CONTEST
RESULTS

ROUND 1 2023

LEVEL 3 MAGMOMETER - WARM
SEMI-FINAL LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

Welcome to another edition of the most vibrant film festival of the year.
Take your seats, make yourselves comfortable, and above all, don't blink, at least not too much if you want to catch the best independent cinema in the world!

From cold Finland to the hot Arab Emirates this year we have received true prodigies of the seventh art from all corners of the planet; we have laughed, cried, but above all, we have become enthralled by brave, daring, and diverse cinema, because that is the power of our art, to be able to tell the same story over and over again, but from different points of view and in a very personal way.

We've had everything from strong female leads looking to save the world to broken men whose family environment have been completely shattered. We've had a variety of themes, but without a doubt, parent-child relationships have stood out above all others.
The filmmakers have opened up the channel to bring out everything they have inside, showing us their inner world and transferring it through environments as different as the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, to the quiet beaches of New Zealand, or even to uninhabited and hostile worlds!

But cooked the way we like it, over a slow fire to achieve an EXPLOSION of feelings, sensations, and emotions that can make a real volcano explode, LITERALLY!
From worrying visits to the doctor to alien invasions, in MAGMA, we are lovers of cinema, whatever its ingredients are, and we give the value they deserve to our filmmakers.

So I won't keep you any longer; let yourselves go, put on your seatbelts because this is starting, and in the next few days, we promise you will experience a UNIQUE journey because our directors will be able to throw an arrow straight into your heart so that you will never forget them.

And that is what MAGMA is about, a film festival capable of making a real IMPACT on its spectators. 

Are you ready for the eruption?

BEST PICTURE
WINNER

· BABY BOOM (Norway) · Thomas Lunde

NOMINEES

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd
· BEYOND THE LAKE (UK) · Simon Constantine
· THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev
· IT'S RAINING (China) · Edward Lai
· BAD FURNITURE (USA) · Randall Maxwell
· LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch

BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd

NOMINEES

· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· NO BAD GUYS (Australia) · George Gittoes 

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
WINNER

· IT'S RAINING (China) · Edward Lai

NOMINEES

· THE MAN WHO CAN'T STOP KILLING! (USA) · Chaitu Madiraju 
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES  (USA) · Pat Mitchell 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Wendy Shipman
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 

BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER

· BAD FURNITURE (USA) · Randall Maxwell 

NOMINEES

· CHEMISTRY & TIMING (USA) · Dom Skinner 
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· BE-LONGING (UK) · Mike McKenzie 
· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· CHERZOSO THE SILENT FILM (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel 
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 
· PROTECT THE PIGEONS FROM EATING USED CONDOMS (USA) · Sean Pollock 

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM
WINNER

· LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 

NOMINEES

· PONDERING POTATOES (UK) · Kessiah Leah Arthur 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· HINTERLAND: ELECTION NIGHT (Canada) · Katisha Shaw 
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 

BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER

· NICE THINGS (Russian Federation) · Valentina Bespalaya 

NOMINEES

· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE BASEMENT (USA) · Rick James Aydelott 
· PINE (USA) · Jax Price 
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER

· MARBLE WORMS (USA) · Juliana Betancourth 

NOMINEES

· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· CHERZOSO THE SILENT FILM (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel 
· MOOD CIRCUS (USA) · Eddy Falconer 
· THE LONGING (AKA HIRAETH) (USA) · Cas Taylor 
· THEY ARE COMING SOON (Finland) · Sid Sirkia 
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci 
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 

BEST QUEER
WINNER

· GENESIS (Spain) · Ester Moyá García 

NOMINEES

· TAD THE CAD (USA) · Tom Jenkins 
· TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · Dora Frankel 
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 

BEST TV SERIES
OR PILOT EPISODE
WINNER

· KOMBUCHA CURE (USA) · Dr. Cecilia Choi

NOMINEES

· REEL LIFE (USA) · Dustin Detore, John Rifici 
· COMBAT NUNS (USA) · Rick Williamson 
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
WINNER

· THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev 

NOMINEES

· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· BEFORE ONE: UMIARSUUP TIKINNGILAATTAANI  (Greenland) · Hanne Sørensen 
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· THEY ARE COMING SOON (Finland) · Sid Sirkia 

BEST ZERO/
LOW-BUDGET FILM
WINNER

· LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 

NOMINEES

· THE BASEMENT (USA) · Rick James Aydelott 
· GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (USA) · Jeffrey Carl Woodson 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· BE-LONGING (UK) · Mike McKenzie 
· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· THE MAN WHO CAN'T STOP KILLING! (USA) · Chaitu Madiraju 
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· THE PERFECT MATCH (USA) · Will Sidaros 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey
· THE SANDMAN (USA) · Brooke deRosa  

BEST DANCE
OR POETIC FILM
WINNER

· WAVES (Spain) · Jesus Plaza

NOMINEES

· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· I VOTE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T (USA) · Kevin W. Fitzgerald  
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 

BEST CULT
WINNER

· DYSTOPIA (Norway) · Laura Ugolini 

NOMINEES

· GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (USA) · Jeffrey Carl Woodson 
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey 
· PROTECT THE PIGEONS FROM EATING USED CONDOMS (USA) · Sean Pollock 
· HINTERLAND: ELECTION NIGHT (Canada) · Katisha Shaw 
· HIDDEN HELIX (Australia) · Alex Moore 
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· THEY ARE COMING SOON (Finland) · Sid Sirkia 
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer 

BEST DRAMA
WINNER

· BAD FURNITURE (USA) · Randall Maxwell

NOMINEES

· CHEMISTRY & TIMING (USA) · Dom Skinner 
· BE-LONGING (UK) · Mike McKenzie 
· FIRST DATE (UK) · Thibaut Nyemba 
· LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING (USA) · Karamell Jones 
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· PINE (USA) · Jax Price 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Wendy Shipman 

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER

· BABY BOOM (Norway) · Thomas Lunde

NOMINEES

· COMBAT NUNS (USA) · Rick Williamson 
· GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (USA) · Jeffrey Carl Woodson 
· FIRST DATE (UK) · Thibaut Nyemba 
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey 
· PROTECT THE PIGEONS FROM EATING USED CONDOMS (USA) · Sean Pollock 
· HINTERLAND: ELECTION NIGHT (Canada) · Katisha Shaw 
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer 

BEST ACTION SCI-FI OR FANTASY
WINNER

· BEYOND THE LAKE (UK) · Simon Constantine 

NOMINEES

· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE BASEMENT (USA) · Rick James Aydelott 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· BEFORE ONE: UMIARSUUP TIKINNGILAATTAANI  (Greenland) · Hanne Sørensen 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· INSPIRATION (Spain) · Alberto Martín-Aragón 
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey 
· HIDDEN HELIX (Australia) · Alex Moore 
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 

BEST HORROR OR THRILLER
WINNER

· IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico) · Montse Villegas 

NOMINEES

· THE BASEMENT (USA) · Rick James Aydelott 
· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· THE PERFECT MATCH (USA) · Will Sidaros 
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· SIRIN (USA) · John Cheney 
· THE SANDMAN (USA) · Brooke deRosa 

BEST DIRECTING
WINNER

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 

NOMINEES

· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· BE-LONGING (UK) · Mike McKenzie 
· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING (USA) · Karamell Jones 
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· PINE (USA) · Jax Price 
· APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES  (USA) · Pat Mitchell 
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER

· BAD FURNITURE (USA) · Randall Maxwell 

NOMINEES

· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING (USA) · Karamell Jones 
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· PINE (USA) · Jax Price 
· APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES  (USA) · Pat Mitchell 
· BAD DATE IN PARADISE (USA) · Timothy Delaney 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER

· LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 

NOMINEES

· CHEMISTRY & TIMING (USA) · Dom Skinner 
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 

BEST LEAD ACTOR
WINNER

· IT'S RAINING (China) · Ningfeng Song

NOMINEES

· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · 
· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · 
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) ·

