Forty Winks 

Susan Saradon - BEST ACTRESS 

Justin Marcel McManus – BEST ACTOR 

Will Parker – BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR 

John Turturro – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  

Don't Be Afraid 

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 

 Directed by Matthew Winters  

Billy Budd 

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT 

 Written by Don Thompson   

Making of Making Nothing 

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY 

Directed by Barbara Erni  

Stanley A Man Of Variety 

BEST INDIE NARRATIVE FEATURE (Low Budget)  Directed by Stephen Cookson  

Under a Bad Moon 

BEST THRILLER 

 Directed by Stephen Franklin Blanton  

Dream Girl 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

 Written and Directed by Jeremy Schuessler  

8 years 

BEST LGBTQ FILM 

 Directed by JD Alcazár  

America the Land of the Free? 

BEST AMERICAN SCREENWRITER   

Directed by Kandis Heckler

08/15 — The Daily Lives of Death 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM 

 Directed by Sarah Elena Schwerzmann  

What the Prophets Last Say to Earth 

BEST SHI-FI SCREENPLAY 

 Written by Justin Shumann  

Under every skin 

BEST SUPER SHORT FILM 

 Directed by Megan Stancanelli  

Dissension Within 

BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM 

 Directed by Natasha Middleton