2019 Annual Winners and Nominations

2019 Annual Winners and Nominations

BEST SHORT DRAMA | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

A Remarkable Career | Writer/Director/Producer: Paul William Dawkins. Writer/Producer: Lauren Hamilton Neill (AUSTRALIA)

Balance | Writer/Director/Producer: Young Martin. Writer: Liam lacy. (AUSTRALIA)

Gregory | Writer/Director/Producer: Johnny Coughlin (USA)

I Love You Sara | Writer/Director: Daniel White. Producer: Jami Blood (AUSTRALIA)

I'm Not Going Anywhere | Writer/Director/Producer: Pierce Hadjinicola. Producer: Aaron Ferdinand (AUSTRALIA)

Kneeling Sheep | Writer/Director: Hai Rihan. Producer: Jervis Li. (CHINA)

 Stealth | Writer/Director/Producer: Astor Stark. Producers: Damon Laguna, Sage Sokol Lanting, Mona Xia. (USA)

Who Am I? | Writer/Director/Producer: Liene Greifane (LATVIA)

You're talking to me? | Director: Desalos Isabelle (FRANCE)

BEST SHORT COMEDY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Bottomless | Writer/Director/Producer: Dustin Curtis Murphy (USA)

Charlie – Someone’s in there | Writer/Director: Paolo Casarolli (ITALY)

Harley Wheelchair | Writer/Director/Producer: Niels Sabbe (BELGIUM)

I've Had Enough! | Writer/Director/Producer: John M. Keller. Producer: Eléa Clair (FRANCE)

Lara & James | Writer/Director/Producer: Rachel Jordan (AUSTRALIA)

 My First Kiss  | Writer/Director Panfred Reed (AUSTRALIA)

Rimborso Spese | Writer: Michele Di Vito Director/Producer: Michelangelo di Pierro (ITALY)

She's Not Your Type | Writer/Director/Producer: Matt Vella  (AUSTRALIA)

Worth | Writer/Director: Lexie Gregory. Producer: Cat Hart (AUSTRALIA)


 

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019
 
Alpha Omega | Writer/Director: Clément Papillon (FRANCE)
 
Cold Orgasm | Writer/Director: Salahaddin Faraji Menbar. Producer: Sharmin Soltanian (IRAN)
 
Counting | Writer/Director: Rahil Bustani. Producer: Ali Hosseini (IRAN)
 
Hollow Pond | Director: Rolfin Nyhus. Writer/Producer: Adam Anson. Producer: Charlie Mather (UK)
 
is it winter already? | Writer/Director: Siddhanta Goswami. Producer: Hyash Tanmoy (INDIA)
 
 Pub_Talk | Writer/Director/Producer: Jake Taylor. Producer: Randolf Reimann (AUSTRALIA)
 
Second Illusion | Writer/Director: Mia Jaatinen, Katariina Räty. Producer: Katariina Räty (FINLAND)

BEST SCIFI SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Brolga | Writer/Director: Adrian Powers. Producer: J.J. Todd (AUSTRALIA)

Honor Among Thieves | Writer/Director/Producer: Justin Eugene Evans. Producers: Jason R. Moore, Rubén Burgos, Jr., Brent Tiano (USA)

Neutropia | Writer/Direcotr/Producer: Malique Harris. Producer: Mckayden Todecheenie (USA)

Project Max | Writers: Aidar Gabdrakhmanov, Maria Makarova, Damir Khanifullin. Director: Aidar Gabdrakhmanov. Producer: Anastasia Trushina (RUSSIA)

Re-Live | Writer/Director: Tania Nanavraki, Sotiris Petridis. Producer: Dimitris Tsakaleas (GREECE)

The Drone | Writer: John J. McLaughlin. Director/Producer: Wojciech Lorenc. Producer: Jean Bodon (USA)

The Update | Writer/Director: Mor Hanay Producer: Alona Nahmias (ISRAEL)

 Your last day on earth | Writer/Director: Marc Martínez Jordán. Producer: Alex Maruny (SPAIN)


 

BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Karma | Writer/Director/Producer: Armando del Río. Producer: Tote Trenas, Laia Alemany (SPAIN)

Portrait | Writer/Director/Producer: Charles Le Patourel (AUSTRALIA)

 Save 2.0 | Writer/Director/Producer: Ivan Sainz-Pardo (GERMANY/SPAIN)