BEST LEAD ACTRESS
WINNER

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Grace Dove

NOMINEES

· SUNNA (Turkey) ·
· ÒRAN NA H-EALA (UK) ·
· JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE (USA) ·
· SIPHON (USA) ·
· DOUBLE EDGED (Canada) ·
· MOTHER & WILD (UK) ·
· BIG MOMMA EARTH (USA) ·
· NO PROMISED LAND (USA) ·
· AT THE WALL (UK) · Victor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER

· IT'S RAINING (China) · Junyan Xu

NOMINEES

· THE LAST OF US: ALL GONE (France) · Alexandre Delol 
· GHOST TRIALS (USA) · Will Sidaros 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER

· SUNNA (Turkey) · Semra Dinçer

NOMINEES

· THE MASK I WEAR (USA) · Yushica Wallace

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
WINNER

· IT'S RAINING (China) · Edward Lai 

NOMINEES

· THE DOCTRINE (Canada) · Shane Brar 
· LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING (USA) · Karamell Jones 
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· APPLES, ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES  (USA) · Pat Mitchell 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
WINNER

· IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico) · Montse Villegas

NOMINEES

· GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (USA) · Jeffrey Carl Woodson 
· FIRST DATE (UK) · Thibaut Nyemba 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· NO BAD GUYS (Australia) · George Gittoes 
· PINE (USA) · Jax Price 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 
· HIDDEN HELIX (Australia) · Alex Moore 
· THEY ARE COMING SOON (Finland) · Sid Sirkia 

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
WINNER

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd

NOMINEES

· THE MAN WHO CAN'T STOP KILLING! (USA) · Chaitu Madiraju 
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll 
· MY AFFAIR WITH A ROMEO (USA) · Ayden Johansen 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 
· PROTECT THE PIGEONS FROM EATING USED CONDOMS (USA) · Sean Pollock 

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER

· IT'S RAINING (China) · Edward Lai 

NOMINEES

· MOURNING CLOAK (UK) · Joshua Davies 
· A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE (UK) · Fynn Lithgow 
· TIMMY'S SUNDAY (USA) · Justin Borland 
· THE TURN (USA) · Joseph Tobon 
· THE LOCAL (USA) · Dalton Burdette 
· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE PERFECT MATCH (USA) · Will Sidaros 
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe 
· THE MAGICIAN (USA) · Brielle S. Carroll 

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
WINNER

· BAD FURNITURE (USA) · Randall Maxwell

NOMINEES

· GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (USA) · Jeffrey Carl Woodson
· COMBAT NUNS (USA) · Rick Williamson
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall
· THE ADVENTURES OF FATHER BEAR AND HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS (Australia) · Matt Bolin
· THE PERFECT MATCH (USA) · Will Sidaros
· YOU PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (UK) · Sam Plumbe
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius)
· HINTERLAND: ELECTION NIGHT (Canada) · Katisha Shaw
· PROTECT THE PIGEONS FROM EATING USED CONDOMS (USA) · Sean Pollock
· THE LONGING (AKA HIRAETH) (USA) · Cas Taylor
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer

BEST EDITING
WINNER

· PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem 

NOMINEES

· F-STOPS (USA) · Jeff Bassetti 
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci 

BEST CGI & VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER

· THE EYE: CALANTHEK (USA) · Aaron Sims 

NOMINEES

· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 

BEST SOUND DESIGN
WINNER

· THE EYE: CALANTHEK (USA) · Aaron Sims 

NOMINEES

· I GOT YOUR LETTER, JOHN BAUER (Ireland) · Noel Brady 
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· THE LONGING (AKA HIRAETH) (USA) · Cas Taylor 
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WINNER

· HERE FOR YOU (Panama) · Angel Hepburn 

NOMINEES

· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· BE-LONGING (UK) · Mike McKenzie 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· SUNNYSIDE (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· MOOD CIRCUS (USA) · Eddy Falconer 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER

· IKARUS (USA) · Shaun Escayg 

NOMINEES

· THE MAN WHO CAN'T STOP KILLING! (USA) · Chaitu Madiraju 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· CHERZOSO THE SILENT FILM (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER

· MONKEY BEACH (Canada) · Loretta Sarah Todd 

NOMINEES

· CHERZOSO THE SILENT FILM (USA) · Tracy Ann Chapel 
· ROMANCE UNMASKED (USA) · Jonathan Hersey 

BEST MAKEUP & SFX
WINNER

· BABY BOOM (Norway) · Thomas Lunde 

NOMINEES

· THE LAST OF US: ALL GONE (France) · Alexandre Delol 
· SUNSPOT (USA) · Brian Mihok 
· COFFEE WITH FRIENDS (USA) · Jimmie Rogers, Autumn Rogers 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 

BEST FAN FILM
WINNER

· THE LAST OF US: ALL GONE (France) · Alexandre Delol 

BEST ANIMATED FILM
WINNER

· BOLERO STATION (Switzerland) · Rolf Brönnimann

NOMINEES

· PONDERING POTATOES (UK) · Kessiah Leah Arthur 
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· THE ADVENTURES OF FATHER BEAR AND HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS (Australia) · Matt Bolin 
· MANŌ (USA) · Brittany Biggs 
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN
WINNER

· THE EYE: CALANTHEK (USA) · Aaron Sims 

NOMINEES

· BOLERO STATION (Switzerland) · Rolf Brönnimann 
· YOUR BATTLE OF MINE (USA) · Amr Sharaki 
· MIXED SIGNALS (Canada) · Thomas van Kampen 
· KEEP PAINTING, MOM (Canada) · Heloise Magny 
· MOURNING CLOAK (UK) · Joshua Davies 
· PLACE TO PLACE (Puerto Rico) · Natasha Cánepa 
· PONDERING POTATOES (UK) · Kessiah Leah Arthur 
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 

BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT
WINNER

· THE EYE: CALANTHEK (USA) · Aaron Sims 

NOMINEES

· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· THE ADVENTURES OF FATHER BEAR AND HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS (Australia) · Matt Bolin 
· MANŌ (USA) · Brittany Biggs 
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 

BEST ORIGINAL ANIMATION STYLE
WINNER

· YOUR BATTLE OF MINE (USA) · Amr Sharaki 

NOMINEES

· KEEP PAINTING, MOM (Canada) · Heloise Magny 
· THE APOLOGY OF ALBERT BATCH (Canada) · Luc Chamberland 
· YAJH (USA) · Ben Lam, RHYME 
· SHAMANS (USA) · Santiago Echeverry 
· PONDERING POTATOES (UK) · Kessiah Leah Arthur 
· BOLERO STATION (Switzerland) · Rolf Brönnimann 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER

· LIONLION 'WHAT REMAINS' (Switzerland) · Stefan Fitzner 

NOMINEES

· FLY ANTI-BULLYING PSA (Canada) · Ilan Rosenberg 
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· ELEVATOR (USA) · Joe Chilcott 
· SAZUKING-SCAT (Japan) · Sazuki Yukino 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER

· APEIRON BOUND 'EMOTIVE SERVITUDE' (USA) · Christian Cashmir, Wayne Joyner 

NOMINEES

· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION (Iceland) · Uniqueness 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
WINNER

· LIONLION 'WHAT REMAINS' (Switzerland) · Stefan Fitzner 

NOMINEES

· FLY ANTI-BULLYING PSA (Canada) · Ilan Rosenberg 
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· ELEVATOR (USA) · Joe Chilcott 
· SAZUKING-SCAT (Japan) · Sazuki Yukino 
· STAR DANCE (USA) · Elvira Kalnik 

BEST MV OR COMMERCIAL DIRECTING
WINNER

· WAVES (Spain) · Jesus Plaza 

NOMINEES

· FLY ANTI-BULLYING PSA (Canada) · Ilan Rosenberg 
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· ELEVATOR (USA) · Joe Chilcott 
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 

BEST MV OR COMMERCIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER

· WAVES (Spain) · Jesus Plaza 

NOMINEES

· FLY ANTI-BULLYING PSA (Canada) · Ilan Rosenberg 
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 

