Winners
11th Edition
Feb, 2022
Best U.S. Narrative Feature
After Masks
Dirs: Manaal Khan, Tayo Amos, Rebekah Wiggins, John Crockett, Brian McCulley
Best International Narrative Feature
Cold
Dirs: Claire Coaché, Lisle Turner
Best U.S. Narrative Short
Near Sight
Dir: Chris Vernale
Best International Narrative Short
An Eye for An Eye
Dir: Phoenix Shi
Best International Documentary Feature
A Moment Of Bliss
Dir: Bachar Khattar
Best U.S Documentary Short
Send Nudes
Dir: Jonny Kapps
Best International Documentary Short
Nā Kama Kai - Children Of The Ocean
Dir: Ju Martins
Best U.S. Documentary Feature
The Jewels of the Salton Sea
Dir: Steven Vitali
Best Director
Open Ticket
Dir: Vivek Beergunnot
Best Female Director
Best Independent Film
Marat
Dir: Olga Boiko
Best Actress
Janet Etuk
For: Cold
Best Actor
Donghyuk Sun
For: A Song For My Dear
Best Experimental
Gentile
Dir: Adrian Tizoc Marshall
Best Script
Ideologies & The Promise
Writers: Maria S. Mejia, Alexandro Pacheco
Best Cinematography
J1S
DOP: Mathias Rozpendowski
Best Editor
Cold
Editor: Flaura Atkinson
Best Composer
The Jewels of the Salton Sea
Music: Steven Vitali
Best Animation
Synthetic Me
Dirs: Susan Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
Best Music Video
Mozart Gabriel - Leach
Dir: Mozart Gabriel Abeyta
Best Comedy
Party Favors
Dir: Matt Canon
Best Science Fiction
J1S
Dir: Jay Cunningham
Best Horror
Inside The Darkness
Dir: Jordan Wright
Best Trailer
MAYA the Sacrifice
Best Student Film
Mountain Spirits
Dir: Qiwei Li, Zishan Huang, Yin Fu, Yuxuan Fu
Best TV Series-Web-Pilot
Cray
Dir: Sonia Sawkar
Best Unproduced Screenplay
The Gunslinger's Legacy
Writer: Christopher Goodenough