October 2018 Winners
Best Picture
Picture
THE LAST WITNESS
Feature All Genre
Runtime 01:00:33
​Producer: Carol Harding
Director: Piotr Szkopiak



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Best Drama Student Short
Picture
Anna
Drama Student Short
Runtime 16:51
Dir:William Knowles
Best Drama Short
Picture
Sombra City
Drama Short
Runtime 09:52
Dir: Elias Plagianos
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Best Comedy/Dramedy Short
Picture

Half A Bed 
Comedy/Dramedy Short
Runtime 10:06
Dir: Kendrick Hew
Best Foreign Short
Picture
written by?
Foreign Short
Runtime 15:30
Dir: Kankana Chakraborty
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Best Foreign Feature
Picture
BFF Courier
Foreign Feature
Runtime 01:50:00
Dir: Rannes Man
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Best Animation Short
Picture
Deep Dive
Animation Short
Runtime 02:54
Dir: Gayatri Ankam
Best Action/Thriller Short
Picture

Night Shift
Action/Thriller Short
Runtime 39:00
Dir:John Balazs
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Best Horror Short
Picture
Into The Mirror
Horror Short
Runtime 13:20
Dir: Na Liu
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Best Experimental Short
Picture
Geometry
Experimental
Runtime 01:32
Dir: Simo Liu
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Best LGBT Short
Picture
Hank
LGBT Short
Runtime 16:20
Dir: Hongyu Li
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Best Web Series/New Media 
​(Live Action) 
Picture
The Cottages
Web Series/New Media
Runtime 30:00
Dir: John Darbonne
Best Documentary Feature
Picture
The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything
Documentary Feature
Runtime 01:26:13
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Best Trailer/Promo
Picture
Art of Play Commercial 
Trailer/Promo
Runtime 01:40
Dir: Homer Liwag
Best Music Video
New Leaf
Music Video
Runtime 05:13
Dir: Julia Armine
Best Original Music Score
Picture
Zhang Xiaoyun & Fu Xinxin 
The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything
Runtime 01:26:13
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Best Cinematography 
Picture
Edward Ames
THE LAST WITNESS
​Runtime 01:00:33
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Best Editing 
Picture
Jo Dixon
THE LAST WITNESS
Runtime 01:00:33
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Best Producer
Picture
Mostafa Keshvari
UNMASKED
Runtime 02:14:09

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Best Produced Screenplay Short
Picture
Sebastian Doggart & Elias Plagianos
Sombra City
Runtime 09:52
Best Produced Screenplay Feature
Picture
Producer/Writer: Kate Bohan
Kayla
Runtime 02:03:00
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Best First Time Filmmaker
Picture
Isabella Jacqueline
Love At First Sight
Runtime 05:05
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Best Woman Filmmaker
Picture
Andrea Behring
Treatment
Runtime 07:55
Best Animation Director
Picture
Suzette Troche Stapp
PLANEMAN
Runtime 05:19
Best Director Student
​Short
Picture
William Knowles
Anna
Runtime 16:51
Best Director Short
Picture
Elias Plagianos
Sombra City
Runtime 09:52
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Best Director Feature
Picture
Piotr Szkopiak
THE LAST WITNESS
Runtime 01:00:33
Best Actor
Picture

Alex Pettyfer
THE LAST WITNESS
Runtime 01:00:33
Best Actress
Picture
Sara Omran
UNMASKED
Runtime 02:14:09

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Screenplay Feature
Reflections
1st Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Manuel Freedman
Marry Me, Later Maybe
2nd Place Winner
Screenplay Feature
by
Jim Norman
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