Winners of July 2022
BEST SHORT FICTION FILMBabyGirl
Directed by Donald Welch
BEST STUDENT SHORT FICTION FILMUps and Downs
Directed by Konstantin von Schroder
BEST STUDENT NON-FICTION FILMThe Teen Killer
Directed by Olivia Medrano
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMReal Heroes Can Wear Capes
Directed by Ha-Joon “Daniel” Park
BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILMThe Fourfold
Directed by Alisi Telengut
BEST FEATURE FILMFinally Free
Directed by Giuseppe Ivan David Di Giorgio
BEST LGBTQ FILMFUFU
Directed by Katsuhide Yamago
BEST FEMALE FILMMAKER’S FILMDance for Me
Directed by Robin Hofmann
BEST MUSIC VIDEOOrion – Hana Hsu
Directed by Sean Hu
BEST WEB SERIESAnimated History – Braddock’s Expedition
Directed by Andrew Kouropoulos
BEST TRAILERA Broken Man
Directed by Leonidas Gioldasis
BEST DIRECTORRAGE
Directed by Gary A Wales, David Penman
BEST FEMALE DIRECTORHigh Society
Directed by Niamh Magee
BEST SCREENWRITERA Town Full of Ghosts
Written by Isaac Rodriguez
BEST EDITORChimera
Edited by Michael Tigkiridis
BEST D.O.PJunk Shop
Cinematography by Cmos Le
JURY CHOICE AWARD“These Aren’t People”
Directed by Ben Rosales
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDBasketa
Directed by Lazarus Gerofotis & Gkevorgk Simonian
FESTIVAL CHOICE AWARDFree Pass
Directed by Joseph Lao
FESTIVAL CHOICE AWARDTo Dust I Shall Return
Directed by Daniel Michael Tomcik
BEST COVID-19 FILMThe First Outbreak
Directed by Luis Galan, Ramon Campoamor & Haiyan Tan