Nick LaMarca, Jackson Shipman, Drama, “Noose”, Carlsbad, CA
FINALISTS
Christina Xing, Drama, “Goldfish”, Interlochen, MI
Kevin Gaddi, Drama, “Doughboy”, Woodside, NY
Jeff Fan, Drama, “Youth”, Bethesda, MD
Iver Jensen, Drama, “We Remember Moments”, Norway
Dean Parker, Drama, “Images”, Loveland, OH
Felix Audelo-Ruiz, Juli Freeman, Elly Hong, Carolina Martinez and Dora Schoenberg, Animation, “The Story Of Three Rings: A Memoir of Dana Schwartz”, Studio City, CA
Luke Snedecor, Comedy, “Lemons”, Granite Bay, CA
Isabella Olaguera, Experimental, “Spell”, Deal Park, NJ
Jessica Roman and Sydney Juda, Documentary, “Lolita: The Bathtub Whale”, Weston, FL
BEST Direction
WINNER
Kevin Gaddi, Drama, “Doughboy”, Woodside, NY
FINALISTS
Christina Xing, Drama, “Goldfish”, Interlochen, MI
Matthew Nadel and Rhodes Evans, Drama, “Runaway”, Boca Raton, FL
Ethan Dennis, Documentary, “The Prisoner's Voice”, Tulsa, OK
Elizabeth Hook, Experimental, “Chimera”, Santa Monica, CA
Nick LaMarca, Jackson Shipman, Drama, “Noose”, Carlsbad, CA
Harley Chamandy, Drama, “Mirage”, Canada
Patrick VanZandt, Drama, “Hazel Night”, Carlsbad, CA
BEST DRAMA
WINNER
Christina Xing, “Goldfish”, Interlochen, MI
FINALISTS
Kevin Gaddi, “Doughboy”, Woodside, NY
Gabriel Kahane, “Must Be This Tall To Ride”, Forest Hills, NY
Jeff Fan, “Youth”, Bethesda, MD
Elizabeth Hook, “Chimera”, Santa Monica, CA
Dean Parker, “Images”, Loveland, OH
Maya Suchak, “Falling”, Albany, NY
Ryan Gagnet and Jack Campise, “Love and Necessity”, Maumee, OH
Ciani Walker, “Silence”, Playa Del Rey, CA
Nick LaMarca, Jackson Shipman, “Noose”, Carlsbad, CA
BEST Cinematography
WINNER
Directed by Matthew Nadel and Rhodes Evans, Cinematography by Will Fritz Drama, “Runaway”, Boca Raton, FL
FINALISTS
Harrison O’Clair, Drama, “The Last Night of The World”, Woodstock, NY
Jackson Mach and Dustin Craigmyle, Drama, “Heroin”, Springfield, MO
Cate Gillham and Ruby Bowman, Documentary, “On Shaving”, Austin, TX
Directed by Patrick VanZandt, Cinematography by Nicholas La Marca, Drama, “Hazel Night”, Carlsbad, CA
Directed by Dean Parker, Cinematography by Sam Smith, Drama, “Images”, Loveland, OH
Directed by Clio Gevirtz, Cinematography by Sebastian Kleppe, Comedy, “Congratulations Abigail”, New York, NY
BEST Documentary
WINNER
Jessica Roman and Sydney Juda, “Lolita: The Bathtub Whale”, Weston, FL
FINALISTS
Sydney Dye and Caroline Murphy, “Introducing Americans to America”, Chapel Hill, NC
Stevie Earnest, “"Both" Genders”, Colorado Springs, CO
Ethan Dennis, “The Prisoner's Voice”, Tulsa, OK
Scott Tinkham, “JERRAD”, Burnsville, MN *Tom emailed about music
Matthew Nadel, “Queer”, Boca Raton, FL
Elad Barak, “Sweet Guy”, Israel
Cody McIntyre, “From Closed To Open”, Colorado Springs, CO
Adam Burns, “The 1%: Crisis in the Great Lakes”, Troy, MI
Kinly McCaffrey, “Running for her life”, Studio City, CA
BEST Animation
WINNER
Felix Audelo-Ruiz, Juli Freeman, Elly Hong, Carolina Martinez and Dora Schoenberg, Animation, “The Story Of Three Rings: A Memoir of Dana Schwartz”, Studio City, CA
FINALISTS
Luke Snedecor, “Alone Together”, Granite Bay, CA
Azure Allen, “One day on carver st.”, Conway, SC
Zachary Weinstein, “So What If I Couldn't Take It”, New York, NY
Jeeyoon Lee, “American Seoul”, Alexandria, VA
Jeffrey Max Wilson, “Out Of Reach”, Allen, TX
Jacob Sugars, “ReAnimation”, Burbank, CA
Corinne Antonelli, “Small Fry” Washington, NJ
Shreyas Jyotishi and Shannon Maxwell, “Tall Tales - A Wonderful World”, Johns Creek, GA
Georgina Cahill, “Frankpa”, Greenwich, CT
BEST Comedy
WINNER
Luke Snedecor, “Lemons”, Granite Bay, CA
FINALISTS
Clayton Horwitz, “Three's A Mob”, Glenview, IL
Emma Siegel, “Stalling”, Arlington, VA
Danny Rinaldi, Jake Schwencke, Sergio Scardigno and Conor Gallagher, “Chores”, Waldwick, NJ
Jason Yamamoto, “Leave A Message”, Torrance CA
Mehrnaz Tiv, “Limb”, Pittsburgh, PA
Avi Abrams, “The Best Laid Plans”, Rockville, MD
Theo Matza, “Cover-Up”, New York, NY
Tia Mayer, Chris Razniak, Piper Conley, Jayden Gillespie, Thomas Wade and Ceren Fitoz, “Lola & Elaine”, San Diego, CA
Keira Edgett, “Some Dolls”, Suwanee, GA
BEST Experimental
WINNER
Isabella Olaguera, “Spell”, Deal Park, NJ
FINALISTS
MLE DeJaco, “What No One Sees”, Boca Raton, FL
Kelly Tran, “You Will Love Again”, Irwin, PA
Sammy Lamb, “FIGS”, Santa Clarita, CA
Jack Campise, “Changing Cars”, Columbus, OH
Callahan Bracken, “Afloat”, Canada
Logan Workman, “We Are Torn”, Scotts, MI
Keyan Kazemian and Neema Sadeghi, “Rocks”, Irvine, CA
Riley Weston, “Fish Punch”, Holladay, UT
Zoë Miller, “Le Couteau”, Columbia, SC
Female rising star award
WINNER
Elizabeth Hook, Experimental, “Chimera”, Santa Monica, CA
FINALISTS
Mehrnaz Tiv, Comedy, “Limb”, Pittsburgh, PA
Alexia Salingaros, Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy, “Louisa”, San Antonio, TX
