Best Cinematography Best Director Short Film Amid catastrophic loss and a broken world, a young survivor struggles to cope until a chance encounter with a familiar face reignites her will
Best Short Documentary Extremists is a documentary following three Belarusian families who fled political persecution after the disputed 2020 presidential election. Now rebuilding their lives across the United States—from Philadelphia
Best Short Film As his grandfather lies comatose, a young boy reads The Old Man and the Sea aloud by his bedside, unaware that while he clings to hope, the
Best LGBT film A Homecoming quietly follows Doug, a newly trans woman returning home for her parents' anniversary after a long absence. She h as not yet chosen her new
Best Actress Short Film Marked by a painful childhood, Hélène lives in the shadow of her husband Henry, a man deeply devoted to his faith. One evening, a violent burglary
Web/TV Series In a colorful, retro-futuristic version of 1950's America, the picture-perfect Atom family is shaken by the arrival of Zelyna, their new alien governess. Though she appears almost completely
Best Actress Best Actor Short Film A young widow seeking solace is lured into a dinner gathering by a charismatic man from her grief support group, only to discover that
Best Feature Film Best Director Feature Film Set in socialist-era Mongolia during the harsh winter of 1970, an extreme cold wave sweeps across the countryside, killing vast numbers of livestock.
Best Drama Walter, a farmer living in the mountains, hides an undercover cop hunted by criminals. The arrival of his daughter Daria unearths Walter's buried past, while the criminals descend
Best Actress Short Film In 2050, Rose Harland is one of humanity’s last survivors. Twenty-five years earlier, her groundbreaking deep-space probe made contact with an alien race, only for that
Best Feature Documentary Jan and Herb Conn were the original American dirtbag couple, pioneering rock climbers and cave explorers who rejected a conventional lifestyle in pursuit of adventure and fun.
Best Actor Feature Film Stéphane,a young Asian man adopted in France, sees his life turned upside down after a bike accident that causes him to progressively lose his sight. As
Best Drama Around the world, missing electronic currency in the billions affects the lives of the good, the bad and the guilty. When the paths of a mysterious Swiss-American heiress,
Best Actress Short Film Caroline works the late-night graveyard shift in a diner. She waits for Frankie to come in at 4:10AM every morning like clock work. They are crushing
Best LGBT film A pious sister and her inflexible brother mourn the passing of their beloved mother. Based on Guy de Maupassant's 1880 short story 'Dead Woman's Secret'.
Best Woman Filmmaker An Aspiring Hollywood star is swept away in a fairytale day with the worlds youngest French billionaire as she begin to get a taste of his world
Best Short Film (Swedish) Best Director Short Film (Swedish) Best Actor Short Film(Swedish) Best Actress Short Film(Swedish) The Lettman Dufva Family is a drama about an initially cozy and wonderful
Best Feature Documentary The film School of Working Children follows children and young people who work and live on the streets of Iran. While most children in the Western world
COVID-19 FILM Beth lives in one of the most locked-down cities in the COVID-19 world. Her daughter Katrina drives her to distraction, and Scott is suddenly sent home early from
Best Feature Film Best Actor Feature Film Best Actress Feature Film Best Director Feature Film June 1944, German-occupied Denmark. It has never been so dangerous to be part of the
Best Short Documentary Lidija is a devoted wife and mother of two, quietly consumed by the weight of everyday life. In her late thirties, she discovers boxing, first as an
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