Sound of Two | Writer/Director: Sachin Ramdas. Producer: Ivor Gracias (UAE)

The Broken Forest | Writer/Director/Producer: Alfredo Uzeta (MEXICO)

The Intruder | Writer/Director: Zhang Xueying. Producer: Guo Yufeng (CHINA)

Thou Shalt Not | Writer/Director/Producer: Mariano Schoendorff Ares (USA)

Untitled | Writer/Direcots: Chris Yip, Krishna Viswanathan. Producer: Elissa Nelthropp (AUSTRALIA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

A Woman's Calling | Director: Ivy Staker. Producer: Fisch Rasy (AUSTRALIA)

Beloved | Writer: Farzaneh Fathi. Director: Yaser Talebi. Producer: Elaheh Nobakht (IRAN)

Finish Line | Writer/Director: Saeed Mayahy. Producer: Ali Nikfar (IRAN)

Footstep | Writer/Director/Producer: Haydar Demirtas (TURKEY)

 Fraser Syndrome & Me | Created by Kyle Anne Grendys (USA)

Humanitarian | Director: Erick Fix. Producers: Suzanna Klaucke, Erick Fix, Justin Wright, Hassan Hijazi, Glorianne Cody, Will Clark (USA)

Keepers Of The Forest | Writer/Director/Producer: Roxy Rogan. Writer: Genevieve Rogan (AUSTRALIA)

Persia's Pantry  | Director: Daniel Pitcher. Producer: Daniel Njegich (AUSTRALIA)

The Wonder | Director: Goh Iromoto (CANADA)


 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

 Afterglow | Writer/Director: Ariana Bolaños Guevara. Producer: Jose Rodriguez

Dance of the Dead | Writer/Director: Scarlet Sykes Hesterman (AUSTRALIA)

Don't Feed These Animals | Writer/Directors: Guilherme Afonso, Miguel Madaíl de Freitas. Writer: José Alves da Silva. Producer: Nebula Studios (PORTUGAL)

Fire Musical Notes | Director: LuCAS Chewie. Producer: Wagner Cinelli (BRAZIL)

Idiot | Writer/Director/Producer: Dušan Davidov (SLOVAKIA)

iRony | Writer/Director/Producer: Radheya Jegatheva. Producer: Jay Jay Jegathesan (AUSTRALIA)

Kaeru | Director: Denise Chan. Producers: Allie Turner, Brandon Louie (USA)

Out Of The Box | Writer/Director/Producer: Malachi Moore (USA)

The Most Magnificent Thing | Writer: John van Bruggen. Director: Arna Selznick. Producers: Pamela Slavin, Lynne Warner, Doug Murphy, Ashley Spires, Scott Dyer (CANADA)

BEST STUDENT SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Badland | Writer/Director: Drew Phillips. Producer: Eve Siconolfi (USA)

 Euigon | Director: Jeremiah Estela Magoncia. Producer: Kim Andrew Surang (SOUTH KOREA)

Heimlich | Writer/Director: Luciano Andres Gallo (ARGENTINA)

In a Moment | Writer/Director/Producer: Sharlin Lucia. Writer: Madita Rutten (GERMANY)

Louder Than Words | Writer/Director: Rachel Larkin. Producer: Paige Hilliard (AUSTRALIA)

Lunchbox | Writer/Director/Producer: Demet Derelioglu Aran (CZECH REPUBLIC/TURKEY)

Milly. | Writer/Director/Producer: Lily Drummond (AUSTRALIA)

Night Shift | Writer/Director: Jacinda Kumar. Producer: Paul Wolffram (NEW ZEALAND)

Winfield Historical Times...And Other Oddities | Writer/Director/Producer: Julia Cowle. Producers: Natalia Rivas, James Qiu, Paula Cantilo, Nikki Foreman (USA)


 

BEST WEB SERIES | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Cypher | Writer/Director/Producer: Ken Galloway. Director: Rouzbeh Heydari. Producer: Dani Ng-See-Quan (CANADA)

Epic Quest | Writer/Director/Producer: Chelsea Goodman. Producers: David Pfrimmer, Jeffrey McAlpine (CANADA)

Impact | Director: Bas Goossens. Producer: Lieve Claessens (NETHERLANDS)

Le Cinéma | Writer/Director: Neve Tobin. Producer: Caiti Galwey (AUSTRALIA)

 La festa triste | Writer/Director: Mattia Marcucci. Writer: Chiara Bonome (ITALY)

