DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUSUSA · ELLA BRAFFBEST STUDENT · EXPERIMENTAL · DIRECTING
HELSINKI FILM AWARDS
MOONDUST
2026 RESULTS
WINNERS · NOMINEES · SEMI-FINALISTS
2026
TOP OF THE SEASON
SOUL OF STEELSWITZERLAND · ALEXANDRE BILARDOBEST PICTURE · MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
FILTHERNORWAY · SIMEN NYLANDBEST SHORT · EDITING · ART DIRECTION
BEST PICTURE
WINNER
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
NOMINEES
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- LIFTED (USA) · DANIEL ROBICHAUD
- ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (SOUTH AFRICA) · JON DAY
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
- THEY AND THEM (NETHERLANDS) · INGRID KAMERLING
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · JORDAN CAMPBELL
- YOKAITOPIA (USA) · GLENNA BURMER
- CURTAIN CALL (UK) · LESLEY MANNING
BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
NOMINEES
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
- PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · KEITH AREM
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
- THE HEIRESS (USA) · LEE HARRY
- NO TIME TO THINK (SWITZERLAND) · ANGELO BORER
- THE SILENT CRAWLSPACE (USA) · RICHARD BENTER
BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
WINNER
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
NOMINEES
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- SHOES AND SIGNPOST (JAPAN) · TAKAHIRO YAMAGUCHI
- THE MAIL THIEF (LEBANON) · ABBAS ABBAS, MHAMAD HAMADAN EIDY
- MADAM, MAY I (USA) · TERRI GILBOY
- SANS TITRE "UNTITLED" (FRANCE) · CLÉMENT DE DADELSEN
- A RECIPE FOR REDEMPTION (USA) · WILL SCOTT
- THE GREENSTONE NARRATED BY ORSON WELLES (USA) · KEVIN IRVINE
- FAYUCA (MEXICO) · FERNANDO MONTES DE OCA MARTIN
BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
NOMINEES
- GROTTO (BELGIUM) · ARIANE LIPPENS
- LIFTED (USA) · DANIEL ROBICHAUD
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- FLORA (USA) · SAM ZHENG
- REFUGIOS (SPAIN) · KIKO PRADA
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM
WINNER
- ZORRITO (FRANCE) · ALDÉRIC DEMAY
NOMINEES
- SEVEN (UK) · LESLEY MANNING
- DE PROFVNDIS (USA) · NINA MCNEELY
- CRUSH (BELGIUM) · VAN EESBEEK CÉDRIC
- I DON'T REMEMBER (CHINA) · BINGQIN ZHANG
- A POSTERIORI (UK) · NATALIA JEZOVA
- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (GREECE) · NICOLETTA KAVVADIA
- NOT INVINCIBLE (USA) · TYSON KAUP
- JAX (USA) · TODD BRUNO
- HELLO SUSAN (USA) · SUSAN WEISS
BEST STUDENT FILM
WINNER
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
NOMINEES
- FLORA (USA) · SAM ZHENG
- A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
- THE MAIL THIEF (LEBANON) · ABBAS ABBAS, MHAMAD HAMADAN EIDY
- I DON'T REMEMBER (CHINA) · BINGQIN ZHANG
- THE CITY OF GOD BENEATH THE RIVER (GHANA) · EDMUND TETTEH AGORHOM
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
SEMI-FINALISTS
- MORECAMBE (UK) · SEB MORGAN
- TUCUMCARI TONITE! (USA) · DONNA WELLS
- THE RECITAL (USA) · DONNA WELLS
- THE FUNERAL (USA) · TODD BRUNO
- JAX (USA) · TODD BRUNO
- HOLLOW EARTH (USA) · CHAD ADAIR
- THE ORIGIN OF SPRING OR THE NECESSARY DEATH IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (PORTUGAL) · JULIEN BONNIN
- MANY DIE TOO LATE (PORTUGAL) · JULIEN BONNIN