BEST MV ARTIST
WINNER

· LIONLION 'WHAT REMAINS' (Switzerland) · Stefan Fitzner 

NOMINEES

· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· SAZUKING-SCAT (Japan) · Sazuki Yukino 
· STAR DANCE  (USA) · Elvira Kalnik 

BEST MV MONTAGE EDITING
WINNER

· DESTINATION (China) · Chen Lu 

NOMINEES

· LIONLION 'WHAT REMAINS' (Switzerland) · Stefan Fitzner 
· VISIT CASCAIS (Portugal) · Roger Serrasqueiro 
· REMOTE WORKERS: VISIT CASCAIS (Portugal) · António Aleixo 
· RADIOMAGIA (Italy) · Daniele Faraotti 
· STAR DANCE  (USA) · Elvira Kalnik 
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· WAVES (Spain) · Jesus Plaza 

BEST MV OR COMMERCIAL SCENOGRAPHY
WINNER

· DON'T GO OUT (Latvia) · Frederiks Sebastians 

NOMINEES

· DESTINATION (China) · Chen Lu 
· FATHER OF FIZZ (USA) · Tim Barry 
· ARGYLE CHRISTMAS (USA) · Joe Chilcott 
· ELEVATOR (USA) · Joe Chilcott 

BEST NEW MEDIA
WINNER

· WAVES (Spain) · Jesus Plaza

NOMINEES

· CHEMISTRY & TIMING (USA) · Dom Skinner
· DIGITAL AFFAIRS (USA) · Elor De Mayo
· PERSPECTIVE  (Canada) · Jon Clement, Jamie Oxenham, Michelle Foster 
· IN SEARCH OF A P-I-G (USA) · Keith Edward Szarabajka, Tony Pasqualini, Laura Stribling, Chuma Gault, Jack Szarabajka, Kazu Takeda
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness
· THE TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION (USA) · Jack Hussey

BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST
WINNER

· THE RAPSCALLION AGENCY (USA) · Christof Laputka 

NOMINEES

· DICE TOWER THEATRE (USA) · Mike Atchley, Joleen Fresquez 
· SEE YOU IN YOUR NIGHTMARES (USA) · Jordana Williams 
· NICKI FIX’S TIME MIX (USA) · Rebecca Cunningham 
· LETHAL LIT: A TIG TORRES MYSTERY (USA) · Krizia Bajos 
· FROM CHAOS TO HOPE (USA) · Vera Brooks 

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
WINNER

· KATIA AND RIMMA (France) · Gulya Mirzoeva

NOMINEES

· LIVE OUT LOUD (USA) · Melissa Gregory Rue 
· SAVING CHINATOWN: THE RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Canada) · Jimmy Chan 
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez 
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley 

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
WINNER

· REMEMBERING SUDAN: THE LAST MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO (Kenya) · Ami Vitale 

NOMINEES

· VANCOUVER: A BRIEF HISTORY (Canada) · Jean-Jacques Dumonceau 
· THE FUTURE IN OUR HANDS (Taiwan) · Shihyun Wang 
· THE TEAR GAS HUNTERS (UK) · Liela Ibrahim 
· VOICES FOR FREEDOM: THE HYERS SISTERS' LEGACY (USA) · Susheel Bibbs 
· "SHOPPING FOR OLDIES BUT GOODIES", WHILST CANCER BATTLES COVID (Thailand) · Stephane Lambert 
· LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF MICHAEL NESMITH (USA) · Cindy Lynn Carter 
· UNFUCK THE WORLD (USA) · Kevin W. Fitzgerald  

BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING
WINNER

· BLUE MONDAY (Netherlands) · Ingrid Kamerling 

NOMINEES

· LIVE OUT LOUD (USA) · Melissa Gregory Rue 
· SAVING CHINATOWN: THE RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Canada) · Jimmy Chan 
· THE TEAR GAS HUNTERS (UK) · Liela Ibrahim 
· "SHOPPING FOR OLDIES BUT GOODIES", WHILST CANCER BATTLES COVID (Thailand) · Stephane Lambert 
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez 
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley 

BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER

· WHITE WOLVES: GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC  (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl 

NOMINEES

· KATIA AND RIMMA (France) · Gulya Mirzoeva 
· BLUE MONDAY (Netherlands) · Ingrid Kamerling 
· LIFE OR DEATH OF A CITY: A FILMIC TRIPTYCH (Germany) · Sascha Kloas 
· COLLISION (UK) · Philip Hamilton 
· MAMA IRENE: HEALER OF THE ANDES (USA) · Elisabeth Möhlmann, Bettina Ehrhardt 
· ORDESA (Spain) · Martin  Zalba 
· HYPNOTIC: LA PALMA VOLCANO (Spain) · Carlos Virgili Ribé 
· YOU GO, I GO (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 

BEST DOC EDITING & SOUND DESIGN
WINNER

· SONG OF THE BISON (Canada) · Ronald Keith Salmon 

NOMINEES

· ORGANIC (USA) · Egor Subbotin 
· YOU GO, I GO (Japan) · Daisuke Kurata 
· LOUIE (KR.ONE) GASPARRO 5POINTZ (USA) · Eirini Alligiannis 
· EDGAR PALM IN OTRABANDA (Curaçao) · Harrie Verstappen 
· SAVING CHINATOWN: THE RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Canada) · Jimmy Chan 
· VANCOUVER: A BRIEF HISTORY (Canada) · Jean-Jacques Dumonceau 

BEST CHARACTER-DRIVEN DOCUMENTARY
WINNER

· BLUE MONDAY (Netherlands) · Ingrid Kamerling 

NOMINEES

· PAT WALSH: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF AN IRISH REVOLUTIONARY (Ireland) · Michael Benson 
· TRUTH BE TOLD: IRVING NORMAN AND THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT (USA) · Ray Day 
· SHADOWS IN THE BOX (USA) · Vaintino 
· "SHOPPING FOR OLDIES BUT GOODIES", WHILST CANCER BATTLES COVID (Thailand) · Stephane Lambert 
· WHAT WOULD YOU BRING: AURORA ZINDER (USA) · Jacqueline Nicholls 

BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY
WINNER

· WHITE WOLVES: GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl 

NOMINEES

· MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (Ireland) · Damien Donnelly 
· ORGANIC (USA) · Egor Subbotin 
· THE BREEDING SHED (USA) · Celina Torrealba 
· SHEEP SEASONS (USA) · Katherine Roselli 
· SAVING THE AUMAKUA (USA) · Dereka Bennett 
· STROMBOLI: AS LONG AS THE HEART BEATS (Switzerland) · Hanspeter Aliesch, Zürich 

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
WINNER

· THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 

NOMINEES

· ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · Lynn Elliott 
· THE FAR CORNER (USA) · Dawn Greenfield Ireland 
· THE WHOLE ZEN THING (USA) · Mark Clemente 
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins 
· CALIFORNIA STAGECOACH ROBBER: TRICKY DICK FELLOWS (USA) · Wendy Wolverton 
· A BRAVE SOUL (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 
· DIARY AFTER DEATH (USA) · Nadine Weathersby 
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
WINNER

· ERNEST HEMINGWAY, LEO TOLSTOY, ANAIS NIN AND JANE AUSTEN WALK INTO A BAR (Australia) · Ben Ulm 

NOMINEES

· EXPOSURES (USA) · Rich Underwood 
· KU KLUX KAREN (USA) · John Kestner 
· ORGANIK (USA) · Stacy Owens 
· TIME (USA) · Mario Telles 
· HOE THE MEMORIES (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· A STRANGER COMES HOME (Norway) · Fredrik Mortensen 

BEST TV SCRIPT
WINNER

· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 

NOMINEES

· SPUN OUT! (Australia) · Felicity Bolitho 
· VISIONARIES (USA) · Richard Seneque 
· THE MR. DAVE SHOW...SHOW (USA) · Scott Marshall Taylor 
· L ELLA (USA) · Gary St. Martin 
· PROPHECY OF THOL (USA) · Dawn Greenfield Ireland 
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 