Made in AmeriKa! | Writer/Director/Producer: Russell Wyatt Roberts. Producer: Connor Armenti (USA)

The High Five | Writer: Matthew Lutz. Director: Jason William Lee. Producers: Michael Gyori, Dave Peniuk, Matthew Lutz (USA)

BEST FEATURE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

 Aleksi | Writer/Director: Barbara Vekarić. Producers: Marina Andree Skop, Darija Kulenovic (CROATIA)

Before I Forget | Writer: Luisa Parnes. Director: Tiago Arakilian. Producer: Carlos Saldanha (BRAZIL)

No More Lights in the Sky | Writer/Director/Producer: Danny Cotton. Producers: Matt Long, Adam Sturman, Monty Jordan, Daniel Kemp

Mondo Hollywoodland | Writer/Director/Producer: Janek Ambros. Writer/Producer: Chris Blim. Writer: Marcus Hart. Kelly Parker: Kelly Parker (USA)

Nursery Rhyme of a Madman | Writer/Director/Producer: Igor Stephen Rados. Producers: Rebecca Rados, Tim Kachurov (CANADA)

The Tower | Director: Mats Grorud. Producers: Frode Sobstad, Patrice Nezan (NORWAY/FRANCE)

These Birds Don't Fly South in the Winter | Writer/Director/Producer: Sean Ryan (USA)


 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba | Writer: Ayme Sosa Pompa. Director: Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi. Producer: Los Hermanos Fantauzzi. (CUBA)

Catching Giants | Writer/Director/Producer: Ashley Scott Davison. Writer/Producer: David Hamlin (USA)

Family of Fear | Writer/Director: Stephen Lackey. Producer: Zach Martin (USA)

Missing Fetine | Writer/Director: Yeliz Shukri. Producer: Stavros Papageorghiou (CYPRUS)

My Farmland | Writer/Director/Producer: Diana Dai (CANADA)

The Ancestors' Memories | Directors: Arata Shigeno, Paing San, Kaung Gon Htin. Producer: Yuki Kitazumi (MYANMAR)

The White Arrow | Director/Producer: Jim Kroft. Producer: Tim Joppien (GERMANY)

 Women of the Gulag | Director: Marianna Yarovskaya. Producers: Paul Gregory, Mark Harris, Mitchell Block (USA/RUSSIA)

BEST TRAILER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Bark | Writers: Laura Coleman, Mark Heywood, Hailey Escobar. Director:  Anthony Penney. Producer: Laura Coleman. (USA)

Crowbar | Writer/Director: Lee Ryan Coston. Producer: Bry Troyer (USA)

Cry Havoc | Director/Producer: Wes O'Donnell (USA)

Enthusiasm Abounds | Writer/Director/Producer: Anthony Burkhalter (USA)

Euphorium: Genesis | Writer/Director/Producer: Cory Rowe (USA)

Interloper | Writer/Director/Producer: Lawrence Hennigan (USA)

The Gifted Ones | Writer: Roman Medjanov. Director: Chadaporn Mitinunwong. Producer: Huilin Hu (USA)

 Vikings Now | Writer/Director/Producer: Gemma Laurelle. Director: Adrian Castro (AUSTRALIA)

Wolfsbane ‘Hell On Earth’ | Writer/Director/Producer: Jon Guerra. Producers: Michael Castro, Izzy Salinas (USA)


 

BEST SHORT SCRIPT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

A Traveller’s Dream | Rafael Alves das Neves (BRAZIL)

 Bingo Man | Chris Beadnell (AUSTRALIA)

Candle in the Wind | Tarek Abdullah (AUSTRALIA)

Evening of the Evil Eye | Angel Connell (USA)

For Nerivia | Christine Celozzi

Mismatch | Bernhard Riedhammer

My Week with Maisy | Mark Oxtoby (UK)

Samantha | Kieran Freemantle (UK)

Super-Amanda | Sotiris Petridis (GREECE)

BEST FEATURE SCRIPT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Bound | Australia Kincannon (USA)

 Don | Alberto Battistutti (ITALY)

Free Yourself | Kelly LaCombe (USA)

It's Complicated | David Keogh (UK)

Made In America | Anonymous (USA)

Nurse Inland | Rhianna Commens (AUSTRALIA)

The Case of the Notorious Roboticist | David Hearne (AUSTRALIA)

The Door | Robert Leo Cox (USA)

