Author: Dreamate Demo

Sous Tension

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The Brawl

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The Fatal Dilemma

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT & BEST EUROPEAN ORIGINAL WRITER

Remnant

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The way of Mizoguchi

BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary Feature), BEST STORYTELLING & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Effata

BEST SINGER OF THE YEAR & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO

You Are Here

BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

In a Whole New Way

BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM & BEST ORIGINAL SOCIAL FILM OF THE YEAR

Errata in blue

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Fire Flies

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT

Walking In Memphis

BEST PILOT/TV SCRIPT

The White Chronicles:The Beginning?

BEST ORIGINAL BOOK/MANUSCRIPT

Fascino d’altri tempi

BEST EUROPEAN NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SCREENWRITER

On My Special Day

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Searching for Camelot

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Eye of the Storm

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Ye Ole Glorya

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Big Momma Earth

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Der Rote Klang

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Thinking

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Monument to Love

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM OF THE YEAR

I Waited for You

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Experimental Film) & BEST EXPERIMENAL CINEMATIC PROJECT

Alta California

BEST AMERICAN WRITER & BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT

The Boy Who Earned His Magic

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK/MANUSCRIPT

Medea

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Katabasis

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Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

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Maiden Tower, The

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The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILM, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHER

Routine

BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER, BEST INDIE CAST & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Louie KR.ONE Gasparro 5POINTZ

BEST INDIE DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Dojo

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The Priory of Sion

BEST EUROPEAN HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST EUROPEAN WRITER OF THE YEAR

Heart to Heart

BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO

Miss Dress

BEST INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ+ FILM

Am I a painter?/Czy jestem malarzem?

BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

The Stones of Rome

BEST AMERICAN NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR

The Pathos of Hamlet

BEST INDIE PRODUCER & BEST INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATIONAL FILM

Thankful

BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Mashuga Wedding and Sheldon’s Jewish Christmas

BEST COMEDY & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: International Comedy)

The Demon

BEST ORIGINAL ACTING

Luzinete

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER (Category: Drama)

Nossos Caminhos

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA (Category: Feature Script)

Whispers of Love

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An Ever After Drama

BEST AMERICAN ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM & BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO POETRY

The Duchess

BEST CAST & BEST ARTHOUSE CASTING DIRECTOR

Sister

BEST INDIE FILM, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY & BEST ARTHOUSE FILMMAKER (Category: International Narrative Feature)

Omnipotent Resolution

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Not Without Gloves

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No Porn Avocado

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Yetis

BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER (Category: Arthouse Feature Script)

The Dog (Il Cane)

BEST INDIE SHORT SCRIPT

Le féministe

by Daniele Pierosara

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The Bag

by Glen Dunzweiler

BEST DIRECTOR (Animated Short Film) & BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

Vanités

by Alexandra Battereau

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Bodies

by Maria Maya

BEST LGBTQ+ FILM & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Frog

by Hattie Greenwood

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM & BEST ORIGINAL ANIMATION PROJECT

Golden Hour

by Julius Jaramillo

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Boxed In

by Steve Hunyi

BEST ORIGINAL SHORT, BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR & BEST EDITING

Purpose of an Ill Mother

by Jeremy McKnight-Lewandowski

BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG DIRECTOR & BEST STUDENT FILM

CASSANDRA VENICE, the RED Trailer

by Hugo Teugels

BEST INDIE DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL CINEMATOGRAPHER

-When did you discover Charlie Chaplin’s cinema?

At the age of 73, Chaplin films have been in my life for a long time but it wasn’t until my later years, when I began to really write, that I allowed his creativity and direction sink in. As his films have begun to be restored and remastered it has opened up his early work to being streamed and shown in theaters that specialize in silent films. Even film channels such as Turner Classic Movies has shown his films so anyone should be able to enjoy his work.

-Do you think that today Charlie Chaplin’s cinema can be understood by younger generations?

They can be understood by any generation. They are simple yet very complex. It’s a matter of whether the younger generation “wants” to take the leap to understand his work. Every cinema student has their own “nitch” for their writing and film making. Different genres and styles are of the greatest importance and any Chaplin film can be interpreted several ways. Remember, Chaplin had virtually no dialogue to write, and what dialogue he did insert into a film was more of a story line direction setter. He had a story line, emotion and movement which is what every film today has, but now we have actors with dialogue to firm up the film in other ways.

