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MORE BLOOD: THE MAKING OF CANNIBAL COMEDIAN

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OH NO: A COCODONA 250 STORY

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BEST DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO Nick Andrea

MY FELONY, PRAY FOR THEM, THE RAVEN, & WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE

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Deborah Gilels / TIFFANY BRITTANY BROOKE

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT -  Michael Petrella/LIFE, ART & LEGACY

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George Elias/MS FITNESS CHALLENGE: THE JOURNEY

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - WHITE KNIGHT

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FESTIVAL STUDENT FILMMAKER AWARD

Austin Geiger/ALPACAS! & TEACH RESILIENCE

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ESTHER'S INTERSTELLAR VISION

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FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY

TIME TRIALS: A DRAGSTRIP REQUIEM

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - STRANGERS UNDER MY SKIN

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - SHE IS US

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -  A HERO'S WORDS

 

GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT -  "THE CAFONE" EPISODE #1 "THE BADGE"

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES -  “I Could Eat” Episode 2

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - SOMEDAY

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION

A TOUR OF ONE CITY: THE HISTORY OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES

IN NASHVILLE, TN AND BEYOND

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

MY FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS “LETTERS TO THE FALLEN”

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - A LONG ROAD TO TAO

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MARINA DEL REY FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

 

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - BASED ON A TRUE STORY

IM NOT OK MICHAEL BY Jon Dannelley

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

TRIPLE SCREW KNOT BY Kymberly Harris

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - BLACK COMEDY/HORROR

It's Open BY Doug Maguire

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANCE - The Home of Y&Y BY Yelena Demikovsky

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - Meeting You… BY Michael Ringdal

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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCREENPLAY

Higher Plane Sacred Vow BY Eddie Clay Thompkins III

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BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PILOT - WetWorks BY Don Tray Smith

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY

SIMON'S FATE BY DARRYL FREDERICK BUBNER

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - Pornacopia Inc.  BY Sarah Kopp

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - SCI-FI -  The Age of the Empath BY Steve Brown

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BEST SCI-FI HORROR COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY

BOTTOM FEEDER BY Ari Groobman

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The Sabine Saga BY William A Murphy

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BEST SUSPENSE THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY

The Manhattan Project BY Janet Walker

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BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY - I'll Be Doggone BY Robert L. Cole

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BEST HOLIDAY/ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Tastes Like Christmas BY Tom Anastasi

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BEST BIOGRAPHY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE LADY WITH THE LAMP BY

Ashley Kimberly Anne Schroff, Eric Gerard Sollars 

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GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY -  A Sleeper's Silence  BY  Ross Raventos

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GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - Bad Love Strikes Kevin Schewe - Script BY 

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GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - Again BY Melissa L. White

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Citadel Lost BY Ernie Rivera