The Great Dying | Bridget Maizey (AUSTRALIA)


 

WILDCARD | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

ARETHA | Writer/Director: Dave Thomas. Producer: Jason Forde (IRELAND)

 At Intersections | Directors: Fern Mei Sim, Lynette Aiken. Producer: Annabelle Brock (AUSTRALIA)

Cooked | Writer/Director: Minh Ha. Producers: Fanying Ning, Sandi Prasetyaningsih (AUSTRALIA)

Little Beauty | Writer/Director/Producer: Mick Lowenstein. Producer: Tracey Cosgrove (AUSTRALIA)

Realness | Writer/Director: Cristina García Zarzosa. Producer: Tatiana Fernández (SPAIN)

The Curious Child | Writer/Director: Howard Vause (UK)

The Quiet | Writer/Director/Producer: Radheya Jegatheva. Writer/Producer: Jay Jay Jegathesan (AUSTRALIA)

The Voice of Waves | Writer/Director: Mobai Zhang. Producer: Shushan Liu (CHINA)

Ways of Seeing | Writer/Director/Producer: Suzanna Steele (AUSTRALIA)

WILDCARD SCREENPLAY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

'80 | Jeffrey Morin (USA)

Bubblegum Pop | Natalia Stawyskyj (AUSTRALIA)

 Freya | Sophia Tamaro and Jo Fox (UK)

Hell Followed With Him | Dallas Gibson (USA)

I'm Not Going to Hurt You | Cati and Mike Gonzalez (USA)

The Feast of the Goat | Saeed Zamanian (IRAN)

The Girl From Charlie's Cafe | David Barbeschi (USA)


 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Daniel Kidane | Balance (AUSTRALIA)

Desalos Isabelle | You're Talking To Me? (FRANCE)

Jacob Lovett | Gregory (USA)

 Lauren Hamilton Neill | A Remarkable Career (AUSTRALIA)

Lorry D'Ercole | I Love You Sara (AUSTRALIA)

Suriya Ticehurst | I'm Not Going Anywhere (AUSTRALIA)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Adrianne Gullotta | She's Not Your Type (AUSTRALIA)

Cristiana Vaccaro | Rimborso Spese (ITALY)

 Elea Clair | I've Had Enough! (FRANCE)

Mackenzie Mazur | My First Kiss (AUSTRALIA)

Wim Willeart | Harley Wheelchair (BELGIUM)


 

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIFI | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Anastasis Roilos | Re-Live (GREECE)

 James Saunders |  Brolga (AUSTRALIA)

Michael Moshonov | The Update (ISRAEL)

Oksana Sinchugova | Project Max (RUSSIA)

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR/THRILLER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Alejandra Lorente | KARMA (SPAIN)

 Charles Le Patourel | Portrait (AUSTRALIA)

Fu Xiaoxian | The Intruder (CHINA)

Kathrin von Steinburg |  SAVE 2.0 (SPAIN/GERMANY)

Megan Barlow | Untitled (AUSTRALIA)

Stuart Richard | Sound of Two (UAE)


 

BEST ACTOR IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Aveek Sen | Is It Winter Already? (INDIA)

Clément Papillon | Alpha Omega (FRANCE)

Keyhan Mleki | Counting (IRAN)

Lydian Dunbar | Pub_Talk (AUSTRALIA)

 Sanni Kriikku | Second Illusion (FINLAND)

BEST ACTOR IN A STUDENT SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Baki Amani | Night Shift (NEW ZEALAND)

Frank Jicha | Lunchbox (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Johnathan Davis | Badland (USA)

Luciano Andres Gallo | Hemlich (ARGENTINA)

Layla Potts | Louder Than Words (AUSTRALIA)

 Moon Kyumin | Euigon (SOUTH KOREA)


 

BEST ACTOR IN A WEB SERIES | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Geoffrey Cordner | La Cinema (AUSTRALIA)

Nadya Debogorski | Epic Quest (CANADA)

 Stefano Flamia | La festa triste (ITALY)

Tirra Dent | The High Five (USA)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019
 
I've Had Enough! | (FRANCE)
 
Portrait (AUSTRALIA)
 
Second Illusion (FINLAND)
 
 She's Not Your Type (AUSTRALIA)
 
Sound of Two (UAE)

 

BEST DIRECTOR | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

 Astor Stark | Stealth (USA)

Dan White  I Love You Sara (AUSTRALIA)

Denise Chan | Kaeru (USA)

