


First Edition
Best Narrative Feature
Acting The first six Lesson
Directed by: Emily Bridges
Best Narrative Short
Naval Gazing
Directed by: Aisha Evelyna
Best Feature Documentary
Maria the Korean Bride: Ghost Wedding
Directed by: Maria Yoon
Best Short Documentary
The Best Time
Directed by: Jessica Crossman
Best Experimental
The Way We Are
Directed by: Donald Li
Best Comedy
Room Temperature
Directed by: Brandy Seymour
Best Horror
Double Edged
Directed by: Cliona Concetta
Best Animation
The Ancestral Tree
Directed by: p.a. duquette
Best Web/TV/Pilot
Needs
Directed by: Natalia Montecinos
Best Music Video
Naima- A N I M A
Directed by: Natalie Jean-Marain, Shyam Jones
Best LGBTQ
Away
Directed by: Zhou Weijia
Best Female Director
Honorable Sins
Directed by: Susan Singh
Best Actress
Naval Gazing
Starring:Charis Ann Wiens
Best Producer
Dear Elijah
Producer: Brenda Yvonne Todd
Best Student Film & Best Cinematographer
ZeroNet
Directed by: Maggie Smith
DOP by: Taylor Sniffen
Best Script
13th Street Scare
Written by: Cecilia Copeland
Best Science fiction & Best Editor
Fujiyama
Directed by: Brandy Seymour
Edited by: Crystal Ash
Best Human Rights & Best Poster
Unlearning Sex
Directed by: Zanah Thirus