As he moved forward in his career there came talkies which changed his process, but his underlying abilities stayed the same. As you can see, change in film is a given but those underlying abilities remain the base in everything he did.

Any generation can learn so much from his work if they look into what’s happening on the screen. Camera shots and lighting were different during his period. Hell, even cameras were different because they used film. No digital shots to adjust on a computer during editing. I don’t think they even teach film usage these days unless there is a special course in vintage film making. I personally feel younger generations of film makers should be required to study everything about Charlie Chaplin’s skills. If they’re smart, they’ll do it on their own because it will open their eyes.

-The pacifist monologue we can see in “The Great Dictator” is still very relevant today, as unfortunately, there are still many wars in the world. WILD FILMMAKER has a dream, which may remain only an utopia: our dream is to create Article 0 for all the constitutions in the world, in which to insert Chaplin’s pacifist monologue. Would you agree with this?

While it is a grand dream, is it really a possibility? Everyone has their own definition of what a utopia could or would look like. Maybe I’m a pessimist, but even if the world started over, there is always the rebirth of individuality which no one, even twins, are guaranteed to share. Today we have many definitions of what God should be and require us to do in service, and that in itself is the #1 cause for the most of the non-utopia issues in the world. With that, it is used as a power to control many.

Utopia is an individual thing. You must find your own utopia and never require anyone else to share it with you 100%. You can legislate it but never obtain a “single” utopia. It sounds silly but I love homemade potato salad with no apple cider vinegar and my closest friend hates it without the sharp tart flavor of vinegar. Simple-minded as an example but serious in all things that matter. We recently went to see Daniel Craig’s new film, QUEER. I thought it was controversial and thought provoking and he hated the film and started texting half-way through. I love Fred Astaire musicals others don’t. Chaplin is fascinating in his films while others may not understand him or enjoy his films. Individuality is inbred.

That said, the monologue is, in some ways, the same words that started WWII because of the reason for their use and by whom. There is always individuality involved and it may not be for everyone. If everyone has the same utopia, every film would be exactly the same. There would be no need for difference or thought provoking scripts. The characters would be the same, doing the same thing because they must be in an over-all utopia. It is an illustrious dream but, is it really possible? Would it truly be happiness?       

-Charlie Chaplin was a revolutionary poet. How much has his art inspired you?

Revolutionary is an understatement. Once you’ve witnessed his works and styles, it has to inspire you in some way. It has me. My genres are multi and my writing styles in each is different, as was his. As I believe he did, I see every moment of each of my scripts. I see the character speaking each line and where they are as I write them. In The Taste Of Rain, I feel the rain as the lead character, Roman Barkley, stands in the rain or spirals during his flashback episodes. I see him at the Eiffel Tower drinking champagne with Voleta as he falls in love. I truly believe that is how Chaplin created. That is his effect on me, deep in my creative soul.

The Esteemed Priority

BEST ANIMATION & BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

I Waited for You

BEST EXPERIMENTAL INDIE FILMMAKER & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE EDITING

Thankful

BEST ORIGINAL INDIE WRITER 2024 & BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT

Katabasis

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Narrative Feature) & BEST ACTING

Non temere

BEST SONG OF THE YEAR & BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO

Not Without Gloves

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Arthouse Experimental film) & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Monument to Love

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE DOCUMENTARY 2024

Artists & Aliens

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCI-FI & BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR

Alta California

BEST SCREENWRITER 2024 (Category: Feature Script)

The Boy Who Earned His Magic

BEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK/MANUSCRIPT

Eye of the Storm

BEST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER & BEST BIOGRAPHIVAL DOCUMENTARY 2024

The Fatal Dilemma

BEST ARTHOUSE SCREENPLAY

The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA, BEST INDIE SHORT FILM & BEST CAST

Routine

BEST INDIE PRODUCER, BEST ORIGINAL NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST CINENATOGRAPHER

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITER

Luzinete

BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT & BEST EDITING (Category: Narrative Short Film)

Amen-Amen-Amen: A Story of Our Times

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary) & BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Duchess