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
NOMINEES
- DE PROFVNDIS (USA) · NINA MCNEELY
- KATABASIS (ITALY) · SAMANTHA CASELLA
- MIGRAINE (BELGIUM) · FRÉDÉRIC ROUSSEL
- ÉMOUVOIR (USA) · DON GAGE
- FAYUCA (MEXICO) · FERNANDO MONTES DE OCA MARTIN
- A POSTERIORI (UK) · NATALIA JEZOVA
- CONNECT (USA) · KATE RYAN
SEMI-FINALISTS
- DISLOCATION-RELOCATION (MALAYSIA) · KENNETH FEINSTEIN
- MOOD CIRCUS (USA) · EDDY FALCONER
- AGNOSIA (USA) · JAMES AUTERY
- PUNCH (USA) · TIM LOTT
- THE ONE I LOVE (AUSTRALIA) · BRETT ASHBY
- THE STONEPORTAL (SWEDEN) · OLOF THIEL
- WHITEBLACK (SWEDEN) · OLOF THIEL
BEST AVANT-GARDE FILM
WINNER
- GROTTO (BELGIUM) · ARIANE LIPPENS
NOMINEES
- THE GREENSTONE NARRATED BY ORSON WELLES (USA) · KEVIN IRVINE
- SJUNKER "SINKING" (SWEDEN) · OLOF THIEL
- THE QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN DRAGON (UK) · TOM WHITELEY
- VELO MATERNO (MEXICO) · RODRIGO ALLENDE HINOJOSA
- WALKING THROUGH THE PARK (ITALY) · MONICA RAVALICO
- WAY TO NORTH (SPAIN) · VÍCTOR PECEÑO
- THE DAY OF THE TWIGFID (UK) · TOM WHITELEY
SEMI-FINALISTS
- TROUBLE IN VERMONT (USA) · GRAHAM ABRAHAM
- GAME ON (PEEK-A-BOO) (USA) · ANDREW AJ JACKSON
- "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED!" (UK) · ADAM SCARBOROUGH
- A SHOE IS… (USA) · EDDY FALCONER
- RETURN TO VALHALLA (USA) · EDDY FALCONER
- THE HORROR (CANADA) · APOSTOLOS PETER(TOLYAK) KOUROUMALIS
- THE SILENT CRAWLSPACE (USA) · RICHARD BENTER
BEST DIRECTING
WINNER
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
NOMINEES
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
- REFUGIOS (SPAIN) · KIKO PRADA
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · JORDAN CAMPBELL
BEST EMERGING DIRECTOR
WINNER
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
NOMINEES
- SPYMASTER (USA) · ANDREW WALLERSTEIN
- HELLO SUSAN (USA) · SUSAN WEISS
- WHY? BEARING WITNESS TO ANTI-SEMITISM PAST AND PRESENT (UK) · ROSE COLLIS
- FUGUE FOR A SPIRITUAL LIFE (UK) · THOMAS WOHLMUT
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- THE HEIRESS (USA) · LEE HARRY
- THE SILENT CRAWLSPACE (USA) · RICHARD BENTER
SEMI-FINALISTS
- THE QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN DRAGON (UK) · TOM WHITELEY
- GARBAGE REX (UK) · STEVE HUNYI
- VARIETY SHOW (USA) · JANET KUSMIERSKI
- BEHIND SILENT EYES (USA) · WILLIAM COLLINSON, IAN GOEHRING
- TRIAL 54 (USA) · DAVIS ROHRER
- LIVING 1 NEW DAY (FRANCE) · PIERRE ARAGOU
- IRAN - THE GREAT GAME (USA) · IGOR LOPATONOK
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
WINNER
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
NOMINEES
- GLASS CLOSETS (USA) · CAITLIN REED
- HANDGEMACHT (AUSTRIA) · CHRISTIANE KARAJEVA, SIGRID FRIEDMANN, ULRICH KAUFMANN
- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (GREECE) · NICOLETTA KAVVADIA
- 晚酌与仪式 "WHISPERS IN THE CLOUD" (CHINA) · CHUANFA WAN
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
- BLACK TEA (USA) · DURAN CRIBBS
- SEASONING OF THE SOUL (USA) · CHARLI BROWN
SEMI-FINALISTS
- WESTBOUND (USA) · JAMES CURRY
- EUCLIDEAN MAN (NETHERLANDS) · SEBASTIAN PAPPALARDO
- NO TIME TO THINK (SWITZERLAND) · ANGELO BORER
- DAHLIA WHITE (USA) · ALISON MOIR
- IT HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN (FRANCE) · JOSE LUIS LAZARO-ALIERTA
- NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · CHRISTOS KOTSOVOS
