s Girlfriend – Ethan Cannon
The Worst That Could Happen
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30. ENFANT TERRIBLE (YOUNG FILMMAKER AWARD)
Atlantic City: Songs of Stories Untold – Elijah Terrence
“E” – Ember Crowley
Eric Lee Will Die in 30 Days – August Schweitzer
Tastes Like Heaven – Wilder Troxell
The Worst That Could Happen – Graham Burrell
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31. SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Supa Modo – Likarion Wainaina (Kenya)
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