BEST DRAMA & BEST ACTING

The Stones of Rome

BEST ARTHOUSE ACTOR & BEST ORIGINAL DIRECTOR

The Pathos of Hamlet

BEST ARTHOUSE EDITING, BEST POETRY NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST INDIE FILMMAKER

The Demon

SPECIAL MENTION BEST ORIGINAL YOUNG ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Dojo

BEST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM, BEST ACTION MOVIE, BEST THRILLER, BEST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BEST CASTING DIRECTOR

Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

“Emancipacion” con los campeones Julian y Bruna – Tango Bardo

BEST FILMMAKER (Category: Indie Music Video) & BEST SOUND DESIGN

For RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED 💍 

-2023 — 8 & HalFilm at Cannes (8th Edition) Wins

* Best Narrative Feature —  

Producer/Director Michelle Arthur, Sr Assoc Producer Jeff Vernon, Composer R. Kim Shultz, 

DP Andrew Giordano

* Best Director — Michelle Arthur

* Best Original Screenplay — Screenwriter Michelle Arthur, Contributing Writer Stacy Newton

-2023 — 8 & HalFilm at NYC (2nd Edition) Wins

* Best Picture — Producer/Director Michelle Arthur, Sr. Assoc Producer/Film Editor Jeff Vernon, Composer/Sound Designer R. Kim Shultz, DP/1st AD Andrew Giordano

* Best Producer — Exec/Producer Michelle Arthur, Sr Assoc Producer Jeff Vernon, Associate Producers Jayme Butler and Maureen Mahon

* Best Soundtrack — Composer R. Kim Shultz, 

Singer Songwriter Nina Kruse

2023 — 8 & HalFilm at American Film Market 

(1st Edition)  Wins

* Best International Filmmaker —  

Producer/Director Michelle Arthur 

* Best Screenwriter — Michelle Arthur 

* Best Picture — Producer/Director Michelle Arthur, Sr. Assoc Producer/Film Editor Jeff Vernon, Composer/Sound Designer R. Kim Shultz, DP/1st AD Andrew Giordano

THE WISTERIA MANOR 🌿 

-2022 — 8 & HalFilm  Wins

* Best Actress — Michelle Arthur

* Best Original Screenplay — Screenwriter Michelle Arthur, Novelist Scott Nixon

For FATE’S SHADOW: THE WHOLE STORY 🌹 (feature)

-2024 — Wild Filmmaker/8 & HalFilm

Indie Filmmaker Hall of Fame Awards  Wins

* Best Indie Narrative Feature — 

Producer/Director Michelle Arthur 

* International Videopoetry — 

Poets Tom Squitieri, Sandra Kaye

* Sound/Score — Composer R. Kim Shultz

* Makeup — Renae Goodhew, Maksim Leonov, Betsy Webb, Betzaida Barrantes

* Best Cast — Michelle Arthur, Kevin Caliber, 

Patrick Stalinski, Linney Allen, Kathleen Randazzo, Maria Bobeva, Jeff Vernon, Karen Sharpe, Kat Kramer, Sherwin Ace Ross, Roosevelt Palafox, Armando DuBon Jr., Silviya Belcheva, Stacy Newton, Michelle G. Stratton, Maksim Leonov, Elena Nesterova, Surinder Bamrah, Gopal Nunemacher, Dan Kennedy, Pamela Francesca Rubino, Justice Joslin, Edythe Davis, Oliver Stafford

-2024 — Wild Filmmaker/8 & HalFilm 

Special Edition in Cannes  Wins 

* Best International Indie Feature Film — 

Producer/Director Michelle Arthur 

* Best Arthouse Picture — Director Michelle Arthur, Film Editor Jeff Vernon, Composer R. Kim Shultz  

* Best American Actress — 

Lead Actress Michelle Arthur

* Best Indie Production Company — 

Producing Crew of Michelle Arthur, Surinder Bamrah, Maureen Mahon, Todd Tetreault, and 

Jeff Vernon 

FATE’S SHADOW (short) 🌹 

2024 — Wild Filmmaker/8 & HalFilm Awards 

Indie Filmmaker Hall of Fame Awards Wins

* Best International Indie Narrative Short — 

Producer/Director Michelle Arthur

* Best Producer — Executive Producer/Producer Michelle Arthur, Executive Producer Surinder Bamrah, Associate Producers Natalie Rodriguez and Jeff Vernon 

* American Cinematographer — 

Anup Kulkarni, Alex Pollini, Diego Ferres Devotto 

1st Assistant Camera Deep Sawant

* Indie Director — Director Michelle Arthur, 

1st AD Hector G. Magana, 2nd AD Meng Meng

* Best Actress — Lead Actress Michelle Arthur 

 -Which writer(s) inspire most?