- TEMPLE OF THE MONEY CHANGERS (USA) · NICOLE BLESSING
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
NOMINEES
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
- SEVEN (UK) · LESLEY MANNING
SEMI-FINALISTS
- SHOES AND SIGNPOST (JAPAN) · TAKAHIRO YAMAGUCHI
- REFUGIOS (SPAIN) · KIKO PRADA
- THE PROMPT FLOOR EPISODE 1 (MOROCCO) · MEHDI SAQI
- CURTAIN CALL (UK) · LESLEY MANNING
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
NOMINEES
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
- GROTTO (BELGIUM) · ARIANE LIPPENS
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- FLORA (USA) · SAM ZHENG
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
BEST ACTOR PERFORMANCE
WINNER
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · FOSTER MANLEY
NOMINEES
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · STEFANO GIANINO
- GUNNER (USA) · MORGAN FREEMAN
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · ERBOLAT TOGUZAKOV
- CURTAIN CALL (UK) · STEPHEN KENNEDY
BEST ACTRESS PERFORMANCE
WINNER
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · SIHE-ISIPHO NONTSHOKWENI
NOMINEES
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · GRACE DOVE
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · CAROLINE BURKE
- FLORA (USA) · JULIETTE CECILE
- THE HEIRESS (USA) · ELYSE MIRTO
BEST FILM/SOUND EDITING
WINNER
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
NOMINEES
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
- ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (SOUTH AFRICA) · JON DAY
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · KEITH AREM
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- BOUNTY UNCHARTED: EMPIRE OF THE ATLANTIC(USA) · JEFF RAGOVIN, ANDREA MITCHELL, MICHAEL A CUOMO
- UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · JORDAN CAMPBELL
- SPYMASTER (USA) · ANDREW WALLERSTEIN
BEST ORIGINAL SONG/SCORE
WINNER
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
NOMINEES
- BAT SHEVA: THE DAUGHTER OF 7EVEN (ISRAEL) · TOMER GEORGE COHEN
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
- LIFTED (USA) · DANIEL ROBICHAUD
- DE PROFVNDIS (USA) · NINA MCNEELY
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- ORION 1925 (ICELAND) · EVA M. INGOLFSDOTTIR
- GENERATION: CURE (USA) · BRETT LANGOLF, ALEX BOYDSTON
- MOTYL (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · IGOR CHEKIN
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
NOMINEES
- MONKEY BEACH (CANADA) · LORETTA SARAH TODD
- GROTTO (BELGIUM) · ARIANE LIPPENS
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- FLORA (USA) · SAM ZHENG
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
- A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
SEMI-FINALISTS
- DE PROFVNDIS (USA) · NINA MCNEELY
- TRIAL 54 (USA) · DAVIS ROHRER
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- GARBAGE REX (UK) · STEVE HUNYI
- MEMORIA OBSCURA (USA) · DAVID CHRISTOPHER NELSON, CONNOR RYAN
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM
WINNER
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
NOMINEES
- HONEYMOON (SWITZERLAND) · ANAËLLE MORF
- BITTER BROWNIES (USA) · JAMES CARMAN
- HANGING BUDDY (USA) · JOHN KESTNER
- IN PROXIMITY - ACTIVATED (USA) · BOBBY MARKOV