BEST DRAMA
WINNER

· THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 

NOMINEES

· ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · Lynn Elliott 
· TAD THE CAD (USA) · Tom Jenkins 
· EXPOSURES (USA) · Rich Underwood 
· ORGANIK (USA) · Stacy Owens 
· THE WHOLE ZEN THING (USA) · Mark Clemente 
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· TIME (USA) · Mario Telles 
· A STRANGER COMES HOME (Norway) · Fredrik Mortensen 

BEST QUEER
WINNER

· TORN (USA) · Ericka Salary 

NOMINEES

· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· TAD THE CAD (USA) · Tom Jenkins 

BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA
WINNER

· TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 

NOMINEES

· TORN (USA) · Ericka Salary 
· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· PHARAOH (USA) · Dimitri Devyatkin 
· WEATHERING IT (USA) · Lynn Vincentnathan 
· THE SOUL SINGER (USA) · Nadine Weathersby 
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER

· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 

NOMINEES

· EDWARD CARDINALD: THE GHOST AT BLACK MOOR CASTLE (UK) · Elyssa Catalfano 
· KU KLUX KAREN (USA) · John Kestner 
· THE MR. DAVE SHOW...SHOW (USA) · Scott Marshall Taylor 
· TIME (USA) · Mario Telles 

BEST FAMILY OR ADVENTURE
WINNER

· THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 

NOMINEES

· WIDER THAN THE SKY (UK) · Janie Price 
· EDWARD CARDINALD: THE GHOST AT BLACK MOOR CASTLE (UK) · Elyssa Catalfano 
· TIME (USA) · Mario Telles 

BEST ACTION DRAMA
WINNER

· TORN (USA) · Ericka Salary 

NOMINEES

· L ELLA (USA) · Gary St. Martin 
· CALIFORNIA STAGECOACH ROBBER: TRICKY DICK FELLOWS (USA) · Wendy Wolverton 
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· A BRAVE SOUL (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 

BEST ACTION
SCI-FI OR FANTASY
WINNER

· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 

NOMINEES

· SPUN OUT! (Australia) · Felicity Bolitho 
· SILVERLIGHT (Australia) · Victor Spiegel 
· WE'RE HERE TO KILL IT (USA) · J.M. Kallet 
· THE SHROUD TRINITY (USA) · Frank McEvoy 
· SHE CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (USA) · Tom Jenkins 
· DEVIL'S DELIGHT (USA) · Bruce Smith 
· AMERICAN FALLOUT (USA) · Harry Kakatsakis 
· CALIFORNIA STAGECOACH ROBBER: TRICKY DICK FELLOWS (USA) · Wendy Wolverton 
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 

BEST HORROR
WINNER

· THE 49TH DAY (USA) · Craig Peters 

NOMINEES

· THE FAR CORNER (USA) · Dawn Greenfield Ireland 
· JACKY (Canada) · Rose Buscholl 
· AS SCARED AS YOU (USA) · Jesse Dorian 

BEST THRILLER
WINNER

· THE 49TH DAY (USA) · Craig Peters 

NOMINEES

· UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN (Italy) · Francesco Capussela 
· LOVE. WITHOUT A TRACE. (Ireland) · Sean Hynes 
· HITMARKER (USA) · Kyle Gibbs 
· SVEN (USA) · Jesse Dorian 

BEST SEMI-PROFESSIONAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER

· WIDER THAN THE SKY (UK) · Janie Price 

NOMINEES

· KU KLUX KAREN (USA) · John Kestner 
· HEARTBREAK GLASS (USA) · John Ervin 
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· AS SCARED AS YOU (USA) · Jesse Dorian 

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
WINNER

· TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 

NOMINEES

· THE WHOLE ZEN THING (USA) · Mark Clemente 
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins 
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· TIME (USA) · Mario Telles 
· AS SCARED AS YOU (USA) · Jesse Dorian 
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill