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2022 Marina del Rey Film Festival 
Award Winners 

Award Recipients  Receive Certificate of Distinction in Independent Film Production

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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO - NEOSHIN EPISODE 01: COLD BLOOD

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT - WAVES

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - OPPOSITE FATES

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BEST FAMILY SHORT - DOG-GONE IT!

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - NILF

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - PIECES OF LIFE

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO - PERIPLANETA

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BEST SHORT-EXPERIMENTAL-DANCE – FIGHT THE FEAR

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - I DID, DID I

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BEST MICRO SHORT - DON'T BE AFRAID and EVERYTHING I COULD

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BEST LGBT SHORT - DISPORYA

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BEST MYSTERY/ADVENTURE SHORT - TEN ESSENTIALS

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BEST RELATIONSHIP SHORT - MEMORY LANE

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BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT - PARALLEL HATE

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BEST TRANSFORMATIONAL SHORT - BEYOND THE VEIL

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BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT - ST MARTIN OF TOURS

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BEST SUSPENSE SHORT - WORM FOOD

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BEST HORROR SHORT - TOTEM GOAT

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - MALIBU HORROR STORY

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - THE WOODS

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - JOURNALISM 101

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - REBOUND SEX

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - JOHN HENRY RICHARDSON - FOURTH DOWN

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - ALEX CORRADO/LOVE AND LOVE NOT

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - LUPE CARRANZA/TECATA

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - TESS HARPER/ROSEBUD LANE

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - HEELI LOUNIBOS/IRIS

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - CASARA CLARK/EMILY OR OSCAR

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - DOMINIC PICCININI/SHOCK, DRUGS, ANGER, LOVE

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - TYLER HUNT/WHO NEEDS YOU

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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT ANIMATION - Insun Park/Jin Pei Lua - COLD LUNCH

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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - Russ Emanuel - RESTORATION OF PARADISE: THE BOLSA CHICA WETLANDS

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BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - MICHAEL BOSTON/SKAT

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - MARY ELIZABETH BOYLAN/MY HOUSE

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BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM - THRIVER: A SURVIVOR STORY

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - TRAVIS GREER/TIME CAPSULE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - SHAKESPEARE'S PAWN EPISODE 1: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - EMMAGEDDON

 

BEST SCORE SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - Matthew Ferraro - THE RUNNER

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - MISSED

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BEST SCORE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM - SECRETS, DREAMS, FAITH AND WONDER

 

BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM - BOOTYOLOGY

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - ADAM BALLWEG-HAUS OF CARDS

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Matthew Sheehan/BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - JARED JACOBSON-STAY IN THE GAME and JAKE

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BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - KATSUTO AND KENJI KOBAYASHI/LOVE SHACK

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Ashley Kimmet - THE JOOK'S ON YOU

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE -  YEN KUANG CHEN - HIDEOUT

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - LOCKDOWN

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - ALOHA SOUL FOOD

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE

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BEST EDITING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - THE REAL DEAL

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE NARRATIVE - TOXIC IMPULSES

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MUSIC VIDEO -  Yuval Shrem - IT AIN’T ME

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  WE ARE HUMAN TOO

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - FIRESTORM ‘77

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - FINDING COURAGE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - JACARANDA

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BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CALIFORNIA - Cato’s Project on Poverty and Inequality in California

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BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY - YXAYOTEL: THE MUSIC OF ANCIENT MEXICO

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SPECIAL SHORT FILMMAKER AWARD - MIXED MEDIA - LIVE ACTION & ANIMATION - YELLOW DRESS

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- COSMIC STORM

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - A BIKER'S DREAM

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- BEIRUT AFTER 40

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - TO BE!

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE - WE'RE NOT DEAD YET SEASON 1 EPISODES 9-13

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TELEVISION LENGTH DOCUMENTARY - INVISIBLE CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - Eye of the Storm

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM - A BOGOTA TRIP

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - Erin Hill: Eleanor Rigby

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - RAINBOW FLOOR

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - THE RELENTLESS ONE

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE - F THE PLUS: STORIES OF FAILED ASIAN

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EXCELLENCE "UNSATISFIED" and F THE PLUS: STORIES OF FAILED ASIAN EXCELLENCE, "CRY HARDER"

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - MASK

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TELEVISION LENGTH DOCUMENTARY - THE DEATH (CHANGE) OF AN INDUSTRY: THE EVOLUTION (COLLAPSE) OF RETAILING

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - A FESTIVAL STORY

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - ALWAYS, LOLA

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MARINA DEL REY FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANCE - FLUID BY CHONG-CHUN HUANG

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANTIC COMEDY - OPTION C BY Lincoln L. Hayes, Rachel Riendeau

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS - ATTUCKS BY Lew Osteen

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DARK COMEDY - "CULT SLAYER" BY John Maui O'Callaghan

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BEST SHORT DRAMA SCREENPLAY - PERCEPTION BY Robyn Babina

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BEST TV MINISERIES SCREENPLAY - THE POLSKI AFFAIR BY Ken Gildin

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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - "DREAM BOOKS" THE CHOICE BY Dennis Paul

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - INTERNAL SECURITY BY Stefan Alexander

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BEST PERIOD ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE CHESTNUT TREE BY Mathew Tekulsky

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BEST MYSTERY-THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE WIDOW MARSH BY Tom Vecchio

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BEST DRAMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - SALLY AND GLEN AT THE PALACE BY Peter Hardy

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BEST HISTORICAL FICTION FEATURE SCREENPLAY - A BLACK TRIBUTE AND A RED SCARE BY Rodgers Wilson

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BEST BIO PIC SCREENPLAY - AMELIA EARHART BY Michael J Dunker

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Chupacabra BY Aaron Willett

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BEST FANTASY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE FAERIE RINGS BY Zina Brown

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BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - JANE AND DICK BY Donna Loehrer

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BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 2ND DATE BY Jaik Andino

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - TIME TO GO BY Lesley Manuel

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY- THEM BY Karl E M Richter

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BEST YA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - BIG GIRL BY Cyn Harris 

 

GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE

SCREENPLAY (AND BEST BIO PIC) - Bloodlines: The Mogadishu Diaries 1992-1993 BY Eddie Clay Thompkins III

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