AWARDS & NOMINATIONS 2021
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THIS YEAR'S
FANTASTIC FILMMAKERS!
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1. BEST FEATURE
Strawberry Mansion
Superior
Scales
Marionette Land
Anne at 13,000 Ft.
The Night of the Beast
2. BEST SHORT FILM - US
The Dishwasher
La Ruta
Long Ride Home
Waffle
Vial
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3. BEST SHORT FILM - INTERNATIONAL
Charon
After Class
Alive
Anna
SAPE
The Third King
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4. BEST STUDENT FILM – US
La Ruta
5 Stars
Kids Don't Ride Bikes Anymore
My Mom Told Me Stories Like This
Sheila
5. BEST STUDENT FILM– INTERNATIONAL
A.D. 2019
The Bare Knuckle Gentleman
Cargo
6. BEST DOCUMENTARY
Philly D.A.
Dieorama
Marionette Land
The Suck
The Vasectomy Doctor
7. BEST LGBTQ SUBJECT
Of Hearts and Castles
The Harmonists
Lolo
The Suck
Sheila
8. BEST HORROR / SCI FI
Fire on The Mountain
The Axe and the Iron
Cargo
The Dark Strums
Karaoke Night
Stucco
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9. BEST GRINDHOUSE
Henrietta and Her Dismal Display of Affection
The Axe and the Iron
Karaoke Night
Tea Time
Unholy 'Mole
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10. BEST SUSPENSE / THRILLER
1971
Kill or Be Killed
Stucco
Vial
Waffle
11. BEST COMEDY FEATURE
Lake Michigan Monster
First Date
Night Drive
The Night of the Beast
Strawberry Mansion
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12. BEST COMEDY SHORT
Human Being
Afsluitdijk
Birthday Cake for Dinner
Kids Don’t Ride Bikes Anymore
Rollerland
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13. BEST ANIMATION
E=MC3
Coeur de Plomb
Con Fuerza
He Can't Live Without The Cosmos
Tides Are Changing
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14. BEST EXPERIMENTAL
Lessons From My Nightmares
Autumn of the Nations
Boxes
Home Abyss
Morningside
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15. BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE
Scales - Shahad Ameen
Anne at 13,000 Ft. - Kazik Radwanski
The Night of the Beast - Mauricio Leiva-Cock
Strawberry Mansion - Albert Birney & Kentucker Audley
Superior - Erin Vassilopoulos
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16. BEST DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
SAPE - Clémence Marcadier
After Class - Charles Xiuzhi Dong
Alive - Jimmy Olson
Anna - Dekel Berenson
Charon - Yannick Karcher
17. BEST DIRECTOR – US SHORT FILM
Waffle - Carlyn Hudson
blackhole. - Holly Pilcavage
The Dishwasher - Nick Hartanto & Sam Roden
Long Ride Home - Dame Pierre
Vial - Sonja O’Hara & Micah Stuart
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18. BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR – US
Sheila - Jackson McKeehan
5 Stars - Vernard James
Kids Don’t Ride Bikes Anymore - Ganeesh Genus
La Ruta - Star Victoria
My Mom Told Me Stories Like This - David Dunnington
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19. BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL
Cargo - Abhilash Chandra
AD 2019 - Jan Groblinski
The Bare Knuckle Gentleman – Nichaud Chaughule
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20. BEST SCREENPLAY
Strawberry Mansion – Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney
Ann at 13,000 Ft. - Kazik Radwanski
Night Drive - Meghan Leon
Scales - Shahad Ameen
Superior - Erin Vassilopoulos & Alessandra Mesa
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21. BEST ACTOR – SHORT FILM
SAPE – Florian Colas
A.D. 2019 - Tomasz Schimscheiner
The Bare Knuckle Gentlemen - Doctor Hayes & Bradford Barnes
Charon - Tcheky Karyo
The Dishwasher - Kevin Balmore
Of Hearts and Castles - Philemon Chambers
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22. BEST ACTRESS – SHORT FILM
After Class - Youfeng Zhang
Alive - Eva Johansson
Anna - Svetlana Barandich
Hot Chocolate - Chihiro Smithies
La Ruta - Laura Vallejo
Vial - Sonja O’Hara
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23. BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
Anne at 13,000 Ft. - Deragh Campbell
First Date - Shelby Duclos
Night Drive - Sophie Dalah
Scales - Basima Hajjar
Strawberry Mansion - Penny Fuller
24. BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
Strawberry Mansion - Kentucker Audley
First Date - Tyson Brown
Lake Michigan Monster - Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Night Drive - AJ Bowen
The Night of the Beast - Daniel Reyes & Esteban Galindo
25. LOCAL HERO - PENNSYLVANIA FILMMAKER AWARDS
The Dark Strums - Steven Russell
Boxes - Michael Sheridan
Con Fuerza - Andrés Eduardo
The Harmonists - Jimmy Monack
Processing - Tommy Butler
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26. PA STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARD
5 Stars - Vernard James
Complicated - Jesse DeRocco
Destiny Flores: A Quilted Story - Ralph Ravix
My Mom Told Me Stories Like This - David Dunnington
The Witching Hour - Graham Burrell
27. AUDIENCE AWARD
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28. SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Marionette Land - Alexander Monelli
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