- LAST KISS IN PARIS (USA) · DAMIAN CHAPA
- THE WOODEN BOWL (USA) · CONNIE C LAMOTHE
- CROSS EXAMINATION (USA) · JOHN KESTNER
SEMI-FINALISTS
- THE HEIRESS (USA) · LEE HARRY
- DULL BOY (USA) · ZURI SHAFER
- AN ORDINARY DAY? (UK) · GRAHAM JOHN SESSIONS
- THE SHAME OF THE TRUTH (USA) · MIKE KLUG
- THE FOXHOLE (USA) · JOHN KESTNER
- A-MORS (ITALY) · GIULIA BRAZZALE
- STUDENT DRIVER (USA) · OLIVIA DELLUMS
BEST DANCE/POETIC FILM
WINNER
- DE PROFVNDIS (USA) · NINA MCNEELY
NOMINEES
- HOME (USA) · SUE SCHROEDER, ADAM LARSEN
- I DON'T REMEMBER (CHINA) · BINGQIN ZHANG
- TOUCH THE BEAST (UK) · DORA FRANKEL
- HORSES (NEW ZEALAND) · DANIEL BELTON, GOOD COMPANY ARTS
- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (GREECE) · NICOLETTA KAVVADIA
- LILITH: OUVERTURE (SWITZERLAND) · CHRISTOPHE PHILIPPE
- TANGO'S BLUES (SPAIN) · VÍCTOR PECEÑO
SEMI-FINALISTS
- WAY STATION (CANADA) · SANDRA VIDA
- WING (AUSTRALIA) · LINDA LUKE, MARTIN FOX
- LADY OF LIGHT (UK) · ADAM SCARBOROUGH
- QUIET CITY (CANADA) · R. KEITH SMITH
- SEEDS OF TOMORROW (BRAZIL) · LEONARDO FERNANDES SOUTO
- "INFINITE TIDES 2" (USA) · MIMI GARRARD
BEST DRAMA
WINNER
- I NOSTRI GIORNI "OUR DAYS" (ITALY) · JACOPO MARCHINI
NOMINEES
- BARTOGAY LAKE (FRANCE) · KATYA MOKOLO
- SHOES AND SIGNPOST (JAPAN) · TAKAHIRO YAMAGUCHI
- TRUST (USA) · DIANE LANSING
- OUR WEIRD SELVES (BRAZIL, INDIA, USA) · MARCO FELIPE ROSSI
- LIKE SON, LIKE FATHER (USA) · MARK BETHEA
- GARBAGE REX (UK) · STEVE HUNYI
- A RECIPE FOR REDEMPTION (USA) · WILL SCOTT
- MEASURE FOR MEASURE (UK) · WYNDHAM PRICE
BEST COMEDY DRAMA
WINNER
- CURTAIN CALL (UK) · LESLEY MANNING
NOMINEES
- A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
- HARVEY WALLBANGER (USA) · ABDUL STONE JACKSON
- QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · JESSICA ORCSIK
- TWO MEN ONE POOL (SLOVAKIA/CHINA) · ANDREJ ILIEV
- THE PROMPT FLOOR EPISODE 1 (MOROCCO) · MEHDI SAQI
- FAIRE PLAY (USA) · CHARLES MAXWELL, KATY SMITH
- SANS TITRE "UNTITLED" (FRANCE) · CLÉMENT DE DADELSEN
- WRATH (USA) · JEN EMMA HERTEL
- THE HEIRESS (USA) · LEE HARRY
BEST ACTION/SCI-FI/FANTASY
WINNER
- PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · KEITH AREM
NOMINEES
- FILTHER (NORWAY) · SIMEN NYLAND
- SOUL OF STEEL (SWITZERLAND) · ALEXANDRE BILARDO
- GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
- TRIAL 54 (USA) · DAVIS ROHRER
- MEMORIA OBSCURA (USA) · DAVID CHRISTOPHER NELSON, CONNOR RYAN
SEMI-FINALISTS
- THE FILTHY THREE (GERMANY) · RAPHAEL OETTEL
- HINTER-LAND (CANADA) · CHRISTOPHER ANGUS
- SEASONING OF THE SOUL (USA) · CHARLI BROWN
- SYNESTHESIA - CHAPTER 3: VAL•R-E (USA) · WESLEY JAMES TRISNADI
- NO TIME TO THINK (SWITZERLAND) · ANGELO BORER
BEST HORROR/THRILLER
WINNER
- FLORA (USA) · SAM ZHENG
NOMINEES
- THE EVE (ITALY) · LUCA MACHNICH
- GROTTO (BELGIUM) · ARIANE LIPPENS
- DREAM ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (USA) · ELLA BRAFF
- IMBROGLIO (UK) · IAN SCIACALUGA
- REFUGIOS (SPAIN) · KIKO PRADA
- SIERRA'S GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA) · ADZE UGAH
SEMI-FINALISTS
- MADAM, MAY I (USA) · TERRI GILBOY
- FOR THE GREATER GOOD (USA) · MICHAEL GAVINO
- SEASONING OF THE SOUL (USA) · CHARLI BROWN
- VELO MATERNO (MEXICO) · RODRIGO ALLENDE HINOJOSA
- GAME ON (PEEK-A-BOO) (USA) · ANDREW AJ JACKSON
- THE SILENT CRAWLSPACE (USA) · RICHARD BENTER
BEST ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
- LIFTED (USA) · DANIEL ROBICHAUD
NOMINEES
- YOKAITOPIA (USA) · GLENNA BURMER
- SKINJOB (UK) · STEVE SIMMONS
- DYNAMICS (NETHERLANDS) · TEO BAEHLER
- PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE (USA) · SEAN PATRICK O'REILLY
SEMI-FINALISTS
- HINTER-LAND (CANADA) · CHRISTOPHER ANGUS
- CHOCOLATE CAKE & ICE CREAM (USA) · STEVE COWDEN
- TRANSCENDED (USA) · DREW TANK GARRETT
- VARIETY SHOW (USA) · JANET KUSMIERSKI
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
- ZEF: THE STORY OF DIE ANTWOORD (SOUTH AFRICA) · JON DAY
NOMINEES
- MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE: THE LEGACY OF DOROTHY FOREMAN COTTON (USA) · RY FERRO, DEBORAH C. HOARD
- I AM A BARISTA (BRAZIL) · TIMOTHY HAUG
- MASTERJAM (USA) · JAMES CURRY
- TAIWAN UNDAUNTED: IN SEARCH OF THE NATION THAT CANNOT CALL ITSELF A NATION (TAIWAN) · NEAL E ROBBINS
- PORTRAIT OF A MONASTERY (USA) · JOHN DECKER
- THE BLUE ABOVE AND THE GOLD WITHIN (ITALY) · PEPI ROMAGNOLI
- IDA'S STORY (USA) · BARBARA SHARON WIENER
SEMI-FINALISTS
- IRAN - THE GREAT GAME (USA) · IGOR LOPATONOK
- POINTS OF VIEW (ITALY) · PEPI ROMAGNOLI
- UKRAINE UNDER FIRE (USA) · JORDAN CAMPBELL
- SPYMASTER (USA) · ANDREW WALLERSTEIN
- HOMELESS IN AMERICA (USA) · MIKO NINCIC
- ACCIDENTAL TRUTH: UFO REVELATIONS (USA) · RON JAMES
- AMEN-AMEN-AMEN: A STORY OF OUR TIMES (USA) · THOMAS LEO GALLAGHER, DAVID GIBSON
- HORSE SHELTER DIARIES (USA) · DONNA WELLS
- REUNION (TAIWAN) · PETER HAW-PING HSUI, JONFU CHEN
- LIVING 1 NEW DAY (FRANCE) · PIERRE ARAGOU
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
- MEET THE LOCAL HERO: GLENN JOHNSTONE (UK) · DRAGOS TEGLAS
NOMINEES
- THE ROOTS OF LACROSSE (USA) · SHELBY ADAMS, JOANNE STORKAN
- LIA: BODY OF WORK (USA) · SUSAN WEISS
- MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (IRELAND) · DAMIEN DONNELLY
- SILENT RHYTHM (USA) · SARAH GOOLISHIAN
- ISLE OF CAPRI: A SONG OF MY MOTHER (USA) · DAWN YOUNG
- THE CITY OF GOD BENEATH THE RIVER (GHANA) · EDMUND TETTEH AGORHOM
- BOUNTY UNCHARTED: EMPIRE OF THE ATLANTIC (USA) · JEFF RAGOVIN, ANDREA MITCHELL, MICHAEL A CUOMO
SEMI-FINALISTS
- ART FROM THE INSIDE (USA) · BARBARA WIENER
- MORECAMBE (UK) · SEB MORGAN
- BEHIND SILENT EYES (USA) · WILLIAM COLLINSON, IAN GOEHRING
- TARGETING BEAUTY (USA) · WILLIAM DONARUMA
- KEV FRANZI - WORKS 80 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY (AUSTRALIA) · DIANNE MARY LANG
- THREE STORIES OF HOPE (USA) · ROB FEAKINS
- FLY FISHERMAN LARRY (USA) · PIETER J KRUIT
- PLASTIC TOURISM (INDONESIA) · IRA SETIAWATI
- THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY (UK) · RICHARD SLATER
BEST FILM ESSAY
WINNER
- THEY AND THEM (NETHERLANDS) · INGRID KAMERLING
NOMINEES
- WRITTEN WITH A FINGER ON A STEAMED-UP WINDOW (AUSTRALIA) · GUY MORGAN
- THE WAY OF MIZOGUCHI (ITALY) · DANILO DEL TUFO
- BLOODY TROPHY (POLAND) · EWA GALICA
- HOME (USA) · SUE SCHROEDER, ADAM LARSEN
- THE FOOT: A COMMUNITY REMEMBERED (USA) · GARY FRANCIS QUIGG
- SHE HAD SOME HORSES (USA) · DONNA WELLS
- THE SHADOW FLEET (POLAND) · EWA GALICA
SEMI-FINALISTS
- GRANNY AND CHRIS & THE RED CAR (NETHERLANDS) · INGRID KAMERLING
- FUGUE FOR A SPIRITUAL LIFE (UK) · THOMAS WOHLMUT
- SAVE SKIN SAVE LIFE (INDIA) · DINESH SHUKLA