Robert Bolt, Rod Serling, the Epsteins and Howard Koch for CASABLANCA for screenwriting; 
James Joyce, Herman Melville, and Shakespeare for the written  word.

-What is the main challenge you encounter while writing your work?

Trusting the original concept even if I have doubts about how the story will roll out. If it’s there thematically, the     details of plot eventually follow. Just have patience and never stop thinking about it. Funny how the brain     continues to work even when fingers do not.

-Is there someone you always turn to for their opinion as soon as you finish writing?

Although there have been others, Robert McCullough, who started Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Competition, is my go-to guy on all of these projects. He has a special talent for spotting errors of all kinds and a keen sensibility of what works and what doesn’t.

-Are you currently working on a new screenplay?

Currently working on a three-act theatrical play, a comedy, set at at a pool deck in a famous Palm Springs hotel. It pokes fun at the city, the residents, hoteliers, kitsch art, and tourists. (This one I didn’t want to do at the start of 2024 and suddenly all  three acts are almost ready for Robert McCullough to review. So, somehow I believed in the original concept).

-If you had to describe your writing style?

Persistent, positive, and patient. (stuck in the “P’s” not intentionally)

Idiopathy

BEST ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL IDEA

Not Without Gloves

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Omnipotent Resolution

BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL, BEST DANCE FILM & BEST ORIGINAL SINGER ON THE YEAR

Five Silent Shorts

BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY OF THE YEAR

Brushstrokes

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The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

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Routine

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The Taste Of Rain

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 2024 & BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT

The Demon

BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR & BEST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Dragul and Forbes

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The Duchess

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Thankful

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER

The way of Mizoguchi

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Daddy Blueberry

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Monument to Love

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Life is Beautiful

BEST ORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Smell Of Pain-T

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Artists and Aliens

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Alta California

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER

And We Were Left Darkling

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCRIPT

The Pathos of Hamlet

BEST EXPERIMENTAL DIRECTOR & BEST ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM

The Stones of Rome

BEST AMERICAN NARRATIVE SHORT OF THE YEAR

Emancipacion con los campeones Julian y Bruna – Tango Bardo

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO

Doctor Hyphoteses

BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDIAN

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Luzinete

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER & BEST DRAMA SCRIPT

Michel Steiner 64 agendas

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Documentary Short)

Amen-Amen-Amen: A Story of Our Times

BEST SPIRITUAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM

Dojo

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST ORIGINAL THRILLER, BEST ACTION MOVIE & BEST AMERICAN PRODUCTION COMPANY

Brothers of Babylon

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Risveglio Planetario

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR (Category: Music Video)

5 Marzo 1955 Una Canzone Per Carla

BEST EUROPEAN SUPER SHORT FILM & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

Down the Rabbit Hole

BEST ORIGINAL ACTOR

The Quest for Camelot

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Orpheus with his lyre

BEST INDIE FEATURE SCRIPT

-Who is Barış AKBULUT?
I am Barış AKBULUT, a traveler and photographer dedicated to exploring life and capturing the essence of different cultures through photography. I have had the opportunity to visit many cities across Turkey and over 20 countries around the world. The landscapes, cities, and stories of the people I encounter on my journeys inspire me deeply. My journey in photography began with the desire to immortalize these moments during my travels; now, each shot reflects the soul of the places I’ve visited and the unique atmosphere of that moment.

–What inspired you to become a photographer?
The biggest inspiration for my photography has been the diverse landscapes and people I encountered on my travels. Every city, every country, every culture tells its own story, and I wanted to capture these stories and share them with others. From a lone figure walking along the shore to children playing in a historic street, each detail allows me to rediscover the world in a single frame.

-Do you think cinema can bring about change in society?
Absolutely, cinema is a window into different cultures and a force that brings people together. Watching a film allows us to witness the lives of people living in other countries or cities and to feel their emotions. I try to capture this cinematic effect in my photographs as well; through images taken in different countries and cultures, I aim to remind people that shared emotions exist all around the world. Like cinema, photography is a powerful tool for fostering this understanding

-What would you change in the world?
I would love for more people to travel and experience different cultures and people. Traveling has helped me to understand different ways of life and perspectives, which has fostered a greater sense of tolerance and empathy. If more people explored the world and appreciated cultural diversity, I believe it would lead to a more peaceful and connected world.

-Where do you see the film industry going in the next 100 years?
In the coming years, I think the film industry will become richer with technologies like virtual reality and interactive experiences. However, I also believe that films and visual storytelling must retain their ability to create an emotional connection. As in photography, cinema should both entertain and provoke thought, allowing people to better understand their own world and experience different cultures.

Not Without Gloves

BEST POETRY SHORT FILM & BEST EXPERIMENTAL CINEMATOGRAPHER

In a Whole New Way

BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SCREENPLAY

Brothers of Babylon

BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER

Angel

BEST INTERNATIONAL FIRST TIME DIRECTOR

The White Chronicles: The Beginning? Book One

BEST NOVEL/MANUSCRIPT

Mashuga Wedding And Sheldon’s Jewish Christmas

BEST AMERICAN COMEDY OF THE YEAR

Searching for Camelot

BEST SOCIAL FILM & BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR

Because We Are Too Many

BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

THE BLANKET – Die schwarze Decke

BEST ORIGINAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Under Tension

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA, BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY & BEST ARTHOUSE EUROPEAN FILMMAKER

I Waited for You

BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM

Stigma

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: International Documentary Short)

Normal Thoughts From A Strange Mind

BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCRIPT

Appointment With The Plague Doctor, Lester Haywood

BEST ORIGINAL HORROR OF THE YEAR

La sposa nel vento

BEST EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL FILM, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Category: Feature Film) & BEST ARTHOUSE EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

When the Withered Leaf Awakens

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The Duchess

BEST INTERNATIONAL DRAMA & BEST ARTHOUSE INDIE FILMMAKER

Innovation in Connecticut

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

I Rose

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO POETRY & BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILMMAKER

Katabasis

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Narrative Feature) & BEST EUROPEAN DIRECTOR

Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

BEST INDIE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM, BEST ARTHOUSE INSPIRATIONAL FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Experimental Project)

Dojo

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR, BEST THRILLER, BEST ACTION & BEST CASTING DIRECTOR

Etnoragù

BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Indie Short) & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT

The Demon

BEST ORIGINAL ACTING & BEST EUROPEAN ACTOR

Omnipotent Resolution

BEST DANCE SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE SONG, BEST ARTHOUSE SOUND DESIGNER & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS SONG WRITER

Nova and Beyond

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Homage to Sokurov

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Alta California

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

Only You Can Save Her,” pilot teleplay of series THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC

BEST PILOT TV

Blooming Sisters

BEST INDIE ACTRESS & BEST ORIGINAL ACTING

Non temere

BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR

Remnant

BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST FILMMAKER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Film)

Belles Paroles

BEST HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT

American Phantasmagoria

BEST ORIGINAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Secrets of Montmartre 2

BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR (Category: Feature Script)

Gold, Gloves & Glory

BEST ORIGINAL ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT

An Ever After Drama

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Walking With God

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Colombano le la Ventunesima Fetta

BEST HISTORICAL FILM & BEST EUROPEAN INDIE SCREENWRITER

Thankful

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT, BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER & BEST ORIGINAL IDEA

Am I a painter?/Czy jestem malarzem?

BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

Idiopathy

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER (Category: Feature Script)

Heart to Heart

BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG & BEST SINGER OF THE YEAR

BLIND FAITH: Moments of Missed Understanding

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (Category: Experimental)

Can’t Figure It Out

BEST DIRECTOR, BEST PRODUCER & BEST EDITING (Category: Experimental)

Big Momma Earth

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Ye Ole Glorya

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Darker Realities

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Underwater Hazards

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Wrath On Evil

BEST INTERNATIONAL HORROR OF THE YEAR

Key to Key

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT

The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

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Routine

BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR, BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST INDIE PRODUCER

Amen-Amen-Amen: A Story of Our Times

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: International Documentary Feature)

The Stones of Rome

BEST SCREENWRITER & BEST AMERICAN ACTOR

The Pathos of Hamlet

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM

Smell Of Pain-t

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The Dragonfly Dreaming Project

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Love Is My Gun

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Australia

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Category: Documentary Short)

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

BEST INDIE SCREENWRITER

Luzinete

BEST ARTHOUSE NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST MAKE-UP

No Porn Avocado

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE COMEDY

Risveglio Planetario

BEST EUROPEAN ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO & BEST SOUND DESIGNER

Una Canzone Per Carla

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE SUPER SHORT FILM

Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE SHORT FILM & BEST AMERICAN INDIE CINEMATOGRAPHER

Sam and Dukes Big River Adventure

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Monument to Love

BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, BEST ORIGINAL STORY & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (Category: Documentary)

Roses are Blind

BEST AMERICAN DIRECTOR & BEST THRILLER

Omnipotent Resolution

BEST MUSICAL, BEST ORIGINAL FILMMAKER, BEST ARTHOUSE SOUND DESIGNER & BEST INDIE NARRATIVE SHORT

The Demon

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR & BEST EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE PROJECT

Ye Ole Glorya

BEST COMEDY SCRIPT

Big Momma Earth

BEST DIRECTOR & BEST INDIE PRODUCER (Category: Comedy)

The Assassin’s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY & BEST CAST

Routine

BEST ORIGINAL INDIE DIRECTOR, BEST STORY & BEST ARTHOUSE CINEMATOGRAPHY

An impossible secret

BEST DIRECTOR (Category: International Drama), BEST INDIE CAST & BEST ORIGINAL STORY

Downriver

BEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE FILM

I Waited for You

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: International Experimental Film) & BEST INSPIRATIONAL EDITING

Remnant

BEST ORIGINAL NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST FILMMAKER (Category: International Picture), BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY (Category: International Narrative Feature) & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Order

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM & BEST ORIGINAL EDITING

Drag Queens Of Emeralis

BEST AMERICAN FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Darker Realities

BEST ARTHOUSE WRITER

The Girl Made of Earth and Water

BEST INTERNATIONAL SUPER SHORT FILM & BEST DIRECTOR (Category: Super Short Film)

The way of Mizoguchi

BEST ARTHOUSE DOCUMENTARY, BEST EUROPEAN FILMMAKER & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Risveglio Planetario

BEST ARTHOUSE MUSIC VIDEO, BEST FILMMAKER & BEST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER (Category: Music Video)

The Taste Of Rain

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT

The White Chronicles: The Beginning?

BEST INTERNATIONAL NOVEL

Emergency Musical Response: Part 1 – Journey to Netherworld

BEST INDIE FILMMAKER & BEST PRODUCER (Category: Experimental Film)

Not Without Gloves

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Eye of the Storm

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL FILM, BEST AMERICAN PRODUCER & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Category: Documentary)

Alta California

BEST INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY

The Script, A Celtic Horror Tale

BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT & BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER

The Mongrel

BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT OF THE YEAR

Dojo

BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT, BEST ACTION, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & BEST PROP DESIGNER

Amen-Amen-Amen: A Story of Our Times

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR (Category: Documentary Feature) & BEST HUMAN RIGHTS FILM

Maiden Tower, The

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER (Category: Feature Script)

No Porn Avocado

BEST ARTHOUSE DIRECTOR (Category: Comedy)

The Duchess

BEST ORIGINAL ACTING & BEST INTERNATIONAL CASTING DIRECTOR

Sheldon Mashugana gets Stooged

BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY

The Pathos of Hamlet

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM & BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER

The Stones of Rome

BEST INDI CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST ARTHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

The Priory of Sion

BEST ORIGINAL IDEA & BEST ARTHOUSE SREENPLAY

Luzinete

BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR (Category: Drama)

Nossos Caminhos (Our Paths)

BEST SCREENWRITER (Category: Arthouse Feature Script)

Calm Lake

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTION & BEST FANTASY OF THE YEAR