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103 films, 7 seasons. Each one started with an idea rather than a budget.
September 2026
17 films awarded
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Behind The Reflection
- Best LGBTQ
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An Alternate Pond
- Best Experimental Film
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LAST SUPPER
- Best Drama
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FED
- Best Feature Screenplay
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DONDE HABITAN LOS SUEÑOS
- Best Music Video
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'Rococo'
- Best Costume Design
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The King of Trash
- Best Feature Documentary
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Legacy of the Sun and Moon
- Best Fantasy
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CANTRIK
- Best Action
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SEEK II: The Unsung Scars
- Best Director
- Best Indie Feature Film
- Best Actor Feature Film
- Best Actress Feature Film
- Best Cinematography
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Castlines
- Best Indie Short Film
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Adrift
- Best Short Film
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Lack Of Mom
- Best Actress Short Film
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The Next Wrong Thing
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Color Editing
- Best First-Time Director
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PONY
- Best Feature Film
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The Tardins - On the Spectrum
- Best Comedy
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The Home
- Best Student Film
March 2026
17 films awarded
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Till Death Do Us Part
- Best Student Film
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The Evangelist
- Best Horror
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Billy Boudinot
- Best Feature Screenplay
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Blue Moon Romance
- Best Comedy
- Best Actress Feature Film
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Eyes of the Forest
- Best Indie Short Film
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Have You Never Seen Birds?
- Best Music Video
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Greetings from Summerland
- Best Short Documentary (Up to 25 Minutes)
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FEDERICO FAGGIN - THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
- Best Sound Design
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7/O: Witnesses of Terror
- Best Web/TV Series
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MODEM
- Best First-Time Director
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Assalti Frontali - A Tale of Resistance
- Best Color Editing
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Breaking the Tide
- Best Actor Short Film
- Best Director
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‘The Waves’ | A Poetic Short Film
- Best Cinematography
- Best Experimental Film
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The Coruskan
- Best Actor Feature Film
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Frávillingur
- Best Short Film
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Bill W Conscious Contact
- Best Feature Documentary
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X-Communicado
- Best Feature Film
- Best Sci-fi
- Best Indie Feature Film
January – July 2025
18 films awarded
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Healey Willan: Doctor of Notes
- Best Feature Documentary
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IN HER SKIN
- Best Sci-fi
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Time For Sunset
- Best Indie Feature Film
- Best Thriller
- Best Actor Feature Film
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Escobank
- Best Feature Film
- Best First-Time Director
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Inked Fates
- Best Student Film
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Sous la chair
- Best Short Film
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Longed for Home
- Best Actress Short Film
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Against our will
- Best Drama Screenplay
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Grandpa's Got A Brand New Pill
- Best Music Video
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Bullet Time
- Best Comedy
- Best Sound Design
- Best Color Editing
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Exit Interviews
- Best Drama
- Best LGBTQ
- Best Original Screenplay
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Hungry Like The Wolf
- Best Costume Design
- Best Fantasy
- Best Make Up
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Found In Lost Places
- Best Experimental Film
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Mom
- Best Indie Short Film
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All Kinds
- Best Director
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KILL SWITCH
- Best Web/TV Series
- Best Horror
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Simulating Space
- Best Short Documentary
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Caesar's Cache
- Best Cinematography
June – December 2024
13 films awarded
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Untitled Skates
- Best Short Documentary
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Butterfly Wings
- Best Actress Short Film
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Buddy Love
- Best Short Film
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Flying Low
- Best Indie Short Film
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L.A. 4ORCE
- Best Feature Screenplay
- Best Director
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I,doll
- Best Experimental Film
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The Crone
- Best Fantasy
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四十九 - SEEK
- Best Indie Feature Film
- Best First-Time Director
- Best Action
- Best Sound Design
- Best Production Design
- Best Color Editing
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Sally
- Best Actor Short Film
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Diaspora, Curiosity of Culture
- Best Feature Documentary
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BRAINDEAD
- Best Horror
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Go On
- Best Feature Film
- Best Drama
- Best Actor Feature Film
- Best Cinematography
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Fight
- Best Music Video
December – June 2024
20 films awarded
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A Heart That Forgives 2 - The Battle Within
- Best Drama
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Fighting the Fire
- Best Actor Feature Film
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Hell Is A Teenage Girl
- Best Horror
- Best Director
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Patch
- Best Indie Feature Film
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The Serena Variations
- Best Color Editing
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Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy
- Best Make Up
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Chabak - The Night of Murder and Romance
- Best Feature Film
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Bye Bye Kitty
- Best Comedy
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Khruangbin: A Love International
- Best Music Video
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Planet X
- Best Sci-fi
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WINGS OF HARMONY
- Best Sound Design
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Golden Lies
- Best Experimental Film
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To End All Spells
- Best First-Time Director
- Best Costume Design
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A Wonderful Way with Dragons
- Best Actress Feature Film
- Best Cinematography
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Jasmine 茉莉花
- Best Short Screenplay
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DEMOLITION
- Best Indie Short Film
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The Lost Lake
- Best Short Documentary
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I'm Not Supposed To Be Here
- Best Web/TV Series
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Out of My Comfort Zone
- Best LGBTQ
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RISE ABOVE: The Carl Jackson Story
- Best Feature Documentary
January – May 2023
13 films awarded
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CATFIGHT
- Best LGBTQ
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Genius in Disguise: Demystifying Dyslexia
- Best Short Documentary
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Free Edge
- Best First-Time Director
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Neurotrance
- Best Experimental Film
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Lunatic
- Best Indie Short Film
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The Jewels of the Salton Sea
- Best Feature Documentary
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Exile
- Best Actress Short Film
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Steve's Law
- Best Comedy Screenplay
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Boris
- Best Student Film
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FRAME
- Best Actor Feature Film
- Best Indie Feature Film
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Someone - I Guess I'm Changing
- Best Music Video
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Blind Blood
- Best Feature Film
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Judas by the Sea
- Best Short Film
June – December 2022
5 films awarded
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Delta
- Best Music Video
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Awake In The Dark
- Best Experimental Film
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The Sister's Seance
- Best Short Film
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Chasing the Ghost
- Best Feature Film
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Through The Visual Lens
- Best Short Documentary