- SEARCHING FOR THE PARADISE ON EARTH (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) · DR SAM OSMANAGICH
- MIRACLE IN THE HEART OF BOSNIA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) · DR SAM OSMANAGICH
- DEVIL MAY CRY: EXPRESSION THROUGH STYLE (UK) · ELIZABETH DURBIN
- DISCOVERING SICILY (MEXICO) · FERNANDO MONTES DE OCA MARTIN
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- PROJECT HOLLYWOOD: HOME STREET HOME (USA) · CHAZ FATUR
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- RISE - THE SIYA KOLISI STORY (SOUTH AFRICA) · JON DAY
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- AKWAABA THE AWAKENING(USA) · SYBIL JATTA
- HORSEKEEPER (USA) · DONNA WELLS
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- LOUIE (KR.ONE) GASPARRO 5POINTZ (USA) · EIRINI ALLIGIANNIS
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- SMALL MONUMENTS (GERMANY) · ANNA FAROQHI, HAIM PERETZ
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- QUEENS OF THE DESERT (USA) · JESSICA ORCSIK
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- HARVEY WALLBANGER (USA) · ABDUL STONE JACKSON
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- DELORIS - LICENSE TO SNOOZE (USA) · LADY BEAVER
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- THE PROMPT FLOOR EPISODE 1 (MOROCCO) · MEHDI SAQI
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- MEETING (UK) · MARTIN KEADY
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- PORTLAND IS NOT ON FIRE - FIGHTING THE POWER (USA) · LANITA DUKE
- WORDS THAT SING (USA) · BARBARA SHARON WIENER
- THE RETURN OF THE FIREFLIES (INDONESIA) · DAAN ROOSEGAARDE
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- BAT DIARY (ITALY) · SILVANO PLANK
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- WALKERS (USA) · WILLIAM MESA
- HAEKGYO MANGGLA (MAKE US A SCHOOL) (SOUTH KOREA) · JUNHO HER
- AN ARTIST'S DIARY (FRANCE) · JEFF BALEK
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- ELIAS AI (MEXICO) · MARCO CASADO
- HELLO SUSAN (USA) · SUSAN WEISS
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- THE TRANSITS - DANCING WITH SHADOWS (NEW ZEALAND) · ARTHUR MACHADO
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- SLUDGE (THE WATER BARONS' SHOW) - SYNTH FARMERS (UK) · GRANT HUNTER
- MAUREEN RENEE 'VILLAIN' (USA) · REBECCA MADDALO
- BECKY DOLL 'YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS' (USA) · SCOTT FERRIL
- RHONDA HEAD 'ISLAND DREAMS' (CANADA) · RHONDA VALERIE HEAD, GABRIEL CONSTANT
- TELL ME (ITALY) · IVAN SAVINO
- AGENTS OF PROJECT BLUE BOOK / WRESTLING WITH SURVIVAL (USA) · KEVIN SCOTT DAVIS
- WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE FIRE - THE CURSE OF KK HAMMOND (UK) · K.K. HAMMOND
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- ANIMALS (AUSTRALIA) · BRETT ASHBY
- HAEKGYO MANGGLA (MAKE US A SCHOOL) (SOUTH KOREA) · JUNHO HER
- MIDNIGHT MOON (USA) · MICHELLE ROSE, JOSHUA MCGRANE
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- · YOU DIDN'T COME TO SEE MY BAND (USA) · DAVID E BALLARD
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- ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · LYNN ELLIOTT
- A POPPET FOR THE PRIEST (UK) · JONAH JONES
- A FIRE IN THE MIND (USA) · KEN WHITE
- REALITY GAME (USA) · GREG LYON
- GOING T*TS UP! (UK) · JAY WHEDDON
- RUNNING (USA) · SEAN CHANDLER
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- SEARCHING FOR SHADOW (USA) · MARIE SMALLEY
- LIONS OF FLORENCE (USA) · KEN WHITE
- SOMEONE LIKE ME OR BLACK DRAGON (USA) · TIM LOTT
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- THREE TREES (USA) · DENNIS GARBER
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- FIRECRACKER (CANADA) · WILLIAM STEWART
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- A VERY GOOD MAN (USA) · MICHAEL GAVINO
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- REVELATION (SWITZERLAND) · CARMEN PFAMMATTER
- THE FREQUENCY DIVIDE (CANADA) · TREENA WYNES
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- HEAVEN INSURANCE. (AUSTRALIA) · THOMAS MARSHALL-WOOD
- A GUY, A GIRL, A GUN (USA) · CASEY MENSING
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- KARMA (NORWAY) · MICHAEL RINGDAL
- LAST STAND AT THE GRAB AND GO. (USA) · WAYNE GIBSON
- WARPED TALES OF THE BIZARRE (USA) · GENE GWYNNE
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- BURT & MILDRED GO WEST (USA) · RANDY ZOBEL
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- LAFAYETTE: DEATH OF A REVOLUTION (USA) · MARSHALL FERRIN
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- DESERT STAR NEWS (USA) · ROBERT HAUS
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- THE STAINED-GLASS WINDOW (USA) · KRIS FRANCOEUR
- FINAL ROMANCE FOR MARGARET FULLER (USA) · MARK WILDERMANN
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- SHADOWS (USA) · MICHAEL ANGEL JOHNSON
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- A POPPET FOR THE PRIEST (UK) · JONAH JONES
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- KING OF BLADES (USA) · PAUL HIKARI
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- THE MYSTERY OF THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE (UK) · JUDY ELIZABETH BRULO
- DUTY (USA) · ANTHONY FORD
- RESURGEM (SOUTH AFRICA) · DELANEY CARPENTER
- THE VAGRANT (USA) · FRANK MANCUSO, CHRISTHOPHER J ADAMS
- CARVER (USA) · JOSEPH PAYNE
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- THE BURIED CITY (THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE - PART TWO) (UK) · JUDY ELIZABETH BRULO
- MIMIC MEN (USA) · TONEATA LEONA MARTOCCHIO
- MURDERED OUT (USA) · DAVID BALLARD, KEN BRISBOIS
- LEAVE NO FOOTPRINTS (THE NEVER-ENDING UNIVERSE - PART THREE) (UK) · JUDY ELIZABETH BRULO
- DRAG QUEEN NINJAS (USA) · MICHAEL VAN PATTEN, JASON FEDUSENKO
- GUNFIGHTER (USA) · TOM JENKINS
- THE SICILIANS (USA) · FRANK MANCUSO
- THE OLD WAYS (USA) · JACK RICE
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- ALTA CALIFORNIA (USA) · LYNN ELLIOTT
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- WYOMING (USA) · ADAM GOUDCHAUX
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- KALI (GERMANY) · DESIRÉE MALINOWSKI
- EXPLOSION AT BLACK TOM! (USA) · JAMES SAUNDERS
- THE ROYAL EXECUTIONER (USA) · MARSHALL FERRIN
- BOTTOM - A STONER ROCK LOVE STORY (USA) · CLEMENTINE MOSS
- FACES (ITALY) · OSWALD HUNTER
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- CONFIRMED KILL (USA) · CHAZ FATUR
- FORBIDDEN LOVE (USA) · TIM LOTT
- TALES OF THE BIZZARE (USA) · GENE GWYNNE
- GARDEN COURT GUARDIANS (USA) · YANKEE ZHOU
- SWEET CHILD'S NEMESIS (IRELAND) · MERVYN MCCRACKEN