December 2016 Winners

Best Picture
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Dave
Action/Thriller Short 
Runtime12:00
Producer: Shawn Lebert, Seth Johnson, Corey Critser, Emily Critser
Best Drama Short Student
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Eight of Spades
Drama Short Student 
Runtime 17:30
Dir: Melisande Bliss
Best Drama Short
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Solitude
Drama Short 
Runtime6:43
Dir: Michael Raso
Comedy/Dramedy Short Student 
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For Old Time's Sake
Comedy/Dramedy Short Student 
Runtime 20:00
Dir: Tommy Garber
Best Comedy/Dramedy Short
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Thanksgiving! The Musical
Comedy/Dramedy Short
Runtime 26:22
Dir: Tyler Reeves
Best Foreign Short
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MIA
Foreign Film Short 
Runtime 9:10
Dir: Liam Norberg
Best Foreign Feature
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Jungle
Feature films (Foreign) 
Runtime 01:15:00
Dir: Martin Rieznik
Best Horror Short Student
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Inside Linda Vista Hospital
Horror Short 
Runtime 11:02
Dir: Jun Xia
Best Horror Short
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Evil Rising
Horror Short 
Runtime 9:13
Dir: Savion Smith
Best Documentary Student Short
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Searching for Wives
Documentary Short Student 
Runtime 12:00
Dir: Zuki Juno Tobgye
Best Documentary Short
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Napa County Water, Forest & Oak Woodlands Protection Initiative
Documentary Short 
Runtime 12:54
Dir: Marie Marx Strohm
Best Documentary Feature
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Plant Codes, Unleashing Nature's Healing Power
Documentary Feature 
Runtime 01:30:00
Dir: Gary Null
Best Animation Short Student 
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Shoes
Animation Short Student 
Runtime 5:20
Dir: Bluesky Tianlan
Best Music Video
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#OneSkyAbove
Music Video 
Runtime4:45
Dir: Staci Ben Koussa
Best Experimental
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Flying to Ground
Runtime 22:00
Experimental
Dir: Aram Bedrossian
Best Time-Lapse
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Alien Lights
Time-Lapse Short
Runtime 3:10
Dir: Russell Wiltshire
Best First Time Filmmaker
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Treading Yesterday
First Time Filmmaker: 
Craig Bettendorf
Runtime 30:57
 Best Producer Short
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Evil Rising
Runtime 9:13
Producer: Brandi Alyssa Young, Sally Young, Savion Smith, Anthony Fagan, Paula Rossman
Best Director Student Short
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Inside Linda Vista Hospital
Runtime 11:02
Director (Student): Jun Xia
Best Director Short
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Evil Rising
Runtime 9:13
Director - Short Film: Savion Smith
Best Director Documentary
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The Wounds We Cannot See
Runtime 59:55
Director - Documentary: Alexander Freeman 
Best Director Music Video
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En visant la lune
Music Video 
Runtime 3:08
Director - Hassid Julien 
Best Woman FilmMaker
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One Heart
Runtime 7:33
Woman Film Maker:   
Deedee Benkovich
Best Original Song
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Crossing Paths
Original Song:
"Love is a deadly thing" by
Annabelle BartramRuntime 7:04
Best Original Music/Score
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The Wounds We Cannot See
Runtime 59:55
Original Music Score
Best Produced Screenplay Short
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MIA
Runtime 9:10
Produced Screenplay Short Film: 
Sofia Zouagui
Liam Norberg
Best Ensemble Cast
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Treading Yesterday
Ensemble Cast
Best Actress
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Solitude
Runtime6:43
Actress: Maggie Blinco
Best Actor
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Dave
Actor: P.J. Marshall
Screenplay Winners
White Sheets
1st Place winner
Screenplay Feature 
by
Julius Ritter
Saving Grapes
2nd Place winner
Screenplay Feature 
by
J.T. Lundy
Every 8 Days
1st Place winner
Screenplay Short/Web series/TV/Treatment
by
Marcus Lee
Night Terrors
2nd Place winner
Screenplay Short/Web series/TV/Treatment
by
David McAbee