Julia Cowle | Winfield Historical Times and other Oddities (USA)

Marc Martínez Jordán | Your last day on earth (SPAIN)

Mats Grorud | The Tower (FRANCE/NORWAY)

Wojciech Lorenc | The Drone (USA)

BEST PRODUCER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Annabelle Brock | At Intersections (AUSTRALIA)

Ashley Scott Davison | Catching Giants (USA)

Elaheh Nobakht | Beloved (IRAN)

Janek Ambros, Kelly Parker, Chris Blim | Mondo Hollywoodland (USA)

 Julia Cowle and Natalia Rivas |  Winfield Historical Times and other Oddities (USA)

Marina Andree Skop, Darija Kulenovic | Aleksi (CROATIA)


 

BEST SCREENWRITER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Cristina García Zarzosa | Realness (SPAIN)

Hai Rihan | Kneeling Sheep (CHINA)

Lauren Hamilton Neill and Paul William Dawkins | A Remarkable Career (AUSTRALIA)

Luisa Parnes | Before I Forget (BRAZIL)

 Marc Martínez Jordán | Your last day on earth (SPAIN)

Radheya Jegatheva | iRony (AUSTRALIA)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Aitor Parra | Realness (SPAIN)

Ben Anderson | I Love You Sara (AUSTRALIA)

 Filip Tot | Aleksi (CROATIA)

Henry Commerman | Harly Wheelchair (BELGIUM)

Goh Iromoto | The Wonder (CANADA)

Vadim Kryuchkov | Project Max (RUSSIA)


 

BEST EDITING | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Aidar Gabdrakhmanov, Bulat Abdullin, Dmitry Grigorev, Maksim Gredyushko | Project Max (RUSSIA)

Julia Cowle | Winfield Historical Times and other Oddities (USA)

Panfred Reed | My First Kiss (AUSTRALIA)

Shaina Shuraya | Stealth (USA)

Suzanna Steele | Ways of Seeing (AUSTRALIA)

 Wojciech Lorenc | The Drone (USA)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Benedict Roff-Marsh | Out Of The Box (USA)

DJ Jigüe | Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba (CUBA)

P.J. Leonard | The Curious Child (UK)

Paul Schiefelbein | In a moment (GERMANY)

Paul William Dawkins | A Remarkable Career (AUSTRALIA)

 Tralala Blip | Pub_Talk (AUSTRALIA)

Victor Kong | Kaeru (USA)


 

BEST SOUND DESIGN | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Ed Douglas | The Most Magnificent Thing (CANADA)

Jaume Duque | Your Last Day On Earth (SPAIN)

Jope Sound | Kaeru (USA)

Sajad Azeez | Sound of Two (UAE)

 Thomas Lie | Louder than Words (AUSTRALIA)

BEST LIGHTING | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Anisha Maria Lanewala and Venkatesh Marghashayam | Lunchbox (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Dmitry Kovalev and Letia Solomon | Stealth (USA)

Justin Eugene Evans | Honor Among Thieves (USA)

Sophie Feldt | Second Illusion (FINLAND)

Sound of Two (UAE)

Sun Jinlong | The Intruder (CHINA)


 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Amita Kilumanga | Second Illusion (FINLAND)

Derek Dickinson | Winfield Historical Times and other Oddities (USA)

Laticia Petitpas | Neutropia (USA)

 Peita Breese | Vikings Now (AUSTRALIA)

Your Last Day On Earth (SPAIN)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATION OR VFX | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Ariana Bolaños Guevara | Afterglow (COSTA RICA)

Ariel Fernando, Pedro Garcia, Hani Jordan| Neutropia (USA)

 Foliascope Animation Studio | The Tower (FRANCE/NORWAY)

Honor Among Theives (USA)

Howard Vause | The Curious Child (UK)

Radheya Jegatheva | The Quiet (AUSTRALIA)


 

GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

A Woman's Calling (AUSTRALIA)

Beloved (IRAN)

Persia's Pantry (AUSTRALIA)

 Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba (CUBA)

EMERGING FILMMAKER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2019

Ariana Bolaños | Afterglow (COSTA RICA)

Gemma Laurelle | Vikings Now (AUSTRALIA)

Kyle Anne Grendys | Fraser Syndrome & Me (USA)

Panfred Reed | My First Kiss (AUSTRALIA)

 Radheya Jegatheva | iRony and The Quiet (AUSTRALIA)